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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
LENGTHEN slDETRAcks.
Milwaukee Prepares for Handling the
Long Electric Trains.


one of the Milwaukee officials was
standing in the yard yesterday after
noon as a big Mallet engine was puff
ing up and down, switching around
few cars preparatory to continuing its
Journey west. In short time the
train was made up and the monster
snorted out of the yards, says the Mis-
sculian.
1T isn't very long ago that that en-
CINE was thought to be the very lat
est word in railroad development,
said the railroader. when the NAL
let made its appearance everyone
thought that development along that
line was not to be expected in the
future. On a level track that engine
will pull all the cars that the draw
bars will hold and now 1t has been
superseded by the electric locomotive
Our work trains are now engaged
in lengthening all passing tracks be-
tween Deer Lodge and Haugan to 5000
feet and those between Haugan anC
Avery to 1000 feet. This Is being done
to accommodate the increased length
OF the trains hauled by the electrics
What the future will bring in the lin'
of engines is now hard to determine.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
MORNING NINE IS MAKING WONDERFUL
RECORD Of PRODUCTION LEAD AND ZINC
MORE AND BETTER ORE LEvELs-oRE
IMPORTANCE STRUCK / HlLLcLEvELANo-
FEpERAL>AeANpoNs

II the Federal Mining & Smelling
company had no other asset in the
coeur dAlene district except the Nor
ming mine, 1t would still be in position
to rank among the great lead-zinc
nroducing agencies, for the Morning is
tremendous factor in the mineral
production of the district. On every
level below the main working tunnel
there are large bodies of ore of better
grade than was found in the upper
workings, and the depth attained is
only 1000 feet below the working tun-
mel. This leads to no other conclusion
the showing of ore will continue
equally good and possibly better. The
Miner learns from responsible auth
ority that the development on the var
ious levels shows an average width OF
ore as follows: On the 1900 there is D
feet of good ore; on the 1400 there is
10 feet on the 1900 there is 10 feet,
about 2 feet of which is complex in
character, Dut WHICH feduily I0apoHuS
tc the modern methods of milling
praeticed by the company; on the
1900. the lowest level, there Is 10 feet
of excellent ore. On the 500 level,
which is Identical with the main work
ing tunnel, commonly referred to as
No. 6, the drift west has disclosed an
ore shoot varying from to II feet
wide. Contrary to published report,
the east drift is not being extended at
this time The ore on this level is of
good grade, but carries more zinc than
prevails in other parts of the mine.
Large Milling Capacity.
Within the past few months addi-
tions have been made to the Morning
mill which have greatly increased its
capacity and enabled a closer recovery
of all mineral values. AT the present
time the mill is handling 1900 tons OF
ore per day. Zinc has come to be an
important product of the Morning,
the average shipments per month be-
ing about 1000 tons of zinc concen-
trates. Lead concentrates average
about 5000 tons per month, while the
shipments of crude lead ore will aver
age between 5000 and 5000 tons
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14

1t has only been a te& weeks ago
that the Day daily organ of the dem
ocratic party of Shoshone county ana
sponsor for the board OF county com.
missioners, was making a vigorous
protest against the action o. the city
council in awarding Il contract for
paving the streets because the bid ac~
cepted was not the leWes+ submitted
and In this it voiced the opinion of
distinguished democratic attorney,
who contested the action Of the council
in the courts, his chief contention be
Ing that the council was bound under
law to accept the lowest bid. He ard
the Day daily eloquently and V2nem-
emily expounded the law on this point,
calling special attention 10 tie Wis
dom of the law and how it was de-
signed to protect the taxpayers against
extortion at the hands of grating
public servants who might otherwise
/ be induced to profit through award
ing contracts to higher bidders. These
matters are recalled through the ac.
ton of the board of county commits
sioners last week in awarding Goa :.
tracts for the construction of coun-
ty infimary and isolation hospital and
also providing a heating plant and all
necessary plumbing. Were these con-
tracts awarded to the lowest bidders
Far from it. The bid for construct
ing the building was awarded to A.
]. Turner for $5S,456, and yet Charles
Jasper of Spokane, a responsible bid
der. was anxious to take the con
tract for $56S50 His was the lowest
bid, but he didn't get the contract
For plumbing and heating, the
Roberts Inskip company, of this city
were given the contract for 2O,9lO
But that was not the lowest bid. OF
the contrary there were three bids
lower than the one accepted. all o
them presumably responsible. james
Smythe was willing to take the con
tract for $20,S65; H. Bergman & Co
wanted it for $19,773, while Arnold
Evans & Co. could see good money II
: taking it for $19,624. The last named
, bid was the lowest, but it was reject
ed by the commissioners. In view o
these facts, which can be verified by
, reference to the proceedings of th'
board of county commissioners, INT
Miner will ask the Day daily and iti
learned legal adviser to explain Wh!
, protest is not lodged against thu
commissioners for this fragrant VIC
lation of the law, and why an appea
is not taken to the courts to right thi
wrong that has been imposed upoi
the long suffering taxpayers
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
IRON MOUNTAIN AND FRISCO.
Federal Quits Two Properties After
Much Experimental Work.

The Federal company has just aban-
doned two mining properties Whlch
came to 1t as a legacy of the Day
regime. A year or SO ago Harry L.
Dav. then manager of the Federai
company, after due examination ana
investigation, bought at public sale IN
Missoula the Iron Mountain nine
near Superior, Mont, on behalf OF the
Federal, paying therefor $llo'ooO
since that time the efforts of the com
pany have been directed toward plac-
ing II upon proft-earning basis, bu'
without success. The property mas
now been abandoned and such OF the
machinery as can be utilized VIII pt
removed to other properties OF th'
company.
1t was also under Mr.. Days regime
that the Frisco was acquired by tn'
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
SILVERADo.
Machinery for Mill Being Installed
Compressor in Position.

Compressor in Position.
The mill that is being erected by
the Silverado Mining company, short
distance below Osburn, will soon be in
operation. There has been much de-
lay in receiving the machinery and 1t
is now arriving by piecemeal The
foundations are all in readiness for
the various parts of the plant and
each piece of machinery is placed in
position as soon as 1t arrives. The
uncertainty of arrival, however, rem
ders it impossible to predict when the
mill will be in position to start, but II
will not be long. A new 6-drill com
pressor has recently been installed and
and is now in readiness for the pow
err The main power line is nearby
and connection can be made with lit
tie delay.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14

The attack upon Judge r. N Dunn
by the Day daily on the morning Of
tho urinary election, as well as the
activity of those who We're actuated
by personal pique in their endeaVor 10
accomplish his defeat in this county
proved a perfect boomerang, a TACT
that is no doubt painfully realized by
those who were responsible for 1t. II
had the effect of calling the attention
of many voters to the contest for su-
preme judge who would otherwise
have overlooked voting, and the at
tack was so brazenly and maliciously
i false that it made many votes Tor
Judge Dunn which would not other
wise have been cast. 1t was one oil
those eleventh-how attacks, invaria-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
County Commissioners Ignore Lou Bids
---Attack on Judge Dunn Boomerang
Ivan Duesen and His Tale of Woe

bly, resorted to by a coward for the
accomplishment of sinister purpose
and who dares not give his victim a
chance to defend himself. But in this
case no defense was necessary. Hun
dreds of citizens of this county know
Judge Dunn personally and intimately
and to these the base slander directed
at him by the Day daily is regarded as
a deliberate attempt to discredit a
man of irreproachable character; a
citizen whose private life is without q
flaw; an attorney who practiced his
profession for a period of years in this
county with credit and ability, and
who served this county as public
prosecutor with fairness and fearless
ness that commanded the admiration
of friends and foes.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
ENLARGE HEClA MILL
MINE IMPROVEMENTS
MODERN DRY ROOM, NEW ORE
BINS AND SORTING PLANT
NOW BEING BUILT.

improvements now in progress and
contemplated by the Hecla Mining
company include a new fire. proof dry
room for employees at the mine, new
and enlarged ore bins at the mine, a
new sorting plant of much larger Ca
pacity than that now in use, and an
addition to the mill at Gem which will
increase it's capacity not less than 200
tens per day, making it's total capacity
$50 tons. Excavation for the first
three improvements is now under way
and will be rushed to completion as
rapidly as possible. The dry and
change room will be modern in every
particular with all those features that
will contribute to the comfort and
convenience of the employees The
new bins will have a storage capacity
that will provide for Interruptions
that might temporarily interfere with
the production of the mine, while the
new sorting plant will meet the re-
quirements of the increased output.
To Enlarge the Mill.
The Hecla company now has mill
of the Federal company under lease
which is running two shifts and ham
ding about 800 tons of ore per day
making the total milling capacity OF
the company about 750 tons. 1t has
been recommended by the manage
ment that an addition be made to the
companys mill which will at least in,
crease it's capacity from 450 to 65l
tons per day. and it is understood tina
the directors have adopted this recon-
mendation, and it is expected that thu
addition will be made as soon as thu
plans are perfected.
BY those who are familiar with thu
condition Of the mine, the opinion il
Iexpressed that even with the addition
to the mill the company will stll
probably find it desirable to lease IN
Federal mill with the present higl
price of lead. The ore reserves ar
tsufficient to meet almost any increas
in the output desired and are increas
ling in extent as development advances
The Hecla company now employ
about 300 men.
Has Large Surplus.
All the improvements here mention
ed will be paid for out of the surplu
in the treasury, which it is understoo
now amounts to upwards of $40O,OOO
The company is paying regula
monthly dividend OF Is cents per shar
and at the same time is steadily in
creasing it's reserve fund, thus en-
abling it to take care of large and un
usual expenses without interferin
with the splendid dividends being pai
tn its Stockholders
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14

Clarence Van Deusen, democratic
candidate for state auditor, addressed
an audience in this city last Tuesday
evening which is conserVatiyely esti-
mated at about 40. Considering the
extensive advertising his meeting re-
ceived, the attendance can hardly be
regarded as encouraging to his candt-
dacy. Mr.. Van Deusen appears to be
a man with grievance, but just what
1t is or why he is nursing 1t Is quite
impossible to understand. The bur
den of his story is that he was the
| first man to unearth the Allen and
! Coleman defalcations and that he
called it to the attention of various
members of the legislature, including
members from this county. This may
be true, this paper does not pretend
to know. If it is true and Allen and
Coleman had not been called to ac-
count, then Mr.. Van Deusen might
have some ground for his grievance
and the voters might be disposed tc
reward him for his vigilance. But the
matter of who first discovered the
shortage is of little concern to the
people of the state The real ques-
ton that concerns them, now that Al
len and Coleman are behind prison
bars, is to know VINO put them there
and who recovered the money they
stole and restored 1t to the state. This
was done by republican state officials
and republican officials of Ada coun-
ty. and ii is not recorded that Mr.. Var
Deusen played any conspicuous part
in the proceedings.
When Mr.. Van Deusen recited his
story of the Allen Coleman defalca-
tons before a Kellogg audience las
night, he was called down in a man
ner that completely disconnected him
He had reached that point in his re-
marks where he asserted that he hat
served personal notice upon Walter
II. Hanson, A. H. Featherstone, M. J
Sinclair and r. o. Jones, members O.
the legislature from this county, tina
Allen and Coleman were defaulters
} when M. j. Sinclair stood up in thu
audience and branded Mr. Van Deusei
as a id liar" and stated that n
was prepared to make an affidavit tha
he never received such notice. III
vigorously reiterated that the speake
was a liar, much to the confusion o
: the democratic candidate for auditor
who nervously and excitedly tried T.
, suppress Mr.. Sinclair by saying
r "Well. we will not discuss It," II
: hurriedly closed his speech and III
( campaign in Shoshone county, whic
= was a fiasco from start to finish.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
ALAN EDA.
Good Progress Now Being Made in
Alameda Crosscut.


After much delay waiting for the
completion Of the electric power line,
the Alameda company is driving the
long crosscut ahead with power drills
While waiting for power much was
accomplished by hand work. Only
one shift has been working up to THIS
time. but a second will be added next
week. The crosscut is now in over Soo
feet. Two stringers of galena nave
been cut in the granite, but nothing
has been done toward following them
The crosscut is being driven l6 feet
above the level of the main working
tunnel of the Success, and the survey
shows that it must be run 1900 feet
to reach the ore body
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
EMPIRE COPPER.
Little North Fork Mine Making Resu
lar Shipments.

lar Shipments.
Parties coming up from the Little
North Fork this week report that the
mill of the Empire Copper Mining
company is turning out tons Of con-
centrates per day and that three four
horse teams are kept busy hauling the
product to the railroad, a distance OF
miles. The mill is reported to be
doing excellent work, and a large
amount of ore is available in the mine,
Drifts from the shaft 100 feet below
the working tunnel show an improved
quality Of ore and the vein from 20 TO
IS feet wide. The ore is said to aver
age about per cent copper
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
VOTE OF SH0SHONE COUNTY
IN PRIMARY ELECTION LAST TUESDAY
SMITH AND FRENCH NOMINATED CONGRESS, D. w DAVIS
FOR GOVERNOR, DUNN AND RICE FOR SUPREME
couRT-LlehT VOTE IN COUNTY,

} While official returns from the pri-
mary election have not been received
from all counties, the figures available
insure the nomination of the follow
ing republican candidates for state
offices:
For ongress-Addisons T. Smith.
Burton l.. French.
For governor--D. w. Davis.
For lieutenant governor-B. M. Holt.
For secretary of state-George r.
Barker
For auditor-George W. Lewis.
For treasurer-John w. Eagleson.
For attorney general-M. j. Swee-
ley.
For superintendent of public in
structlon-Ethel e. Redfleld.
For inspector of mines-Robert N.
Bell.
Non partisan nominees for Justice
of the supreme court-Rohert N.
Dunn, John C. Rice.
Vote in Shoshone County.
For supreme justice, bipartisan,
! following is the total vote;
Robert N. Dunn ,.................9 92O
John C. Rice Observation-Disclosures. 903
Ipoao NJ Sullivan 966
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
ANACONDA COMPANY
GETS OPTION EXTENDED
DoueLAs DIRECTORS AGREE
MACHINERY SOON TO BE
INSTALLED.

AL Il nleelillE W Wv
Douglas Mining company last Monday
evening the option on the property
held by the Anaconda Copper Mining
company was extended six months.
This action was taken upon the re-
Guest of d. Gay Stivers, of Butte, at
torney for the Anaconda company,
who was present at the meeting of the
directors. The request for an extern
sion was made on account of the fact
that payment of $4,000 under the
terms of the option was due on Sep
tember Is. Mr.. Stivers stated that the
management of the Anaconda com
pany was desrous of continuing the
development of the Douglas, but that
| II was felt that little more time
should be given to make the payments.
He stated that the company had now
expended over 5000 in development
and while the showing on the prop
erty is now very satisfactory, it had
not always been so. The company
had encountered difficulties in accom-
plishing the work desired, and 1t was
felt that it was only fair that 1T should
have more time before meeting the
payments under the option. After
Thorough discussion among them
selves and a few stockholders who
were present, the directors agreed to
the extension.
Work Accomplished.
Since taking hold of the Douglas the
work of the Anaconda company has
been confined to extending lower ano
intermediate tunnels and to connect
: ing them by raises. One raise has
been completed and the second is be-
: ing driven, both of which are in ore
D all the way. In the intermediate tun'
e mel large ore shoot was recently en-
e countered. The ore that was belnt
e followed had pinched down for a con
/
= that the ore shoot referred to wa'
a struck in a short crosscut to prospec
e the ground and that this is the man
y ore shoot. 1t is probable that rals'
5 will he made from this tunnel to No. l
; from which considerable high grace
ore was shipped several years ago. Ii
4 the lower tunnel there Is continuous
| ore shoot over 500 feet long, and II II
now proposed to explore the grount
> below this level.
: Will Explore Lower Workings.
l From the lower tunnel shaft hal
been sunk 150 feet, from which con
l. siderable drifting has been done TIM
: work was done a good many year
d ago by the Federal company, Whicl
! had the property under bond. Yin
J. was not in favor at that time and tn
j predominance of that metal is under
l stood to have caused the Federal I
s. give up the bond. Mr.. StiVers state
that the Anaconda company VIII 500
u give attention to the shaft. This WI
e necessitate the installation of pun
i and hoist, the old one being out G
( commission, and a compressor, ali I
II be driven by electric power Just ho'
u soon this new equipment will be add
= ed is not known, but 1t will not D
. long. In the meantime the compan
: proposes to begin shipping ore at a
e early date. The distance to the rail
Is road is 9 miles. and it is probable the
II the company will give some attentio
to improving the road before begif
ming shipments. Under the terms
the lease the Douglas company wi
receive a royalty of SO per ton gro'
in on all ore shipped.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14
Metal Quotations

Lead, $6.60@6.75.
Copper, s27@2s.5o.
Silver, 68c.
Silver, Csc.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-14

For supreme justice, non partisan
following Is the total vote:
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-24
BANNER YEAR FOR BEETS
COLORADO GROWERS GET $s.7e2,-
600 FROM FACTORIES.
States Sugar Production in 1916, Ae
eording to Present Estimates.
Worth 16,605 900.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver. = Beet sugar growers in
northern Colorado already have re-
ceived $5.792.OOO for their crop from
the Great Western Sugar Company
alone. The final payment on the 1916
yield was made by the nine factories
operated by the company few days
ago.
In addition to its expenditures in
Colorado. the concern also has dis
tributed $500.000 to beet sugar grow
ers in Nebraska. Wyoming and Mon
tana.
The following Is the total paid out
by the nine factories of the company
in northern Colorado: SLongmont. 81
125,0oo; Fort Collins. 81 900. 900; Love
land. $1,200.000; Greeley. 100000;
Windsor. $4,000; Eaton. $250,0O0;
Fort Morgan. $4,000; Sterling, $780,
600.
The company received in its nine
factories in northern Colorado this
year a total of 1.75O.O00 tons Of sugar
beets. paying sliding scale. with the
minimum $625 ton. The produc-
ton in the three other states where
the company has factories will in
crease the total to 100000 tons Of
sugar beets handled by this company.
This was the banner sugar beet
year in the history of Colorado. The
acreage of sugar beets this year in
creased $4,000, with total produc-
ton of 100000 tons, valued at $16,-
605,000, as compared with $10,357, 900
in 1915 and $9.694,0OO in 1914. This
is an increase Of $6,267 400 for the
1916 over the 1915 crop.
The acreage planted in sugar beets
In Colorado in 1914 was 135, 400. which
was increased to 10000 the following
year and 225,000 acres was planted
this year.
The production was 1,7O6,300 tons
in 1914. which expanded to 100000
tons in 1915, and this years crop ag.
gregated 100000 tons.
The average price per ton paid in
1914 and 1915 was $5.6s, which was in.
creased this year to minimum OF
s625.
The value of the 1914 sugar beet
crop was $9,691,784, last year the val
ue was $1O,337,000, and the estimated
value of this years crop is upwards
Of $16,605,00O.
Announcement was made by the
company that $4,428,4S0 would be paid
in distribution of stock to investors in
the securities of the company and
s500,0O0 in cash dividends.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-24
Joyrider Killed In Auto Crash.

Denver-An all-night joyride, which
included stops at the Marking res
taurant on Curtis street and at the
Sand creek roadhouse, ended when
the machine driven by A. w. Brand
of 27G5 Julian street. leaped twenty
five feet over an embankment on the
Brighton road. Brand, who was the
owner of the car, was killed instant
ly. Mrs. Cecil Miller, 21 years old.
wife of Charles Miller, resident of
Craig, Colo, was hurled through the
windshield and is at Mercy hospital
with two broken ribs. Mrs. Fern Pat
terson, 1S years old, was taken home,
suffering from shock, and Frank D.
Barton, 80, is suffering from bruises
and cuts.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-24
Coal Miners Get More Wages.

Fuel Company announced a voluntary
increase in the wages of it's employees
which will add about $4,000 to it's
monthly payroll and affect about 700
men. The increase will constitute a
s per cent raise over the present
wage. The National Fuel Company, a
concern employing about 300 men,
has announced that an increase will
be made Dec 1, and the Centennial
and Matchless mines and several
smaller mines of this locality have an
nounced their intention of a raise in
the near future.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-24
Would Be Electoral Messenger.

Mrs. Sarah X. Walling will have the
honor of bearing the six Colorado
electoral votes for Woodrow Wilson
to the electoral college at Washing
ton, If Democratic women of the state
have their way. Under the leadership
Of Mary G. c. Bradford, state super
intendent of public instruction, COM
mittee of women will call on William
E. Sweet, one of the electors, and
urge him to pledge his vote to Mrs.
Walling. And each of the other four
men electors also will be visited and
a like pledge extracted If possible
The Holly chieftain., 1916-11-24
Woman and Babe Killed in Wreck.

Boulder. Mrs. Anna Hoyle, %
years old, and her 3-year-old daughter,
Hazel, were killed, Edward L. Hoyle,
her husband, was Slightly stratched
and Abner w. Mckinley, motorman,
suffered a broken leg and other in
juries when a street car was wrecked
by coal train on the Colorado &
Southern. Elmer, 5-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyle, was slightly in.
jured. Mrs. Bessie Banks, 25, was in
the car and was not hurt.