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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

side, and was not able to attend to his
property.
Late in the fall of 1907, Espey sold
the mine to Alfred Adams, Of Atlantic
City, n. J., through Frank NJ. Peck,
who commenced TO develop it on a small
scale, driving a tunnel in about 400 feet.
At this point the ledge was crosscut
and showed "A feet Of ore that sampled
s78 from wall to wall, with 80 inches on
the hanging that went over $500. They
then bought q 5-stapp mill and moved
1t on the property and commenced
Work At this time Peck and Adams
disagreed, and Peck started suit for an
interest promised him for making the
deal. This suit was settled out Of court
last month, Mr.. Adams giving Mr..
Peck a one-fourth interest and the
management Of the property. The
property was valued in the settlement
at 500, coo, and since then several part
les have been negotiating for The mine
until Mr.. McGonigal secured the option
Monday.
The South Fork mine is very advant
aOooueiv situated for zvorrino as :
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
MINE OF VARIED EXISTENCE
Always Drawbacks, But Ore So Rich 1t Pays
misunderstanding Situated.

D S. McGonigal, Of Custer, South
Dakota, for Pittsburg men, has secured
an option on the South Fork mine,
locally known as the Espey mine. Mr..
McGonigal, who spent two months look
ing over the district, left Monday for
the east, but expects to return in about
thirty days.
This mine has had a varied existence
since it was located in 1905 by Mr..
Espey. The rich ore shoot uncovered
at the grass roots caused parties to
bring suit against Mr.. Espey for an
interest. But Mr.. Espey won this suit
and made two shipments Of high-grade
ore this same summer, which netted
him a very nice sum. Being in poor
health Espey spent the winter in Port
land and the following summer started
work with a small 2-stamp mill Of his
own construction, and, by sorting and
burning his ore, he succeeded in taking
out a good quantity Of bullion, but he
could not get enough rock through the
mill, 50 he run the mill only at ode
times when he needed the bullion.
Espey IN this way cleaned up some
$40, 900.
Mr.. Espey, who never was IN very
good health, spent most Of his time out
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
SEEMS RAILROAD
IS NOW ASSURED
Advice from Reliable Sources
There Can Be No Truce
This Time.

A Chicago dispatch to the Daily Mis-
soulan (Missoula, Mont.) in regard to
the railroad war in the Clearwater
country, says there will be no truce this
time between the competing railway
companies. The Chicago advice is as
follows:
The Northern Pacific is preparing to
resist the Hartman invasion of the
country west Of Missoula in the Clear
water country in Idaho. On reliable
authority it is stated here today mat
Northern Pacific surveyors will i'm
mediately take the field -from Missoula
and viii locate line through Loio pass
into the contested district of Idaho,
where rival parties of the two lines
have been contesting the way for two
weeks. 1t is a renewal Of the old fight
by compromise traffic agreements; it is
said in railway circles here that there
is little likelihood Of the warning roads
reaching a truce this time"
Speaking Of the work Of the Northern
Pacific engineers at the Montana ap-
proach to the pass, the Muscular says:
Engineer Mayer has as chief assis-
tants Robert P. Anderson and William
Roe, weil-lnown engineers rho nave
been with the Northern Pacific for sew
eral years. This rivalry for right Of
way through Lolo pass recalls the two
or three previous occasions when sur
veyors for these same lines have out
fitted here for the same purpose.
''The fight for the idaho Clearwater
is traditional with these two lines. The
first open warfare for Idaho traffic IN
which these lines We're interested came
when the Northern Pacific won the pr-
ority Of location between Missoula and
Wallace, efectually shutting out the o.
r. 81 n. from continuing its Spokane
Wallace lne 10 Missoula By way Of th'
ST. Regis. AT that time the Union Pa
cifc plan included line over the Lol'
pass or by the way of the 81. Joe int
the Clearwater Subsequently ther'
were struggles for Tie LewisLon-Mis
; soula location. ln one instance thi
warfare was terminated ly the hnancia
laaic of 1892 and auotae time n VA
postponed by tae declaration Of a truce
This ume, loNeger "a Is practical.
ceuaD that one liae or the other wiI
bgd through the Lolo pa So
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

Hotel Par Mrs. j Murphy. Sites;
Thomas spiyey and wife, Washington
ID. C.; Alex Henderson, Burke; Leon
DeBorde Oroglandei George *. Stew
art. ldlewi.d mine, q. W. Wolf spo-
kane, Nm M Luther heHaome.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
Ledge Found In All the
Seven Claims.
NEWS OF FOUR MILE DISTRICT
Development Being Done in
Number Of Properties.

Orogrande, May The Prudential
group Of seven claims was located last |
fall by O'Shea & Lochrey- The prop
erty is situated east Of the Hedges 1
group on -Four Mile creek. The owners
have been developing the property ever
since they located it and have a number
Of big rich quartz ledges opened up.
Most Of the work has been done on No.
] claim. A seven foot contact vein
having an easterly and westerly strike
has been exposed by a shaft and open
cuts on the surface. This vein carries
high values in gold and silver and all
pans coarse free gold. At point rs
feet east Of the shaft an exceedingly
rich body Of ore comes to the surface.
The quartz from this place shows visible
gold and win assay thousands Of dollars
per ton.
A crosscut tunnel is being driven TO
cut this vein at a good depth. This
adit is now in l35 feet with about 25 or
30 feet more to run to cut the vein.
Another big ledge has been opened
up by surface cuts on No. claim
which gives assay returns Of $l2 per
ton.
On No. claim a vein Of sulphide ore
ten feet wide has also been opened up.
Although this does not pan free gold,
the owners have had some rich assay
returns from this ledge.
The Prudential is one Of the foremost
Of the many rich showings IN the -Four
Mile country and the owners win GER
tainly be well paid for AL the hard work
they have done upon the property.
Resume Work On Franklin.
Frank Brown Of The Franklin group
was over from the -Four Mile country
Monday De says himself and partners,
Messrs Cooper and johnson, are erect
ing a new cabin and store house 90 feet
in length and 20 feet wide. AS aoon as
they have the cabins completed tley
viii resume work on the fraplSlin ledge
Building op Buckh0rn.
al abe haclshon the crew have laid
of in the mine and are now building b
new blacksmith shop and repairing and
enlafgIng ulo bunk house and cook
house ~ accommodate a large elew
Rioh CCeW o'hlene.
s0en men are employed dniilng and
prosecuting on the yelp in tle loHer
tunnel lhe lanne la noW iu goo feeg
q nomou' u ol0 feef ln th.f dun
Shove tle llngeal and reheai body of
ore yei fluna In tle mlne
y eleH 800 pa pYi o0 n.Fhi $3.50 AZ
soon Ha ule aH p'pe for yepulai.qn a.
nfDe
I,asf fope Pans Cold
lhe las iope s ooe NJ nle reeai
lQeanem aoloHnT nne tenneu sai|e.
Nalta RqNN HQrlanf pu nNf claim
ald laa unee,ned iNo eii ldg feH
on Hlo iaa liqpe llAeten 1Nenf
al pana eaH ne Hod 4heWepuy
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Al NeNeN Na. 0paned ep th' |Digl
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
Mill for Acacia B.

P. H. Leach is making preparations
to erect q 1-stamp mill for this prop
erty. The mill is TO be operated by
water power. Mr.. Leach has a large
quantity Of very rich free milling ore
and there is no doubt but that his mill
will pay a handsome profit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
Wild Rose Work.

Hugo Hanses left Orogrande during
the week for the Wild Rose group on
Rapid creek, where he viii do the lOca-
ton work on six claims and also open
up the big ledge which was recently
struck on this group.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

point where the ledge has been uncov-
cred it pans gold and at many points
quartz shows visible gold. Mr.. Bennett
is now erecting a cabin on the ground
and fixing up to do considerable devel-
oDment work.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
Specimen Ore in Pioneer Hill.

During the week VIM. Shackelton,
who has been working on Pioneer Hill
between Santiam creek and Rapid
creek, uncovered a small vein which is
practically all specimen ore. Free gold
ore worth from S. to $40 a pound is be
inc mined from this new strike.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

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looaienf ad.omng th0 feHneu spi'e
Naltel liqNN HQrllnH pn t1f claim
aad haa uncovered 49, eii laee fep
an he ias Nopo llaete0 lNe He
all p.na e4H neeHad 4heWepYy
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08

Az the Hacknon the ereH have laid
on ln tho mine and are now building b
new blaeksmlta shop and repairing and
enlaIgng ulo bunk house and cook
house t0 accommodate "a lalge olow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12

mora admired than little Miss Virginia Stone Williams, the 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lucille Armstrong Williams of Birmingham, Ala, and grandniece of Gen. John B. Stone of Kansas City, Mo. Little Virginia, with her mother, Mrs. I.ucile Armstrong Williams, and aunt, Mrs. Walter Robbins. is the guest of her uncle. General Stone. at the Pea body hotel
 MT. and Mrs. Cole of Memphis are the guests of MT. and Mrs. W. B. Leedy.
 Miss Ruby Lawhon of Livingston is the guest of Mrs w. A. Battle, 1O32 South Eighteenth street.
 Miss Alline Kirkman returned yester- day from Loretto academy, Loretto, Ky, with her grandfather, MT. E. Erswell. Miss Kirkman is talented young china painter and brought home a number of pretty bits of her work.
 Mrs. Frank w Hopkins is in Helena, Ark.
 Rev. Sterling Fosters many friends will be delighted to learn that his condition is most gratifying from the latest ac- counts. He is at French Lick Springs, Ind, and is rapidly recuperating his strength. Mrs. Foster is still in Birmfng- ham, but expects to leave early in July for visit to relatives in Union Springs.
  eaga cement of her daughter, Mary, to Mir. Alfred Muckle. The wedding will take place June 13. Miss Young is well known in educational circles. For the past few years she has been professor of linelish and head of the English depart ment et the Alabama Girls Industrial schoo. at Montevallo MT. Muckle Is a well known cotton man. a former resident of Alabama, but now living In Canton, Miss.
 The recitals of the Fletcher School of music will take place in the parlors of the school, 2000 Sixth avenue Monday and Tuesday nights, June II and 15. The first recital will be in the guise of u flower festival, given by the primary de- pariment. Tuesday evening the inter- mediate department will give their recital. To both these entertainments the friends and pupils of the school are cordially invited.
 Mrs. N H. Burt is doing well at St. Vincent hospital, having undergone op- eration for appendicitis yesterday.
 The marriage of Mir. Vernon H. King and Miss Forrest O'Hara was solemnized on Thursday night by the Rev. l.. F. Whitten at North Birmingham. The pop ular young couple left for Dayton, O., immediately after the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
NEWS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD CotiIIon Danced In Ball ROem FeStesned With Wistaria PARTIES OF SCHOOL SET Miss Mary Lou Cobb Hostess at Dance. Club and Additional Friends Play
 Bridge at Mrs. H.. R. carter's.
 Notes and Personals.
PARTIES OF SCHOOL SET
BY MYRTLE MILES.

The Margaret Allen school was the scene last night of probably the pret- tiest young peoples party in it's history when Miss Mary Lou Cobb, one of this seasons lovely young graduates, enter tained at dance.
 The ball room was beautiful with its decorations of vines and wistaria blos- soms. The columns were entwined with woodland smilax and ivy, while at the top were clustered sprays of wlstaria blooms. It was entered through an arch twined with vines and wistaria, while in the center of the room was another arch suspended from which was a floral basket hung with wistaria A trellis of ivy con- cealed the orchestra playing during the evening.
 Miss Cobb was an attractive and gra- cious hostess gowned in a dancing frocl1 of pink lowered null with messaline trimmings. Her house guest, Miss Vir- ginia Maxwell of Tuscaloosa, who as- sisted her in receiving, wore a white satin-striped chiffon gown which was most becoming.
 The cotillon was danced, the grand march being led by the hostess with MT. Robert Hemphill, who introduced a number of beautiful and very complicat- ed figures. MT. Hemphill is one of the most accomplished of the young cotillon leaders and led at several of the com mencement dances this year. At the close of one of the figures Mother Goose bags of bon-bons were distributed by one of the chaperons. Miss Cobb invited of ha,. ioH frfa fa aot aa chaperons, among them MT. and Mrs. Houston Johnston, MT. and Mrs. John Danforth, Judge and Mrs. Zell Gaston, MT. and Mrs. Richard Johnston, MT. and Mrs. w. D. Nesbitt, MT. and Mrs. Sterling Wood and Mrs. l.. A. Condon.
 The lawn at the Allen school was light ed with Japanese lanterns and a lunch con was served on the playground with fruit punch in the ball room.
 Those present included Miss Edith Thompson, Miss Virginia McDavid, Miss Helen Thompson, Miss Gladys Ensen, Miss Vera Webb Miss Margaret Latady, Miss Margaret Robinson,> Miss Serena Kirkpatrick, Miss Dorothy Johnston, Miss Lucy Lyman Powell, Miss Elizabeth Bowie, Miss Mattie Fowlkes, Miss Gama- liel Dixon, Miss Jamie Going, Miss Amee McCrossn, Miss Annie May Walthall, Miss Rose owen McDavid, Miss Liela Wood Miss Rose Snider, Miss Susie White, Miss Emily Maniss, Miss Emily Somerville, Miss Ruth Terry Miss Mary Lou Cobb; Messrs Pollard Jones, Charles Heidt, Kirke Austin, Ernest Sifford, Bun Roberts, Porter Stiles, T. T. Latady, R. T. Williams, ". M. Otey, Robert Hemp hill, Byrd Haley, Junius Walthall W. IT. Robertson, J. T.. Bostick, Tom Spen- cer Scriven, John Prowell, Wallace Mo- Adory, T. Zimmerman, Jim Coleman, Fred Wheelock, Ebert Jemison and Robert McDavid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12

tertained about 90 of his school friends last evening at tally-ho party and aft erward a dance at his home on Eleventh avenue. The party spent two hours in driving about the city in the large tally ho and it was a merry group that stopped at the Worthington residence at 9 o'clock for the dance Tempting refreshments were served for the boys and girls dur ing the evening"
 Basil Clarke, who planned a pleasant entertainment for his school friends last evening, was obliged to withdraw the in vitations to his dance because of the serious illness of his kinsman, MT. M. Porter Walker.
 Little Miss Elizabeth Jordan had also planned party for last night, but with drew the invitations owing to MT. Wal kers illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12

in honor of Miss Maxwell is the luncheon to be given for her Tuesday by Miss se- rena Kirkpatrick.
 MT and Mrs. George Whatley are at home with Mrs. Alice Douglass on Thir- teenth avenue and Nineteenth street. MT. and Mrs. Houston Davis left yes terday for Chalybeate Springs, near Blount, to remain until July 1. They will occupy Mrs. McBee's residence on Warsaw and Glenn avenues until the completion of their own home in the fall.
 Miss Bessie Cooper of Nashville is the house guest of Miss Virginia White, 940 South Nineteenth street.
 Miss Jean Ballenger, who is passing the summer at Blount Springs, is spending a few days in town with Miss Annie Le- Grande.
 Mrs. Earle Drennen is visiting in south Alabama. She will not return until July i.
 
 Mrs. A. II. Woodward and children will leave soon for Coburg, Canada, to spend the summer.
 Mrs. w. l.. Sims is steadily improving, and it is thought will be ready within a few days to be removed from St. Vim cents hospital to her home.
 Lieutenant Governor Gray has returned from New Orleans.
 MT. Porter Walkers many friends are distressed over his serious illness. He is at the Long Brown infrmary, where he is being treated for pneumonia of an alarming type, and the greatest uneasi ness was felt last night as to his recov- cry.
 Hon. and Mrs. Oscar Hundley have named their little daughter Margaret Davis.
 The Memphis Commercial-Appealo of this week has the following: Among the guests at the reunion none have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
BRIDAL PARTY
 ENTERTAIN AT HEARTS.

Mrs. Louis Schillinger entertained the members of the Hogan-Schillinger bridal party last evening at an attractive heart party.
 The games were played on the veranda which was decorated with plants and cut flowers and hung with Japanese lanterns. The guests included only the bridal party. Mrs. Schillinger's prizes were especially pretty, and the score was kept on heart shaped cards bearing the pictures of the prospective bride and bridegroom Fol- lowing the games a buffet luncheon was served Punch was poured by Miss Jo- sic Cole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
LONDON SUICIDE
 IS MYSTERIOUS

London, June n-According to the statements published in the London pa- pers today Mary Agnes o'Brien Ruiz, who was divorced year ago from An tonic M. Ruiz Cuban diplomat, and whose name was mentioned in connection with the divorce case of Alfred G. Van derbilt, committed suicide in her home in Grosvenor street on May 16 by shoot ing. The newspapers also state that an inquest was held on May 19, but that the facts in the case were Suppressed and the affair is now being investigated.
 Mrs Ruiz came to London last April and with an American companion. Miss Caney, took furnished house where she had numerous visitors
 During the early part of May, however. she became i'll. On May 16 Miss Caney heard shot in Mrs. Ruiz's room and on entering found the patient lying in bed with bullet wound in her breast and revolver at her side. A physi- elan was summoned, but Mrs. Ruiz died the same night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
A BOYS HOLIDAYS.

The ardent controversy which has been waging In England and America concern ing the best way to dispose of school boys in the long summer vacation has prompt
 ed the Grand Trunk Railway System to issue special publication giving sugges- tons and practical hints to parents, as to what to do with the public and prepara- tory school boy during the months of July and August. The vacation camp is one of the solutions and the publication en- titled, What Shall a Boy Do With His Vacation" thoroughly covers the ground and solves the problem of the best way for a schoolboy to enjoy his holidays
 A copy may be obtained for the asking by applying to G. W. Vaux. 917 Mer- chants Loan and Trust Bldg. Chicago, III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
MRS. H. R. CARTER HOSTESS
 FOR CARD CLUB AND GUESTS.

Mrs. R. H. Carter entertained the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club and a coterie of additional friends yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, the event proving one of the most delightful of the summer. Cut flowers frightened the pretty apartments in which the guests were seated for the games and added to the charm of an occasion made most pleasant by the skill of the gracious hostess.
 The prizes were handsome and extreme ly pretty, including brass candlestick, given as a guests prize, a set of silver lemonade spoons for the club prize and the game prize, a half dozen salt bowls and spoons.
 The members of the club include the hostess, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. H. F. DeBardeleben, Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, Mrs. Daniel Greene, Mrs. John H. Gunnels, Mrs. J. T. Harwell, Mrs. S. l.. Ledbetter, Mrs. Guy John son, Mrs. J. H. McCary, Mrs. Haskins Williams, Mrs. Willard Wilson, Mrs. Ne wins. Mrs. Edwin Ball and Mrs. W. C.. Shackelford.
 Mrs. Carter's invited guests included Mrs. B. L. Wyman, Mrs. A. s. Leath, Mrs. John Jemison, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, Mrs. J. G. Moore, Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. Lewis Minor, Mrs. G. B. Mccormack Mrs. J. E. Frazier, Mrs. B. F. Tyler, Mrs. Zach Nabers, Miss Kate Smith, Mrs. William Worthington. Mrs. Charles Abbott, Mrs. Thomas Ellis, Mrs. Norman Brooks. Mrs. J. D. Dabney, Mrs. l.. J. Haley, Mrs. Ned Richardson McDavld, Mrs Alex Cecil, Mrs. A. G. Smith and Miss Kate Hopkins.
 YOUNG FOLKS PARTIES.
 William Worthington, the son of MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
Shield Is MissInu.

Willemstad. June 11.-The statement made several days ago that the shield of the Venezuelan consulate here sup posed to have been destroyed by q mob last year. had been found intact within the building, is erroneous. This shield Is still missing The one found in the con- sulate never was over the door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
Excursion Rates to the East

Southern railway will sell round trip 16, F, IS, 2s and July and 12 limited b days, and can be extended until Sep -tember 30. Rate. $19 80. Two daily trains leaving 93o a. m. and 4:25 p. m. Through sleepers and dining cars. For all infor- nation apply at City Ticket Office, Nor ris Hotel building, phones, Bell S0s7 Peo- ples 617 6-10-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 AND PERSONALS.

Miss Leila Wood will give a tennis party this afternoon in honor of Miss Virginia Maxwell of Tuscaloosa, the guest of Miss Mary Lou Cobb.
 Mrs. J. Allen Durham's heart party Tuesday will be given in honor of Miss Ruth Smith of Memphis, Miss Bessie Cooper of Nashville and Miss Zelda King of Memphis. and her guests will include only the younger set.
 Monday evening Miss Helen Thomp- son will entertain for Miss Virginia Max well at dinner.
 Another pleasant event to take place