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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel-Samuel Dillinger, Dixie;
G. L.. Wright, New York; T. Lindsay,
Lewiston; F. Jones. Newsome; Schuy-
Ter Franklin, Buffalo Hump; VIM. c.
McNutt, Grangeville; S. c. Ruble, Elk
Trail mine; F. M. Peck; George G.
Peck; Bert Harsh, Red River; S. H.
Murphy, Spokane; Rich Kleesattle, Sc
attic; A. A. Drury, Big Greek; Jacob
Schlosser, Chicago; H. C. Sheridan,
Washington, D. c.; George v. Her
rington, Spokane; Chas. Chamberlin,
McGruder Mountain; Miles Rice, Cot
tonwood; j. M. Crunk, McGrudel
Mountain. The old register at Hote
Parr, which was opened September l,
1902, contains $500 names.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
MAJOR PROPERTY
UNDER $50, 600 BOND

N. G. Turney and others of Spokane
last Saturday took one year bond on
the Major group of mining claims,
owned by G. l.. l.. Basket and M.
Bagley of this place, and George V.
Harrington of Spokane, the considera-
tion being 100000. One payment is
due the first of March, and the balance
is to be paid the first of next Sep
tember. The bond holders are to keep
up, continuously, development work
during the life of the contract. Work
is to be started on or before the first of
October, this year,
The Major is on American river, near
the Buster, and is one of the many
good prospects near that property, all
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
Elk City Mining News a year

Elk City Mining News a year
for So.
Joe Lynch, a woodsman at the
Buster, cut his foot badly We'd
nesday, the wound requiring nine
stitches.
Walter Patterson and Roy
Sapp Thursday morning began to
repair the Elk City-Orogrande
telephone line.
The Odd Fellows are now hold
ing regular meetings again.
Four were admitted to member
ship Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Whipple
and son Zenith, of Thunder
Mountain, visited in Elk City
several days the first of the week.
Miss Bessie Eakin, who arrived.
Thursday of last week, on her
way to Lewiston, to attend
school, took sick while here and
did not leave until Wednesday.
Standard-News: R, Cote, John
Jack, Misses Ella, Moore, Elsie
Schnell and Mrs. Will Jones re-
turned Monday from an outing
to Burgdorf Warm Springs, Pay
cite Lakes, and other summer
resorts of. the interior. They
were out thirty nine days.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07

to light the fact of Robinson having
worked the outfit for $4,000 and disap-
peared in the darkness.
Hearst plodded on and finally arrived
at Elk City. Here he met Dillinger
and together they prospected, sleeping
side by side at night and taking turns
at frying the morning bacon or fresh
venison;> whichever it might be. Hearst
stated he was broke but if they could
only find good property he could raise
money among his friends. After
tramping the mountains for some time
he urged Dillinger to give up the dis
trict and go with him to California, but
when the day of leaving arrived, Hearst
went alone. The story of Hearst's sue
cess is history and well known. The
few remaining chapters of his old part
ners are yet to be written. He has two
of the best properties in the district, a
district that is rapidly coming to the
front. Who knows?-he may have used
the best Judgment. Dillinger il happy
and contented-a and after all, that's a
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07

Jacob Schlosser. president of the
Umatilla company, left Wednesday for
his home in Chicago, after visit of
several weeks at the property, being
there when the 7O0-foot tunnel struck
the ledge, and remaining until the width
of the vein was determined. Mr.. Sch
losser reports the other wall has been
reached, and by drifting and crosseuts
the ledge is found to run from rs to 80
feet in width. This is at depth of 24O
feet. The values are good.
All property holders and those other
wise interested in the districts will be
pleased by this good report. The re-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
Mining Men on the Move.

j. F. Leland is in Spokane.
R. Kleesattle is here from Seattle.
A.. A. Drury of Big Creek is in Spo-
kane.
Ed Erwin returned Monday from Spo-
kane.
E. E. Espey left Wednesday for Port
land.
T. Lindsay of Lewiston is in the dis
trict.
Jacob Schlosser left Wednesday for
Chicago.
H. C. Sheridan of Washington, D. c.,
arrived Wednesday.
George V. Harrington arrived We'd
nesday from Spokane.
N. G. Turney and w. C. Wilson left
Tuesday for Spokane.
Miles Rice returned Thursday from
Lewiston and Grangeville.
Ed Hanson has returned from the hot
springs and is now in Orogrande.
S. H. Murphy was in the district sew
eral days this week, from Spokane.
Surveyor w. C. McNutt and George
Peck returned Sunday from the Una
tilla mine.
Dick Skogler is in Orogrande making
preparations to build the mill for the
Twin Butte company.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07

>of which are now in great demand.
The group consists of four claims.
The ledge is strong one, carries good
values and is exposed nearly the entire
distance across the property.
Mr.. Turney left Tuesday for Spokane
after being in the district for some
time. He carries back good opinions
of the Elk mines, to the writer stating
that he believed year from now will
find the Elk district one of the liveliest
and most prosperous camps in the north
west.
Mr.. Turney and the men associated
with him are interested in mines in
Montana. "
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
UMATHLA MINE HAS
80 FEET OF MILLING ORE

suit proves the value of the property,
and it is rich reward for work faith
fully and well performed, the progress
in which has been free from any out
ward disposition to do anything other
than legitimate. mining. The Umatilla
company is close corporation, whose
stock is owned principally by Schlosser
Bros. They have been waiting to strike
the ore body, before making plans for
reduction works, and now since that
has been accomplished it is probable a
mill for the property is not far in the
future.
incidentally, Mr.. Schlosser subscribed
$50 to the road improvement fund.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
QUEEN COMPANY
WILL DEVELOP

At the annual meeting of the Queen
Mining & Power Co. Wednesday, the
following were elected officers:
President George V. Harrington,
of Spokane.
Vice President Dexter w. Smith, of
Newport, New York;
Secretary and Treasnrer-S. H.
Murphy, of Spokane.
General Manager George v. Her.
rington.
Trustees George v. Harrington,
S. H. Murphy, j. B. Harsh, Elk City
G. A. Lukins, Spokane; VIM. Oliver,
Lancaster, California.
The company's property is a very
promising prospect, a, mile and hall
from the Buster. 1t was decided tt
do considerable work on the property
the work to be- started by November
1st, and to be carried on all winter
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07

New York; Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.Baugher,
Orogrande; Harold H. Harris, Grange
vile; c. W. Andrews, Seattle; John
Hammer, Wardner; VIM. McKinsey,
Boston, Mass; w. P. Palmer, Sites;
w. Straugh. Harpster; James McPher-
son, Clearwater; Eugene Tracy, New
some; Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Whipple,
Thunder Mountain; ]. Nassau, Spo-
kane; John Harsh, Red River; VIM.
Cole, Red River; George Young, Lewis
ton; DR.. Vim. A. Glasgow, Seattle; w.
M. French, Seattle; Arthur Nassau,
Del Rio.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
LICENSE TAX
PLACER MINES

The following letter from Adjutant
General j. ]. Guheen to placer miner
in Pierce City district, and published in
the Miner, will be of interest to many
here:
Boise, Idaho, August l, 1907
L. F. Culver, ESD, Pierce City, Idaho.
Dear Sir Replying to your letter of
inquiry as to the liability of non-divi-
dend paying mining corporations for the
license tax provided by the legislature
of 1907, will say that we have con-
strued the bill to mean that all mining
corporations that are actually taking
out ore for the purpose of smelling, as
distinguished from those that are
merely developing their properties are
liable for this tax. Placer mines that
are actually being worked for the pur-
pose of taking out gold are being ope-
rated within the meaning of the statute,
and corporations SO working them are
liable for the license tax, whether, divi-
dends are being paid or not. Yours
very truly, .. J. GUHEEN,
Attorney General.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
To Our Subscribers.

1t requires the use of money to
run a newspaper. Ordinarily
the money should. come from
those who support the paper and
are benefited by it, but in this
case the Mining News has been
paying the bills every thirty days
without making complaint.
Now we complain; the burden
has become too great for a small
institution to carry. There is too
much credit on our books, and
this is call for those who have
"stood by" Mining News for
SO many years, without contribut-
ing, to pay up.
We intend opening a new sub
scription book soon, and before
we do it we want all accounts on
subscription settled. These ac-
counts are small to the, debtors,
but collectively they'll pay a lot
of freight" for the publisher
We are speaking directly to
you Mr.. Subscriber no matter
where your place of residence.
Subscribers at a distance should
address their letters to George E.
Hamilton, Editor and Publisher.
All subscribers whose accounts
are for six months or longer will
have to pay collector after a
reasonable time has been given.
GEO. E. HAMILTON.
Editor and Publisher.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07

bin placer gold, are at last being legiti-
mately exploited for their quartz mines
and an era of mining activity greater
than any experienced by that section in
the past seems at hand.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
OLD MINER TELLS
OF HIS EXPERIENCE

Grangeville Free Press: Sitting in
the lobby of the Hotel Arlington, Sun
day evening, listening to the plans and
schemes of acquiring wealth of
younger generation, was an old man
who has outlived his three score years
and ten and for the past fifty years
f1irted often with dame fortune in his
quest for gold Day after day and year
after year the subject of our sketch
has tramped the hills and mountains in
his attempt to wiring from nature the
secret hiding place of her treasure.
To the casual observer Sam Dillinger,
owner Of the Mckinley and Republican
properties in the Dixie district, may ap-
pear but as an ordinary old man who
has lived through the bright sunshine
of life and is now walking in its shad-
ows. This was the writer's first inn
preston until friend nudged him and
remarked, ''you want to talk with that
old fellow, he used to prospect with
William Randolph Hearst's father and
his experience is a wealth of interest
ing history"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
Great Miner Was Buncoed.


1t seems man by the name of Rob-
inson secured rich piece of quartz in
the mountains in the vicinity of Elk
City in the late sixties and departed for
California where he represented to Mr..
Hearst, along with a number of other
mining men, that large ledge of equal
richness existed up in Idaho and for a
sum in the peighborhood of S5o,ooO he
would direct them to it. The party was
organized and came north and arriving
at Lewiston left for the supposed min
eral field which was to make each a
modern Croesus.
The first night out of Lewiston all
was merry and it was not until morn
ing, when the absence of Robinson and
the best horse in the outfit was discov-
cred, that the spirit of the party was al
low ebb, and riding on reeeding tide
A careful comparison of notes brought
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
Made and Lost Fortunes.

The interview was arranged but Mr..
Dillinger is a reticent man and it was
thread by thread the facts were drawn
from him of which to weave this story.
His life has been one of toll, and where
gold has been found or supposed to ex-
list in this great west, Sam Dill;nger has
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07

been. Fortune has smiled kindly upon
him several times; his labor has borne
fruit. Wealth has slipped away as
often.
It was in 1867 that he met George
Hearst, who was then in the Elk City
district. The story of that great min
er's advent into central Idaho, as re-
lated by Mr.. Dillinger, who oft times
cast his hand to the back of his head
and recalled dates and incidents, was as
follows:
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-Sam Lerich, Wallace;
Louis Wikas, Wallace; P. H. Leach,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-07
terial for a heating plant.
Values Live at Depth.


Values Live at Depth.
The experience of the Thunder Noun
tain. Gold company furnishes additional
proof that values in these districts live
at depth The Buster has proved good
below the water level 600 feet); the
Umatilla has high values in 80 feet of
ore at 240 feet depth, and here is the
Thunder Mountain company with MILL
ing ore at $50 feet depth.
Contract for More Work.
Before leaving the. mine Mr. Boyer
contracted with Charley Whipple and
Jack keenan, to run 200 feet more of
tunnel. The new tunnel is to be an adit
to the Mabel tunnel to run along the
ledge from Champion tunnel No. a, be-
ing another step in Mr.. Boyer's plan to
make No. tunnel the main working
tunnel of the mine. Work on the new
tunnel has been begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
SELLS HIS BALLOON.
Winner of Cup VIII Go Up Once More
In the POmmern.

New York. Nov. Oscar Erbs-
loeh's international cup winning bal
loon. Pommern. which the German
aeronaut brought over to compete in
the James Gordon Bennett race at st.
Louis. has been sold to Dr. Julian P.
Thomas of this city.
Before coming to this country Mr..
Erbsloeh used his balloon in the big
race from Brussels and won first prize,
travelling over 900 miles. so for a new
balloon its record of two long distance
prizes is notable one. DR.. Thomas
made arrangements to make first as
cent in the Pommern from the Point
Breeze track grounds, Philadelphia
He viii be accompanied by Mrs
Thomas, Oscar Erbsloeh and Captain
Lovelace. The balloon has a capacity
OF about $4,000 cubic feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
ASYLUM TURNED LOOSE,
Fire in Main Building Liberates $50
Insane People.

Chicago, Nov. 7.-One hundred and
fifty inmates of the Kane county aims
house, near Batavia. most of them
insane, were driven in panic from the
main building of the institution last
night by fire. Many of the insane pa
ITEMS escaped while the attendants
were fighting the fire, scattering about
the country and hiding in the fields
in barns and the cellars of houses.
Reports of the escape of the insane
patients, many of whom were regard
ed as dangerous. spread about the
country and after the fire had been ex-
tinguished posses were formed to
hunt for and return the fugitives to
the asylum. The hunt continued un-
til late last night when it was stated
that all who had escaped with the ex-
ception of one woman had been cap
tured. The missing woman Is be-
lieved to have set fire to the building
in order to escape.
Aid was asked from Batavia and
Geneva, both about two miles distant
from the asylum, and the fire depart
ments of these towns responded. The
roof fell in after the fired burned an
hour and the upper floors of the build
ing were entirely destroyed, causing a
loss of about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
BRAND SENT TO PRISON,
Editor Who Attacked Won MoItke's
Character Is Punished,

Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE charges against
me are absurd and untrue" said Prince
Won Buelow, the imperial chancellor, in
court, at the trial of a journalist, Herr
Brand, on the charge of eliminating
the chancellor by intimating that he
practiced vices similar to those referred
to in the Won Moltke-Harden case.
Brand, sickly looking young exam
archist, already had been sentenced
three times to Imprisonment for call
umnies and publishing indecent litera-
ture.
The chancellor further denied all re-
sponsibility for Herr Harden's attacks
upon General Won Moltke and Prince zu
Eulenburg. Prince zu Eulenburg, who
was summoned as a witness, was In
very poor health He required a quar-
ter of an hour to get up the stairway.
After the prince had testified that he
knew nothing to support the charge
against the chancellor and that as for
himself he was innocent of the offenses
charged against him by Herr Harden.
Brand was sentenced to Is months in
prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07

fishing ablishment, names as it's di-
rectors J.. E. CULLEN, Heller, president
of the Farmers Union; Milo NJ. Mitch
ell. Kingman, secretary of the same
organization; J. H. Torline. G. w. Can
field, w. F. Brown, w. B. Eames. NJ. "
Rork, A. L. Alley, James Butler. and
1873 other stockholders.
A charter was also granted to the
Cooperative Pure Milk company
which proposes to erect buildings in
Topeka and carry on business of but
ter and cheese making and will also
handle dairy and farm products OF all
kinds. The capital stock of $4,000 is
held by H. Landrus, Jessie M. Lam
drus, Mich Schaefer, Millie Schaefer
and w. S. Fleming.
Charters were also granted the fol-
lowing corporations: Logan, Snow,
Stephens Mercantile company, Coffey-
vile, $75,500; Farmers State bank,
Sterling, $4,000; Tool and Railway
Specially Manufacturing company,
Atchison, $4,000; Free Press Publish>
ing company, Winfield, $4,000; Sum
flower State Agricultural association,
Edwardsville. $4,000; Norton Manu-
featuring company. Norton, $4,000.
Union Publishing company, Topeka.
$4,000; State Missionary Baptist con-
vention of Kansas, Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
LATEST IN STREET CARS.
The Pay-as-You- Enter Plan to Be
Adopted i'm Philadelphia.

The rapid transit company will short
ly put INTO operation a new type of car
and 1t is believed that as a result the
company will be saved q million dollars
year, which heretofore has been eaten
up in lost fares and damages.
1t Is known as the "pay-as-you-en-
TER" and within few weeks the trac-
ton company will place an initial order
for 200 or more such cars. Directors
of the company have examined a sam
pie car at the plant of the J. G. Brill
company and the type will be officially
adopted by the board.
P. A. B. Widener, chairman of the
executive committee of the Traction
company and the largest individual
stockEolde.,, said today
Il have made an examination, and
want our entire system equipped with
them as soon as they can be delivered
This is the solution of many of the
ing officials of any largo street railway
system. By the use of these cars the
rapid transit company can save $1,0o0,-
900 and more every year With the
present system an enormous number of
fares are lost. Accidents will he reduced
in number and the public can get
much more satisfactory service"
Has the car been tested?" was ask
ed Of Mr.. Wideiler.
Yes. The Brill company built a large
number for the street railway system
in Montreal, and officials of that COM
papy say they have fulfilled every ex-
pectation. The Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company is having $50 or more built.
and 300 cars have been ordered for the
South Chicago street railway system"
The new type of car differs consider
ably from the ears now in use by the
rapid transit company. It's rear plat
form is from seven to nine feet long
and is fitted with an entrance and exit
for passengers. The conductor stands
at the door and collects fares as pas
sengers enter. The platform accommo-
dates between twenty-five and thirty
passengers, and they enter the car
through a door on the left side while
pass gers: leaving the car make their
exit by door IN the right side of the
car. An exit is also provided on the
front platform. but passengers are not
permitted to enter from the front
It is claimed for the car that with II
in use much time can be saved in run
ming, as passengers begin to enter i'm
nediately the car stops, without having
to wait for passengers to get off. Pas
sengers are saved the Inconvenience of
having the conductor push his way
the car every few minutes
collecting fares. There are no alterca-
lions between passengers and conduc-
tors as to fares having been paid Ac-
cidents from premature starting of ear;
are reduced to q minimum, as the con-
ductor Is always at the rear of his car,
where he can attend to the bell signals.
An interesting feature Of the car con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07

sists of sliding disappearing step,
which works automatically when the
ear stops and starts. Passengers can
only board the car when the step Is
in place. By a lever worked by the
motorman this step can be operated on
the opposite side of the car when max
ing return trips.
BY the present method of collecting
fares on street cars, the loss to the
company is estimated at from to Is
per cent of the gross earnings. The
rapid transit company earned S18,000.-
eco last year. At the lowest estimate
the saving by the new cars will, it is
declared, be 100000. The damages
from accidents are not included in this
amount.
Were 1t not for the extraordinary ex-
pense incurred in the completion of the
Market street subway, 1t is probable
that the rapid transit company would
order 500 or more cars this year II
the money market improves the direc-
tors may deem 1t advisable to negoti-
ate some form of lean by which a large
amount of equipment can be purchased.
The company operates nearly $500 cars
of various types, and 500 will be need
ed within the next year to replace old
cars and provide for the increasing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-07
least 1OPEkANOIES)
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Items for the East Topeka column maj
be telephoned to Ind. phone 621.

Items for the East Topeka column MAJ
| be telephoned to Ind. phone 621.1
| Miss Mae Barbee is very sick at her
home, PA Chandler street.
Mr. Charles Bloomgreen of 424 Chand-
Ter street, is seriously sick.
Mr.. Bernard Griley is sick at his
! home. 334 Hancock street.
/ Mr.. Charles Harris, of 210 Chandler
| street, is suffering with a very sore
| hand.
| The men of the Third Christian
! church held a meeting at the church
| last night
Mrs Ida Galletly, of Oakland, spent
| Chandler street.
| Mr.. B. V. Slaughter of Kansas City,
spent a few days with his family at PIP
| Kline street, this week.
Mr.. A. A. Adair of Bis Chandler street,
is unable to be at work. He is suffer-
ing with an attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. Arthur Gathers returned to his
home in Meriden after spending yester-
day with his mother, Mrs. r. B. Cath
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Metsker, of Osaw-
kie, are here visiting Mr. Metsker's
street.
Mrs. Roddy returned to her home in
Scranton today after a few days visit
with Mrs. B. v. Slaughter of PIP Kline
street.
The Capitola Rebekah lodge will serve
dinner at the K. e L. of S. hall Sat-
urday, November 8, from 11:30 a. m. to
2 p. m.
The East Side Blue Ribbon Sewing
society will meet next Wednesday with
Mrs. Ed Palmburg, at her home, 20S
Kline street.
Mrs. Otto Luthey and two sons, Clar-
ence and Frank, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Powell of Carbon
dale for a few days.
Mrs J. B. Prickett and daughter,
Mrs. Adams and her two children,
Keneth and Laura, spent Wednesday
with friends in Menoken.
Mrs. Clara Barry of POI Branner
hospital Wednesday where she has been
very i'll for the past two months.
Mr. Alvah Chaltis, of Salina, spent a
few days with his wife. who is the
guest of her brothers, Messrs. John and
Mike Burgess of 314 Chandler street
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Mccall, of Jefferson
street, will leave Friday for Baker City.
Oregon, to visit their brother whom they
have not seen for Is years. Mr.. VAL
com will occupy their house during
their absence.
Miss Ida Travis of 400 Leland street,
entertained the following guests at a
finch party Wednesday evening. Miss
Mamie Higgons, Miss F1oy Higgons,
Miss Hazel Lewis. Mr.. ]. B. Rice, MI.
Claude Rice, and Mr.. Glenn Travis.