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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Shortage Of Water This
Season.
HAVE OPENED NEW GROUND
Will Construct Nine Mile
Ditch This Year.

The Golden Scale. placer clean
ed up Monday there not being
enough water to justify any
more piping. The cleanup was
satisfactory to the management,
who at the most wished to open
the pit.
1t was seen early in the season
that there would be short water
supply, as there was no snow fall
in March, and no warm rains in
April.
Geo. B. Meyer, president of
the company and M. H. Sullivan
manager, have gone east to make
arrangements to construct a ditch
from the East Fork of American
river to the head of Box Sing
gulch, from which the water will
be taken out with the present
ditch. The proposed ditch was
surveyed last fall by Engineer
McNutt, and all preliminary
work done. 1t is the intention
to start construction work just as
soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made, about June l.
The ditch will be nine miles in
length. and is to be five feet wide
on top and three feet on the
bottom. There is very little rock
work on the ditch line.
In speaking of the first rur
Mr.. Meyer said: while I am
perfectly satisfied with the show.
ing made, do not consider it &
fair test, as at no time did we
have water enough. There was
considerable ground moved ant
work done that gave us no re
turns, but we had to open thu
pit, and now nothing remains tt
be done but construct a ditch
from American river so we will
have plenty of water. expec,
work will start about June 1st. ,
The ground all pans we'll, ant
at present the deepest bank il
not over IL feet, but from nov
on the depth of the gravel in
creases very fast, and test pit
show that there is gravel owe.
l80 fit. in depth.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
The Minting of Gold.

Whether the government will
close some of its mints is a ques-
tion before treasury officials, ac-
cording to press report from
Washington. Secretary Mac
Veagh, it is stated, is ready to
instruct the assay offices and
mints to begin issuing gold cer-
tifcates against gold bullion and
foreign gold coin. AS soon as
this begins, the coming of gold
practically ceases. Nothing but
smaller silver coins and pennies
will be made hereafter, unless
there is unusual demand for gold
coins, and it is estimated the
mints in San Francisco and Phil
adelphia will fill the treasury's
needs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Proof of Mineral Discovery.

In a well-known mining case,
adjudicated in Colorado, it was
held that a mining corporation
had wrongfully issued capital
stock as full paid in exchange
for property, because the evi-
dence showed. that no discovery
of mineral in place had ever been
made and the location was in
consequence void. The interest
ing effect of this decision was
that the corporation was held
to have issued it's stock for no
consideration. 1t does not often
occur that mining claims ane held
void because of failure to make
a discovery, to some extent, per-
haps, because the United States
government has not enough
agents, if such were desirable,
to go behind the alleged proofs
of discovery. In some of our
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
GILMORE AND
PITTSBURG ACTIVE
Construction May Be Expect
ed Any Time.


The Gilmore & Pittsburg Rail
road company is now engaged in
making a complete recheck of
the survey from Whitebird to
Lewiston, and advices received
from the upper Snake river sug-
gest that considerable time will
be devoted in this work.
Engineer Roberts, who direct
ed the survey from Salmon City
to Lewiston last year, arrived in
the city Tuesday night on the
gasoline launch Flyer. Mr..
Roberts has just completed a
trip of inspection over the line
and states men will be engaged
on the recheck work between
Whitebird and Lewiston for some
time. A small boat has been
provided to transport the men
and camp equipment down the
Snake river and supplies will be
taken from Asotin by the gaso.
line launch.
The company is now engaged
in constructing a connection with
the Northern Pacific at TWir
Bridges, Montana, the new line
extending from Armsted to the
Northern Pacific connection
Members of the engineering
parties have given out the infor.
nation that the construction Of
the line down the Salmon rive,
from Salmon City may be ex.
pected at any time. Lewiston
Tribune.
A later dispatch from Salmon
City has the following: T. H,
Bacon, chief engineer, and w.
N. Bichler. auditor, of the Gil
more & Pittsburg railroad, have
been staying in Salmon the pasI
week. Persistent rumors are
being circulated that construc.
tion work will begin down the
river to Lewiston.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
CONCENTRATES.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
A cement for pipe joints is
made as follows: Ten pounds
fine yellow ochre, a pounds
ground litharge, A pounds whit
ing, and 1-2 pound of hemp, cut
up fine. Mix together thorough
ly with linseed oil to about the
consistence of putty.
Overloaded machines and
structures. decayed gangway,
worn-out floors and stair-treads,
unannealed chains and hooks,
frayed and stranded ropes and
tackle, and a host of minor in
dustrial equipment, are items
which should pass under syste-
matte and intelligent review from
time to time as possible sources
of accident.
"A good substitute IN place OF
glue or various kinds of cement
for fastening emery cloth to the
disks of grinders is to heat or
warm the disk and apply a thin
coating of beeswax; then put the
emery cloth in place and allow to
set and cool under pressure.
Outcrops of manganese ore in
a country of precious metal mines
should always be carefully pros
pected, or assayed. for silver and
gold, as manganese oxide is often
the gossan of a vein of lead-zinc-
silver ore, just as a silicious iron
outcrop often covers a copper de-
posit. Such outcrops of black
manganese ore are not uncom-
mon in Nevada.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Bring Machinery Down
the River.
ONE BOAT REPORTED LOST
Will Be Large Plant When
Completed.

Word has been received from
Dixie that two of the barges
loaded with machinery for the
Salmon River Placer Mining Co.,
had arrived at the Eakin bar, but
that one had been wrecked about
IL miles above the bar. The one
wrecked is reported to have been
loaded with electrical supplies.
Seven more. boats left Salmon
City several days ago, and no
doubt by this time they have
reached their destination, as the
100 mile-run is made in a few
days.
At the time J. R. Painter, the
general manager of the company
purchased the machinery he es-
timated the probable loss, and
divided his loads so that if he
could land 70 per cent he would
be in shape to go ahead with the
work.
There is no other way of get
ting heavy machinery to the bar
except by boat from Salmon City
and while some have ran this
river great many times without
accident, it is very dangerous
and hazardous trip, and every
season some party comes to grief
in shooting the rapids.
All supplies that can be packed
are hauld through Elk City to
Dixie, where a fairly good trail
leads to the river.
The company own placer
ground on both sides of the river
and on the north side at the
Eaken bar have a fine ranch and
orchard. On the south side of
the river, on what is known as
Five Mile creek, they are con-
structing a fiume, from which
they will generate electric power
to be used on both sides of the
river, for pumping and other
purposes.
There is quite a force of men
at present employed, and just as
soon as the machinery arrives il
will be installed, and it is the in.
tention to begin mining this sum
mer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
DEVELOPING
IDAHO-MASCOT
Del Rio Company Have Com
menced Work.

m0uc60 w OrK.
The Del Rio company holding
a bond on the Idaho-Mascot have
commenced development work
on this very promising showing.
The Idaho-Mascot group of claims
is situated on the east side of
American river and south side of
Kinks Fork, and can be opened
to considerable depth by tunnel.
The work done at present con-
sists of a 200 ft. tunnel and a
number of open cuts, all show
ing good ore. In some of the
cuts the vein shows strong,
about 10 ft. wide, and the ore
pans we'll.
The Del Rio company are also
getting ready to do some deve1-
opment on the Bengal claims,
which are on the west side of
American river. The Bengal has
a good strong vein of high grade
ore, but not much work has been
| done.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
OWNERS WILL
DEVELOP MINE
Binnard Syndicate Failed t.
Make Second Payment.

AdAO 0OSOh0 dJ AOho-
The Lewiston Tribune says:
H. G. Brown, one of the owners
Of the Center Star group of
claims in the Elk City district,
stated that the Binnard syndi-
cate, who had held an option of
purchase on the property, failed
to make the second payment on
May 1st, and that the mine had
reverted back to the original
owners. 1t will now be the plan
to devote considerable attention
to further development of the
property during the summer.
1T would not be difficult for
us to again bond the mine, said
Mr.. Brown, but we prefer to
pursue the development work for
a period on our own resources.
The mine looks fine-in fact
never looked better
"The Binnard syndicate paid
$10,0 600 on the purchase price of
the mine and spent $4,000 in de-
velopment work. This work en-
braced drifts and tunnels and
the ore body has been opened up
at a depth of IT'S feet. There is
about 900 feet of underground
work in the mine.
"The Binnard syndicate re-
Gently endeavored to secure an
extension of time for the second
payment, but this request was
not granted. The total consid.
GRAFTON involved in the deal was
$1OO. O.OOO."
In a letter received this week
by Jas. Murphy one of the own.
ers of the Center Star, Mr.
Brown states that as soon as he
can get pack train together he
will be at the mine with provis
ions and supplies ready to begir
operations. 1t is the intention
of the owners to finish cross-cut
ting the vein, which was never
done, and also to raise on the orr
shoot which is exposed in tn,
tunnel.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Rate of Burning of Fuses.

The explosives chemical labor
atory of the United States Bureau
of Mines at Pittsburg, Pa, is
contemplating a study of the in
fluence of temperature and pres
sure upon the rate of burning of
time fuse. 1t has been found
that fuses having a normal rate
of burning OF 81 seconds per foot
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11

greatest mining camps claims
have been located and pushed to
patent upon areas in which there
were no possibility of showing
mineral-bearing lode. Never
theless, the United States statute
requires discovery to give vail
dity to- the location. Mining
Science.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11

may, under the influence of pres
sure alone, burn as fast as 8
seconds per foot. Conditions of
temperature may cause it to burn
as slowly as 70 seconds per foot.
A centrifugal method has been
developed for determining the
liability of explosives to exude or
leak nitroglycerine from car
tridges. Many accidents . have
occurred from this cause. Min
ing and Scientific Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11

Mining costs vary with the
nature of the deposit, it's geo.
graphical position controlling
costs of supplies, labor, etc., and
the personal equation of man.
agement. Magnetic separation
costs vary directly according as
the crude ore is easy or difficult
of communion preparatory to
separation, and inversely as the
amount of magnetic oxide con-
tanned in the ore. The actual
separation process costs but a
few cents per ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11

miles around, so that the pump
discharges its burden to a fiume,
which carries the water by
gravity to distant settling ponds.
After the sand, mud, and other
impurities have settled, the brine
is drawn off to a second pond,
where the evaporation proceeds
almost to the point of deposition,
finally to third pond, where the
final evaporation occurs. The
salt is then plowed up and stack
ed up for shipment.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Water for Stamp Crushing.

The amount of water used in
stamp milling is variable accord
ing to conditions. but usually
ranges from 2 to 5 gal. per stamp
per minute. In a number of
mills DR.. Robert H. Richards
found the average to be 2.77 gal.
per stamp per minute. In the
same mills he found the average
per ton of ore stamped to be 6.68
tons of water.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Making Salt in u tab.

A regular output of common
salt is made from the waters of
the Great Salt Lake. The brine
is pumped from near the bottom
of the lake, because the denser
solutions have a tendency to sink.
The country is level for many
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
Dredging Ground Sold.

The two placer claims owned
by the Jennings Dredging Co..
situated on Little Elk creek, were
sold at public auction in Grange
vile last Saturday, to satisfy a
judgment of $468. The ground
was bid in by the Portland Iron
Works company.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11
GRANGEVILLE
MILL STARTS
Everything in Shape for Long
Run.

everything In shape fOr Long
Run.
The mill at the Grangeville
mine was started Monday, and
it is the intention to keep it run
ming indefinitely. There is not
much ore developed at present,
but by stopping some and using
the dumps there should be no
trouble for some time. The COM
pany is making good headway
with the new shaft, and it will
not be long before they can get
ore from this source.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-11

A Mr.. Collins, working at the
Gold Success mine, had his chin
badly cut by a dog, this week.
DR.. Yates took several stitches
in it.
The Mining News for So =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02
ORGANIZING TO FIGHT MURPHY.
Large Fund Being Raised 20 Depose
Tammany Chief.

Albany. y. Y. Feb. zs.-Maurice
Minton. hailed by the faithful as the
real boss and father OF the insurgent
movement, to-day announced that
$500. 900 had been collected to de-
fray the expenses OF preliminary or
ganization in . fight TO Gust Charles
r. Murphy from the Leadership OF
New York County.
He declared to-day that he did not
believe that Sheehan would ever
withdraw from the fight and that his
purpose OF holding on when he knows
there Is no chance OF victory il TO In
sure the election Of q Republican
Senator next year.
aSheehan Ii wanted In Washing
ofn." said Minton. "as an agent OF
the interests. not only in the Senate.
but in the departments The men
who are backing him know that he
cannot be elected. hut if they can't
have him they would rather have
Republican than any Democrat Who
can b elected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Responsibility Tar ne eunasasoaa
wish wk4ea sAsY are aos oosfFuass1
waa charged "a psra - tha faraes.
themselves ey ssaasor MccamhwF. ST
North Dakota. n als speexh aEAanas
The Mccall bill IN tie q. I. ssaaas
Saturday. shEeA bill pate lnso foYaa
for eusctmSns iaso las The pxsxIk-
Ions 81 the Canadian FesapsoxEss
agreement
agreement would mpell disaster for
the agricultural interest. Nr. No
Cumber referred 10 the sectionalism
that developed In ths tarsn sltnAiicn.
and the desire OF one part O. the
country To have Ita own product.
protected while these Of another part
should Be made 10 compete with the
free goods brought In from abroad.
Under these conditions" he aasd.
they allowed protection on food
products and thereby increased the
cost OF living. Out OF thia turmoil
new political creed vas born. and
the hero OF each locality was be Who
cried Protection on everything that
We produce and free trade on evcry-
thing the rest OF the country pro-
duces.' This Ii Fossism OF the pres
ent day"
The President. said Mr.. MeCum-
ber, should not be eensured for hls
advocacy OF the reciprocity agree
ment. The farmers had shown b.
their votes last fall that they had
not wanted 70 return the representa-
tives wo defended their interests In
the tariff Legislation. and that meant
that the farmers did not care wheth-
er they we're protected or not.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Nevada Police Officers Fight Run
ming Battle With shosl,one In
dians Suspected OF Numbering
Feur Ranchers-One Policeman
Killed.
Reno, New. Feb. 27.-In q terrific
running battle between q band OF
Shoshone Indians who were being
pursued by q squad OF State police
officers because they were believed
to have murdered four stockmen re-
Hofie. a member OF the police force.
were shot and killed yesterday at
Kelly Greek. Humboldt County. Is
miles north OF Golconda- The battle
ragged for three hours and only ended
VIXEN four bucks. two sqaaws. two
children and one ofiicer were killed
and one young squaw and three chill
dren were captured.
When Captain J. p. Donneily and
his force OF police officers approach
ed, the Indians started their regular
war dance and then opened the fight
Some OF them were wounded In .
running skirmish which extended
over mile. The remaining Indians
hid In the brush and continued 20
fight.
The police had been In pursuit OF
the band Of twelve Indians for sew
erai days. believing that they were
the murderers OF four stockmen.
whose bodies were found about ten
days ago In desoiate canyon on the
eastern Slopes OF TIE Sierra Nevada
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02
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s~ssaoa ana - h~en Aosiy e0asesssa.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02
marion BUTlER'S RALEIGH SPEECH
Greeted by Tremendous Audience Where
He Exposes and Denounces Sim
mons, Daniels and Others.
LYING, GOWARDLY SLHNDERERS RRN

Produces Proof shew
Amy Directly Indirectly frHad
Carpebag Beads Were oon
eeived and Engineered Conspiracy Leading
That They Looted the
Being Politician Unworthy
Ingratiude. Death Who
Widowed Mother, and He
Was a whenH He the Hail.,
vocerous
Ovato at the Ends of Speech.
al
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Doctor Cook says he lost money on
his Arctic explorations. And others
have lost money on DIR. Cook to
hear him explain how he didn't dis
cover the pole.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

A scientist says that poverty will
soon be a by-gone dream. . Then he
certainly doesn't expect the Demo-
Gratis to ever get full control of our
National Government.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The new Wake Democrats were so
anxious for jobs for the faithful that
they legislated one man out of a Job
in order that two other jobs might
be created.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Mr.. Koonce would not even go to
the trouble to introduce an antitrust
law at this session. He had some ex-
perience two years ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

If the trusts haven't a mortgage on
the Democratic party in this State,
then the party should do something
to throw off the suspicion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The proposed Democratic primary
law is intended to make everybody
vote the Democratic ticket. But if
passed, it may prove a bareback.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Senator Boyden said Saturday
that prohibition is a farce. And
still he hasn't been read out of the
Democratic party.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The pay stops Saturday, and the
Legislature will adjourn very soon
thereafter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

If the Legislature knows just
where 1t is. at this stage of the game,
it knows a great deal more than any
outsider.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Senator Baggett introduced his bill
probably thinking his party really
wanted to pass an antitrust law
but now he knows better.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Col. Henry Watterson is still
abroad. Probably waiting for the
Democrats to revise the tariff so he
can bring back a new idea free of
duty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The Legislative Committee has in
Vestigated the penitentiary manage
ment, but said nothing about finding
any large surplus on hand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The authorities in Vienna, Aus
tria, have prohibited hand kissing.
Probably the Austrians will now
learn the only real way.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Speaker Champ Clark should be
furnished with muleomobile.
These differ from the other ma
chimes, as they work backwards.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The only reason the Legislature
has not created more Offices and in
creased more salaries was due to the
fact that they could not find the
money.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Senator Baggett's bill to prohibit
public drunkenness, was killed in the
Senate. The idea of public drunken
ness under a Democratic prohibi-
ton law!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

As matter Of fact. did you think
that anti-cigarette bill would pass
this Legislature?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

In the House one night last week
a Democratic member made an i'm
passioned speech favoring the pass
ing of proposed measure, and then
took his seat and voted against the
Dill. But isn't that just like DEM
oerat?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Democratic harmony" in New
York reminds one Of the Wake Coun-
ty brand before the last primary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Oppose the Canadians Reciprocity
Measure-Getting What They vot-
ed For, But Now Sorry They Voted
the Democratic Ticket-Trying 60
Get n Vote on All Important Meas
=. ares and Thus Avoid a Special Ses-
n OF Congress--Has Agreement
Reached?
ial to The Caucasian

Washington, d. c., Feb. 2S. 1911.
Late this evening there was a re-
port around the Capitol that tenta-
tive agreement had been reached be-
tween Democrats, Republicans, insur-
gent Democrats and regular Demo
Gratis, stand-pat Republicans and pro-
gressive Republicans to try to avoid
an extra session. The rumor was
to the effect that every appropria-
tion bill would be passed and a vote
would be taken on all of the impor-
tant contested questions over which
there has been fiilibustering and
threats of an extra session, including
provision for a permanent tariff
board, the vote on Senator Lorimer's
right to a seat in the Senate, and
vote ON the Presidents Canadian re-
ciprocity treaty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

If this Legislature Is not being
By the trusts, then they should ta's
down the sign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Champ Clark jumped from his par
~ platform again when he advocated
annexing Canada.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The Democratic members of the
Legislature forgot their campaign
pledges when considering the anti
trust bill this week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Monday will probably close the
drama of the Legislature.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

North Carolina needs more indus
tries and fewer politicians.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

ar. Bryan's long silence Ii prob
ably the calm before the storm
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

The Senate bin for . $500. 900
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