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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
GREAT BODY Of ORE
IN THE HUNTER NINE
REPORTED MORE THAN 90 FEET
WIDE ON 600 LEvEL-MUch
CLEAN ORE.

A few weeks ago The Miner referred
to the great ore body that is being de-
veloped In the Hunter mine at Mullan
as depth is attained on the vein. There
seems no doubt that this one Of the
earliest silver-lead locations, and
which has been In almost continuous
operation for more than a quarter of a
century, IL just now reaching a point
in its development which will place its
ore body among the greatest In this
district OF great ore bodies. The Hun
ter Is not a deep mine, its lowest leve,
being only 600 feet. The Improvement
that has marked the quality and guam
tity of the ore as depth is gained, fol-
lowing the rule that has prevailed in
other mines of the district, leads 70
the conclusion that greater depth Will
reveal even greater ore reserves than
are now exposed.
According to information received
this week. there is now on the 600
level of the Hunter an ore body so
feet in width, much of it clean ship
ping ore and none that would not pass
for good milling. The belief is ex-
pressed that what are designated as
the north and south veins In the upper
levels of the mine have come together
on this level. But In any event, the
showing of ore on the 600 is immense
md gives the Hunter rank among the
big mines of the district.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
LIMIT TO SkYscRAPERS.
wall Street Journal)

|
with the completion of the Wool
worth building the maximum in the
height of buildings has been obtained.
This was the expression of the princi-
agencies in this city, when asked con
corning desirability or financial ad-
vantage of skyscraper as office build :
ings. The tenant has called a halt
Had the demand continued" he said,
there Is no knowing where the en-
gineer, the architect or the builder
would have stopped. Very tall struc-
lures which may be erected hereafter
will be put up for advertising purposes
and not for profits from rentals There
has been a remarkable change of SEN
timent on the part Of the tenants with
In the past few years. Time was when
there was a rush to get into the new
est and loftiest of structures, but NOT
now 1t is stated on high authority
that there Is scarcely a building of
more than % stories in New York that
pays a dividend or decent interest on
the capital invested. One Of more than
30 stories that paid 10 per cent for the
first few years after completion does
not pay expenses today That tenants
do not want to go too high from the
ground is expressed in the most force
full way possible: by refusing to rem,
space above certain level. or by va
eating premises above that level for
others lower in the same or other
Various reasons are assign
ed for the refusal to go high and for
changes to lower levels. Some COM
plain Of the long elevator journey, 9TH
srs the comparative isolation and still
,thers are honest enough to admit a
shade of dread or doubt. In the Wool
worth building, with SO floors of Of
ice renting space, there is none ten
lnted above the 41st story, above
which there are II floors for rent"
The ideal skyscraper seems to be one
# about Is to 20 stories.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
EXTRACTING RApIUM.
Definite Progress Being Made by Gov
ernment at Denver.
mining Science)

Three methods for the extraction OF
|radium from carnotte have been de-
vised and tested at the Denver labora
tory OF the United States bureau of
mines. The government chemists have
worked them sout on a laboratory
scale ana apparently all three are
practicable. To determine which of
the three is the most economical is the
purpose of an investigation now under
way at the plant which has Just been
completed in Denver by the National
Radium Institute. 1t is believed that a
tmethod will be evolved that will great
~ reduce the expense of obtaining ra-
dunn from the ore and this will mean
a corresponding reduction in the price
OF radium salts as the cost of produce
tion. heretofore, has been very largely
the costs In mill and laboratory. The
work of the plant of the National Ra.
dunn Institute will be under the direct
supervision of the government chem
lists by whom the laboratory work was
done. and when the best method has
been determined all of the results Of
the investigation are to be given to the
public. This is part Of the agreement
between the National Radum Insti-
tute and the bureau Of mines. 1t Is al
so agreed that the government shall
receive a certain percentage of the ra-
iium produced at the new plant. As
soon as the investigation on COM
nercial scale is completed full re-
port will be published. As govern
nent chemists win be In charge and IN /
of all the facts, there will /
,e no opportunity for the manage
nent of the institute to hold back in
If the method proves az
uccessfnl as the chemists hope cheap
r radium will soon be placed on the
narket. There win be no secrets to K
revent anyone from engag ing In the
reduction Of the much sought for ele-
rent.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
THE FOREST SERVICE
DECLARES A DIVIDEND
3s5
SMALL COMPENSATION FOR PRIV
lLEGEs OF WHICH COUNTY
HAS BEEN. DEPRIVED.

Idaho receives the sum Of $7S,1 80
from the federal government from
forest reserve revenues for 1918. This
Is 25 per cent of the amount collected
by the federal government from the
forest reserves in the state during tn .
past year. Now 1t Is to be distributed
among the counties Of Idaho in the
alto of the forest reserve acreage in
he respective counties. Some of the
counties, such as Ada, that have no
'orest serserve acreage, will get none
# this money.
State Auditor Huston has just COM
oleted the superintendent Of the $7S-
1880 among the counties, and has no.
tilted the proper county officials of the
share due each county.
Shoshone county will receive quite n,
large sum owing to the fact that the
county Is almost wholly included in
forest reserves. The acreage in re-
serves and amount from each are here
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
THE PRICES OF GOLD
COST OF PRODUCTION
HOW GOLD MINERS DECEIVE
THEMSELVES ON VALUE
OF PRODUCT.
mining Science)

Low prices are always discouragins
to producers. For months or ever
years this effect of low prices may fai
to become evident. but it is none thu
less certain. Take copper, for example
If the cost Of production for a certail
company Is IA cents. 1t viii probably
continue to operate so long as thu
market holds at Is cents, but it viii
not be slow in closing down when thu
price drops to IL cents. The loss may
Opening up a big low cost producer
may more than balance the closing Of
a high cost producer. But there is a
loss just the same. The production Is
less than 1t otherwise would have been
if the high cost producer had remain
ed in operation. The man who has a
gold mine is very likely to think Of
himself as immune from market fluct
uations Especially if he is trying to
sell the mine. or stock representing
ownership, he will be given to talk
about always being able to dispose of
his product at an absolutely fixed price
In other words. for every pound Of
gold he produces he can get a pound
Of gold in exchange. This unique ad-
vantage, If one gives it a few moments
of thoughtful consideration, Is found TO
be somewhat illusory. Gold has 40
fixed price except as measured by it.
self The fact that it is employed as
the standard of value does not remove
it from the realm in which the laws OF
supply and demand are supreme.
Measured by the amount of other COM
modities for which it may be exchange
ed, the price of gold has been declin-
ing for years. The production of gold
has kept on increasing in spite of the
slump in the market for the yellow
metal but the increase in production,
as already noted, has been due largely
to economies effected in the applica-
ton of the cyanide process The fact
that there has been gain in the out
put does not mean that gold producers
have not felt the drop in price. tn
the gold producer the price of his pro-
duct is represented chiefly in terms ef
labor. machinery. fuel, timber and
other items of operating expense. IF.
for example, he is paid less labor for
his gold. his cost of operation Is in
creased, and his profit cut down in a
measure. AS the price
IF gold continues to decline. the profit
Of mines where the cost of operation
is high will soon be converted into loss
and the mines must close. Unques-
the protracted depression of
he gold market Is reflected in the I
past.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
HOLDING COMPANIES.

Engineering and Mining Journal
Discussing the contemplated legis
lation prohibiting holding companies
the Sun remarks that the holding com.
pany represents method of doins
business that Is absolutely necessital-
ed by the diversity of the state laws
Iof the United States and by the laws
of foreign countries and cites some
examples from the metallurgical in
dustry.
/ one of these is the Amalgamated
Copper Co, which sells 100000, 00o
worth of copper each year in Europe
and in parts, of the globe outside of
the United States. If the company.
Tor instance were to do business di-
rectly and in its own name in Eng
land ii would have to subject itself
to all the minute regulations of the
English corporation. The burden of
complying with these regulations
even as mere routine. would be so
great as substantially to bar ii from
England: but a greater difficulty still
would be the fact that the COMPANY,
would be subject to high English in
come tax upon its entire business as
a company II the company We're to
do business in England through
his commission would be
so large as to make the business liz
great degree Improbable. Therefore.
the company's only resource is to do
business In England through a small
organization established for the pur-
pose. owned entirely by the Amalga-
mated interests and run substantially
Is a branch Of the Amalgamated COM
Dany. The same state of affairs APP
plies to other countries besides Eng
and; and II is obvious that the ANAL |
copper company can trans
Ict its foreign business as profitable |
commercial enterprise only in the |
manner described.
Another instance that occurs out of
cores that might be selected Is that |.
I the international Nickel Co.. one of Il
ur great corporations, that mines its |,
res in Canada and smelts them In a /.
plendid plant which it has lately |,
rected in New Jersey at cost of |,
yer sS,0o0.000. The Canadian laws h
to foreign corporations are such |,
nat the company is compelled to DO IL
$ mining business there through n II
accompany organized in Canada. if lf
lie International Nickel Co, could not is
ihist as holding company 1t would Re
I'VE to go out Of business. In
These illustrations, says the Sun, b
row what a grevlous thing It is pro- y
,sed to do. In
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
LUCKY FRIDAY COMPANY
MAY RESUME OPERATION
ReoRcANIzED COMPANY SUB.
MlTs PROPOSITION TO OLD
STOCKHOLDERS.

! The Lucky Friday Mines company
has haen reorganzed under the name
of Lucky Friday Mining company ana
plan has now been submitted - the
old stockholders by which the debts OF
the old company will be paid ana the
old share holders will retain their hold
ings in the new company. The con-
trolling owners of the Lucky Friday
are J. H. Wade Of Mullan and Mrs.
Frances M. Jones Of this city, and the
debts of the company represent cash
advanced by them for several years IN
the interest Of the property.
The aggregate debts Of the company
amount to $3552.29 and there are IL
1896, 900 shares Of stock in the old COM
pany outstanding. A proposition has
been submitted to these shareholders
to pay an assessment Of mills per
share and if all of them accept this
proposition and pay the assessment,
sufficient money will come into the
treasury to pay all Indebtedness and
leave balance OF dDUuI e4UV.
A Property Of Merit.
The Lucky Friday group Is situated
just east of the town Of Mullan. 1t IS
developed by tunnel over 600 feet IN
length, which with shaft, crosscuts and
surface work represents an expendi-
ture Of approximately $4,000, Consid-
cradle ore has been found on the prop
erty and the size and appearance Of
the vein give assurance that CONNER
cial ore will be found with further de-
velopment. The company is well equip
in the way of trackage, cars, tools, etc,
to continue the development work. A
sidetrack leading to the Hunter mine
crosses the Lucky Friday millsite just
below the main tunnel which will be
of substantial advantage to the prop
erty. Franklin Pfirman is president of
the company and James A. Wayne,
secretary treasurer, both Of this city.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
NOTICE or ASSESSMENT.
Ofiice OF the Giant Mining & Develop
ment Company, Limited, Wallace,

IOfiice of the Giant Mining & Develop
ment Company, Limited, Wallace.
Idaho, February II, 1914
Notice is hereby given that at A
meeting of the board of directors held
on the 18th Of February. 1914, an as
sessment of one "a mill per share was
levied upon the outstanding capita.
stock of the corporation payable on
or before the 18th day Of March 1914.
to p. r. Turk, secretary and treasurer
or the company at his office No. 415
| Sixth street, Wallace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
nent remains unpaid on the 18th day
OF March 1914 will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction
and unless payment Is made before
Will be sold at the Office of the com.
pany on the 18th day Of April 1914.
at $3.50 p. m. to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon together with tia
cost of advertising and expenses of
sale. VA
f. r. TURK.
Secretary and Treasurer Giant Mining
q development Company. Limited
No AS Sixth street, Wallace. Idaha
Feb. 12-Mch 19-5t.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
THE SUNSET.
Drifting East on the Vein Shows Ur
Much Ore,

Drifting east on the Sunset vein is
showing most satisfactory results
While there was little ore where the
vein was cut on the 900 level the drist
had hardly started when the ore came
in and the showing is now as large or
larger than in the level above. 1t is
said that there is much more lead than
zine on this level.
Although 1t was stated on seemingly
good authority few weeks ago that
the shaft will be sunk 200 feet further
later events indicate that the shaft viii
stop where 1t is, this depth having
demonstrated the continuity of the ore
body sufficiently to warrant driving
long tunnel which will cut the vein at
great depth.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
oince OF Blue Bell Mining Company.
Limi'ed' Wallace, Idaho, February e.

oLice vi Blue Bell Mining Companv.
Limited, Wallace, Idaho, February .
1914. -
Notice is hereby given that at i,
meeting of the directors, held on tho
9Th day of February, 1914. an assess.
nent of three (3) mills per share was
levied upon the capital stock of th,,
corporation. payable on or before the
18th day Of March, 1914, to p. Hedin
secretary, at the Office of the comnanv
1o5 Cedar street, Wallace, Idaho
Any stock upon which this assass
ment remains unpaid on the nth dav
OF March, 1914, will be DELINQUENT ana
advertised for sale at public auction
ana unless payment Is made hefora
VIII De sold at the office of the com
pany. 7o5 Cedar street, Wallace 1dahn
on the 18th day of April. 1914 al 1a a.nn
p. m. of said day to pay the de,i n, o,ve
assessment thereon, together wiz ~
costs OF advertising and expenses 'n nv
secretary ii., Blue Bell Mining Comnanv
Limited, Wallace, Idaho. ''pa"S'
F12-M5-4t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
CONTROL OF STEWART
(Continued from PAGE II

Continued from Page -
Stewart for many months. according
to reliable information received this
week.
Some Of the best informed mining
men or the district are not disposed
ID credit the report, and about the
only thing to support It IL the presence
of Federal engineers at the Stewar.,
which may Or may mt have a bearing
III the matter.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
Stock Is Being Delivered.

Under the plans Of the company
heretofore published, an assessment or
l. mill was levied, payable upon de-
livery Of the stock. and an assessment
of the same amount will be levied
every two months until such time as
the returns from ore shipments will
take care of the expense. The stock
is being delivered to subscribers this
week ana money is now on hand to
push development.
The entire capital stock Of the com
pany, 100000 shares, has practically
all been subscribed.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
CASTLE ROCK GROUP
TO Be DEVELOPED
MONEY ON HAND TO BEGIN THE
WoRk-coMPREssoR is IN
STALLED THIS WEEK.

The meeting of the stockholders 81
the Idaho Nevada Exploration COM
pany at the Office of the secretary In
the Eagle block last Saturday was well
attended and resulted in taking over
the Castle Rock group on Placer. creek
which was the main purpose Of the
meeting, the election Of board Of di-
rectors and officers, and in the clear
ing up Of all preliminary details in
connection with the operation Of the
newly acquired property. The pur-
chase Of the Castle Rock was on ba-
sis of $4,000 which was accepted by
owners representing about tive-sixths
of the property and 1t Is expected that
the remaining one-siXth will come in
to the deal within few days. The
payment is made by notes of the COM
pany due five years from date, the
agreement contemplating active and
continuous development Of the prop
+, nj
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
given:
Totals -. .....1.261.2O4 s13.s92. G6

With the exception of Bonner coun-
", Shoshone heads the list in forest
reserve acreage, Bonner county has L.
S1S.559 acres and receives from this
.apportionment $15,2797s In these
serves is altogether from the sale Of
timber
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12


diverted
1amarack- Custer independent of Rail
road
But while other mining companies
are wrestling with the problem ii
railroad transportation and the rail-
road itself Is graphing with the pro-
blem of holding the traffic, it has de
veloped that the Tamarack -Custer has
no trouble of that kind to contend
with. and that it is in position to de-
liver its ore to its proposed min inde-
pendent OF any branch railroad up
-Nihe Mile. In fact, 1t is stated that
the Tamarask-C Custer company has
two perfectly feasible routes for the
removal Of its ore from the mine to
the mill, neither of which involve any
new railroad construction, and that the
matter Of deciding which route will be
adopted Is now receiving the careful
consideration of the company.
through Green Hill. Cleveland.
III was not long after Harry l.. Day
became manager of the Federal COM
pahywhen 1t was currently reported
that some day the ore of the Tama-
rack Custer would reach the railroad
through No. tunnel of the Green Hill.
cleveland. 1t is stated that the ex-
tension of that tunnel 1900 or 2O00 feet
at most would bring 1t into Tamarck-
custer ground, an undertaking If
sinali consequences considering the re-
sun to be attained, However, there
~ one disadvantage to this plan which
must at once suggest itself. The OUT
let to the Tamarlck Custer would moi
be controlled by the Days 1t would
De all right under the present Federal
management, but managements 40
change, and it is doubtful if an agree
ment could he made sufficiently bind /
ing to induce the Days to adopt that
route.
Through hummingbrd Tunnel.
Inc other route, and the one most
hkeiy to be adopted, is the Humming-
pro Hercules tunnel The Humminy-
plrd group is controlled by the Days
ana their associates In the Hercules.
h JOINS the Tamarack- Custer on the
west, thef distance from a point in the
tunnel In the Hummingbird ground 10
the Tamarack- Custer is not much If
any further than from No. s of the
Green Hill-Cleveland, and every foot
OF the ground from the mine to the
railroad at Burke would be absolutely ,,
controlled by the Day interests 1t is,
therefore, altogether likely that this
route will be adopted, ana that when
The Tamarack- Custer company builds :
! mill the ore from the mine will find
md outlet through the Hummingbrl
unnel.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12

Fifteen aspirants have announced
their candidacy for the democratic
|gubernatorial nomination in Texas this
year
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12

Wasps rank next to the higher
classes of ants in point of insect in
telligence.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
RAD|UM BEARING ORE
HOW TO IDENTITY It
UTAH EXPERT GIVES ITS PECUL-
IARITiES AND FORMATION
IN WHICH FOUND.

Nothing In the way Of mineral has
ever attracted such widespread inter-
est as radium, and the fact that the
greatest deposits of radum bearing
ores have been found in Colorado and
Utah has caused every prospector in
the west to be on the lookout for ore
that bears evidence Of carrying this
precious metal. While there Is moth
ing, 50 far as has been reported, In
this immediate section Of Idaho that
bears evidence of the presence of ra-
dium 1t is not improbable that the
rare metal may be found in other parts
of the state or in neighboring states
and the up-to-date prospector and
others engaged in, mining should be
Informed upon the formation in which
tiles which lead to the Identification
of the ore
Appearance Of the Ore.
In this connection the Butte Miner
Of yesterday publishes letter re-
ceived by a Butte prospector from
friend who operates in the southern
Utah and Colorado field, and who
deals In and experts uranium vanadi
urn ore, which is known as carnotite
and also pitchblende another form Of
radium bearing ore and the letter con-
tains both sample of carnotite ana
a minute description of how and where
this is found. He says:
Uranium usually comes in sand
stone, sometimes red sandstone be-
meath and white sandstone above the
uranium ore; often the red brown |
looking vanadium is with 1t, and going |
through II In seams. The uranium |
ochre Is a dirty yellow and light flour |
Usually carnotite is yellowish- brown |
mixed with sand and iron rust. The T
best type is canaryyellow, finely pow
dered and "a little fatty to the touch,
only in very small pieces pure
imbeded In the rust Often uranium
ore is mixed with copper and looks
partly yellow and partly green or
green blue"
This is valuable information for
prospectors and miners and Is worth
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12

California shipper 1,500,000,000
oranges last year.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
Directors and Officers.

The following directors We're elected:
Leonard e. Hanson, Peter j. Limacher
A. b. Livingston, Otto A. OLSON, all of
Wallace, and e. w. Hand of Spokane
The directors then elected the follow
ing officers President, Leonard r..
Hanson; vice president, Peter J. Lii
macher, secretary treasurer, Otto a.
OLSON; manager. w. B. Lively; con-
sulting engineer, Sydney l.. Shonts.
The salary Of the manager was fixed
at $3.50 per day and that Of the secre-
tary- treasurer at $50 per month. No
other officers will receive salary.
Work Soon to Begin.
The first step toward beginning OPP
erations on the Castle Rock Will prob
ably be taken this week when the COM
pressor at the Black Cloud mill. which
has been purchased by the company
will be moved to the property. This
10 an lngersoll compressor and Is in
perfect condition. A building for the
and blacksmith shop will
Je started at once Water power will
,e used for the compressor and this
viii necesstate laying a pipe line
distance of $500 feet, which will give
approximately IS horse power. The
work Of laying the pipe line will prob
IDLY be deferred until weather condi-
ions are more favorable The cabin
It the Castle Rock will probably ac-
the employees ror the pres
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IAMARACK ORE
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upon railroad transportation is too
great for any railroad to permit to be
diverted.
1amarack Custer independent of Rail.
road.