The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-10-07
HILARITY CLUB OWNED
GROUND OF REAL VALUE
NOW OWNED BY PINE CREEK
CoMPANY-PLANS FOR ITS
DEVELOPMENT.

Announcement that the Pine Creek
Mining & Milling company. which
owns IA claims on Denver gulch, a
tributary of Pine creek, has started
work on its property. recalls first the
Hilarity Mining company which was
absorbed by the Pine creek company,
and then the Hilarity club, an organi-
zation composed of a bunch of good
fellows who enjoyed life and contrib
uted to the enjoyment of others in
this city about a quarter of a century
ago. 1t is well that the club disband-
ed before the present evil days fell
upon the country, for it was essential
| ly an organization of good cheer a
commingling of congenial and con-
vivial spirits which would be impos-
sible under the present arid conditions
which stiffle rather than stimulate
hilarity. The big annual event with
the Hilarity club was the establish
ment of a camp for several weeks each
summer on a popular trout stream.
where a cordial welcome and refresh
ments were ever on tap for their
friends Many are the "reminiscences
that members of the Hilarity club re-
late regarding the joys of these few
weeks each summer of Bohemian
life; and yet it would be a grave mis-
take to assume that the members of
the club were actuated by no higher
aspirations than that indicated by this
irresponsible though fascinating ex-
istence. Individually they were en-
terprising and successful business
men, and as a club they located
group of mining claims and incorpor-
ated a company for it's development
which was called the Hilarity Mining
company
Property of Real Merit.
The vein shows up strong where it
crosses Denver creek and the first
work undertaken was to drive a tun-
mel on the vein on the west side of the |
gulch This was run about 400 feet /
and shows considerable lead and zinc /
ore the entire distance. Work was
then transferred to the east side of /
the creek and there the results were
decidedly better, In the meantime
many of the members of the Hilarity
club had left the district and those
W no remained found it difficult to
continue development of the property.
I'm 1916 negotiations were taken up
between the Hilarty company and
the Pine Creek Mining & Milling
having adjoining ground
with the view to consolidation, which
resulted in the absorption of the Hill
arity company by the Pine Creek
company. the Hilarity stockholders
share for share in the Pine
Creek. The combined properties con-
,ist OF II claims, and plans are now
being considered for extensive devel-
,pment. Dr. c. s. Stone, president of
he company, and r. G. Gnaedinger.
mining engineer recently inspected 7
he 1property. The original Hilarity
unnel is badly caved and this is now :,
icing opened up to permit inspection.
The second tunnel has a most prom
sing showing of ore. there being !,
bout rs inches of ore in the face
While an even better showing of ore
S in the bottom of this tunnel 1t is
low proposed to do considerable work
n this tunnel, which will include sink n
ng on the ore to gain a more definite
lea of its extent With this accom-
lished it is probable that the COM e
any viii adopt and carry out a plan n
+ permanent development D.