The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09
Wallace and the Occur d Alene District;
Forecast Made Twenty-six Years Ago

future greatness of the Occur d'Alene
district, and in Wallace as a CONNER
.cial metropolis, was outlined twenty
six years ago by G. Scott Anderson
in contribution which appeared in
the Occur d'Alene Miner on April II,
1891 So far as the district Is con-
cerned the predictions of Mr.. Anderson
have been more than verified, and
while Wallace has not attracted the
large population evidently contemplate u
ed in the forecast 1t has nevertheless
fully advanced to position of ac-
knowledged supremacy as the business
center of the district The field of
mining operations continues to expand
after quarter Of century of won
derful achievement, and ores are smell
ted and refined within the district.
Here is what Mr.. Anderson saw in his
prophetic vision, which has been sub
stantialy realized in the conditions
that prevail today:
Looking Forward.
standing today in the center of the
town of Wallace and viewing it's gen.
eral appearance, my mind travels over
and through the channels of the past
and my efforts are powerless to stay
its onward flight, until it reaches
period of four years ago realize
with much satisfaction that the iden-
teal spot where l now stand was
place shaded by craggy cedars, and the
entire valley was dense wilderness.
Separated from my associates and
thousands of miles away from home
and loved ones, am compelled to adj
NIT that a shade of lonliness temper
ed with sadness, settled about me and
] began to speculate why my thoughts
had directed me to this lonely spot,
and l began to see the beginning of
the end for which destiny had shaped
the course which had led me thither.
Ii was all like a dream. future of
possibility seemed even beyond the
powers of imagination, and the ap-
parent lack of anything tangible plac-
ed it outside the sphere of speculation.
ION the following day. accompanied
by one or more of the early settlers
OF the camp. l started o,ft to see and
study the development of the Occur
d'Alene mining field. We visited and
inspected the Tiger mine. Two levels
on the ledge, but few hundred feet
in extent, was the limit of the work.
N Wa pal ho,,
with a timid, yes almost hopeless,
feeling that We would find no encour-
agement AS we enter we see well
defined ledge, with bodies of pure
galena hanging overhead The sight
fills me with delight--the first CLEAN
of promise / have entertained since
entering the field, but imagine our dis
appointment, when we had gone but
a short distance, we found the ore
streak had disappeared, and we pass
over ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred
feet of barren ground; still no reap
pearance of the glittering wealth. Sud-
denly, and unexpectedly, | stand fac
ing four feet of solid clear and clean
cut galena. AS | lean against the |
foot wall and gaze upon the Won
derful sight before me | turn to our I
escort, who was none other than +. r. |
Culbertson, the same genial and gen.
tlemanly man that we find him today, ,
and under whose careful direction and |
sole management the mine has been
run ever since. l ask, who owns this
He replies, IS. S. Gid
den."
Now, IL my readers will pardon me,
] wish to divert their attention for
short time to this particular man, this
particular mine, and show how much l.
his special case has FASTENED and
brought to light the wonderful pro-
auctions of the upper south fork of II
the Occur d'Alene. AS a producing
section. for' the amount of money and |,
labor expended, we stand second to
none in the world. This Is admitted /,
by any and every one acquainted with
our mines and familiar with their !
To no one individual I
Is more honor due in bringing us TO q
this flattering position than is Mr., Il
Glidden. Entering this unexpected /