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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15
WILD CAT AS APPLIED TO
METAL MINING AND OIL
ORIGIN OF TERM UNKNOWN, BUT
SOMEWHAT MORE RESPEc-
TABLE THAN FORMERLY.

There are differences i'm degree be-
TWEEN the so-calld coil game" and that
of the "metal miner" Yet in an emo
tional way there are similarities. In
both there is the elemental desire for
"a shortcut TO wealth, with it's allure
ment of ease or its enhanced power,
whichever way the individual may
look upon the successful outcome Of
his struggle. says the Engineering and
Mining Journal The trapper and the
hunter are driven by the love Of ad-
venture into PARKWAY regions. The
pohs they take provide the where
withal 90 continue the game. The
prospector too has the love of adj
venture. but stronger stiu is the desire
for wealth, for a rich stake
Jim Butler found the Mizpah. and
was content to sell it for $500 OOO This
sum was enough for him. A million
would have been cheap price for the
mine. But this is "hindsight" again.
How little we distinguish between
foresight" and 'hindsight" Jim But
Ter found am outcrop Pieces broken
from it gave high ASSAYS The length
of the vein. It's width and it's compare
lively palry depth were unknown
The presence of other veins was prob
ably suspected at the Time as the area
contiguous was quickly snapped up
Form Used BY Bret Harte.
In the miners parlance, neighbor-
ing claims of this kind, that is. having
mo definite evidence of vein or ore up
on the surface. are called wild cats"
Just where the term originated we do
not know, but we do know that Bret
Harte tells an excellent story about the
Devil sitting on the ridge-pole of a
church on busy thoroughfare in San
Francisco and nonchalantly casting
with fishline and bait into the stream
OF humanity below He was finally
successful. and hauled fat, perspiring
and gasping broker up on the ridge
pole beside him. The broker was
ashamed at having been caught by
such a cheap device, but after watch
ing the continued fishing operations,
which We're unsuccessful. ventured to
suggest that he should be given a try
at the fishing THhe Devil consented,
and the broker took the rod and af-
fixed new bait. Casting into the
stream there was an Immediate strike.
and soon another victim sat on the
Again and again success /
Intended the brokers' cvasts, and when
The ridge-pole was crowded with silk ]
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the stockholders Of the O.
A. Olin Company will be held at the
office Of the company in Wallace.
Idaho, on May Is, 1920. at 1880
o'clock p. m. said meeting will be
held pursuant to the order of the
board of directors of the company
for the purpose Of passing upon and
ratifying all of the actions Of the Of
hcers and directors of the company
since the last meeting Of the stock
holders: for the purpose Of authoriz-
ing a distribution of the assets of the
company: for the purpose Of prOvid-
ing for the consolidation of said with
some other company; or for the pur-
pose of dissolving the corporation: for
the sale OF any or all of the COM
pany's assets and property for cash.
stock or other considerations to pass
upon reports and recommendations
of officers and directors: TO elect a
board of five 60 directors TO act for
ensuing corporate year or so long as
may be necessary. Said meeting will
be in the nature Of an adjournment
Of the regular annual meeting, which
should have been held on January g.
1920. and also in the nature of
special meeting called by the direct
ors and any or all of the business
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15
SUMMONS.


In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho.
in and for Shoshone County.
Gust Lindross, plaintiff, VS.. Louise
Lindross, defendant
Louise Lindross, the above named
defendant:
You are hereby notified that COM
plant has been filed against you in
the District Court of the First Judi
cial District Of the State OF Idaho. in
and for the County of ShOshone, by
the above named plaintiff, wherein
the plaintiff alleging a statutory resi-
dence in Shoshone County, Idaho; the
marriage of plaintiff and defendant at
Calumet, Michigan, in November
1903. charges that the defendant on or
about December IL, 1913. wilfully de-
serted and abandoned him and still
continues to so desert and abandon
the plaintiff.
Wherefore, plaintiff prays for, di-
vorce from the defendant, the care
and custody of the minor children the
issue of said marriage and for such
other and further relief as to the court
may seem just.
And you are hereby directed to ap
pear and answer the said complaint
W4llllu lWG Allg ueiSo VI AlAC SCI VIC VI
this summons if served within said
judicial district, and within forty days
liz served elsewhere; and you are fur
Their notified that unless you so appear
and answer said complaint within the
time herein specified the plaintiff will
take judgment against you as prayed
in said complaint
Witness my hand and the seal of
said District Court. this 9Th day of
March. A. d. 1920.
HARRY A. ROGERS,
(SeaD Clerk
BY L. L. BRAINARD,
DEPUTY Clerk
s. s. Gundlach.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Residence and p. o. Address,
Wallace, Idaho. M18--A22-6t
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court of the County
of Shoshone, State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate Of James
c. Larsen, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned administrator Of the estate
of James c. Larsen, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit such claims, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four months af-
ter the first publication Of this notice
to the said John F. Ferguson, at his
Office in the Court House in Wallace,
Idaho. which the undersigned selects
AS tine place OF business in all matters
connected with said estate of James
c. Larsen, deceased.
JOHN f. FERGUSON,
Administrator of the Estate of James
G. Larsen, Deceased.
Dated this oath day of March. A. D.
1920, and first published April /, 1920
A1-29-5t
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court Of the County
of Shoshone. State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate of Edward
HazeltOn Moffitt, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned executors of the estate of
Edward Hazelton Moffitt, deceased to
the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit such claims, with the ne
cessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no
tice to the said Milton J. Flohr, at his
office at the First National Bank OF
Wallace. Wallace, Idaho, which the
undersigned select as the place Of
business in all matters connected with
said estate of Edward Hazelton Moi
fit, deceased
MILTON J. FLOHR, and
CHAS. E. BENDER,
Executors of the Estate of Edward
Hazelton Mohitt, Deceased.
Dated this 22nd day of March, A. d.
1920, and first published March %,
A. d. 1920. M25-A22-5t
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court of the County OF
Shoshone, State of Idaho
In the Matter of the Estate of Will
liam Finley. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, by the un-
dersigned administrator of the estate
of William Finley, deceased. to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased to
exhibit such claims. with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four (4) months
after the first publication of this no
tice TO the said administrator at his
office at $40 Cedar street. Wallace.
Idaho, which the undersigned selects
as the place of bushes sin all matters
connected with said estate of William
Finley, deceased.
GEO. w WALKER.
Administrator Of the Estate of Will
liam Finley. Deceased.
Dated this 18th day of April, A. D.
1920, and first published April s. 1920.
AS-M6-5t
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May. 1920, at 200 o'clock p. m. at the
County Court House at the City Of
Wallace, ShoshOne County, Idaho, and
that all and any persons interested
may at any time before said 5th day
of May, 1920, at 300 O'clock p. m. file
his objections to said petition and APP
plication, in writing
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of said Dis
trict Court this 9th day of March,
1920.
HARRY A. PGSERS.
CSeaD Clerk.
BY L. L. BRAINARD.
A1-29-5t Deputy Clerk.
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WORLDS DEEPEST MINES.
Brazil Has the Record, India Second
and United States Third.

According to the Engineering and
Mining Journal. the deepest shaft in
the world is that of the st. John del
Rey gold mine, at MORO Velho. Brazil.
which has a vertical depth of 6S46 feet
below the surface The Ooregum
mine in the Kolar gold field, India,
OaSley's and Bullens shaft, at last re-
ports. had reached the sixtieth level,
5419 feet vertically below the surface.
with further extension to the seven
ty-fifth level in prospect.
The next deepest shaft is the No 3
Tamarack of the Calumet e Hecla
Mining company in the Michigan cop
per country, which is 5000 feet deep.
Other shafts of the Calumet & Hecla
reach depths between 1000 and 5000
feet. The Kennedy gold mine. on the
Mother Lode. in California. has a shaft
which has reached a depth of over
1000 fet vertically. A bulletin pub
lished in the sumner Of 1919 by the
United States geological survey also
stated that three shafts in the Przi-
BRAN silver mine in Austria, have
reached depths of about 5000 feet. The
Victoria gold mine, at Bendigo. Aus
tralia, is 1900 feet deep. On the Rand.
the Simmer Deep is working at 5000
feet vertical, the Juniper at 800. and
the Village Deep even below this A
well in West Virginia is 1879 feet deep.
the deepest hole in the world
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NOTICE OF THE ISSUANCE OF AN
ATTACHMENT.
No. 1862.

NO. 1907.
In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State Of Idaho,
in and for the County of ShOshone.
Charles f. Rudy, plaintiff, VS.. Occur
dAlene Vulcan Mining Company, a
corporation. and H. 5. Wunderlich,
defendants.
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of March, A. d. 1920, attach
ment issued in the above entitled ac-
ton against the property of the afore-
said defendants, Occur d'Alene Vulcan
Mining Company, corporation, and
II, S. Wunderlich, for the sum of
seventeen hundred forty and no-100
(S174O.OO) dollars together with the
costs Of this action
Witness my hand and the seal of
said District Court affixed this 27th
day of March, A. D. 1920.
HARRY A. ROGERS,
(SeaD Clerk of District Court.
BY L. L. BRAINARD,
Deputy.
A. H. FeatherstOne.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
wallace Idaho. A1-15-3t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15

HATED individuals, plumbers, land
lords. widows. and others Of lesser de-
gree, the Devil shyly asked what bait
are you using?" The broker, after
dickering with the Devil showed him
the tiny scrap of paper which had been
50 effective as a bait. On it were the
two words wild Cat"
Thus do we know at least that the
term has been long in use, but it has
never until perhaps recently, been in
savory repute. When a metal-mining
wild cat made good, the fact that it
had been such was promptly lost sight
Of Nevertheless, there are shafts
which have been sunk in the naked
desert Without hair or hide of an out
crop. These are blatantly wild cats,
and rarely, indeed, does one become a
mine In metal mining the prospect
has at least the dignity of having an
outcrop, or it may present the possibi-
lity of finding a parallel vein or an
extension Of a well-known deposit In
the near vicinity This does not mean
five miles away. but almost an arm
to arm propinquity.
In the Oil Game.
I'm the coil game" the "outcrop" of
virgin field becomes "seepage." oil
films. bituminous matter in sedimen-
taries favorable geological horizons
and Structure" These evidences are
subtle than those which confront the
metal mining prospector The fore
sight" Of the oil prpspector is more
nebulous and his need for the term
wild cat to designate highly specula-
tive operations in prospective oil fields
is greater. 1t is. therefore, not sur
prising fact that the petroleum indus
try has accepted this questionable
term Of the metal miner and has cloth
ed it with a significance which has !
some justification for responsibility
Until geological engineers and we'll
trained and experienced oil biologists /
IRE considered vitality essential in the /
preliminary Investigations of prospec-
i've oil areas, there will be unwise
md useless expenditure. A wild cat
which has been subjected to the rig
'rous examination of a competent oil
if it passes favorably, attains
position similar to that of a prospect
which shows an excellent outcrop. A
Wild cat which does not meet this test
iffers in no wise from the metal min
ng kind
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CORPORATION.
40. All

No. 1851.
In the District Court Of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for the County of Shoshone.
In Re the Application of Kellogg Lum-
Der Company for Dissolution as a
Corporation.
Notice is hereby given that the
above named corporation, Kellogg
Lumber Company, has filed its petit
ton in due form of law. praying for a
dissolution, and that the hearing of
said petition has been fixed by an o.
der of this court for the 5th day Of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15

And in accordance with law so many
shares Of each parcel of such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
Office of T. 5. Tweed. secretary of the
company, 1147 Canyon avenue, Wal
lace, Idaho. on the LIST day of May
A. ID. 1920, at 1880 p. m. of said day to
pay the. delinquent assessment there
on, together with the costs of adver-
Using and expenses of sale.
T. S. TWEED,
Secretary North Star Mining Com
pany, Wallace. Idaho. A1-29-5t
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hereinbefore suggested may be trans
acted, as we'll as any other business
that might come before a regular
meeting Of the stockholders.
O. A. OLIN,
President.
HERMAN MARQUARDT,
Assistant Secretary.
AS-M13-6t
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Medical Friend-Now that you have
a car you must not neglect your ex-
ercise. ooh, we don't doctor This is
a secondhand car"-Life.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDERS.

Office of North Star Mining Company
Wallace, Idaho, April /, 1920.
Notice: There is delinquent upon
the following described stock, on ac-
count of an assessment of one %
mill per share, levied on January 81,
A. D. 1920, the several amounts set
opposite the names of the respective
shareholders as follows, to-wit:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-15

enormous river rushed to the sea
Gradually the river declined in volume
and the gorge silted up; morasses and
lakes succeeded, alive with great
game and water fowl, which were
hunted by the Old stone age savages.
Gradually the marshes became allu-
vial plains, yearly enriched by the
IoverfloWing Nile. The hunters be
came herdsmen, DEMONSTRATING the
wild animals. then learned to plant
Ecrops, then to irrigate them. Irriga-
tion demanded a settled community
life. SO villages sprang up; population
increased, little city kingdoms were
formed various arts and crafts had
their beginnings with increasing
community life and growing wealth.
progress in all directions was rapid
one man made himself king Of all Of
the city kingdoms of lower Egypt; an
other became ruler OF upper Egypt
Then Menes, a great warrior and adj
ministrator made himself king of all
Egypt, ana the line of Pharaohs be-
gan. This was 84OO years before
Christ. according to Breasted and his
school although Petrie fixes the date
az 2OOO years earlier The shorter
chronology is now generally accepted.
During the pyramid age SOOO-25OO
3 O., Egyptian civilization rose to its
greatest height, from a material point
of view. Professor Breasted says:
"No century in the history of men, ex-
cept the 18Th century of our era. has
witnessed as rapid an extension of
MANS control of material forces as the
goth century y. c."
Weakened by Wealth.
Ia an great civilizations. periods of
tremendous energy and accomplish
ment have been followed by reaction
and decline. Wealth and soft living
appear to he fatal to mankind Egypt's
first period of depression set in before
$500 70 c. and lasted about 500 years:
20 be followed by notable rejuvena- I
ton in the feudal period or middle (
Kingdom. about 1000 p. c.. Following
mother decline came the invasion Of
he Scythians. tho Shepherd Kings.
who were expelled after two centuries
when Egypt found herself again
lbout 1900 b c. Then. for the first
ime Es,pt became great military
'ower, i'm what is called the empire
'eriod; her conquests extended as far
S The Euphrates The great city Of
'hebes. on the upper Nile, which even
% its ruins is one of the wonders OF
he world is monument to the splen-
or and power of this period
The empire lasted few hundred
ears and clowly crumbled from in
arnal decay Egypts sun, which had
lumined the then known world for
iousands of years, was Fastening to
s setting. In the 9TH century b. c. /
ne woldsh Assyrians ravaged the I,
alley of the Nile, followed. after a N
'w centuries, by the conquerng Per- D
ans. Then came the Greeks under {
lexander the Great, and finally, the ,
omans. Cleopatra was the last of .
le mighty pharaohs y
what of the future of present day t
vilization2
Morris tribune., 1920-04-09
Would Cut Advertising

The American Newspaper Publishers association
bulletin February 20 1920 carries the following note
of warning publishers throughout the United States
The bulletin says:
cit is evident from the increase made during the
last six months 1919 that the 1920 increase of ad
vertising will undoubtedly exceed the percentage
of increase 1919 showed 1918 In other words
the newspapers will during this year have unprece-
dented demand for advertising space. How this demand
is to be and the consumption of print decreased
at the same problem calling for the highest type
business ability and concentration 1t demands i'm
mediate consideration and suggests only further and
material of advertising rates but the Inaugural
ton of every economy in Mere omission in many
publications of of advertising daily is danger
expedient is to be assumed that this demand for
advertising space based business necessity and II
newspapers not meet business requirements it is
quite of publicity and other media
will be utilized"
Every publisher in the country is confronted with
the facts stated above This is due in large measure
to the that newspapers have demonstrated their
sulgettng powers and advertisers abandoning So
called speciality advertising and combining their large cam
pagns to the newspapers supplemented by the national
magazines
Morris tribune., 1920-04-09
"SHE WRITES"

Harry Lord suggested the follow
ing, also requesting that we write
something" about the weather. His
tone further implied that the "some-
thing might most adequately be ex-
pressed in very blank and free verse;
but fearing censorship, we merely
give poetic form to his remarks:
you couldn't find a nicer place
Than Morris, if you'd try,
Except that sleighing's awfully poor,
In June, and in July"
Finding it pretty hard shedding to
get along any old time, we are
Coughingly yours,
EkaV
Morris tribune., 1920-04-09
Calls For A New Deal

CalS EOr a NEW Ueal
The government spent from 1917 to 1920 $s6,s18,-
900, 900?
Do you know
The total appropriations from 1889 to 1917 were
only 40 billions?
Do you know
1917 to 1920 the government collected in
taxes 3O99 900 600 and borrowed $24,OOOOOOOOO?
Do you know
The government spent $3.50, 900 building port
terminals Charleston Norfolk and other places from
which not a single ship sailed during the war?
Do you know
The government spent $4,000, 900 building term
ina up Charleston which ships could not
reach because shallow to float them?
The government spent $15O,OOO,OOO building port
plants but did not produce pound nitrates for
in the war?
Do you know
The government spent 81 60 900 900 building powder
plants of which produced pound of powder used
in the war?
The government spent 800 1000 on tanks but
that American tank reached France after the
armstice?
The government spent 81, 900 900 900 Shells but
that only 1900 American made shells reached our
forces in France-about a ten minutes supply?
Do you know
The government spent $117OO 900 gas, but that
not single American made gas shell fired by the
American forces in France?
Do you know
The government spent $47S,OOO,OOO on guns, but
that only 72 American made reached our forces at
the front?
Do you know
The government spent 100000 o a naval train
ing camp Virginia after the armistice signed?
Do you know
The government spent $7O,OOO,O 900 dollars a
powder plant Nitro w. Va and sold it for $8,OOO,
600?
Do you know
The government spent 100000, 900 for nitrate
plant Muscle Shoals Ala and that Congress has been
asked additional appropriations to make this plant
capable of producing fertilizer?
Do you know
These items and others like them-cted by Repre-
sentative V. Denison of Illinois in recent speech
helped explain the size of the expenditures for which
people paying today and will continue to for
years to come kansas City Star.
Morris tribune., 1920-04-09
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

The Republican State Committee, acting under in
structons from the recent Republican state convention
has called state convention to in St. Paul May
g. nominate state ticket which all Republicans
unite for the of saving the party and the
state from the menace of Townley socialism.
There is a large field of candidates for the various
Offices and unless the real Republicans unite man
Office it is dead certain that the state already
selected by the Partsans will be the winners and
the Republican party will lose it's identity as the Re-
publican party and will be taken by the Socialists
Real Republicans will be left political orphans,
time for candidates and friends of candi-
push their personal claims and seek to select
delegates committed candidate All delegations
should be unnstruced and free to counsel together and
act solely in the interest of the party and state.
The coming convention will be a great opportunity
demonstrating the proprety and usefulness of party
gatherings and if entered into in the right spirit by all
concerned will go far toward reestablshng party re-
sponsibility and representative government.
Morris tribune., 1920-04-09

According to the American Newspaper Directory,
daily newspapers in the United States de-
creased from 666 1917 1888 in 1920, and the
weekly newspapers decreased from 1853 to IA,
$50 in the same period these four years. there
7O4 towns United States and Canada that have
their newspaper This high mortality among
newspaper has due to the rapidly rising costs of
production and weaker newspaper have been crowded
many places the stronger newspapers
have consolidated America much to it's newspa-
pers and conditions the newspaper industry might
we'll matter for general public we'll as for
the publishers yet there time
when newspapers flooded with demands for free
space they today.
Morris tribune., 1920-04-09

Road conditions for several weeks past have been
possible argument the adoption of the Bah
cock plan. The villages have been isolated from
other except by railroad and the farms have been
from the villages and from each other except for
highest horse-drawn vehicle If the Babcock roads
built, communication would have been easy be-
the villages of Stevens County, and the roads
the town would have been in much better
condition on account money which would avail
able to grade and gravel them.