The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-26
Rebuild North
Side Railroad

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of productivity bidding fair to rival
that of the South Side of the famous
Occur d'Alene mining district. which
justifes the repair and operation of
the railroad as a reasonable public
necessity"
Paragon Mining Company.
L. w. Stedman. manager OF the
Paragon. states that his company
owns "A claims upon which has been
done $1,000 feet of development work
at an expense of 100000. and has
mill of $50 tons capacity. THE COM
pany has shipped considerable lead
and zinc ores and concentrates and
now contemplates more extensive mi
ming operations which will call for the
expenditure of many thousands of
dollars, which in turn will produce
large amount of transportation not
only in machinery and supplies for
the company. but also in the move
ment of ores and concentrates from
the company's mines Under the pre-
vailing high prices for labor and sup
plies it is practically impossible for
the company TO start up its property
with fun force with wagon trans
ortatiOn The expense would be pro-
hibitive. Railroad transportation is
absolutely necessary for the company
to carry out its plans to do effective |
mining and to produce the quantity |
Of ore that development work has al /
81 Al q - To-.
Of St. Paul. secretary treasurer of the
Paragon company, paid a visit to the
property during the present month
and outlined a resumption of work on A
4 large scale, contingent upon the re-
urn of railroad operation. Our needs /
alone make the railroad a public ne
,essity." ,
Occur d'Alene Placer Mining Company h
In his statement supporting the Z
memorial John f. Murphy, manager In
# the Occur d'Alene Placer Mining r
company, says: THE restoration and ~
peration of this line has become :
erious public necessity from various
tandpoints Not alone is the neces-
ity manifest from the development Of n
mineral resources of the district. but C
here are millions of feet of timber G
wned by the placer company that ?,
eed rail movement to market. =
hiefly to the mines located on the ,
Outh Side of the Occur d'Alenes. the
Wallace. Wardner, Burke and Mullan =
cit; and there are many millions of V
eet more of the best class of timber
4 the Prichard watershed on private
nd forest service lands that are
valuable for tonnage. No more val
able timber resources are found else
here. All varieties of merchantable
mber are embraced. The forests are
4 close proximity to the railroad
rack. Many millions of feet have =
cen shipped over this railroad, but n
lese shipments have made no i'm
ression on the vast forests that
lacSen the gulches and mountain
opes. They invite the logging mas
rs who alone could clog transporta-
on with reasonable field activity J u
aim that the repair and operation of r
lie railroad is an urgent public neces- 6
ty." r.
Bear Creek Mining Company. o.
Joseph F. Morton, secretary of the a,
ear Creek Mining company, says: G
rhe mines of the Bear Creek com Ii
my have operated right along and v,
e has been shipped to the railroad 90
alton at Delta, distance of 10 SC
lies, the movement being by 4-horse
ANS slow and expensive method
ne company has a 15O-ton concen- DC
ating mill, tramway, water power
stem, air eompressors and all ne -
ssary machinery for steady and 7
ccessful operation. The re-
If and operation of the railroad is
crying necessity to this property"
Jack Waite Mining Company.
Chris !. Grimsmoe, manager Of the
ok Waite Mining company, pointed
t the difficulties encountered by his 10
mpany after the railroad was wash co
out and says: "Since the flood the lss
ok Waite company has been com M
lied to haul its ore by wagon and :"
lex to Prichard, four miles distant 10
er very rough road maintained by CHI
2 county. Ore hauling has been
when the roads would per- fo1
t since the flood and long prior
7reto. The Jack Waite mine is