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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
1
A regional mining enterprise announces plans for a second large concentrator at Rapid River. The project aims to expand ore processing capacity, create jobs, and boost local commerce while enhancing efficiency at the existing facilities. Community advisors will review environmental impacts before construction begins.
Mr KE Hollingshead of Pollock, general manager of the Utopian M and M Co, says Pollock mining prospects look bright. He notes seven claims, ore in sight, plan for a concentrator by July, and a main vein that crops at surface 35 to 40 feet across 13 claims. He cites base ores with notable free milling pockets like Samp son and Alliance groups, describes tunnels, potential mills, and a district-wide outlook of future smelters, power, and rich returns.
Late Africa fighting and Boer activity fill dispatches from London as 80 000 to 106 000 Boers are said to be under arms. Local notices discuss ore smelting prospects along the P I N railway with a natural site and down grades, while Mountain Queen developments progress with a new engine and 160 foot shaft. Agricultural prospects in Welser are upbeat as Payette cantaloupes draw attention and promise large crops, with Venable noting Idaho fruit shipments gaining season momentum and train service in Boise and Weiser expanding urban transit.
Signs of renewed activity appear in P I N circles as Weiser yard projects advance. Masonry and brickwork resume on the roundhouse, water systems and fire sewage lines are installed, a large 5000 gallon water tank is built for Diamond Spring service, and a Cambridge turntable begins installation. A Tuesday move of tie handling along the line, plus purchases by BR Shaw, boosts optimism for the Council extension and the empire north of Weiser. The Thunder Mountain Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd lists several lady investors from Weiser and Meadows joining stockholders, while Mr Yates leads mountain work with a pack train to supply operations in Thunder Mountain. The company holds claims including Quartz Golden Reef and Poor Man's Treasure among others.
An officer in the British medical corps recalls Boer soldiers holding prayer meetings before battles and aiding in burying British dead after the Ladysmith bombardment. He notes a Boer officer led a brief prayer for an end to the war while Boers and British men, heads uncovered, sang a Dutch hymn, deeply affecting the troops.
Extensive description of placer and ledge mining claims on Thunder Mountain and adjacent waterways in Idaho, detailing claim dimensions, water rights, geological features, porphyry dikes, and mineral distribution. Includes anecdotal observations of crater-like formations, gold concentrations, and volcanic origins, with references to mining potential and depth indicators. Also notes related news items from Heppner Oregon and health remedy endorsements, ending with county commissioners closing matters.
The board grants the petition for John W Routson as constable of council precinct Washington county Idaho and approves his bond. Ba and Percifield of Cambridge have liquor dealer bonds approved and license issued eight months from April 1900. The clerk of the district court is authorized to appoint an additional deputy with a fixed salary of seventy five dollars per month and the sheriff's deputy pay is increased accordingly. Salaries for county officers from January 1901 are set: sheriff 1500 dollars annually, assessor and ex-officio tax collector 2100 dollars, county treasurer and public administrator 700 dollars, probate judge remains to be detailed.
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