The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-07-17

1901 to 1912 short tons. valued 1t
$43,O57. a. compared with 2,252 short |
tons. valued At $1s.333 in 1900.
At Helena more men reported for
duty at the East Helena smelters and
the list at the company's once now
numbers about 200 men. All Of these
have signed the agreement.
The very ingenious perpetual mo-
ton" invented by Daniel Quinn, an
aged mechanic, for display at the
Worlds Fair, consists of tank of wa.
ter through which an endless chain of
hollow cylinders runs, entering ut the
bottom between rubber lips, going out
at the top and down the outside. He
depends upon the buoyancy OF the
cylinders to keep them in motion and
to overcome the water pressure at the
point Of entrance.
At one time in the United States a
roller In q rail mill. rolling iron or
steel rails, received about Is cents per
ton, turning out from 70 to 100 tons
per turn. Today, in some Of the mod.
ern steel rail mills less than l per cent
per ton Is paid for doing the same
work. and yet by the end Of the year
the roller in the rail mill today can
make as much money as he did when
he received the above higher prices un.
der the old method Of working. and
that. too. with less physical labor. At
one time IS cents per ton were paid
for heating iron for making iron rails.
Today very little more than half a cent
per ton Is paid for doing the same
work. One Of the most remarkable re-
suits In this direction recorded in the
history Of iron and steel is the price
paid for rolling wire rods.
Kettle valley lines are preparing to
haul out ore from Republic.
A force Of six men went to work on
the San Poll mine last week. A larger
ore bin will be put in. and the mine
prepared for shipping ore.
Four cars have been loaded with
California ore. Five cars are on the
track Of the Kettle valley lines await
ing to be filled with Line Pine-Surprise
ore. A force Of men has been break
ing ore in the mine. A force of men
will begin putting the Black Tail nine
in shape for shipping.
The four carloads of ore that were
shipped few days ago from the Quilp
mine have reached the CRANKY smelter.
The ledge on the Trade Dollar has
been cut at a distance Of 80 feet from
the shaft. The ore is of fine grade.
The machinery for the Silver Dol
lar hoist has left Spokane.
The raise in the Tom Thumb con-
Meeting the 265-foot level with the 150-
foot level has been completed. The
mine is now ready to ship.
Unless the supreme court overrules
the decision Of Judge Neal Of Ferry
county, Wash. the tax assessments on
mining property there for 1899 and
1900 will stand, in spite OF the suits
brought by eight Spokane mining cor
porations to have the levy declared
invalid.
Theodore Swartz, a miner Of long
experience, gained on the Pacific coast,
in Alaska and on the Salmon river and
its tributaries. has returned from
Thunder Mountain. He left there on
the 5th inst. When asked regarding
the famous camp he replied:
"Men are leaving it rapidly. When
I left there were about $50 men In
Roosevelt and vicinity, about the same
number in Thunder City and about SO
in and about Marble City. There
were six men at work on the Dewey
and four on the Sunnyside."
Superintendent John M. Scrahord
and force of 16 miners have left fol
the Gold Bug. near Princeton. Idaho
on the headwaters Of the Palouse river
20 miles northeast Of Palouse City, te
start operations on the property.
According to the Scientific Ameri
can 30,000.OO0 gallons Of mixed paint
were sold in the United States during
1901.
The Pacific Sheet Metal Works. Fair
haven. have manufactured 18,00O,OO
cans thus far this season.
The Champion Mining company. op
Grating in the Williams district. Ore
gon, have just completed the work o
putting in a new five-ton air compress
sor and other machinery and improve
ments at the Rising Star mine. Abou
$4,000 worth Of new machinery ha
lately been added to the mine.
Sameul Word. Of Helena. Is examin
ing the coal beds Of the upper Rub!
valley, Madison county. Montana. Will
q view Of buying them for q company
Patrick Clark. who developed tn
Republic mine to point where
paid dividends OF $685. 900 per month
has again resumed the presidency o
the Renuhlic companY and operation