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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
Prospecting in Old Districts.

To investigate the productive
possibilities of old mining dis
tricts has a broader meaning
than the mere scratching of the
surface anew or of merely eX-
tending the workings of old
mines. Pre-eminently it. involves
the system Of prospecting" for
metallurgical and ore-dressing
systems that will make available
for profit such bodies of ore as
may have once been too low
grade for treatment or of such
mineral constituents as formerly
to defy reduction on the ground.
Great mechanical and chemical
advances have been made, but
emphasis may be laid especially
upon the mechanical inventions.
In no other industry can one en-
counter greater refinement of
method than has developed in re-
cent years in the sphere Of ore
dressing. It's true that milling
enterprises made possible by
these recent improvements must
for the most part be conducted
on considerable scale as to ton
mage, much larger as a rule than
prevailed in the old days of sur
face ores, but tie conditions hold
out great promise for combined
capital or cooperative milling in
some places that are still held
back by the recollections of past
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
a GIimpse of Bismarck.

Lord Goschen was once asked to
dinner by the German chancellor and
described the occasion in his memoirs:
Bismarck made an excellent dinner,
but not so good as 1 expected. The
fish course consisted of lampreys, and
Bismarck said that he had once, 10 his
shame, eaten eighty-one at a sitting.
Lord Odo, remembering the fate of a
British king, asked If he had no rea-
son to regret the feat. Yes he said,
I did regret 1t. / have often regret
ted what / have eaten, but never what
l have drunk But have you not
been the worse for itY L did not say
had not been the worse for my pota-
tions. 1 said l had never regretted
them He spoke In slow but good
English and said a number of quaint
and good things. Here is very char
acteristic specimen: I rather envy you
English statesmen the excitement of
the house of commons. You have the
pleasure of being able to call man a
damned internal scoundrel. Now,
can't do that in diplomacy
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
Reciprocity Act Assured.

The defeat in the senate Sat-
urday of one of Senator Cummins
amendments to the reciprocity
bill made it clear that the meas
;ure is scheduled to emerge from
the senate without any change
from its original form.
The fate of the first, of. the
Cummins amendments is expect
ed to be that of all others, which
are to be voted on along. with
amendments by Senator Simmons
of North Carolina somewhat sim.
liar in scope. Three democrats.
Senators Bailey, Simmons anc
Thornton, and two regular re
publicans, Senators Clark Of
Wyoming and Sutherland, voted
with, the insurgent republicans
for the amendment. No mater
ial change in the vote is expected
on the other amendments of lik'
nature.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
CUT OUT TRAILS
ON RESERVE
Will Work in Mountains This
Summer.

Supervisor Ring, of the Nez
Perce National Forest, has a crew
of nine men at work in the
mountains cutting out trails and
erecting telephone lines. The
trails to be cut out are the old
Nez Perce trail and the Shoup
trail, besides the building of a
trail to the Salmon river from
the HARRISON, and Bargaman
ranch. There will also be a trail
built from Dixie to the river.
The work will require all sum-
mer, and the men will be in the
field in case of fire.
Aside from this, eleven men
will be in the field doing work
for which appropriation has been
made, in the way of preliminary
work. These men are students
at the u. of l., in the forestry
department, and will receive
practical training in the field.
All the men in this section are
under District Ranger R. E.
Moses.
|. Telephone communication vii
soon be opened to the station OF
Burnt ridge at the head of Littl.
Salmon, and also the station OF
! Anderson Butte.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
Copper Content of Michigan
Ores.

Practically all of the ore pro-
duced from the. copper mines of
the Michigan peninsula is milled
before it it smelted. The ore is
considerably below the grade of
the lowest grade from the dis
seminated deposits Of the west,
and the recovery of the bullion
is made possible by it's occur
renee, for the most part, as
native copper. The average yield
from all the ore mined in the dis
trict in 1909, which is the last
year for which returns are avail
able, was 2O.5 lbs. per ton of ore
or slightly more than 1 per cent.
The concentrates yield about 65
per cent. The conglomerate ores,
which represented Approximately
one-third OF the tonnage in 1905
yielded 28.7 lbs, to the ton Of
crude, or 1.43 per cent, in that
year, while the amygdaloid ores
yielded 1T lbs., or 0.88 per cent
to the ton of crude.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
CONCENTRATES.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
Vsnadiumism is disease which
sometimes attacks workmen in
plants where vanadium is used,
especially in the tripxide form.
The disease is marked by anemia,
a dry irritating cough, and in
flamation of the eyes and throat;
it often results !, in tuberculosis.
1t is best prevented by protect
ing the workmen from dust by
proper ventilation.
The holder of a bona fide min
eral claim location within a forest
reserve holds also the surface
rights to his claim, and these are
not subject to rental to others by
the forest service. If he wishes
to exclude stock from his claim
he has the right to fence it in.
Stockmen have no right to build
fences across mineral claims, and
the claim owner can not be eX-
cluded from access to his claim.
Where water has been origi-
nally appropriated for hydraulic
mining purposes and has not been
used for such mining for more
than five years, but has, never
theless. been devoted by the
claimant to some other beneficial
use during said period, the title
to said right is still alive. Change
of character of use does not de-
feat water rights which have be-
come vested prior to such change.
A very useful and readily made
support for doing hard soldering
is composed of charcoal, asbestos
and plaster of paris. These are
powdered in equal parts, made
into a thick paste with water.
and poured into a suitable mold
When this mass has dried it is
removed from mold and a very
thin cork plate is affixed on one
surface by means of thin glue
The mission of this plate is to re
ceive the points of the wiz,
clamps with which the articles tt
be soldered are attached to thu
soldering block, the asbestos no
affording sufficient hold for them
Grindstones are occasional.
harder on one side than the othe
causing the softer parts to wea
away in hollows. This render
Igrinding difficult and soon make
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13

experience. Frequent examples
are discovered of the successful
application of modern milling to
old ore deposits, but we believe
that these examples are too few.
Mining Science.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
The Origin of Platinum.

While commercial platinum
comes almost entirely from
placers, the primary ores are
probably derived from peridotic
rocks, chromite and other deeom-
position products of these rocks
being found in association with
it. The black sands on the Pa
cifc coast are of peridotlc origin.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
Majestic Has a Great
Showing.
IS WELL EQUIPPED FOR WORK
h%
Some Other Claims on the Big
Dixie.

. The Majestic Gold and Silver
Mining company, operating mines
about four miles south of Dixie,
is a Washington, D. c., corpora
ton. They have a group of 80
quartz claims, and one placer
claim located on Salmon river to
be, used for power purposes.
The company have also a water
right near the claims, on Rhett
creek, which supplies the water
for the boiler and compressor. /,
They have a good saw MILL,
steam driven, and are we'll fixed
for economic mining. The COM
pressor and boiler are situated
about 1900 ft. from the main
workings and the air is delivered
through o pipe the largest part
of which is a 4-inch pipe. 1t is
intended to erect the mill at this
point.
The main. work Of the COM
pany consists of two tunnels,
which will be used as working
tunnels. These tunnels are run
as cross-cuts, that is they are
crossing the dixie formation in
which they are run.
The tunnels are on the same
level, on opposite sides of Gold
creek. No. 2 tunnel driving
north is in 1876 ft.
In No. 8 tunnel, where the
work is now being concentrated,
lis in $50 ft. In this tunnel they
have cut through Is ft. of ore
that will assay $40 in gold. They
ARE now beyond this and in ore
that carries a heavy iron sui
phide. ~.
The claims are located on what
is called the Big Dixie, through
which passes large quartz veins
that carry good values, and taker
as whole will average enough
to pay to work.
The quartz vein which ha
been cut in the No. 3 tunnel, ha
been opened on the surface som
1900 it., and shows strong, an,
over 1000 ft. of depth can be ha
from the tunnel level.
On the Vidette there is a tunne
in 23O it,, which shows good ore
This claim is not on the dixie
and thesoreis not of the sam
character, being a hematite, an
carrying iron ysulphides.
The company is at present hay
ing a series of tests made to dc
termine the mode of treatment
and it is expected that as 500
as these have been worked on
satisfactory that. a mill will b
built. The ore for the most pan
is base and very little free
present, but so far it is and ides
cyaniding ore.
All the work done at the mine
has been under the supervisio
of A. H. Mcknight, who is tn
general manager.
The company have a large an
comfortable. bunk house an
dinning room, also the usu;
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13

the stone useless. The defect
can be remedied completely be
Of boiled linseed oil.
When the stone is thoroughly
dry, the soft side is turned up
permost, and brushed over with
boiled oil, which sinks into the
stone, until the latter is saturat-
ed. The operation takes about
three to four hours in summer.
AS soon as the oil has dried, the
stone may be damped, and used
without any futher delay. Un-
like other similar remedies, this
one does not prevent the stone
from biting properly in the oiled
parts, and the life of the stone is
considerably heightened, since it
does not have to be dressed so
often.
Alunite is a hydrous sulphate
of potash and aluminium. Atten-
tion of mining men was first at
tracted to it because of its ac-
companying the rich ore at Gold
field, Nevada. Taking this as a
clue, r. T. Hill located claims
near Las Vegas, and has carried
on an active exploration for gold.
1t is understood that low-grade
ore has been found, thus partly
substantiating his theory, but as
yet no rich ore has been Uncover
ed. Lately the possible value of
alunite as a source of potash has
been discussed, and it has even
been proposed to leach the Gold
| field dumps. 1t is not impossible
that this may prove to be import
ant, Alunite contains ia per
cent potash, and veins 6 to 10 ft.
thick are reported from Sewer
county, Utah. The mineral is
hexagonal, occurring in rhombo-
hedrons, and also massive with q
fbrous to granular structure. 1t
has a conchoidal to splintery
fracture, vitreous lustre, and q
, hardness of 3.5 to A, with a
specific gravity of 2.58 to 2.72.
1t is white, grayish, or reddish,
and has white streak. 1t is in.
fusible, but decrepitates before
, the blowpipe. Prospectors would
do we'll to look out for the min
, eral. As the United States Geo
, logical Survey has special ap.
preparation for investigating
! potash minerals determinations
! can doubtless be obtained BY
sending specimens to the Direc'
tor at Washington. Locate your
claim first, however, so as tt
avoid conflict in case of with
drawal of the land. The mater
u ial occurs in trachyte and allie(
I rocks and is believed to represen'
alteration of rocks by sulphurou
{ vapors. Make a lode location.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
Gold Hill Group.

Adjoining the Red Cross group
on the north is the Gold Hill
group of four claims and frac-
tion, owned by Louis Larsen.
The work on this group consists
of tunnels. The upper tunnel is
in 80 it., with a cross-cut to the
east 65 it. to the porphyry,
which seems to be the limit in
that direction; there is also a
cross-cut to the west Is #. A
tunnel has been started about
100 ft below the upper one, ano
is in 60 it., with a cross-cut tC
the east of Is ft. to the porphyry
These tunnels are all in the same
character of ore, and it all seems
to pan about the same. Mr.
Larsen has a quantity of mining
timber on hand, and will pusl
Development work on the love-
tunnel, which will gain consider
able depth.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
Returned from Europe.

]. Grinde, one of the heavy
stockholders in the Gilt Edge
mine of the Ten Mile country
arrived in Grangeville last week
from a business trip to Europe
in the interest of his valuable
property. He appears well
pleased with the outlook, but has
little to give out at present.
Globe.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13

Mrs. Harley Shafer, of Spo-
kane, was an arrival last week.
Mr.. Sbafer has a homestead two
miles west of town.
The Mining News for 81,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
The Tonapah..

ABOUT two miles west of Dixie
is the Tonapah group of two
claims, owned by Howard Powell
son. These claims are on a dixie
but is Of different character,
being more of a porphyry. On
the No. 1 claim there is a tunnel
in 80 ft. with a cross-cut at the
face of 10 #. The average
values in this tunnel are $4. On
No. 2 claim there is a good
strong quartz vein carrying iron
sulphides which assay we'll. The
work here consists of a shallow
shaft and some open cuts.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
blacksmith shops and timber
sheds at the tunnels.
The Red Cross Group.

The Red Cross group of five
claims is located on the same
dixie as the Majestic group, but
some three-quarters Of a mile
north. Here the dixie is oxidized
and very soft. and pans free.
The main work on this group is
a tunnel in 112 it,, with cross
cuts at the face, one west being
40 it,, and one east 20 ft. There
has been a great deal of surface
work, in the way of open cuts
and shallow shafts, and all show
ore the average value of which
is about 81. This group is owned
by Perry Bros. and ]. B. Brown.
The record., 1911-03-09
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1911.

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The record., 1911-03-09
On. Give me back MY native hills
Rough, rugged, though they bc.
No other land, no other cline
II half - dear to me.

Rough, rugged though they be,
No other land, no other cline
l. half - dear to me.
In few years She joined her hus-
baud in that land of Spirits where no
homesicl longings are known. OF the
five children only one survives. Mrs.
~. L, Oldham, who still owns part of
the old tarm. The IransfQrd name is
a very old one; a detailed history OF
the family was written several years
ago. The South has numerous fami-
lies bearing that name. all probably
descendants OF the first john Brans-
ford who landed in Virginia early i'm
the seventeenth century.
Barton Weatherford lived but a short
time after his arrival. One son. sam
Weatherforl, mGrried Susan Eavcs.
whose beauty was typical IF Ecntuc'>s'
Ler picture yet 5c.nes ezoI4nttions o4
wonder from those who behold the al
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
TRACE B0ABD
Of THE STATE
IN MEETING
President of the Body De
livers Annual Address
at the Opening.
GIVES BRIEF REVIEW
Of the Successful History If
the Board and Points Out
Its Usefulness.
GIVES BRIEF REVIEW

MOoREFTELD, w. Va, Sept -.
with a large and representative
gathering of prominent West Vir-
ginia business men here today, Pres
ident w. c. McConaughey, OF Par
kersburg, called the seventh annual
meeting OF the West Virginia Board.
Of Trade to order and delivered the
annual address of the president of
the organization, saying in part:
Gentlemen of the West Virginia
Board of Trade:
The man who fails to take an in
ventory of his assets and liabilities
of his position, both offensive and
defensive, ut least once a year, no
matter what his vocation or line OF
work, is not considered true type
Of the twentieth century, either in
commercial affairs or professional
labor. AS members of an organizn-
ton whose sole purpose is the ad-
vancement of the welfare, the pro
motion of the commercial and in
dustrial interests OF West Virginia
regardless OF the partisan or sectar-
ian beliefs Of its membership, you
nave Assembled mere LO0ESy 4OS SAA@S
for the purpose of talkig retro
spective view OF the past, but of In
terrogate the futune. and, by that
wisdom which is distilled from a
multitude of council. formulate.
plans and policies, the successful
execution OF which will, in the years
to come, render more fertile every
field of legitimate effort for every
j citizen of West Virginia and
bounteous harvest to those friendly
allies whose capital is invested with
us. AS one OF our retiring officials
I have the great honor and pleasure
Of greeting you at this time and
place. and of congratulating you' not
only upon what has been accom-
plIshed in the past, but on the great
or achievements that must result
from the continued efforts of the
strongest commercial organization
in the state. 1t may be recalled
that when the West Virginia Board
Of Trade was first organized, there
were many to predict for it short
existence, on the gounds that, how
ever much 1t might speculate and
theorize, 1t lacked the power OF en-
actment or means of execution. 1t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
Most Of the Churches in the
Presbyfery Are Repre-
sented Here.
WORK OF SESSIONS
Reports Of Committees and
Other Matters Of the
Church.

Having been elected moderator Of
the Presbytery Of Grafton at the
opening session Monday night of the
fan meeting Of the Presbytery in
the First Presbyterian church, at
which the Rev. w. o. David. of
Monogah, was elected temporary
clerk and at which the Rev. John
w. Wilson, of New Martinsville. re-
firing moderator. preached srong
sermon, the Rev. Frank NJ. Patter-
son. of Downs, is presiding over the
sessions Of the Presbytery. At the
night session the Rev. L. e. Peters,
OF this city; the Rev. E. v. Black.
of the Parkersburg Presbytery; the
Rev. Banks Woodford, Of Jackson
Vile; and DR.. S. K. Winn, of the
city, were elected corresponding
members of the presbytery. Elders
Robert Love, of Grafton, and ]. w.
Young, OF the city. we're elected
members of the home mission COM
mittee.
The presbytery opened Tuesday
morning at O'Clock for real. work
with the, devotional service led by
the Rev. Hugh A. smith, of MAN
nington.
The Rev. R. NJ. FlRamsey was dis
missed to the Carlisle presbytery in
Pennsylvania, and the Rev. Calvin
G. Gould. of Pennington, was dis
missed to the Parkersburg presoy-
terry.
presentations of reports Of COM
.mtttees on home missions, foreign
missions, education, freedmen, min
isterial relief, church erection Sun
day schools and executive commits
sious were made, showing the con-
ditfon of the various activities
flourishing and rapidly increasing.
L. T. Black, Sunday school mis-
siouary, with headquarters here
also made a report Of his work and
earnestly solicited suggestions and
constant cooperation.
The Rev. H. T. MdClelland and
Elder ]. W. Young, of the local
church, were appointed a committee
to frame a minute OF respect for the
late George w. Shuttleworth, an
elder of the local church, and sub
nit the same at the next meeting
of the presbytery.
The ministers in attendance are
the Revs. ]. H. Flanagan, of Graf
ton: Henry T. McClelland, Of Clarls-
burg; George w. Pollock. of Buck
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
FUNERAL
OF a Haywood Boy is Held
at Petroleum Tuesday
Afternoon.

Thebody of Edward Pribble, who
died at his home at Haywood late
Monday evening from a gun wound
in his arm. which he received ton
days ago while hunting near Pc
troleum, was taken to Petroleum
Tuesday morning and was buried
there Tuesday evening.
The boy. with several compan-
ions, was hunting near Petroleum,
and the shot gun he was carrying
went OF shooting him in the arm.
Blood poison set in. and after much
suffering he died last evening,
He was the thirteen-year-old son
of Mr.. ana Mrs. p. v. Pribble, of
Haywood. He is survived by his
parents, two brothers and one sister,
all of Haywood The family moved
to Haywood from Petroleum several
years ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
MAINE III &c ON
IS AL ST a TIE II
GORE ALLEYS
Are Being Dressed by Ex-
pert Alley Dressers from
Pittsburg.

AdoIph Saurier and Joseph Race,
alley dressers OF Pittsburg. are In the
city, rdessfng and fitting the Gore
bowling alleys out for the winter.
All the alleys win be given thor
ough working and this makes the
alley as good as new Il not better.
because the alleys have settled In
their beds and after they have been
dressed they will be perfectly level
and will remain SO for the rest OF
the winter.
These men are masters of the
art of alley dressing. having just
completed the alleys in Pittsburg
for tile tournament. For number
of years they were associated with
the Brunswick bowling alley supply
company, one of the largest bow
ling alley supply houses in the
world.
They are now working on alleys
one and two and they will be ready
for the people Friday morning.
From the Gore alleys the men go
to the Temple alleys at Fairmont
where the will refinish all the alleys
in that place.