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ernment has resigned. This announcement
is made in u Reuter- despatch from Amster-
dam.
London. Dec. 13th.-LloyAs reports the
Cheek steamers "Eftichia', "Vergotti",
Princess Sophia, "Mikelis", "Driskos" and
'"Constantinos Embiricos" have been detain
cd at st. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. This
indicates an extension of the area which the
Blockade of Greek shipping applies, and also
that the Portuguese Government is coopera
ting with its Allies to make it effective.
London, Dec. l3lh.-The War Office
communication tonight says Hostile patrols
endeavoured to enter our trenches last night
east of Armentieres, but were driven off,.
There was The usual artillery activity through
out the day ut different points along our
front. We carried.out bombardments of the
euemy's trenches in the neighbourhood of
Festubert and Neuve Chapelle'.,
Paris, Doc. 18Th. The bulletia uaa
BY the War Office tonight on the campaign
reads "South Of the Somme, the enemy
artillery energetically counter saelled by MS,
violently bombarded our trenches III the
aacio 5f P.aeAes G<-Tai sr1ns D0 AK.
In The Argonne a surprise attack directed
against an enemy salient north of -Four de
Paris enabled us to destroy hostile mine
works and bring back prisoners. Everywhere
else the day was comparatively calm. i
German captive balloon was destroyed by
our artillery nenr Douvaucourt." Belgian
communication ''In the region OF Dixmudo
and the neighbourhood Of SteeustrNete there
we're yecintocal bombardmonts, which6during
the course of the afternoon became par
ticularly intense followed by destructive
fees 10y the Belgian batteries gains the
defensive o4s4uizdtloAa ~ LAud'i'4A 1o ca
the User"
London, Dec. 18Th The total German.
casualties excluding those in the Daval and
col NAL services reported in the German
official lists for November says q British
Official statement iss1ad today, was l66, l7o
officers and men, making the total German
losses in killed and wounded and missing
since The war broke out 1921, 800.
London, Dec. 13th-The ''Times" editori-
au1 ucmauis reclamation il The Geimaus hahn
CAPTAIN Blake Of the British steamer
eCaledonia", taken prisoner after his ship
had been sunk by a German submarine.
The Hrimes'' insists that the Government
military prisoner in precisely tue same way
as the Germans trent Cap'. Blake.
Paris. Dec. 13th--In conformity with the
change in the military command announced
last night, President i%oincare signed a de-
cree naming General Joffre. COMMANDMENTS
Chief Of the French armies, technical counsel
of Government regarding the direction Of
the war. Another decree declares that the
Commander-in-Chief Of the armies of the
north and northeast and OF the army of the
Orient shall exercise command IN conformity
with the DEGREES OF DC ober 28th 1913 aud
December 2nd 1918, which made The som
mander-in-chief of the ar'oies in the field
responsible directly to the Minister OF War.
London, Dec. 13th.--fhe Press Bureau
issued the following statement tonight.
"rhe Prime Minister presided at q meet ng
OF the War Cabinent this morning, but he is
still suffering from the chill contracted, his
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lamentably and conspicuously faileI, and as
she does not judge that any neutral bower
could proff.r mediation with much advan-
tage, she falls back on this indirect offer 90
the beiligerents as a last resource. II IS
above oil things a symptom of her conscious
weakness.
Paris. Dec. 13th.-The offer of peace OF
DIR. Won Bethmann- HolIweg is received with
a chorus of derision in the French press.
The newspapers are unanimous that it is an
admission that the situation is getting crltl-
cal in Germany and that the Chancellor
wants q way out before it is too late. His
move is considered to have the additioal
advantage that in the event of its failing it
will enable him to throw the blame for the
continuation of the war on the Allies which
he hopes will have a moral effect on Ger
many and the neutral nations.
New Yorh, December 18th.
riour, Winter Clsars per oat,ei s7.35-760
|Ionl, Kindred per barrel 1918.
Nsw seasons Po,k no quotation.
Heavy . R31.5o-1192.oo
tGrya!el maximum per lac rs 1927
'us"' 81 test 4otr~ses Sugar 81 SO.
>rolassee !.n~ t-t}e ~ anl
.-,gyipoo, aii1n in r.au4 0piara la.
44.4U4
1ecl~ogs Nay gera .yatannio lon, @,yo Ats
11I2O.
December 18th.
Prioea fixed by Royal onuiisaion.
4 40s. I'D. 49,. H.
Prices Gyerl hy Royal Compassion.
,,,s4 500 bass. NJ
forms II bo'a duty paid) 39s 3d.
AIS. I'D.
German beef 80 t 0. b. no furthet
stiles during the war
4yl aaa 75s., p, ,im,,,- .o1
Oelnsrara ~. g.. "a. 81. 8 If available
tor use before 19th. May 1917.
i~rini,let1 tf'"ci ~! faild!n& 1~i ~ ewt.
nominal 76s.
Japqn. Media .a'~. Lat L;vtr..so. pes
II Sc 51d. nominal.
aHa ~ t.t.@tt. @Isc@i}t'i 8.
Uaoso,, 545
IL go per aons R<1tns in Paris fer cash 91.1o
All prices subject to correction.
NApHas "a q @xE AUA@A
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
|NTERMOUNTA|N MINE
EARNING GOOD PROFITS
SHIP 8 OR q CARS A WEEK.
PLENTY OF oRE-MlLL Is
DOING GOOD WORK.

The Intermountain Mining COM
pany seems to have passed the exper-
mental stage and is now fairly enter
ing upon long and profitable career,
according to information received this
week. According to reliable informa-
tion the company is shipping from
to 4 carloads of concentrates per
week, which means that each weeks
shipment at this rate brings about
$4,000 to the treasury of the company
The company employs about 30 men,
The ore that is now being run comes
from the 200 and 400 levels, on which
slopes have been opened on long ore
shoots and the amount of ore requir-
ed to mill seems to make little i'm
preston on the big bodies exposed,
No ore is being mined on the levels
below the 400. The shaft is 700 feet
and on the 700 level there is a large
amount of ore, but It Is apparently
lower in grade than on the upper lev
els. The mill feed runs about 3h per
cent copper, and the shipping product
will probably average Is per cent.
improvements AT Mill.
The 100-ton mill of the lntermoun-
tain was completed last fall in time
to make trial run before cold wea-
ther shut it down and kept it shut
down until this spring. 1t has been
doing splendid work from the start
but it is now found desirable to in
crease the grinding facilities which
will materially increase the output
For this purpose a Hardinge mill has
just been added to the mill equipment
Some time this summer the company
plans to erect an electric power line
from the Lacasse placer camp, a few
miles further up Cedar creek, which
will take the place Of water during thu
dry season and enable the company t.
run during the winter without inter
ruption
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These Three Men Claim They Were
Discharged from the Hercules Because
They Quit the Tiger Boarding House

Merrill and Niskanen each exhibited
letters in identically the same form,
the first being a miner and the latter
timber helper.
OF course there may have been 9TH
er reasons for the discharge Of these
men, but the fact that no reason was
given and that the foreman certified
to their good work, naturally leads to
the conclusion that their leaving the
company boarding house was the
cause. And this opinion is shared by
men in the mine and the people of
Burke generally, so the discharged
men say.
Law on the Subject.
Idaho has a very stringent law for
the protection of workmen from un"
just conditions in connection with
company boarding houses and stores,
from which the following is taken:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any employer, by himself or by his
agent, or for any agent of any en-
ployer or for any other person, di-
rectly or indirectly, to impose as a
condition, expressed or implied in OF
for the employment of any workman
or employee any terms as to the place
at which, or the person with whom
any workman or employe is to board
lodge, subsist, or reside or as to the
place or store at which he shall pur-
chase his goods, wares or merchan-
disc, or as to the place at which, OF
the manner in which, or the person
with whom any wages or portion OF
wages paid to the workman or en-
ploye are or is to be expended, and
no employer shall, by himself or his
agent, nor shall any agent of any en-
ployer dismiss any workman or en-
ploye from his employment for or on
account of the place at which, or the
person with whom such workman OIL
employe may board, lodge, subsist OIL
reside, or as to the place or store al
which he shall purchase his goods
wares and merchandise; or for or on
account of the place at which, or the
person with whom any wages or por-
ton of wages paid by the employer
to such workman or employe are or Is
expended, or fail to be expended. Pro-
vided, that this shall not apply to the
collection of hospital fees or dues"
Section provides heavy penalties
for the violation of this law, includ'
ing both fine and Imprisonment.
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Frank Merrill, Max Weber and Ell
mer Niskanen, three men who have
been employed at the Hercules mine
for the past seven months, were dis
charged last Friday and they assert
that it was because they had stopped
boarding at the Tiger boarding house
which is operated jointly by the man
agement of the Hercules and the
Hecla. According to the statement
made by the men, all had boarded at
the Tiger until until the first of May.
About that time they erected tent
which they proposed to occupy dur
ing the summer. Merrill left the
boarding house on May l and Weber
and Niskanen left on May Is, all find
ing comfortable lodging in the tent
and taking their meals at Mrs. Lunds
boarding house Everything was love-
ly they said, and they flattered them
selves that they had in measure
solved the problem Of high cost of liV-
ing, and thoroughly enjoyed the nov
city of the change from the big board
ing house to the tent.
Get Their Time.
But, whether the cost of living bt
high or low, or whether one lives in
tent or a company boarding house
the means must be at hand to pro,
vide the meal ticket. Last Friday
when Merrill, Weber and Niskaner
rcame off shift, according to theil
statement to The Miner, they were
told that their services were no long
er desired When asked for the rea-
son for their dismissal, the shift boss
said he knew of none; that all ht
knew was that the order for their dis
charge came from the office.
Foreman Gives Them Letters.
That there was no complaint against
the men on account Of their work is
shown by the fact that each received
a letter of recommendation from The
foreman of the mine. Here Is copy
of the letter received by each Of them
written on the printed letterhead o
the Hercules Mining company:
Burke, Idaho, June 10, 1916.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify that Max Weber
has been in the employ of this com
pany for the past seven months al
timber helper, nipper and mucker, am
has been a good worker.
M. e. WEIGH, Foreman
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v|ENNA.|NTERNAT|ONAL
WILL Be DEVELOPED
PLACER CREEK LEAD-SlLVER
PROPERTY. TAKEN OVER BY
STRONG SYNDICATE.

Negotiations which have been in
progress for several weeks for the
control of the Vienna international
were consummated yesterday, when
F. c. Bailey, of Spokane, secured con-
troll of 81 per cent of the stock of the
company, taking over 10000 shares
in the treasury and enough individual
stock to make control. 1t is stated
that Mr.. Bailey has strong financial
backing which insures immediate and
extensive development of the prop
erty. He has been quite successful in
financing enterprises and it is recalled
that it was Mr. Bailey who engineered
the deal which placed the Rex in the
hands of the present company. Every
thing is in readiness to begin work on
the Vienna international next Mon
day The property having been idle
for several years, much preliminary
work is necessary to get 1t in
shape for permanent development,
and in the meantime compressor and
hoist will be delivered without delay
as well as all necessary equipment,
The company owns a water right with
an abundance of water to furnish the
power for all purposes.
Something About the Property.
rl, ho
were conducted by w. B. Lively, one
of the large stockholders, and Robert
Mack of San Francisco, who will have
charge of the development work. The
Vienna international group consists OF
s claims and a mill site on Placer
creek about miles from Wallace
Three of the claims are patented. The
ground is traversed by two strong
veins about 900 feet apart. A tunnel
900 feet long cuts both these veins, the
first one showing considerable lead
silver ore at the point of intersection
and the second showing large body
of iron which appears to be the cap,
ping of an ore shoot. A second tun-
mel 1886 feet long has been run to the
first vein, cutting it rs feet deeper
showing the vein to be II feet wide
with galena scattered all through Il
and with about three feet of good
milling ore along the foot wall. A
raise has been made from this tunne
to the upper, showing ore all the way
A shaft has also been sunk along the
foot wall to a depth of 100 feet ant
is in ore the entire distance. Short
drifts were run from the bottom botf
east and west, when the great forest
fire Of a few years ago destroyed al
buildings, since which time the prop
erty has been idle
Fred V. Phinney, of Occur dAlene
is president of the Vienna -Interna'
tional company, and r. A. Marshall
of this city, is secretary. Other large
stockholders are w. B. Lively, Ale1
Livingston, James II. Graham, A. Fl
Featherstone and ID. Rosenbaum
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IDAHO N EVADA.
Contract Signed for Electric Power
Enlarge Station.

Enlarge station.
The Idaho Nevada Exploration
company, which is developing the
Castle Rock mine on Placer creek, has
closed contract with the Washing
ton Water Power company for elect
ric power, and the work Of extend
ing the line will begin very soon and
Is expected to be completed within
two weeks. 1t has been found that
the water power of the company is
not sufficient to furnish air for the
drills, hoist and pump without build
ing new flume to get a greater fall.
The present water power will of
course continue to be used in con-
junction with the electric, and when
the load is light the latter can be
cut out altogether. Three-inch air
pipe Is being substituted for two-inch
to transmit power from the COM
pressor to the mine, but with this
change it is doubtful if the compressor
is equal to the requirements and the
question of putting in a pump oper-
ated by electric power direct is being
considered. The hosting station is
being enlarged foundation for a 1OC
horse power motor is being prepared
and other work will be rounded up by
the time the power line is completed
Sam Linn, who has charge OF the
work, has been called to Arizona or
account of the sickness Of his sister
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New Corporation.

Articles of incorporation of the
Coeur d'Alene Silver-Lead Mining &
Development company, a Washington
corporation, have been filed with the
county recorder. Spokane is the prin-
cipal place Of business, and the incor-
porators are J. M. Johnson, Earl M
Nelson, Alice M. Antill, and r. L.
Campbell, all of Spokane, and L. G.
Barnes, of Wallace. The company is
capitalized for $15O,O0O divided into L.
900 900 shares of the par value of II
cents.
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HIGHLAND-SURPRISE.

Turning Out 40 Tons of Concentrates
Per Day-MiIl Addition.
The Highland Surprise is rapidly
advancing to a position of Importance
as an ore producer. The mill is now
turning out 40 tons of ore per day
and another unit is being added which
will practically double its present ca
pacity Concentrates are hauled
about four miles on wagons and there
transferred to motor trucks, three of
which are kept busy delivering it to
the railroad. These trucks haul about
three tons and trailers will soon be
added to them which will double their
carrying capacity. The Highland
Surprise company employs between so
and 60 men.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
THE AM BERGRIS.
New Company Organized Preparatory
To Operating Property.

New Company Organized Preparatory
To Operating Property.
Articles of incorporation Of the Am
bergris Mines company were filed last
week. The company is capitalized for
81, ,000,0 900 divided into an equal num-
ber of shares of the par value of 81.
Wallace is designated as the principal
place of business and the incorpora-
tors are Eugene r, Day, Herman ].
Rossi, James F. Mccarthy, p. |. Mag
gy, and John II. Wourms. The for
nation of this company is the result
of negotiations which have been in
progress for several months. The new
company will succeed the Ambergris
Mining company, which was capital
lied for 100000, the stockholders
receiving shares in the new organiza-
ton on the same basis as their hold
ings in the old. A meeting of the
stockholders of the old company Will
be called soon when the property will
be formerly transferred to the new
company. The Ambergris joins the
Hercules on the north. There was g
contest over the ownership of the pro-
perty a good many years ago which
was tried out in the courts, but which
was finally compromised, the control
of the company going to the Hercules
people. A shaft had disclosed fin,
body of ore near the Hercules line
and this was subsequently tapped by
crosscut from the Hercules work
ings.. It is regarded as highly valu
able property and it is stated thai
steps will soon be taken to develoI
it's known ore body.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
Dividends of Coeur dAlene Mines
for First Half of 1916, $4,000, 900
DIVIDENDS FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1916.

Except estimated, the above figures
taken from The estimates
servatye probable greater
than here given the actually dis
should be
1t known that most of the compan
a
would figures of these
given.
of the dAene
district the year filed with
the county assessor 7963 That the high
est record history district Assuming that the
of prevail throughout the last half
of the year will show increase of at least
highest former record is probable that the
showing, for is certain that
the and all indications point to eontn-
of prices.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
THE BLACKHAWK.
Leasing Company Strikes Fine Body
of Lead Silver Ore.


The Blackhawk Leasing company
has been Incorporated, headed by VIM.
Beaudry, manager of the Stewart The
other incorporators are Joseph Beau
dry and Thomas Fluke. The Black
hawk ground is owned by the Federal
company and has been extensively de-
veloped, but without satisfactory re-
suits. Upon securing a lease Of the
property, about the first work under
taken by the leasers was drifting or
small stringer cut by the main tun-
mel. This soon expanded into large
and rich ore shoot, and reports indi.
cate that the Blackhawk lease viii
prove q real bonanza.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
GREAT DOUGLAS ORE SHOOT IS $50 FEET
NG-.-|NSTALL COMPRESSOR AND HOIST
PINE CREEK THE BUSIEST SECTION OF THE coEu
DALENEs-HIeHLAND-sU SURPRISE TO INCREASE OUT.
PuT-NEW PosToFFcE ESTABLISHED.

w J. Kelly, manager of the Doug
las, on Pine creek, was in the city on
Tuesday. Upon taking a bond and
lease on the property, the Anaconda
Copper Mining company sent Mr..
Kelly here to take charge of opera
tions. He arrived at about the most
unpropitious time that could be imag-
ined the middle of last March, when
the snow was deep and still fallinP
and was confronted with the task OF
opening up a mine that had been clos
ed down for years, and without a ves-
tige of equipment for mine or board
ing house. But Mr.. Kelly tackled the
situation like man who had met and
overcome difficulties before, and in
surprisingly short time he had the
boarding house In running order, the
old tunnels trimmed up in good shape
and all things necessary In the way
of tools and equipment on hand for
further development. Since that tinS
work has been going on steadily, IL
men being employed, and the results
accomplished have been most salts
factory.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
SILVER CABLE.
Annual Meeting to Be Held in Mis-
soula on July 1.

According to announcement made
some time ago, it is probable that the
company will begin making shipments
soon after the first of July At the
time 1t was also stated that arrange
ments had been made with the Ana
conda company to take all ore pro-
duced Notice of the annual meeting
of the company has been received. 1t
will be held in Missoula on Saturday
July 1, when directors will be elected
and it is regarded probable that defin-
ite action may be taken to begin ore
shipments.
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CONSTITUTION.

Continues to Make Regular Shipments
of Zinc.
The improved condition Of the road
has resulted greatly to the advantage
of the Constitution company, which
enables the teams to handle larger
loads. Regular shipments of zinc are
going forward, and the showing of
ore in the main tunnel, where work is
for the present confined is reported
to be very fine. In addition to the
slopes from which the ore is being
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
BUNKER HILL DIVIDEND.
The Big Company Pays Another Dou-
bIe- Header This Month.

On Saturday, June 8, the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan company paid divi-
dends Nos. 229 and 230, amounting to
$S1,750 each or $163,500. This dis
bursement brings the total dividends
paid by this company up to $780,
nnn
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15

Copper exports from Atlantic ports
for April totaled 1890 tons, as COM
pared with 1892 tons in same month
last year.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15

Sylvanite, sometimes called graphic
tellurium, is a telluride of gold and
silver. 1t sometimes contains lead and
antimony.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-06-15
HERCULES ORE.
Bottom of Shaft Said to Be in Solid
Mass of Shipping.

Information from an apparently re-
liable source states that the shaft that
is being sunk from the lower tunnel
of the Hercules at depth Of 300 feet
has entered a solid body of clean
shipping ore. The shaft Is said to
have been started in the foot wall 15C
feet from the vein in order to have
solid ground, and the striking Of this
great body of ore appears to have
been wholly unexpected
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EnIargeme mt Planned.

Otto A. OLSON, assistant general
manager Of the Hypotheek, remained
at the mine while the mill was being
tried out and adjusted and until it was
running smoothly He stated that the
short run had demonstrated that
greater crushing capacity was neces-
sary and larger crusher has been
ordered. The electric motor that is
being used was taken from the saw
mill temporarily, and new one of SO
horsepower has been ordered to re-
place it. The daily capacity OF the
mill is 1875 tons, and plans are now
being made which will bring this up
to 200. BY the time the new crusher
and motor are installed new jigs and
other equipment will also have been
provided which will accomplish this
result. To meet the possible short
age of water when these additions
have been made Mr.. OLSON says that
settling tanks will be put in to catch
the water that has been used, which
will be pumped back and used over.
1t is estimated that 70 per cent of the
water can be recovered in this way.
Ore Shipments.
One car of ore has already been dis
patched to the Northport smelter and
another was ready to be moved yes
terday. The ore is hauled to Cataldo
for shipment under contract. Cataldo
is considerably further than Enaville
but the road is better and there is
down hill pull practically all the way
Three teams are on the job and abou
four tons is hauled at a load.
Mr.. Olsson stated that 40 men are
now employed by the Hypotheek com.
pany in the mine and mill, but 1t IL
expected that number of improve
ments designed to economize and fa
cilitate the work, one of which is al
automatic feeder, will enable the com
pany to reduce the force to about 3
men.