The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-23
CAPITAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PINE
CREEK RAILROAD POSITIVELY ASSURED
! STIMULUS MINING
CONTROL HlLARTY
ON PROPERTY SOON BEGIN

Pine creek continues to hold the cen
ter of the mining stage, and the opin-
ion is freely expressed by those who
keep in close touch with operations in
that section that it is destined to be-
come one of the most productive areas
in this wonderful mining district. In
anticipation of the large tonnage that
will soon be available, and which has
even now assumed proportions that as
sures a profitable business, enterpris-
ing local citizens have taken the pre-
liminary steps for the construction of
a railroad from the O.-W. r. & N.
track at the mouth of the creek to the
Constitution mine, a distance of 10
miles, and for branch up the west
fork about three miles to tap a Sec
tion rich in timber as well as mines
Positive assurance is given by w. H.
Herrick, who has taken the lead in
this enterprise, that the necessary cap
ital has been secured and that actual
construction will begin at the earliest
possible date. The survey of the pro-
posed railroad is being made under the
direction of Fred Merriam of this city
and is now more than half completed.
The prospect of railroad transporta-
tion at an early date is having a most
beneficial effect upon mining opera
tions, and development is going for
ward with energy and confidence never
before witnessed on Pine creek.
Work to Begin on HiIarity.
]. M. Porter, who has taken an op-
tion on a majority of the stock of the
Hilarity Mining company is expected
here today or tomorrow when he will
complete arrangements for beginning
work on the property. The present de-
velopment of the property consists of
tunnel $50 feet on the west side of the
gulch, in which there is a good show
ing of low grade ore, both zinc and
lead, and another tunnel on the oppo-
site side of the gulch 500 feet in length
This tunnel seems to have been run
alongside the vein for some distance,
and a crosscut has disclosed some ore
which is believed to be the vein. The
Hilarity is regarded as a property of
great promise, and it is expected that
under Mr.. Porter's experienced and
capable management it will soon be
transformed into productive mine.
The history of the Hilarity group is
out of the ordinary and is inseparably |
linked with a club that gained consid- !
erable local fame many years ago, the
membership of which, as may readily |
be surmised, was made up of good fel.
lows who were fond of good cheer and |
always out for a good time. 1t was
the custom of the members of the Hi
larity club to HE themselves to the
hills in midsummer and establish camp
on the bank of trout stream and for
a brief period enjoy complete relaxa-
tion from the strenuous life. 1t was
on one of these annual outings that
Andy Carlson, a charter member Of the
fellow members group of three min
ing claims en- Pine creek, owned by
Gus Smith, who seems to have had
,cf the good things down
there and was not averse to parting
with some of them at that early date
for a reasonable consideration. After
due deliberation the claims were taken
over by the club and rechristened the
group. A company was in
under the same name. in
the intervening years the members of
the club became scattered and some
died, but the control of the company
has always rmained in the hands of or
iginal members. The principal stock
holders in the Hilarity now are George
DR.. c. S. Stone, E. H. Moff1tt
and Mrs J. G. Boyd, whose husband
was one Of the founders of the club all {
Of Wallace; Jacob Lockman, of Nam !
pa Frank F. Johnson and Jerome ia J
cobs, of Boise other owners outside &
the club are Frank Olson and Charles G
Helm, of Kingston. E
THE CONSTITUTION