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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12
New One Invented By a Colorado
Man Does Wonders In Mining.
NOW IN USE IN UTAH
One Mile of Tunnel Can Be Made in
Eighty eight Days. ~.

Enlightened nations have been
tunneling the hills since old Rome
built acqueducts and the Cata-
combs. But the business was
never perfected. iihtil to j. P.
Karns of Colorado, the grace was
given to discover it, says Good
wins Weekly. His Invention is
to mining what the discovery of
America was to the business
world. The power drill was
mighty advance. Where men
could by tremendous labor run
tunnel from one to two feet per
day, the power drill enabled them
to make eight to ten feet per day.
The Karns invention runs small
tunnel eight feet per hour. And
now, there are whispers that
contract has been let to run a cir
cular tunnel 18 feet in diameter
through the stubborn mountain
on the. line Of the Moffat road
this side of Denver. 1t was ex-
pected that, running from both
ways, it would require two and a
half years to complete the tunnel.
This contract, if let, will guar
antee to make this hole Is feet in
diameter at the rate of sixty feet
per day or if two machines are
employed, working toward each
other, then 12O feet per day Of
tunnel will be run. But at the
60 feet per day, it means that a
mile will be opened in just 88
days. Then the company will
put on power drills and blast out
six feet in depth, and the tunnel
will be "a feet high and the up
per half of which will be a per-
feet half circle.
Another feature is that where
water can be obtained a hydraulic
pressure sends in a stream of
water and all the debris from the
drills is washed OUT and away.
When this is not practical the de-
bris is washed back and by an
endless screw is carried up and
dumped into waiting cars.
, The machine is but the applica-
ton of an old principle. There is
no grinding off of the rock as has
so long been tried and failed, but
the rock is Clipped off. 1
: A big Rand or Ingersoll drill
7 will keep four or five points play
ing on the face of the tunnel.
This machine when. cutting a 81
inch tunnel sets $50 such points
: in motion. In the, same proper
: ton an 10-foot tunnel would use
about II, 900 points. Now single
; Ingersoll drill will do as much
work as about eight miners; so
when an 18-foot, Kans machine is
in motion, it means that it is chip
ping down more rock than could
an army as large as was General
Lees army at Gettysburg, work
ing with single drills day anc
night. :,
1t can be seen how under those
blows, the mountain comes down
1t will require 5000 feet of com
pressed air to run an 18-foot tun
mel and this will be supplied by
four Rand double compressor
working in a single battery.
Continued on page s.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12
GOOD WORDS
FOR DISTRICT
Chronicle Says All
District Needs is Adver-
tising and a Railroad.

A year ago when there was a prospect
that the Milwaukee railroad would be
built through the Lolo Pass and along
the Middle Fork of the Clearwater, the
Spokane Chronicle printed an editorial
relative to the bright future for the Elk
City mining camp. What the Spokane
paper said of this district then is just as
true now, and since the O. R. & N. COM
pany has undertaken to do what the
Milwaukee failed to perform, the Min
ing News reprints the Chronicles edi-
torial. 1t is as follows:
The completion of the railroad through
Idaho and Washington is likely to open
up section of mineral country that is
just being taken into serious considera-
tion. AS announced, the road will prob
ably cross the Bitter Root mountains
through Lolo pass and run down the
Clearwater river to Lewiston.
Fifty miles south of the Milwaukee
line is the rich Buffalo Hump country,
which, though small in area, gives prom
Use of having few mines that will be-
come liberal wealth producers. The
larger portion of this Intervening coun-
try is occupied by the Elk City basin,
which is from 20 to 80 miles from the
new road. According to the estimate
of men who are familiar with the coun-
try advertising and transportation facil-
tiles are all that the Elk City district
requires to make it as busy mining
camp as any district in Idaho.
AS quartz country the Elk City basin
is comparatively new, though it is an
old placer camp. There are number
of quartz properties fairly we'll devel-
oped, all showing good bodies of ore,
some of them very large in extent
There are several stamp mills at work
in the district.
The district is about 10 or IL miles
square and is destined to become al
active mining camp. Transportation il
matter of considerable Importance, bu
will be materially improved by the com
pletion of the railroad through tht
Bitter Root range. This will also prob
ably lead to the extension of the Clear
water branch of the Northern Pacific
from Sites to Elk City, distance 0.
about so miles. The district is wei
timbered and well watered and give
promise of becoming a substantial min
ing camp. The ores are free milling
and can be treated at comparativel.
low cost. r
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12
MILL
FOR DISTRICT
European Capitalists Will In
stall Big Plant Here in
the Spring.

A big custom mill with capacity for
treating 100 tons of ore daily at the
start, and the size and capacity of the
plant to be increased as business de-
mands. This is one of the good things
in prospect for the Elk City district for
the year 1907, and indications are that
the prospect will become a reality be-
fore the. year is far advanced. The
enterprise is backed by Belgium and
Paris capitalists whose representatives,
M. DeKeyser of Ghent, Belgium, and
]. T. Guenette, of Portland, Oregon,
have been in Elk City looking over the
field. Mr.. DeKeyser left Wednesday
for Portland and from there he will go
to Europe to attend a meeting of his
company. Mr.. Gaunette remains in Elk
City and will open an Office in the Blaine
building where he will assay the ores
from the different properties that will
patronize the new plant.
Mr.. DeKeyser explained his COM
pany's plan Monday evening at called
meeting of property owners of the dis
trict. The meeting was held in the
store of The O. c. Lapp Co., Ltd, cal
led to order by Surveyor w. c. McNutt
and presided over by Frank Hye. The
room was crowded with, miners, pros
pectors and property owners. After a
few remarks from Mr., Hye in which he
stated the object of the meeting, Mr..
DeKeyser was introduced. He is the
engineer for the company and also one
of the stockholders. He explained in
detail the plan of his company with ref
erence to the Elk City project. The
Verbeke-DeKeyse company is rich
corporation whose purpose is to treat
ores by a new process which is known
by the company exclusively and is con-
trolled entirely by them. The new pro-
cess has just recently been discovered.
The company is operating plant in
South Africa, similar to the one they
propose to establish here.
At the close of Mr.. DeKeyser's speech
he showed drawings of the new ore
crusher and explained its workings.
Many questions were asked by persons
in the audience, which included a number
of ladies, and the explanations Mr.. De-
Keyser gave appeared to be satisfactory
to all prospective patrons of the new
company.
1t seems the success of what has been
started toward establishing custom
mill in this district depends now upon
the property owners here. A committee
was appointed to, receive samples of ore
from all property owners. The COM
mittee named was Surveyor w. c. Nc
Mutt, J. T. Guenette and, George E.
Hamilton. Samples should consist Of
the, lowest and the average grade ore
from each property, kept separate, anc
five pounds in ALL Leave the samples
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12
Laurel Hill Showing.

P. S. Prichard, the oldest prospector
in the district and who has been in the
district as long as any other man, re-
ports he is breaking valuable ore in the
Laurel Hill group, owned by Mr.. Prich-
ard and George Blaine. The ore of
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel VIM. Cole, Red River;
VIM. Vicks, Lewiston; E. H. Roark,
Dixie; ]. B. Henniger, American Eagle;
Mrs. A. N. Ingram; Mrs. Frank Shis-
sler; A. Gustafson, Concord; Dave Pat
terson, Buffalo Hump; H. Brundige,'
Red River; Floyd Clarke, Clearwater;
Miles H.. Rice. Sites; N. B. Pettibone,
Sites; o. C. Lapp, Harpster; W.. c.
Patterson.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-12

The Mining News will keep
you posted on all matters pertain
ing to mining in central Idaho.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
THE PRINCIPAL. NOT THE MAN

In the appointment by the president of Sflas R. Reid of Oklahoma to succeed Judge Wickersham we have another instance of the president send ing am outsider to Alaska to manage it's official business. We are unquaIi- fedly opposed to such appointments on principal
 The fact oC the appojntee'S fitness for the position will not outweigh the dangers which turk in the passive recognition and iudorsement of the principal. A district judge mterprets and applies loca, laws, peculiar to Alaska. as well as those arising under the federal constitution. All the states of the union require citizenship as a necessary qualification to the holding of judicial office. Why should not Alaska? In the early days when our history was being made We had trouble with England over this very question. Following the close of the civil war the wounds caused by that strife were kep, fresh in the memory of the south by the application of this principal. Such appomtees have the power and frequently exercise it by applying the same rule in the selection of those to fu subordinate positions within their gift,
 Again. it may be added, that in go- ing ou, side the territory of Alaska for a person to tlI vacancy in her judi ciary, ir would seem Co reflect the thought tha, Alaska has no qualified citizen 70 Gll such position.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
NEED OF A COURT HOUSE

All local organization, should sit up and take notice Of the fact that Seward should have account house and hence be,tr them,elye, lo that end.
 There i, no place in the whole United State, of the size and jmport- ance of Seward which has secured less from tr, government or state than has Seward. live are to be the coast terminu, of railroad reaching at least 5 the Matauu,ka coal fields, if We are Go have a shelter and iorti- fled coa.ing station, We should at least have 8 twenty-five thousand dollar court house. Seward i, entitled as a matter ofrtght Go the six thousand dollar appropriation which is within the power of the district judge to make. That much has been conceded by Judge Wickersham, but it iS not enough. TO get larger appropria- ton the matter must be brought to the attention ot congress.
 Alaska has in Thomas Gale a dele gate whose business it is to make known to congress the needs of the people and we should make known our need, to AIr. Gale. A proper showing mus, necessarily be made of the facts, present and prospective, to justify the appropriation of the amount asked
 \ court house at Seward means a saving to the government of SIS mtlage for each witness and juror. Also a saving in the transportation of prisoners. \ like amount would be- saved Htgants. Further, it would mean a saving of time Co each person of from two to four days. It would bring all the legal business from the westward, north and interior to Seward instead of Valdez. The im- portance of our taking immediate action in this matter cannot be over estimated.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

The recent Wall street panic has given birth to much speculation as to it's causes. The answer can be sum med up in one word-gambling. Gam bling is followed by over capitalization and stock watering They, in turn, place a burden on the corporation to pay dividends on inflated paper values. In order to make what is called a good showing many not over ScrupuIouS of icials adopt methods disastrous to competitors and injurious to the public. Had this panic even occurred one de- cade ago, it would have involved the whole country. The United States has out grown Wall street. The great mass of people. heretofore the real sufferers, have but little sympathy to extend to Wall street in it's present travail
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
About Placer locations

\ placer location made by an aSsoci- ation of eight persons may include l6O acres. OF any less number, and such location .say l6o acres constitutes one claim. The federal statutes require that the individual locator of a 2O-acre tract must perform SlOO worth of work on his claim annually, but a location made byau association of individuals embracing more than twenty acres may undoubtedly be held by perform ing the same amount of labor on it as is required on the 20 acre clam of a single individual. There is an impOr- tant distinction, however, between an association claim of lGO acres taken as such bv eight individuals, and the con- solidation ot eight locations which have been taken up as eight separate claims. It may seem unjust that the association claim of l6O acres requires but SlOO dollars worth of work, while consolidation of eight claims into one company requires $500 worth, but such is the law. Work need not be done on each 2O-aere tract of a loca- ton embracing l6O acres made by an association, for the appropriation of lGO acres by eight associated persons i, accomplished by one location. An illustration of another phase of this portion of the mining law iS found in the fact that a quartz claim l5OOX60O feet requires SlOO worth of annual la- Dor, but fractional claim of much smaller dimensions requires as much labor as a full sized claim. "The vol tune of work, " says Lindley on Mines, "IS not gagued by the size of the claim located. There is no sliding scale ad- iusting the matter according to area. Indetermsning, therefore, the amount of annual work to be performed in con- neotion with an aggregation of loca- tionS, each lotation is to be considered as claim within the meaning of the law, regardless of the superficial area comprised in any one or more of Mining and Scientific Press.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

The fact that the government geolo- gisis have reported that the bitumi- nous and anthracite coal of the Mata- nuska and ChicalOon valleys is second only to the best Pennsylvania coal and that Capt. Pond of the cruiser Buffalo on behalf of the navy department has surveyed and reserved a site of over $500 acres for a coaling station on Resurrection bay, ought to be an iu- ceutive for the officials of the Alaska Central railroad to hasten the comple- tion of the road
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
Land and Mineral Decisions

Published by Woodford D. Harlan. land attorney, Washington, D. C.
 Coal Lands-The preference right of purchase of coal lands under Section 234S R. $. requires actual possession and improvements sufficient to indicate good faith.
 Contest-A contestant who on day of hearing. files a dismissal of the contest together with new affidavit of con- test. with a view to proceedings there oD, may be permitted, prior to further action in the premises, to withdraw said dismissal and submit evidence under the original charge.
 Enuy-An entry in the interest of another is fraudulent and must be cancled.
 Final Proof-New proof must show compliance up to time of its submis- sion when the former proof was found insufficient on it's merits.
 Homestead Reservation Right to make homestead entry does not extend to lands reserved by competent author ity.
 Mineral or Agricultural Land-The land being returned as agricultural the burden of proof is with the miner al claimant to show as present fact that the land is more valuable for min ing than agriculture. When q min eral entry has been allowed on land returned as agricultural, the burden of proof will lie upon one who thereafter alleges the land to be in fact agricul- tural
 Pratice-Oral arguments in ex parte proceedings before the Department not encouraged.
 Oral hearings not allawed without notice to all parties.
 Residence-Residence begins with the first act of settlement where such act is followed by an actual inhabi- tancy of the land in good faith.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
SEWARD STEAMERS

Yucatan; in ValeZ.
 Bertha; sailed from Seattle 9th Saratoga; in Seattle. Dora: sailed for Unalaska Both. Jeanie; sailed for Seattle lSt. Corwin; sailed for Seattle 5th. Santa Clara; sailed for seattle l4th.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
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Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

Prospectors for copper, and mine owners should not be discouraged on account of the present low price of copper, The small price it now brings will in all probability be but tempo rary and no doubt it's value will soon increase to more than it has ever been. Never in the history of the world was copper so extensively used as it is to- day, and it's use will be constantly on the increase.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

Alaska has thousands of unproS- pected creeks.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
Stewards Prophecy Fulfilled

June 70, 1907, the fortieth anniver- sary of the day on which the Alaska annexation treaty went into operation k a date-mark of great importance to the United States. When, shortly be- fore his death, in 1872, William II. Ssward was asked what he believed to be the greatest achievement of his public career, he answered: "The an nexation of Alaska" He added, how ever. But the American people will not grasp the value of the acquisition for third of a century yet.' This shows that Seward, the empire builder was also prophet. Seward has been dead for thirty-fve years, and it is only in recent times that his country men have appreciated the importance of Alaska as a possession, Strong op- position was offered in the house of representatives in 1867 to making the appropriation of S7.2OO,OOO, tine price which Seward paid for the province. Said one of anneXation'S opponents in that chamber: All that Alaska will ever be able to produce are polar bears and ioebergs." For several years nickname for the region was stewards Folly" But time has vfndicted Seward -Lesie's Weekly.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

Cranberries at Pacific Coast Ira ding Go.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
TEMPERATURES.

Weather record for the week ending NnNnmhnr Q
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
BIG LOTTERY
 UNEARTHED
Secret Service Men Pinch Off. cerS of California Guarantee
 Loan Trust Company.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Chicago, Nov. l3- Secret service agents yesterday arrested several ofli- cialS of the California Guarantee Loan Trust Company and think they have eX- posed one of the biggest lottery combi- nations ever unearthed. The company dld business in most of the western states.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16
YuCatan in Valdez.

Steamer Yucatan arrived in Valdez at midnight last night and was still there at four o'clock. She will leave there some time tonight.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

All candidates desiring four year lease on the White House should first qualify by taking a trip around the world and visiting Alaska.
Seward weekly gateway., 1907-11-16

'TwiXt optimist and pessimist
 The difference is droll, The optimist sees the doughnut.
 The peSsimist the hole.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-16
PERIL OF THE PHILIPPINES. And q Realization of What Their Pos-
 session Means to Us.

Even those least disposed to regard seriously the war talk in Japan can not refrain from conjecture as to what would happen if the Japanese really were resolved on war with the United States One of the first thoughts must be that nothing could prevent the Japanese from taking im- mediate possession of the Philippines, and that it would be serious under taking to drive them out. And the next thought of most Americans will be that it would not be worth the effort, and that the 'loss" of the Philippines If 1t could be accomplished honorably, would be very good thing for the United States, if not also for those dis tant islands, which belong naturally to Asia and not to America.
 Now that the exhilaration of our first surprise at finding ourselves unexpect~ edly engaged in Asiatic colonization has worn away, and the futility of the costly experiment has been painfully recognized, we believe that the pre- vailing sentiment of the coustry would welcome any reasonable device by which we could decentlr get tris white elephant off our hands. The Philippines are so far away and we know so little of what Is going on there, the whole business is so foreign to our accepted ideas and our accus- toned modes of thought, that most of us have fallen into a sort of despairing apathy and have ceased to regard the Philippine question as vital. That