The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-10-25
HAS WORKED So YEARS
At MOUNTAIN VIEW MINE
HAS MISSED ONLY SEVEN SHIFTS
STARTED MINING AT 10
IN CORNWALL.

Mountain View mine. has trained
these two most important factors u
human happiness to a point that IL
probably unequalled in Butte says the
Anaconda Standard.
Mr. Squires, who is 56 years old
has never been ill., lie has followed
an occupation classed as hazardous
and sometimes unhealthy, for 4;
years, yet during continuous en-
ployment Of 30 years and nine months
in one mine he has lost only seven
shifts due to a minor accident lie
had an injured finger.
Squires started to work at the
Mountain View mine, Jan. /, 1883.
For the first II years he worked a
seven-day week During the last Is
years he has worked a six day week.
In this period of time he has gone
down the Mountain View shaft 11.730
times. and up again an equal num-
Der. making a total of 23,47S rides ne
has had up and down on the mine
elevators"
These figures take no account OF
the nine months over 80 years that
he has worked in the mine, nor Of
the extra trips he has made during
the day After this number of rides
mp and down the Mountain View
shaft Squires says he is beginning 10
know the place.
Walk Around the Earth.
This veteran miner lives at 129
Alissoula street His home is distant
from the mine about one and one
quarter miles. He has lived in one
place for 25 years A steady man is
Albert Squires For the y preceding
years he lived in stones throw from
his present residence This means
that he walks two and one half miles
each day going to and coming from
work 1t also means that he has
walked 29,S47la miles. exclusive of
those additional nine months that do
not figure in this record This is
considerably more than the distance
around the earth at the equator
He has an extraordinary record for
health and for holding a position
with one company Squires is not
tired of his work or his environment
He is immensely satisfied with both
why should one lay off?" he says.
Health and happiness depend on
being engaged i'm some useful work
Mining is one of what they call the
essential occupations. | like the work
and the work likes me We haze CIR
little home here Our children are
employed in agreeable lines of work.
Others may hike off to California, or
buy a farm in Kansas but the mining
industry is plenty good enough for
me-"
A Cornish Miner.
Albert Squires was born in PEN
silva, Cornwall Jan. 10, 1867 He /
became an apprentice in the copper 1
and tin mines of his native land az /
IN age when most American children /
are still in grade school He was only /
ID years of age. As was the Cornish
custom he went to work with ham
ner and drill. taking his turn the
same as a man." and kept it up for
i've and One-haif years During this
ong period, when other boys were
Engaged in play. this young lad was
ioing a mans work underground.
America called to him, when he
iad passed his eighteenth birthday
md he answered the call, arriving IN
Butte in 1855. His first Job was with
he Badger State He worked there
light months quitting merely because
he leasers for whom he was working
eased operations. He then took en-
'loyment at the Alice under Capt
BILLY Hall. superintendent. and VIII
lam Shovel foreman He remained
{ the Alice until Jan. 1, 1883. and
hen a shutdown caused him to seek
Employment at the Mountain View
Small Mine Then.
The Mountain View shaft was only
90 feet deep when Squires made his
rst trip underground 1t is now 2. 400
aet deep. The underground workings
overed only small area. Today they
re more numerous than tunnels in a
abbit warren In 1SSS Richard Dave
'as foreman and Capt. Tom Couch
uperintendent
Squires has seen many changes
lave was succeeded by Josiah Hodge.
lodge by Charles Hendra. Charles
Iendra by David Hendra, David Hen
ra by c. L. Berrien and Berrien by
ohm Varker the present foreman =
All good men," says SQuires 4
Credit to Wife.
ITO what do I attribute my perfect r
says Squires 81 have no
lies I try to get my regular rest.
IT one thing"
"He ought to attribute it to the &.
'od cooking and the excellent care S
lat is taken of him in his home" n
ughed Mrs. Squires a jolly. buxom. ),
,mely housewife. when he is day ~
lift Mr.. Squres takes down the Il
ock every morning at $3.50 or S:45. S
hat is a signal that the children 81
dn't like The rest of the credit for
s perfect health belongs TO his wife / r