The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-07-10
DRILLING CONTESTS
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
TEST OF ENDURANCE AND SKILL
ALWAYS OF INTEREST IN
MINING CAMPS.

IL Is ullI1Cult ii not lInpOSSible 10 say
what Is the best record in drifting con-
tests. Rock varies in hardness. The
depth of the hole drilled in given
time (usually is minutes) does not
always signify the best work. That
was well demonstrated at Wardner and
Wallace so recently as July and 5
when the winning team at Wardner,
Sligo and st, Germain, drilled 40 1916
inches, and In the granite at Wallace
next day fell 13 inches short Of that.
Those who saw both contests say their
work on the second day was fully
equal to that of the first. The differ
ence was in the rock and that at wal
lace was harder cutting. And the fact
that last years drilling at Wallace on
the same piece of granite as that OF
this year and the team records were
practically the same, is further evi-
dence.
Coeur d'AIene Contests.
Drilling contests in mining camps
are of intense interest and those at
both Wardner and Wallace were fully
up to the usual standard Thousands
of people watched the work from be-
ginning to end and cheered the con-
testants 1t was splendid exhibition
of human strength, endurance and
skill. Each of the nine teams that en-
tered here seemed to have a host of
special admirers and in fact there was
much to admire in all the work Pos
sibly the Stokes brothers led little
as favorites Of the big crowd This
would be but natural They are home
grown, born and reared here on the
South Fork, but 10 and 21 years old,
mere boys in age, but husky, well de-
Iveloped men with the hammer and
drill 1t looked for a time that they
would win second prize, but later work
put them little further down the line.
Cash Patterson, winner of more drill
ing contests In the Occur dAlenes fol
y score of years. than any other man
was unfortunate in breaking a BIZ
after six minutes work He is grea,
hammersman and has demonstrated u
often, but of course he is mot as young
las he used to be- The Butte team
with over 81 inches to their credit
fairly took first money.
Other Noted Drilling Contests.
Following are some other double
hand drilling records which show
wide variation in results. probably due
partially to difference in rock. viii bt
of interest at this time.
Moore and Butler, Pony. Mont, Jul
4. 1898, 80 inches In 10 minutes.
Page and Wainwright, Sonora, a
stent. Cal, Sept g. 1899, 81 15-1S in
ches in 10 minutes.
Bradshaw and Feethey. Rutte. q
Spokane, Sept "a, 1901, IS inches il
Is minutes.
Ross and Mcleod. British Columbia
, at Spokane, Sept "a, 1901, 81 inche
in IS minutes.
Page and Pickens, at Tonopah. Jul
, 4. 1912, As 7-16 inches in Is minute:
, I'm Roklin granite 66 blows per min
ute)
! Lnduuist and Dahlen, Victor. Colo
/, at Tonopsh, July 4, 1912 Al 7-16 in
ches in Is minutes.
Porter and Goddard. Oatman. Ariz
at Tonopah. July 1, 1912, Ss 7-16 III
ches in Is minutes.
!, Stewart and Carmack, Leadville, 2
:. Quarto- Centennial. Colorado Spring
:, August, 1901. As plus inches In Is min
:. utes. Drilled through block ot Gun
;, uison granite in IA minutes 80 sec
n ands).
. Hupps and Linduuist, Ouray. Cole
Ouarto- Centennial, Colorado Spring
August. 1901, AZ 3-8 inches in Is mi,
J. utes.
!, Chamberlain and Mslloy, Leadvill
;, 0uarto- Centennial Colorado Spring
August, 1901, Al Ia inches in Is mir
h utes.
McNichols and Lamb. Victor, Col'
Qua rto- Centennial, Colorado Spring
august. 1901. Al is inches In Is nil
utes. (Previous local record said to
n, 80 1-8 inches).
,, Names not given at Calumet, Micl
~ Aug. "a, 1912. 40 inches In Is minute