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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
GOOD TEMPLARs MEET.
Perseverance, Lodge Holds Social and
Business Session.

perseverance Lodge, No. 2, I. o. q. T..
held social and business session last night
IN scottish Rite Hall, 80 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest. In the absence OF the
chief tempiar, Miss Blanch Neff, Past Chief
Tempiar A. e. Freere presided Business
OF routine character was translated. after
which officers to serve the lodge for the
next three months were installed bv lodge
deputy. DR.. E. Evelyne Gilbert, as follows:
Chief templar. Miss Blanch Nefr; vice chief
templar, Mrs. Charlotte Lewis: past cb,ef
templar, A. E. Freere: recording secretary.
Albert B. Scrivener; assistant recordine
secretary, Miss Lottie Neff; financial sec
rotary, Miss Kate Swearenger: treasurer
Miss G. A. McAvoy; marshal, @. w wal
ster' deputy marshal. Miss Aggie Ward:
guard, Wm Turner: outside sentinel, John
Boss; chaplain. Marion Gilbert.
The lodge decided to devote half an bo,r
AT each meeting In the future to the dis
cussion OF temperance questions as part
OF the social program.
In the good Of the order exercises which
followed. with Mr.. e. L. Corby in the chat
James Lee. c. N: Bishop and WIN. A.
Hickey. DR.. c. Evelyne Gilbert read a
paper on the question Of intemperance ia
claring that drunkenness is disease. She
told OF an interview she had with Judre
VIM. H. DeLacy of the Juvenile Court and
of the interest the presiding Judge Of thai
court is taking in the children brought be-
fore him. stating that he deserves the com
mendation OF all temperance workers.
The lodge, on DR.. Gilbert's motion voted
to attend the temperance mass meeting
Sunday. February 10. at the Belasco The.
alter. ~
The meeting adjourned at II o'clock in
order to allow the gueats and members to
partake of refreshments which were served
by committee. with Mrs. ]. narrower and
Miss Lottie Men in charge.
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JOINED IN WEDLOCK
PAULINE MORTON AND JAMES
II. SMITH, JR., MARRIED.
Social Event in New York City-0o-
ing to Mediterranean and
Through Europe.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February miss Pauline
Morton, daughter of Mr.. Paul Morton.
chairman of the board of directors of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society and for
merly Secretary of the Navy in President
Roosevelts cabinet, was married to James
Hopkins Smith. jr., at pm. today in st.
Thomas Church, 5th avenue and SD street.
The aisle down which the bridal pair pro-
ceeded to the altar was decorated with
bouquets of white lilac, bride roses and
French heather. The pillars were entwin-
ed with wild smilax, while the altar was
banked with palms, ferns. white iilSc and
heather.
The bride was attended by Miss Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
SECoND-CLASSM MATTER.
Weight Newspapers Carried by Raj
In Six Months.

Postmaster General Cortelyou has re-
ported to Congress the record from July /
to December 81. 1905, of all second-class
mail matter received for free distribution at
the one cent a pound rate, in compliance
with provision in the current appropria-
ton act. It was found that more than 90
per cent of all second-class matter origi-
mated in AT cities. The total weight of this
class of mall for the period was $40 zoos, 016
pounds.
123 1855 pounds all OF which was carried an
average of 255 miles; weekly and other than
daily newspapers carried weighed 1885,
4,4l6. $50, hauled 78S miles: educational
Periodicals. 2, 5S5, 74S. hauled GA miles; re-
ligious periodicals 204S9. 96S. hauled 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

miles; trade journals 1888, $50. hauled 707
miles; agricultural periodicals 17,149, SOL.
hauled go miles; miscellaneous q, 200. 7e2.
hauled $50 miles
The percentage Of sample copies in each
class Is as follows: Daily newspapers.
0.5S per cent; weekly and other than daily
newspapers. SO per cent: scientific, $50 per
cent; educational, 3.6S; religious, 1S5; trade
journals, 7.24; agricultural, S.87; maya
zines. 1l.02; miscellaneous, 2.20; all classes,
4.lS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
MARRIED.

oLixE,BEcK: On "Wednesday evening. January
20, 1907, at O'Clock, at the parsonage OF st.
Dominic Church, by the Rev. Father Hinch.
LILLE A. BECK and WILLIAM ID. OLIVE.
STEvENsoN-TANNER At Denver, Col, Jan.
uary 81. 1907, by Judge Hudson, ERNEST ID.
STEVENSON Of Colorado and MISS TULA
TANNER OF Washington, ID. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

Alfred N. Livingston. a bachelor, sixty
SIX years of age, wealthy and prominent in
the Trenton, N. J. social set. committed sui
eide by shooting himself yesterday because
or I'll health and the fact that a property
sale made it necessary to move his apart
ments.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
RAILROAD
RUMBLES

1t appears there will be a contest for
right of way along the Middle Fork, be-
tween the Northern Pacific, the o. R.
& N. and the Milwaukee railway COM
panies. The latest report on the situa-
tion is told as follows by Kooskia cor
respondent:
The work of the o. R. & N. survey
ors under the direction of Engineer
Martin has aroused intense interest
among several of the big railroads, and
while number Of reports relative to
the work have been published, all of
these reports have failed to relate Just
what is being done in the Middle Fork
country by the Hartman engineers.
The work was commenced by Engi-
neer Martin at Kamiah on the north
bank of the Clearwater river, at which
point the surveying was discontinued
last year. The survey has followed the
north bank Of the stream to the Juno
ton of the Selwai and Locsa and will
follow the north bank of the Locsa un-
til connection with the Milwaukee
road is affected in western Montana
The engineers are practically follow
ing the survey made by the Clearwater
Valley railroad company several years
ago and are locating all of the ''hubs''
'of the old survey.
The profiles show every stake and
distance to cuts and fills from Kamiah
to the point where the operations are
now being carried on about mile be-
low the junction of the Selwai and
Locsa.
The work is most complete, trees and
brush removed from the line for miles.
The party is preceded by reconnais-
ance man to whom all intricate ques-
tions relative to the survey are referred
and who outlines the operation of the
entire crew. Reports received here in
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
CREEK PLACER
SOLD TO SEATTLE MEN

R. G. Sargent and A. B. Ernst, both
of Seattle, and representing the com
pany that recently bought the Crooked
Creek placer mine at Dixie from Port
land parties, stopped in Elk City over
Sunday while enroute to the property.
Mr.. Sargent is the company's engineer
and Mr.. Ernst is the secretary. The
sale was made short time ago and the
gentlemen are on their present trip to
look over the property and decide on
what improvements and machinery are
necessary to extract the yellow metal.
1t is Mr.. Sargent's second trip to the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
UMATILLA COMPANY
STRIKE GOOD ORE

w. C. McNutt, engineer for the Una
tilla mining company, returned Tuesday
evening from the company's property
where he had been doing surveying.
He reports they have struck a body of
sulphide ore and have drifted on it
about 25 feet and crosscut IL feet.
Both drift and crosscut were still in ore
so the width was not known. Eighteen
assays taken by Joe Sugars show an
average value of close to $40. Picked
samples would run high.
Development work on the property is
progressing in manner satisfactory to
both Mr.. McNutt and Presidend Jacob
Schlosser, Of Chicago, who is now at
the mine, and the prospects are very
encouraging. Mr.. Schlosser believes it
is best to first determine the amount of
ore, find out the treatment it needs and
then select and install the machinery.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
NEW ROAD
SITUATION

The situation in the road improve
ment matter is such that every effort
to raise the subscription fund to equal
the state appropriation will have to be
used within the next few days, if that
which is desired is to be realized this
year. If the matter is put off until
next year it will be more difficult to ac-
complish.
The commission is formed and almost
ready to begin work. A meeting was
held in Sites short time ago. there
being present all the members of the
commission State Engineer Stephen
son, E. B. Meeker, Surveyor Fred
ErslSine and c. M. Butler. 1t was de-
cided that Messrs. Erskine and Meeker
go over the road and make estimates
and specifications for the improvements
needed. The men arrived here Satur-
day. From here they made trips over
the Orogrande and the Dixie roads,
Wednesday they picked out route on
the Dixie road to cross the American
river. The present road has grade of
over 20 per cent, and the commission
ers found that by crossing 600 feet
farther up stream the grade can be re-
duced one-half. Some improvements
will be made on the bridges on the Oro-
grande road, and, possibly, a new
bridge will be put across Elk creek on
the Orogrande road The gentlemen
left Thursday morning for Sites.
The last donation, and one greatly ap-
preciated by the local committee, is
$500, which comes from Superintendent
Joseph Thorn of the Buster company.
l.. A. Painter secured a donation of $3.50
from Dixie. Treasurer G. L. L. Basket
is in Grangeville to secure assistance
from the business interests there.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
BIG MOGUL
LOOKS GOOD

R. Greckwell is just finishing work
on his Big Mogul group of three claims
a mile east of town, and will soon begin
assessment work on the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy property, on Kirk s
Fork, owned by Mr.. .Greckwell and Nels
Malstrom.
Mr. Greckwell is pleased with the
present showing in the Big Mogul.
Five open cuts prove the ledge on the
surface to be at least 80 feet in width.
The ore is iron sulphide. Outside part
les have returns of over SIS from ore
at the surface, and S26 80 from ore 25
feet down the main shaft. The shaft
is now down 81 feet, and Mr.. Greek
well expects to tap the main ledge at
50 feet depth.
a wagon road leads to the property,
and,a hoist house and blacksmith shop
has just been built.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
Mining Men on the Move.

Ed Erwin left Tuesday for Spokane
VIM. Sendker of Dixie was in camp
Wednesday.
&c. Higgin arrived Wednesday from
San Frar cisco.
]. F. Denny arrived Wednesday from
Eureka, California
F. S. Gilbert of Seattle arrived the
latter part of the week.
S. w. Smith leaves today on bust
ness trip to Salt Lake and Butte.
Joel Reeser, of Newsome, was in
camp couple of days the latter part
of the week.
President Peterson of the Twin Butte
company and his son arrived Sunday
from Charleston.
R. G. Sargent and A. B. Ernst Of Sc
attic stopped in Elk over Sunday while
enroute to Dixie.
L. H. Lampe, representing German
capital in the Penn-Dixie, left Wednes-
day for his home in Philadelphia.
A. Allardyce, wife and daughter OF
Chicago, passed through this week on
their return from the Charter Oak, in
the Big Creek district.
80
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17

With the policy of being sure you're
right and then go ahead, he is now ex-
erting the energies of his company to
explore the ore body. The main tunnel
is straight in for ITO feet and then
drifts on strong tale seam and well
defined hanging wall about 200 feet,
directly below shaft No. l., where the
best surface ore was found. In the
main tunnela crosscut of 156 feet was
run in dyke that assayed 81 to SO and
the dyke followed the tale seam the en-
tire distance, showing large body of
low grade ore before the better ore was
struck. The ore is base, but an ideal
ore to concentrate.
The property has 240 feet vertical
depth, with the ore body dipping north
at TO-. There are 100 feet in main tun-
mel, drifts and crosscuts and 250 feet in
prospect shafts and tunnels.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
Hotel Arrivals.

Parr Hotel-Mr. O. C. and Mrs.
Lapp, Harpster; R. G. Sergeant, Sc
attic; A. B. Ernst, Seattle; E. B.
Meeker, Kooskia Fred Erskine, Grange
vile; Nick Bowman, Sites; Mrs. P.
Courtney, Minneapolis; H. M. Peterson
and H. S. Peterson, Lewiston; Willis
Hutcheson, Orogrande; Jules Reeser,
Newsome; VIM. Cole, Red River; F. S.
Gilbert, Seattle; E. E. Espey, South
Fork; E. C. Higgin, San Francisco; J.
F. Denny, Eureka, California; E. w.
Ray, Helena, Mont. w. Sendker, Dixie
T. Lindsay, Jumbo mine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17

property.
The Crooked Creek placer comprises
210 acres of ground, all of which lies
within the Dixie townsite. Last year
the Portland company started plans to
make the property producer. A dam
was constructed across Crooked creek,
making large reservoir, and an ele-
vator was put in.
Engineer Sargent could not state the
nature and extent of the improvements
that will be made, but thought larger
elevator would be necessary. A crew
of men will be put to work soon.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
Hotel Arrivals.

Elk Hotel-F Frank Steckner, Town
site; A. Allardyce, Mrs. Allardyce and
M. B. Allardyce, Chicago; Charley
Tiedeman, Golden Rule; Arthur Mas
sam, DelRio; w. B. Pittock, Snow
storm; W. P Palmer, Sites; Glen
Lamb, Clearwater; ]. H. Keenan,, Hot
Springs; W. G. Sheppard, Hot Springs
Joe Copas, Thunder Mountain; George
E. Hamilton, City.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
THE COLUMBIA
UNDER BOND

A force of four men went to work
the first of the week on the Columbia,
owned by George V. Harrington, of
Spokane, C. E. Svenson and J. L. C.
McCaffrey. There is a report that
George Stone, of Spokane, who was in
camp short time ago, has bond on
the property. The report was denied
this week by Mr. Svenson.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
Not Necessary to Be Graduate From
a School Of Mines.
THE ESSENTIAL POINTS
Location, Character of Orc and
Treatment.

1t is not necessary that the lay
man in mining take a mining
course to invest his money with
prudence and profit, but it is
necessary that he understand
what mining in its business and
commercial aspect is, if he de-
sires an income from mining and
not a deficit.
Experience is dear teacher,
and mining experience comes as
high as any. One particular
field where experience is expens-
i've is in developing a prospect,
says The Searchlight Bulletin.
Every mine was once a prospect,
and naturally every one who has
a prospect hopes he has a mine.
The sooner and more economi-
cally one finds out whether his
prospect will or will not make a
mine the better for the owner.
1t costs money to develop a pros
pect to the stage where it may
properly be called mine. Ex-
perience has taught successful
mine operators some valuable les
sons.
Be sure that the property to
start with seems worth develop
ing is one of these lessons.
Many fail at this point. Given
an ordinary prospect, an expert
enced mining man will first pay
attention to the size of the vein
or ore body and the values. He
will, after a superficial examina-
ton of the surface, soon be able
to classify it as a large, a medium
sized or a small vein. He will
further classify it as a strong
vein of uniform width. Next he
will take cognizance of the values
and what the values are in
whether free-milling gold, gold
and silver, or either, or both the
precious metals associated with
lead, copper, iron, zinc or other
bases. Next he will consider
treatment and here he will clas-
sify it as shipping ore, or ore
which must be reduced on the
ground. If the ore must be ship
ped to a smelter for treatment, is
it high enough grade to leave
a profit after mining, transporta-
tion and smelling charges are
paid? He makes his estimate by
cold-blooded calculation. If the
ore must be treated at the mine,
what are the conditions with re-
spect to fuel for power purposes,
! timber for the drifts and Slopes,
water for milling purposes, trans
portation to the property of mach.
inery and supplies and transpor-
tation to a shipping point and
market for concentrates in case
the product is wholly or in part
concentrates? With a. given
character Of ore an experienced
mining man soon estimates with
close accuracy what it VII cost
per ton at the mine to treat It and
get returns. He estimates what
/, minimum daily tonnage must be
treated to make it profitable. II
the ore is comparatively high
grade small plant will pay. II
low grade, only large plant car
| Continued ON page 81
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
PARTNERSHIP
IN THE EAGLE

Patrick Brennan, whose two-year
lease on the American Eagle mill and
mine was announced by Mining News a
few weeks ago, has taken as partners
F. G. Duhrkop, Ed Erwin and Nels
Malstrom.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
You Can Telephone, Now.

The telephone line from Orogrande to
Concord was completed several days
ago, thus giving Elk City connection
with Grangeville and the outside.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
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 small
institution to carry. There is too
much credit on our books, and
this is a call for those who have
"stood by" Mining News for
so many years, without contribut-
ing, to pay up.
We intend opening new sub
Scrlptl0n book soon, ana DeIOre
we do it we want all accounts on
subscription settled. These ac-
counts are small to the debtors,
but collectively they'll pay 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 a collector after a
reasonable time has been given.
GEO. E. HAMILTON.
Editor and Publisher.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17
Surveying on Salmon River

That the Salmon river valley is now
attracting the attention of some of the
big railroad companies which are seek
ing water grade route to the sea, is
plainly seen, SAYS the Whitebird Inde-
pendent. Two crews of surveyors who
are known to be in the employ of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad COM
pany are now near Salmon City en-
gagged in surveying route down the
Salmon. These two crews have been
working in the mountains at the head
of Lemhi river since early spring, with
the result that they have found route
through the mountains on grade of
about Ia per cent. The proposed route
of the G. & N. w. is down Salmon and
Snake rivers to Lewiston, thence to
Portland and Puget sound, with a
branch line extending from the mouth
of the little Salmon river to connec-
ton with the P. & l. N. at Meadows,
from which place another branch line
will be constructed through Long valley
via Lardo and Payette lake to Rose
berry.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
also has several crews of surveyors at
work south of the National park headed
for the Lenhi pass country with the
Salmon river as their objective point.
With two great railway companies
seeking route through the mountains
at the head of Salmon river, it begins
to look as though we were to haye al
least one railroad, and possibly two,
down the Salmon river in the not fan
distant future.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17

dicate the work will be carried on in
the same permanent manner until the
junction with the Milwaukee is effected
and from the fact that large quantities
of supplies are being pushed into the
interior country, it is believed here the
company expects to complete the engi-
neering work before the severe storms
of winter set in.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-17

]. w. Dufield was a business
caller in Dixie the first Of the
week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26
SENATOR BAILEY.

Senator Bailey, in spite OF the sus-
picion aroused against him by GER
tain charges as to his dealings with
corporations and accepting from
them large fees as attorney, has been
reelected United States Senator from
Texas 10y a vote OF l0S for to 10
against him. The charges against
the Senator have not yet been inves-
tigated, although the investigation
will proceed to a conclusion, but the
vote of the legislature may be re-
garded as a vote OF confidence in the
integrity OF the able Texan by his
constituents. We do not believe
that the investigation, if prosecuted
with untiring vigor, probing the
charges to the bottom, will disclose
anything to Mr.. Bailey's discredit.
Investigations are the order OF the
day, and the Texans, or at least
some of them, are not satisfied to re-
main entirely out OF fashion. The
investigation in this instance is no
doubt the result OF the clamor OF
political enemies who imagine they
have discovered an opportunity 10
unhorse the leader of their Oppo.
nents. Senator Bailey is at least en-
titled to the presumption OF inno-
cence until the charges are sustained,
and we earnestly hope that there is
no truth in them. Senator Bailey Is
one of the ablest men in the Senate,
and is a credit to the nation and to
the South. He is a constitutional
lawyer OF conspicuous ability, and
has stood by his guns against all
corners when attempts have been
made to alter the intention CT the
original trainers OF our Constitution,
and ne has vanquised them all. He
has showed too much courage, earn
estness and skill in defense of the peO-
pies rights to lead any fair minded
man to brand him as a hypocrite I'M
til the evidence Of his hypocrisy is so
overwhelming that there is no es-
cape from it.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26
HUSBAND SHOOTS HIMSELF
His Wife Had Left Him Two Weeks After The
Marriage.

Harry Fry, son OF Butler Fry, aged
twenty-one years, living near Lovetts-
vile. LOudOun county, attemptd TO
commit suicide Tuesday at the home OF
Alonzo Shoots, near that place, by shoot
ing in left breast. The ball from a 30
csliber pistol penetrated the left lung
near the heart, and, when found, he was
unconscious in the yard adjoining Mr.
SHOOTS residence.
Fry two weeks ago married Miss
Bessie Butts, and they had been living
at the home Of her parents. BY reason
of soms unknown disagreement, his wife
left her home and went to the Shoots
residence, and her husband, learning this
fact. followed her after dark, and in the
presence oithe family inflicted the wound,
from which he cannot recover. tie
threatens to shoot himself again in case
his first attempt at suicide fails.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26
PENALTY FOR v. M. !. CADETS

The reinstatement Of the q cadets oi
the third class at the v NJ ! is followed
by severe penalties as appear IN these
orders issued Thursday
1T il ordered by the board that said
order of January 5 1907, b" so modified
a. to remit he penalty of dismissal, AMI
that in lieu thereof the following peluL
ties be imposed upon the said cadets:
First That each Of said cadets be-
confined To the limits OF the post un'li
the end of the present session, and that
each of said cadets bee given twenty pen.
atty tours.
"Second-That each OF cadets il per
mitted 10 remain a cadet only uponsuict
probation a. 10 hi4 conduct in every IT,
spsct during the remainderof the present
session. and that failure in duty on the
part of any one Of them in this respect
-hal be- forthwith followed by dismissal
"Third-That cadet Corporal C. W
Stevens shall be- reduced To ranks FOR
williul neglect Of duty.