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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
1
Unceasing and rapid work on the Pacific and Idaho Northern Railway advances, with crews pressing ahead to complete sections and expand transportation links. The project accelerates, signaling growing connectivity and economic promise for the region.
Col. Moore lauds the country as a railway from Weiser to the north nears reality. Ten miles of track ready. 200 men at work in the canyon, 400 on the project. Wreck delays engine replacement, but construction continues with four surveying crews and heavy labor from white and Japanese workers.
U S troops move to Wardner to control unrest as anarchists and dynamiters face arrests amid mounting local tension. Authorities enforce curfew and search for weapons while residents watch closely for further developments.
Union miners face bans as eight companies of U S regulars arrest dynamiters in the Coeur d Alene strike. Officials vow prosecutions, impeachments, and federal action, while a train raid sparks postal system disruption. Martial law bars unions from mines. locals seek justice and order amid upheaval.
Prospectors plan a summer expedition to map the Buffalo Hump country east of the Camas prairie and north of the Salmon River. Col. William S. Bracket leads a six man party from Grangeville Idaho aiming to reveal uncharted terrain and potential new gold lodes near Salmon River Idaho with interest from Boston capitalists.
The article compares several methods to reach the camp on the Buperlo Hump route. It evaluates travel time safety and practicality across options, noting terrain and logistical considerations for hikers and staff.
The piece argues the Weiser route to Florence and the Salmon River mining districts offers easier, cheaper travel for eastern prospectors than routes crossing Oregon and Washington. It cites map measurements to locate Buffalo Hump, notes open winter travel via Weiser, and highlights nearby mines, cattle and wagon roads, with Governor McConnell's veto of related appropriations and calls for road development. It also recounts comments by J N Stevens predicting a copper boom in the Seven Devils district and Idaho's overall mining and agricultural potential.
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