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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-05-19
The Idaho State Summer Normal
School at P0catellO-Held I'm
Academy Building, June
20 to August A

A state summer Normal ScnOol VIII
be held at Pocatello, Idaho, begin
ming June 26th and running for six
weeks. The purpose of the summer
Normal school is to afford opportun-
tiles for professional preparation and
improvement to teachers and to pros
pecive teachers.
The Idaho school laws now demand
of each applicant for the third grade
for certificate for teaching that he
shall fit himself by attending a pro-
fessional school for teachers for at
least six weeks. Many privileges OF
renewal and advanced standing in
both the second and first grade GER
tificates are granted to successful
teachers n their finishing different
subjects at the professional school.
Pocatello offers specil inducements
for the teacher who wishes to attend
summer school. Centrally located,
with the best railroad facilities and
with climate that is very invigoraoi-
Ing and healthful, it is very favorable
to effective study, both summer and
winter.
1.-THE Academy plant, where the
school is to be conducted, will be
thrown wide open TO the free use OF
the summer school students. The
dormitories, science laboratories, Ii
brary, domestic economy laboratories,
shop, equipment of the department of
music, agricultural equipment, gym
nasium, athletic field, tennis courts,
will be at the disposal of the summer
school students.
Miles E. Reed, M. A., the able pres
ident of the Academy of Idaho, has
again been chosen as conductor of the
summer school and will give all his
professional training to make the
school a success. The other instruct
ors have been chosen from the facul-
ties of the state schools of Idaho and
are specialists in their lines.
Courses will be offered in School
Law, School Management, History of
Methods of Teaching
Language and Reading,
Geography and istory, in all the nee
essary academic subjects; and voca-
tional subjects, such Domestic Science
Cookery, Sewing, Basketry and Ele-
ments of Agriculture.
The course in the summer Normal
will be open to all persons of good
character who shall give evidence to
satisfy the conductor that they may
make suitable teachers. Ordinarily
graduation from an elementary school
will be considered sufficient prepara-
ton.
There will be no tuition charged,
but an enrolment fee of $500 will
be required of all students register
ing.
Students must register during the
first week to secure credit on certi-
icates.
Board and room may be had at the
Academy dormitories at $3.50 per
week.
For further particulars address the
Conductor or Secretary of the State
Summer Normal School, Pocatello,
daho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-05-19
CAVE NEAR CUNA EXPLORED BY
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Natural Wonder Found to be Vast in
Extent, Containing Seven
Great Chambers
Capital News)

That southwestern Idaho has cave
that is natural curiosity and should
be thoroughly explored as we'll as pro.
tected by the government by with.
drawing it from all forms of entry is
proven in the remarkable detailed
description given of the cavity by Sur.
veyor General d. A. Utter following
a trip through the cave Wednesday
when, accompanied by Frank Spaf-
ford, examiner of surveys, and H. G.
Harrison, chief of the field division, he
made trip to the natural wonder.
The party located the cave 81 miles
from Boise and seven miles from
Kuna at point between the Kuna
butte and the Snake river. They ex-
plored it for a distance of from 14OO
to 1900 feet and entered seven great
chambers marvellous in their design
and notable for their peculiar and
fantastic appearance. They would
have gone farther had it not been for
the fact that falling rock, filtering
sand and dirt blocked the cavities.
"The entrance to the cave is Sc
cured by climl ing down a swinging
wire ladder distance of 80 feet"
stated Surveyor General Utter today.
'The opening is found on the open
prairie in the lava rock. After our
party entered the first cavity we
started on our trip of exploration. We
found that the cave ran almost due
north and south, one end running
toward the Kuna butte and the other
towards the river.
Probably it's most peculiar feature
was the fact that the underground
passageway was divided into separate
chambers, set at intervals and entered
by small and narrowing holes. These
chambers varied in height from 20 to
so or 60 feet. In one of them we
found balcony or shelf half way
up the wall, and running around the
chamber. 1t was as perfect, almost,
as though carved out by human
hands.
Some of the chamber entrances
were so filled up that we entered
them with difficulty. On one occasion
but one of the three of us was small
enough to squirm through an open
ing.
In my opinion the cave has it's ORR
gin under or near the Kuna butte
and extends a distance of about six
miles to the river below. There is
an easy pitch to the land and the
cave in many respects is certainly an
one. In order to properly
explore it party should have ex-
oerienced underground men, picks,
;hovels, etc.
What struck me as peculiar was
he fact that from the direction of the
liver cold, damp breeze was ontice-
,ble in the cavity. From the other
direction the air was fryer and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-05-19

Book, job and commercial printing
at The Republican. First class work
always and only.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
ELY IS SELECTED
FOR EXAMINATIONS

Ely is designated as the place in
the second supervision district for
the holding of the teachers semi
annual examination, to be held in
various parts of the state by the state
board of education. on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, No
vcmber 27, 2S, 20 and 80.
The examinations will be held in
the places named IN the following
supervision districts: Elko, first dis
trict; Ely second district; Winnie
mueea and Fallon. third district,
Reno fourth district; Tonopah and
Las Vegas, fifth district.
1t is possible that additional places
will be named later although it is
believed that there is no one teaching
in Nevada at the present time who
cannot readily reach some one of
these towns.
Examination will be given for first
and second grade certificates. Any
person desiring to take the examin-
alton for a high school certificate
should give notice til. reof to the sup
erintendent of public instruction on
or before the first day of Deeem ber,
naming the branches from the op-
tional list in which he wishes to be
examined
The deputy superintendents will
make all necessary rangements for
the examination held in their res
pective supervision districts and give
due notice of the building in which 1t
is to be held.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
PECK EXPECTS TO SHIP
ORE FROM NEW LEASE.

w. A. Peck who is associated with
Newton Cowen in lease on the
Bunker Hill-Sullivan properties in
the Granite district arrived Wednes-
day night to visit for a short time
with his family, and returned to the
mines the next morning. They in
tined to institute development work
on the main shaft, as soon as the
annual labor is completed on three
claims, on which the necessary money
has not been expended for the pres
ent year. AS the present ore show
ings are all that could be desired, the
leasers contemplate making several
shipments to the Salt Lake smelters
this winter.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
SUMMONS
OLD RESIDENT
DENNIS McELLIN, ONE OF EARLY
SETTLERS AT HAMILTON, DIES
AT HIS HOME AT AGE OF
SEyENTY-NINE YEARS.

Dennis McBllin, one of the early
pioneers of White Pine county, was
called by the hand of death from all
earthly activity last Saturday night
at his home near Hamilton after an
illness OF short duration. His death
Is largely attributed to old age rather
than to any other cause, for the de-
ceased was 70 years old, when he
answered the final summons.
Mr.. MeEllin had been in good
spirits for several days before his
death, and requested his relatives not
to worry over his slight Illness.
which he thought would soon pass
He spoke confidentaly of his recovery
and his ability to again attend to his
usual duties. He suffered with a
sinking spell short time later, from
which he never recovered.
The funeral occurred Tuesday
afternoon. and was in charge of Rev.
Father Sheehan of Sacerd Heart
church, and was attended by hun
dreds of friends, who had been init
mately acquainted with the deceased
for fourty years. Interment was in
the Hamilton cemetery. Mrs. f.. J.
McEllin and John E. Robbins went to
Hamilton Monday morning to ar
range for the burial of the old pion-
eer.
Mr. McEllin endured the hardships
and privations incidental to the dis
covery of fabulous rich silver ore at
Hamilton in 1869. and was among
the first TO blaze the trail into the
White Pine district He deft Hamil-
ton, when that camp, lost its prestige
as a silver producer. but returned to
his old haunts four years ago, since
which time he has been associated
in mining enterprises with his nep-
hew. f. J MeEllin. Mr. MeEllin has
contemplated LEAVING for California
shortly to remain during the winter
months, realizing that the rigors of
winter Weather on White Pine noun
tain would not be conductive TO his
failing health.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
IS
SHOT IN FIGHT
TONY PETROS RECEIVES WOUND
IN THIGH IN GREEK QUARTERS
AT McGILL, WHILE ATTEMPT
ING TO STOP QUARREL.

Because he attempted to act the
role of a peacemaker. and tried to
separate two Greeks, who were en-
gagged In a drunken quarrel. Tony
Petros was shot in the right thigh
by Peter Mlotes about $50 o'clock
Thursday morning in the foreign
quarters at McGill.
The foreigners had been celebrat-
ing a red letter day in the calendar
of the Greek church, and toward the
early hours of the morning, the fes-
tivities became boisterous. After
indulging in intoxicants to excess
throughout the night, Mlotes and
another Greek, whose name has not
been aseertained, became involved in
a dispute, it is claimed, over religi-
Gus differences.
To emphasize his contentious, Mo-
tes drew an ugly looking revolver,
and threatened to kill his adversary
Fearing that someone might be kill
ed, the manager of the house inter-
vened, and made an effort to separ-
ate the combatants. During the
melee he received the bullet that
was intended for the unknown for
eigner.
Mlotes succeeded in escaping from
the building shortly after the shoot
ing affray occurred. Deputy Sheriffs
Holmes and Newman were notified of
the trouble, and made a thorough
search of all the houses in the Greek
colony without securing any infor-
nation as to the whereabouts of the
fugitive.
An investigation of the causes
surrounding the ATTEMPTED murder
ayailed the officers nothing. The
witnesses of the affair have refused
to tell anything of the circumstances
that lead up to the fight between the
two men, 1t is believed that Mlotes
is being concealed about the smelter
grounds by his clannish compartriots,
until a favorable opportunity is af-
forded him to make his escape
The crafty foreigners refuse to re-
veal the hiding place of the fugitive.
and furnish any information that
mil 70 &c
Petros was removed to the Step
toe hospital in East Ely Thursday
and no serious consequences are
feared from the bullet wound.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
Nevada Con. Has Large Surplus
on Hand After Paying Off
Quarterly Profits
NINTH DIVIDEND FORTHCOMING.
AMOUNT EARNED Is SMALLER
THAN CORRESPONDING QUAR-
TER OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE
ORE VALUES ARE LESS.

The surplus earned by the Ne
vada Consolidated Copper company
for the third quarter of 1911
amounted TO s100.555. after payment
of the eighth quarterly dividend and
charging off s136.990 for deprecia-
of the Steptoe plant at MeGill. ae-
eording to the report OF President S.
w Eccles. which has just been made
public.
Owing To the fact that the ore
treatd during the three months in
cluded in the report averaged only
1.70 per cent copper as against 2.26
per cent for that handled during a
similar period in 1910, the earnings
are smaller.
During the quarter the amount of
ore handled was 72S. 1913 tons which
possessed a gross value of SODA
109.34. After dedueting the cost of
extracting. transportation and redue-
tion. the net profits from the opera
tion of the properties are $316.-
346.06. The expense OF treating the
ore Is segregated as follows: Extract
ing. s416.236.72: transportation.
s791.67O.f7 and reduction, s1.1sO,-
1906.
THE company had no current Il
abilities except such as must occur
in the ordinary operation of business
and has current assets in excess of
such Utilities OF s2.236,s4S." says
President Eecles in his report. This
company, the Nevada Northern rail-
way company and the Steptoe Valley
Smelling & Mining company has cash
and negotiable securities on hand in
excess of 100000.
The stripping of the Liberty pit
was continued and 34S.56S cubic
yards OF overburden removed during
the quarter. At the Eureka pit the
stripping Is so we'll advanced that
the charge for stripping assessed
against each ton OF ore extracted and
taken up in operating charges prae-
tically offset the stripping expense,
so that there was no increase In the
deferred stripping account.
During July the last reyerber-
atory furnace was altered TO operate
with oil instead of coal.
Basic lined converter No. Is now
in operation. and the work OF IN
stalling No 2 is under way"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
HARTzELL IS HEAVILY
FINED BY CARTWRIGHT

A. M. Hartzell, night foreman In
the big steam shovel pit at Copper
Flat. was fined 500 in the justice
court Monday morning on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons. Upon
his arraignment before Justice
Cartwright. the defendant admitted
his guilt, and declared that he was
willing to accept the penalty that
would be meted out to him for pos
ing as a gun man.
Jerry Crimmens. an employee OF
the Nevada Consolidated, with whom
Hartzell had become involved In an
alteration, drew prize package
from Justice Cartwright in the shape
of a s25 fine.
The quarrel between the two men
originated over the discharge OF
Crimmings, because he had neglected
to maintain a fire In the engine,
which he was operating in the pit.
II was shown from the testimony
taken during the trial, that Crimmens
had addressed an insulting remark
TO Hartzell on Aultman street Satur-
dav night. while the latter was talk
ing with friends.
Hartzell resented the insult, and
attempted to draw a gun which ne
was carrying. Crimmens succeeded
in wrestling the weapon from his
enemy undismayed by his nrst
failure, Hartzell went In quest OF
another gun, which he placed for
safe keeping In one OF the saloons
Before he had an opportunity to use
the revolver. Deputy Sheriff Veal en-
conntered him on the streets, and
took him into custody.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
DOUGLASS BUYS RIGHT
FOR "DANTE'S INFERNO" :"

Fred Douglass, formerly owner of
the Empire Theatere, has organized
a company, composed of well known
business men in Ely, which has pur-
chased the privilege of exhibiting
"Dante's Inferno" the greatest sub
ject, ever displayed by a moving pic
ture machine. In Nevada, Utah and
Arizona.
"Dante's Inferno" will be display
ed for the first time to a western au-
dience at the Bio Theatre in about
ten days. The film has had a
wonderful run on the Schubert cir
cult, and commanded admission
prices ranging from one dollar up
wards.
Mr.. Douglass disposed OF the
Empire Theater Friday to the Bio
Amusement company. and the two
popular playhouses will be run under
the same management.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
NINTH CAR or ORE
FROM THE RED HILLS

The ninth carload of ore was ship
ped several days ago from Currie by
Erward Wilson and Ole Johnson,
who have been operating the Allen
Lacey properties in the Red Hills
district under lease and bond. The
successful leasers are confident that
they will be able to send two more
carloads of ore to the sampling works
at Midyale, Utah within the next
twenty days. The ore is hauled by
team a distance of sixty miles to Cur
die. the nearest railroad station.
The smelter returns from previous
consignments have been extremely
gratifying, and have averaged from
$29 to $43 a ton. The lead contents
in the ore has contained values as
high as As per cent in black metal.
The ore will average about 25 ounces
in silver, although some shipments
have exceeded that mark. The gold
in the ore viii amount to 81 so ton.
Three veins of rich ore have been
opened up in the principal working
on the Allen-Lacey holdings The
formation is a lead carbonate, with
sprinklings of galena throughout the
mineralized zone.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
Tutors From Three Counties
Will Gather Here Fer five
Days, Session on Dec. IS
SECOND BIENNIAL ME[T|MG
PROMINENT EDUCATORS FROM
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE PART
IN LECTURE WORK.

The biennial teachers institute
for the Second Supervision district
comprising Lander. Eureka. and
White Pine counties will be held in
Ely commencing Monday, Dec. 1S,
teachers of this district are expect
ed to be present at the institute, and
some excellent talent from outside
are being engaged to give instruc-
tion In methods of teaching and ad
vanced education.
Two years ago the institute was
held in Ely with Professor Allison
Ware and Mrs. Edna Orr James of
California, and Professor H. w. Hill
and Professor George Ordahl of Ne
vada University, as instructors.
That meeting was attended by about
fifty teachers, some of them coming
400 miles, and was considered one of
the most successful institutions ever
held in this state. This year it is
expected that a larger number of
teachers will be in attendance, and
an effort is being made to outclass
the high standard of excellence set
by the institute OF two years ago.
The patrons of the school were con-
spicuous by their absence at the for
mer meeting, and 1t is intended to
make this one which will attract not
only the teachers and pupils, but also
the patrons of the public schools.
The program will be announced as
soon as 1t is definitely arranged.
DR.. R G. Boone. professor of edu-
cation in the University of California
is expected to take prominent part
in the lecture work of the institute,
while Professor Ordahl and Thomp-
son of the University of Nevada will
probably be the regular instructors.
Other prominent educators of the
state have alrady singnified their in
tention to be present at this meet
Ing.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
HUGH COYIE Is ARRANGING
TO SHIP ORE TO SALT LAKE

With the assurance that construe-
ton work has actually been started
on the Eureka and Palisade railroad,
Hugh Coyle. who has extracted a
large quantity of lead ore from his
properties near the Six Mile House.
is having between COO and 700 sacks
hauled to the county road. prepara-
tory to forwarding the shipment to
the Salt Lake smelters.
Mr.. Coyle has opened up an i'm
mense body of high grade lead ore.
which is ready to be mined at the
pleasure of the owner He expects
to be the first shipper over the new
road, when it is placed in operation.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
Veteran Will Be Shipping Ore to
McGill in Three Weeks
Old Time Producer Being Rounded Into Shape For Active
Operation by Superintendent Mcdonald

The railroad track and surface
equipment are receiving a thorough
overhauling preparatory to being put
in condition for operation. Although
only a limited number of men are
employed at the present time 1t is the
intention of the management to ma
terialy increase the number of men
on the payroll. as soon as the re-
pair work has advanced sufficiently
to Justify such a procedure. BY the
first of December, superintendent
Mcdonald expects to have several
hundred men at work in and about
the companys possessions.
No arrangements thaye been made
by Mr.. Mcdonald in regard to the
opening of the mammoth boarding
house, and 1t is extremely probable
that nothing will be accomplished
along these lines, until the working
force attains such proportions as will
require the feeding of a small army
of workmen. 1t is currently report
ed that John Engelke, who had
charge of the boarding house prior
to the closing down of the property,
will be selected as manager of the
culinary department. Mr. Engelke
has been stopping at his ranch near
Montrose, Colorado for the last year
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12

Within twenty days the Veteran
mine of the Nevada Consolidated
will be entered among the list of big
producers from the Ely district, and
will send its ore daily to the Steptoe
smelter at McGill for treatment, after
an enforced idleness of more than
two years due to labor troubles.
which were satisfactory adjusted six
weeks ago
With the resumption of activities
at the Veteran 1t is anticipated that
two sections of the big concenrrators,
which have been closed down since
last July, will be placed in commits
sion, resulting in a material increase
in the working force at McGill.
The first skip was lowered into the
Veteran shaft last Monday by John
Mcdonald, the new nine manager,
and the underground workings were
found to be in fairly good condition,
when 1t is considered that operations
were suspended on this property in
July 1909. II viii be necessary,
however. to do considerable repair
work in the lower levels before re-
pular chinmanfc can ha mada from,
the property.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
ELY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NOMINATES OFFICERS

Nominations for officers TO De
chosen at meeting to be held on
December 4 were made last We'd
nesday night by the Ely volunteer
Fire department, The list oi canal
date follows. J. E. Murphy for IRE
chief; T.. w. Jackson for assistant
chief; ]. c. Hauek and Il. I. hui
for captain of company No. |; Baird
Spell and {. p. Roache for captain Oh
company No. 2: Earl Bath for cap
tain of company No. 3; Jerry Luehesi
for captain of the chemical company
A. n. Ackerman for secretary and
treasurer.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
COUNTY WANTS CITY
TO EXTEND SEWER

The proposition of continuing the
storm sewer from the concrete bridge
on Eighth street through the court
house grounds to a point below the
central Office of the White Pine Tele-
phone company, with the understand
ing that the county would bear half
the expense of construction, was con-
sidered by the city council last Mon
day night, but nothing of a definite
nature was accomplished.
District Attorney MeFadden ap-
peared before the council and stated
that the commissioners were willing
70 bear their share of the cost of ex-
tending the storm sewer They are
anxious to have the work completed
before cold weather intervenes. 1t
would be necessary for the city au-
thorities to do the work, as the COM
missioners are required to advertise
thirty days on any contract in which
the money involved exceeds $500.
Paine & Co., were instructed to
discontinue work on the storm sewer
because of their failure in not keep
ing the cross streets open to traffic.
T. A. Sennett, member of the con-
tracing firm. agreed to remove the
obstruction, and construct a bridge
across the ditch so that traffic might
not be interferred with
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
Had Enjoyable Trip.

Mrs. William Mcknight, In COM
pany with her son, Daniel, returned
Monday night from Ogden. where
she spent two weeks visiting with her
aunt, Mrs. d. w. Ellis, and other
relatives.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-12
Sick Man Goes to Ogden.

George Smith. timer in the en-
ploy of T. A. Sennett, was taken i'll
Sunday afternoon. In order that he
might be properly cared for until he
recovered, Mr.. Smith left Monday
morning for Ogden to remain with
his family.