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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-15
ASHTON NEWS


Christmas is just around the
bend of the road.
Miss Robbie Fitzpatrick spent
Wednesday night with Mrs. H.
H. Hooker.
Mr.. H. M. Dodd and Mr..
Nipper from the city were in our
vicinity Friday. Mr.. Dodd hav-
ing purchased the old home place
of Mr.. J. T. Walker.
December is a good month to
have wood for the home and
don't forget to drop your teacher
at the schoolhouse load or two
occasionally, she may get cold
same as you.
Mr.. Lewis Dykes of Appling
county was a visitor here this
week.
Every old man or woman knows
many sensible things that are
not published or found in books.
Mr.. VIM. Troupe has treated
himself to a new automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Fitzpatrick
and little Miss Fannie Mae were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. N. Middlebrooks Sunday.
The fifth and sixth grades
room are now in the midst of
common fractions. An especial
lesson in paper basket making
and picture frames was taught
Thursday afternoon. This lesson
was mainly for the fifth grade
but no objection was raised
when the sixth grade expressed
a desire to. join.
A lesson in making popcorn
candy balls was enjoyed. The
children doing the work with
only the teacher experimenting.
Mrs. Randole Dyale was bitten
Sunday night by poisonous
spider. DR.. Luke attended her
and stated that the spider was of
a very poisonous specimen and
would have caused death, if
medical aid had not been rend-
cred.
Children should not only be
taught the danger of cigarettes
but of fire and matches also. 1t
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1915-12-15

LOST-Hound dog near jack
sonville, Ca, or at Jacksonville
ferry, on Thanksgiving day. Color
black and tan, with white throat
and breast, has stump tail with
white on end. Large size d-s
(named Frank finder notify al
once and receive liberal reward J
lat st.
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Call or phone The Leader Enter
prise office the local news of Fitz-
gerald and Ben Hill county; the com
ing or departure of friends or rela.
tives weddings. deaths, births, etc;
Such favors will be appreciated by
the Editor If
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is better to be before hand than
behind hand about it.
We sympathize with Mystic in
the loss of her beautiful school
building which was burned Satur-
day the 4th.
Mr.. Leonard Roberts of OcilIa
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson Griffin.
We are sorry to learn of so
many of our patrons moving out
of our vicinity. We hope other
good neighbors will soon come
in.
Christmas is almost upon US,
yes. Christmas! and once more
we usher in the sacred festival
commemorative of the birth of
Christ; of peace on earth and
good will towards all men. All
men? Alas, this sad Christmas
of 1915 and as was the past year
of 1914, just across the waters
from us there is no peace.
Christmas is ushered in amid the
roar of cannon and blood shed.
The men are exemplifying the
Christmas faith by killing,
wounding and manning each
other. Such is the Christmas
spirit in Europe if such could be
called a spirit. The toy makers
have had to leave their shops
and the lead that used to be
made in leaden soldiers are used
alright but not for toys. Our
sympathy goes out to the com
batants, to the widows and
orphans of the fighting nations
and we hope that the sign of dis
tress of the Master will save
many wounded soldier on the
blood soaked battlefield.
In our dear old land of America,
Christmas is a festival more dear
to our hearts than any on account
of it's religious and social signi-
ficance. AS the Christmas bells
ring cut their joyful sounds in
America, we are thankful to say
in our hearts, Peace on earth and
good will to all men.
LEoNNE DELoRAINE.
The northern Serbian army con-
tinues to retire toward the Albanian
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The northern Serbian army con-
tinues to retire toward the Albanian
town of Scutari.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
MARSH OPERATIONS
UP TO CAPACITY
MILL RUNS ARE REPORTED ITO
BE VERY HIGHLY
SATISFACTORY.

The resumption of operations at tn,
Marsh mine, followed by the reopen.
ing of the mill on Nine Mile. stano,
out as one Of the big features of the
mining operations during June. Re.
ports from the mill state that the new
installations are all up to expecta-
tions and that the equipment will ham
die the 200-ton daily output without
crowding. In addition to the re-
moval Of ore from the present work +
ing levels the main accompaniment
Shaft Is going deeper and ore develop
ment from lower levels will greatly
augment the visible resources of the
mine and provide future tonnage
for the mill that means a long run az
maximum capacity Mine and min
are employing about 100 men at pres
ent and will gradually increase the
force until full complement of 15O
employees are on the payroll.
The company will ship concentrates
to the International Refining anr
Smelling company at Tooele, Utah.
An interesting feature of the new
work In the mine is the crosscut to In
tersect the vein on the Got EN- Now
claim, adjoining the Marsh on the
north, which carries a. parallel vein
This work will be accomplished in 30
days. The crosscut will be driven
from the No level Of the Marsh and
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
ORE SHIPMENTS
FROM HORSEPOWER
COPPER PROPERTY PREPARES
TO ENTER THE PRooUc.
ING LIST.

With contracts let for immediete
erection of mill with daily capacity
of 150 tons and with the wagon road
placed In condition for auto truck de-
livery, the Horst Powell group. under
lsase to AL Page and Andy Devlin, is
about to enter the list of Coeur
GAlene producers. The management
expects to inaugurate shipments OF
800 tons per month and will increase
this as conditions permit
Since the property was taken over
by Messrs Page and Devlin a large
amount of development work has
been completed and ore reserves. said
to approximate $4,000 tons have been
made available for treatment
The claims are located on the Lit
tie North Fork, five miles from the
railroad station Ed Horst, pioneer
of the Kingston district.
who died few years ago. located the
property in 1887 and during his life
time devoted his time and attention "a
developing the ledge. He had sue
ceeded In exposing a considerable
BODY of copper when sickness made
him turn the project over to other
hands. Mr. Devlin has been person.
ally In charge of the work since taxi
Ing hold of the group and will over
see the shipments during the sum.
mer months.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
NO CHANGE REPORuED
ON SHELTER STATUS
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVES,
LEAVE DISTRICT WITHOUT
NEW CONTRACT.

| Edgar L. Newhouse manager O,
smelters, and VIM. Loeb, Jr., treas
urer of the A. S. & r. concern, b0tI
Of New York, who spent day In this
! lefty last week. departed for the east
without making any statements con-
lcerning the outcome of their contro-
lversy with the Hercules management
over smelter contracts. Unofficial
sources state that they were dsap-
pointed with the results of their visit
and that no headway was gained by
their trip to the district. As far as
the public knows anything about the
trouble all that is visible is the entire
shutdown of the Hercules mine and
mill and the idleness of some 800 or
400 miners, who, it is stated, were told
to remain around for week or so
when the controversy first arose but
who have now been forced to seek
elsewhere for work as the week has
stretched into more than q month and
gives promise Of continuing much
longer.
Whether or not the Day interests
are preparing to embark into the
business remains undeter-
mined Reports from Northport are
to the effect that tests have been
made of the lime qualities in that VI
olnlty and that some stir has been no
ticeable around the old smelter works
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ON July stockholders in the Gale
oenla Mining company win receive
$7S,l5O as dividend No. 49, This pay
ment represents the regular disburse-
ment of two cents per share or $52, 100
and an extra dividend of one cent per
share, amounting to $26, ,O5O, making a
total for the payment of $7S150.
With the payment of this dividend
Caledonia stockholders win have re-
ceived $S90,750 or II cents per share
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MINIMUM WAGE.
Commission investigates Local Con.
ditions Affecting Wages.

/ Idaho's minimum wage commission
composed of Harry w. Fulton of
Boise, chairman; Mrs. Theresa M
Graham of Occur d'Alene, secretary
and Geo. e. Hill, spent the latter part
of last week in the city investigating
the wages paid women workers in
Shoshone county in conjunction with
their Investigations in other portions
Of the state for the purpose of pre-
pairing a report as to the minimum
wage to be adopted in Idaho.
The members visited the various
establishments including restaurants
department stores, telephone offices
and laundries, where women are en-
ployed, and took first hand evidence
from employees and investigated work.
ing conditions. While the members of
the commission are Withholding any
figures submitted to them until they
assemble at Boise to prepare their
final report to Governor Alexander,
they are free in expressing themselves
as to the favorable working eondi-
tions and wages paid in the Occur
d'Alene district In one instance II
was found that a woman employe was
receiving $3.50 per month and II was
a rarity to find one under $50 PEI
month.
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MIDLAND.
Kellogg Peak Property Is Under
Steady Development.

Kellogg Peak Property Is Under
Steady Development.
Active development work is under
way at the Midland group, owned by
Andy Goddard and Darwin Bevan and
located in the Kellogg Peak district
The owners are continuing very
promising drift on the lead uncovered
IN the lower tunnel, following the
footWall The course of the vein Is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and has been de-
veloped for several hundred feet along
Its strike, great depth being secured
as the work progresses. The owners
have had several flattering offers for
their property but owing to the en-
couraging nature of the work they
have refused to sell and will continue
the drift as rapidly as possible during
the season.
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INTERSTATE CALLAHAN D|SBURsES
HALF MILLION DIVIDEND TODAY

Interstate Callahan stockho,aon.
WIN To-Day be mailed dividend checks
representing $l,25 for each share of
the stock held. the directors at this
time distributing $575,0OO in aocump-
lated earnings to the shareholders T.,
possession of the 100000 shares OF the
consolidated stock. The regular
quarterly dividend of 25 cents nar
snare Is included in this disbursement
with which comes 81 per share as an
extra or special dividend This brings
the disbursements for the year IN 70
$500, 900.
with the early completion of the
tramway leading from the min 10
sunset station, the expensive wagon
iaul VIII be eliminated and the 104
horses now used for this work will he
succeeded by the rapid working aerial
buckets which will deliver the min
product to the loading bins as fast as
the concentrates can be produced
PRESIDENT John H. Robbers Is provId-
ing every facility for the rapid and
economical working of the giant pro-
iucer and is assembling one of the
most modern equipments found in the
west.
AT the present time the mine is pro-
iucing 5000 tons of ore per month
rhe report is current that stockhold-
rs In the company may look for an
'ther big special dividend in August
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coEUR o'ALENER WILL TEACH.
Gus Larson offered Mining Chair a
Wisconsin University.


Gustaf Larson, well known Coeul
dAlene mining man, has been offered
the chair in mining at the Wisconsin
university and will in all probability
take up his work In that institution
next fall. Prof. Larson has been an
Instructor in the mining department at
the Idaho university for several years
last season going east to take posi-.
graduate work. His younger days
were spent in the Coeur d'Alene dis
trict where he gained practical eH
perience that has stood him we'll dur
ing his college courses. Prof. Lar
son was also one of Idaho's star ath-
lete during his school days.
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since January /, when regular dis
oursements We're commenced
From present indications, based ON
reports of a reliable nature concern.
ing operations in the lower levels, the
Caledonia will continue regular divi-
dend disbursements during the year
and the 3-cent rate probably will be
maintained. The property is under
able management and Is operating up
to its mill capacity.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01

$s,0o0,00o Plant Under Construction at
Pittsburp.

$S,oOo,oo0 Plant Under Construction at
Pittsburq.
Announcement has been made of tho
immediate erection of a $4,000 900 zinc
smelter at Pittsburg. Pa by the Unit
ed States Steel corporation. The smell
ter will be In operation by January !
1916, according to statements attribut-
ed to Il. H. Gary of the Steel corpora
tion. The demand for spelter In tho
manufacture Of war munitions Is the
cause of the decision of the steel cor
poration officials to build a plant d.
their own. The entrance of this giant
corporation into the zinc treating feld
will have It's effect on western zinc
mines, as the facilities for handlir~
zinc ores will be greatly increased.
This should permit Of Coeur d'Alene
zinc producers securing contracts fo~
their output and stimulate activity IN
this metal to an extent never before
known.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
oSBURN ON MAP.
Again Becomes Mail DISTRIBUTING
Center.

Osburn is again entitled to a place
on the maps The postoffice depart
ment has recognized the fact that the
place is entitled to mail privileges and
this week inaugurated service, the
first mall going out on the 2 o'clock
train Tuesday Considerable activity
In the properties around Osburn has
called for number of miners and
this, with the large amount of farminp
activities in that section, makes the
Osburn district one worthy of consid
GRAFTON by the postal authorities.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
THE SONORA.
Directors Plan to Tap "cooney'
ledge at Depth.

Ledge at Depth.
! Directors of the Sonora Mining &
Milling company We're in session thi,
week and outlined activities at tn,
nine for the year Following the al
wise of two well known mining en-
slneers, who made careful study q,
the Sonora ground recently a cross
cut Is to be driven to the south of the
present workings which is designed +,
cut the "Cooney" VEIN A strong lead
traVerses the Sonora ground along
TINS vein and In the opinion of engi
neers commercial body of ore should
be picked up when the vein Is reach
ed, The work win be started at once
and pushed ahead as rapidly as pos
slble, To carry on these operations
an assessment of four mills per share.
payable to DR.. w A. Smith at his Of
flce in this city, was levied by the
board, This will furnish funds suf-
ficient to carry forward the work un-
til next January and during this time
some interesting developments are ex-
pected.
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INTERNATIONAL.
James White Heads Promising Burke
Property.

/ James White of Burke, Well known
mining man of that section of the
Occur d'Alenes, has been chosen pres
ident of the International Mines COM
pany, the annual meeting of stock
holders Saturday making the selection.
Associated with Mr.. White in the en-
terprise as officers are j. L. Clarke of
Burke, vice president w. r. Miller of
Burke. secretary; A. H. Featherstone
OF this city, treasurer. e. L. Hale of
Wallace is a director.
The International group lies short
distance above Burke and has been
under steady development for a num-
Der of years with very encouraging
results. Work is to be resumed at
once on the property and will be pros
ecuted diligently this season in an eff
fort to uncover the ore showing made
on the surface, where an iron capped
ledge gives promise of commercial ore
at depth.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
AURORA SAMPSON.
Russell Collins Heads a PROMISING
Property,

Russell Collins Heads a Promisin,
Property.
Russell f Collins of Spokane, wei
known mining man of this section
was elected president of the Aurora
Sampson Mining company at the an.
nuai meeting of stockholders held
Monday Aleck Hagman was named
vice president and Otto Freeman sec-
retary treasurer. The board of di-
rectors is composed of r. r. Collins
Aleck Hagman, Fl. O. Solum, VIM
Holm and William Bjorklund.
The Aurora Sampson COMPANY
owns a group of IA claims which ad-
journ the Fl. E. & M. property on the
east Development work has been
meeting with most encouraging re-
suits and most optimistic feeling
was manifest at the stockholders
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
OLD TIMER PASSES AWAY.
A. J. Burlett, Veteran Prospector, Is
Found Dead.

Another of the old time Coeur
dAlene prospectors passed away this
week when A. j. Burlett, one Of the
principal owners of the Legal Tender
mine at Big creek, was found dead In
his chair, stricken with heart disease
Friday.
During the past few years Mr.. Bur
lett spent considerable time and
money In developing the Legal Ten
der mine and also has other mining
interests In the district He was an
active member of the local I. O. o. f..
under whose auspices the funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01

which might lead to the conclusion
That something was moving along
smelter lines.
In the meanwhile every other lead
mine in the northwest is pouring out
its metal and taking advantage of
the best lead prices of the past 80
years, the increased production caus-
ing the shrinkage felt by the Hercu-
les shutdown to diminish to a small
item.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01

the slopes on that level used for
dumping the waste, instead Of raising
to the surface. This crosscut will Ia
the Got Em-Now vein at a depth o.
800 feet below the surface, and would
an ore shoot be found, it will be avail.
able for mining at once through the
workings of the Marsh
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01

Figures compiled by the Austro-
Hungarian and German consulates IN
New York show that $4,000 reservists
of their countries who registered for
service are unable to obtain transpor
tation.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01

Football In Burma is almost as pop
uar as 1t is in America The natives
play the game unshod, and do all their
kicking with bare toes.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
MILLION DOLLAR DEAL TRANSFERS
THE SUCCESS MINE OWNERSHIP

Ten years ago, April, 1906 II. f.
Samuels purchased the old Granite
mine up Nine Mile. 1t was supposed
to be a worked out proposition. Mr..
Samuels renamed it Success and went
to work. A few days ago he closed
out his holdings in the mine at re-
ported figure of $1,100,OO0 in cold cash
to eastern men, represented locally by
James f. Howarth and p J. Gearon
On Monday M. E. Crane of Milwaukee
and E. King of Chicago arrived here
to inspect the property and further
than stating that they were handling
the deal gave no particulars as to the
parties behind the proposition, if 9TH
er than themselves
Following the closing of the deal
Mr.. Samuels resigned as president.
treasurer and general manager of the
company and was succeeded by P. J.
Gearon as president, while James F.
Howarth was named secretary treas
urer and Joseph Rueben of Spokane a
director. An early meeting of the
board of directors is expected when
the new owners will assume charge
of the corporations affairs with their
own officers.
In connection with the sale of his
holdings in the mine Mr. Samuels has
issued the following statement to the
stockholders
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01

Cash on hand June "a, 1915 $136 1926. 80
In April 1905, I became interested
in the Old Granite mine which was
then generally considered a worked
out mine for IS years. When bought
the said property | renameP it the
Success mine and began development
and soon opened up a large zinc ore
deposit. The zinc of all the mines &C
the district at that time was consid
cred detriment and worthless an
was dumped into the waste pile or the
creek, so it was up to me to so handle
the zinc ore so as to change 1t into ?
commercial product if was to make
a success out of the Success mine.
commercial product we soon produc-
ed and by so doing a success was
made of the said Success mine, anG
by so doing the worthless zinc ore of
thi district became valuable The zinc
prospector took new life and by such
the great zinc ore bodies of the Coeur
d'Alene mining district are being de-
veloped and believe within 10 years
more tons of zinc will be shipped |
from this district than lead
Now I wish to devote my energies |
for while to the cut off timber lands
of northern Idaho and show to the
homeseeker his great opportunity for
getting a home for himself and family. |
and by such in my humble way, hope
to help on a movement, so that the
millions of rich and fertile acres of
timber lands of the northwest, which
are now the home of the coyote, viii
be cleared and become the happy and II
prosperous homes of American citi-
zens. The real and lasting wealth
happiness and prosperity of nation
Is the farm.
My best and sincere wishes are for
your greatest success.
Yours respectfully,
Fl. F. SAMUELS, Is
President and Treasurer IL
With the sale of the Success Mr. r.
Samuels closes his third big deal in =
the Occur d'Alenes. His interests in i,
titV iltlCuicS IiiiH6 H0llou MIN Il SUD- "a
stantial fortune and this was followed y
by the development and sale of the =
Stewart mine to F. Augustus Heinze
His mining activities have brought n
handsome returns to those associated la
with him as stockholders and his re- III
success in putting tae zinc l.,
industry on its feet in thes Occur Z,
d'Alenes has well earned for Him the i
title of father of the Coeurg dAlene ,,
zinc industry His many teiends do 4,
not believe he viii entirely seave the +,
mining business, where he has been "
20 successful but following 1.-THE pro- w
notion and development of his 10000 al
lcre farm over in Bonner county he st
viii return and again occupy himself oi
n developing other prospects into 10
lividend payers
The Success mine has paid dividends "a,
s45QOOO, the last dis sr
'ursement this month totafing $4,000 I'm
Estimates place the earnings for the lto
urrent month at between $4,000 and m
125,ooo and It is probable that the OF
CONTINUED on Last Page) tx
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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: have
sold my holdings in the Success Min
ing Company, Limited, to James f.
Howarth and have resigned as direct
or president, treasurer, general man
ager of the company, and as treasurer
| have made the following final report,
viz.
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$138744oc
Disbursements

June-Part of current ex-
pense paid to date ......$ 1.91761
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STOCKHOLDERS

VIII find mining news and
company notices of interest
to them in The Miner,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-01
Receipts.

hGCEIPlS.
June TO- cash balance as per
report - -$ 81 491 AZ
June "a, cash from June 10
to June "a ............... 77,25242