The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-01-29
MINING ASSOCIATION
AND RAD|UM DEPOSITS
OPPOSED TO DERIVING PROS.
PEcToR OF PROFITS OF
HIS LABOR.

The mining industry in the south
western part Of Idaho, and in fact !,
the entire state, Is In grave danger. IL
state association, which concluded IT.
annual session at Boise Thursday. :,
resolution recently introduced In thu
national house Of representatives by
Representative Foster of Illinois woulc
empower the president to Withdraw
from entry all radium lands. This ac.
ton, believe the Idaho miners, would
as 1t is worded, destroy all incentive
for the prospector, TOR should he come
upon the mineral after long search
and having undergone many and Sc
we're hardships, his work Is in vain
and his reward nothing, for the gov
eminent may come in and say: Here
this is radium bearing land; you have
not the right to file on 1t; 1t belongs t.
us"
Prospector's First Claim.
I'VE understand the curative prop
critics of radium.' said Senator Mac
zation, and we realize that we can
not withstand the sentiment Of the
world, nor do we wish to- but we d.
believe that the profit to be derived
from the discovery of these lands
should go TO the prospector as re-
ward for his efforts toward discovery,
and not to the government"
Kill Mining on Snake River.
Mining activity along streams trio
utary to the Snake river would be en-
tirely prohibited by these resolutions,
inasmuch as the black sand which
forms the bed of the stream is thor'
UNI oxide. which is radum bearing.
Even quartz and other common rocks
will come under the classification of
radiu.n bearing ores, said the senator,
"and It seems hardly fair that the
gentleman from the great corn grow
ing state should tie up practically the
entire mining industry Of Idaho" A
resolution embodying this protest was
presented and discussed at Thurs
days meetns Of the association.
Cost Of Timber for Mines.
Other resolutions were introduced
and turned over to the executive COM
mittee for alterations and approval
Among these was a protest against
the practice of the government in at
tempting to collect at its present val
uation from mining companies timber
used from time to time throughout the
life of the mine, and which may not
have been worth fraction Of the
value now assessed 1t was recon-
mended that the bylaws of the asso-
citation be changed to permit the ac-
tual miner to become a member OF the
association.
Bell Puts Himself Right.
State Mine Inspector Bell, in open
ing the morning session of the assoc
citation, took the opportunity to cor
rect mistaken impression gained
from his talk to the association We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Bell said that nothing could
have been farther from his views than
a criticism Of the new currency meas
ure as a piece of beneficial legislation,
in fact he is of the opinion that 1t is
the masterpiece of the history of dem
ocratic national politics.
The point he tried to bring out and
induced his reference to the bill in his
talk said the Inspector was the fact
nF v.Il H.
United States was falling Off; in fact,
shows a marked decrease of more than
$5,000,000 in 1918 over the previous
year: and in view of this fact he
thinks that the federal authorities
We're at fault in throwing straw in
the way of the development OF new
gold resources on which all the credit |
or the country Is based, and particu- 7
larry so in departmental rulings re- /
garding mining in the west and the
aroNecatlo' az mining companies in
the matter Of trying to collect full
present day values for mining timber
and fuel used Off the public domain
n ~ wears past, which prosecution,
~ 'Hiihs, sHouid ne wiped or tle
slate of federal claims and every en-
enlargement thrown around the de-
'elopment OF new Aources of gold to
make good and .fortify the basic credit
# the country.
Association Flourishes.
a report on the coalition of the as
ociation by the chairman of the exec
tive committee, A. r. Carlson, reveal
d the membership now totals ASS anu
nat Il counties Of Idaho and several
elghboring states interested in the }
uture OF the IN dustry in this state are q
epresented. THE report also recon-
iended that. wherever possible, sup t
lies be Of bone production b
Appreciate Of the work Of the ,
commission, which met c
simultaneously with tie miners asso- c
latlon, was voiced in resolution c
dopted by the association. &c
Jeremiah w. Robinson of Boise was b
unanimously Endorsed by the assecia- I
on for director of the mint C
Same Officers Again. $
AL officers were reelected, as fol- o
'ws President, Harry l.. Day Wal q
tce vice president. A. e. Carlson. n