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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
1
The Bell Telephone Company plans to extend a line to the Weiser to the hump section, connecting the community with improved service. Officials say construction will begin soon and main lines will run along established routes to minimize disruption.
President Wallace announces work will begin soon on a Weiser Seven Devils to Buffalo Hump telephone line. A two story building 24 by 60 feet will cost about 85000 and house the company. Local system to serve Weiser with $1.50 monthly rents and a switchboard at Jenney's drug store.
Col Hart, proposer of a Huntington lridge to Seven Devils road, reports maps finished and sent east from his Portland office. He claims the line climbs a gentle grade from the Snake river, passes Mineral and Wild Horse copper properties, and could open a vast belt around Stargil Bar creek to Seven Devils, with capital promised but no funds yet. Frank Hubbard oversees Westlake House preservation and popularity.
In Mineral Idaho on March 8 operations begin with 50 men at the smelter and 10 six horse teams hauling coke. The Black Hawk and Black Maria start with half forces, planning increases as Superintendent Stratton arrives. Huntington mail service rises to three weekly. Camp labor force could reach 200 inside.
Huntington dispatch notes rapid work on the Northweat railroad along Snake River with about 250 men in ten camps. Laird's gang of 60 handles blasting and rock work, Orman and Crook grade the ground, one mile of grade finished and track being laid from Blake's Spur two miles below Huntington toward Nagle. Rolling stock en route. a construction train to be deployed.
The fifth session saw over 170 re enacted laws and extensive re enactment work. The House introduced 196 bills and 24 joint resolutions while passing 103 bills. The Senate fixed readings by unanimous consent and processed 64 bills, with 33 passed and 24 killed.
Mr. N B Merritt attended a stockholders meeting at Weiser for the Pacific and Idaho Northern Railroad. Committees on right of way and depot sites were named. A 100 mile contract was awarded to Mr Wilkerson at 11836 per mile. Construction to start by May 1, 1899 with Lewis A Hall directing operations.
Hall of New York Export Lumber Co asserts a 100 mile line from Weiser Idaho to the Seven Devils copper region will be built in 1899. Promoter Lewis A Hall has contracted L G Wilkerson to oversee work and seeks interchanges with Oregon Short Line. An initial feasibility note says ore will flow to local smelters as weather allows, with work starting when conditions permit.
The town council met at the courthouse Monday evening to consider granting a right of way along Washington street within the incorporation. An ordinance granting a franchise to the road was discussed and passed by the council.
J Kelley of Weiser secured the tie contract for the Pacific and Idaho Northern Railway. The signing by LG Wilkerson as contractor. 60 000 to be placed from Weiser, to commence April 15. Kelley traveled to Hilgard Oregon to arrange surveying material. The crew finished lime work in Weiser canyon except cross-sectioning, which will start in a day or two after bringing crew back to Weiser.
Weiser women launch a Raster edition of The Stoxal with proceeds to be shared by three Weiser churches. An executive committee led by Mrs W I Sommerentop and others will manage paper operations, editors, and departments. The six page lithographed issue will retail at ten cents and be printed at least 1500 copies to support local charities.
Citizens at the Opera house last Monday favor extending Weiser 0 ua corporate limits to include the business district and approve a trustee slate of 1.0 Gallyway Horna Haas Weank Hopkin A.J. Davin W. W. Pritchett. Promotional ads clutter the page with shoe and wallpaper notices and new irrigation law mention.
A newly passed irrigation law details water rights and conservation rules. It covers location notices, filing deadlines, pond flow requirements, and rates set by county commissioners with appeals handled in court. The act mandates bridges and measuring devices, and outlines penalties for noncompliance.
A notable mining event is reported as a new ledge was discovered in the Male Lick District near Salmon River. The find promises potential ore yields and draws interest from local prospectors and mining firms. Readers are advised to follow further updates from regional mining authorities.
Reports from Warren indicate a new 100 foot wide gold ledge named The Grand Prize at Mallick district on Salmon River. Six claims, a Big Buffalo Hump extension, and ongoing excitement drive trains from Florence as prospectors push to confirm free gold along a 7000 foot surface trace.
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