New-York tribune., 1903-11-27
THE PASSING THRoYa

Henry A Walter. who has during ne ,,yz,-...
given MS personal attention to his mining inter
ests In Idaho. with headquart.r. :.
IDAHOS HALEY. has tust returned To -
MINING home at the Cambridge ssr6aDos
REVIVAL said he. 'is experiencing n rsg,,.,
in the mining industry. I am M
familiar with the activity IN Blaine County -.
are two important districts IN the cos,rf1, -
Wood River and Rosetta. for both of which Ef,r
Is the supply depot. The Wood River si-s-9,. =
rich In galena silver lead. and the Posas,, -, -
trict yields gold bearing quartz The branch =. -.
oregon Short Line that runs from sbosbo,. -
the main Ene a distance OF sixty-esrh, -, -
passes through Haley and extends 70 Ks.rs,r--
which was once the centre OK a highly pro5,,-.s-
!, district but which has been a deserted yfr,z. -
twenty years. Many OF the mines which -
great values and abandoned becausa = -
had been encountered. are now bei1s alt
and operations prohtabIy extended Cna -
e1sps 3,sa ssoL Is fhe Minnie More Witch about s
vas acquired By Irvine F. Rockwell OF Chtcssna y
n freeing the property Of water | Tls foasa ss g
I To-. egeI IAat the ore had been Worn out sas
an immense body Of rich galena yielding a0 a to5
The property had previousy proiuced J7 90 90 a.
"ir5 ~ Increasing depth seems richer than ever.
ahother galena mine IN the district that has
g 9een q steady producer for the last thirty years
ion-about 81 ton. but with a large bOdy of ore
OperatiOn-Dertv az o-ate- r-- rc-.,e- ~ ,,r~eic5
and ample timer at hand for ali purposes. WiIa
should not seern chimericaI to predict that Idaho
ls aestined 20 Demonstrate that she Is OF ths
rlchest mineral sections % the United States"
The Rev. Leonidas II. Davis. who has been ua,-
tor Of the First Presbyterian Church at Grand
Rapids. Mich. for fifteen years
"BOODLINGg was in the city on Tuesday. SPEAK
IN GRAND ing Of the "bOodling" charges IN
RAPIDS. which ex-Mayo- George r. Ps--v
is involved. and In connection with
which several aldermen have already pleaded guilty
rHa RaJr NJ T-ar-f trrs e.
probable that some outside Of the Official list may be
drawn into the case The whole wretched affair
Is deeply deDlOred by all OF our law-ablding cit
izens. It is simply another case belonging IN a
class with the scandal n St Louis where money
was freely used to obtain franchises. Having rs
gard for the fact that the b-be giver not 10 be
esteemed above the bribe taker, Il should be rs-
menbered that the project 70 furnish Grand Rapids
in New-YOrk. and il would seem probable That the
1ve5slISs fSTs-IS % 20 Wv~ TlcR dI r. M sd b wee ,S
have been susceptible, and the promise ot cash and
securities was too much for his resisting powers.
Having been sent TO prison. while others who had
shared IN the piunder were az liberty and with bis
evidently decided that they should share bis n
141S. - - & % 60 81 Iit5 s,r,spat T,,t .. h
nevertheless TO be hoped that the guilty viii BE-
OF public confidence of course. the party 70 which
the confessed bTibe takers belong having been IN
control Of municipal affairs, cannot escape TIE
odium that attaches to such a breach Of trust"
Henri SrrGehIn, attacne OF the SWISS LesalLlOn
at Washington. is at the Holland House. I very
much enjoy lie at washington,
ADMIRES said he. but expect % visit Swift
PRESIDENT. zerIand next year or course. the
ROOSEVELT relations between my country and
the United States have always been
so friendly that the diplomatic representation at
Washington is free from DerDlexing questions and
very pleasant on the social side greatly admire
your President. who is interesting and 1orce-l4
character. President Mckinley. who died J-Sr
bafO I Cau q
garded in Switzerland One OF cur toFlaeI FIesl-
dent dents vt i Will De V9IIa26 95I5r l
Joseph W. Taylor. OF Chicago. who hlls the dual
role OF secretary to both Master Car Builders
Association and the American Rall-
WORK OF way Master Mechanics Assocla-
RAILWAY ton. in the city on Monday
MECHANICS. Seen at the Manhattan ne said.
sOur organiza tiOns have grown
steadily in numerical strength and Usef1lness
The car builders association. which has 90 mem
bers was organized in 1861 and that or the nnasler
mechanics which now has eight hundred mem
hers was formed a year later. The nature OF tne
york in which both associations are engaged Is
i5antfcsI in many important particulars Many are
members Of both associations and their interests
are accordingly closely interwoven- have pee"
identified with the Master Mechanics Assocl-l.ll
since 1Sea Six years ago the secretaryship OF the
+7ro o-varfza tiors was merged in the one Office
I have filed the Office for four years. Our mem
bership in both organization is made up or ms @
grade mechanics and SclenLlil- eNlIrtt9r -
81 deDartuents in the CONSTRUCTION repair ---
operating departments OF al the Arl--- 80
vyeys and as a result have harrnoli1is eIoL-
70 develop the best methods in the leptrlIl-ll-s
question Our meetings are tOr the PURPOSE q
con1parfng notes and out Of the fund or llIoIl-t-
tiOu so derived from wide variety or sol.IC-s ~g
make advancement. Our last annual meeting was was
beid at Sarat0ga and the joint meeting or Jhs
executive committees OF the Two asSocl-l-lLa
decided TO hold the next at the same pltce-
have made a trip from Chicago 20 New llA, -
when / get back will have travelled Two lloul.
niles mat I might be present at uleeting tn5l
REQUIRED an hour and a half 70 transact us JUS
ness.
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