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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
Hunter Closed

1t is reported that the closing of
the Hunter mine at Mullan will be
temporary. The reason for the
action is said to be the difficulty to
get the smelters to take the lead
products OF the mine.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
Granite Creek.

Granite Creek.
The Allie and Crate group is
making q very fine showing of ga
lena ore, carrying gold. This was
formerly gold property. with 10
stamp water power mill and cyanide
vats. A shaft, however, on the Allie
500 feet east of the former shaft,
which is now being sunk. is in very
fair concentrating ore. The ledge
is very wide and the hole Is going
down through the ledge. It is down
about so feet and every foot Of depth
shows q better ore formation. The
work promises to give the camp a
producer and tonnage.
Up on Cedar creek. a tributary Of
Granite, the Cedar Creek company
has done large amount Of develop
ment work and shown up some nice
stringers Of pretty fair silver-lead
ore.
In vandetta gulch, another tribu-
tary Of Granite. the year has not re-
vealed anything of further interest,
only a limited amount Of work being
done. The surface prospects. though,
indicate strong and large ledges, and
they are sufficiently alluring to war;
rant the belief that mines exist there.
Idaho 0u1ch.
This, like all the other gulches 80
far named. is q tributary Of Prich-
ard creek. Near the mouth the Iron
clad group is located, and this group
is being energetically developed un-
der contract. A very large ledge runs
through the claims, and this Is min
eralized for nearly its entire width
with low grade ore. with spots Of
better grade, carrying gold, silver.
lead and copper. It is a very big
proposition.
At the head of the gulch is the
Lucky Boy group, owned by Thomas
Clagett and Donald A. Finlayson. Ore
from this group drew the first prize
among the galena exhibits at the
Spokane fair in 1906.
Quite . number Of other good pros
poets are located along this gulch,
hut they are still II an elementary
stage Of development.
Bate Creek.
Along this creek for q length Of
eight miles, clear up to the Bitter
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NORTH SIDE DEVELOPMENT.
Review by Adam Aulbach Of Work
Done in the Murray District

THE year 1907 did harm the North Side Of the Occur
dene the territory embracing the watershed Of Beaver Prchad
and Eagle creeks and the North Fork Of the Occur dAene river
While startling development marked the progress events the large
exploratory work carried in the extensive inter-
esng and beneficial In fact previous year has shown
substantial improvements because every foot additional tunnel
shaft has only encouraged the xpend and money to
make the properties still more valuable
The Bsartop Region
The chief interest this district cend in the work carried
the Bearop group the Orc Fno group and Iona group the
south side Of Bear creek and the Log Cabin group the north side
The Beaop company pushed lower tunnel distance OF 500 feet
and just before Christmas struck the casing Of the ledge when the
work ceased for the holidays but will be resumed in few days In the
upper works Of this property the showing Of perhaps the most
extensive east of Murray
Ear the year tunnel struck the ledge in the Oro6no
am the the Beaop group and encountered
fine showing gaena The dfted eastward on the
ledge distance 300 feet all but varying in width from II
inches five feet raise from the tunnel level within few feet Of
the bottom the shaft the upper tunnel also in all the
demonstrating that the shoot extensive and giving nice
stopping area estimated drift added
800 600 Of to the dump much which be shipped in
crude with better prices for lead and silver than prevail
This the property optic to Mssoua syndicate that has
made two payments agggang 0 The syndicate has expended
perhaps 5000 in labor and material besides Work has been
pended until April Is, owing to the financial embrogo
l Iona Group
The Iona group lies higher up the mountain from the Oono
The lower tunnel 800 feet reach the ledge The prop
ery il under option company work suspended
for several months tunnel will the ledge 500 feet below he
cropping which Of the finest gena groupings found
Baop The has spent about $4,000 the group
It's option calls payment Of $5OO0 OF this the Daniel
Sieeer Frank Chan L. NJ Park and Albert O have received S.
guch from the Beatop and Oono the Log Cabin
group which promises become Of much interest and value M
neiehbors It fine showing leadler ore, but develop
sment work has not been carried on steadily.
There other claims and in the basin which are
being developed number Of them has been
but is not purpose this review the years into
minute concerning prospect though them be
mcritorious enough warrant extended description.
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season. There is now plenty Of room for
all, but in the days when the herd was
much more numerous. numbering millions,
the bulls used TO engage in fierce lights
that often resulted In death and serious
manning. At the opening Of the season
the average skatehie will weigh 400
pounds. the greater part of his rounded
bulk being composed of surplus store OF
fat which he has stored up during the
preceding months. His length will be
from six TO seven feet. which Is two feet
in excess of the length OF the cow, who
is much more slender in form and only
about so pounds in weight.
The females, heavy with young, have
Travelled north much more slowly than the
males and have been harassed on the way
by the pelagic sealers, who pursue the
herd In schooners. These are fast sailing
vessels of small burden-6O tons Is fair
average which carry canoes and mixed
crews that include white men Of all na-
tions, Japanese and Aaske7 Indians Each
morning the schooner sends out its boats
among the migrating seals, which are at
tackled with spears and rifles, more fire.
quently the latter. OF every six or seven
shot only one is secured, for the animal
dives as soon as hit and never comes up
again. Unless Immediately killed the seal
is usually lost to the hunter. Since these
are all females and almost every one car
rying young, the effect Of this piratical
slaughter IL very great tn the reduction OF
the herd. During recent years tue depre-
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busted everything properly and to brush
aside that which may have been over
looked. They make sure that the cur
tains are well drawn to keep out the
sun, and will only consent to their being
raised late In the afternoon. Careful
though these excellent housekeepers are
seeing that the sun does not fade the
curtains and the carpets, they are most
particular about their valuable plate ana
silver. They have good service for every
day use and for afternoon tea. when
taken alone, or when other guests are
invited. the rare silver aud china are re-
served for state dinners. When such oc-
casions take place these capable mis-
tresses bring out their handsome china,
wash 1t themselves and touch up their
silver Dinuer once over, she Will not
retire until the things are put back in
their proper places. On Sunday these
proud old families 60 to church. the
women dressed In their heavy black silks.
with their small. neat bonnets well tied
beneath their chins, their only adornment
being a heavy gold watch and chain.
The men have even a more dignihed air
in their long waistcoats. silk hats and
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less place in which to live It would be
almost impossible to imagine. Nine
months ip the year the island is en-
veloped in damp fog, through which
the sun penetrates at rare intervals for
brief periods Durin winter there is
neither spring nor autumn strong, cold
blasts sweep over the desolate islet aud
the Inhabitants scarcely ever leave their
houses. The population consists OF some
300 Aleut Indians, whose ancestors were
brought here by the Russians for the
purpose of performing the labor con-
rected with the seal eserves. This has
been ever since their sole occupation and
means Of subsistence. They are quite
content With their lot: IN fact. happy in
a duh sort OF way
A priest of the Greek Catholic Church
attends to their spiritual needs. They
have good. comfortable houses. built by
the lessee company, plenty Of food and
warm clothing and enjoy an utter abb
sence of care. The habits of the seals
are extremely regular and we'll ordered
and Indicate a high order OF instinct.
They spend the winter months in deep
watera, feeding on fish. The mature males
frequent the sea of the cost Of Lower
California, whilst the females and young
60 farther south. At the beginning Of
May the sikatchie, or bulls, begin to ar
rive at the breeding grounds, and during
the weeks that intervene before the ar
rival Of the females select stands that
are permanently occupied for the entire
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more attractive city. The Hague, as their
place Of residence, and court life has
brought to life many of the old families
who were living In seclusion. while Others
from Amsterdam have settled there.
Though these old families are fond of
visiting back and forth. they entertain In
a very simple way. They work, chat and
drink o'clock tea. reserving the few
parties given during the year for birth
days and anniversaries. Their homes are
often large and old fashioned-some or
them have stood for centuries, and the
plain stone or brick walls are not sug-
gestlye of the beauty found within.
large hall opens into spacious parlors. IL
braries and dining-room. The ceilings are
paneled in dark oak; the walls are hung
with splendid tapestries or frescoed In
dark green and form a fitting background
for the handsome oil paintings and en-
cravings hung on the walls. In one room
is seen g Teniers; though 1t is so small
the figures are not readily distinguished
at a distance and only represents
peasant wedding celebration at tavern,
ii has great value. No less beautiful
and even more valuable are paintings by
Harris. Rubens, and Van Dyck. so cher
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ished by their owners they would not
part with them at any price. 1t is some
times difficult 10 discern all tt. beauty
found In these rooms. because of the
rich. heavy curtains hung at the win
dows. The hostess kindly obviales the
difficulty by lighting the great chandelier
that holds a dozen or more tall white
candles. They throw n soft, warm light
on the carved oak chairs and tables. The
cabinets are crowded with Delft and en-
graved silver. that have been 10 the fam
lily for centuries. The furnishing Is SO
solid and magnificent the room might
present an air of cherries comfort were
II not for the large hearth with it's hand
some andirons, bright with the cracking
logs. The library is sometimes even
more attractive, with its many wood OF
panelea oak that forms the telling. the
finely lnlaid floor, the large library table,
and the bookcases which line the walls
Some Of the Libraries have rare old edi-
lions bound In heavy vellum and made
from hand-set type. so beautifully done II
made Dutch printing famous the world
over, Their rival In beauty are the PRICE
less line engravings and etchings hung on
the wall.
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stiff cravat Smile little though do these
serious Dutchmen on other days. they
are especially serious on the Sabbath.
They walk to and from church with a
great air of dignity. In the afternoon
they sit at home and read the large fam
lily Bible aloud. The chief amusement
Of these people is found In visiting back
and forth among their friends and at
tending a few balls at court every year.
Far more attractive is the home life
Of the Dutch merchant, proud of his bust
ness success, his large family and his
comfortable. attractive home. The Dutch
merchants are well known for their
shrewdness and ability TO close 'deal
to advantage, whether 1t be handling dia-
monds or raw material. They indulge In
few extravagances outside of home and
home life. II Is as impossible for these
people to think of home without large
family as of country without dykes.
Dutch proverb says: "Foolishly. but
truly a large house without children Is as
foolish as a stable without horses" Six
children are considered a small family.
aud twice the number none too many.
Whether there be large wealth or small
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The dlning-rooms are often the hand
soonest. of these rooms. In the centre
stands a round table of polished oak,
about 1t half dozen richly carved chairs.
In the cabinets are beautiful plates OF
old Delft and large heavy silver pieces,
some of great historic value and so fine
ly carved that 1t would be priced by any
museum. These old noblemen are exceed
ingly proud of their large brick houses.
decorated with their woods. finely carved.
and their broad ,bearths. But their staid.
conscientious wives are proudest OF the
richly carved furniture. silver and hand
some dishes. However many servants
Dutch women have, they superintend their
households They believe to be good moth
err and capable housekeeper Is woman's
special province. None live up to this be
lief more than some of these wives OF
noblemen, who cover every heirloom they
have, and who would rather part with
their titles than with some of these splen-
did old treasures. Though some Of them
may be seen In the morning wearing their
fine black dress. they are certan to have
the skirts covered by a large white
apron, seeing If the parlormaids have
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case also each death involves two lives.
for the pup, bereft of its natural mother,
can never hnd a foster parent and must
necessarily starve to death. The most
pitiful OF the many touching sights that
rookery affords ~ the sight of many hun
CRY, bleating baby seals gradually dying
for lack of nourishmept
There is yet another class Of seals upon
the islands. These are the holluschickie,
or young males, who are not permitted
to take any part In the family life until
they are Ave or six years OF age. Pre-
vious 10 that time they do not attain
the size and weight that permits them to
force their way into the rookery. The
bachelors" for that is the meaning OF
the Russian word holiuschickie herd at
some distance from the bulls with their
harems. and may only venture upon these
preserves at the penalty of death. A lane
Is sometimes left clear through a rookery
to permit of the bachelors going TO
and from the water but II one deviates
from this narrow path he is Immediately
set upon and killed. The holluscbickie are
the most important element Of seal life
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the raising of large family is not con-
sldered a burden They are brought up
In simple fashion and are taught to do
for themselves. Nowhere do women SO
naively and tactfully rule men as In Hol-
land. aud this Is because their men value
wealth, politics and in short everything
which leads to a large, happier home
life. This is especially true Of the mer-
chant class, who believe that If they
know how to make a comfortable living
their wives know how to spend 1t judi
ciously. Many have such implicit conh-
dence in their wives hnanciering they
insist on their managing the exehequer,
reserving spending money for themselves
They need have no fear Of their for
tunes being handled with recklessness.
If their husbands are shrewd enough 10
make fortunes their women are wise
enough to save them. They keep their
homes in apple pie order and this
they accomplish win rev servants. The
question of servants does not worry
Dutch housekeeper; she finds good girls
relieve her of many duties, but she can
manage very nicely when left alone.
Their servants are known for their COM
potency and the mistresses deserve much
feel themselves responsible for the order
of the house, and an ignorant maid-ser-
want is soon made competent with them.
All political and social questions are left
TO the men; the happiness of their hus-
bands and looking after the children, are
of paramount Importance with the won.
en-. Most Of these women find as much
pleasure in raising large family as the
English get from sports, and the Ameri-
can women from clubs. Though three or
four little ones wanting their own way
is certain at times to be trial. they
console themselves with the thought that
the children will some day be grown ana
a comfort In their old age Self-reianee
is a favorite word with Dutch mother,
and long before the girls reach their teens
they are given duties to perform about
the house, taught to cook and sew. Wnere
the family is large and the income small
the girls are taught to make their own
dresses aud to trim their own hats
Though they are schooled on the serious
side of life, they find plenty Of time for
pleasure. In the winter they pass the
time skating and sleighlng. 10 the sum
mer they have bathing and boating at
the seaside.
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upon the island, for 1t is from their num-
Der that all the skins egitimately secured
are taken. The fur OF sthe bull Is value
less after the sixth year, and although
the skin of the female is a desirable com
mercial asset at all ages. there is pro-
hibition against killing COW seals. The
entire business on the islands is controlled
and supervised by the government, when
keeps treasury official on the spot at all
times to regulate the time and manner OF
killing and the number. At intervals the
villagers drive the hOlluschickie In bands
Of hundred or thousan ds across the island
to the large open killingl ground III the
vicinity of the village and the salthouses.
There certain animals are marked Tor
slaughter, dubbed. stabbed to death ana
skinned with the dispatch and dexterlty
exhibited In the Chicago stockyarns.
Over and above the number that the
lessee company IS permitted to take, the
islanders are allowed to STAY q certain
number for their own subsistence Inc
animal furnishes them with food. cloth
ing, oil Sor their lamps and half dozen
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- HE fur seal is fast going the way OF
a the elephant. the buffalo, the sea
- otter and other animals Of the kind
that do not breed freely In captivity and
are killed by man for their skin or horns
comparatively few years-uniess an
extraordinary change is made in present
conditions-will see the practical extine-
tion Of the highly interesting pinniped
from which we derive the most useful
FUR known to civilization.
The popular idea quite generally con-
fuses the fur seal with the hair SEAL As
a matter OF fact. except for their name
aud the general outline Of their form.
they have nothing In common. In all
else, and especially In their habits, they
are quite dissimilar, Every attempt to
keep the fur seal in captivity has failed.
and so. aside from the hunters, very few
persons have ever seen one of these AMI
mails. although almost everyone thinks
that he is familiar with them. The hair
seal Is to he found In all the salt waters
of the world. The resorts OF the fur
seal are very restricted. The peculiar
conditions that II demands In its breed
ing grounds are found most extensively
on the foggy shores and sloping beaches
OF the Antarctic region. and these were
their chief habitat until the ruthless pur-
suit OF hunters. who for many years
killed hundreds OF thousands without
regard TO sex. drove them away. Now
the entire herd, reduced from many MIL
lions to about 100000 frequents Boring
Sea in the breeding 8 II. and by far
the majority betake themselves to ~.
Paul, the larger Of the two small islands
Of the Pribilov group.
st. Paul Is tribe more than so
square miles in extent. more cheer
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dations have been committed for the most
part by Canadians and Japanese Our
government has failed to effect satisfac-
tory treaties with the various powers. and
the situation has become so acute that
President Roosevelt seriously proposed to
the last Congress the destruction of the
remnant of the seals as solution Of the
difficulty.
The females arrive at the breeding
grounds. or rookeries. as they are called,
about the first week in June. Although
the females, after giving birth. leave the
island frequently and travel hundreds OF
miles to the fish banks for food, each of
them comes back to her original station
and TO her own pup. She has but one,
and will not feed the youne OF another
COW. How the mothers recognize their
respective pups when after an absence Of
several days they find them tumblipg
about together In pods OF 10 or IL 1t
puzzles observers to determine. but -.
they do so seems 10 be established beyond
a doubt, On their expeditions for food
the females are again attacked by the
seal pirates ana pumbers slain. In this
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n OLLAND is known as land of flow
K ers dams and windmills. 1t ought to
D be known as a country of homes and
homeylife. for there are no people who
care more for comfortable homes than the
Dutch. The French and Germans content
themselves in small apartments all win
Ter. satisfied to breathe plenty OF air In
the mountains and in the watering places.
But the Dutch appreciate their soil and a
place they can call home, and though thy
have q bunting lodge off in the woods or
spend a long holiday at the seashore 1t is
their homes they value most. Dutch
proverb says: "Give a Dutchman his
pipe and hearth and you make him happy;
give his wife a pail and broom and you
win all her smiles" To know the Dutch
at their best is not TO meet them abroad,
where they often appear III at ease on
foreign soil. but TO see them pastuFing
their cattle. working in their gardens. and
reading by the hearth
Though the Dutch are exceedingly dem
ccratic IN their IDEAS and worry their
heads very little about nobility and ma
hobs--nowhere are social classes more
clearly defined This is largely because
occupations are handed down from IA
Their TO son through several generations,
and however wealthy families are they
have no ambition to rise socially; they are
satisfied to remain in the social class In
which they ind themselves. The daugh-
FER OF a trader is satisfied to meet her
fate in the son Of a trader. and an owner
Of a rich pasture land does not seek
nobIeman's daughter when looking for
wife.
There is the large stiff nobility who trace
their family tree back for generations,
proud of their ancestors because they
fought SO heroically and successfully to
maintain their country's dependence.
They smile as they tell of a great. great
uncle who made a large fortune In an
East India company or of great. great
grandfather who went to Long Island
when 1t was full OF traders, some of the
proudest dutch families in New York be
ing his descendants.
Though the nobility are to be met with
in all the large Dutch cities. they are
most plentiful In Amsterdam and The
Hague. 1t was in Amsterdam, the cap
itsl of Holland, the Dutch rulers once
lived and many of the old families built
their homes near the palace and the gov
eminent building But Queen Wilhelmina
and her mother preferred the smaller and