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Metal Quotations Stockholders THE WALLACE MINER Lead, 5.20@5.50c. Spelter, 6.80@7,05c. Copper, 18c. Silver, $1 •11^8* WILL FIND MINING NEW* AND COMPANY NOTICES OF INTERE8T TO THEM IN THE WALLACE MINER FIVE CENTS A COPY WALLACE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919. NO. 2& VOL. XIII. ItfFSWT MIRK Exemption Resolu tion Should be Passed I | j this the rich WRITE CONGRESSMEN Mining Industry Entitled to was To This Conces*ion--Favor i a be j Raker Resolution iglve ! $74. 500 and low , . . , . _ , of of these was Introduced by Represen tative Hawley, of Oregon, and P™ vides that in order to take advantage,.^ of the provisions of the resolution, a 1 . , v _ claim owner must file with the county , * 1 , , . . u recorder o the county in which the ^ claims are located on or before De cember 311919 a notice that he de sires to hold said mining claim in ac- , cordance with the provisions of the ■ resolution. It is further provided that the resolution does not apply to oil placer locations or claims. both The other resolution was introduced ^ by Representative Raker of Cailfor- | nla. It is substantially the amea.,^ the Hawley resolution, with this portant exception: It provides for the , exemption from the requirements of annual assessment work on mining p claims "during the war in which the ; 40() United States is now engaged and un- | til midnight of December 31 of the j year following that In which such war is concluded." Provision to further made that the resolution shall not ap- ;hag ply to any locations made after Janu- | WO RESOLUTIONS have been introduced ln the house provid ing for exemption of assessment work on mining claims. T One . ary 1. 1920. Claim Owners Should Wait. A letter to the Miner from Ravenal Macbeth, secretary of the Idaho Min ing association with headquarters at Boise, states that he Is receiving num erous Inquiries from claim owners various parts of the state regarding these exemption resolutions and the chances for their passage, which in dicates that the sentiment is generally favorable to the enactment of one of Mr. Macbeth keeps in close the and j are the is the in has and of them. touch with mining legislation that and It Is as comes before congress, sumed that as secretary of the mining association he is using his Influence to obtain this relief for owners of min ing claims. Regarding the prospect for passing one of the resolutions, Mr. j Macbeth says: "Inasmuch as the house of represen be the the tatlves declined to pass resolution by Senator Henderson, Nevada, that rellei ed from assessment work ln 1919, which passed the senate during the last ses sion of congress, I do not feel sanguine that the house will adopt either of these two resolutions, but would sug gest that claim owners delay perform ing their assessment house takes action." of claim owners clal Is and work until the Urge Quick Action. To say that "the house of represen tatives declined to pass the resolution" during the last session of congress is hardly a correct statement of the case. The Henderson resolution passed the senate, and upon being sent to the house it was referred to the committee mines and mining. Representative chairman of He to on Foster, of Illinois, was that committee and It soon developed that he was antagonistic to the resolu tion. He refused to report the resolu tion to the house, although urged to do by friends of the measure and con adjourned without the house set so gress having an opportunity to vote on the resolution. It Is believed that the res olution would have passed If the house had been given an opportunity to vote up It. It ls now up to the mining In terests of the west to make Its influ felt in support of one of these to ence resolutions. In this matter the Idaho Mining association should take the lead by urging Idaho's congressional dele gation to support the measure, and by filing a strong endorsement of one of the resolutions with the house com mittee on mines and mining. Raker Resolution Best. The Miner believes that the Raker resolution ls the one that should re ceive the support of the mining in Under Its provisions mining is terests. claims would be exempt from assess ment work this year and in 1920, and the conditions prevailing in the min ing districts entitle claim owners to this relief. The cost of doing assess ment work now Is just as high as it during the war and claim owners be was as a rule are less able to stand the ex pense. The mining industry has been particularly hard hit since the armis tice was signed and it ls evident that much time will be required to restore normal conditions. Labor is high and hard to get at any price, while pow MMS fi 610 ORE ..-. SHOOT OPENED IN OLD SHAFT YEARS AGO—TO INSTALL ELECTRIC HOIST. I Charles G. Taylor, manager of the | Giant Ledge Mining company, a short distance above Murray, was in the city j Tuesday. He reports seven men em ployed by the company, the work at this time being confined to drifting on the 400 level to get under a shoot of rich gold ore that is exposed in an old shaft sunk many years ago. The shaft was sunk about 100 feet, from which i a drift waa run which shows tlie ore to be from 4 Ms to 11 feet wide. Samples j carefully taken across the entire face iglve an average value of $17 in gold. ! while picked samples run as high as $74. The drift has between 400 and 500 feet to run to get under this shoot, and will be at a depth of 270 feet be low it. The drift is from the bottom , of the shaft, and has passed through lead . sIlver . gold ore of g00 „ 120 feet in length, and ^ ^ ^ ^ contlnuous 1 . , . , , . since passing out of this shoot, _ ^ Giant Ledge ^ worked ag R go]d property _ and the deposit subsequently devel uniformIy carries gold. In fact, , T s much of the vein ma - ■ ha8 no eviden , e (1 f min , s often foun(] t0 havp $, or ,« ln The proyed , ead deposlts on both the 200 and 400 levels, together ^ ^ probabmty of dPve , op lng a | bodv of ore valuable for gold combi ne to make R re markab1y outloog for , he property, , w . # u E qu!ppec | ^ oiam Le(]ge comv&ny has re _. p lnatalled a station piimp on the ; 40() , eve , drlyen by electric p „ we r, | wWch easily handles the water by run j few hours oUt of the 24. Ig now p]anning , 0 place an ^ a]go The company ^lso ;hag a valuaMe water ri ght which pro | y|deg power during aeveral m „ nt hs of All machinery, buildings description of the most substantial and per . The was originally located The the year. and equipment of every j are manent character, and this has been the consistent policy of the inanage ment. Asked about the Cedar Creek, which is situated only a short distance from the Giant Ledge, Mr. Taylor said the recent strike is really of more import ance than has been represented by the In his opinion the company owners. has now accomplished what they have been working for these many years, and that further development will prove the present showing 2G feet wide of milling ore to be the beginning of a large and permanent body of ore. j Sampson. Mining company, Sampson which owns a group of claims on East Eagle creek, announces that work will be resumed on the property soon after the Fourth of July. A fine grade of galena with high silver value has been developed and the outlook ls very flat tering for finding a body of commer L. L. Rralnard,.of this city. The clal ore. Is secretary of the company and he and his brothers of Kellogg hold the control. Jack Waite. Chris Grimsmoe, manager Jack Waite, was In the city Tuesday. He says there are no definite plans for resumption of work at the property. One or two carloads of ore now on the platform at Prichard will soon he shipped, but no attempt is being made to make regular shipments. of the ■ Rob Roy. 8. D. McDonald, president of the recently j Rob Roy Mining company, returned from Seattle, where he spent The company most of the winter, owns a group of seven claims on Sun- I set peak adjoining the Sunset group, j which Mr. McDonald will give his attention during the summer. i to ; Omaha. August Paulson, the largest vldual owner In the Hercules, came up j from Spokane last week to inspect the j work on the Omaha, a property be- j tween Mace and Burke, upon which he | doing much development work, i which ls in charge of O. B. Olson. indl : is der, provisions and supplies of all kinds still command war higher. Under these circumstances the miner should be relieved of the an nual assessment burden this year and next, by which time business condi tions will have become adjusted to a equitable and permanent basis prices or it more when the annual assessment work can be carried on without imposing a hard ship upon claim, owners. Congress should bear in mind that assessment work on mining claims is a require ment.mainly for the purpose of show ing good faith of claimants on public land, and ls comparatively unimport ant so far as actual mineral develop ment Is concerned. The miners of the west are entitled to this concession as provided In the Raker resolution. Tl " M "*»" •* B "" k ' r Hil1 * s " lliv " Show, Appr«».io„ for w„k o( | Fire Fighters Last Thursday evening lire destroyed the Bunker Hill & Bulli suwmill and the enormous pile of stulls adjacent. Several homes their contents. van of employes in the vicinity were also destroyed with The loss sustained by the Bunker Hill & Sullivan company is estim ated at $200,000. The tire lighting facilities of the company were quickly supplemented by the Kellogg lire department, thereafter a call was sent to the Wallace lire department for as Chief J. C. Boyd and three firemen responded quickly, tuk The heat from the burning stulls and soon ! I j i i ! j j I | I i | i j ! j sistance. ing with them 800 feet of hose, was terrific and it was with the utmost difficulty that the tire was which tile mill would checked before reaching the ore bins, from have almost certainly caught tire. Company Shows Appreciation. In the characteristic spirit of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan coin manager, before the ashes had grown cold, pany, Stanly A, Easton, proceeded to show his appreciation of the splendid service rendered He did not coniine himself to words in by all in lighting the fire, making known his appreciation of the valuable services rendered, as will be seen by the following letter to John C. Boyd, chief of the WVvllace tire department: pH >»kl ■ ■ Easton's Letter. Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company, Kellogg, Idaho, June 20. Mr. J. C. Boyd, chief Wallace fire department, Wallace, Idaho.— Dear Mr. Boyd: In handing you the enclosed checks for yourself and three men from the Wallace lire department who accompanied you to Kellogg last night, I wish to extend with these amounts thanks and appreciation for the very substantial assistance rendered in successfully fighting the big tire here. my best Yours truly, STANLY A. EASTON, Manager. Please send me any expense bills you may have, automobiles, etc. Generous Checks. The enclosures referred to in Mr. Easton's letter were a check for $40 in favor of Chief John C. Boyd and three checks for $25 eacli for the three Wallace firemen who went with him to Kellogg. It is need less to say that the Wallace firemen deeply appreciate this generous the part of Mr. Easton and the splendid spirit that prompted it. It is such acts as this that bring the management of large com are located act on panles and the people of the communities in which they To the firemen and others of into close and sympathetic relations, the local community Mr. Easton showed his appreciation with equal generosity. To the chief of the Kellogg fire department he handed a check for $100; to the assistant chief, $75; to the two drivers To the boys who carried $50 each; to all other Kellogg firemen, $20 each, water, he gave $5 each, and to the employes were engaged in lighting the fire he gave from $5 to $15 each. The women of Kellogg, led by the Red Cross, supplied coffee and sandwiches to the (ire fighters, and after the fire was under and the fighters could relax from their efforts, they passed around packages of cigarettes and even chewing tobacco to those who pre of the company who control ferred the weed in that form. all of Utah-Coeur d'Alene Wages Compared Following are the schedules of wages paid for underground work in the mining district of Utah and in the Coeur d'Alene district: of Coeur d'Alenes $4.7-5 4.7-5 4.75 4.75 5.25 4.7-5 5.25-5.75 5.25-5.75 5.25 4.75 5.25 4.75 5.25 4.75 4.75 5.25- 5.75 5.75 5.25 5.25 6.25- 7.25 4.25- 4.75 Utah* ,$4.00 Machine drill men . Machine drill helper . Miner . Mucker . Timberman . Timberman helper . Underground hoist . Trackman . Cager .... . Trammer . Plpemen underground . Pipeman underground helper Motorman. Motorman helper . Nipper . Shaft man sinking . 1st motion hoist engineer .. 2nd motion hoist engineer ,, Compressor men . Machinists . Laborer... 4.25 4.25 4.00 4.50 4.25 4.50-5.50 4.25-4.75 4.50-4.75 4.00 4.25-4.75 4.00- 4.50 4.25-4.75 4.00- 4.25 of 4.00 4.50-5.50 4.75-5.-50 , 4.25-5.50 4.00- 5.00 4.00- 5.50 3.25-4.00 *—Bingham district scale is 25c lower. | MANAGERS CONFER. Meet Representative of the Depart ment of Labor. Upon the request of Robert M. Mc Wade, concilliation commissioner rep the department of labor, various producing ■ resenting managers of the mines of the district met with him in to the Day building yesterday afternoon to discuss the propositions recently presented to the ojerators by the In j ternational Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. The meeting ad I j the journed without definite results, i mining companies declining to modify their attitude as defined in the signed Other statement recently Issued. ; business calls Mr. MoWade away for a few weeks, after which he expects to return for further conference wiih the j j j | i : managers. BACK TO THE MINES. Former Wallace Man Has Big Copper Property in Nevada. Harry McKinley, for many years a resident of Wallace, but who has In more recent years made his home ln Flier, on the Twin Falls tract, is ln the city to attend the Elk circus. Mr. Mc Kinley served as exalted ruler of the Wallace lodge and has received a cor dial welcome by friends both within and without the order. He is Inter ested ln a valuable farm near Filer and has prospered ln common with all who cultivate the soil on the Twin Falls tract. However, having spent the better part of his life in the Coeur d'Alene mining district, he failed to find the traditional contentment that comes from the quietude of country life, even with Woodrow's guarantee of $2 per bushel for his wheat. a The on for | lure of the mines lingered with him, iand finally when he found a great cop per ledge in northern Nevada waiting for capital to gather in the riches con cealed ln the depths beneath the maa sive capping, he turned his back upon the Irrigating ditches, the golden grain I and green alfalfa and returned to the and mines. Mr. McKinley did not care to say anything for publication regarding the Nevada property and his plans beyond the fact that It is an enorm- t ous deposit of copper with silver anil j gold associated, and that he had corn- l pleted financial arrangements for its j equipment and development. He will return tomorrow to give his attention to the enterprise, in which he has the good wishes of his Coeur d'Alene friends. and is ed Bullion. Five men are now employed at the Bullion. The work was taken up in the east drift, where there was a good showing of copper ore when work was discontinued and which appears to be the beginning of the large ore shoot in evidence in the shaft above and also located by diamond drill. a ls Lucky Swede. Morris Pearson, manager of the Lucky Swede company, was in the city the first of the week. He stated that work was going forward on the The main property in the crosscut, vein will probably be cut during the summer. Coeur d'Alene Antimony. It was learned yesterday that the ■Coeur d'Alene Antimony company, op erating near the mouth of Pine creek, is unwatering the shaft preparatory to sinking. LOCH SHOE COWW | HAS RIGH ORE SNOOT PROPERTY OF PROMISE NEAR OSBPRN—MINERAL POINT LEASERS WILL SHIP. A promising shoot of ore has been struck by the Lucky Stone Mining company, about two miles from Os born, on McFarren gulch. The ore varies in width from 6 inches to 2 feet and appears to be the top of an ore body of Importance. The tunnel as or iginally run follows soft mineralized material which was supposed to be the j vein, but subsequently it was found | that this was a fault and that the vein cuts across it a considerable distance back from the face, doing back to the point of intersection a few shots dis closed a well dellned vein with a line streak of ore in the bottom. This has now been followed about 70 feet, and ! in places there Is ore coming in in I streaks for a width of two feet and apparently rapidly widening below, j The ore carries a high value in silver i which is characteristic of the Osburn section, and 20 sacks of high grade i have been sorted and await shipment. ! The present tunnel has a maximum depth of only about 80 feet and the company is now planning to sink on j the ore In order to prove its continuity j for a considerable depth, to be follow ed by a deeper tunnel. It is stated I that a crosscut 300 feet would cut the | vein at a depth of 200 feet below the I present tunnel. Further depth can i also be obtained by another tunnel if | conditions warrant it. There Is a good wagon road to wltliln half a mile of the property and a good trail the bal ance of the way. company owns 14 derstood that plans for more exten sive work are being considered, due to the splendid showing that has recently been developed. Lumber will soon be i taken up for a new building and ore j shed. The property is said to be con ! trolled by Detroit and Toronto people, j although considerable stock is held in Spokane where the officers of the com pany reside. C. L. Russell is president, Dr. C. C. Brown, vice president, and Geo. all of Spokane Klzer, of Spokane, and H. F. MoOuire, of Perry Sound, Ontario, constitute the directors. Lucky claims and it is un The Stone H. Walters, secretary-treasurer, These with Don F. Mineral Point. The Pabst lease on the Mineral Point mine is reported to be proving pro fitable to the three men who hold it. Eight or 10 tons of ore that is expect ed to average 125 ounces in silver is now ready for shipment, and it is said that the ground is now opened up to extent that will insure steady pro duction on a limited scale, perty was a shipper many years ago brought back to life by the high price of silver. an This pro of high grade and has now been Polaris. Leasers on the Polaris recently shipped 1-5 tons of gray copper, half of which returned 100 ounces to the ten, the other half was somewhat low er, but yielded a fair profit. Silverado. It is reported that the Silverado Mi ning company will soon begin exten sive prospecting work with a diamond drill, but what particular part of the mine will receive attention was not learned. The company has a mill a short distance below Osburn and is re ported to have considerable ore both on the main tunnel level and in the shaft. The company lias been inactive for many months. Nellie. I Some day the right man will and P ,ace the Nelll(> on a P aylnK come It Is a property of great merit basis. and has produced many thousands of t j l j Sollars, but through Incompetent, in experienced and irresponsible manage leasers who have ment the various from time to time taken property have failed to make a profit and In some cases failed to pay their hold of the The ore is rich in silver and it bills. is believed that a little money expend ed under capable direction would transform the Nellie Into a money maker. AJAX. After a suspension of several months the Ajax Mining company is again on the active list, work having been started a week or more ago under the direction of Alva C. Bixby, manager. After doing much exploratory work through the Oom Paul tunnel, work has now been transferred to the shaft sunk from the Moonlight tunnel level. This shaft is down 200 feet from which a drift ls being run west toward the common end line with the Hercules. The vein Is strong and promising with continuous streaks of ore which give every indication of merging into a permanent ore body. The Ajax vein ls believed to he identical with the Hercules and the face of the drift Is now about 500 feet from Hercules ground. The control of the Ajax Is owned by strong financial Interests In Lynn, Mass. Begin the Program With Fine Patriot Exercises j The Big Four«-Baseball, Bar* | FINE SPORTING EVENTS becue, Boxing Contests and Drilling Contests FEATURES OF THE FOURTH. PATRIOTIC EXERCISES — Grand Theatre, morning of July 4. Hon. Del Cary Smith, of Spokane, orator of the day. BOXING CONTEST—Matt Brock, of Clevland, vs. Joe Leopold, of New Or leans, middleweights, 20 rounds for a purse of $2000.. Returns from Willard-Dempsey fight will be read at ringside. BOXING CONTEST—"Wop" Flynn, of Denver, vs. "Kid" Carl Makey, of Pueblo, lightweights, 20 rounds for a purse of $1000. Saturday evening, July 5. ROCK DRILLING CONTEST—Open to all comers, afternoon of July 5, for a purse of $500. BASEBALL—For championship of the Coeur d'Alenes, afternoon of July 4, 5 and 6. Purse of $550. BARBECUE—At noon July 4, under supervision of Senor Gwydir of Juarez, Mexico. Everything free. MUSIC—Band of 50 pieces engaged Afternoon of July 4. for three days. ADDITIONAL SPORTS—Boy and Girl Scouts with liberal prizes. HEN IT Is said that the peo le of Wallace are preparing of the on a scale W for a celebration Fourth of July never before attempted, it is stating the literal truth, it will in truth be a victory celebration, prompted by the spirit that lias ever actuated the Am erican people In celebrating this most momentous event in our national hls Tlie people of Wallace will not in the but will tory. only do honor to the occasion way of patriotic ceremony, have an elaborate program of amuse ments and sports that insure whole entertainment for all who favor the city with their presence. Boxing Contests. The state of Idaho has' recognized sport of great boxing as an athletic value and has passed a law regulating it which insures the elimination of the objectional features of the prize fight. Two contests will be staged in which (lie principals will be men of national reputation in their respective classes, and a special representative of the state will be In attendance to see that tlie bouts are conducted in accordance The first contest will with the law. be on the afternoon of the fourth be tween Matt Rrock and Joe Leopold for of $2000, and the second will a purse be in the evening of the fifth between "Wop" Flynn and "Kid" Carl Makey for a purse of $1000. Drilling Contest. The over-popular miners' drilling contest will be staged at the city park in the afternoon of July 5. Much in terest has been aroused throughout the district in this contest and indica tions are that teams will be entered ting all sections of the Coeul - represen d'Alenes and probably teams from the outside. The purse offered is $500. Baseball. Baseball still holds the first place In the hearts of sport-loving Americans, and the people of the Coeur district have been favored eeptionally good ball by local teams this season. Fourth of July program, the cham pionship of the district will be fought out on the 4tlq 5th and 6th, the con testants being Kellogg, Wallace and Mullan. This alone is worth a visit to Wallace on the "Glorious Fourth." Barbecue. Not the least Interesting feature of the celebration will be the barbecue under the personal direction of Senor Gwydir, an expert from Juarez, Mex The "big feed" will be served at 12 o'clock on the Fourth, free to all. d'Alene with ex • As a feature of the a Is Is In Ico. Ironclad. James Boling, Charles Renkert and N. Phllpot are working on the Iron clad, situated on East Eagle creek and Joining the Columbus and Sampson. A tunnel is being run on the vein, which shows considerable lead-sliver ore that runs 50 ounces or better in silver. It is regarded as a property of unusual merit. There are two reasons why some people fail to mind their own business. One is that they haven't any business, and the other Is that they haven't any mind.