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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24

ters. Wardner people are associated
with Mr.. Johnson in the property.
The Stroebel property, near Lane, is
being steadily developed and it is re-
ported that considerable lead ore is
being taken out 1t is on the north
side of the river.
The Red Horse Mining company is
driving crosscut which is expected
to cut the ledge at the most favorable
point. Considerable ore is reported to
have been opened on the property, but
not in the main vein.
Very hard rock is being encountered
in the crosscut The Red Horse Is al
so on the north side of the river,
above Blue lake.
John Graft, formerly a resident of
Wallace, is preparing to begin devel-
opment of a group of claims adjoin-
ing the Stroebel as soon as weather
conditions are more settled.
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Hercules Company Begins Shipping
Ore To NOrthpOrt SmeIter Today

Beginning today the ore from the
Hercules mine will be shipped to the
Northport smelter, according to in
formation received from a reliable
source, and it is presumed that the
output of the Tamarack & Custer will
be diverted to that plant at the same
time. The smelling plant at North
port was purchased and remodelled by
the Days for the primary purpose of
treating the ores of these two mines
which they control, a move that was
the direct outcome of the refusal of
the American Smelling & Refining
company to renew the Hercules ore
contract, which expired almost a year
ago, upon the favorable terms Of the
old contract. The expiration of the
old contract resulted in closing down
the Hercules mine for three months,
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SUCCESS DIVIDEND.

The Success Mining company paid
it's regular monthly dividend yester-
day, February 23, of cents per share,
amounting to $4,000. In spite Of ex-
cessively cold weather in January
which seriously interferred with the
operation of the mill, the company is
understood to have earned consider
ably more than is represented by this
dividend. On December 81 the report
of the treasurer showed seurplus OF
$251,110, from which the January divi.
dend of cents has been paid. From
this it appears that after allowing fol
a substantial reserve the company viii
be in position to pay an extra dividend
next month, possibly as much as
cents
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
Pine Creek To Have Railroad This
Summer---MuCh Tonnage In Sight

capital necessary to construct the
road, the promoters of the enterprise
have secured contracts from all regu-
lar ore shippers on Pine creek guar
anteeing definite tonnage and thai
these contracts are sufficient to insure
fair return on the investment with
out considering the large prospective
business which the road will unques.
back of this important enterprise are
to be congratulated upon their fore
sight and energetic action in securing
this rich and promising fed, and like
wise the miners of Pine creek are alsc
to be congratulated upon the prospect
of having transportation facilities al
an early date.
Business in Sight.
There are now two concentrating
mills actually in operation on Pine
creek, the Highland Surprise and the
Little Pittsburg. Both these proper
ties are now making regular shipments
and will continue to be steady produc.
ers with an increasing output. The
Constitution has shipped several cars
of ore within the past few omnths, anC
extensive development work has II
view opening up the ore bodies to az
extent that will justify the construc
tion of a mill this summer The Doug
las has a large amount of ore exposed
The property is under lease and bonC
and it is reasonably certain that tn,
next few weeks will add it to the lis
! of Pine creek producers. The Nabol
is now an irregular shipper, and ship
ments of antimony have come to be
matter of considerable Importance
Numerous other properties under de
velopment will unquestionably be il
position to swell the output of Pin
creek at no distant date, which wit
the incoming freight insures a larg
and profitable business for a railroa
in that section of the Occur dAlen
district.
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during which time negotiations were
successfully closed for the old North
port plant. Since resuming operations
after the three months shutdown 1t is
understood that the larger part Of the
Hercules ore has been going to the
East Helena plant of the A. S. & r
company upon terms for which the
smelter people contended when the
break came. Part of the Hercules ore
has also been going to the Carnegie
plant near Pittsburg.
The loss of the Hercules ore and the
prospect of losing the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan product when that company
erects it's own smelter, the two larg-
est lead producers in the district, con-
fronts the American Smelling & Rein
ing company with a serious situation
and the next move will be watched
with absorbing interest
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
NEW MOTOR At NATIONAL
ORE RETURNS Sl20 TON
SOON INCREASE MILL OUTPUT
THE HIGH PRICE OF COPPER
HELPS IN EMERGENCY.

The National mill is now running
one shift of II hours and turning out
an average of about a carload of con-
centrates a week. Recent shipments
have given spelter return of $12O a
ton, which represents a mineral con-
tent of about 20 per cent copper and
As ounces silver. The mine is report
ed in excellent condition, particularly
on the 1900 level, where drifting on
the vein continues to show an improv
ed quality of ore. The high price of
copper is especially favorable to the
National at this time when it is work
ing under a serious handicap, enabling
it to earn a margin of profit while
running the mill only one shift.
New Motor Ordered.
The difficulty the company has tc
contend with is the electric tramway
which has been found to be unequa
I to the task of delivering ore from the
mine to the mill in sufficient quantit!
for more than one shift. This Difficult
ty is expected to be overcome within
the next 30 days, when a new electric
motor will arrive capable of deliver
| ing ore to the mill sufficient to keep II
running at it's capacity of 500 tons pc
day. A large amount of ore is report.
ed to be available on the 500, 1000 ant
1900 levels, the only obstacle being thu
means of transporting it to the mill
and the motor is now ordered thai
will meet all requirements in this re
spect.
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MINING ALONG RIVER
LANE AND MED|MONT
HAS TWO FEET LOW GRADE COP.
PER-STRoEBEL TAKING OUT
ORE-RED HORSE.

From A. d. Burrows, a well known
miner in this district it is learned
that there has been considerable min
ing development in progress all winter
along the Coeur d'Alene river, partic-
ularly in the vicinity of Medimont and
Lane, and the results are regarded
very satisfactory Mr.. Burrows him
self has been engaged on a group of
claims near Medimont. He has cross
cut the vein at considerable depth,
which proved to be 20 feet wide, and
is now drifting, following about two
feet of low grade copper in the form
of chacopyrite The actual copper
value has not been determined by as
say, but Mr.. Burrows regards it as
very encouraging. He has about 100
feet to go to get under the big iron
outcrop, at which point he feels justi-
fed in expecting a body of commercial
ore.
East of the Burrows property, about
miles, is the Monarch, presumably
on the same ledge. This company is
reported hauling ore to the st. Joe
river for shipment, the values being
lead, copper and gold Between the
Burrows group and the Monarch are
the Big and several individual
claims, on all of which work has been
going on steadily during the winter
Other Mining Activity.
on the Buckhorn group, near Medi-
mont, Carl Johnson has cut a promis-
ing vein largely iron with pei
cent copper, at a depth of 300 feet
The fluxing qualities of the ore rem
der 1t especially desirable to the smell
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THE IDAHO 6 LOS ANGELES.

John w. Fink, manager of the Ida
no G. Los Angeles company, came
down Tuesday to replenish supplies,
the crust on the snow making it pos
sible to take them in without much
difficulty. Supplies were taken by
team to Dobson pass yesterday, where
they will be met by men from the NINE
who will pack them in, distance OF
about two miles. Mr. Fink says the
drift will be in near 700 feet by the
first of March. There is about a foot
of red oxidized iron in the face along
the footwall, and he regards the show
ing more than ever favorable for ore.
1t has been regarded probable that
1000 feet might have to be run to
reach the ore shoot that shows on the
surface. but the Improvement noted
suggests that ore may be encountered
at any time.
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Pine creek is to have a railroad this
summer and actual construction will
begin within so days, according to in
formation received this week and
which is believed to be based upon
something more substantial than idle
rumor. According to the information
available, neither the O.-W. R. & N.
company nor the Milwaukee will have
q hand in the construction of the Pine
creek road. 1t is to be strictly local
enterprise, and while some outside
capital will be invested in the enter
prise, it will be controlled by Occur
d'Alene people with headquarters at
Wallace, at least the man most prom
inently mentioned in connection with
the enterprise is a resident of Wal
lace. Those who are identified with
the undertaking decline to make any
statement for publication at this time
but it Is certain that definite plans are
'D6lu6 WOlhcu Oul anu dlc IlOW 81
near consummaton that public an
nouncement may soon be expected.
Right of Way Secured.
A month or six weeks ago it was
stated by a well known resident of
Pine creek that right of way man
had been interviewing property own
ers along the proposed line to secure
the necessary concessions, but who he
represented was merely a matter of
conjecture. 1t was assumed, however
that he was working in the interest
of either the O.-W r. & N. or the Mil
waukee. 1t is now surmised that he
represented local interests, and it is
presumed that he secured the neces
sary right of way from the mouth Of
Pine creek to the Constitution, and al,
so covering possible branches to reacf
mines on tributary creeks.
Tonnage Contracts Signed.
1t is stated that during the past few
weeks, as a final step in securing tn,
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this may vary considerable at the
depth the vein will be cut Much in
terest is manifested in the progress at
the Old Veteran. The stock of the
company is largely owned locally and
the development has been carried on
strictly by assessments of two mills
levied every so days, that being the
condition under which the stock was
| is ued without other consideration.
The property is about three miles
above Burke, reached by good wag-
on road, and within the famous Burke
mineral belt.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
JEFFERSON MILL
PREPARING TO BUILD
DELIVERING BUILDING MATER
IAL AT SITE-MEANS RAIL
ROAD UP BEAVER.

Preparations are being made for the
construction of a mill by the Ray
jefferson company, in accordance with
announcement made several months
ago when the Days took over a large
block of the stock of the company for
which it is understood they paid
$180,000 into the treasury of the COM
pany, and which gave them practically
control of the company. This deal
placed the company in excellent finan-
cial condition, insuring the steady and
continuous development of the mine
and providing for the construction OF
the mill. 1t was agreed that the con
struction of the mill should begin by
the first of April and be ready for OPP
Grafton by the first Of July. 1t Is In
pursuance of this understanding OF
agreement that material is now being
assembled in readiness for actual con-
struction as soon as weather condi-
tions are favorable for the work.
Mill of 300 Tons Capacity.
The mill will be located at the forks
/ II Beaver and Carbon creeks, a site
which is ideal in every respect. Al
electric tram will deliver the ore from
the mine to the MILL the two creeks
afford an abundance Of water for thu
milling purposes and for power alst
if desired, and there is plenty of room
for railroad tracks, minor buildings il
connection with the mill and for home
for employees. The mill Is describeu
as Of 250 tons capacity, but 1t is stateu
= =, ---.I-----s - NY
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THE OLD VETERAN.

M. ]. Farrell, manager of the Old
Veteran, was in the city the first of
the week. He reports better progress
being made in the crosscut since pass
ing through dixie Of excessively hard
rock. Frequent talcy seams make
their appearance in the face, and
much iron and manganese are being
encountered, all of which indicate that
the vein is not far awev. The survey
indicates about 40 feet to be run, but
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
THE REINDEER. .QUEEN.
Work Suspended on Account of InabiI-
itv to Get Supplies.

Work Suspended on Account of InabiI-
ty to Get Supplies,
The management of the Reindeer
Queen has been forced to suspend op,
erations until the Northern Pacific is
open for traffic again. which Is eX-
pected to be in about two weeks. The
property is located near the railroad
above the bridge and all supplies for
the mine are delivered by train The
get in supplies in quantity until trains
are running again. Reports from the
property continue to be most encour
the best showing on the Queen ground
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
HECLA PAYS 100000
PAY MORE NEXT MONTH
PREDICT A LARGER DIVIDEND
NEXT MoNTH-coMPANY's
STOCK ADVANCING.

On February 20 the Heca Mining
company paid dividend No. 1853 of 10
cents per share, amounting to 100000.
The same disbursement was made in
January, making 100000 for the two
months and bringing the total divi-
dends credited to the mine up to ST..
$4,000. 1t is understood that the
Hecla company has accumulated quite
large surplus, the increased divi-
lends not keeping pace with the earn
ings under the influence Of the pres.
ent buoyant lead market and an extra
dividend is anticipated in March. Some
of the enthusiasts place the total
March dividend at 20 cents, while the
more conservative place it at about II
cents. The price of lead has ranged
this month from 500 to 1927, and il
is possible that the price will advance
a few points before the end of the
month.
HecIa Stock Jumps to $3.50
Responding to the increase in diyi,
dends and the bright outlook for tn,
lead market, together with the large
known ore reserves in the Hecla mine
Hecla stock this week suddenly jump
ed from $3.50 to $425 on the loca
stock exchange this week, while OF
the New York curb the stock sold fol
$3.50. A few months ago the most op.
timistic prediction for Hecla placed
the stock at $5, but today Sc is now
seen looming up in the near future
md possibly better.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24

The above figures are taken FRONT
the report of John A. Percival, presi-
dent of the Consolidated Interstate
Callahan Mining company, for the
quarter ending December 81, 1915, The
earnings are at the rate of almost $3,-
100000 per year 1t is a wonderful
showing and needs no comment to
impress one with the tremendous pos
sibilities of mining in the Occur
dAlenes. The remainder Of Mr.. Per-
civaPs report of operations Of the
company during the last three months
of 1915 follows:
Tonnage and Values.
Tons
Total tonnage mined ......... .28,749
Total tonnage crude shipping
ore and concentrates produc-
eu ............... .......... .10,4oU
Ratio run Of mine ore to shipping
product ................. l.S6 to
Crude shipping ore-Lead, 1873 tons;
contents per ton, 1920 OF. Ag. 3342 Pb.
Zinc ore, 1855 tons; contents per ton,
1872 per cent zinc.
Ore milled, 26,323 tons; contents per
ton 28.15 per cent zinc.
Concentrates produced-Lead, 879
tons, contents per ton, 2O.S1 OF. Ag.
5577 Pb. Zinc, 12,6O7 tons, contents
per ton 1854 zinc.
Costs of Production.
Mill recovery of zinc values in zinc
concentrates, $S2.
Ratio milling ore to total concen-
trates 1876 to L.
Mining cost per ton of ore mined,
1886.
Milling cost per ton of ore milled,
$123S.
Loading and shipping cost per ton
of product shipped, $0.766.
Total cost per ton Of ore mined,
$6110.
Tramway Saves Money.
owing to the extreme cold weather
during the last quarter the mill oper-
ations were slightly curtailed by the
scarcity of water supply, reducing our
tonnage somewhat, thereby increasing
the cost of our milling operations.
"The aerial tramway for the convey
ance of the company's tonnage from
its mill to the Northern Pacific rail-
way at Sunset is proving most salts
factory and has resulted in a saving
during the quarter of about $4,000
over the former method of team trans
portation.
Two and Half Million Since April 4.
During the quarter one dividend
payment was made amounting to $3.50
per share, making a total dividend
disbursement for the quarter of $685.
4S5 This, with prior dividends paid,
amounts to $3.50 per share on the out
standing stock of the company, or a
total dividend disbursement of $685.
445 since April l. 1915. You will note
that at the close of the quarter COW
cred by this report there was net
surplua Of s721,74S.S5.
New development work Is going
aIcng continue usly, and the ore re-
serves are being maintained notwith-
standing the heavy tonnage that is be-
ing taken from the mine. The organ
ization at the mine is doing good work
and we can see nothing in the way to
hinder the continuation of our excell-
ent earnings of the past"
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Next MONTH WiIl Witness Another
increase I'm Pay of Employees of
G@eun d Alene MIlnHng Companies

Employees dAene mining companies will receive
during the month March making
of practically
price of lead this month which fixes
Lead has been below 500
the last days has ranged from
When lead
Sc added the
5000 The tendency of the lead
ket to will surprising the
price in April per day
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-24
SECTION AROUND MURRAY MAY BECOME
BIG FACTOR IN TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION
DISAPPEARANCE SNOW WILL WITNESS WONDERFUL AcTlv-
ITY-CHANGEs AT GOLDEN cHEsT-PRooF THAT
PLATINUM is FOUND NORTH
(Adam Aulbach, Murray, Idaho)

ANudll AuIbdNll, MuliaSi luetAiOl
MURRAY, Feb. 21.-Vivian Green,
before his departure from an inspec
ton of the property last Wednesday,
informed the writer that he had made
slight change in the management of
the Golden Chest. Robert T. Horn
was promoted to business manager
with absolute control and purchasing
power; Samuel II. Tinker was placed
in charge of the mine proper as fore
man, and Rush White of Wallace was
retained as consulting engineer. Mr.
Green also stated that no attempt
would be made at present to repair the
big pipe line of the Occur dAlene
Placer company for the installation of
water power to start UP the mill or
was too great, the ground being COW
cred with too much snow, making 1t
next to impossible to accurately esti-
mate the outlay for repairs. The line
is reported to be broken in several
places and joints missing. Mr.. Green
said he had figures for repairs above
$4,000. He would continue to operate
the Chest, which he now owned in
person. without power drills until he
returned from New York. This would
be in about six weeks. BY that time
he would be in better position to de-
eide what he would do. After his de-
parture the force at the mine was
slightly decreased
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Consumption of Tungsten.

Prior to the war orders from Great
Britain and France to the steel works
in the United States the consumption
of tungsten in this country was so
limited that the 1900 tons or so pro-
duced by a few states annually met
the demand, and the price paid to the
miner was scarcely sufficient to war
rant a search for the mineral and its
extraction. The development of the
tungsten electric lamp drew the first
~ttentioA to the possible value of the
mineral, yet with all it's remarkable
growth along this line, and the almost
entire oblteration of the old carbon
! hlliment lamp the amount of standard
tungsten ore used in the manufacture
of the present incandescent lamp in
the United States did not exceed Az
tons in 1915. Hence the price of turg-
stem so far has not affected the price
of the lamps, and probably never will,
as the tiny hair pins in the lamps have
no appreciable weight. But the splen-
did qualities of the mineral and it's
wonderful ductility advanced its use
so rapidly in other electric appliances
and in automobiles that the home
product was about exhausted when
the war orders came along.
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STOCKHOLDERS

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company notices Of interest
10 them in The Miner.
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These Specified Tungsten.

Like IldSn Oh uBHlnlnS out Oh d
clear sky came the orders: I'VE want
the same kind of guns the Germans
make and have. We want the tung-
stem alloy steels in all our orders" OF
course the great steel works were up
against it. While Germany and Aus
tria had been making their artillery
with the tungsten alloy for years our
big works were almost paralyzed. Or
ders, however, went out for the ore
and never before in the price Of metals
was such a rapid advance made. The
available supply, and as winter had
set in in the IL mountain states where
the mineral could possibly be mined,
only the small regular production
could be placed. on the market. Eff
forts very strong ones, were made to
suppress knowledge of the shortage.
but the continued demand for the ore
soon put the miners wise, and up
went the price. And now efforts are
being made to corner the market and
still further advance the price for it
is held that our own government will
demand tungsten alloy in all its NUM-
ton orders for preparedness providing
the heads Of. the army and navy de-
partments, the committees in congress
and other heads of the nation are will
ing to give up the inferior alloys here
tofore used, which would be going
some in view of the great power of the
steel and nickel and chrome, as well
as carbon, trusts.
Will the Miners Meet the Demand?
While the present prices may shade
off some with an increased supply of
the ore, which is sure to result, yet the
demand no doubt will also multiply.
as new uses are found for tungsten
almost every day Thousands of
prospectors are now in the mountains
looking for the ore, particularly where
it has heretofore been found. Down
in Boulder county, Colorado, one OF
the largest producers of tungsten in
the past, the entire surface of the
county Is covered with tents, advices
say, the prospectors Drawing every
condition of weather to find few
pounds of the mineral. The same is
true of parts of southern California,
Arizona, New Mexico and some Sec
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