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THE WEISER SIGNAL.
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WEISER. IDAHO. WEDNESDAY, JULY 23. 1902.
No. 63
twentieth year.
Reliable men Contiitm to Praise thunder mountain}
Puckett Pleased.
W. H. Puckett, the law partner of
H. Hawley, has been in Thun
Mountain for some time and re
tly wrote out to Boise that the
little quiet at present but.
The letter
ames
er
en
samp was a
ivould boom next year,
itated the new camp .was all right,
there and that all
'that the gold was
that was needed was machinery to
Mr. Puckett ex
handle the ore.
pects to remain
Mountain district for a year at least.
in the Thunder
Sportsmen who want shells cor
rectly and accurately loaded can get
[them at B. E. Jenney's. A big line
|of guns and bicycles carried—in fact
[sporting goods of every description.
.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARING PRO
, TEST FROM AMERICAN MINING CO.
PEACOCK VALUELESS.
Last Friday and Saturday the
iïloHrd proceeded with the business
[of equalization, the record showing
'that the board orders that the BaDk
of Weiser be raised $10,000 on cap
ital stock.
The application of Weiser Lodge
No. 17, I. O. O. F. for a reduction
of its assessment on improvements
received, and it is ordered that said
assessment be redaced $250.
In the matter of tbe petitions of
J. K. Martin et al and Nephi Purcell
and others, for a change in the pub
lic highway at the mouth of Crane
creek, the report of the viewers is
pted and adopted,, and said road
acce
ordered opened in accordance with
said report.
The petition of N. H. Hopper and
others for the opening of a new road
from Cambridge, is denied.
The petition of J. N. Lyons and
others for the opening of a road up
Goose creek to Rock Flat, is denied.
The petition of J. W. Kelly and
others for the creation of a new
school district, is denied.
The statement of the County
Treasurer, showing $17.30
earned for last quarter, accepted and
approved.
The statement of the Probate
Judge showing $178 20 fees earned
fees
for last quarter
proved.
The bond of the Hotel Weiser for
retail liquor dealer license is ap
proved, Class No. 28, • from May 1st
1902.
On motion board adjourned until
9 a. m.
In the matter of the petition of
Charles Lydston and others for the
opening of a new road from Middle
valley to CraDe creek, the report of
accepted and ap
tlie viewers is accepted, approved
and adopted, and the road ordered
opened in accordance with said re
port, provided,that Edward Fletcher,
Jr., accept the sum of sixty-five
dollars m full for all damages by
him sustained, and that Eliza L.
Rhea accept tbe sum of Twenty-five
dollars for all damages by her sus
tained by tbe opening of said road,
•aid awards to be paid on bills to be
presented at the October meeting,
and the presentation of deeds to the
Average Thunder Mountain Assays
James A. Pack, the aseayer, in
formed a Statsman reporter that
he had within the last few days
msde 265 assays of rock taken
from Thunder Mountain claims,
and while some of them were extrem
ely high grade, for his own informa
tion to get at a fair average of the val
ues found there, he proceeded to elim
inate all of the assays where values
ran oyer $100 per ton. Ho took the av
erage from the balance and found that
the ore raD 8 11 per ton. Mr. Pack is
very conservative and accurate, which
fact adds additional weight to the val
ue of showing made. -
Cigars on Ice at postottice.
lands covered by said roads belong
ing to said parlies, and the certifi
cate of the overseer of road district
No. 8, tbat said road is fully com
pleted, open and ready for travel.
Petition of George Henley and
others for an appropriation for tbe
road on Pine creek, is denied for
want of funds.
Petition of George Robertson and
others and tbe petition of H. W.
Anderson and others for change in
road on Hornet creek, is. denied
The resignation of P. C. Rhea as
Overseer of Road District No. 17,
is received and accepted.
Tbe statement of the clerk and
recorder showing fees of $501. 60
earned for the last quarter is exam
ined and approved.
The joint quarterly report of the
Auditor and Treasurer is examined
and approved.
Claims were allowed on the county
fund to the extent of $582.
Monday morning Albert Klein
sebmidt appeared before the board
and protested against the assessment
of the American Mining Company's
holdings. The Kleinschmidt's inter
ests in Seven Devils are placed at
$240,000. Last year it was assessed
at $40,000, but during the hearing
of the Granville Stewart suit iu the
district court here last fall, Assessor
Dally happened to be present when
Mr. Kleinschmidt, Mr. Barton and
otiiers stated under oath that the in
terests were worth one million dol
lars, and the assessor reflected that
it must be true as they had for some
time been yielding $5,000 a month
to the Kleinschmidt and accordingly
he raised the valuation of the mines
to 40 per cent of what the owners
willing to swear they were worth
making the American Mining Co.'s
were
interests $240,000. This is a horse
of another color and Mr K now
appears before tlje board and asserts
that those interests are not, today,
worth ovor $15,000, and when asked
about his statement in court, he re
plies in effect that since that time tbe
has been worked out of the Pea
cock mine and that it is now practi
eally worthless. Tbe bearing is still
going on with no indication tbat tbe
commissioners will be convinced tjiat
the bubble has burst and that Seven
Devils will hereafter be a worthless
Mr. K threatens to take tbe
ore
camp.
matter into the courts if the com
missioners sustain the assessor, which
is very probable and the people will
sustain the commissioners.
I a Veteran fHiUCr'S Statement * I
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J. M. Venable, the well-known
mining man is in Boise, just oùt
from Thunder Mountain. His re
port of the country is very encourag
ing and that wtiile the stampede has
stopped and the major percentage of
people are leaving, those remaining
are of the class who will develop the
country and the work now being
done is of a character to demon
strate the worth of the country.
Mr. Venable is superintendent of
the Golden Eagle group on five
claims of which he has sunk 30 holes
and is now running a tunnel to tap
veins at 100 feet. Every hole
showed values.
Marlin Curran is prosecuting de
velopment work on the Mysterious
Slide and other properties on Mule
çyeek.
The Hillside and Ramshoru are
being developed and the showing
pleases the company exceedingly.
The Fairview Company ia cross
cutting across claims Nos. 1 and 2.
The Bell • of Thunder Mt. Co. is
carrying on extensive work and at
the Sunnyside splendid ore is being
taken out.
He reported active development
work begun on tbe Treadwell group
and tbe Silent Friend group, and that
Socialists field Convention
The first state convention of the
socialist party of Idaho convened in
this city Friday last. That evening
the temporary organization was ef
fected by the election of Dr. J. H.
Reeeor of Idaho Falls chairman, and
A. M. Slatery secretary. The cre
dentials committee reported the fol
lowing delegates entitled to seats:
Moscow—Johannes Hansen,
Holm and William Perkins.
Idaho Falls— J. H. Resor and
Franklin La Rue.
Wallace— O. C. 8mith.
Troy—John Botten.
Soldier— W. Y. Perkins.
Council—F. A. Wilkie.
A.
Weiser —Keyes and Festus Foster.
Emmett—Thomas J. Coonrad.
Payette—Gus Scharfhaueen, G.
W. Smith and F. A. Dory.
St Anthony—A. M. Slattery.
Medimont—George W. Harrington.
Boise—C. F. Käufer and J. D.
Cooper.
Nampa—L. G. Huntly, Ed. Dill
eter, Frank Page and J. C. Huntly.
Horse Shoe Bend—Charles
M.
Mullen.
Johannes Hansen of Moscow was
made permanent chairman and Mr.
Slatery permanent secretary.
That evening was given up to
speech making. Organizers W. Y.
Perkins, Festus Foster and Charles
M. Mullen all made interesting talks.
Mr Foster made the principal ad
dress, and bis arguments were put
in 6ucb convincing shape tbat he
held the attention of his audience
The attendance of towns
with ease,
people was very small.
Saturday morning nominations
were made as follows:
A.
John
Member of congresi
Davis of Boise
Supreme judge— -J. C. Elder, Mos
cow.
M. Slattery, St.
Governor—A.
Anthony.
Lieutenant Governor— L. M. B.
AndersoD, Moscow.
Secretary of State—Will D. Can
dee, Weiser.
State Treasurer— J. K
Idaho Falls.
Attorney
Smith, Fayette.
State Hjpe inspector— O. C. Smith,
Miller,
W.
general—David
Wallace.
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Mr. Longfellow of Pittsburg is de
veloping three or four of his proper
ties on the north slope of Thunder
Mountain contiguous to the Barr Oak
claims Mr. Frye, who is superin
tending Mr. Longfellow's operations,
is very highly elated over the show
ings obtained on the development
work done.
After giving the above facts at
much greater length, the Statesman
says: *
In speaking of the "Knockers'
club," Mr. Venable said that a large
number who were doing the knock
bad Lever been in the camp to see
what was really there, and a number
had also gone into the camp with no
knowledge whatever uf the art of
gold hunting or ability to tell gold
bearing rock when they saw it, aud
that perhaps in some other cases lo
cations had been made duriug the
winter months, which locations had
bfeen t ubbed "snow location«," the
locator of which found as toon aa
the ground was bare tbat the ground
which they had located was valueless,
and being without funds or grub,left
the oamp disgusted and disgruntled
without looking further to see if
others bad found color or were doing
development work
State auditor—Geo. W. Herring
ton, Kootenai county.
Superintendent of publi c lnstru c
tion—Mrs. George W. Hall' Enaor«
county.
Judge Third district—Mr. John
son, secretary of tbe socialist club of
Boise.
Improves tbe Roadbed.
The oiliDg of the Short Line track
has been completed about 65 miles,
or from Reverse, between Glenn's
Ferry and Mountainhome, to Nampa.
It is the intention to oil the track
from Bliss to Huntington.
It is said that no matter how dark
the night, whether they are looking
or not, trainmen and engine men can
tell the moment they strike oiled
bed. The atmosphere is cooler and
is almost tree from dust
Cigars on Ice at postofflee.
Horses Die.
Dr. G. T. Seabnry, 0 f Cheyenne,
state veterinarian ot Wyoming, was
in the city endevoring to trace the
origin of what he fears a serious
disease among the horses that were
carried across his state in a large ship
ment recently. A large dealer who
buys and ships the western range
horses extensively, lost 42 head out
of 665, in Cheyenne a few days ago,
while feeding in the yards en route to
St. Louis
Dr. Seabury pronounced it water
floundered, but as several more died
before they reached St. Louis the doc
tor fears they had some malignant
disease that may spread with serious
results. Nineteen cars were loaded
in Caldwell, on the 19th of June, five
five were shipped from Ontario, all
apparently in good condition. They
were unloaded and fed in yards at
Pocatello and while here were in good
shape.
Tbe doctor went on to Caidwell this
morning to further investigate the
matter aDd incase traces of an epidem
em is found among the horses of that
section immediate steps will be taken
to stamp it out.—Pocatello Tribune
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund tbe money
if it fails to cuie. E. W. Grove's
signature is on each box. 22c.
Stamps Dropping at Dewey.
Grangeville, Idaho, July 20 —
(Special to the Tribune.) H. R.
Grostein, of Lewiston, arrived here
this afternoon from Thunder Moun
tain, having left that camp Thurs
day morning. Mr Grostein has com
pleted a group of claims on Monu
mental, thè sale being made on a
basis of $20,000, of which sum
$2,000 will be cash and the balance
time payments.
Mr. Grostein states that when he
left the camp the ten-stamp mill at
the Dewey mine was running stead
ily, a force of thirty men being em
ployed at the property. Cook, bunk
houses and other buildings are being
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FABULOUSLY RICH ORE DISCOVERED BE
TWEEN CLARK AND SHASTA
CREEKS 45 MILES WEST
OF WEISER.
James Worsham baa made one of
the richest strikes that has ever been
made in Malheur or Baker counties.
Last week while prospecting on tbe
divide between Shasta and Clark'B
creeks, one and one half miles north
ot Malheur, he encountered a vein of
ore four feet wide which was just
literally full of gold. The ore will
run several thousand dollars to tbe
ton. Mr. Worsham has gone 10 or
12 feet-on the vein and it is improv
100 Damped Near Sunset.
Ed Davis has returned from a
prospecting trip to Malheur. He
located some good claims while there
and reports tbat over 100 people are
camped on First creek near ttie Sun
set group and that the country is be
ing rapidly prospected aod staked.
While there he met several parties
who had recently arrived from Thun
der with bad words for the Idaho
district. Just before he left he
heard somt o f these same men re
mark, "Well I don't think I'll strike
it here.
Thunder. "
I guess I'll pull back to
Tiger Strike Reported.
J. P. Marshall Is in the city from
Thunder Mountain, wht-re he has
been prospecting for the past two
He states that a great
months.
many men are leaving the camp, but
they are mostly tenderfeet who are
unfamiliar with the conditions. The
camp is looking well and there is
considerable work going on at tbe
present time.
. On the Tiger group a rich strike
has recently been made. The tunnel
which bas been run into the hill has
encountered a large body of ore. The
assays show the ore to be of a high
grade, and is better than was ex
pected. The Tiger group is located
on Thunder mountain property, and
has had considerable development
work done on it.
Another strike has been made on
Big creek. Tue ledge is 7 feet wide,
and the ore goeB $30 to tbe ton. Tbe
find was made in an open cut and
ihe ledge is well defined.
Bicycles repaired at Jenney's.
erected for the accomm idation of a
force of 150 men. The ground is
also being cleared for the reception
of the 100 stamp mill which is noW
en route, and which it is hoped to
have installed the present summer.
Mr. Qrostein states that the mill is
running at full capacity with the bins
full of fine ore, while as many men
are being employed as can be oon
viently worked at this time. A great
deal of development work is being
done on properties with splendid in
sults, and Mr. Grostein states the
only discouraged persons who haws
been in the new camp are tenderfeet
who were not acquainted with a snow
or mineral country. Mr. Grostei*
will leave tomorrow for Lewiston.
ing with depth. It ia supposed te
be the famous Lost Nugget vein, for
which old prospectors jave bees
looking for years. The vein joins
that of the Malhenr Gold Mining
company, on which they have a vein
of very rich ore and are working at
present —Baker Herald.
The locality mentioned is 45 miles
west of Weiser sod is in the vicinity
of the Sunset Group, owned by
Waiser people. Millions were taken
from the surrounding placers.
The Bell Telephone baa just com
pleted its line to Salt Lake and
Weiser is now connected with all im
portant points in Utah, Wyoming and
Colorado. The party with a phone
can get connection with Denver if
desired. The new line to Salt Lake
was thrown open the other day and
the first conversation was between
the Governors of Idaho and Utah.
Tbe account says: "Governor Hnnt
placed the receiver, which laid on
the executive desk to his ear.
'Hello, is this you, governor?'
'Yes, who is this?'
'Why, I'm Governor Wells of
Utah. Say, has Boise tbe best route
to Thunder Mountain?'
The reply of Governor Hnnt was
lost, but tbe conversation continued
on the line of congratulatory mes
sages between the two executives.
The fact that a direct means of tel
ephone communication between the
two states had been secured was
commented upon.
Governor Hunt in speaking of the
conversation afterwards, remarked
tbat tbe service was splendid and
that it was as if he were conversing
with some one in Boise instead of
405 miles away.
A popular feature of Ringling
Brothers' cirus is tbe preliminary
concert given by Ganweller'a military
band, in tbe great hippodrome pa
viliion, during the hour preceding
the performance. There are fifty
members ot this band, and each one
is a soloist.
Tents and wagon sheets, new, at
2nd fW prices at Fergusoa's sec
ond-hand store.
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