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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
BEAR CREEK COMPANY
TO BEGIN SHIPPING
NORTH SIDE MINE WILL SOON
BE RUNNING-DEvELOP.
MENT WORK..

The Bear Creek Mining company,
which owns the Bear Top and Orofino
properties, few miles above Murray,
Is preparing to resume shipments.
This information Is contained In
cirular letter issued this week to the
showing of ore has been opened up
on the Bear Top, from which ext,1-
sive shipments have been made. Much
ore Is also reported on the Orofino,
which is also equipped with a mill,
and the consolidation of the two prH'.
critics in the Bear Creek company
makes a large tonnage available. The
letter to the stockholders is signed
by Patrick Burke, president, and
Joseph F. Morton, secretary, and fol-
lows
"This is to advise you of the condi-
ton of the property at this time. Since
the drop in the price Of lead and zinc
it became uncertain of a market for
either of the metals, and as we did
not have a heating plant in the mill,
it seemed best to go slow for the win
ter as our funds were not sufficient to
store the ore away. But now that con-
ditions are improving and we find
that we can get market for the ore,
we are preparing to start operations
as best we can until we get returns
from ore shipments to run the prop
erty on larger scale, which we ex-
pect to be able to do shortly.
1--WE have been doing some develop.
ment work lately in the lower tunnel
which Is proving very satisfactory
and is proving the value and perman-
ency of the ore at depth, as this tun,
mel is at least 500 feet below the sur
face on the ore body. We can, how
ever, later run another tunnel severa
hundred feet deeper and at leve
with the mill.
"We still have 100000 shares O
stock in the treasury and $500 oil
hand. We are placing some stock a
25c q share. just enough to carry u
over until we get returns from or
shipments. We shipped car last fal
of 30 tons which netted US 1885, whicl
is a good average for Occur d'Alen
ores, and assures us good produc
ton for the future
"All stockholders are invited to Wis
II the mine"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10

W. two weeks ago that con-
w tract had been let to drive a
crosscut 100 feet on the COL
umbus group of claims, on East Eagle
creek, the announcement was Of more
importance than was indicated at the
time. Subsequent information war
rants the further statement that this
contract is really the beginning of an
extensive plan for the development of
the property, which consists of three
patented claims and nine unpatented.
They are owned by the Columbus Mi
ming company, a Delaware corpora
tion, of which e. p Gallagher, Of
er. Mr.. Gallagher arrived in Wallace
last week and is still here. completing
plans for continuous development
which promises to result in making a
mine in that long neglected. but high
ly mineralized section Of the Occur
dAlene district The neglect Is due
to the natural concentration Of atten-
tion to the great lead deposits along
the South Fork of the Occur dAlene
river which have made the district
famous, thus delaying development
and extension of transportation IA
cilities to the more remote lead silver
section in which the Columbus Is sit
uated. The same evidences of large
mineral deposits are there and In spite
OF the adverse conditions, one pro-
ductive mine, the Jack Waite, has
been developed in the locality Of the
Columbus and in the same mineral
belt There are no obstacles in the
way of providing adequate transpor-
tation the only thing necessary be-
ing intelligent development work to
show up the tonnage.
Visit the Property.
Mr.. Gallagher was accompanied to
Wallace by r. G. Albright, whose
home is in New Jersey, but who was
engaged in mining in Colorado for
many years. The two gentlemen,
with C. F. o. Merriam, mining engin-
eer of this city, went over to the Col
umbus a few days ago. 1t proved to
be a strenuous trip, the road from
Eagle being broken only about two
miles, making it necessary to walk in
deep soft snow about five miles, which
included a long climb up the noun
tain to the property, which was thor
oughly inspected. Mr.. Gallagher de.
sired Mr.. Albrights opinion before de.
Gliding on further development, ant
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
Victory Loan Special.

The Victory Loan special, which will
tour Idaho to help create interest in
the driev, will arrive at Mullan from
Butte at 400 p. m. April 20. Leave
Mullan at 500 p. m. and arrive at
Wallace at $50 p. m. showing here
in the evening and leaving at 6:15
a. m. on April 81. Arrive at Kellogg
at $3.50 and leave for Rose Lake at
1850. Leave Rose Lake at 9:10 and
arrive at Harrison at 955.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
ANCHOR.
Must Extend Beyond Con-
tract to Get Vein.


The contract to drive 700 feet on the
Anchor, near Murray, taken by Chris
Anderson, of Burke, and others, has
been completed. 1t was expected that
the vein would be reached within thar
distance, but survey a few days ago
indicates that 80 feet further and pos
sibly more will have to be rum The
crosscut is therefore being continued.
1t appears that there are two strong
parallel veins on the property. One
OF these has been intersected by the
crosscut, but the main vein, the one in
which the fine body Of lead silver ore
has been developed in the tunnel 200
feet above, is still being sought. The
Anchor is the property owned chiefly
by Mike Melley, of Murray, and which
has the financial backing of the Days
in it's development.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
HECLA MILL WILL NOT
SUSPEND OPERATIONS
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
-DivIDEND RATE REMAINS
UNCHANGED.

Rumors that the Hecla mine would
shut down at an early date, which
have been current on the streets the
past few days, were silenced follow
ing the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the company in Spokane
last Tuesday, when President James
F. Mccarthy stated that the mine
would continue to operate upon the
present basis until the depressed con-
dition of the lead market is relieved.
The mine Is producing at the rate of
about 80 per cent of the production in
1917 and 1918. Regarding the income
and excess profits tax for 1917 and
1918, Mr.. Mccarthy Is quoted as stat
ing that both are still undetermined,
and that the contention Of the COM
pany would be presented to the COM
missioner of internal revenue at
Washington by A. w. Stranger, Of
Portland.
Old Directors Reelected.
The stockholders approved the an
nual report submitted by President
Mccarthy, copies Of which had been
mailed to stockholders week or more
prior to the meeting, the main feat
ures of which were published in the
last issue Of the Miner. There was no
change in the directorate, the old
members being reelected as follows:
James F. Mccarthy, Of Wallace; Mrs.
Sarah e. Smith, DR.. H. c. Lambach
and w. ]. C Wakefield Of Spokane;
Frank J Upham, of Los Angeles; F,
J. Kipp and Carl Landsee, Of Milwau
kee.
The directors organized by reflect
ing Mr.. Mccarthy president, manager
and treasurer, and L. e. Hanley, OF
Wallace, secretary.
Dividends Authorized.
Rumors that dividends would bt
suspended, that the quarterly divi'
dend would be increased and that al
extra dividend would be declared, al
of which have been persistently ped
died in accordance with the interes
to be served. were effectively silencet
by the directors Immediately after or
ganizing, when dividends for the mex
two quarters were authorized at tn
same rate that has prevailed, Is cent
per share. The dates of payment ar
June 28 and September 2S
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
CONNER DECLINED.
Has Accepted Position in Office OF the
JUDGE Advocate General.

In selecting members Of his cabinet,
Governor Davis wired Captain A. II.
Conner who is convalescent in
Washington hospital, Offering him the
position of commissioner Of law en-
forcement. Failing to receive a reply
from him, the governor appointed X.
O. Jones, secretary Of state. to the
position. In the meantime news came
through a Washington newspaper
correspondent that Captain Conner
had accepted the appointment. This
produced an awkward situation, which
is now relieved by the announcement
that Captain Conner had accepted a
position in the Office of the Judge ad-
vocate general in Washington
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10

WY yHEN THE Miner published
W. two weeks ago that a con-
" tract had been let to drive a
crosscut 100 feet ON the Col
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
HIGHWAY SURVEY.
State Engineers Establishing Pernan-
ent Grade.

Under the personal direction Of w.
I Bassett, engineer for the state high
way commission, a survey is being
made Of the main highway across the
county. The work started last Satur-
day at the Kootenai county line. The
work will require considerable time,
as a permanent location Of the road
IS being made 1t is estimated that
without unavoidable delays, the sur
veying party should reach Kellogg in
about three weeks. 1t is probable
that another party will begin at
Lookout pass and work west in order
to expedite the survey.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
HYPOTHEEK COMPANY
TO ITS STOCKHOLDERS
UNSETTLED FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS.

owing to the restrictions of war and
the conditions which have developed
since the armistice was signed both
In Canada and in the United States,
the management of the Hypotheek
Mining and Milling company finds it
impossible to finance the company
through the sale of bonds until busi-
ness conditions are more settled and
government restrictions are removed.
In the meantime the expense of main
tanning the mine in good condition
has been going on and must be paid,
as well as other current claims against
the company. To meet these the di-
rectors have found it necessary, in
order to preserve the property in the
interest of the stockholders, to levy
another assessment. A letter explain
ing the situation to the stockholders
| has just been issued by the company
through Otto A. OLSON, manager,
which follows:
Result of Diamond Drilling.
Last fall. as most of you know, we
We're forced to close the mine owing
t. the low and unstable price of lead
and the high cost of labor and mater
ials, which had become prohibitiVe.
The management did not consider it
good business policy to continue op-
erations in view of the fact that the
mine was running in debt
Even under normal conditions our
present ore reserve would not yield
very large profit and the management
has therefore decided to discontinue
ore extraction until additional ore
bodies, of which we have very good
indications, have been developed, thus
giving us a chance to mine on a big
ger scale.
BY diamond drilling we encounter
ed two new very promising lead veins.
One about 100 feet south of our pres
ent ore body and the other about 430
feet south thereof. At the time of the
to crosscut south from the 900-foot
level with the intention Of opening up
both these veins. The 2rosscut is in
so feet and when the two veins will
be cut we have every reason to be-
lieve that two parallel ore bodies of
commercial quality and quantity will
be encountered.
Financial Conditions Unfavorable.
During the shut down it was ne
cessary to keep two men at the mine
for the purpose of pumping, repairing
and watching and these men have not
been paid their wages for several
months, on account of lack of funds
We also have other outstanding obli.
cations and some Of our creditors are
, becoming urgent in their requests fol
payment.
"Owing to the unsettled conditions
. following the close of the recent war
the Canadian and British govern
, ments have adopted financial restric
E tions which make it impossible, for thu
= present, to market any more bonds II
e that territory. In the United States
0 on account of the impending Libert,
4 Loan bond sale and the fact that mos
/: people are about to pay heavy incom
J. taxes, 1t has been rendered imposslbl
h to accomplish anything along that lin
E; here.
:. "As we can not keep up the min
= without money. we have again bee
forced to the necessity Of levying a
: assessment, which in this instance ha
Il been made ten mills Zone cent? pc
u share, notice Of which is given yo
herewith"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
Metal Quotations

Lead, $5.15@5.30.
Spelter, $6.17@6.37.
Copper, $15.25@15.5o.
Silver, $t.o1Is.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-04-10
CA[EDON|ACOMPANY
OPERATIONS IN 1918
Paid Almost a Mil
lion Dollars in
Dividends
PAYMENTS THIS YEAR
Manager Says Dividends Will
Continue if Metal Market
Gets No Worse
~ALEDONIA continues to be an

"A
important producer and divi-
dend payer, although the earn
ings of the company at this
time are small compared with the bo-
nanza days of a few years ago. On
April the company paid the regular
monthly dividend of / cent per share,
amounting to $26,O50, making the to-
tal paid this year $1O4,200 Last year
the company disbursed $937,SO0, while
the grand total paid in dividends by
the company to date is $3,725,l6O "A
brief statement from Stanly A. Eas-
ton, manager Of the Caledonia Mining
company, together with financial
statement for the year 1918 and also
statement of production and costs,
accompanied the dividend checks. Mr.
Easton expresses the opinion that un-
less the metal market goes further to
the bad, the present rate Of dividends,
/ cent per month, will be maintained
at least during the remainder OF this
year. Caledonia holds the record IN
low production costs as compared
with the value Of its product. GALE
donias output includes copper as we'll
as lead and silver, feature that is
not found in connection with any oth-
er lead silver mine in the district, 1t
is of course not uncommon to find
copper in lead mines, Caledonia is the
only one in which it appears in COM
mercial quantity and is a source or
profit to the company.
Managers Report.
The report of Mr.. Easton, president
and manager of the Caledonia COM
pany, follows:
Below is statement of the opera
tions of your company for the calen-
dar year 1918, with financial state
ment of December 81, 1918.
since my statement to you Of No
vember 5. 1918. there has been no new
ore discovered in the mine, but a sub
stantial output has been maintained
and 1t is probable, if the metal mar
ket gets no worse, that earnings for
the current year VIII cHe'oiO =" SoAAN
uance of the present dividend rate OF
one cent per share per month, at least
throughout the remainder of the year
Federal taxes on 1917 earnings
were paid in 1918 and are included in
figures shown. The amount OF federal
taxes based on 1918 earnings is not yet
known. but on March Is, 1919, pay
ment Of $4,000 on this account was
made"
Financial Condition December 81, 1878
Cash in banks .........'s l1'lIl'V'
Liberty bonds .........'.. o1o'VVV'oo
Due from smelter ........ ll3,64S.za
$3.50, ITO 80
Less current accounts .... 5,37S3l
Surplus ..........$4 $445, O2
Dividends paid during year 1887, OoO
Production and Operating Cost, 1918.
Quantity Amount
Total dry tons 17.971.22
Lead, lbs 49,. .6,O3s,56O. $43S,254.2z
silver. ozs. -. 66S,7S4.5 645,33o.3'
Conner. lbs -. 94,326.2S 1S.19l.6t
Gross value ......... .$l'oSo' ''o'|'
Less smelter deductions. 2SS,O7.H
Nat va,ue of bullion s S08,698.4'
Mining 1871 tons a
$S.6S ................ .SAoo''''''
Shipping 1915 tons "a
sO.27 ..,............... 4,Sss.l'
$3.50. $3.50
pro6t .$647, ,S19. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
CITY ON STRIKE
That's Serious Problem Threat
ening Chicago Today.
Street Cleaners Out-Electrical
p Workers Out Tonight.

@ Chicago, June 24-Chicago's pecu
Ear financial situation and the need
Of haste in making up the municipal
budget for the year beginning July
are blamed by city officials for a seri-
Gus labor situation.
More than $500 employees OF the
bureau of streets are on strike and
electrical workers are under orders to
Quit at S D m If the latter go out
the city's lighting system and the fire
and police telegraphs will be affected.
Involved in all the walkouts Is a
question of wages but one of the prin-
cipal grievances is the refusal Of a
sub b-cornmittee considering the budget
to grant hearings to the union leaders
Members OF the subcommittee ex-
planned that the budget must be
passed before July / to be legal and to
save time. they have been holding ex-
ecutive sessions The street cleaners
are demanding s4.10 a day in place of
the present 1855 Similar claims are
made by teamsters. garbage wagon
workers. street repair men and as
phalt workers.
More than dozen additional unions
may become involved in the strike
situation shortly, 1t was learned. These
include bridge tenders. tile pipe and
drain layers, steamfitters, bridge and
structural iron workers. machinists
sheet metal workers and carpenters
OF these the bridge tenders and ma
chinists are said to have taken strike
votes and the steamfitters will v.tc
late today. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
Anti Horse Thief League Keep.
ing Out i. w. w.
Young Farmers, Armed With
Shotguns, on Sentry Duty.
STEADY STREAM OF HANDS
Labor Pours Into Southwestern
Kansas, 1t Is Reported.
Harvest Nearly Over East of
Wichita-Army Westward.

Kansas City. Mo, June 24.-Mem-
bers of the Anti-Horse Thief League
were today guarding the wealth of
Kansas.
Summoned by government and state
officials, this volunteer police force
will patrol Kansas wheat fields until
the grain is safely shipped or stored.
Young farmers armed with shot
guns. viii do sentry duty to guard
against the /. w. w 'locusts'' re-
peating their 1917 tactics. when some
farmers awoke to find their wheat
bins ablaze. State Fire Warden Hus-
sey urged precaution against incen-
diarism because of reports he says in
dicate grave danger in this respect.
A steady stream of harvest hands 10
pouring into Kansas southern coun-
ties thru federal employment bureaus.
Harvesting east of Wichita is nearly
completed and the army is moving
westward.
Twelve hundred were sent out from
the local federal bureau yesterday and
for the past week the number has
averageo 500 harvest workers a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
join THE A.F. OF |.
Three Big Railroad Brother
hoods Seek Admission.
Engineers, Firemen and Con-
ductors Send in Applications

Atlantic City. n. j.. June 24.-The
executive council. American Fedora
ton of Labor, today met to take first
steps toward admission of three
branches of the big four brotherhood
of railroad workers-ths engineers.
firemen and conductors Secretary
Frank Morrison announced last night
these three branches had applied for
admission to the. American Federation.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, now meeting in Denver. was ex-
pected to send its application today.
The big four will add half a million
members to the federation, Morrison
said.
The executive councIl also took up
much unfinished business of the con-
vention, including the question OF
whether a protest shall be made
against deportation of Hindu political
prisoners.
A campaign to organize all telephone
operators will be started Immediately
according to Julia O'Connor. interna-
tional president of the telephone girls.
She said today that inferior telephone
service was due to under-manned ex-
changes, poor equipment and discon-
tented operators. All these alleged
conditions, she promised. would be
remedied by unionizing the operators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
That's What Many Negro Meth.
Odists Seem To Think.
Church Rivalry Causes Trouble
in Governors Office.
NAMING WELCOME COMMITTEE
Secretary Finds Multitude Who
Want To Meet Heroes. :
Governor Was Wise in Choos-
ing Time To Be Away.

Distributing reception committee
commissions to Kansas negroes who
wantto line up with the welcome crowd
when the sos pioneer regiment comes
home, isn't such.a joy and pleasure as
it may seem. Political "fluence" and
pull made ah early appearance in the
rush for commissions. Now the
scramble has suddenly become a re-
warm for comfort during this prickfy
hot season.
Clyde NJ. Reed. private secretary to
Governor Allen, is distributing the
negro troop reception commissions
while Governor Allen is making
speeches in three or four eastern and
southern states. 1t is doubtful if a
Kansas governor ever showed greater
Judgment and wisdom in selecting
time for visiting. 1t Is also doubtful
II a governors private secretary ever
carried a greater load of responsible
ity-state, political and religious-as
has been unfoaded on Secretary Reed
during the last few days.
The First Rush.
When it was announced that the
first Kansas contingent of negro
troops was coming home. there was
a wild, mad rush for the governors
long hours in the vineyard for Morgan
and Troutaan and Brewster in 1918
primaries came to the state house with
stories OF faithful service in the Allen
cause. Others sent friends who were
Of accepted class and carried proper
credentials as Allen boosters.
For a few days it looked as tho ev-
cry Kansas negro who owned enough
cash to go to New York and home
again wanted to line up on the docks
with the howdy crowd. Fervent COL
ored workers from. the big negro dis
tricts of Kansas were showered with
commissions+big handsomely printed
testimonials tied with a half yard of
yellow ribbon and carrying the great
seal of the state of Kansas-which
permitted the owner to go to New
York and home at his or her own ex
pense. Political affiliations and for
mer factional and personal alignments
were forgotten.
| 1t looked as tho the Job had been
neatly disposed of. Secretary Reed. in
spite of his sense of modesty. was
rather disposed to be pleased with re-
suits.
Then something happened
A Church Was Ignored.
A delegation of negroes headed by
white worker came to the state
CONTINUED on .PnKe FOur.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
MINERS TO STRIKE
Thousand Employees of Grove
Company Are Called Out.
Change of Working Conditions
in Cherokee Co. the Trouble.

Pittsburg, Kan, June IA; strike
which. will close all of the mines Of
the J. r. Grove. Coal & Mining COM
papy has been called to take effect to-
morrow morning by Alexander Howat
president. and sthe district board of
district No.-14. United Mine Workers
of America. A. change, of working
Conditions at leased mine of the COM
pany in Cherokee county is the. cause
of the trouble. union leaders say.
They are demanding. their statement
says, that the operators of the nnine
go back to the old conditions and sub
nit the change to the officials of the
Operators association and the union
officials. s
More than 1000 men are employed
at the five Grove mines and two steam
shovel plants of the Grove company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
VIOLATE THE TRUCE!.
Germans Burns French Flags Taken
From Berlin Museum.

OefmanS Burns Frcncn rags -1aken
From Berlin Museum.
Coblenz. June 24.-Fifteen flags
captured from the French. which were
to be returned after signing of the
peace treaty, were taken from a mu-
scum in Berlin by a crowd of German
officers and soldiers and publicly
burned near the statue of Frederick
the Great. a Berlin. dispatch reported
today. AS the flags burned a great
crowd sang Deutschland Uber
Allies"
Peace conference opinion is appar-
emily unanimous that this is a distinct
violation of the peace treaty iflasmuch
as that document stipulated that the
flags should be returned to France by
Germany. $500 @
1t is probabf that commission
will be appointed to consider taking
action in the matter! rft
Presumably the foregoing refers to
French battle flags taken by the Ger
mans in the war of 1sT0-7i. Article
245 of the. peace treaty in the original
draft stipulated that within six
months OTTER the treaty should take
effect Germany must restore &c
France the trophies, works of art
etc. carried from France by the Ger
man authorities in the Franco-Prus-
sian war. particularly the French flags
taken in the course of the war OF
1901