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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1890
Page
4
The Weiser Signal states it will not back any political party and will offer general news space to both sides. It invites readers to support the paper while promoting local industries and mining resources, signaling a focus on fairness and community welfare.
In the Northwest town of Weiser a May fire transformed its fate. The destruction wiped out rambling wooden stores and barns and sparked a building boom of 150000 to 200000 dollars in brick and concrete structures plus two fine hotels. The town’s main street shows substantial progress with numerous named buildings and investors, and a grand Christmas ball is planned.
An extended Spokane Review excerpt details the Seven Devils district in Washington and nearby Idaho, praising its copper, gold, and silver potential. It notes nine patented claims and thirty plus locations, ongoing road and railroad work, and major investors like Albert Kleinschmidt, Samuel Hauser, and W A Clark expanding operations. It describes towns Helena and Loch Time, transport routes via Union Pacific and a 300 ton plant, plus promising ore in multiple properties and a growing population expected by May.
Mineral, a bustling mining camp, reports rising ore quality across multiple mines including Silver Hello Black Hawk and Black Maria. The smelter runs day and night under Mr Tong and Mr Lang, producing near one hundred thousand ounces of silver from over two thousand tons of ore, with new assay offices and supporting services boosting the town’s economy.
A fragmented plea urges Weiser residents to donate solidly to improve the town. Citizens are asked to back a library project with 850 dollars already raised and to send lists of books and support for the cause. Details are garbled but the call to action emphasizes community improvement and library enrichment.
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