The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-12-30

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YEAR DAWNs IN GLOOM, DIES IN PROMISE.
In closing the year 1909 we cannot refrain from expressing sat-
sfacon and qualification at the strides which the Occur dAene
district has taken in the development of its properties during the
1month period quickly pusng to its finish It dawned
with but poor promise containing much Of good for
ton dependent the mining industry for its prosperity it closes
with greater army employed in Occur dAene mines
prospects than in its history and the not only OF
continuance of this condition. but constant addition the pro-
ducing force.
We entered 1909 with tariff unrest and capital uneasy as the
outcome with low prices for lead zinc and silver principal
articles Of merchandise We close 1909 with these minerals at the
highest prices the year and evidently the Of further adj
vance Copper ALSO shows healthy tendency advance and
has stimulated development Of copper prospects.
We have frequently mentioned the growing list OF shippers
Two have recently added the King Queen mine at Carter
Mont which sending four weekly to the seter and the
Big Elk near the Montana lne which ships its first this week.
but will be in condition to regular shipments on
large scale early in the spring.
The most important projects prospect now next to develop
ing properties and bringing producers in the providing OF
transportation The St. Paul road opened large area trbu-
tar the st. Joe river The Miner has perssteny contended
that company the known cbre Of the St. Paul would never
be onented with running through edge Of section furnish
ing such vast tonnage a. do the Occur d'Aenes.
In press dispatch from Occur dAne City under date Of De-
cember g. contention partially verified This dispatch
says:
Tha threecornered fight being waged by the HILL Har
Rockefeller railroad systems and retain the min
ing interests Of Shoshone county, and the lumber industry of
Koena county, Idaho coupled with the business OF Spokane
the metropolis Of the Inland Empire the report here tonight
the result Of the statement by j. L. McCar OF the local
representatives Of the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound Rail-
road company that the last purchase for the right of through
dAene city closed last night setting the exact route
Of the Milwaukee through this city Coupled with the reports
that the Milwaukee surveying is busy projecting
down Pine creek into the rich Occur dAlenes from point
St. Mares and that the Hill interest will begin activities to
N railroad having already made cutoff from Rockford
the main line Rockford bay in order shorten the distance to
Wallace from Spokane"
Simultaneous with this announcement comes that the
Spokane Wallace and Interstate electric railway will be built
Herman Ross W. j. Hail. the principal local hackers Of
the project appeared before the Occur dAne City council this
week with Attorney knight and asked for franchise
the streets of that city In referring to this application
press dispatch from Occur d'Alene said in part:
Mr Hail. Mr.. Ross and Mr. Knight in making their appca
ton stated that they assured the financial back
ing build the road and nmated that large company
back of the project but stated that they not in position
give the name of the company at present
From the franchise itself and from few words dropped by
the gentlemen it presumed that the Hill interests back Of
the road
According franchise asked for the will Occur
dAene the city limits Mullen and proceed
Mullen and will follow the Of the Inland down Mullen and
Front to the lake shore.
"A franchise also asked for line commencing the inter-
section of Mullen and Fifteenth north Fifteenth
to Indiana thence west Indiana First street. north First
Foster Foster Government Way and north Gov
eminent Way to the city limits
The road is be operated either by electricity steam
BOTH the choose and building operations must be
started within year and completed within years.
According the representatives the company has fixed upon
the between Occur dAene and Wallace 1t will follow the
lake shore Wolf Lodge bay thence up Wolf Lodge creek and
Thompsons place. and will the divide through
tunnel about 1000 feet long,
THE line between Occur dAene and Wallace will be 50 ITO
miles long, about the length the N between
Wallace and Harrison.