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The record., 1913-03-20
PRUNING OF TREES PROPERLY
Importance Not Fully Appreciated by
Many Until One Observes
Unsiahtiy Docking.

Inc importance OF properly pruning
the trees on our streets and about the
home is not fully appreciated until
one observes the unsighty dock
" praetioes-ss--so-re- ,.st wei
mesning citizens. says the Farmers
Guide. "As the twig is bent so the
tree is inclined" This saying familiar
to all. might be recast to read:
AS the twigs are cut SO the tree is
inclined or given form" We mean to
say by this that intelligent pruning
may mold the tree into almost any
desired form.
Even the despised lombardy poplar
which, by the way, is a stately and
beautiful tree when properly placed
and cared for. can be SO pruned as to
produce a pleasing effect IL taken In
time and pruned each year.
The most common error is to neg
lect the pruning until the tree has
become ill-shaped, and then to at
tempt by the drastic method Of cut.
ting of many large limbs or the en-
tire trunk to give the symmetry and
beauty desired. Such methods seldom
bring the desired results, and gener-
ally leave the tree so badly maimed
and disfigured that II Is removed. eth.
er by man or by the destroying fungi
which enter the tree where large
pruning wounds have been made.
The record., 1913-03-20
CHECK RAvAGES OF INSECTS
Nighthawk Oevours Many Mosquitoes
and Feeds Exclusively on Bugs
Mans True Friend

Mr. Treadwell of the Boston Society
Of Natural History reports that he
fed young robin ty-eight angle
or earthworms in one day. A young
crow will eat twice its weight Of cut
worms n day. Think of what this
means to the gardener. young or cid!
Gould We grow anything at all with
out the help of the BIRDS" exclaims
little boy gardener to whom ] told
IL.
In the crop of a nighthawk we're
found 500 mosquitoes. That bird did
the duty of tenscore screens. Think
OF the discomfort. to say nothing of
the disease, he prevented,
In view OF these facts one is al
most willing to accept the statement
of a well-known French scientist. who
has asserted that without birds to
The record., 1913-03-20

country, where people live in one
place for years and grow up with their
relatives and neighbors around them
and where the ties of friendship are
strong and satisfying.
II the city boy lets out a yell or
plays ball in the streets or swipes an
apple. the police are down on him In a
moment.
The country hey can whoop. whis-
tie and sing as much as he pleases
and II occasionally lie strays into a
neighbor's orchard and comes out In a
fit of atsentmindedness with a melon
under his arm. or dozen apples in
side his shirt. he Is not arrested. Gen
orally he is invited to help himself
and come again II the neighbor sees
him.
In the city everybody is against the
boy. The people upstairs complain to
the janitor that he makes too much
noise: he Is not allowed TO sit on
the doorstep. and SO he drifts into the
crowds of bad boys around the cor
ner, who are bad because they are not
allowed to do things that every
healthy, woll-ordered boy wants to
do
The record., 1913-03-20
DOUIIM NOIf[
S<EiaENkszsxsszSSS Y
4 &SSSssSSSSSS SSNAlU
The caponizing season is at

The caponizing season is at an
end.
Start the trap nests if you are keep
ing a record of your winter layers.
The battle with vermin is a never
ending one, because the lice never
quit.
The early rullets are beginning to
lay. but, as general thing, eggs arc
very scarce.
The best remedy for sick fowls Ia
the AK, but with proper precaution
they went get sick.
Two or three applications of kero-
sene to scaly legs makes as sure re,
medy as can be found.
There are those who begin with
scrubs, intending to keep purebreds
later on, but they seldom do.
It is possible for the hens to lay
when shedding their feathers, but not
when growing the new crop.
Chaff about straw stacks makes
good scratching litter and the sooner
it is hauled up the better it will be.
II the poultry-house is overcrowded.
kill off some of the older birds. Keep
stocked up with young thrifty layers.
Those old hens may he valuable as
keep sakcs" but the young and vigor-
Qua ones viii produce the most eggs
TO give the later summer hatched
chicks chance to eat their meals
without being run over by older birds
Excited men and women make ex'
cited birds. and that has a bad effect
on the reproducing mechanism oi
he birds.
Sell all the old hens that you dc
not Intend To winter. At this season
they commend a reasonably good
price in market
Get ia your winter supplies and
utensils-this includes the incubators
| and brooders. and What new stoch
You must purchase.
You may Hhlnk you know = coed
deal about how TO raise poultry. but
The deeper y0l go into /. The more
surprises you will lnc.
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ROCKY ROAD FOR BOY
Country Lad Has Easier Time
Than City Youth.
Where There Is Chance fer Education
and Good Home Is Provided.
Younsster From Rural Dis
triets Has Big Advantage.

10 not ever believe. you boys OF
the country. that the city boy has all
Of the good times going. In many
ways he has a rocky road 10 travel
one OF the big men of the Chicago
university. who makes a study of the
condition of boys in the cities. says
tho country boy. II he has the chance
OF an education and lives in a good
home. has a deal better time than tho
fatbred. steam heated city boy.
The city boy has no opportunity to
bring in the wood, milk the cows, gath
CT nuts or go out into the woods. and
so has no part in the home work.
Tie city Is mean to him. He sell
dom puts his foot on the ground be-
cause IL is all covered up with stones
Snd cement
He has no neighbors. for people
move every year. and sometimes Of
tener. so what's the use of getting ac-
Quainted. There are no real homes
in fiats-not like the homes of the
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The Niohthawk.

check the ravages OF insects human
life would vanish from this planet in
the space of nine years. But for the
vegetation, the insects would perish;
but for the insects. the birds would
perish, and but for the birds vegeta-
ton would be destroyed. Nature has.
therefore. formed a delicate balance
without bringing great loss and un-
happiness to the world.-Home Prog
ress Magazine.
The record., 1913-03-20
Automatic Chicken Waterer.

from the bottom of the keg to the bot
tom of the trough. while another pipe
B extends from below the upper level
of the trough up into the head of the
barrel Fill the keg and cork up tight
ly. then remove cork from bottom of
pipe A and the water viii run into the
trough until it rises high enough to
shut the air off at the lower end of
pipe b, when the water will stop run
ming. When the water in the trough
is lowered enough to admit air into
pipe b the water will again run from
A
The record., 1913-03-20
Necesci;y for Testino Seed

Good seed corn is the key TO getting
good stands cf corn. A good stand Of
corn is necessary to secure good
yields. Owing to the wet fall of 1911
there is now much doubtful seed corn
in the country.
One cannot afford to plant corn any
year. much less this year. without
testing. The slngle-ear method of
testing seed corn is the only practical
method.
The record., 1913-03-20
Cover Crops for Orchards.

In Michigan peach growers SOW oats
and barley. These have been salts
factory. but now sand vetch is most
popular. II makes a mammoth growth
and adds considerable nitrogen to the
soil. These crops act as a blanket tc
hold the leaves and snow, thus pre-
venting deep freezing and root In
jury. In spring cover crops are turned
under.
The record., 1913-03-20

AS shown in the illustration, the three
foot pieces are nailed crosswise to
the four-foot pieces and a wire attach
ed to all four corners. 1t is then sus-
pended from the roof in the chicken
house with the front end of the roost
about sixteen inches from the floor
while the back should be twenty.
seven inches.
The record., 1913-03-20
How 70 XIII Grasshoppsrs.

Since a live grasshopper will eat q
dead grasshopper a Missouri farmer
mixec Paris green and bran together
and let a erscshopper eat II. 1t died,
and 70 ate i up and they died; 400
Ste these % and they died; 5000 alto
those 500 ard they died; 100000 ate
those S.oo0 md they died and the
farmer was troubled no more!
The record., 1913-03-20
tnsnectino Fruit for storaoe,

Make a most thorough inspection OF
all fruit and vegetables before plac-
ing them in storage pits or cellar bins
The least abrasion of the skin Oh
fruits will cause rot later on. and a
speck of rot at this time will mean
an entirely ruined product In mid.
winter, to say nothing of the other
products 1t may contaminate and
spoil
The record., 1913-03-20
EO(I>1H
w
HANDY IN A POULTRY YARD
Water Device. Shown in the iIIustra
tion, Works Automatically
How II Is Made.

The illustration given herewith
shows handy device for watering
chickens, writes Richard Ice of Neo-
sha Falls. Kan, In an exchange. Set
an alright keg or barrel on "A stand
The record., 1913-03-20
RAT-PR00F CHICKEN R00ST
Ample Protection Afforded Against
Predatory Animals by Device
Suspended from Roof.

The accompanying illustration
shows convenient chicken roost
which is proof against rats, minks and
weasels. This roost is made of two
pieces Of plank four feet long, four
t7cN-3 broad ana one inch thick. Ave
'e". Of plaakhree feet lo ~ tGa
inC1t, broad aiiu Une tnic Iour
n,acas of mira ahonf EIGHT fe Inn
The record., 1913-03-20
Something ,cr f,,thlnn.

The man who daepises 4 tcp-soil
road because it is cheal is the same
fellow WHO scorns fresh Fir because /;
IS free.
The record., 1913-03-20

Is rich in coal, iron, timber, potters clay, 3
etc, and the most inviting field in Ken
tucky iorinvestment ofcapital and pluck :
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-28
ATTEND THE MULLAN
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
SPLENDID PROGRAM or ExER
ClsEs. SPORTING CONTESTS
-AEROPLANE FLIGHT.

Labor day. next Monday, at Mullan,
promises to draw big crowd from all
parts Of the Occur d'Alenes. For a
time there was some talk Of other
celebrations, but all plans of this kind
have been abandoned and due an
nouncement made of that fact. 1t
gives Mullan a clear field and the
people of that place propose to furnish
the attractions that will cause the
crowd to gravitate in that direction.
Chief among the attractions will be
the aeroplane flight. The wide valley
there affords an excellent starting
point for the birdman and a perfece
opportunity for the crowd to get all
the benefits. In addition will be all
the sports, games and contests so en-
tertaining in mining camp.
The mines in the immediate vicinity
where thousand men are employed
will close work for a day, in order
that all may devote the time to pleas
ure.
Frequent trains will bring visitors
from other towns and return them at
convenient hours.
The Mullan celebration promises to
be big affair. and a pleasa days
entertainment Is assured all who can
attend.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-28
GREAT WESTERN HAS
SPLENDID ORE SHOWING
CUSHING MOORE TO HAVE MAN.
AGEMENT OF WORk--NEW
OFFICERS ELECTED.

The Great Western Mining company
held It's annual meeting in this city
this week. The following officers and
directors were elected: W. w. Russell
of Duluth. president; Victor Huol of
Duluth, vice president; George T. Ed
miston of Wallace, secretary treasurer.
These, with F. p. Robinson of Duluth,
Fred Kratzer Of Spokane John ]. Jen-
kins Of Manchester, N. H. and M. N
Young of Little Falls, Mimi, consti-
tute the board of seven directors.
An important step in the develop
ment of the property was taken at
this meeting in the selection of F..
Gushing Moore, we'll known mining
engineer, now in charge of the big
improvements at the National, to sup
ervise the development of the Great
Western. Mr.. Moore has served term
as state mine inspector, was chief en-
gineer Of the Federal and has been
closely identified with the big mining
operations of the Coeur d'Alene for
years past.
Recent work on the ledge has been
in sinking where the original strike
was made. This has already made
quite an accumulation of ore on the
dump. The size of the ore body. it's
character and value are most crafty
ing and so far as developed give evil
dence that one of the genuine strikes
of the Coeur d'Alenes has been made.
1t looks like the making of mine, and
big mine.
There are some features of the
Great Western ore body differing from
those Of other ore bodies of the camp
and highly important and these will
be dealt with more fully later on. This
reference is made to it's relation to the
great lead-silver lodges Of the Burke
district and to it's position at the west
end of the big and promising copper
belt so prominent in the Mullan dis
trict. Assays Of ore already extracted
give safe and good values in lead and
silver and also in copper and gold.
Further development promises to
throw much light upon these features
thus far unusual in the camp.
At the Office of the secretary in this
city is a fine collection of samples
taken from the bottom of the shaft and
illnstra ting the several characters of
valuable ore. The shaft is being sunk
practically in the center Of the ore
body and neither wall is exposed.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-28
HIGH GRADE ORE
FROM YANKEE BOY
lEASERS DERIVE GOOD PROFIT
FROM SHIPMENTS TO
THE SHELTER.

The Yankee Boy Mining company.
Yankee Boy property on Big creek is
making frequent shipments of high
grade ore to the smeNer at East Hell
ena, the returns of which are proving
most satisfactory. The chief value in
the ore is silver, but 1t also carries
enough lead and copper to make a
substantial addition to the profits, The,
work of the leasing company Is con-
fined to the ground lying between the
upper and lower tunnels which were
run by the original owners, Dennis and
True Blake, and from which they ex
tracted comfortable fortune. The
property is still owned by Dennis
Blake and the heirs of his brother
who died few years ago.
The leasing company, upon taking
hold of the property, devoted much
time and expense to developing the
ore shoot, and in making preparation
to handle the ore economically. The
pay streak varies in width from 3
inches to 2 feet and much care is ex-
ercised in mining it. After being bro
ken down the high grade ore is sack
ed for shipment and the lower grade
is run through hand jigs before sack
ing, which results in a shipping pro-
duct of good average grade.
The company Is endeavoring to pre-
vail upon the railroad company to put
in spur at the mouth Of Big creek
which would greatly reduce the cost
of handling the ore. Up to date the
railroad company has failed to give a
decisive answer. and in the meantime
the leasers are compelled to haul the
ore to Osburn, distance of about
three miles.
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Continued on Page 10)
DEEP DEVELOPMENT OF
NINE NILE AND SUNSET
RUMOR or ANOTHER PROPOSED
PLAN WHICH SEEMS TO
HAVE BASIS.

None of the various plans for deep
development of the Nine Mile and the
Sunset districts and handling of the
product, discussed in The Miner at
frequent intervals, have materialized
so far as the public has been taken in
to the confidence Of those who might
undertake the work However. there
is reason to believe some Of the prop
ositions are being thought out.
1t Is reported, and there is evidence
of some foundation to the rumor, that
a company, or individuals closely con
companies of the camp, have under
consideration the locating of tunnel
site under the provisions of the law
granting certain rights for this work,
beginning at the lowest practical Nine
Mile level and eventually to be driven
far into the Beaver creek section of
the Sunset country. There are some
individual or company holdings alone
which Justify this work, to say moth
ing of the many large producers that
would be connected and pay profitable
royalty. Then again the right con-
veyed under the tunnel site law give II
possibility of additional reward.
Such a piece of work would solve
the railroad transportation question
by placing all the producers upon =
plane equal to that of any Of the ship
pers in the camp.
In Cripple Creek a long tunnel of
this kind was run solely for drainage
They are not uncommon in many min
ing districts. The great Sutro tunnel,
four miles long, run in the '70s. cost
ing at that time more than $2,0000 900.
tapped the Virginia City, Nev mines
at but 1900 feet depth II was run
largely for drainage. but was used for
transportation of some of the ore also
The Miner believes that some ef-
fective plan of deep development Of
Nine Mile and Sunset will not be long
in materializing.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-28
DEEPER DEVELOPMENT
OF THE BLUE STAR
TO BE OPENED AT 600 FEET
SPLENDID SHOWING ON
800 LEVEL.

Important development work is be-
ing quietly prosecuted on the Blue
Star ledge. located just east Of the
mouth of Pine creek and but few
hundred feet south of the South FORK
of the Occur d'A'ene river and the q.
w. r. & N. railroad. The general
location is clearly In the northwest
southeast course of the great Ward
er-Government gulch mineral belt,
as reference to any map of the district
will demonstrate and the Intervening
distance between this ledge on the
west and the development on Govern
ment gulch is not very great.
Development Plan.
The present plan of development
now under way is we'll advised and
will at once open the ledge below the
South Fork water level 1t is to con-
tinue the shaft, now 320 feet deep, t.
the 600-foot level and thoroughly ex-
pore the ledge east and west from
that point. The present equipment is
ample for this, though If necessary
the location is advantageous to in
crease facilities.
Work and Showing on Ledge.
The total development of the grouo,
by shaft, tunnel, etc. foots up 1850
feet, half mile From the shaft
level, 300 feet deep, there are $50
feet of drifting. From the shaft -
the ledge Is 105 feet of crosscut At
the point where the crosscut intersects
the ledge it is well defined and fully
fourteen feet wide. it Is quartz largely,
carrying much iron and freely MINER
allied with zinc and galena.
East and west on the ledge
it has been opened for dis
tance of 500 feet In all this distance
it is thoroughly defined and runs in
width from and feet to 81 feeE.
At no point in this development does
1t show weakness. while, on the other
hand, in both east and west drifts,
there are places which show COM
mercal ore or iron and other mineral
formation which, judged by other pro-
ducing lodges in the belt strongly in
dicate big bodies of pay ore beneath.
In the east drift. 22O feet from where
the ledge was intersected, winze
was started on a small shoot of fair
ly good concentrating ore. This is now
down 18 or 20 feet, and in the bot
tom there are four feet of concentrat-
ing ore. About 80 feet in the west drift
the ledge was crosscut and found to
be II feet wide. 1t is largely iron of
such a character in that immediate
vicinity that it gives almost GER
tainty of being the Gaping of a big
body of gaena In general 1t is fine
looking ledge, characteristic of the
camp and the particular district in
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-28

was also used by defendant and it's
servants and agents for the purpose Of
securing water which is found in said
tunnel within the surface lines of the
Ophir Fraction claim, near the most
westerly portion of said tunnel, it be-
ing necessary to pass through that
portion Of said tunnel extending un-
derneath the surface lines of said
Cleveland claim in order to reach said
above described ever since the con-
struction thereof. and for more than
S years before the time of the COM
mencement of this action.
That during said period of more
than 5 years. said defendant has been
in the actual, visible. exclusive, hos
tile, quiet, peaceable, notorious, con-
tinuous and adverse possession of the
said Headlight tunnel as befors de-
scribed, including all crosscuts. drifts,
tunnel raises and shafts hereAbefore
described, and each and every part
thereof, owning, possessing, claiming,
occupying and holding the same and
every part thereof, quietly. peaceably,
notoriously. continuously, uninterrupt-
edly and adversely to all the world
including the said plaintiff and It's
predecessors In interest That during
county or municipal, have been as
sessed or levied against said tunnel or
any part thereof, but during said per-
iod defendant has paid all taxes, state,
county or municipal, which have been
levied and assessed upon and against
the said mining claims belonging to
the defendant, to which said tunnel
commonly called the Headlight tunnel.
has been and is appurtenant. That the
defendant expended in driving said
Headlight tunnel in excess of 100000
That on or about February 90, 1918,
defendant again commenced work in
said Headlight tunnel. at it's then most
easterly point, being about 40 feet
westerly from the easterly end line of
the said Cleveland claim extended
time work In said tunnel was prose-
cuted continuously in a general east
erly direction underneath the surface
lines of the said Cleveland claim, un-
derneath the surface lines of the said
Cleveland Fraction claim, and into the
ground underneath the surface lines
of the Mammoth lode mining claim.
survey No. ...., which is claimed and
is In the nossession of the Federal
Mining & Smelling company; that on
or prior to May Is. 1913. defendant
crossed the line between the Cleve-
land Fraction claim and the said Nam
moth claim. and since that time and
up to the time of the commencement
Of this action defendant has been
working within the lines Of the said
Mammoth claim extended downward
vertically, and had not taken from ,,n-
derneath the surface lines of the said
Cleveland or Cleveland Fraction claims
ar,v rock, earth. mineral, ore or other
substance whatever.
That at no time during the con-
Continued on Page 1o)
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-08-28
THE GOT 'EM NOW SALE.
Ground StaIed by Wallace Merchant
26 Years Auo


The Got EN- Now mining claim, the
sale of which to the Marsh Mining
company was recently announced, Is
one of the early locations of Canyon
creek, not among the Oldest, however.
1t was staked in 1887 by Jesse Tabor.
q well known business man of this
city That was but little while be-
fore he began business in Wallace. He
was then working in the Tiger mine.
and as he relates 1t, he would fire.
quently stand on the dump, in view
of the Tiger groupings and speculate
on the easterly course of the ledge. The
Got En- Now ground seemed to line up
for a ledge, there was 600x
900 feet of vacant ground and fine
and he made the location.
The ground was patented and Patrick
Clark acquired an interest. It was sold
to the Marsh by these two owners. 1t
ioins the Ella claim which is known
in connection with the Poornan ore
bodies and joins the Poorman claim
all now the property of the Federal
and credited with big production On
the east is the Cooney group, operated
by the Marsh company. The Got En-
Now ledge must enter Marsh ground
and is valuable acquisition to that
company. now in position to work it
with the best results