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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
FINDING OIL.
Important Part Played by GeoIosst in
Locating Pools.
(LeSlie's Weekly

NLeSlle = w eeklN)
In the early days of the oil industry
search for new oil fields was carried
on in a haphazard way. Few ore none
knew exactly where to look for Pc
troleum pools, and it was usually only
by persistent drilling of wells and
FOOLS luck that prospectors made their
strikes. Vastly more failures than
Successes resulted from this unme-
tiodical procedure, and fortunes were
sunk in testing hopelessly dry or only
slightly productive territory. In the
course of time. however, scientific
IDEAS crept into the plans of the oil
seekers, and the geologist was called
upon as counselor and guide. Nova
days the Judgment and advice of the
man of science are Indispensable pre-
requisites to the exploitation of any
supposed oil region. In consequence,
the pursuit of OIL though still attend
cd with risk and uncertainty has been
made far less a matter of guesswork
and chance and loss. The geologist
can not see all that the earth hides in
its bosom, but from certain indica-
tons he can determine whether I'M
Gerlying strata on any given tract may
be probed with possibilities of an oil
yield,
There are two principles to the oil
biologists Work-surface and sub
surface. The surface geologist studies
outcroppings of rocks to find beds of
carbonaceOus shales or limestones,
which may be a source of oil. He eX-
amines the outcrops to discover sand
stones or fractured limestones capped
by imperviouS beds, forming reservoirs
for oil and gas. He also seeks for in
dications that the oil has been local
lied into pools. The sub surface ge-
ologist maps out the oil sands and
suggests suitable places in which to
drill wells
In Oklahoma geological investiga
lions are credited with bringing in
many new pools, and the proportion
of dry holes on territory recommended
by biologists is less than one third as
great as before the scientists took a
hand in the game.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
WORLD MINERAL RESOURCES.
No Limit to Possibilities of Geological
Research.

In geology there is no political
boundary. Geologic formations extend
beneath frontiers and fortresses, and
ores and other useful minerals are de-
posted in like manner from continent
to continent. Accordingly, in anticipa
ton that the United States geological
survey, department of the Interior
would be called upon for information
regarding the mineral deposits and
production of countries other than our
own, several of the geological survey
specialists in the study of different
kinds of mineral deposits began last
year, as a preparedness measure, the
compilation of such data. The results
Of this work more than fulfilled the
expectations, and the demands for the
information became so numerous and
urgent as to require that the work be
placed in the hands of carefully
chosen committee, each member of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
FOREST FIRES.
Many Remedies Offered, But Common
Sense Only Sure Cure.
(Skillings Weekly

NoIliiu6s w tehlyJ
These are the days when one can
hear and read about all sorts of sure
preventiNes for forest fires. Such
remedies are always plentiful after
one has happened, but there is never
anybody at hand to apply one when
the emergency arises. These same
people will be just as handy with a
preventive of wars in the future. The
only sure cure for forest fires, as we
have said before, is to put real fear of
consequences in the heart of the peo-
pie who have burning to do. Forest
fires are not started by people who
really care, but by those who do not
care. The development of the ami
able fool that mistakes other hunters
for deer, and the forest fire starter,
appears to have been contemporaries
Gus, and allied in some respects. Thir
ty or forty years ago when men hunt
ed with muzzle loading rifles the mis-
taking of another hunter for a deer
was as rare as a forest fire. Now It
is unsafe to go hunting, and there are
potential forest fires without number
just as soon as the country is dry
enough to burn.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
ALIAS SUNNI ONS.

In the District Court of the First Ju-
dical District OF the State of Idaho.
in and for Shoshone County.
Christine Backer, plaintiff. vs.. Will
liam +. Backer, defendant.
The State of Idaho sends greeting to
William NJ. Backer, the above nam
ed defendant.
You are hereby notified that COM
plant has been filed against you In
the District Court of the First Judicial
District of the State of Idaho, in and
for the County of Shoshone, by the
above named plaintiff, wherein plain
tiff alleges as follows
That plaintiff and defendant inter
married at Browerville, Minnesota on
February %, 1898, and ever since have
been and now are husband and wife;
that plaintiff now is and for more than
year last past has been a bona fide
resident of the-State Of Idaho and OF
the County of Shoshone, therein; that
the defendant, for more than a year
last past has wilfully neglected to pro-
vide for plaintiff the common neces-
sarias of life; plaintiff further alleges
that there are now living of the issue
of their marriage two children, aged
16 and IL, respectively: wherefore
plaintiff demands divorce and custody
of said minor children be awarded to
her.
And you are hereby directed to APP
pear and answer the said complaint
within twenty days of the service OF
this summons IL served within said
Judicial District, and within forty
days If served elsewhere; and you are
further notified that unless you 80 APP
pear and answer said complaint with
in the time herein specified, the plain
tiff will take Judgment against you as
prayed in said complaint.
witness my hand and the seal OF
said District Court this 9Th day OF
January, A. d. 1919.
J. C. GLAFE,
(SeaD Clerk.
BY q. A. MORTIMER,
Deputy Clerk.
FRANKLIN PFTRMAN.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Residence and p. o. Address:
Wallace Idaho. F27-A3-6t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

(l21a) feet on each side of the line
hereinbefore described In Section One
Of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to build into, over or upon any
of the streams or channels Of the
streams of any of the creeks or water
courses of the City of Wallace, as the
same now are, or as they may hereaf-
ter be established therein. and any
person violating the provisions Of this
section shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in a sum of not
less than twenty and not more than
one hundred dollars and the costs of
prosecution.
Sec. 4. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Sec 5. This ordinance shall take
effect and be In force from and after
its passage, approval and publication
as required by law.
Passed by the Council and approved
by the Mayor this oath day of Febru-
airy, A p. 1919.
HOMER G. BROWN,
Mayor.
ATTEST:
DAVID II. DELONG,
City Clerk. F27--1t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
Meltinn Mexican Dollars.

Mexican silver dollars, the purest OF
silver coins, are being converted into
bullion by their holders in order to
take advantage of the price of silver,
stated a correspondent recently in the
Economist; and the only silver money
left consists of 50-cent pieces, which
are, or We're recently, at a premium
of s per cent The government is
considering the issue of token coins
in silver or a baser metal, and, mean
while, is coming gold pieces of 2a
pesos, which are inconveniently small.
Two peso gold pieces are also to be
issued, and it may be difficult to avoid
confusing the tWo.-Engineering and
Mining Journal.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
M'ADOO AND THE MOVIES.
He and Doug Fairbanks Form Strong
Combination.
(National Republican,

lNauOnal RepuDllcan)
On January I the publicity director
of the Liberty Loan division of the
treasury department. telegraphed to
Douglas Fairbanks that he wanted
him to put on a movie in which he,
Fairbanks, was to meet and swat
every critic of the administrations
that if he would agree to do this the
Liberty Loan publicity department
would agree to plaster the country
with the film. Doug was urged to see
Secretary McAdoo at his California
home and talk over the proposition
The text of this Geographic cores
pondence was given out at Los An
geles
Thirty days later it was announced
that Mr.. McAdoo had been made at
torney for the United States Film cor
poration, the Douglas Fairbanks con-
Germ, indicating that the interview be-
tween Mr.. Fairbanks and Mr.. McAdoo
had been mutually satisfactory. 1t
was reported that the salary to be paid
Mr. McAdoo for his legal skill would
run into six figures, but both McAdoo
and Fairbanks declared this was a
Seprat
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

The accompanying table gives the
quotations of silver, lead, zinc and
copper 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
small cts, while the figures here
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
MOOSEHEART PLAN
WILL Be ADOPTED
COMMITTEE TO SECURE DATA
FOR BOYS TRAINING
SCHOOL.

The training school for boys, TO be
established in the abandoned wartime
barracks at Toledo university will be
patterned after the industrial depart
ment of the great educational system
at Mooseheart, Ill.
A committee from the city hall eX-
poets to go to Mooseheart this week
! TO study conditions there with the
view of establishing the Toledo uni
versity school at the earliest possible
time.
1t will be nee essary for the city to
provide funds for the equipment of
the barracks, which We're abandoned
soon after the armistice was signed.
This will be in keeping with plans an
nounced some time ago by Mayor
Schneider.
The Loyal Order of Moose, which
maintains Mooseheart where the chill
dren of deceased members of the order
are given a life training, is said to be
the first to successfully conduct an in
dustrial school, which has for its pur-
pose the adaptation of education to
industrial needs.
Toledo lodge No. 713, the members
of which have become deeply interest
ed in the plans of the city to estab
fish school for boys at Toledo uni
versity, has demonstrated it's concern
70 f,l+ all nd Nv ~
the cause of constructive advancement
by Offering to defray the expenses of a
municipal committee to investigate
Mooseheart
On this committee will he Mayor
Schneider Finance Director James
Martin, Welfare Director C. NJ Bene-
dict and member of the city coun-
Gil to be chosen.
Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas,
in ndorsing the Mooseheart system, is
quoted as saying the sooner tools are
placed in the hands of children to be
used in creative work the sooner chill
dren will develop into self-reliant
characters.
Such form of schooling, he says,
should be given to all children be-
cause it trains for life.
Mooseheart is prominently the eX-
ponent of vocational education, ac-
cording to e. j. Henning, past SUI
preme dictator of the supreme lodge.
1T believes that agriculture is the
greatest most promising and most de-
sirable vocation in America today"
says Mr.. Henning. TT believes many
the problems of the down and outs,
the bum and the tramp and of the in
habitants of jails can be solved by
proper attention to early youth to the
discovery of vocational aptitudes of
childhood.
"Mooseheart believes that to make
wise choice a child must have the
opportunity of coming into actual
contact with the most usual vocations
and industrial operations of the day"
Industrial courses are a feature Of
the Mooseheart vocational system.
One of the largest buildings of the
institution is devoted to classes in
painting, machine shop, carpenter
work, mill work. drafting and electri-
cal laboratories.
Other branches of the system in
clude art stone and concrete furniture,
art or trim stone, garden furniture
and cement making.
In addition children are given hor-
ticulture, agriculture, printing, plumb
trical courses.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
Mining and Development
COMPANIES of the Occur dAlenes
Assessments Levied, Meetings Called Delinquent LssDongs Of
Companies of Special Interest to All Stockhoiders

Rainbow Mining G. Milling Coz
Levied December 10, mills. payable
February to r. P. Woodwork, sec
rotary treasurer, 745 Peyton building.
Spokane. Delinquent sale March z.
sabina Mining G. Milling co.-Lev-
led January 81, mills, payable April
Z to e. C. Allen, secretary, Wallace.
Delinquent sale April %.
Syndicate Mining G. Exploration Co.
Levied January IA, mill. payable
February Is to Louis Stevens, secre-
tary, Wardner Delinquent sale on
March 10.
Tarbox Mining Co.-Levied Deem
Der 20, 10 mills, payable January "a to
r. E. Seysler, secretary. Wallace. De-
linquent sale February 81. Postponed
to March g.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

which is a specialist in his subject
Under the direction of this committee
comprehend i've and thorough manner
In furnishing such information to the
various war organizations the geolog-
ical survey only more fully performed
its work as the American bureau of
information regarding the geology
and mineral resources Of the world"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
Daily Quotations Of Silver, Lead, Zinc and Copper
Which Are the Actual Basis Of Settlement

given are based on large transactions
and are generally determined from re-
ports made by producers and selling
agencies. Both the New York and 81
Louis prices Of lead are given. the diff.
ference being due mainly to the differ
ence in freight between the two points.
The quotations for spelter are for
prime western brands. To arrive at
the New York price add IS cents per
100 pounds to the st. Louis price.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

as money metal as it appears silver
soon will be-"
These conclusions, which are bust
ness forecasts by one of the promin-
ent Boston brokerage firms, may or
may not be well founded, but they pre-
sent the trend of Boston opinion in
these quarters and are interesting to
the silver producers of the west.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.

Buffalo Mining Co.-Levied Septem-
Der 80, 10 mills, payable November B
to George Durham, treasurer, Bruins
wick hotel, Missoula. Mont. Delin-
quent sale December 4. Postponed to
April 4.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WALLACE:

Section /. The channel of the
stream known as Placer Creek, where
it flows through the City of Wallace
from a point on the south boundary
line of the City of Wallace to a point
on the monument line of High street
1870 feet westerly from the monu-
ment marking the intersection of First
and High streets of the City of WAL
lace is hereby located, designated and
established as follows, and the follow
ing lines OF survey and location are
hereby adopted as the lines of survey
and location OF the channel and course
of said Placer Creek, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the south
boundary line of the City of Wallace
one hundred fifty feet east of corner
No. two of said city boundary run
ming thence north thirty-si degrees
forty five minutes east, forty-one and
no hundredths feet to a point,
thence north forty-siX degrees five
minutes east, sixty -four and twenty
hundredths feet to a point on the
southerly line of lot five, block two,
South Wallace ToWnsite twenty feet
distant easterly from the southwest
corner of said lot five; thence north
siXty-tive degrees no minutes east,
one hundred twenty-five feet to a
point; thence north fifty-four degrees
no minutes east seventy feet to the be-
ginning of a curve to the left; thence
along the circumference of a curve
whose radius is one hundred ten feet
and whose central angle Is sixty six
degrees no minutes. sixty three and
Ithirty-siX hundredths feet to end
of curve thence north twelve de-
grees no minutes west, one hundred
eighty-five and ninety -four hun
dredths feet to a point on the north
line of lot one block two, South Wal
lace Townsite, one hundred forty
three and fifty-four hundredths feet
distant easterly from the northwest
corner of said lot one; thence north
seven degrees no minutes east, two
hundred eighty feet to a point; thence
north eighteen degrees five minutes
east, one hundred twenty-four and
ninety six hundredths feet to point;
thence north five degrees no minutes
east, one hundred ninety feet to a
point on the monument line of High
Street one hundred tifty-three and
ten hundredths feet westerly from the
monument marking the intersection OF
First and High Streets in the CITY or
Wallace.
Sec. 2. The width Of said channel
and water course of said Placer Creek
shall be and the same is hereby es-
tablished at twenty-five (25) feet, that
is, it shall be twelve and one-half
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

A good bluff is all right until it
meets a bigger one.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

An old bachelor says that marriage
is merely hitch and a kick.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
ORDINANCE NO. 1873.

AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND
LOCATING THE CHANNEL AND
RIGHT OF WAY OF PLACER
CREEK AND FIXING THE WIDTH
OF SAID STREAM WHERE 1T
FLOWS THROUGH THE CITY OF
WALLACE FROM a POINT ON
THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE
OF THE CITY OF WALLACE TO
A POINT ON THE MONUMENT
LINE OF HIGH STREET 1870
FEET WESTERLY FROM THE
MONUMENT MARKING THE IN
TERSECTION OF FIRST AND
HIGH STREETS OF THE CITY
OF WALLACE, AND MAKING IT
UNLAWFUL TO BUILD INTO OR
OVER STREAMS IN THE CITY
OF WALLACE.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06

Fault finding, like charity, often be-
gins at home.
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Friend Mining Co.-Levied January
IS, mills, payable February 10 to
William Schierding, treasurer, 80
Empire State building. Spokane. De-
linquent sale March Is.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-06
Occur d'Alene Anthony Mining Co

Levied January "a, mills, payable
March 1 to C. M. Powell, secretary,
Pine creek, Kellogg. Delinquent sale
March %.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31
LIVE STOCK IS NEEDED
Department Of Agriculture Ap.
peaIs to Farmers.
Recommends That Powed Up Pasture
Lands Be Reseeded to Grass and
Crops Rotated.

Washington, JAM 28-The depart
ment of agriculture urges American
farmers to return to sound farm prac-
tice in the coming season, abandoning
certain emergency measures adopted
during the war; so as to assure ample
supplies of all kinds for Europe and
this country
No cause for alarm as to the ability
of American agriculture to maintain
its position in world trade during the
period of readjustment is foreseen by
the department, which declared that a
considerable demand from European
countries for foodstuffs was almost as
sured for year or more
The signing of the armistice found
the United States with fairly large
stocks of food, but with smaller
stocks of feeds. 1t was recommended
that pasture lands, plowed up for
growing grains, and other food crops,
should be reseeded to grass and that
regular and satisfactory rotation OF
crops be resumed.
A wise live stock program was said
to include maintaining horses and
mules without material increase, nor
NAL increase in dairy cows and beef
cattle, conservative increase in swine
until, the relative shortage and high
price of feeds are overcome, an in
crease in sheep consistent with facii;.
ties and in poultry if minimum of
purchased feed is required.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31
BURLESON)L LOSES
HIS WIRE FIGHT
House Committee Recommends
Relinquishing Control of Lines
After Dec. 81 Next.
CABLES NOT AFFECTED
Resolution Will Be Reported to House
by Chairman Moon and Rule Civ
ing It Right of Way Will Be
Asked for.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Under reso-
luton ordered favorably reported by
the house postoffice committee, by a
vote of 10 to 8, government control of
telephone and telegraph properties
would end Dec. 81, 1919.
Chairman Moon said he would pre-.
sent the measure in the house and ask
for rule to give it right of way. The
resolution made no mention of cable
properties and that phase of the sit
uation was not discussed. Members
later expressed varying opinions as
to the effect of the legislation on fed
eral control of these properties which
was assumed by presidential procla-
nation last November under the au.
thority given in the original wire con
troll resolution passed by congress last
July 16.
Cable Properties Unaffected.
Chairman Moon said the new legis-
lation would not affect the original law
insofar as it applied to cable proper
ties, control of which would have to
be relinquished with the issuing of a
proclamation, by the President an
nouncing the signing of the treaty of
peace and it's ratification. Other mem
bers expressed different view, based
upon the fact that the cable proper
ties were controlled by the telegraph
companies. They thought control of
the cables would be automatically ex-
tended. There were still other COM
mitteemen who believed the question
would have to be settled in the courts.
Various dates for termination of
control of the telephone and telegraph
companies were suggested after the
committee had concluded its hearings
on the original administration meas
ure by examining Postmaster General
Burleson. The first proposal was for
restoration of the properties to pri-
vate management next May 80, but
this and another to extend the time
to Dec. 81, 1920, were voted down.
AS introduced by Chairman Moon,
the resolution authorized the postmas-
ter general to negotiate contracts for
the purchase of telephone companies
and to have an appraisement made of
the telegraph properties, but these
provisions were stricken out.
Mr.. Burleson and other proponents
of the legislation insisted that the
purpose was to extend the period of
control and not to bring about gov
eminent ownership.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31
BILL WILL Be RUSHED
House Committee Agrees on Inn
migration Measure.
Aliens Are Excluded for Four Years
Except From Cuba, Mexico, Can.
ada and Newfoundland.

Washington. Jan. 29.-The house
immigration committee has unani-
mously agreed upon bill to prohibit
immigration for four years after the
war except from Cuba. Mexico, Can
ada and Newfoundland. SIS
Chairman Burnett announced he
would ask for special rule to permit
early consideration of the measure by
the house.
IF the bill is not passed by the
present congress, it's purpose will be
partially defeated" Mr.. Burnett said
1T is intended to prevent great flood
Of immigrants coming here as soon as
peace is signed and driving our own
people out of work, and also to keep
out the Bolsheviki. Delay in passing
the bill. will be harmful to. the best
interests of the country
Considerable discussion arose in the
committee in regard to whether the
bill should be effective for two or four
years, but the longer period was de-
cided upon by vote of seven to two
A number of amendments accepted
permit the admission of relatives OF
aliens already in this country and OF
persons skilled in certain occupations
and professions.