The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-06-02
SENIOR CLASS FROM THE
IDAHO SCHOOL OF MINES
SPEND WEEK INSPECTING OP-
ERATlONS-PLEASED AT
RECEPTION.

Inc senior class OF the IdanO ScnOOl
OF mines, after a week devoted to the
inspection of mines mills and smelter
of the Occur d'Alene district, return
ed to Moscow last Tuesday morning.
The class was accompanied by Fran
els A. Thomson dean of the school
of mines, and Dr. +. b. Laney. head
of the department of geology. The
six seniors making up the class were
II. s. Ayers, of Gooding; j. Gerlough,
of Wallace: r. V. Foran, of Seattle;
j. b. Gowen of Caldwell; S b. Shan
field, of St Louis: Glen Saunders, of
Boulder Colo. The party arrived at
Kellogg a week ago last Monday and
i'm company with DR.. Laney visited the
outcrop of the famous Bunker Hill &
sullivan vein, the spot where the bur
70 kicked the Gaping from the ledge
and thus made the discovery of what
has proved to be the worlds greatest
lead-silver mine, and which turned
the tide of fortune hunters from the
golden gulches of the North Side to
the search for the baser but more
abundant mineral on the South Side,
After a visit TO this historic spot the
party went through the Bunker Hill
G. Sullivan mine and inspected the
mill and all other surface equipment.
Then followed a day at the smelter,
which proved of great interest and
which ended four days observation OF
the varied and extensive operations
of the Bunker Hill e Sullivan com
pany
Take in Hecla and Yukon Gold.
DR.. Laney and the students arrived
in Wallace Friday evening, where
they had been preceded by Dean
Thomson. Saturday they went to the
Hecla mine at Burke where every ia
cility was extended in an inspection
of the mine from the highest work
ing to the 2OOO the lowest level on
the bonanza ore body The party re-
turned to Wallace in the evening and
after a nights rest at their head
quarters in the Samuels hotel they
were i'm fine form for the motor drive
of 20 miles to Murray over a noun
tain road famed for its scenic beauty
The visit to Murray was for the pur-
nose of inspecting the great steel
dredge of the Yukon Gold company
which is engaged in wrestling gold
from the gravel of Prichard creek.
This proved a most interesting varla-
ton from the vast underground oper-
atoms which had occupied their at
tention. and they>were given Oppor-
tunitv to observe every phase OF the
work of the massive steel machine
The party returned to Wallace sun
dav evening and Monday morning
the Hercules mine at Burke was Wis
tied and in the afternoon the Tama-
rack & Custer on Nine Mile was in
spected. It was the desire Of Dean
thomson TO visit the Morning and
Hnnter at Mullan. but this was found
Impractical at this. time
Much Pleased With Reception.
1rnon his departure with the stu
dents for Moscow. Dean Thomson eX-
messed great satisfaction with the
manner in which the party had been
received by the mine managements'
stating that every courtesy had been
extended and that every facility had
been provided to make the visit pro-
htable and pleasant
Fine Outlook for University
Regarding the state university
Dean Thomson said the outlook was
never brighter than it is today He
especially spoke Of the fine impress