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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
4
Reports from Boise indicate record low moisture and unusually high July heat, with 101 as last month’s peak and 43 degrees on July 4. Sunshine reached 90 percent, while last year’s July averaged 75 despite a 104 peak. Boer prisoners are said to have been captured and shot, prompting retaliatory cries over African methods.
The Weiser Signal reports the International Mining Congress in Boise impressed capitalists with Idaho's mineral wealth. Delegates saw prospecting potential in Coeur d’Alenes, Owyhee, Seven Devils, and other districts, promising ten years of mining momentum and greater outside investment driven by Idaho prospectors. The Gilbert Wuct purchase by Weiser Fruit Land Investors is hailed as proof of sound operations attracting home and foreign capital, while Seven Devils and rail ambitions face lingering uncertainties.
A forestry chief notes forests defend soil and regulate climate while arid western expansion clears pines to create plains. He cites drought risk, river flow reduction, and hotter summers as forests diminish. A letter urges growth and immigration to protect Weiser county seat and local development.
The article argues that a successful attack on the United States by Europe is impossible due to reliance on American farm products. It lists 1900 export values to major nations, notes total agricultural exports near record highs, and highlights gains to Asia while South America declines. It also covers clemency for S. R. Dawson, naval promotion views, King Edward’s press coverage, and assorted quirky notes from religion to bread from wood.
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