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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-07
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. end, 1908.
To THE HEIRS OF JoHN I'd. r BIGes
You are hereby notified that l have
expended during the years 1906 and
1907 Two Hundred Dollars in labor and
improvements upon each of the follow
ing mining claims, viz: The John
Mahan" and Tom Petit" located on
Sheep Mountain, Seafoam Mining Dis
trict, Custer county, State of Idaho, in
order TO hold said claims under the
provisions of Section 1924 of the Revis-
ed Statutes of the United States and
the Amendments thereto approved Jan
uary 22nd, 1880, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lodes for
the period ending December 3lst, 1907.
And If, within the period of ninety
days after the full publication hereof,
you fail to contribute your portion OF
such expenditure AS co-owner, /, who
have made the required expenditure,
will claim your interest in the property
by the terms of said Section.
Il. II. HASBROUCK.
First publication January 18th, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-07
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court Of the Sixth Jud.
icial District of the State of Idaho
in and for the County of Custer;
Anna Moral DlaiptiH
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-07
Current Expense Fund.

Nos. 40 to 2O3 inclusive, is
sued Oct. 18th, 1907.
Nos. 204 to 215 inclusive, is
sued Jan. 18th, 1903.
Nos. 216 to 265 inclusive, is.
sued Jan. 18th, 1908.
Interest .07 per cent from date
of registry to date of payment,
if presented within ten days af-
ter date of this advertisement.
Interest ceases 10 days after date
of this advertisement.
+. J. CLYDE,
County Treasurer.
Challis, Idaho, Feb. IS, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-07
East Enough That Way

Irate Customer-Yon said this cloth
was fast color, yet it faded out in
two weeks after it was made up.
Draper-Well ! don't think you
ought to expect if to fade any faster
thar that.-London Tit-Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-07
TREAsuRER.s NOTICE.

The following warrants against
Custer county will be paid with
interest to date, if presented
within go days from date of this
notice
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-07
by calculating line from the y :

NJ ~ calculating line from the U. $ n
A cross Xxi on a Or 10 IN.
d.aT. blazed and scribed r Tenes ID
bears south IS degrees Z minu,s.. EOei
west. Minutes
Of i hsdi 81 feet to corner No /, tn. ri,
Exact point for each corner
ed by nail on the top of the 10 mark
Magnetic variation at all cos pos@
10 degrees minutes East uera ID
A r L A.
QUA a, area OF Sishneo lode l2.2sa a..
Conflict with Survey No s25 acres
Yankee lode, not claimed,
0.509 acres.
Net area Vishneo lode liza
Total area Vishnu Exten- - acres
sion lode eA,,
Total area Eureka lode 10 sso sores
Conflict with Survey No. acres
S25, Yankee lode, not
claimed, 0.445 acres.
Conflict with Vishneo lode
exclusive with it's coufict
No. 1926, Yankee lode, not
claimed, 1897 acres.
Conflict with Vishnu Ext
ension lode, not claimed,
1897 acres.
Net area Eureka lode 1oo,,
Total area New-Light lode IL. 7oo Ssles
Conflict with Vishnu lode. SCre'
not claimed, O.569 acres.
Net area New-Light lode 16.1Y
Total area claimed, Survey
NO Soo4 ----------- 47.257 acre,
L o c A TION
This claim is located on unsrrr
land in what would be, if survs V.eu
approximately Up. IA N, r. IS r
Nj. Town of Custer bears abopt No., ~
45 degrees, West two miles. Tbs :. "
joining claims are the Sunrise loSa
unsurveyed, on the North, Survey 'T NJ
S25 Yankee Lode, Survey No. 0uH
White Bird Lode and Survey No -an
Delaware Lode on the West: Snrvas
No. 10 Anna Lode, SURVEY No ~
Lucky Boy Lode on the South
direct that this notice be publish.
ed in The SILVER MESSENGER, a news.
paper published at Challis, Idaho
A. l. MCMAHON, Register
! Dated December 3rd, 1907.
Milton A. Brown, Attorney for Appli.
cant, Challis, Idaho. r.
First publication Dec. 3lst, 1907.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
Many Mines Ready to Ship.
NEVADA UNITED MINE
ROLLING OUT THE ORE

Eight four-horse teams are engaged in
hauling ore from the Nevada United mines
at Ward TO Ely for shipment to the Salt
Lake smelters, says the Ely Expositor.
The ore comes from the strike made about
five weeks ago on the lS0-foot level in
the new shaft which the company has
been sinking for some months. and is
high grade lead. carrying good silver val
ues.
on the 2S0-foot level that is being run
10 catch the same ore body at greater
depth another strike was made last Thurs
day which carries better silver values than
the ore from the level above. two assays
made from samples giving returns of over
$40 ounces TO the ton. The breaking down
of the assay furnace last week has pre-
vented a thorough testing Of the value
of the ore body and the amount OF work
that has been done in 1t is not sufficient
10 accurately determine the size of IL. but
a force of men has been put on to open II
up and thoroughly explore il.
The company has for some time been
giving the employees the option of taking
part of their pay in stock and such has
been the faith of the miners that many
OF them have taken advantage of the OPP
portunity 10 acquire an interest in, the
properly. In the last few days some OF the
men who had large blocks of the shares
have been disposing OF part OF their hold
ings at from 10 10 20 cents a share. but
the reports IN circulation have caused the
rr!ce to advance and much OF 1t has been
withdrawn from the market as the hold
ers look for higher prices II the last strike
proves TO amount 10 anything more than
a kidney OF the high grade ore.
Aside from the rich ore pockets which
are likely to be encountered in any for
ma ton. the Ward property has enough
low grade ore blocked out to make II a
big mine when transportation facilities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
CONDITIONS AT
SOUTHERN SWANSEA

the work at the Southern Swansea prop
erty. states that prosecuting will not start
until the shaft reaches a depth of $50 or
200 feet says the Eureka Reporter. The
company did intend to crosscut on the
100 level. but when that point was reached
the showing was so encouraging that the
management decided TO go deeper. A
stringer of ore which was cut in the shaft
showed values of nineteen ounces silver
$3.50 In gold and about per cent lead.
In the Southern Swansea property there
are small deposits of cube galena in the
porphyry and those who are familiar with
that section of the district are of the
opinion that the ground will become pro-
ductive of good ore II development work
Is carried on at proper depth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
BRIGHAM CITY EXPERT
PRAISES PI0CHE MARBLE

John II. Bott of the firm of Bott & Sons.
who have an immense plant at Brigham
CITY. Utah. spent several days here this
week inspecting the immense marble de-
posits in the vicinity of Stampede Gap.
says the Phoebe Record. This property
is incorporated by local people of Phoebe.
and the general report of Mr.. Bott on the
quality of their product has been the
means of the owners to at once begin
preparations toward extracting the mar
BILE and granite for local markets.
Mr.. Bott is an old and experienced man
In the stone business. and he declares.
after making the most thorough tests of
the marble. that il is superior to any Yer
mont or Georgia production; II is free from
any spar or other minerals that would
tend to defect the block after Ii has been
cut and polished. Few people hereabouts
realize elso. that the granite deposits
adjoining the unlimited field of marble
are almost as valuable as the white stone.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
TO
COAL MINERS
onio Congressman Investi-
gates Methods in Bel
gium and Wales.

Representative Albert Douglas Of Ohio
stopped over in Washington the other day
en- route to his home in ChiIlcothe from
two months trip to Europe. While
abroad he made it a point to inspect some
OF the biggest coal mines in Wales and
Belgium, and found that their methods
OF operation and the means taken to pre-
vent accidents were far superior to those
in vogue in the United States
The public inspectors of mines in Bel
GUM and Wales accompanied Mr.. Doug
las into the mines there and explained
fully their respective systems of opera
ton.
I'VE can learn a great deal from these
countries" he said. especially concern
Ing the prevention of accidents and of
waste. Their regulations with respect to
the working of mines are much more
stringent than in the United States, and
pertain not only 10 the action of the min
ers while at work, but also to the opera
tors methods. The use Of gunpowder or
any other explosive which causes igni-
ton when touched off is prohibited. and
this alone is great preventative of ac-
cidents.
The miners are required by explicit
rules to look after their own security, as
well as the general security of the mines.
In protecting the lives of the miners, and
have regular life-saving service, which
accomplishes admirable results.
Tine lfe-savers are equipped with de-
vices them 10 REMAIN III IRE
damp for one TO two hours. where ordi-
nariiy a man would suffocate in a few
minutes.
Under the administration of Victor
Watteyne, the chief inspector of mines,
the death rate from accidents has been
reduced from four in one thousand TO
about one-half in one thousand The MN
ing methods are much more provident
abroads than here. In this country IL has
been estimated between 20 and 80 per cent
of The coal is wasted in various ways,
while there The loss is less than 10 per
cent"
Victor Watteyne is now in the United
States to furnish information to the geo.
logical survey in its investigation of mine
disasters and means of prevention. He is
considered the greatest expert in his line
in Europe. Mr.. Douglas hopes TO nave
him visit the Hooking Valley region ami
meet George Harrison. Ohio's chief min
ing inspector. The data collected by the
representative will be utilized pracucaliy
when the effort to put through the mine
bureau bill is renewed next winter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
M0NTAMA'S COKE OUTPUT
FOR THE YEAR 1907

The production of coke In Montana in
1907 amounted to 40.1H short tons. val
ued at S29S.1H. according to E. w. Park
err chief statistician of the United States
geological survey Compared with the
production of 1906 which amounted to 49,
lS2 short tons. valued at s266.024 this is
an Increase of 2.523 tons. or approximate
ly o-OI per cent. In quantity. and of s29.-
80. or more than 10 per cent. in value.
The average price per ton advanced from
s6.97 in 1906 to s7.25 in 1907 One new es-
tablishment was added to the coke man.
ufacturing plants of the state in 1907.
increasing the number from four to five.
The new establishment was not. however.
entirely completed before the close of the
year and reported no production. and
two of the other plants. with a total OF
100 ovens. were also idle throughout the
year
The sta tistics collected by Mr.. Parker
show a considerable advance in the per-
centage yield Of coal I'm coke in this state
during 1906 and 1907-55.3 per cent in the
earlier and 80 per cent in the later year,
while the yield in 1905-45.S per cent-was
low as compared with that of the two
years preceding-54.9 and 80 per cent re-
spectively. The low percentage III 1905
was probably due to the fact that in that
year the weight OF the coal used was
given before washing, while in other years
the weight of the washed coal has been
reported The higher yield in 1907 as
compared with 1906 indicates better sepa-
ration of the impurities by washing. Less
coal was used in 1907 than In 1904 S.94S
short tons as compared with 1888 tons).
while the production of coke was great
er. All of the coal used for coke making
in Montana is run of mine. and nearly
all of it Is washed before charging into
the ovens.
Mr. Parker's coke report is now In
course of publication as an advance chap
ter from '.Mineral Resources of the Unit
cd States Calendar Year 1907" 1t will
be ready for distribution in a few weeks.
when copies may be obtained by applying
to the director of the United States geo.
logical survey. Washington, d. c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
EARLY DAY PR0SPECT0R.
TELLS OF CHAFEY CAMP

The early history Of the rich mining
region known now as Chafey camp, in
this county, appears in the light of a
bonanza from its earliest discovery. says
the Winnemucca Silver State News. Ac-
cording to S. H. Young of Salmon City.
Ida, who passed through Winnemucca a
few days ago en- route TO Chafey with the
intention or looking over the scenes of
the present excitement there. Dun Glen
canyon contained a regiment of soldiers
in 1863 as well as large population.
Il spent four months in the mines on the
south side of the canyon in 1863" ex-
planned Mr. Young. AT that time the
owners, Ellie Brothers & Higbie, We're
taking much ore out of the Monroe mine
hauled to Winnemucca, where owners OF
a crude stamp mill were charging $25 a
ton for crushing. 1t was common report
also that the mill men were stealing half
the gold. From one seam in the workings
of the Monroe ore was extracted which
was almost half gold. i have wondered
that this district did not come to the
front during all the years since 1 have
been away.
There was not much of the town OF
Winnemucca in those days. ] came here
in 1861 and owned a ranch about seven
miles down the river from which / cut
hay and sold it to the government after
ward l drifted around the country and
eventually into Idaho Since hearing Of
the discoveries in old Dun Glen canyon
l concluded to come out and take look
over the ground again which was active
when | was but % years of age. In many
respects this country Is about as it was
then. The railroad had not arrived when
was here before. and all our letters
cost us 81 each. Wages were but $3.50
per day and everything we consumed had
to be hauled from California.
Il had a ranch in the Ok Spring can
yon. in Grass valley. which the Indians
burned. 4 A. crowd of the settlers got to-
gether and we followed the band over the
mountains to the place where Battle
mountains is now located. We attacked
them at daylight in the morning, and
when that battle ended we found twenty
two dead redskins among the willows. TO
say nothing of those who We're wounded
and who were carried away by the re-
rih
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
CONTRIBUTING CAUSES
TO SILVER'S WEAKNESS

Silver at 81 cents is fast approaching
the lowest price on record. which was
47.5l cents in January. 1903. says the Bos-
ton News Bureau. From that price there
was a gradual enhancement In values 70
1906 when dollar silver was the expecta-
ton of all the leading metal interests,
The present low price is due to variety
of causes, the principal one pelhg the ue
crease in the demand from the far east.
which is the greatest consumer or the
white metal This lack OF Oriental de-
mand is due to unfavorable crops and con-
resulted in a reduced demand for botn
coinage and the arts.
The decline in silver shipments from
London to the far east this year mas peeii
u ner cent. The business depression IN
the limited States has restricted the de-
mand for the arts and the United states
government has made no purchases since
last Anril
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
SHIPPING ORE FROM
MINES AROUND HAMILTON

Louis LAM and partner. leasing on the
Great Valley mine at Hamilton. have
made two shipments recently to the smell
ter by the way OF Eureka of high grade
lead-silver ore and expect to send ship
ments out regularly. says the Ely Ex-
positor
The Great Valley mine lies south of the
famous Rocco Homestake and in the same
belt of white lime The ore is a crystal
liZed carbonate of lead and averages about
so per cent lead with very little variation
and occurs in such deposits that it is
rHined without getting any waste in with
the ore.
other Hamilton properties are reported
to be looking fine and with an increase In
the quotation for the metal, the shipments
from the camp would be heavy.
Louis Fraser of Ely. who has been with
the Nevada Lead company there, Is ex-
pected in Ely this week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
DEVELOPMENT WORK
AT THE NEVADA-BRlTlSh

The Nevada British Mining company OF
Cherry Creek is now down nearly 800 feet
in the new shaft that is being sunk for
the purpose OF catching the rich Star
vein which is known to extend into the
ground of the British company. having
been worked IN to the line in the Star,
SAYS the Ely Expositor.
The vein which is being followed at an
incline dipped out of the shaft at y feet
from the surface and came in again at
go feet. the shaft having been sunk at
the same angle at which 1t was start
ed. A drift was run 10 feet at the 80
foot level from which a crosscut of ~
feet was run to prospect the ground. The
shaft was then continued down and as
saws show that the vein is carrying bet
ter values as depth is gained, which is
greatly encouraging to the management
of the company. The collar of the Ne
vada British shaft is 100 feet higher than
the collar of the Star, and the company
expects to open up good ore at 500 feet
from the surface that will put II on pay
ing basis at once.
Draughtsmen and Blue Printers. Og-
ieshv p Oelesbv. Atlas block. Bell 1890
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
NORTH CLIFF WAITING
FOR SHELTER CONTRACT

Preparations are now under way for the
resumption of work al the property OF
the North Cliff mining company, says the
Eureka Reporter. The North Cliff has
considerable silver-lead ore exposed at the
present time and can start shipping again
just as soon as smelter contract Is mace;
Frank Thornberg. the president and
manager of the company, states that the
returns from the last carload of ore
which was sent out were entirely satls-
factory and that the ore which is now ex-
Dosed can be marketed at a nice profit.
when everything is taken into considera-
ton the North Cliff is one of the most
promising properties in the south END OF
the district and should be winner right
from the start.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
THE HERALD IN NEVADA.

The Herald can be bought at the fol
lowing places in Nevada:
Observation-Disclosures H. Baker.
Tuscarora-Mrs- A l.. Clark.
Reno-Rosenthal & Armanko.
Goldfield-Palace News Stand and Hun
ter Adv. az Pub. Co.
Ely-Harville Stationery Co.. G. B. Fax
on and Walden & Burnett
Caliente-John Shier.
pelaEar-J. NJ. Kelly.
Pioche-Pioche Drug Co. and A. A. Car
than, i. NJ.
Cobre-Richard Richards.
Rawhide-Louie Polin.
Las Negas-Wilson Drug Co.
Smelter-M. Herman.
Tonopah-T. A Oldfather.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
Production of Gold and Silver
In California in the Year 1907
BY CHARLES G. YALE.

The following statement shows the pro-
duction. by counties. of gold and silver
in California in 1907. as reported from the
mines to the United States geological sur
vey. This has been prepared to meet
repeated demand and is presented in ad-
vance of the annual report on California
forming a portion of the gold and silver
section of Mineral Resources of the Unit
ed States Calendar Year 1907 now in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07
MINES AND MINING

are provided to handle It, and If the ore
Ing made holds out for any distance the
amount of production from IL will be con-
siderable and will tide the company ovs-
until the wagon haul can be eliminated
The working force at the mines numbsrs
about twenty-five besides the teamster~
engaged in hauling the ore TO Ely. TIE
eight tours on the road pull a Wagon
and trailer each and bring in more ;i.an
a carload every trip and make the Js..d
trip in two DAYS.
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course of publication by the geological
survey.
Compared with the mine production of
1906. these figures show a decrease of
value of silver. a total falling off in value
of the precious metal output of 81 O70 10S
The average commercial value of silver
in New York per fine ounce in 1906 was 81
cents. and in 1907 was Sc cents. The stand
ard value of gold is $40. 671s34625323 per fine
ounce
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Union Assay Office.

~ s. Hanauer. ]. V.Sadler
1872 So. West Temple. p. o. Box 144S.
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Oasis Excursion Rate.

F. r. Davis g. Co. Stock Brokers. 42t
d. T. Walker Bldg. Tel. Bell 3340.
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One fare for round trip to Oasis,
Utah. every Friday night, TO see lands
of million-dollar Oasis project. Water
in the canals.
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Spend Labor day at wandamere
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Draughtsmen and Blue Printers. Og-
ieshv p Oeleebv. Atlas block. Bell 1880
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-25

implements which have been found
to be of greatest assistance in this
work are the plow, the drag scraper,
the wheel scraper, the road grader
and the split-log drag.
with a sandy soil and a subsoil of
clay, or clay and gravel. deep plow-
ing so as to raise and mix the clay
with the surface soil and sand will
prove beneficial The combination
forms a sand-clay road at a trifling
expense. On the other hand, if the
road be entirely of sand a mistake
will be made If il is plowed unless
clay can be added. Such plowing would
merely deepen the sand. and at the
same time break up the small amount
of hard surface material which may
and the surface scant in sand or
gravel, plowing should not be re-
sorted to. as IL would result in a
clay surface rather than one of sand
or gravel. A road foreman must know
not only what to plow and what not
to plow, but how and when TO plow.
II the road is of the kind which
according to the above inSluctiOns
should be plowed over the whole
width, the best method is to run
the first furrow in the middle Of
the road and work out to The sides
thus forming a crown. Results from
such plowing are greatest in the
spring or early summer.
In bitches a plow can be used to
good advantage, but should be fol
lowed by scraper or grade. To make
wide, deep bitches nothing better than
the ordinary drag scraper has yet
been devised. For hauls of 1c0 feet
or in making fills" it is especially
serviceable. 1t is a mistake, however.
to attempt TO handle long haul ma
ter.al with this scraper, as the
wheel scraper is better adapted ~
such work. For hauls of more than
800 feet, a wagon should be used.
The machine most generally used
in road work is the grader or road
machine. This machine is especially
useful in smoothing and crowning