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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-12-24

Leave of absence for two months
to take effect upon his arrival in the
United States has been granted 1st
Lieut.. Seth w. Cook, 4th Cavalry.
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Leave of absence for one month
and Is days to take effect upon his
arrival in the United States has been
granted End Lieut. John H. Hinemon
Jr., 1st Infantry.
u T
Pvt Jerry C. Chap, Troop A, 4th
Cavalry, has been ordered sent on
the first available transport to Fort
Mcdowell, Cal, where he will be dis
charged on account of fraudulent en-
listment
Col. Samson l.. Faison, attached to
the 5th Infantry, has been assigned to
the 25th Infantry and ordered to take
the first available transport for Homo.
lulu.
Master Electrician James H. Weth-
erholt has been relieved from duty
with the Coast Defenses of Oahu after
March %, and will be sent to the
Coast Defenses of Portland for duty.
y y
Master Electrician Ralph G. Hussy,
Coast Defenses of Portland, has been
relieved from duty after March %
and ordered to take the first available
transport for Honolulu, where he will
be attached to the Coast Defenses of
Oahu.
End Lieut.. Richard T. Mcdonnell,
Philippine Scouts, recently appoint
ed from sergeant, Company G, End In
fantry, has been ordered to take the
January transport for Manila and re-
port to the commanding officer for
assignment to duty.
y -
End Lieut.. Sheldon H. Wheeler, 25th
Infantry, now assigned to duty as an
aviation student, is announced to be
on duty that requires him to partici
pate regularly and frequently in aerial
flights.
End Lieut.. Carl Spatz, 25th Infantry,
now assigned to duty as an aviation
student, is announced to be on duty
that requires him to participate reg
ularly and frequently in aerial flights.
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Electrician Sergt. Edward Johnson,
Coast Artillery Corps, Coast Defenses
Of Long Island Sound, has been or
1ered to take the April transport for
Honolulu for duty with the Coast De
lenses of Oahu.
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Pvt. James NJ. Petrol, Company /,
list Infantry. Schofield Barracks, has
been ordered sent to Fort Mcdowell |
on the first available transport, where
he will be discharged by the COM
handing officer on account of fraudu-
ent enlistment
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-12-24

Nine men. four OF whom are iden-
tilted with Harvard University. plead
ed not guilty in the superior court to
indictments charging conspiracy IN
connection with the alleged illegal reg
istration for voting by Harvard IN
structors and students.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-12-24

Pvt. James NJ. Petrol, Company 1,
1st Infantry, Schofield Barracks, has
been ordered sent to Fort Mcdowell
on the first available transport, where
he will be discharged by the com
manding officer on account of fraudu-
lent enlistment. =
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
THE AURORA SAMPSON.
Change in Formation Followed by
Striking Considerable Ore.

Striking Considerable Ore.
Reports from the Aurora Sampson,
situated about a mile and a half from
this city at the head of Revenue gulch,
indicate that a strike of much import
ance has been made. The property
adjoins the H. E. & M. on the east
and through an arrangement with that
company by which the H. e. & NJ.
company secures an option on 100000
shares Of Aurora Sampson stock at
cents per share, the last named COM
pany gets the privilege of using No.
tunnel of the H. e. & M. in the de-
velopment of it's property. Accord
ingly drift has been run from No. 4
into the Aurora Sampson, the end line
of which is about 200 feet from the
crosscut. Near the end line there was
a sudden change in the formati IN from
slate to quartzite and the indications
of ore began to improve. Within the
last two weeks considerable ore be-
gan to appear, the first of the week
samples of two or three feet CT good
milling ore were exhibited. This show
ing Of ore is about $50 feet from the
end line and is at a depth of probably
1100 feet. The strike is regarded i'm
portant not only for its value to the
Aurora Sampson, but also for TT
haa ring i1non oShar uronartv In that
belt under development
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

The information contained in a
Boise paper that Mr. Strahorn and To-
cal representatives of the company
We're in the capital for the purpose of
inducing the utilities commission to
grant rehearing was not correct
statement of their mission, according
to later information. What Mr.. Stra-
horn wanted was merely a modifica-
ton of the decision increasing the
valuation of the companys paint. 1t
could hardly be expected that the
commission, pressed for time as il is.
would consent to reopen the case, but
1t was evidently believed possible
that request for increase in valua-
ton would be favorably considered.
With this accomplished it would be
shown after a few months trial that
the new schedule of rates would not
earn 10 per cent on the investment,
which the commission had allowed.
and therein would be created a basis
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
THE WALL STREET.
Contract Will Be Awarded to Extend
Crosscut on Property.

The Wall Street Mining company
which owns a group Of IL or Is claims
lying north of the Morning and In
dependence, will soon let a contract
to extend a crosscut tunnel which has
been started on the east fork of Mill
creek. The tunnel is now in about
200 feet and the plans of the company
now are to continue work on the pro-
perty without interruption until the
vein is reached The group is located
in the midst of proven mineral Sec
tion and the prospect of finding body
of commercial ore is regarded as high
ly promising. The officers of the Wall
Street company are: Charles Pooley
president, e. G. Gnaedinger vice presi-
dent, and C. Fred Kratzer secretary
and treasurer. These with o. w,
Lewis and George K. Garrett consti-
tute the board of directors.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

the senator, and he always had the
greatest faith in the value of the prop
erty. Colonel Mann, who will man
age the property for the new COM
pany, became familiar with it when
he resided here many years ago and
at that time endeavored to secure
bond on the property and although
he and Senator Hepburn were lntim-
ate friends, they were unable to get
together on terms.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
MINING CO,
HAS SEVEN FEET ORE
OLD GROUP WHICH PROMISES TO
MAKE ANOTHER NINE MILE
BONANZA.

A strike of unusual interest and i'm
portance was made the first of the
week by the Patuxent Mining COM
pany, of which James f. Callahan Is
the president and manager. The prop
erty adjoins the Rex on the north and
is being developed through the No. 2
tunnel of that property. which passes
through PatuXent ground and takes a
general course parallel to the Patuxent
vein. A crosscut of about 100 feet
from the Rex tunnel encountered the
Patuxent vein, which has now been
proved to be SO feet in width and along
the hanging wall of which there Is
or feet of ore of good grade, most of
which is lead, according to informa-
tion telephoned from the mine Tues
day. This Is not the first ore that has
been discovered on the Patuxent, but
it is much larger body and Is at a
probable depth of $50 feet. The ledge
has been traced for $500 feet and ii
shows more or less lead and zinc val
ues on the surface, and about 500 feet
east of the present strike a shaft and
tunnel years ago showed considerable
nra
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
Utilities Commission Says Valuation
of Light Company's Property Is
Fair and Viii Not Be Changed

1t would have been in better taste,
to say the least, for Robert E. Stra-
horn, president and principal owner
| of the Northwest Light & Water
company, to have come to Wallace
and appeared before the public utili-
ties commission in the public hearing
and submit whatever facts he had in
support of the company, rather than
to make a pilgrimage to Boise after
the decision had been rendered, ac-
companied by local representatives of
the company, and make a personal
appeal for a modification of the rul-
ing of the commission. The evidence
at the hearing showed that he had
not visited the eompany's plant here
for some two or three years, and that
he performed no service in return for
the very liberal salary he drew each
month from the company Certainly
the time to have made his fight was
When the case was open, when the
commission was seeking all informa-
tton possible having bearing on the
questions at issue, and not months
after the hearing had closed and the
commission, after due deliberation,
had rendered its decision and the new
order had gone into effect. Mr.. Stra-
horn is a very shrewd and successful
man, but the manner in which he has
handled the rate question in the deal !
lngs of his company with the people |
OF Wallace has not improved his rep |
utation in this respect. The people |
OF this city want nothing more than
a fair deal in the adjustment of elac- |
trio and water rates. They showed
this conclusively by the long negotia-
Lions conducted by the former coun-
ell in an effort to secure reasonable
before an appeal was
made to the utilities commission. I'm
Ter these circumstances they do not
view in kindly mood the activity of
Mr. Strahorn in trying to undo the
work of the commission which has
brought the much merited relief.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
THE MOONLIGHT.

Reports Continue That Ore Shoot Has
Been Found in West Drift.
Although 1t is impossible to obtain
definite information regarding the
showing in the Moonlight, the i'm
preston prevails that strike of i'm
portance has recently been made in
the west drift. This Is running to-
ward the Hercules. and the report
that the ore shoot in that bonanza
property had been opened far to the
east gives special significance to the
reported strike in the Moonlight
There has been considerable demand
for Moonlight stock during the past
week or two, due to the rumors re-
garding the property but there has
been no big advance in the price.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
ANNoUNcEM EMIT.

First Church of Christ Scientist
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, announces a free
lecture on Christian Science by Prof
Hermann s. Herring, G. s. B., member
of the board Of lectureship of the
Mother Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass, on
Thursday December 16, 1915, at 500
o'clock p. m at the Rex theatre. All
are cordially invited, D9-1t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
INSTRUMENTATION
Work on the Property Limited to Con-
tracts in Lower Tunnel.

WoTk OF tHe Property Limited 20 NoH"
tracts in Lower Tunnel.
The Independence Lead Mines COM
pany has suspended work in the up
per tunnels of the Gettysburg, where
considerable ore was disclosed, and is
now concentrating development work
in the lower or No. 4 tunnel. Both
the You Like and Morning veins will
be explored on this level and most en-
couraging results have already been
obtained. Assays show the character
istic high silver value in the You Like
vein and very fair return IN lead.
Work on the property is by hand, the
company having decided to wait until
spring to install compressor.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

for an application for an increase in
rates. Thus would the company gain
by indireetion what 1t had failed to
secure in a direct appeal in the pub
lie hearing. 1t was well laid plan
and lacked only one thing to make 1t
a success worthy of Mr. Strahorns
genius, namely, the approval of the
utilities commission.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
TO DEVELOP POLAR|S
HIGH GRADE SILVER
CLAIMS LOCATED BY SENATOR
HEPBURN TO BE EQUIPPED
FOR OPERATION.

Colonel W. E. Mann was in the city
Tuesday and gave some interesting
particulars of the plans for the devel-
opment of the Polaris group, which he
secured under bond a few months ago,
In pursuance of these plans the Pol
aris Development and Mining COM
pany has just filed articles of incor-
poratioh The company is capitalized
for $1,0O0,000, divided into an equal
number of shares of the par value of
81. The incorporators are w. e. Mann,
p. J. Gearon and L. G. Wilson. The
group consists Of three claims, the
Polaris, Southern Cross and Omega,
situated near Evolution, joining the
Yankee Boy on the east and on the
rich vein that has made that Big creek
property famous.
For several weeks men have been
employed in the preliminary work of
getting the property in shape for ac-
tive development and production. The
wagon road from the railroad to the
workings has been practically rebuilt
and is now pronounced one of the best
roads in the county, built on uni
form per cent grade. The old build
ings were destroyed by fire several
years ago and these have been re-
placed by a new bunk and boarding
house. shaft building, etc.
II. all AanI<;~n.
A compressor, hoist and pump have
been ordered together with all other
necessary and up-to-date equipment,
and these should soon be on the
ground, and at the same time ar
have been made with the
Washington Water Power company to
extend an electric power line to the
property.
The development of the property at
present consists Of about 1900 feet of
tunnel and shaft, the latter being
about 100 feet deep following the vein
on an incline. The tunnel follows the
vein, from which quite a large amount
of ore was taken and shipped many
years ago. The ore is gray copper,
carrying high value in silver, and
accompanied by little lead. The
gangue is carbonate of iron, making
the ore highly desirable for smelling
and practically eliminating treatment
charges.
Plan Of Development.
Apparently two ore shoots have
been disclosed in the tunnel. On one
of these the shaft has been sunk and
the second was encountered about $50
feet beyond. 1t is proposed to extend
the drift and another $50 feet will
bring it under the best surface show
ing. Men who were employed on the
Polaris when work was suspended
many years ago state that there is
about two feet of 800 ounce ore in the
bottom of the shaft. As soon as the
is installed the shaft will
be unwatered and an additional 200
feet will be sunk, when two levels will
be opened. 1t is expected that this
work in the drift and shaft will make
n large amount of ore available and
that regular shipments will be made.
The favorable outlook for silver is a
strong incentive for pushing develop
ment Of the Polaris.
Located and Owned by Senator Hey
burn.
The Polaris was among the first
claims located on the South Fork. The
discovery and location were made In
person by Senator Hepburn and were
patented by him many years ago The
is now owned by Mrs. Hey
burn. Most Of the development was
done under the personal direction Of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
An Early Day Property.

Under different names the PatuXent
has been under bond at different times
since 1890 and the owners of the
present group of claims derived sub
3tantial sums through payments
under these bonds. The property now
consists Of the following claims: Ha-
waiian, Patuxent American Eagle
Empire State, Old Hickory, Daisy,
Crystal and four fractional claims.
The Patuxent property is the result of
consolidation of interests largely
held by James f. Callahan and Jay
Wemes, the latter owning the Empire
State group and these two now own
ing control of the combined interests.
The Empire State has an Independent
vein running parallel to the Patuxent
and about 600 feet to the north. This
property was first bonded in 1890 to
he late John M. Burke, and was also
years later combined with practically
the same claims now in the Patuxent
group under the name of Crystals
Mining company and bonded to the
late John A. Finch and A. B. Camp
bell when they had the 16 to 1, now
Rex 1t is probable they would have
taken the property had it not been for
the litigation into which the 16 to
company became involved.
Being Developed by Original Owners
And now after many years the orig
inal locators and owners, the men who
by their own labor developed a value
to the property and whose hopes were
perhaps limited to a bond and sale
of the property and with the neces-
sary means to explore it and to place
it upon a productive basis. In con-
nection with the development Of the
Patuxent 1t is recalled that it was
while working on this same property,
that is that part of it that was then
called the Empire State, that Mr.. CAL
lahan and Mr. Wemes met with an
accident which almost cost them their
lives and which was responsible for
Mr.. Calahans defective hearing and
which deprived Mr.. Wemes of an eye
They were driving tunnel and the
steel they were using made hole too
small to insert stick of powder SO
the paper had to be removed and the
powder worked in as best they could
Naturally considerable powder was
left sticking to the sides Of the hole
and this took fire from Mr. Wemes'
candle. His first impulse was to shove
the tamping stick into the hole to ex-
tinguish 1t, and this act evidently
shut off the air and caused the charge
in the hole to explode. Both men
were badly injured, Mr. Wemes losing
IN eye, and Mr.. Callahan sustaining ?
broken wrist, several broken ribs and
injury to his ears which seriously i'm
paired his hearing.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

The case against the Northwest
Light & Water company had to do
only with electric light rates. Since
the hearing of that case considerable
complaint has been heard regarding
rates for water and there is a dispo.
sition in some quarters to ask the
council to bring the matter to the at
tention of the utilities commission for
adjustment.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

A new electric fuse plug is equipped
with four wires that can be brougnt
into service in succession so that 1t IS
useful until all four have been burned
out.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

However, the commission did give
the emissaries of the company a lit
tie healing balm for the bruise by in
timating that an order might be is.
sued increasing the rate of l cent pei
kilowatt for all above 1000 kilowatts
This has been conceded by both sides
to the controversy to be too low, in
fact, so low that the company woulC
perform the service at loss, and &
readjustment of this rate would be
satisfactory to all concerned But
beyond this the commission is report
ed to have refused to consider max
ing any change whatever in it's deci-
sion until it has been tried out for a
year.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09

But the utilities commission was
not to be taken off its guard, as one
should easily surmise who had stud
led the decision in the Wallace case
as Mr., Strahorn no doubt had. To
the request to raise the valuation of
the company's property, the commits
sion replied that the valuation fixed
in the decision had been arrived at
after an exhaustive hearing and per-
sonal investigation. The commission
had had the benefit of the testimony
of the company's expert engineer, the
local manager and other employees, as
well as that of the expert engineer
for the city and other witnesses ia
miliar with property valuations In
addition to this evidence the commits
sion had personally inspected the COM
pany's property, which with the tes-
timony on both sides gave them a
very clear idea of its value. Mr. Stra-
horn was informed that the commits
sion had no reason to believe that err
ror had been made in the valuation OF
he eompany's property and that they
believed that the valuation given in
the decision was fair and equitable
Ind that no change would be made.
However, after a year had elapsed,
he commission added, when the de-
,ision had been tested by practical
operation, an application for a re-
hearing might be entertained. Where
lpon the meeting adjourned sine die,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
STOCKHOLDERS

VIII find mining news and
company notices of interest
to them in The Miner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-07

pie and were immeasurably above the
North American Indians in intellect
The South Americans also were ad-
yanced in science and learning to an
extent few realize. 1t is now claimed
that for centuries a certain tribe has
made use, in a crude way. OF the prin-
ciples on which wireless telegraphy
is based
In the Juamara region of the ANA.
zon the natives use crude system OF
wireless telegraphy, which. it is as
serted, has been in operation from an
cient times. The transmitter found
by an explorer was a followed trunk
OF tree suspended from a horizontal
pole stretched between two stumps.
Inside the transmitteF had been ar
ranged much like a violin. and it was
explained that when the instrument
was struck smartly with a small rub
Der hammer vibration was created
that carried for miles over the hills.
The receiver is very similar to the
transmitter. except that ii is placed
on a hardwood platform. the base OF
the followed tree trunk being ground
ed on the platform. When the mes
sage is struck in the neighboring viii
lage, sometimes thirty miles away,
this receiver catches the vibrations.
causing a jerkey. singing sound.
In Mexico irrigation enterprises Of
considerable consequence had been
carried out before the conquest by the
spaniards. Mexico's troubles have
been due to misrule and the prohibit
ing Of education. There are historians
who say that should Mexico be given
generation of free and general educa-
tion the people would make such pro-
gress as would astound the world.
~sS~s~~s~
Idaho is also planning to get aboard
the water wagon.
S@O<-s-S-S
As time goes by the American peo-
pie will realize more and more fully
that they ought to have a feeling Of
deep thankfulness for a great many
evil things that might have befallen
them in 1914 and did not.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-07


II has long been accepted as a fact
that the ocean freight rate has d.
rect bearing upon the
Ii VIII Aid prices paid 10 wheat
The Grower. producers in the north
west and this makes
the administrator ship purchase
bill a matter Of particular interest to
the farmers. II the bill is passed our
government will be able TO purchase
and use many German steamers now
tied up in neutral ports The action
will tend to reduce the ocean charges
which since the war have increased in
some instances as much as 400 per
cent and will also enable American
commerce TO extend to trade districts
from which We are now entirely cut
off because Of lack Of ships.
Reports from washington show the
democrats are prepared to put the
ship purchase bill through congress
as quickly as a vote can be had. The
only danger is from filibuster tactics
on the part Of republicans who have
been organized by Lodge, Root ct al
TO fight the measure in every way
they can. out Of consideration for pri-
yate shipping interests.
The attitude Of these men towards
the shipping bill is peculiar in view
Of the past professions Of the repub-
lican party TO the effect our mereh-
ant marine should be encouraged
There is now chance TO restore our
flag 70 the sea" and TO do so at time
when great general good can be ac-
compllshed but the move gets no sup
port from z. o. p. sources. Com
menting on the republican opposition
10 the ADMINISTRATOR measure the
Cincinnati Enquirer said:
"The republican party mas regu-
larly announced its devotion to the
American merchant marine, but dur
ing all It's years OF unbroken power
II signally failed TO keep its promise
to the people and kft our harbors
and all other harbofs in the world
singularly vacant Of vessels flying our
flag,
''The present administration for the
past six months can show more vessels
flying the American flag through Its
policies than the republican party
can show In the eight years Of Grant
the four years OF Hayes. the four years
OF Garfield. the four years Of Harrl-