The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-02-23
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With this issue The the fifth year of its
publication Part year had elapsed before the present
assumed control and during that time the enter
prise entirely successful The Miner has achieved
an enyabe position only in its locality but among
the General public in the mining development CT
the Occur Before going further take pleasure
announcing change of importance has taken place
in the MANAGEMENT during the past week W. H. Herrck,
mining man Of large experience and varied qualifications,
has purchased one-ha interest in the business and good
will Office and will hereafter lend his efforts to the
advancement the business general and subscribers will
have the added benefit wide knowledge in
tanning Mr. Herrick has recently been for two
years county, he president and manager
Ct Reindeer Mining company which last year became
shipper of copper small scales he is manager OF the
Idaho Copper Mining company also and manager
Of the Gray Copper Mines beside being heavily in
teested mines and of the Occur
dAenes any, in the district better fitted to aid
in the upbudine of publication of this nature than Mr.
lIerc myself peculiarly fortunate in being able
the cooperation OF such man. and feel further
rat the readers of The fortunate in this addition
to the staff paper which will insure them better pub
LEGATION than it in my to give them single
handed.
Ar the risk of bene tedious will give a short history of
The during its four years OF life which were completed
win last weeks ISSUE February 1907 H. w. c. Jackson
now special mining for the Spokane Spokesman
Review started this publication This in the boom times
of that memorable year when there was market for all kinds
Of mining securities irrespective OF intrinsic value For tim
the new venture oursed but with the decline of this boom
the patr0nade and Mr. Jackson feeling that he could
devote his abilities profitable undertaking. suspended
the publication paper and offered the plant for sale
three young allied with the printing publishing and
mining business secured the will and within few
weeks Joined by the None of the four cursed with
uperty cash. writer in particular having borrowed
$50 90 but few months before enable him reach the
district and exist until he secured profitable employment.
nerny and determination succeed the only available
assets Of the new combination But with the gradual tighten
p of money the closing of the big mines Of the dis
the venture proved from profitable and by the
their ORIGINAL partners dropped leaving in sole
session of the right title and interest in the Wallace Miner,
it'll the additional obligation Of given the former owners
fr their share The outlook bright, and 1t
question in my mind well in the minds OF the loc
publc whether we could live from week to week Many
RIGHT the door was locked with mental question whether
II would opened in the morning. But good friends came to
the rescue with and with substantial patronage In
few months things looked much brighter and in four
months of taking the entire management the
cid quarters inadequate and imperative.
Since larger quarters has been made
and of extensive plant and the
yume CT business be Judged by who looks
through the paper weekly and the patronage enjoy
from the many mining companies OF the district The
ron has increased that time from $50 to $40 week.
The process of bu ding up the equipment meet the
added requirements AZ business grew small strain
and MANY time we threatened with financial disaster