The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-10
FINE MINING EXHIBIT
READY FOR SHIPMENT
ALL NOT REPRESENTED ARE
URGED TO ACT WITHIN
NEXT FIVE DAYS.

Edward Schwerd, who has charge OF
the mining exhibit for Idaho at the
Panama Pacific exposition, returned
yesterday from Standpoint and other
places in Bonner county, where he
has completed the collection Of the
mineral exhibit and has 1t ready for
shipment He is now in Shoshone
county to make the final round up OF
the big display that will be made
from the mines of the Occur d'Alene
district, and when this is done he viii
have completed the field work and
win then give his attention to arrang-
ing the exhibition in the exposition
building. Since his arrival he has
been busy getting in touch with some
of the larger companies and has found
that all of them have their exhibits in
readiness and will assemble them In
Wallace at once for shipment He has
also gone over the shipping arrange
ments with the Northern Pacific and
IO.-W. r. & N. companies so that there
will be no delay in handling the ex-
hibits of both the large mines and the
prospects
Character of Exhibits.
In general terms the operating mines
will be represented by large chunks of
practically clean ore Weighing from 500
Ito 1000 pounds 200 to 500 pounds rep
resenting the general run of ore from
the vein, samples of the enclosing wall
rock and samples of the outcrop, max
ing a most instructive illustration from
the discovery to the producing mine.
There will also be about so pounds
each of samples showing the pro-
, of each Of samples showing the pro-
, ducts in the various stages of milling
; the ore, that Is, from the jlgs, tables
vanners, flotation and other processes
through which the ore passes The
percentage of recovery win also be
shown for each stage Of the ore treat
r. ment and the total combined recovery.
Since arriving Mr.. Sehwerd has
g found that every company with which
, Ihe has been able to communicate mas
! its exhibit in readiness on this general
. n.
ers are ready, for he says without ex-
9 Iception they have shown a willingness
- Ito cooperate In making the exhibit
4 success. Companies he has heard from
are the Stewart, Hecla, lnterstate-Cal-
:. .Iahan Success, Tamarack- Custer,
. Green Hill Cleveland and Morning.
2 Wants Prospective Mines Represented.
e Mr. Schwerd is particularly desirous
S for the prospects and development
= companies to be represented ana
= wants to impress upon them the great
e benefit that will come to them by hav-
ing samples from their properties ex-
hIbited in conjunction with the exhip-
s It's from the great producing mines
: showing that they have the same
8 characteristics which have led to great
n and valuable ore deposits. Mr'
$ Schwerd expects to have the exhibit
= from this county ready for shipment
g in about FIVE days and he wants 1t
q known that any individual or COM
d many which has not already arranged
r for an exhibit has only to prepare his
= samples and take them TO elthel ran
{ road, addressed to the Panama Pa
e cifc exposition, Wallace, and they will
t. be taken care Of.
n Has Had Fine Support.
T. Mr. Schwerd requests The Miner to
II express his great appreciation of the
I' cordial cooperation he has received
= from the men representing the mining
J. industry of the Coeur d'Alene district
in carrying out his plans for an ex-
hibit which he knows will be a credit
- to the state and which he is convinced
y will prove of great and lasting beneii'
in the way of attracting capital Tor m
p vestment in Idaho The same spiri'
Of cooperation and assistance that mas
characterized his work here he has
r found in all other parts OF the state
g with the result that he feels that The
u showing to be made by the mines o.
VI Idaho will be second to no other state
at Mr.. Schwerd also desires to give
credit to the Idaho Mining assocla'
ton, which has been of inestimapi'
w. assistance in accomplishing his Worl