Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-03-06
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

{. III. Eide, a banker of OrofinO re-
Gently bought a carload of Shorthorn
breeding cattle.
The lesiglature appears to be dead
locked over the passage of a work
mems compensation act.
A deal was consummated recently
whereby AL Filson acquired title to
the Standpoint Interurban railway.
The warehouses of the Potlatch
Electric company at Kendrick were
destroyed by fire recently, loss $4,000.
Farmers representing different sec
tions of Clearwater county have eff
fected temporary organization for a.
local farm Ian association.
The heavy and continued SHOWS
have driven about $50 deer down in
to the valleys in and around st. Ma
ries.
Objections are being made by men,
bers of the Wallace bar association
to the proposed elimination of terms
of the supreme court at Occur d'Al-
enc.
Twenty-Five deaths have resulted
from the snowslide that struck the
boarding house and other buildings
of the North Star mine, near Haley,
recently.
Josie Gozzer, five years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gozzer of Mace,
was decapitated when she was run
down by an ore train near Wallace
Saturday.
w. V. Alverson of Standpoint recent
ly shipped "a guinea pigs to Kan
sas City firm, for which he receives
so cents each. This firm resells them
to hospitals and medical institutions
for experimental purposes.
"The gross value won from Idaho
mine operations in 1916 totaled about
$40, 102,6 93, which is the largest and
highest for a year in the history of
the state" says Robert ~ Bell, state
inspector of mines, in his annual re-
port.
THE metal contents of the mineral
and bullion shipped, from statistics
available, is as follows:
Lead, pounds -.....................3 1856, 594 900
Zinc, pounds .................. SO, 70O,7
Copper, pounds .................... S,052,725
Silver, ounces ................. 12,205, 1872
Gold, ounces ...s.................... 5S.079
Tungsten ore, pounds ....... 100000
"These figures are based on gross
metal contents of the ore as ship
ped, without discounting for loss in
smelling, which is a variable amount
and hard to determine and to some
extent made up with by-products re-
coveries that are not paid for by the
smelters.
These figures maintain Idaho in
second place in lead production among
the states of the Union and are a
splendid Endorsement of the progress
and permanency of the mining indus
try in this state.
The estimated dividend distribu
ton of the year aggregated about
81, 100000. which is more than the
total output of the state as recent as
Is years ago and was credited to Il
mines, nine of which abe lead-silvel
and zinc producers in the Coeul
d'Alenes, and five in south centra
Idaho, situated in Boise, Blaine, Gus
ter and Lemhi counties, and include g
gold, a copper and three silver-leaC
producers. That the dividend dis
tribution was not larger is due K
enormously increased operation costs
including labor and material. The op
orators of northern Idaho volunteer
ed an advance in wages based OF
sliding scale.
During the year there were EN-
ployed in mining and milling opera
lions, according to statistical report:
received by this department, with {
conservative estimate of the remote
parts of the state, 1900 men, of which
$500 are credited to Shoshone county
The titol fatalities were Is. The
number of serious accidents, involv
ing a loss of time in excess of Il
days, was 219. The number of minol
accidents, incolving less loss of time
was 672.
The claim that the 14th Idaho leg
islature would go but 40 days when al
adjournment would be taken has van
ished into thin legislative air, as has
also the amendatory assertion tina
there would be an announcement OF
the 50th or 55th day. Saturday helC
the distinction of being the 55th da!
Thursday of this week was the Coil
day, and per diem for members ceas
ed then. An adjournment on that da,
does not appear now to be likely. Thu
two houses will probably grind owe
through the following Sunday or Ion
ger in an effort to select from the pill
of bills, resolutions and memorial
introduced those that must be passe,
and sent to the governor. With thu
exception of the $1,OO0,00O bond issu
for good roads and the several coun
ties created, the legislature has still
to make it's record for needed legis
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