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ming as high as $500 in gold and sill
yer.
After securing such fine returns, 70.
some unknoWn reason-possibly o,
account OF the outbreak of the war
this company discontinued work
Credit is due w. j. Rolfe for hi,
shrewdness in combining his work t
TINS particular vein, to the exclusion
OF the low grade showings, thereb,
demonstrating the presence of at least
one large ore body running exception
ally high in gold and silver, with a
lead content of less than one-tenth OF
l per cent. Until this time specula .
ton regarding the future of the camp
had been based on the great showing
of low grade ore.
An entirely new conception OF the
potentialities of the camp was a di-
rect outcome of his activity. The
property was then Immediately bond
ed for New York interests by H.. r.
Plate, and work commenced the en-
suing winter. A tunnel, No. /, was
started at an elevation of 210O feet on
he high grade vein in good ore, and
another tunnel, No. 2, at an elevation
of 1850 feet, on the middle low grade
Veln, also in good ore. No. 2 cut the
ere shoot diagonally for over 80 feet,
the values being good. The tunnel
was extended about 200 feet beyond
the ore shoot into the country rock,
and a crosscut of 80 feet to the left
from the face was also in country
rock. Work was then stopped in this
tunnel. No. l tunnel was also driv-
en- d~iagonally across the ore shoot,
which left the tunnel on the right
portal. The tunnel was continued
almost straight ahead-folloWing a
slip for a considerable ~distance-for a
further ITO feet, a total of $50 feet,
without picking up the ore again. A
was also driven to the right
for about II feet, about half of it be-
ing in vein filling, but lean. This
tunnel was then abandoned. A cross
cut was hen driven northerly from a
gulch some 200 feet south of the tun-
mel. After being driven 60 feet with
out getting ore, this too, was aban-
doned.
A crosscut tunnel, No. 4, was now
ST nrfa 1 farthar down the hill about
$50 feet below No. 2 and driven about
500 feet before the vein was encoun-
tered. This proved to have a width
IF well over 100 feet, but was poorly
nineralized. A drift of 40 feet along
side a small diorite dixie was run, in
which some ore was just showing up
when the New York syndicate threw
Up their bond and quit the camp, af-
.er operations extending over nearly
g months at q cost exceeding $780,
100.
In the summer of 1918, "a few
months after HI. r.. Plate had left, r.
Neil of Spokane was induced by
Pat Daly-who had been foreman for
10th Bush and Plate and still believed
he property. The examination and
iampling proving satisfactory, Mr.. /,
Jeill bonded it the following winter
500, 900, beginning work in the
spring. His first work vas done in
70. 1 tunnel at the point where the
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The accompanying table gives the
quotations of silver, lead, zinc ano
,opper as obtained by the Engineer
ng and Mining Journal and which are
generally specified as the basis Of set
lement in ore contracts with the
shelters. The quotations published In
he daily press are usually higher for
the reason that they represent sales
n small cts, while the figures here
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

high grade left 1t to find out wha
happened to the ore. A few shift
suificed TO show the vein was reall,
paralleling the tunnel, and at n,
point in the whole $50 feet OF Plate
work. was II more than 8 feet away
while the face of the tunnel wher,
work was stopped was actually in tn,
vein.
As the vein here Is almost barrer
values sl.5O--and closely resemble.
the wall rock in which he had driftet
for the last 100 feet, no doubt Mr.
Plate failed to realize that he was In
the vein. Had he, before DESERVING
this tunnel, driven two feet to the
right he would have been in SIS ore
while five feet ahead would have
reached high grade ore.
This Is an outstanding example OF
a great mine being missed by a very
small margin. 1t is just such hazards
and great rewards that gives mining
the fascination no other industry pos
sesses.
When the first work showed beyond
a doubt the real direction of the ore
body, nothing more was done there.
A crosscut was started about so feet
farther in, and reached the ore in 6
feet. Plates IL foot crosscut was ex-
tended about 30 feet. After driving
each of these crosscuts into good ore
for nearly 40 feet without reaching
the other wall, Neill decided to start
a crosscut from the face where Plate
had quit, and also to drive ahead a
further 800 feet to get under the last
of the series of open cuts, which ex-
poses the ore shoot on the surface
and shows it to have a width of from
100 to $50 feet. This crosscut, No. 3,
showed good milling ore the first
round; at Is feet high grade came in
and stayed the full length Of cut. 1t
was driven so feet without reaching
the hanging wall; a cut on the sur
face directly above shows fully 40
feet of good ore yet to be cut. For
some distance the full width gave
values of several hundred dollars per
ton in gold and silver, while the av-
erage for the entire SO feet is better
than $55.
The face of the main tunnel was
swung a little to the right and driven
ahead. In four feet, ore running over
SIPS per ton showed up OF the right
hand side; at 10 feet there was a full
tive and ruby silver which gave val
ues of $3.50 per ton This tunnel has
been driven about $50 feet far
ther and with the exception of about
almost barren ground, the full width
Of the tunnel has been in high grade
Gre, averaging several hundred dol
per ton
No. A crosscut, which Is in about
feet, cut 10 feet of high grade.
then passed into ore of a lower grade.
No. 5 crosscut, recently started, aver
ages $50 per ton for the 6 feet it Is in.
L llo ttAlillCl 10 III q uloldllSC VI
approximately 600 feet, giving a ver-
tical depth of nearly 800 feet. 1t has
still to he driven 200 feet to get under
the great surface exposure already
described. This will give IN addi-
tional depth of perhaps so feet only,
as the hill flattens considerably above.
In the block of ground 800 feet long
and fully 100 feet wide as proved by
cut and underground work,
and from the surface to the present
level a tonnage of at least 1000, 900
can he safely estimated with a gold
md silver content of $50 per ton,
a total of 100000, 900. A
thorough sampling of AN the present
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ASSESSMENTS levisD

Ajax Mining Co.-Levied october
l cent, payable November 10 to J. A
H~avighorst, secretary treasurer, IL
West l4th avenue, Spokane. Delin
quent sale December 20.
zig G,n minina Go.-Leylea Oeto'
Der !, / mil, payable November IL Il
~. ii. t'eatherstone, secretary-tleas.
ureI, Wallace. delinquent SALT De-
cenlDer y.
Gig Creek Mining Co.-Levied No
Y elnDer ., 2 miIls, paySuoie Deee.nDei
IL to w. w. Smith, secretary, Wal
lace. Delinquent sale December 20.
Een rur Mining Co.-Levied Octo-
Der I, / mill, payable November Ia
10 Z. J. Luedke, secretary, SaItese,
Mont. Delinquent sale December 70.
copper King N. d S. Co.--Levied
OCTOBER /, . mills, payable November
10 TO II. w. Ingals, secretary, Null
Ian. Delinquent sale December 10.
Occur d'Aiene Anthony Mining Co.
Levied october 80. 3 mills, payable
December 2 to G. M. Powell, secre-
tary, kellogg. Delinquent sale De-
cember 20.
Friend Mining Co.-Levied october
20, ) minis, payable November 20 to
William Schierding. treasurer, 321
quent sale December 20.
Enterprise Mining Co.-Levied Dc
tober 20, 2 mills. payable December
10 to w. A. Tuson, secretary, Kellogg.
Delinquent sale january II.
Florence Mining & Milling Co.
Levied October II, 2 mills, payable
November IL to John Steffes, secre-
airy. Kellogg, Delinquent sale De-
cember 2.
Highland Surprise Cons. Mining Co.
Levied September IS, l cent. payable
october Is to Geo. D. Lamielle, secre-
airy, Kellogg. Delinquent sale No
vember IL.
Idaho & Los Angeles Mining G. Mill
ns Co.-Levied october Is, 5 mills.
payable November Is to Alfred j.
Dunn, secretary-treasurer, Wallace.
sale December 15.
Lombardy Mining & Milling Co.
August s, 2 mills, payable on
IL to H. ]. Rossi, treasurer,
Wallace. Delinquent sale October IL.
to November 10.
Little North Fork Copper Mining
Co.-Levied October "a, IL mill, pay
able November rs to c.. e. Metzgar,
secretary, Kellogg, Delinquent sale
q.
Lookout Mountain Mining Co.
October 20, l mill, payable on
"a to w. l.. Penney, secre-
tary, Kellogg, Delinquent sale De-
%.
MuIlan Mining Co.-Levied Novem-
Der 3, 2 mills, payable December 8 to
Leighty, secretary, Wallace. De-
I%inauent sale December 81.
Mammoth Mining co.-Levied Sep
ember 2, IN mills, payable October 3
o John f. Ferguson, treasurer, WAL
zee. Delinquent sale November 4.
Postponed to November 20.
Nevada Stewart Mining Co.-Levied
September 16, / mill, payable October
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Don't he a dead one" it's Just as
easy to be in the procession as to
chase along and carry the banner. n
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

When a man turns owe a new leaf
he Is never satisfied until he gets 1t
bJotted up worse than the old one.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

No man was ever blamed for being
a gentleman, but many are accused
of II.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-13

When a telephone girl breaks her
engagement it is another case of ring
Off"
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Mining and Development
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Assessments Levied, Meetings Ca led, Delinquent Lists-Donss OF
Companies Of Special interest to All Stockholders.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12

der the overhanging bird cages Of the
Desert hotel without a greeting for the
loungers, whose chairs were drawn up
against the shade of the brick walls.
The momentum slackened as Hardin
neared the place he called his home.
An inner tenderness diluted the sheer
that disfigured his face. He could see
Innes as she moved around in the lit
tie fenced-in strip that surrounded her
desert tent. She insisted on calling it
a garden. in spite of his raillery.
"Gerty's in bed. l suppose" thought
Tom. He had n sudden vivid picture
of her accusing martyrdom. His mouth
hardened again. Innes, STOPPING over
rose, passed out of his vision.
1t came TO Hardin suddenly that n
man has made circle OF failure when
he breads going to his office and
shrinks from the reproaches at home.
a 'has-been' at fortyi" he unused.
Where were all his ships drifting?
lnnes. Strengthening. waved a gay
hand.
"She's raising a goodly crop OF bar
rels." His thought Knocked and ca
ressed her. Her garden devotion was
a tender joke with him. He loved the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12
MISUNDERSTANDING"

Schoolmasters have often serious
problems to solve. The following note.
containing only one word. was recent
lv handed to n Thanet pedagOgue:
"Cepat0mtegoatatur
The mlssiye was rendered by one OF
the boys on behalf Of u neighbours
child.
The schoolmaster was nOnplussed
for the moment. But he had received
too many weirdly worried notes In his
time to allow this one to battle him.
Albeit It was not till the work Of the
school was over and much tobacco
had been consumed that the word at
last yielded It's mystery:
"Kept at home TO go a-taturing. -
London Chronicle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12
GRO BE CoNTINUED)
WILL BE NO SMALL STATE
czecho- sIoVakia Could at Once Take
Rank as Eighth World Power,
Asserts Writer.

We are told the Czecho-SlOvak state
will be small one, and ms result It's
existence will be precariOus, assum-
| ing tht world shall remain In my
thing like its present condition Of In
ternational dlsOrganlzation, Charles
Pergler writes In Asia Magazine. In
the first place, as modern states go, the
new state viii not be small one, hav-
ing n population Of about 12,OOO,0OO,
and the area of the new state viii be
about $4,000 English square miles.
When we recOllect that Belgium has
II 1913 square miles. II Is seen at n
glance that the new state can hardly
be classed as small. Moreover, the
belief I'm the necessity Of large states.
rife In certain circles Of economic and
political theorists, and largely based
upon certain teachings Of Karl Marx,
is one of the superstitlOns that period
lcally appear, I'm order to be abandoned
upon sober second thought.
The theory that small states and ma
tions cannot succeed is not borne out
by history. Even prior TO the war
there were in Europe 81 states. and
the great majority Of these were
small. There were only six of the 80
called great powers: Russia, Germany,
Austria-Hungary, England, France and
Italy. Portugal, Denmark, SwitZer-
land. Bulgaria. Belgium, Norway, Ser
bia, Greece, Holland. Sweden, Monte
negro and Turkey are all. or were,
smaller than the state we are attempt
ing TO describe. The latter will hold
IN Europe the eighth place, only Eng
land. Poland, France. Italy, Spain and
Russia being larger.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12

and Marshall had told, with little dis
crepancy. A friendly refrain followed
the narrative. "He has the bad luck,
that mani"
"And the Scotched option7" remind
ed Richard, smiling at his own poor
joke.
at was Just that case of Hardin
luck again. He stopped off in London
TO interest some capital there; follow
ing up lead developed on the steam
er. He was never a man to neglect a
chance. Nothing came of IL, though.
and when he reached Glasgow he
found his man had died two days be-
fore-or been killed. I've forgotten
which. Three times Hardin's crossed
the ocean trying TO corner the oppor-
tunity he thought he had found. II
isn't lazinesS. is his trouble It's just
/ Internal luck"
Or Over-astuteness, or procrastina-
tion," criticized his listener to himself.
He knew now what ii was that had
so changed Hardin. A man cannot
travel, even though he be bounding
down quick scent, without meeting
/ strong influences. He had been thrown
with hard men, strong men. II was
an Inevitable chiseling. not miracle.
Il want to hear more of this some
day. But this map. don't under
stand what you told me of this by
pass, Mr. Estrada.
| Their Heads were still bending over
E>trada's rough work bench when the
Japanese cook announced that dinner
was waiting in the adjoining car.
MacLean and Bodefeldt and several
young engineers joined them.
1t had been outwardly wasted day.
Richard had lounged, socially and
physically. But before he turned in
that night he had learned the names
and dispositions of his force, and
some of their prejudices. Nothing. he
summed up. could be guessed from the
| gentlenesS of the Mexican's manner
| WOoSter's antagonism was open and
snappish. Silent was to be watched
and Hardin had already shown his
hand.
The river, as he thought of 1t, ap.
peared the least formidable of his OPP
ponents. He was imaging it as a high.
spirited horse, maddened by the fun
bling of its would-be captors. His task
it was to lasso the proud stallion, lead
it in bridled to the sterile land. No
wonder Hardin was sore; his moose
had slipped or one time too many
! Hardin's luck
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mouth was bitter. ESTRADA, if / had
the sense of goat I'd sell out, sell
my stock TO MacLean and quit What's
in all this for me? Does anyone doubt
my reason for staying? 1t would be
like leaving i sinking ship, like de
sorting the passengers and crew one
had brought on board God! I'd like
to got But how can L? I've got hold
of the tail of the bear and l can't let
got"
mo one doubts you" began Els
trada. Hardin turned away, with an
ugly oath. The Mexican stood watch
ing his stumbling anger. poor Har-
DIM"
In the office Richard was speaking
to MacLean. whom he had drawn TO
one side, out of earshot of the checker
players.
II want you to do something for
me. not at all agreeablep His tone
implied that the boy was not given
the chance to beg off. what time
does the train pull out in the morn
ing?"
"Six-fifteen."
"Tll have a letter for you at the
hotel at six. Be on time. want to
catch Hardin before he leaves for Los
Angeles. If he's really going. I'll give
him today to think it over. But he
can't disregard an order as he did my
invitation. / didn't want to rub it in
before the men,"
MacLean stared, then said that he
thought he was not likely to!
Richard left the Office in time to
see Hardin shutting the outer gate
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-12

Within ten minutes after an appll.
cation of Danderine you can not find
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull. faded. brittle and
scraggy. just moisten cloth with Da0-
derine and carefully draw 1t through
your hair, taking one small strand at
time. The effect is Advantageous hair
win be light. fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance of abundance; an IN
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine for a few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that II has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment-that's all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
of 1t If you VIII just try little Dam
derine.--Adv.
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behind him. His exit released a cho-
rus of indignant voices.
can outraged
"a id shame !" This from
Wooster.
"Hardin's luck! !"
On the other side of the door Rick
ard deliberated. The hotel and its curl
Gus loungers, or his new office. where
Ogilvie was making a great show of
occupation. He had not seen Estrada.
He was making a sudden dive for his
hotel when the gentle voice Of the
Mexican hailed him.
'Will you come to my car? It's on
the siding right here. We can have a
little lunch and then look over some
maps together. have some pictures
of the river and the gate. They may
be new to you"
Richard spent the afternoon in the
car. The twin towns did not seem so
hostile. He thought he might like the
Mexican.
Estrada was earning his fathers
mantle. He was the superintendent
Of the road which the Overland Pa
cifc was building between the twin
towns and the Crossing; lirector of
the Desert Reclamation company, and
the head Of a small subsidiary com
pany which had been created to pro-
tect rights and keep harmonious rela-
ton with the sister country. Richard
found him full Of meat, and heard. for
the first time consecutiveiy. the story
of the rakish river. Particularly in
teresting to him was the relation of
Hardin to the company.
"He has the bad luck. that man ="
exclaimed Estrada's soft. musical
voice. Everything is in his hands,
capital is promised. and he goes to
New York to have the papers drawn
up. The day he gets there the Maine
is destroyed. OF course capital is shy.
He's had the devils own luck with
men: Clifford. honest but mullsh /;
Sather. mulish and not honest--Oh
there's string of them Once he
went to Hermosillo TO get an option on
my fathers lands They were already
covered by an option held by some
men in Scotland Another man would
have waited for the three months to
pass. Not Hardin. He went 10 Scot
land, thought he'd Interest those men
with his maps and papers. He owned
all the data then. He'd made the sur
vey."
Estrada repeated the story Brandon
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CHAPTER vi.


At ten o'clock the next morning Har-
din, entering the office, again the gem
eral managers, found there before him
George MacLean. the new director, and
Percy Babcock, the treasurer, who had
been put in by the Overland Pacific
when the old company was reorgan-
lied They had just come in from Los
| Angeles, the trip made in MacLean's
private car, to attend directors meet
ing.
Richard entered few minutes later,
Estrada behind him. Ogilvie followed
Richard to his desk.
"Well?" inquired the new manager.
Ogilvie explained lengthily that he
had the minutes of the last meeting.
Leave them here" Richard waved
him toward Estrada. who held out his
hand for the papers.
Reluctantly the accountant relin-
pushed the papers. His retreating
coattails looked ludlcrously whipped
but no one laughed. Hardins scowl
deepened.
Showing his power" he thought.
"He's going to call for q new pack. f"
Estrada pushed the minutes through
with but a few unimportant Interrupt
lions. He was sitting at the same desk
with Richard. Hardin, sensitive and
sullen, thought he saw the meeting
managed between them.
Several times he attempted to bring
the tangled affairs of the water .om-
panies before the directors. Richard
would not discuss the water compa-
MES.
Because he's not posted He's be-
ginning to see what he's up against"
ran Hardin's stormy thoughts.
He was on his feet the next minute
with motion to complete the Hardin
headgate. Violently he detained to
Babcock and MacLean his wrongs. the
shall had let that fellow Maitland con-
vince him that the gate was not prac-
ticable; had 1t not been for him the
gate would be In place now; all this
time and money saved. And the Malt
land dam, built instead Where was
it? Where was the money, the time.
put in that little toy? Sickeningl His
face purpled over the memory. Why
was he allowed to begin again with
the gate? Answer me that. Why
was l allowed 10 begin again? It's all
child's play, that's what it is. And
when am in it again up to my neck
he pulls me off :"
This was the real Hardin. the IN
couth, averaged Lawrence student
The new manner was just veneer.
Richard had been expecting it to wear
thin.
Il think" lnterjected Richard. that
we all agree with Mr.. Marshall, Mr..
Hardin, that wooden headgate on silt
foundation could never be more than
a makeshlft | understood that the
first day he visited the river with you
be had the idea to put the ultimate
gate, the gate which would control the
water supply Of the valley, up at the
Crossing on rock foundation. Mr.. Mar
shall does not expect to finish that In
time to be Of first use. He hopes the
wooden gate viii solve the immediate
problem. II was a case Of any port in
a storm. He has asked me to report
my opinion"
-Why doesn't be give me a chance
to 90 ahead then7" growled the de-
posed manager. Instead Of letting
The intake widen until IL sill be an i'm
possibility to confne tire river there
1T ally