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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-07-15
COMPLETE INVENTORY
NATIONAL EQUIPMENT
SEVERAL PARTIES FIGURING ON
PURCHASE-OTHER VALU-
ABLE ASSETS.

w. c. Stratton, accountant for the
National Copper Mining company, has
completed the inventory of all machin-
cry equipment and supplies owned by
the company The list includes every
thing in the way of equipment except
the mill and mine buildings, and the
total value is estimated at between
$3.50, 600 and $4,000 While no official
announcement has been made regard
ing the intention of the directors it
is understood that an effort will be
made to dispose of the entire outfit in
one transaction, rather than to make
sales of the property piecemeal. The
difficulty in getting new machinery
delivered within a reasonable time
makes the conditions very favorable
for disposng of the property before
the end of the summer The National
plant is very complete and in good
condition. There are several mining
properties in the vicinity that may soon
have available ore and the National
mill would prove a great convenience
in handling their product. For this
reason it is possible that arrangements
may be made locally to take over the
plant with the view to operating it as
a custom mill
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are now preparing to do this work
from the 200 foot level. All indica-
tions are that the ore body is large.
Good Values in Lead and Silver.
Hand sorted ore taken from the
raise going up gave assay returns
from 20 to 48 percent lead and 10 to
20 ounces silver per ton The raise
has crossed through three heavy stra-
Ia of this high grade ore, while the
balance Of the material is low grade
mill feed. All the material taken from
the raise has been placed in a stock
dump. Altogether there are probably
about 1000 tons of milling ore on the
dump.
your directors feel that the last
four months development has been
money well expended and that the
outlook is more encouraging than at
ANY other time in the history of the
property. They have therefore decid-
ed to continue the work and open the
full extent Of the ore body on the 200
level, and have levied an assessment
of one-half cent per share on the cap
ital stock of the company to provide
funds to carry on this work, notice
of which is hereto attached"
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Federal Mining and Smelling Company
Carries Free Life Insurance for Its
Employees in All Departments

The Federal Mining & Smelling
company has made an important an
lnouncement in connection with its
employees which affords another ex-
ample of the tendency OF large en-
lployers of labor to do everything pos
sible to promote the welfare and con
tentment of the men in their service.
The announcement was made in a let
ter from Frederick Burbidge general
manager of the Federal company, ad-
dressed to all employees in which they
were informed that the company had
arranged to insure the lives of all for
the benefit of their families and de-
pendents for amounts ranging from
$500 to $500 depending upon length
of service, this insurance to be absO-
mtely free, applicable to all employees
without physical examination and
without regard to nature OF occupa-
ton The details are fully explained
i'm the letter. which is here reproduced
Announcement by General Manager.
To the Employees of Federal Mining 4
Smelling Co.: f
The company is pleased to inform
YOU that by a contract with the Metro
politan Life Insurance company, of
New York the lives of all employees
are now insured for the benefit of their
families and dependents. The Amount
of protection is graded according to
length of service, as follows
All present employees less than 1
year in our SERVICE $500.
New employees will be covered after
three months service with $500 insur-
ance)
All employees more than 1 year and
less than years service, $500.
All employees more than , years and
less than 3 years service. $500.
All employees more than 3 years and
less than years service, $500.
All employees more than 4 years and
less than years service, $500
Increasing 500 for each additional
$500 insurance.
This insurance is issued without any
expense to YOU the entire cost being
borne by the company; and it is in ad-
dition to any compensation to which
you might be entitled under the State
act. No medical ex-
animation is required and no one is
from securing protection by
reason of the nature of his occupation.
Please fill out and return to the mine
office the enclosed blank, giving your
full name and the name of the person
to whom you wish the insurance to be
paid. Or you may call at the office
and have the blank filled out for you.
AS soon as practicable after this in
formation is received a separate GER
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thcate of insurance will be issued in
>om name and will be delivered to
you.
1t is the duty of each of us to provide
for those dependent upon us. This
Insurance does not relieve you OF your
own responsibility to your family. but
it is means of tiding them over in
case OF your death and should free
YOU to that extent from worry.
In effectng this arrangement the
company is not actuated by any false
notion of philanthropy or paternalism
but rather by desire to take advan-
tage for YOU of an opportunity to Sc
cure insurance which might otherwise
be expensive or even impossible for
YOU TO obtain.
We appreciate that the success of
our business depends very largely up
on the spirit of loyalty existing and
the cooperation extended by every
member of the organization. and it is
our desire that you should feel that
we are at 4alf times eager to do our
almost towards maintaining such
relationship.
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CHICAGO BOSTON.
Remarkable Showing of High Grade
Ore on 200.

Remarkable Showing of High Grade
Ore on 200.
About two carloads of ore is now
awaiting shipment from the Chicago
Boston. taken from the drift on the
200 level The face of the drift now
shows about nine feet of ore, much of
il high grade steel gaIena. according to
information received this morning. A
contract has been let to sink the
SHAFT to the 400 level and sinking will
begin as soon as concrete work is
completed around the collar of the
shaft to divert surface water. In the
meantime the new compressor will be
placed i'm position which will provide
abundant power for sinking and other
development work that will be carried
ON at the same time.
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NIPsIc.
Important Ore Shoot Cut by Diamond
Drill

An ore shoot apparently six feet wide
and containing high grade lead and
zinc was recently cut by diamond
drill in the Nipsic, which is owned by
the Interstate Callahan company and
which is entered by a crosscut on the
500 level. The core indicates about
two feet of lead-silver ore and about
the same amount of zinc. the balance
of the vein being ledge matter contain
ing more or less of both minerals. Def
mite information regarding the extent
of the ore shoot will not be obtainable
until a crOsscut is run to it, dis
lance of nearly 400 feet, but it APP
pears to be a strike of great import
ance.
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Black Bear Out of 1t.

Although the development of the
Black Bear was included in the orig
iDal plans of the syndicate. the cancel
ling Of the option through the refusal
of the Black Bear to grant an extern
sion of time does not interfere with
the plans to develop the Flynn ground,
as the syndicate retains its right I'M
der the easement to use the Black
Bear tunnel The face of the tunnel
is now well within the Flynn Group
ground. having entered it about the
last of June. Since beginning the ex-
tension of the Black Bear tunnel there
has been ore continuously with the ex-
ception of a short distance in the
BLACK Bear ground where the vein
was cut out for short distance by a
fault.
The syndicate is employing at this
time % men. Two shifts are working
in the tunnel and the remainder Of
the force is engaged in outside work.
preparing a foundation for the new
of 900 cubic feet capacity
which has been ordered. and other
wise preparing for the installation Of
new equipment. A new electric motor
of $50 horse power is now on the
ground.
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Other Property.

In addition to the equipment enum-
Grated in the inventory the National
company owns nine patented claims
and four now in process of patentine.
These four claims were purchased by
the company several years ago when
consideration was being given to driv-
ing a tunnel which would eliminate
the long surface tram. Another val
liable asset is the water right on Dead
man creek, which with the cOnstruc-
ton of the flume cost the company up
wards of $4,000. The company also
owns 100 acres in the flat adjacent to
the mill. These holdings together with
the mill and Office buildings, boarding
house and other buildings at the mine.
represent a large value, but which
could hardly be quickly converted into
cash. So far as the land and water
right are concerned, it seems to be
the policy of the company to hold them
and await developments for with the
movable equipment sold, there will be
no expense other than taxes.
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and engineer, well known in this dis
trict is in the syndicate. The North
American Exploration Co, an Eng
fish company, has holdings in the or
ganization and also its representative
in this country, Carl O. Lindberg, a
noted engineer. The Syndicate has
set aside a quarter of a million dollars
to explore the Flynn ground and if
expectations are realized an abundance
of capital is available to place the
property on a productive basis without
DELAY
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North Star.

The annual meeting of the North
star Mining e Development company,
which was to have been held last
Tuesday evening. adjourned to meet
Monday evening, July 26, as there was
not sufficient stock represented to con-
stitute a quorum.
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GOOD SILVER ORE
IN COPPER KING RAISE
LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS HAS
VERY OPTIMISTIC TONE
5-MILL ASSESSMENT

Most encouraging results are being
accomplished in the Copper King
raise, according to a letter recently is
sued to the stockholders by the direc-
tors of the company; in fact, they re-
gard the showing the mos favorable
and the outlook the best in the his
tory of the property. The directors of
the Copper King are s. Edelstein, D.
Holman, II. r. Schroeder, Fred Stone,
John Jahde and r. c. Vanderford, and
the letter is signed by these and II. w.
ingalls,, secretary and treasurer In
addition to the ore removed in making
the raise, the company has a large ac-
emulation of low grade milling ore
on the dump and much more avail
able in other parts of the property.
If expectations are realized extending
the raise and in drifting from it, Cop
per King should be in position to en-
ter the list of producers. The letter
to the stockholders follows:
Raise Almost 200 Feet.
IN our former letter dated March
"a, we informed you Of the work plan
ned at that time, namely, a raise in
the ore body from the lower tunnel
level
IN order to start this work 1t was
necessary to retimber a large portion
of the main tunnel for safety, and TO
cut a good sized underground station
for hoist. track and chutes All of
this work has been accomplished and
the raise completed for a distance Of
nearly 200 feet.
1--WE are pleased to inform you that
the raise has been in ore practically
from the start, with only one wall OF
the vein in sight Tho ore has also
improved in grade and character to
a considerable extent and we have
hopes that these, favorable conditions
will extend in even more pronounced
form throughout other portions Of the
ore shoot.
THE raise opens only a small sec
ton of the ore body, and we will not
know the extreme width or length of
the ore until we have drifted on the
vein and crosscut in several places. We
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Slate Creek.

A. NJ Mundell came in from Slate
creek yesterday evening, bringing with
him samples Of ore taken from a shaft
sunk on one of the veins of the Mac
edonia group. The ore is iron car
Donate accompanied by some galena,
and represents a width of about four
feet in the bottom of the shoft
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STERLING-SILVER MT.
CUTS IMPORTANT VEIN
DRIFTING EXPECTED TO DIS
CLOSE RICH oRE-ANoTHER
VEIN IN 400 FEET.

An eight-foot ledge well mineral
lied, has been encountered in the main
crosscut tunnel on the Sterling Silver
Mountain property on Big Greek. &C
cording to reports from there this
week The vein disclosed is the first
OF two strong lodges SHOWN IN the sur
face and upper workings. 1t was cut
when the crosscut had been driven
about 300 feet and at about 100 feet
vertical depth The vein is well de-
fined. with heavy tale gouge on each
wall Considerable water is flowing
from the vein and timbering is nee
essary. The vein matter is quartz,
showing heavy copper stains, together
with considerable gray copper" Sew
eral well known engineers visited the
property during the week and state
that from all appearances a new ore
body of magnitude will be disclosed
when further drifting secures the nee
essary depth. The strength of the
vein. with its well defined position be-
tween quartzite walls and showing the
characteristic Big Creek formation in
which the high silver values of the so
called dry ore" belt are found, have
caused the new find to attract more
than ordinary attention.
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'tH 90 =
FREDERICK BURBIDGE.
NtNAANt 81 4AtAisl q
Wallace Idaho June 80 1920
Building Fine Club House.

General Manager.
Wallace Idaho, June 80. 1920.
Building Fine Club House.
This announcement by the Federal
company is i'm line with its policy to
cultivate a closer relationship with
its employees and in encouraging all
efforts toward the betterment of So
cial conditions. The company is now
building a splendid club house prim-
arly for the benefit of its employees,
but which will also be open to the
people of Mullan and provide a com
munity center which will prove a most
helpful agency in the social life of all
concerned. This building will be mod
ern in every respect. having reading
and rest rooms for men and women,
writing rooms. billiard hall. bowling
alleys, etc. A large auditorium with
stage will provide means for public
entertainments and dances. Rooms
with an instructor will be provided for
teaching foreign born citizens the
English language and the principles
of Americansm. This building fur
ill9leu VIII coSl 'le HeueId company
100000. This club house will prove
a tremendous benefit to the commun-
ity promote good citizenship and
strengthen the ties of common inter
est between the company and it's en-
ployes And now as a further evidence
of good will and in recognition of the
obligation of the company to it's en-
ployes, each emplOye will receive
free life insurance policy as long as he
remains in the service of the company
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However, all this will not greatly
injure Mr.. Bryan as a Chautauqua
attraction. Some people like to see
a man who has been vigorously lick
ed-Indianapolis News.
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EXTEND TARBOX OPTION
LITIGATION IS SETTLED
OUTLOOK REGARDED FAVORABLE
FOR SALE OF CONTROL OF
PROPERTY.

The option on 60 per cent of the
stock of the TarboN Mining company
has been extended until September z
by action of the board of directors at
a recent meeting in this city. This in
formation is contained in a circular
letter issued to the stockholders under
date of July s. Under the terms of the
option stockholders viii receive q
cents net for their holdings and the
parties taking over the property are
obligated to spend not less than $780,,
600 in developing and equipping the
property within two years from the
date of taking over control Following
is an extract from the letter in which
the situation is explained to the stock
holders
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TIME Occur dAlene Syndicate of
Which Rush J. White is man
ager, will today close up a deal
that has been in process of ne
gotiation for several weeks and
through which it will secure an op-
ton on control of the Senator Mining
company, of which Ed Ehrenberg is
manager. The significance of this deal
lies in the fact that the Senator Min
ing company through options and ac-
tual ownership has control of what is
known as the east Flynn group as
distinguished from the adjacent hold
ings of the Flynn Group Mining COM
pany, which is already held under Op-
ton by the Occur d'Alene Syndicate.
Thus the contamination of the deal
with the Senator company gives the
Occur d'Alene Syndicate control of all
ground between the Frisco on the west
and the star and Morning on the east
with the exception of two claims held
by the Ivanhoe Mining company west
of the Star, aggregating 40 claims
about equally divided between the two
Flynn groups The tremendous posi-
DllllleS OF mineral development III luiS
large tract lying across the divide be-
tween Canyon creek and the South
Fork, bounded east and west by great
producing mines, has long been recog
nized, and has been the subject of ia
vorable reports by mining engineers
representing strong companies. How
ever, one difficulty has always stood
in the way of its development. The
Black Bear Mines company held the
key to the situation, and not until
early this year was it possible to effect
arrangements to enter the Flynn
Group ground through the Black Bear
workings. At that time Rush j. White,
mining engineer of this city, repre-
senting a group of notable mining men
who afterwards organized the Occur
d'Alene Syndicate, secured an option
on control of the Flynn Group Mining
company. In the meantime the Flynn
Group company secured an option on
control of the Black Bear and an ease
ment permitting the use of the Black
Bear tunnel for the purpose of devel
oping the Flynn ground. Thus the
only obstacle in the way of exploring /
this promising ground was finally |
overcome.
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Outlook Good for Deal.

we are pleased to report that at
this time the TarboX Mining company
is free of all litigation and that it is
also out of debt The mine, while shut
down for some months past, has been
kept pumped out and the timbers kept
in good repair. Owing to unavoidable
delays it has been found necessary
to grant an extension of time on the
option which we granted on purchase
of the stock, or until September T.
1920. The property has been given a
preliminary examination by one of the
largest mining corporations in the
northwest, and it's decision is still
pending. We are assured of at least
three other Investigations by interested
capitalists, and have every confidence
that we will finally be able to secure
the required financial backing to place
the Tarbox on an earning basis"
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Senator Comes In.


Some two years ago Ed Ehrenberg
and associates secured an option on
the east Flynn group and organized
the Senator Mining company. Ar
engagements were effected to enter the
ground from the Star workings and
the Flynn ground was quite extensive
ly explored and with very satisfactory
results. The high elevation and dis
lance from the railroad rendered this
Objectionable as a place for permanent
development and the company finally
decided to enter the ground from the
Canyon creek side and secured the
right to use the old Great Eastern tun-
mel a short distance above the Black
Bear and near the railroad About
this time the Occur dAlene Syndicate
had started extending the Black Bear
tunnel into the Flynn Group ground.
Thus two companies were running in
practically the same direction and for
the purpose of exploring substantially
the same ground, although the hold
ings of each covered independent veins
and both justified the elaborate plans
of development that were respectively
being carried out. In this situation ne
gotiations followed with the result that
the Occur d'Alene Syndicate has taken
over control of the Senator company
and win proceed to develop the hold
ings of both companies through the
Black Bear tunnel.
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Litigation Settled.

The litigation referred to is the &C
tion brought by George L. Gagnon, Of
Butte, who applied to the district
court for an order TO examine the
books of the company. The answer
of the officers Of the Tarbox company
was to the effect that they had not
refused examination of the books; that
at the time the demand was made the
books were being audited and that
when that was completed there would
be no objection to the examination.
However, the court issued the order
for examination, and from this the
Tarbox company appealed to the state
supreme court. The appeal has since
been pending, and aside from the mer-
it's of the controversy, the fact that the
case was unsettled has been a serious
obstacle in the way of turning the
This has now been over
come to the satisfaction of all parties
by stipulation and agree
ment between the attorneys under
which the appeal is dismissed. The
stipulation was signed by c. L. Heit-
man. for the Tarbox company, and
James A. Wayne for Mr.. Gagnon
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Another Vein.

The main crosscut tunnel is to be
continued to intersect the second vein
on the property. which will be reached
in about 400 feet, and as soon as more
miners can be secured the work of
drifting on the vein now exposed will
be pushed ahead. A depth of 500 feet
can be secured by drifting, the cross
cut being driven from a low point on
the hill near Big creek.
The Sterling Silver company owns a
group of seven claims and mill site
a short distance south Of the famous
Yankee Boy mine. NJ Baumgartner,
of Spokane, Harry Morrell, of Kellogg
and other well known mining men of
the district are among the heavy stock
holders in the property The company
is reported to be strongly financed and
will carry on an active development
program.
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Stockholders

WiLLFIND MINING NEWS
AND COMPANY NOTICES
OF INTEREST TO THEM
IN THE WALLACE MINER
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Report Much Mill
ing Ore Blocked
Out.
CAPACITY OF 100 TONS
Mine Seven Miles From Mil
waukee Railroad---Pro-
posed Wagon Road.

THE next important step in
the process OF making a pro-
ducing mine of the Bullion
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A Strong Organization.


The Occur d'Alene Syndicate in
cludes some of the most noted and sue
cessful mining operators and engineers
in the west, and their entrance into
the Occur d'Alene field is a matter of
the greatest Importance to the dis
trict. They have taken hold of the
Flynn property through the represen-
tations of Rush ]. White and develop
ment is being carried on under his
personal direction. The trustees Of
the syndicate are Colonel s. w. Mudd
and Phillip Wiseman. of Los Angeles,
two men widely known through their
successful mining operations in this
country and in foreign lands. An
other member of the syndicate is Col
onel d. c. Jackling, the man who made
Utah Copper, Butte & Superior and
other famous mines of the west. Hor-
ace V. Winchell, the noted geologist
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OPTION ON SENATOR
TAKEN BY SYNDICATE
One Company VIII
Develop Both
FlynnGroups
CONTROL OF 40 CLAIMS
Men Noted in Mining World
Are Back of the Big
Enterprise.

"HE Occur d'Alene Syndicate, Of
Which Rush j. White is man
ager will today close up a deal