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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
1
Weiser reports a strong season as pounds of wool shipped rise, highlighting continued expansion in the local wool industry. The article notes growing demand, with farmers increasing production to meet market needs and regional buyers showing steady interest.
A detailed report notes a near two million pound wool clip anticipated for Washington county with actual receipts slightly over a union and a half. Growers and buyers names appear, including Kin ernck, Thomas J. Nipper, and Robert Noble, with figures on prices and destinations like Pendleton. The article covers freight arrangements, sale values, and local cemetery fencing funds tied to the wool trade.
Fragmentary OCR lists many names and firms such as Bevo Brow and Willan with scattered terms like wool sheds, rice, and spears. The legible items resemble a damaged directory or notice with multiple individuals and companies, but no coherent event or clear action is visible.
Central Idaho expeditions push deeper into timber country revealing rapid progress and favorable findings. Teams report substantial access improvements and new routes opening for exploration. Officials note growing interest from researchers and adventurers seeking geographic mapping and natural resource insights.
Reports from Warren detail a promising mining find north of Welker near Logan creek. Doswell Brion and Col Brackett’s party describe a ledge up to 150 feet wide with pay streaks from 40 to 60 feet, yielding $12 to $16 per ton. Brion predicts a mother lode spanning from the Hump to Thunder Mountain.
In Payette the city shows signs of unrest and growth with new schools and brick houses near the park. Farmers, vendors, and laborers face rising wages and scarce work while social events bustle and churches host gatherings. local businesses report ongoing prosperity amid expansion and urban activity.
Caswell and his brother DG Caswell arrived with more than 200 ounces of gold from their Thanier Mountain claims this season. They hold 12 claims total, with 14 noses of fine paying slate and seam rock, averaging over 12 dollars per ton in gold. He notes poor air slacks above the formation and plans. Fully 50 prospectors are now on the ground, some forced to haul pay long distances by wheelbarrow.
Lowlaton Tribune relays a telegram from Orangeville noting eight feet of ore with sixty percent copper at the Myrtle and Ivy mines on Snake River. Measured effort to extract 200 tons of ore with Glendenning seeking transport by OKR N hoats, near Pittsburg Lantingy. Estimated values for Tit Jhon stake range from forty six to two hundred eighteen thousand.
Local Baptist and Congregational groups advocate closing stores on Sundays to ensure a day of rest for workers and proprietors. They urge readers and news desks in Weiser to publish solutions supporting Sunday observance as a public good and warn against political meddling in 1900s election dynamics while touting a tonic called Stomach Bitters as a remedy.
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