08 Oct 1891
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1891
Page
1
Partial OCR shows timetable lines for EAST bound services including Nos 2 8 22 24 26 1 7 21 28 25 Freight with a note of connections at Nampa for Boise. C Miever, attorney at law, Weiser, Idaho.
Reports from the Seven Devils camp detail shaft sinking at Badger and Confidence by Michael Ward, a 150 foot tunnel and 100 foot shaft at Lockwood, $500 work at Calumet by American Mining Co., 50 foot shaft and rich ore at Chieftan, and extensive ore exposure at Whale. Bradford’s party in Basin shows promising gold and silver. Lenard and Richards strike it rich in Summer District. Copper ore found at Devils on Ney. Mosans, Connley & Rood push toward completion. Experts note a large copper ore body, predict a major copper camp with a future electric plant for power and smelting. Calls for a good road from Wother to connect with a grade road near Tetons to facilitate the smelter and transport. Snowfall reported, health improving in Long Valley, new hotel at Van Wyck, two slave mills busy, and ore shipments from Lucky Boy planned. Moser suffers a broken leg in Council Valley.
Four wagons from Weiser bring fresh fruit and vegetables into Warrens as residents lament high local prices and freight costs. The Norma steamboat, built 1890, sold at sheriff's sale for 4000 to Captain Gray of Portland, with debts and bids cited. Legal notices mention Judge Nugent's forthcoming grand jury remarks and a list of attending Boise, Weiser, and Tak er City attorneys.
Consul Bee reveals statements by Hugh McMillan of Walla Walla Washington and others about a 1887 incident near Snake River in Wallowa County. The account describes an armed party killing thirteen Chinese camp residents and later dozens more, yielding a haul of $4500 in dust. The report notes further mail routes and local business updates.
Professor B. Miller of the American Mining Co. says a smelter in the camp is a certainty, with company support and groundwork in progress this fall. He notes transport plans, river navigation issues, and a rail road roadbed from the Welser side as key steps toward the copper camp’s development. Governor Willey visited Weiser with Miss Bessie Hae brouck. Weiser and Vendome hotels run full.
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