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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
Disastrous Fire at the
Home Of Richard GfeCkWell

On Tuesday morning about 10
o'clock, the alarm of fire was
heard, and smoke was seen COM
ing from the house of Richard
Greckwell, on upper Main street.
The citizens responded promptly,
but the fire had gained such a
headway that before it was put
out the entire roof was burned,
together with the contents of
the second floor. All the house
hold goods on the ground floor
were saved, but several pros
pectors in the district had their
clothes and some valuables stored
in the upper part Of the house,
and these were entirely Destroy
ed. The fire started from a de-
fective stove pipe.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12

Being equal to an emergency helps
one out of plights into which the best
OF us sometimes fall. A certain actor
came so belated to the theater one
evening when he was to play Othello
in the tragedy of that name that he
forgot to blacken his hands and rushed
on the stage with them white and his
face s0oty. OF course the audience
giggled. and poor Othello, when he
realized the cause of the mirth, was
almost unable to proceed with his
part and so deeply mortified that when
he made his exit after his first scene
he declared that he could not finish
the performance, but happy thought
struck him. He procured pair OF
flesh colored gloves, blackened his
hands. put the gloves on and walked
quietly on again. There was quite a
little tittering as the Moor went on
with his lines, but it entirely subsided
as during q speech of one of the other
characters the dusky lover carefully
drew off his gloves. disclosing hands
to match his face. Then those whose
risibles had been affected. felt small
and awkward.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
Idaho Club WCman is
Now Handsome Magazine

The biggest and best magazine
ever published in Idaho is the
proud claim made by the pub
fishers of the Idaho Club Woman
for the December number which
appears on the news stands to-
day. The size and contents of
the Christmas issue seems to
bear out the statement. There
are sixty-eight pages of attrac-
tive, we'll written and handsome
ly illustrated matter that will be
interesting reading both to resi-
dents of Idaho and to people in
the far east.
In this number the "See Idaho
First" feature is particularly
dwelt upon, and both the read
ing matter and the numerous
half tone illustrations furnish
conclusive argument that the
people of the eastern states
should make Idaho their future
home, and at the same time i'm
press upon the people already
living in the state that they are
among the fortunate dwellers of
the earth.
The Idaho Club Woman was
started three years ago with 1e
pages, an it has grown steadily
until now the publishers announ-
ce that it will be Ga pages or
larger every issue. Its circula-
tion is growing nationwide anc
as an exponent of Idaho's scenic
and industrial advantages, it is
entitled to rank among the first
1t is published at Twin Falls.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks 1913
Almanac.

The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Alma
nae for 1918 is now ready. 1t is
the most splendid number of
this popular Year Book ever
printed. It's value has been
more than ever proven by re-
markable fulfillments of its
storm, weather and earthquake
forecasts this year. Professor
Hicks justly merits the conf
dence and support of all the peo-
pls. Don't fail to send 35c for
his 1918 Almanac, or only one
dollar for his splendid Magazine
and Almanac one year. The
best one dollar investment posi-.
BILE in any home or business.
Send to Word and Works Pub
fishing Company, 3401 Franklin
Ave, St.. Louis, Mo.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
Orogrande Notes
Special to the Mining News
December 9.

Mrs. A. Howell and daughter
Edna were over from Golden,
Monday, returning Tuesday.
Jack Callard was in camp
Monday night, on his way to the
Jumbo mine.
Pete Marren arrived in camp
Monday afternoon. He is here
to do his annual assessment
work.
Gene Peck and Bill Ruark
were passengers on Tuesdays
stage, for the Jumbo mine.
Oscar Sands was in camp We'd
nesday night on his way to the
Jumbo.
Frank Pickolick, Jim Mont
gomery and Bob Puelz are work
ing for Pete Marren.
Joe Pote came over from Big
Creek, Friday, where he was
doing assessment for Schoe-
necker and Nelson.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
indicates that results are in
sight.

indicates that results are in
sight.
Whether this legislation shall
be of the paternalistic type, such
as in Kansas, where the buyer
of securities is relieved of re-
sponsibility to as great extent as
is possible; or whether it shall
be of such character as will
place the facts before the inves-
tor in such way that he will be
able to exercise his own judg-
ment, is a matter of opinion
and of experience.
The point in it all is that the
time has come when legislation
must be enacted by each and
every one of the states that will
have the effect of giving. the
maximum of protection to the
intending investor before not
after-he has made his purchase.
Daily Mining Record.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
CONCENTRATES.

From the Mining and Scientific Press.
The first commercial arc-light-
ing central station was installed
in 1879.
To the simple alloys Of copper
and tin which are free from zinc,
a considerable amount of phos-
phorus may be added without
causing any harm; but when
zinc is present, great care must
be taken in the amount that is
added.
Wire is said to be killed"
when it is given sufficient tension
to produce permanent set. In
other words, when the elastic
limit of the material has been
exceeded.
In the copper-rolling mill it is
customary to coat the sheets of
copper with an emulsion OF
guano before they are annealed.
This causes the oxide to leave
the surface when it is plunged
into water, and accordingly,
clean surface is produced.
Air-lifts under ideal conditions
of design and operation may be
regarded as perfect expansion
engines, the air escaping at a
pressure equal to that of the sur
rounding atmosphere. For this
reason the efficiency of the air.
lift does not decrease with in
crease of altitude.
Gold and silver are always
found together. At Kalgoorlie
alluvial gold has been found
which assayed $500 parts of
gold and 90 part of silver per
1000. At the Rio Plata mine in
Mexico the cyanide bullion as
sayed $3.50 parts of silver and
IO.2 part of gold per 1000.
Absorption has been defined
as the adhesion of the molecules
of gases or dissolved substances
to the surfaces of solid bodies,
resulting in a relatively high
concentration of the gas or solu-
tion at the place Of contact. ="
Losses of metal from absorption
in treatment plants where mill
ing is carried out in cyanide So
luton are by no means insignlti-
cant. To minimize such losses
cement flooring is essential; and
arrangements should be provided
for washing down the floors and
for the return of the solution OF
water used to the mill-circuit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
The c. B. & Q. Mine on
Kinks Fork, In Good Ore

The C. B. & @. mine, situated
on the east fork of Kinks Fork,
and owned by Nels Malstrom
and Dick Greckwell, is now
showing some good ore. The
vein on this ground is one of the
strongest in the district, and
shows a good pay shoot on the
surface. The owners have been
driving a tunnel to reach this
shoot, and are just now entering
the ore. The vein lays between
gneis and porphyry. and is traced
on the surface for a long dis
tance.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12

power that has them building.
All Europe, and for that matter
all Asia, is preparing fevefishly
for war on a scale never known
before in the worlds history.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Greek
well desire to thank all who
were so kind and who worked so
hard to save their home from
fire on last Tuesday morning.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12

A London special says there
are not 5000 strictly modern
rifles of any standard make suit
able for warfare to be purchased
at a reasonable price anywhere
in Europe. Machine guns are at
a premium. Cannon and ammu-
milton available for immediate
services are bringing extrava-
giant prices. Warships nearing
completion can be sold at 80 per
cent or 100 per cent profit by any
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-12-12
The time HAS NOW Come
Law TO Be Enacted to Protect the
Investor.


safeguards around investment |
securities in such a manner that |
buyers may be afforded the
greatest possible protection in
the purchase of securities,
whether of bonds, of shares in
going concerns, or of shares in
prospects.
This agitation has resulted in
the enactment of laws in a num-
Der of states which have had a
salutary influence, though not
going so far as might well be
thought advisable. Chief of all
these laws, however, and the one
which has created the most wide
spread discussion, is that Of
Kansas, commonly known as the
"Blue Sky" law.
The main idea underlying the
Kansas law is that Of submitting
the facts to a state commission
which shall pass upon the merits
of the offering before it is placed
on sale in that state. The laws
Of other states, more or less vol
untary in their nature, have be-
hind them as a rule the thought
that periodic statements should
be kept on file where they are
readily accessible to anyone in
terested.
The investment bankers of the
country, by which term is gen
orally known those who deal in
bonds and other investment Sc
curities, have recently been hold
ing a session in New York, at
which these laws received much
attention. The Kansas law in
particular came in for condemna-
ton, the charge being made that
it is too inclusive in its scope;
that it is so loosely framed as
to involve honest dealers in such
paper, and meritorious bonds
and investments in its drastic
provisions"
While thus going on record as
not approving the Kansas law
and other laws which seemingly
have been enacted without full
and careful consideration of the
results to be attained, it is of in
terest to note that nothing bet
ter was offered for consideration
The best that conld be done ap
parently was to recommend tha1
the subject receive considera
tion, with some action to bt
taken at a future meeting, anC
that in the meantime members
of the association "co-operat,
with the public press and stat;
and federal officials for the eli
mination of all unreliable pro
motions by irresponsible pro
} moters. :"
This seems to be the net re
suits OF most attempts at organ
lied effort. No definite, clear
: cut idea has yet become genera
as to the best method to follow
Out of all the discussion and agi
tation, however, is coming
) better understanding of what
, needed, and eventually the lay
: that will best secure the result
= desired will become a reality.
Ohio, California, Maine, Wash
: ihgton, Oregon, Nebraska an
: Indiana are some of the state
= where it is known that effol
2 will be made at the next meet
= ing Of the respective legislature
to enact some law along this line
= Massachusetts and Illinois wi
/ probably be added. This show
the trend of today's thought, an
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Who 3ides His Time.

Who bides his time, and day by day
Faces defeat full patiently.
And lifts mirthful roundelay,
However poor his fortunes be;
He will not fail in any qualm
Of poverty-th the paltry dime
1t will grow golden in his palm.
Who bides his time.
Who bides his time-he tastes the
sweet
Or honey in the safest tear;
And though he fares with slowest feet
Joy runs to meet him, drawing near
Tie birds are heralds of his cause;
And. like a never-ending rhyme,
The roadsides bloom in his applause.
Who bides his time.
Who bides his time, and fevers not
In the hot race that none achieves,
Shall wear cool wreathed laural
wrought
With crimson barries in the leaves;
And he shall reign godly king.
And sway his hand DER every cline,
With peace writ on his signet ring,
Who bides his time.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To E. c. Winters, w. C. Stone and w.
b. Scott, your heirs, executors, adj
ministrators and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that l have expended during
the year 1911, the sum of one hundred
dollars ($100) in labor and improve
ments upon following named lode
claim, the lola, situate in Orogrande
Mining District, Idaho county, State of
Idaho recorded in book So, page 173,
Of the records of Idaho county, State
of Idaho, in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of
section 1924 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, and the amendment
thereto approved January %, 1880, con-
corning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode claims for the period
ending on the 31st day of December,
A. D. 1911. And if, within ninety days
from the personal service of this notice
or within ninety days after the publica-
ton thereof, you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of such expen-
dlture as co-owners, your interest in
the claims will become the property of
the subscriber, your co-owner who has
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
M. L. DERRIG.
First Publication Feb. Is, 1912.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
An Odd Beduest.

The following is one of the oldest
requests ever recorded in last tesla
ment. 1t appeared in the will of n
Bristol mariner proved in 1895. The
old gentleman ordered his executors to
''pay out of the first moneys collected.
to my beloved wife, if living. one shil-
ling, which l have given as token Of
my love. that she may buy hazelnuts.
as 1 know that she is better pleased
with cracking them than she is with
mending the holes in her stockings"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To W. w. Doty, your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns:

To W. w. Doty, your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended during the year 1911, the
sum of one hundred dollars (S1O0) in
labor ard improvements upon each of
the following named lode claims, situate
in Elk City Mining District, Idaho
county, State of Idaho; the Mother
Lode No. l and the Mother Lode No. 2,
Of which the location certificates are
found of record in book H of Mininr
Claims, pages $50 and $40 respectively
CT the records Of Idaho county, IL
order to hold said claims under the
provisions of section 1924 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States.
and the amendment thereto approved
January %, 1880, concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode claims
for the period ending on the 3lst day
of December, A. D. 1911. And if,
within ninety days from the personal
service of this notice or within ninety
days after the publication thereof, YOU
fail or refuse to contribute your pro-
portion of such expenditure as a CO.
owner, your one-fourth interest in the
claims will become the property of the
subscriber your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
GEO. BROWN.
First publication, Jan. a, 1912.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29

quired of him by the government.
Does the government suggest anything,
any remedy? Oh, yes. 1t tells him to
hire lawyer and take the matter into
the courts where, in time, due justice
will be done him, providing he has more
money to fight with than has the other
fellow; and this is the way he gets
justice.
In Mexico. however, the land of the
lingo and of the greaser, conditions are
different. In this lawless and benight-
ed country the prospector applies to the
proper officer and pays a nominal sum
for permit to prospect When he
makes discovery he goes back to the
same official and makes his declaration,
and the official sends an engineer to
survey the claim or group of claims.
The prospector pays another small fee,
and is in possession of his discovery.
While he is engaged in doing develop
ment work man may come along and
jump his property. Does the prospect
or grab his gun and drive the jumper
off? Not on his life He only laughs,
and goes to the district officer. The
district official Immediately gets warm
under his scant clothing, and sends
posse out after the jumper. No long
drawn-out lawsuit results, not that any
one remembers, but the jumper is
thrown into Jail without ceremony; per-
haps he gets a fogging, and the pros
pector is put into possession of his pro-
perty again, and goes on with his work
rejoicing and as safe from intrusion as
a railroad president in his private Office.
For he is protected. And more, If the
claimowner adjoining him runs an in
cline or underground workings into the
holdings of the prospector and finds a
body of ore and claims that he has the
apex to the vein, the prospector need
not worry, for, according to the Mexi-
can mining law, vertical side or endlines
hold, and no one can go beyond them.
In other words, the locator holds every
thing within his lines, even down to
China; and as long as he complies with
the laws of the land hell will freeze
over before he can be disturbed or
molested in his rights. In the United
States it is different; and the protec-
ton you obtain from the government
is about as much as you would get
from a two-year-old child if attacked
by Spanish-bred bull. You don't get
it; that is all.
81 want to tell you, Old Long Ears"
concluded the prospoctor, 'there is
something radically wrong in our min
ing laws when the government will per-
NIT one man to jump another man S
claims; when it will permit one man to
steal another's ground on the plea that
he has the apex; and when, instead of
protecting the prospector in his rights.
it leaves him to fight his own battle
for what, in all justice, should be guar
anteed him. 1t is disgrace, shame,
and worse than playing with marked
cards; and there you are, and then
some"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
Drinkino Horns,

Drinking horns were beloved of the
early Saxons. who always took their
mead in this manner. Many of the old
drinking horns were fashioned from
the horns of the rhinoceros under the
belief that 'it sweats at the approach
of poison" Hence. according to this
superstition, the drinker would be in a
position to tell at once whether an enc
my had been tampering with his bev-
erage.-London Globe.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To VIM. Longley, your heirs, execu-

10 VIM. Longley, your heirs, eXecu-
tors, administrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified that have
expended during the year 1911, the
sum of one hundred dollars ($100) in
labor and improvements upon each of
the following named lode claims, situate
in Elk City Mining District, Idaho
county, State of Idaho; the Lewiston
and the Portland quartz claims, of
which the location certificates are
found of record in book H of Mining
Claims, pages 1886 and 1886 respectively
of the records of the District Deputy
Mining Recorder, of Elk City Mining
District, and also of Idaho County.
State of Idaho, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, and the amendment
thereto approved January %, 1880, con-
corning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode claims for the period end
ing on the 31st day of December, A. D.
1911. And if, within ninety days from
the personal service of this notice or
within ninety days after the publica-
tion thereof, you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of such ex-
penditure as a co-owner, your one
third interest in the claims will become
the property of the subscriber your CO.
owner, who has made the required ex-
penditure by the terms of said section.
G. H. SCHOFIELD.
First publication, Feb. %, 1912.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
a Pessimist.

The "duffer" at golf becomes so used
to finding himself in all kinds of out
of the way places that he hits every
ball in the confident expectation of
getting into difficulties with it. Such
player was he who speaks thus in
the st. Louis Post-Dispatch:
us this your ball over here%
as it in a hole?"
"Yes."
"a deep hole"
Eyes"
"With slightly overhanging banks, so
you can't possibly get at it,"
Eyes"
"Then it's my ball, all right"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
The Prospector
and His Burro

[From the Salt Lake Mining Review. ]
''This is queer old world" said the
prospector to his burro, for you often
pay for what you don't get, and get
what you don't pay for. In the latter
instance you generally get it in the
neck, where the rooster got the Ratchet;
and all you can do is to smile and look
pleasant. You say that you don't see
what all this has to do with prospect
ing, that you often get slam on the
ribs when there is no occasion for any
show of violence, and that you often
earn a good feed of barley, which you
don't get. But, as your brain capacity
will not admit of reasoning from cause
to effect, can see no reason for argu-
ing a question with you, excepting it
be with a good, stout club; for this is
what you are really entitled to, as you
are always good after seance of this
character. However, l suppose | will
be obliged to explain how it is that l
sometimes fail to get what l pay for;
for l have kick coming that would
topple over the Singer building in New
York, if properly aimed and vigorously
applied.
''You see it is this way" continued
the prospector. II am man that is
very particular to comply with all of
the requirements of the law; and yet
the law does not protect me, or my in
terests, without big outlay and big
expense on my part. l am referring to
the obsolete and barbaric mining code
with which the country is afflicted;
code that demands certain requirements
of the prospector and miner, but which
is absolutely lacking in protection when
the interests of the prospector are in
volved. For instance, the prospector
makes discovery, builds his discovery
monument, puts out his corner stakes,
his middle side-line stakes, and his
corner end-lne stakes. Then he sinks
a ten-foot hole on each claim, and re-
cords his location notices with the dis
trict or county recorder You would
think, then, that his interests are Sc
cure and safe, and that he can rest in
peace at night. But, none whatever.
For the first thing he knows another
man comes along and jumps his group.
The prospector might drive the intruder
off with shot gun, but this would be a
violation of the law; and then, too, the
other fellow might have a gun, also,
and be quicker on the draw. Or there
may be two or three of them. The
prospector might go to the jumpers and
point out to them that he was the orig
inal locator and entitled to the ground
in dispute. What would be the answer?
A merry haw-haw! He goes to the dis
trict or county recorder and states his
case. The recorder can do nothing. so
the prospector goes to the government
Of this glorious land of the free and the
brave. Will the government do any,
thing for him? Not on your tin-type,
although the prospector has right on
his side and has done everything re-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
Not the Same.

"You seem to think it's pretty well
settled" said Miss Passay, ''that I'd
marry him If he proposed"
EYES," promptly replied Miss Knox.
"The ideal So you think a girl
should be ready to say yes to any
man who asked herr"
mo, 1 don't say that 'girr should"
Catholic Standard and Times.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
A Practical View.

Hes nothing but hypocrite. Isn't
1t disgusting for man to use his reli-
gion as a cloak?"
Eyes, and, what's more, it's foolish,
for religion such as his is necessarily
so fimsy that he's liable to catch cold
In it."-Exchange
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
An Exclamation.

"Your nephew is a college graduate,
ISN'T hep
YES" confessed honest Farmer
Hornbeak. ''but in justice to the col
lege I'll own up that he had no sense
beforehand. "-Woman's Home Com
panion.