The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28

sources, which are as varied as the
Industries of man, and every ave
nue. of human endeavor is open TO him
who casts his lot within her borders.
With comparatively a handful of
people. less than would make an Ameri-
can city of the fourth grade, Idaho is
going forward by leaps and bounds,
her percentage in growth in popula-
ton ranking fourth Of all the states
and territories according to the United
States census and her material adj
vancement keeping far in advance even
of her increase in population Ihe~e
were practically two people in the stase
in 1900 for every one in 1890, and many
times two blades of grass grow IN the
place of one.
This is true of all of Idaho's indus
tries and resources. The Gem of the
Mountains" is pre-eminently the state
o. the young man and, it may be
added, of the young woman, for no
state in the Union is in advance OF Ida
no in legislation in behalf of the sex.
and the women of the state are taking
advantage of their enlarged rights and
privileges. In the field of politics,
they have practically usurped the Of
flee OF school superintendent IN the
state and various counties; and the
are proving great factors in the moral,
social and material advancement of the
commonwealth.
Has Every Climate.
Idaho embraces the territory bound
ed by British Columbia on the north,
by the states of Utah and Nevada on
the south, by Oregon and Washington
on the west and Montana and Wyo-
ming on the east. 1t is nearly 40
miles long, having an area of more
than 10000 square miles, being nearly
equal in size TO the great states of New
York and Pennsylvania. The United
States census gave the state an accred-
tied population of 161, 772 for the year
1900. and it is safe to place the figures
now at 00.0O0, as the immigration into
the state during the past two years has
been unprecedentedly large. The state
is denominated as one of the inter-
mountain states, referring to that high
plateau contiguous to the Rocky Noun
tains. and the elevation varies from 200
feet above the sea level in the extreme
west to II 600 feet in the extreme east.
With the varied character of its sur
face, can be found the usual changes in
climate. In some sections of the state
there are no extremes of heat and cold,
and like all the far western states the
nights are all cool and pleasant. even
in the warmest seasons. GoveIEment
statistics show that Idaho is one of the
most healthful states in the Union--Its
industries are in their infancy, and as
yet mining is in the lead. but agricul-
ture, fruit growing and stock raising
are important factors. and manufactur-
Ing viii become an ever increasing oe-
cupation.
Mineral Resources.
OF the twenty-one counties of the
state of Idaho, mining is a recognized
industry in eighteen and is a leading
industry in eight. The advancement
in this most attractive of human pur-
suits within the past year has been the
greatest ever recorded in the same
length OF time in the history of the
state The county of Shoshone alone
produces one-half of the lead produced
in the United States aud for every
pound of lead produced there is prac-
tically double the value in silver. Many
OF these properties have been steadT
producers for more than a decade. and
today their output is limited by THE
amount which the smelter trust will
purchase. 1t is safe to say that tn.
output of the great Occur d'Alene
mines in silver and lead could be dou-
bled provided market conditions would
permit. AS IL is today, the trust in
creased the amount of bullion whlq1
in would treat by IS per cent, with the
mines have increased their output By
that percentage over the production If
1901. One mine. the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan, of worldwide fame, owns and
operates its own smelter at Tacoma.
Wash. to which it shipped this
year approximately 10000 tons of con-
operates. averaging so per cent in lead
and fifty ounces Of silver. This is th e
greatest yield of any Of the Occur
d'Alene properties, but it is by no
means the most interesting of news
from this great mineral section Of the
globe.
The Hercules Mine.
To the average reader, a new bonan-
"a. with its story of patient faith and
untiring energy and the fact that proB-
perity has come to those who have
of the records of Dame Fortune. So
the most interesting piece of news that
comes from the Occur d'Alene this year
is the statement that the Hercules has
taken an acknowledged place among
the great mines of Shoshone county
For number of years the owners Of
this property put every dollar they
could raise into its development and
on many occasions, il would look as
though the life OF struggling and self
denial would be all too short: but at
last the day came when a great body
OF the highest grade ore ever struck in
the high grade camp was uncovered
and the owners stepped from poverty
into the ranks of wealth. It was then
that a cash offer OF 81, SOC. GEO was re-
fused for the property, and since then,
out of the highest grade ore shipped
u the shelters, the owners have been
drawing down some $4,000 per month
and the low grade ore has been re-
served to be worked by mills to be
placed in by the company.
Minnie Moore's Rejuvenation.
This is net the only waving of the
fairy magic wand Of wealth in Idaho
this year There is the record Of the
reopening Of the world famous Minnie
has a record of an output of Sc. SOC, 900
in the palnFy days of lead-silver min
ing on Wood river. Then came the
fall in the price of silver. a fauIted
vein in the mine and the sudden death
OF the managing owner and the great
mine was shut down and soon filed
with water. Some two years ago the
property passed into the hands of a
Chicago company. Huge pumps were
set to work and the mine was drained
and large force Of men was placed
at work and today the Minnie Moore
Is shipping a carload of ore a day that
is yielding 500 to the ton. and there
Is a reserve body of 5000 tons in sight
The pioneer town of Bellevue that went
to rack and ruin with the closing OF
the Minnie is coming to the front again
and once more aims to become, as in
the days of old, the thriving. busting
netrOpOiis of Wood river These fvUo