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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

The Press is in receipt of the
April number of the Teachers Re-
view of Salem, Oregon, published
by Prof. j. j. Kraps, who is prin-
cipal of the Capital Normal School
of that city. Besides the neat ty-
geographical work and editorial
ability displayed, we are particu-
larly interested in this publication
because Mr.. Kraps was one of the
original settlers of the Little Chey-
enne valley, within this township,
at one time our neighbor, and was
then known as a college grad
uate. He made a change to Ore
gon a few years after coming here,
and seems to have been growing
up with the country there and
become one of Oregon's leading
educators. We recommend this
journal especially to our teachers
who would like to keep up with
the progress of educational inter
ests on the Pacific coast.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

Government regulations have
made of the Cheyenne River
Agency, located opposite Forest
City. a community and "a law
unto ITSELF where the federal au-
thority is supreme, from which we
I separated blythe Old Muddy.
and as it is claimed. at a point
where the channel is the narrowest
of any in the state. And our cit
liens claim it is the easiest. short
est ferry route anywhere yet es-
tablished on the river within this
state. This latter. fact in reality,
when it comes down to business.
makes Forest City part and parcel
of the Agency. One of these COM
munities, however, under present
conditions-must be a ''suburb'':
and it will of course be the least
progressive that will get the SOU
briquet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
RETROSPECTIVE

Indian Agent, took charge of
Cheyenne River Agency nearly Il
year AGO. or to be exact, the first
week in August, 1906, and to one
who has watched the progress and
non progress of events at our
"suburb' the comparison is
worthy of extended note.-more
50 than we are able to give it at
this time and give it justice. To
make comparisons with the past,
of the men and officials who are
supposed to do things at such
places, would be a task to which
we have not invited ourselves: suf-
flee it to say. if other government
-Aneaeies anl-pastsI have had the
same experience, the government
at Washington is in the position of
the railroad contractor who for
fcited his pay because he didn't
get his job done on time, from in
ability to get competent workmen.
We set out to put a long story
into the fcwest possible words as
follows:
l. In less than a year, by sew
cral weeks. Col. Downs has built
nearly Il mile of sidewalk;
2. Set out 300 to 400 shade
trees six to eight feet in height;
,. Graded and curbcd the av-
enue in front of his Office the
length of q block;
4. Reorganized the police force
into an efficient corps of trusty
men;
D. Secured for the Agency a
government ferryboat;
8. Procured the material for
the construction of u first class tel
ephone system to connect the
northern and western parts of the
reservation with the Agency;
Z. Put in "a crop at the Agency
to show his wards how to farm:
$. Got seed grain and potatoes
put on the list of annuities;
.. Set teams at work filling up
the low places in the main drive
west of the Agency, also surfacing
the drive with gravel;
10. Procured a first class steam
sawmill.
In addition to the above, the
greatest attendance in the history
of the boarding school is now re-
ported, some 100, of whom 50 are
boys, filling up to its full capacity,
which will necessitate enlargement
here again.
1he comparisons to the forego-
ing is that other Agents have come
and gone for sixteen years, and
during all of mat time there was
only a little bit of a sidewalk
built, between the hotel and the
hotel and the post traders stores.
a distance of about two hundred
feet.
1t perhaps should be stated that
during most of the above men
toned sixteen years, the Indians
did not have the money to their
credit at Washington that they
now have. But again, notwith-
standing the expenditure of the
money represented by these i'm
provements, the Colonel has still
money left with which to purchase
a little side issue of $3.50 head of
dairy cattle out of moneys that
were formerly expended TO buy
rations for the Indians.
The old days Of rations and cow
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
BEAUFORT HOTEL.

When you visit Minneapolis call
at the Beaufort. Situated right in
the business centre of the charm
ing city of Minneapolis, amid APP
not luxurious, but pos
sessing home comforts. Here you
may have a home for a night or a
year-a home excelled in few re-
spects-at a very reasonable price.
A home devoted entirely to the
use of the travelling public. The
only hotel in the Twin Cities hav-
ing automatic fireproof doors at
all elevator openings. 112 Third
street S., Minneapolis, MINI.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
SPECIAL SESSION
Of Beard of County Commissioners,
Potter County.
Gettysburg. Nav 6. 1907

Gettysburg. May 6. 1907
Board mot in rcsppnse to d call by pub
lisIlcd notice a. follows:
-NOTlCE.
The Honorable Board OF County Com
mis-ioncrS Of Potter County is hereby
10 meet at the Court House in the
city OF Gettysburg. So. Oak. at 1880 m.
Monday. May Il. 1894. for the purpose
OF transacling county business nov de-
manding attention of said board aud To-
any other business that may
properly ONE before them.
c. NJ. BRHfNr. County Auditor"
Members present: j. :. Heron and
Benton Doncr. Chairman Stephen simon
being absent. j. 5. Heron was ON motion.
elected chairman pro tenn.
Bills were allowed as follows:
NJ Howard. bill for coal furnished
States Attorneys Office for year 1905:
amount S,5.56 was allowed ON condition
that said cN-Statcs Attorney release all
claims or bills against the County and re-
ccipt IN full for payment of all coal bills.
Board having received the returns of
the election held in the city of Gettysburg
May 4th. 100, for The election of ciuy oric-
crs Of said city, same were %canVasScd and
found results showed candidates received
the following number OF votes towit:
For Mayor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

Mrs. Bentley has been granted a
permit to open a traders store at
the new postoGce of Louis, near
Thunder Butte.
4. B. Ellis brot home d Tiny
weeny bit Of a coyote which some
country jake gave him Tuesday.
As it hardly has its eyes open vet.
we think our chickens, at least
are safe for q while.
Mrs. J. F. Whitlock had the
misfortune to burst a blood vessel
IN her eye in a violent fit of cough
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09

On the question: shall Intoxicating
liquors be sold at retail the whole num-
Der of votes cast were 100. of which 81
were Yes and - No. There be-
ing Il majority of the votes cast in favor
of selling intoxicating liquors. question
was declared carried in favor of granting
license to sell said liquors at retail.
The following named candidates having
received the largest number of votes were
declared elected:
Mayor. A. G.. Williams.
Aldermen: j. II. Clark. II. l.. Marietta.
"A. II. Hurley. T.. L. Gross. Il. Il. Thurlow,
and w. S. Small.
City Treasurer, w. III. Steward.
City Assessor. Samuel Blakeley.
Police Justice, S. p. Hurley.
City Justice. j. w. kennedy.
On motion VIM. ComhelIick was APP
pointed as County Sheep Inspector.
Upon consideration of proposition of
Hollingsworth & Brewer to install IA desk
phone i'm the County Trcasurcr's and Au-
ditor's Offices for $500 per month for both
offices. same was accepted.
Bills were allowed as follows:
j w a Collins.
Postage. freight and EXPRESS . 90
John Hart. wolf bounty. .......1 90
Geo Aldritt. same. 6 90
ROLAND Killing. 3 90
+ ID Teall, rent of Co. Supt's office. .
months. "a 90
MoJion made and seconded that County
Auditor be instructed and empowered to
draw a warrant for each months rent in
advance for Office occupied by County
Supt. Motion carried.
Atlas Elevator Co. Lebanon, for bill of
$3.50 for coal furnished Mrs. Erickson.
poor, was allowed.
Fred Fuller. refund of 1906 dog tax
enormously assessed. ........S 90
News Printing Co.. County Asses
sor's supplies, 1907. ............ ~ %
Bond of j. +. Brehl as Justice of the
Peace was approved.
inmates of meeting were read and ap-
proved as read.
On motion board adjourned sine die.
Us. HEBRON,
Attest: Chairman.
C. NJ. BREENE, County Auditor.
(SEAI(
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
OUR MINERALS ARE PURE.
State Mine Inspector he'll ON Occur
(l'Alene Ores.

State Mine Inspector bell ON Occur
d'Alene Ores.
The following Is what State Mine
Inspector Bell has to say of Occur
d'Alene minerals in his recently is.
sued annual report:
"The Occur d'Alene district is best
known to the world as lead-silver
district, and, In fact, as such 1t Is
without peer. The bulk CT its lead
silver ore production is noted for its
purity and freedom from objection
able mixtures of other sulphide min
erals. 1t is true that 1t has certain
sections that carry mixture of zinc
and lead, but 1t is a remarkable con-
dltiOn to find such clean minerals of
the different varieties so promiscu-
ously mixed in their geographical
distribution throughout the district,
and that the district is important as
probable extensive resource of 9TH
er valuable ores besides lead and sill
YER, is now established.
Its copper veins are generally
free from lead and it has some mag
nificent deposits of zinc ore that car
ry very small percentage of lead.
Over on the north side in the MUIR
ray section, the Pilot gold mine de-
ve4oped pay streak of gold bearing
tellurium ore that produced a ton
shipment of selected mineral contain
ing value of $4,000 in gold, during
the past summer, and the list is like
ly to be further extended from that
interesting section during 1907 by
important shipments of tungsten
mineral.
Such close association OF pure,
high grade minerals In the same gen.
eral system of assuring and forma-
tons, can only be explained by long
continued, repeated and deep seated
sources OF naturalization, and indi-
Gates that the main vents OF the dis
trict have had on tap varied
source Of high grade mineral solu-
lions and that they are likely to con-
tinue to afford some interesting sur
prises in ore development
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
lDAHO'S WILD CAT LAW
NORTHWEST Mining News.)


Reputable mining men and oper-
atives all over the northwest are
commencing the members of the
Idaho legislature in taking action
aimed at what are significantly
termed wild cat schemes, and it is
expected the time is not far distant
when the bill, which will no doubt
become a law in the Gem state,
shall be enacted by every legislature
in the mining states, not only in
the northwest, but throughout the
country. The full text OF the meas
ure, after the enacting clause, fol-
lows:
Section /. Any person who
knowingly makes or publishes in
any way whatever, or permits to be
So made or published, any book,
prospectus, notice, report, STATE
ment, exhibit or other publication
Of or concerning the affairs, finssn-
cial condition or property Of any
corporation, co-partnership or i1lsli-
vidual which said book, spectus,
notice, report, statement, exhibit,
or other publication shall contain
any statement which is false or viii
fully cxagge rated, or which is in
tended to give, or which shall have
a tendency to give less or greater
apparent value to the shares, bonds
or property Of said corporation,
joint stock association, co-partner-
ship, or individual, or any part Of
said shares, bonds or property, than
said shares, bonds or property or
any part thereof, shall really and in
fact possesses, shall be deemed gull
ty Of a felony and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned for not
more than ten years or fined not
more than $4,000 or shall suffer
both said fine and Imprisonment. ="
The investing public is entitled
to every protection that laws can
give,' was the comment of one Of
the largest operators in the Occur
d'Alenes. Capital must be prop
erly encouraged and this law will
have that effect. So many genuine
mining properties are being devel-
oped in the Inland Empire, and es-
pecially in Northern Idaho, and
there are many others yet to be de-
veloped, that it would be a misfor-
tune to allow investors to be invei-
gled into putting their money into
spurious schemes. In the worthy
mining ventures there is an inviting
prospect Of profit. The productive
ability of properties already worked
gives assurance that the returns
from others to he opened will also
be satisfactory, and nothing should
be done to create a spirit Of distrust
in regard to these. Capital is being
put into them and there is room for
more capital to bring to the surface
the riches hidden beneath the sur
face of the earth
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
THE AMAD0R NINE
Only One in District with Smelter Of
lts Own

No minc manager in the Occur
d 'Alenes has striven against more
adverse obstacles in an effort to put
mine on a paying basis than has
Manager McKinnon Of the Amador
company. Today he has the only
property in the country equipped
with a smelter while only one other
owns railroad.
From its discovery the Amador
was recognized as having an excel
lent prospect Of developing into a
mine and in its upper levels it
showed so much high grade ore that
its future seemed to be an easy
problem to solve.
With the change in character of
the ore to the permanent chalcopy-
rite form the problem became less
easy as the mine was too far from
the railroad to stand a wagon haul
on the bulk of its ore bodies. To
work the mine on a large scale it
had therefore to be equipped first
with a railroad and next with
smeltcr. While these improvements
were in course Of construction the
work of developing the mine was
steadily pushed until today there is
no better developed or equipped
in the district.
Last fall should have seen the
Amador a steady producer but the
total inability to secure fuel in suf-
ficient quantities to run both smell
ter and railroad eventually caused a
shut down Of both, just after they
had demonstrated their ability to
handle the mines output at good
profit. When the fuel famine is
relieved by spring weather the Am
ador will resume operations on
bigger scale than ever. It should I
y among the first new dividend
layers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07

that we desire to impress on the in
vesting public is that the Wallace
ricesp are usually a fraction higher
than those OF outside markets and
this fact is the best assurance that
could possibly be offered them Of
the genuine worth Of the securities
in question. You may delude peo-
pie at a distance concerning the
real nett Of a mining stock but you
can't fool the people at home.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
Murray and North Side
MOUNTAIN HOUSE MINES.
Two Properties Under Development
Bob VIII Shin Soon.

Two Properties Under Development
Bob VIII Ship Soon.
Ferdinand Baumgartner reports
considerable activity in the neigh
borhood OF the Mountain House on
the old wagon road from Thompson
Falls to Murray. The Standpoint
smslter people are opening up the
old Bob claim, owned by George Bur-
son, under a bond 8 and expect to
start shipping about the first of May.
The Tyler company which owns a
group of eight claims, adjoining the
Bob, is driving new dover crosscut
tunnel to develop item, The tunnel
is now in over 100 fec; and has to
be driven about $50 feet more to
reach the ledge. TheYupper work.
ings show 22-foot ledge that con-
tains considerable high grade ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
THE PRICE OF STOCKS

1t is an interesting fact that the
price OF Occur d'Alene stocks is al
most invariably higher at home than
in any outside market. This is a
distinct reversal Of the axiom that
prophet is never without honor
save in his own country and we re-
gard it as one Of the healthiV.t
signs that could possibly character
ize the market for Occur d'Alene
stocks.
It is a most unus'aal feature Of
such q stock market as Wallace.
Everybody knows that as a general
rule distance lends enchantment to
mining camp and their stock issues
There would be nothing surprising
Therefore if one found many in
stances, of local stocks commanding
a higher price in some outside mar
ket such as Spokane, Butte or New
York, than the same stocks could
be sold for at home.
Only very few stocks are thus
far dealt in on the New York curb,
where it is quite probable they were
listed in the expectation Of wider
market and steadier and higher
prices. This has not been the case,
however, even with Stewart stock.
Such of our readers as are posted
on the New York prices for that
stock from day to day can not but
have noted that higher bids were
recorded in Wallace daily and that
all sales made on the local exchange
were at an advance over the prices
realized the same day in the me-
tropolls OF the country.
With regard to the Spokane mar
ket which calls almost idcntically
the same list as the Wallace ex-
change, this disparity in prices is
even more notable. One day last
week Stewart sold heavily in Wall
lace for no less than so cents above
the price paid in Spokane. On
Monday Wallace's closing price Of
Stewart was SO. 80 bid, 1896 asked;
Spokane's price was $3.65-s3.75.
The following list Of closing quo
tations for the same date shows that
the difference in the bid prices was
pretty general:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
New Spokane Broker

Col. Frank Boyd, tor many years
city editor of the Spokesman Re.
view, and who in that capacity did
much to advertise the mineral re-
sources OF the Occur d'Alenes-and
northwest generally, has joined the
board Of the Spokane Stock Brokers'
association. Col. Boyd served two
terms as mayor Of Spokane and has
many friends and as wide an ac-
quaintancc as any man in the Inland
Empire.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
WILDCATS NOT TOLERATED.


10 Tt8tlOn8I Level.
During the past year new COM
panies have been formed to exploit
the mineral resources of this field.
by the dozen. and stock speculation
has been quite rampant" says State
Nine Inspector Bell In his annual
report on the mines of Idaho. RE
cent Occur d'Alene mining compa-
MES usually incorporate with a mil
lion share capital. and from that up
at par value of 81 Il share. This
does not necessarily mean that the
shares are worth a dollar each or
ever will be: they are simply worth
what they will bring and prices are
generally held down to rational
level considering the chances OF sue
cess they afford. They may be based
on anything from 10-foot hole on
a more or less wel4 placed claim to a
large group of claims with a thou
sand feet OF development, or more,
in the very nature OF things a
great many Of these enterprises will
fail to make mines and care must be
exercised in their selection, but their
high capitalization has been demon
strated in several conspicuous In
stances to Ne justified, for when an
ore body Is struck of any size in this
field 1t Is generally permanent and
very productive, and is likely to pay
big dividends on the par value OF
the shares for an indefinite period.
Many of these new ventures are
backed strongly by local people. a
majority of the miners. operators
and business men Of the Occur
Alenes themselves being heavily
interested in the different new en-
terprises, and there is an unwritten
but nevertheless we'll pronounced
law against wildcatting."
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07

These differences in prices are not
confined to any special session. A
comparison Of the prices at any time
will frequently show even greater
differences in favor of the local mar
ket.
1t will doubtless appear to some
investors that the above quoted
prices make Spokane the more de-
sirable market for them to invest
through while the Wallace market
would be the most advantageous to
realize in, on the principle of buying
in the cheapest market and selling
in the dearest one. But this is a
narrow view to take. If an investor
is known only to Spokane broker
any quick realization on his part
will generally have to be made
through the same broker, as tele-
graphic order to a Wallace broker
ID sell would naturally involve the
latter in much risk, since he would
have no personal knowledge Of the
seller and would be unable to assure
himself that the offer was q bona
ide one and not liable TO involve
Him in trouble when il came to de-
livery.
But this only i detail. The fact
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
Break Down ut Paragon.

l.. C. Stedman of Murray, mana.
ger of the Paragon and Chicago.
London mines on Paragon gulch,
passed through Wallace Saturday on
his way to Spokane to arrange for
repairs to his new 15-drill compress
sor which broke down on Friday.
The compressor furnishes power to
the Chicago-London, Paragon and
Black Horse (Idaho-Montana Sum-
init company mines. Deep devel-
opment Is progressing on all three
properties.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
On Terror Gulch.

Two properties ON Terror gulch
are working two shifts steadily. The
Golden Queen group is driving a
crOsscut which Is now In $50 feet
and has lao feet further to go to
reach the vein. The Terror CONSOLE
dated is driving a lower drift tunnel
on the vein.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07

Work Placer Greek Group.
The Helvetta company, just In
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
Wonder Is Working,

Ben E. Harvey, who recently bond
ed the Wonder group on Two Mile
creek from Louis Bolduc, Is extend
ing the upper tunnel on that prop
erty. His bond requires 1000 feet of
work to be done within year.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
Placer Creek and 0sburn
'>>e>e>o>o>o>o>D>o>e>o>e>;
SAILOR HAS GOOD ORE.
New Tunnel Shows Full Face of Con.
ccntrating Ore.

NSuo"tuhk OIVe
The new tunnel on the Sailor com.
pany group on Slate creek, about IA
miles south of Wallace. is only in SO
feet but shows full face Of good
concentrating ore with some solid ore
In streaks through 1t. The vein is
known to be IA feet wide and Is ex-
tensively prospected by open cuts.
ETC., for 500 feet.
The group consists OF six claims
near the main line OF the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, now
under construction. The owners are
principally Wallace people. John
Dolan Is secretary. -'-'' '--
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
Bull Pine Is Improving.

In addition to pushing their new
lower crosscut tunnel the owners OF
the Bull Pine, on Two Mile creek,
opposite the Good Hope, have recent
ly done some more surface work and
have opened up another fine show
ing of high grade chloride ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
Elevation Of Principal Points in the
Occur dAlenes

The Miner is often at loss, as
are its readers, to recall the relative
elevation OF various points in the
Occur d'Alenes. The following ta-
bic from the Murray Sun will help
TO fix them in our minds:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
About Ready to Shin.

The Vienna-International Is max
Ing preparations to ship ore and has
sent samples to various shelters
with an enquiry for rates OF freight
and treatment. The independent
smelter at Salida. Colo, has an
swered that It will nave represen-
tative here in about two weeks to
bid on the ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-07
DIVIDEND RECORD OF coEuR d'ALEyE MINES
COMPANY On NINE
corporated, owns a group of claims

corporated, owns a group OF claims
four miles up Placer creek which
show a 30-foot ledge Of almost solid
iron that looks as If 1t only needed
development to make 1t a mine. Its
capital is $1,OO0.O00 in the usual
dollar shares. The first board of di-
rectors is: John j. Nicholson,
George Malacreda, Joseph F. Whe-
Ian, Thomas f. Nicholson and Her.
man Bergman. ."'g