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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23

as Iaborer at $3.50 a day he had to
pay a good fee to the agent for get
ting him the work. Otter the agent
and the foreman worked together
and a man would be fired soon after
he paid his commission to the labor
agent, making room for a new man
with another commission fee.
''NoW labOr'is in such demand that
railroads and factories willingly pay
the agency commissions on all the
men they can get. The B. & O.,
Rock Island and some other roads
have established free employment
agencies on the West Side, along
with free transportation to the job"
Itwon't be long before dealers will
be throwing an auto in for good
measure every time you buy five gal
Ions Of gasoline. Petroleum dealers
say price of gas is going up again.
- we got UP rhlS morning 10 give an
elderly lady our street car seat. In
stead Of just taking it, she said:
Thank you, you're gentleman"
That makes a fellow feel good to
start the, day out,
Get out the Ola lullaby book, folks.
These cool nights are the nights
when the kidlets like to be cUddled
up and lullabied to sleep.
Principal of ForestViIIe school pre-
diets boomers for everyday wear by
school girls. That sounds reasonable.
Girls are only school girls once in a
lifetime and they might just as well
make the best of it. Basketball, vol
leybaII, indoor handbaI and the like
would be much more appreciated by
the girls if played in boomers.
If you are contemplating a trip,
New York is a fine place to steer
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23

ALL ROUND TOWN!
ooh, yes, it's terrible the way Pres.
Wilson has played politics with the
eight-hour law for railroad men,"
said Miss Agnes Nestor, president of
the WOman's Trade Union league.
Look at the facts. It was last June
the national convention of Pres. Will
sons party was held. It was nine
weeks before the day on which the
president said the eight-hour day is
sanctioned by the judgment of Soci-
ETY.. And what did Pres. Wilson's
party say in its official platform? 1T
said this:
We hold that the life, health and
strength of the men, women and
children of the nation are its great
est asset, and that in the conserva-
ton of these the federal government,
wherever it acts as the employer of
labor, should both on its own account
and as an example, put into effect the
following principles Of just employ
ment: CD A living wage for all en-
ployes; (29 a working day not to ex.
coed eight hours, with one day OF
rest in seven
ooh, yes, it's terrible the way Pres.
Wilson has played politics with the
8-hour day"
She says her organization is keep
ing it's hands out of presidential poll
tics and her opinions about the
White House are individual Miss
Nestor is a glovemaker and knows
what it is to stitch ten and twelve
hours a day with fingers weary and
worn"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-23

Bayonne, N. ]. = IBIS chicken,
jedge, committed suicide and l was
simple acting as pallbearer," argued
Jim Rice, colored. Ten days in
mourning for Jim.
New York.-lncrease in price of
cigars announced by several manu-
facturers. Possibly it's because Of
export demand for battle smoke.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
WALLACE, IDAHO THURSDAY, AUGUST TO- 1916
Wallace Will Lead HIughes Pro-
cessi0m Spokane TO G@eu1r d'AIeme

publieans in this state who are eager,
ly waiting to cast the vote that will
land him in the White House and re.
deem the country from the ruinous
rule of the democracy. All republi-
cans who have automobiles are urged
to go to Spokane and participate In
this great event. Many in Wallace
Mullan and Kellogg have already an.
nounced that they would go, and al
who intend to do so are requested tc
notify Ed Stone, of this city, who has
charge of this feature of the affair
The, procession will start from the
Davenport hotel at 900 o'clock Mon
day morning. 1t is suggested that
those who attend can make 1t an ex-
ceedingly interesting trip by going to
Occur d'Alene Sunday morning and
spend the day witnessing the regatta,
going in to Spokane that evening or
the next morning in time for the big
procession at 800 o'clock.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

Wallace will have the honor of pro
viding the automobile that will con-
vey Charles Evans Hughes, the re-
publican candidate for president, from
Spokane to Coeur dAlene next Mon
day, where he will deliver the only
address he will make in Idaho. Inn
mediately following the presidential
car will be all the other cars from this
district bearing members of the can
didate's party and Occur d'Alene peo-
pie. This distinction was bestowed
upon this city and district by the COM
mittee of arrangements at Coeur
d'Alene, of which Ezra Whitlaw is
chairman. No less than 100 automo-
biles from Idaho are expected to as
semble in Spokane Monday morning
and escort the republican candidate to
Occur d'Alene, 1t will be strictly an
Idaho affair, each car bearing an Ida
no pennant, and will convey to Mr.
Hughes some idea of the hosts of re-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
JACK WAITE.
Large Amount of Ore on the Dump
and Much More in Mine.

-o' SC fHtHouHI OF OFe on the Dump
and Much More in Mine.
George Moison and William Weyer,
officers of the Phedora Mining COM
pany, visited the property of the COM
pany last Sunday. going over in Mr..
Nelson's car. The Phedora is located
near the Jack Waite and in order to
turn the car for the home trip it was
necessary to go up to the Jack Waite,
which gave them an opportunity to
make some observations around that
well known property. There was on
ly one man there, the entire force hav-
ing been laid off on account of short
age TO water for power. Under the
circumstances they did not go in the
mine. Mr.. Weyer says that there is a
pile of ore on the dump which is esti-
mated at three or four carloads, and
probably three or four tons sacked for
shipment. He was informed that there
is now fine showing of ore both in
the shaft that has been started from
the lower tunnel and also in the drift
that has been run from the raise
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

Shortly after the first of the year,
owing to the high prices of lead and
zinc, the mining companies of the
Occur d'Alene district voluntarily
adopted a sliding scale of wages which
gave their employees the benefit of in
advance in the prices of the metals.
The first company to make this vol
untary concession was the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan with its affiliated COM
panies and the scale of wages an
nounced was as follows:
When the average price of lead for
a calendar month is over IS per hun
dred and not over $3.50, wages for the
succeeding month shall advance rs
cents per day; when over $3.50 per
hundred and not over $6, advance so
cents per day; when over So per hun
dred, advance rs cents per day.
This action by the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan was followed a few days
later by similar announcement by the
other operating companies with the
addition that when the average price
of lead is over $3.50 per hundred the
wages advance 81 per day. Whether
this addition was adopted in practice
by the Bunker Hill & Sullivan is not
known. Since the adoption of this
sliding scale the average price of lead
has not been below $3.50 per hundred
pounds or ~ cents per pound until
July, with the result that all
the employees have been receiving
an increase of 81 per day during that
period, which means that miners
wages have been $3.50 per day. In
July, however, the average price of
lead dropped below $3.50 per hundred,
but was still above Sc. AS a result of
the drop in price employees will suffer
reduction Of 25 cents per day in
wages during the month of August.
Daily Prices During July.
1t was stipulated in the announce
ment of the sliding scale that the
quotation of the Engineering and
Mining Journal, of New York, would
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
MARSH.

The Marsh company started work
on the Got En- Now vein on July Z
and during that month 2S4 feet was
made with two shifts. Since the first
of this month only one shift has been
work that is now being done on the
property The drift starts from the
Gertie tunnel. A crosscut was run by
the old company from the shaft to
reach the Got EN- Now vein, but 1t
was never definitely located owing to
a fault that appears to have displaced
it. The vein in the drift carries a lit
tie ore and varies from or inches
to a foot in width.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
BOND BOBBY ANDERSON
BY NORTHERN LIGHT CO.
IMPORTANT DEAL CONSUMMAT
Ed ON PINE CREEk-MUCH
ORE ON 400 LEVEL.

The Bobby Anderson Group Mining
company has bonded all its holdings
on Pine creek to the Northern Light
Mining company for $4,000. In ad-
ditiQn to this the Northern Light com
pany also secured a bond on three ad-
ditional adjoining claims, the owners
of which could not be learned. With
| the holdings already acquired by the
company, the bonding of the property
here announced will give the Northern
Light II claims in one compact group,
and greatly enlarges the possibilities
of the property which is now being
suits. The Bobby Anderson has long
been regarded as among the most
promising properties on Pine creek.
There are two known veins on the
property, one of which has been con-
siderably explored by tunnel and shaft
and considerable ore has been ex-
posed. Recently work was started to
drive a crosscut to the second vein,
which is understood to be the one to
which the crosscut is being extended
on the 400 level of the Northern
Light The control of the Bobby An
derson is owned by Theodore Brown,
of Pine creek, and Herman j. Rossi,
of this city.
Ore in Northern Light.
Reports from the Northern Light
this week stated that the drift on the
400 level which recently passed from
shoot of lead ore into copper of
commercial value, is now in shoot of
lead-zinc ore between 5 and 6 feet in
width The drift has been extended
120 feet in ore, the width varying from
2 to feet The ore now being en-
countered assays per cent lead, 10
per cent zinc and ounces silver.
While this vein is being explored the
crosscut on the same level is being
extended to the Bobby Anderson vein,
and from the showing it makes near
the surface it is regarded as almost
certain that large body of ore will
be developed at the increased depth.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
THE AM ERlCAN.
Plans Being Perfected to Begin Work
At an Early Date.

rams Deln9 TSFIeCteu TO pegin WORK
At an Early Date.
Announcement is made that the
plans which have been under eonsid-
Grafton for some time having in view
the development of the American,
near Wardner, having practically
been consummated 1t is proposed to
crosscut the vein from the Alhambra
tunnel, the estimated distance to be
driven being about 1000 feet. The
Alhambra tunnel is almost 5000 feet.
This will cut the American vein at
great depth. A power plant will soon
be installed and it is the purpose to
extend the tunnel as rapidly as pos
sible, all rights for use of the Alham-
bra tunnel having been secured. 1t Is
probable that three shifts will be
worked, giving employment to about
20 men.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
HIGHLAND SURPRISE.

Mill Now Running Full Time and
Doing Good Work.
Since the first of the month the
Highland Surprise mill is reported to
have been running full time and is
turning out an average of 25 tons of
concentrates per day. The concen-
trates are reported to average AZ per
cent zinc. A tubular mill is being
added to the plant, which will prob
ably be in operation by the last of the
week. The road is reported in good
condition and regular shipments are
now being made. Motor trucks are
used in hauling the ore to the rail-
road, the distance being about nine
miles.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
CEDAR CREEK.
Five Hundred Feet to Be Run to
Reach the Main Vein.

The Miner learns from the manage
ment of the Cedar Creek Mining COM
pany that there is no foundation for
the report that has been current for
several days that a stringer of galena
three or four inches wide had made
its appearance in the crosscut. There
has been no change whatever from
solid hard quartzite and none is err
pected until the vein is reached, which
is still over 500 feet away 1t is prob
able that a small vein that was cut in
the upper tunnel will be encountered
in about 200 feet. 1t contains a little
ore above, but its appearance in the
lower tunnel is not regarded as of
great importance. The tunnel is 60
ing forward at the rate of over five
feet per day and the management ex-
poets to cut the main vein by Novem-
ber,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
BLUE BELL.
Work on the Surface Will for a Time
Occupy Attention.

Work on the Surface Will for a Time
Occupy Attention.
Carl Magnee, manager of the Blue
Bell, on Big creek, has been in city
several days this week. He recently
completed a contract to drift SO feet
on the property. While the vein that
is being explored is very promising
there has always been more or less
doubt as to whether 1t was the vein
that crops out so strongly. Little
work has been done on the surface to
determine the dip of the vein, and
owing to the great depth at which the
crosscut is run, it is regarded possible
and even probable that the main vein
is further to the south In order to
get a definite bearing on the dip OF
the vein, Mr. Magnee will now give
his attention to surface work for a
time.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
OF PIONEERS
HERE FIFTY YEARS AGO
C. A. CUNNINGHAM PACKED OVER
MOUNTAINS BEFORE THE
MULLAN ROAD.

A man arrived on the Missoula train
the Samuels hotel who at once at
tracted attention by his unusual
height, erect carriage, elastic step
characteristics uncommon with men of
his apparent advanced years. And the
story he told was even more remark
able, showing him to be "A pioneer
tion of the northwest dated back so
far that the oldest old-timer of the
Occur d'Alenes looks like a tender
foot. This man was c. A. Cunning
ham, and as might be expected from
the foregoing facts, he halls from
Missouri, his home being in Carol
and came this way in order to see
again the country he first visited in
1868. In that year Mr., Cunningham
came up the Missouri river to Fort
Benton, Mont, the head Of navigation,
and from there pushed west to a point
near the present site of Helena, the
purpose being to prospect for gold. 1t
was late in the fall and severe snow
storm and cold weather caused them
to break camp and cross the divide
into the Bitter Root valley, not fan
from the present site of Missoula. A
few weeks later gold was discovered
in Last Chance gulch, which proved tc
be among the richest diggings in the
west and marked the beginning of the
city of Helena.
Packed Through the Coeur d'AIenes.
Mr.. Cunningham raised wheat anG
other cereals on the Bitter Root, con.
verted it into flour at a crude mill In
that vicinity and packed it to the gold
mines of the Kootenay in British Col
umbia. From there he went down the
Kootenai river to Bonners Ferry
and from there to Fort Walla Walla
For the next two years he engaged in
packing supplies from Walla Walla tC
the mining camps Of Montana, his
route being by way of Lake Coeul
d'Alene, the Old Mission and probably
up the South Fork over the present
Mullan pass, but Mr.. Cunningham is
not positive on this point, as this is
the first time he has been here since
that early date, So years ago. He re-
ceived $1.25 per pound for packing.
He recalled meeting on one of his
trips a party of prospectors on the
shore of the lake who had been led
there by man who represented that
he had made a rich gold discovery in
able to find. They were very much
incensed and had decided to hang
him. At this tragic point the unfor-
tunate miner prevailed upon them to
send for the Catholic priest at the Old
Mission. He, came and through his
kindly efforts the life of the man was
had really made discovery and that
1t was the same that was found on
Prchard creek in 1888 by Andrew
Prichard.
Mr.. Cunningham says that he after
wards packed from Wala Walla into
Boise basin and Owyhee county In
1857 he returned to his home in Car
rolton, Mo-, married, settled down and
never returned to the wild life of the
west
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
SUPREME COURT ORDERS PAVING CASE
TRIED ON MERITS IN DISTRICT COURT
PLAINTIFFS WILL SUBMIT PROOF IN SUPPORT
LlRELous ALLEGATIONS IN coMPLAINT-sPEcIAL
HEARING GRANTED

The decision of the supreme court
Woods in dismssing the injunction in
the paving case and continuing the
restraining order issued by the higher
court means that the case will now
come back for trial on it's merits be-
fore Judge Woods in the district court
The regular term of the district court
conyenes in September and 1t may
probably be october before the case
is heard unless Judge Woods should
make a special order and hear the
case prior to the regular term. An
earlier hearing would have no particu-
lar advantage at this time, as in any
event weather conditions would pre-
vent paving the streets this year. But
as the case will again have to take its
course through the supreme court
whatever the decision In the district
court, and as that process requires
much time at best and offers oppor-
tunity for delay, the council will no
possible date.
The decision of the supreme court
is most disappointing to 80 per cent
of the people of this city, who for
more than year have been endeavor-
ing through the council to improve
their property and heautify the city
by paving the streets of the main resi-
dence section. While the order of the
court is directly opposed to their
wishes and imposes a great and un-
just hardship upon them, they accept
1t in the spirit that should character
lie all good citizens and await with
confidence the exposure of the real
facts back of this conspiracy to defeat
the will of the people which will be
made when the case comes on for
trial on its merits in the district court
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

The injection Of the bid Of the
Washington Paving company into the
complaint was solely for the purpose
Of creating a suspicion that the coun-
ell had entered into an exorbitant
contract by calling attention to the
difference between the lowest bid and
what the council pronounced the low
est and best bid, and not with any ex-
pectation that the court would order
the council to accept the Washington
Icompany's bid. The council was thor
oughly informed on the work of the
Washington Paving company, and
man who had never before seen paw
ing could see that the sample exhib-
tied was inferior to that of the Ore
gon company. Even the representa-
tive Of the Washington Paving COM
pany, when asked in open council
where his company had laid paving.
admitted with much confusion that he
could not name a place. The bid of
this company was dragged into court
simply to assist in obstructing the
paving of the Streets and not with
any expectation that the city would be
forced to accept it.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

From the day the council took over
the affairs Of the city the Day Walker
crowd, assisted by servile mayor,
have endeavored to obstruct the coun-
ell in the performance of its duty.
beginning with opposing the hearing
of the light rate case before the utili-
ties commission, which was accom-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

The attempt of the Day daily, which
is the mouthpiece of the conspirators
against the city, to drag the Warren
Construction company into the paving
case is for the purpose of muddying
the water and making 1t appear that
among the councilmen on the paving
question. The majority of the coun-
ell representing a large majority of
the people favored awarding the con-
tract originally to the Warren Con-
struction company simply because the
work of that company had proved
satisfactory and that by accepting its
bid the council would eliminate any
chance of getting inferior paving. But
the disclosure of the business methods
of that company placed the matter in
a different light and the council was a
unit in dropping the Warren company.
In order to avoid any legal technical
ity which might invalidate the action
of the council in awarding a new con-
tract, bids were again invited Be-
fore the date for awarding the con-
tract the council made further ex-
haustive Investigations into the quail
ity of various paving and unanimous
ly agreed upon that of the Oregon En-
& Construction company
as the best of the character of paw
ing desired. The two councilmen
who had opposed the Warren COM
pany, Councilmen Smith and Mckay,
the acceptance of the Oregon COM
panys bid as the Lowest and best"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

terror. He called attention to the law
providing for the experimental sta
tions which clearly states that the
cooperation of the states is desired and
that in the location of the stations
financial assistance will be accepted in
the way of ground, buildings, labora-
tory facilities, etc. However, Mr..
Manning state sthat these considera-
tions are not intended to make UP for
the deficiencies for an otherwise un-
desirable location. In short, Mr.. Man
nings reply made it plain that the
successful applicant for the station
would get it strictly on merit, having
solely in view the benefits to the min
ing industry in the district to be serv-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
Knows Coeur d'AIenes.

Mr. Manning is no stranger to the
Coeur d'Alene district. While mem
Der of the geological survey he spent
two summers in this district, beginning
in 1901, having charge of a party en-
gagged in making preliminary surveys
of the district The Typographical
map of the Coeur d'Alene district is
sued by the bureau of mines is the
work of Mr.. Manning, and on every
prominent peak he left a monument as
evidence that he had been there. Great
progress has been made in the devel-
opment of the mining industry here
since he made the survey of the dis
trlct, but he had no difficulty in recog-
nizing the mountains and canyons
which were the scene of his labors.
While engaged in the survey work in
this vicinity Mr.. Manning established
his camp on Placer creek, a spot that
is now occupied by attractive homes.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10

Monthly Average Prices.
Following are the average prices of
lead, silver and zinc for each month
this year as given by the Engineering
and Mining Journal.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-08-10
Average Price of Lead in July Results
in Reduction of Is Cents
Per Day in Wages.

be taken as the basis. AS a matter of
information the daily quo
tations of lead for the month of July
are here given, also the daily prices
of silver and zinc:
SILVER LEAD ZINC
Cts. per Cts. per Cts. per
ounce pound pound
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