On to Weiser rail push fuels regional rail race
A lengthy Idaho rail race heats up as Great Northern under Jim Hill eyes a north to California extension through central Idaho. Editorials, local papers, and multiple outlets forecast a 200000 square mile contest for the grandest unraised territory. possible routes include Weiser Seven Devils and Camas Prairie with connections to Oregon and California, while Northern Pacific and Oregon Short Line plan expansions nearby. Local finance notes mention mortgage funding to extend lines toward Prineville and Canyon City, signaling broad railroad competition shaping Weiser’s future.
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Weiser
O. S
United States
Rich
Vipsin
Idaho
Weave Valley
Oregon
California
Seven Devils
Midslie
Awe Wm Enterprise
Railrond
Welner
Thy Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Weiner
Faut the Spokesman Review
San Francisco
Sausality
Pitburi
Bay
Ukiah
Mendocino County
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
Union Pacific
Hill
Klamath
Great Northern Railroad
Portland
J J, AU
Northern Pacific
Tinton Pacife
Canadian Pacific
Pacific Coast
Klamath Lake Country
Siskiyou County
Aureka
Mendocino
Francisco Bay
Rowte
Camas Prairie
Weiser River
Woelner
O Rb, & WN
Camas
Northern
Sdaho County
Dalles
New York Security & Trust Co
Columbia Southern Railway
Prineville
Ore
Uo Canyon City
John Way
Canyon City
Union Pacffc
Short Tinw
Traifer
Western
Tts
Clearwater Nod
Seven Devils Road
Jim Hill
Northwest
Talon
Oregonia
Short Ling Steele
Union Pavifly
Omahe Beers
Westockhollens
Union Pacific Bell
Salt Lake
Oregon Short Line
Union Pavific
Ogden
Uinh
Ae Hunting
O. RB
Anto
Oregon Shore
Nampa & Wwylee
Bancroft
Payette
St Anthony
Erie and Northwestern railroad affair rumor and local notices
War rants and embezzlement rumors attach to Isaac Blake and Idaho connections. Blake and Haight reportedly in New York. Blake alleged to have offered Erie and Northwestern bonds. Local notices promote Weiser hotels, Cordelle’s goods, and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines with February-only offers and shop promotions.
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KP. Hull
W. T. Andrews
Isaac KB. Blake
Idaho
Northwestern Railway
Sina
Blake
Haight
New York
Erie
Isaac
Hall
NRR
Ernne
OR & N Movements Push Toward Clearwater Line
The OR & N plans rapid construction to Clearwater by the Little Portail route, aiming for the Camas prairie and Buffalo Hump regions. They push a continuous line from Walula to Mt Idaho, with 1800 workers now at Riparia and 2500 projected in spring, four camps between Lewiston and Riparia, and heavy rock blasting to speed progress.
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OR & N
Clearwater
Little Porlatel
Camas Prairie Country
Buffalo
Camas Prairie
Buffalo Timp
Aleo
Riparia
ORB &N
Snake River
Writtla
Lewiston Na
Lt Son
Walna
Fouror &N
Lewiston
Lewiston- Tiparia
Ul Tils
Lewiston- Huntington
Mt Idaho
Lolo Pass
Willli
Burlington
Ilivision
Northern Pacific Work Quickens on Clearwater Extension
Contractor Greenough claims about 1000 men are at work on the Clearwater extension of the Northern Pacific. He says good weather will allow laying track at roughly a mile per day. Grad ers push ahead. barge operator Sw. McDougall noted safety spacing.
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Seattle Bridge Company
Tle
Greenough
Pacifi Sant
Sw. McDougall
Rail line project collapses amid rumors of fraud and delays
A troubled scheme linked to Josh Johnson of New York and Union investors collapses as the Short Line project dissolves. Bonded incentives for depot lands and grading crews, including Chinese workers, stalled after a lien and attachment halted progress, leaving the railroad only in promoters’ claims.
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Huber Hontoorns
S. 0. Swackhumer
Union
Sophie
Josh Johnson
New York
Swackhamer
Flua
Industrial Harmony: Where the Agricultural Products of the Fat Land Will Find a Home market
A brief feature outlines a regional market plan to channel agricultural products from the Fat Land into a centralized market hub. Officials describe logistics, potential buyers, and the promise of stable prices for farmers.
Future Great Copper Camp Threatens Vast Weiser Valley Market
The article describes a fertile Weiser valley extending 80 to 90 miles from the Snake River near Weiser to Council and Meadows. It highlights a semi tropical climate, diverse crops, and strong land values with examples of alfalfa yields and acre returns. It then details a vast copper mining district centered in Seven Devils, listing mines such as Peacock, Columbia, Green Vale, Myrtle, and Dewey groups, plus adjacent claims. It cites expert opinions predicting rapid development and prosperity, the proximity to rail lines, and financial press coverage predicting world‑scale copper production once railways unlock access and investment rises.
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Washington County
Snake River
Weiser
Council and
Weiser Valley
Council
Hornet Creek
Crooked River
Lick
Bear Creeks
Cuprum
Tudlan Creek
Schley, Sampson and Dewey
Decorah
Blue Jacket
Queen
Alaska
Lockwood
Lookout
White Monument
Peacock
Peacock Wines
Ruthburg
Mineral
Dewey
Columbia
Green Vale
Myrtle
Isax
Great Ledge
John B. Hastings
London
Beven Devils
J. A. Straight
U. S
Oo Thia
New York
Great Hutte
Montana
Seven Devila
Pacile
Oregon Short Line
New York Financial News
Arnold Hague
Peacock Abiatt
Alfred Wuensch
Colorado
David HL Moffat
DPRR
Sh, Calderhead
Montana Union Railway
Anaconda
Infanta
Seven Devils
T Ie
Frantic Money Talk Sparks 1899 Hotel Lobby Debate
A condensed excerpt from a 1899 Chicago piece recounts a hotel lobby discussion featuring Jiyman P. George, a Boston monetary reform advocate, railing against falling prices. He argues lower prices hurt raw material growers, wage earners, and producers, while tariffs protect wealth and demand reforms to restore prosperity.
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McClues
Turom
Chicago
Jiyman P. George
Cottya Manufacturer
Boston
Mass
Este
Mr. George
New Angtayt
Uipo
Teon
Enathan
Abe
Ike
Egypt
Fellinga
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Jin Hill
North Pacific
Uhinh
Eureka
Argon
8. P.go
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Frank Hubbard
Cordelle’s
Fancy
Cordelle
Wheeler & Wilson
Gardella
Arth
Tito Central
Norther Pacific
Joe Johnson
Union and
Seven Dounly Railroad
Great Copper Camp
Arent Mineral Distriers
Gurselven
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Heven Devils
Truatta
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