The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-01-19


sen in the tunnel Of the Grangeville
Coal & Development company on the
mountain south of this city just be-
fore the workmen completed the Tues
day afternoon shift. The blanket of
coal is four feet in thickness and Is
becoming thicker very rapidly and In
the opinion of the officers Of the COM
pany and the miners bears every indi-
cation of becoming a mammuth vein
Wednesday morning one of the work
men sought the nearest telephone and
sent in the news Of the strike to the
president of the company, L. Neal and
shortly afterwards he gathered up the
vice president, James d. Lyttle, and the
secretary, Geo. A. Smith, and they
drove to the property where they took
dinner. The officers were accompanied
by Chas. Bradbury, one of the stock
holders Of the company.
While dinner was being prepared the
party made an inspection of the tunnel
and were agreeably surprised with the
showing presented.
The tunnel is now extended into the
mountain approximately 24O feet, and
while the floor has been of permanent
character for some time past, no per
manent slate roof or Gaping was en-.
cOuntered until Tuesday evening. When
the strata was Overtaken there was a
distance of about six feet between the
Gaping and the floor, with a depth of
go feet. Between 300 and 400 pounds
of Ignite was brought to town and
many anxious persons secured sam
pies to place in their stoves to ascer-
tain the burning qualities and a mum.
ber OF fires were maintained through
out the night, sufficient fire remain.
ing this morning to be rekindled.
There is great deal of enthusiasm
among the people and considerable
stock has been purchased by persons
who are confident the gambling"
stage of development has been passed.
From the number of telephone orders
received for stock it is evident that
news of the find travelled very rapid
ly. 1t is safe to say now that the com
pany will have sufficient capital to-
place the property ON a producing basis
In the very near future.
The funds derived from the sale of
the stock go into the development in
their entirety; not a single dollar be-
ing paid out to any excepting those
actually engaged In driving the tunnel,
and both Mr.. Neal and Mr.. Lyttle are
devOting the greater portion of their
time In the development of the prospect
At present they are engaged In build
ing a bunk house for the accomoda tiOn
of the men. and when completed will
accommodate a much larger crew which
1t is expected will be employed. All
supplies are purchased from the home
merchants, and every dollar of the
development money has been secured
from the home people. Since the last
strike was encountered many Of the
original stockholders have increased
their holdings in the property.
Following is a complete list of the
stockholders OF the company, with the
number of shares held by each:
Lem Neal president, wood mer-
chant and land owner, 1850; Jas. D.
Lyttle, vice president, farmer, 1880
Geo. A. Smith, secretary treasurer, edi-
tor Grangeville Globe, 600; J. G. Ell.
mers, county sheriff, 600; M. b. Geary
pool and billiards, 600; A. Doornbos,
farmer, 900; e. s. Sweet, farmer, 1850
Hulda Brockman, 300; Donald Brock
man, 300; Geo. Manning, city treas
urer, so; Oscar Olffson, laborer, 100
A. Urbahn, hardware, 100; Clarence
Hazelbaker, farmer, 100; A. w. Talk.
ingtOn, insurance and real estate, 100
Albert Fray, farmer, 25; @. B. Knorr
retired farmer, 100; B. f. Zehner, far,
mer, 100; Walter McAdams, garage
100; John p. Eimers, cashier First
Nationel bank, 100; Alexander-F Freiden
rich Co. merchants 100: ID. III. Sasen.
berry, merchant, 100; Henry Telcher
county auditor, 100; John d. Long
farmer 100; Edward Fl. Long, so
Ralph d. Long, so; Mrs Mary Eisen.
hauer, 50; John Herman Eisenhauer
30; Geo. A. Cowgirl. farmer, 500; ]. N
Oliver. blacksmith. 100; and p. l.
johnson, farmer. 100; Fl. e. Rowe. 200
Mrs. Mary Murray g.;
B. Chapman, physician, %; Thos
Pogue, White Bird merchant, 100; A
NJ. Reynolds, White Bird postmaster
25: r. +. Fulton. abstracter, %; G. s
Stockton, physician, 100; L. r. Proctor
grocer and baker, 100; ]. w. Hazel
baker farmer 25; Susan Bruce, Lewis
ton. physician 100; G. @. eager. Spo
kane machine man, 80; Inland Alb
stract Co. 10; J. J. Lamb, druggist, so
r. 8. Hancock, undertaken. 30; Mrs. ID
L. Hewes, 100; Mrs. Louise Glanville
100; John Callan, meat market. 100
Harry Jacobson. barber, 25; A. L
Slichter. farmer Is; Marion Weber
Fem merchant 100: Chas. Bradbury
merchant 3 % p. A. Wright. grocer. 25
Bert Baker. grocer, 10; Geo. Cammack
pool and billiards, 50 Emil Won Berg6
saw mill. 100; Earl Evans, printer, 10
Ed. Sharp. telephone man, 10: V. F
Johnson. auctioneer, 10; David #. Wa
25; Ernest T. Smith, 8; Joe Kondt