davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
INDEPENDENT COPPER
DRIVE DEEP CROSSCUT
EXPLORE VEIN FROM NATIONAL
TUNNEL UNDER FAVOR
ABLE CONDITIONS.

An enterprise Of unusual interest,
and which promises to be productive
of highly important results, is being
carried out by the Independent Copper
Mining & Milling company. This com
pany under the management of John
II. Nordquist, is extending a crosscut
from the main tunnel of the National
to the Independent vein. In view of
the remarkably favorable conditions
disclosed in the Independent tunnel.
1000 feet above, and also in the shaft
sunk from the tunnel 200 feet with
drifts from the bottom, all of which
exposed considerable silver ore.
it is regarded as more than probable
that the extension of the crosscut now
under way will find body of pay ore
The plans and expectations of the
management are told in the following
letter to stockholders just issued by
Mr.. Nordquist president and manager
of the company:
Work Through National.
For many years there has been no
official report sent to the stockholders
for the reason that there was nothing
to report During the war the gov
eminent discouraged all work not es-
sential to the winning of the war and
afterwards labor and material were,
for long time, so high that it made
working of productive mining
properties almost prohibitive.
However, conditions have changed
somewhat and we are again working
the property fun blast A few months
ago we were able to secure a lease
from the National Copper Mining com
pany of the lower tunnel on its prop
the purpose of extending this tunnel
into our ground and open up our main
vein with great depth, and on May 3
this year. we started work by Install
ing machinery for air drills and re-
pairing the tunnel and buildings and
on June 10 actual development COM
menced. Since that time we have
driven 100 feet in exceptionally hard
rock and if the vein holds it's course
and dip we should reach it in another
100 feet
THESE workings are about 1000 feet
lower than our No. 2 tunnel where
we encountered very good lead silver
ore in places, although not in paying
quantity, but with this additional
depth we have every reason to expect
a substantial ore body
"This work was financed from the
sale of treasury stock up till lately
when the market condition or mining
securities was found to be in such
shape that it would be almost impossi-
BILE to realize anything worth while
from such source It was therefore,
necessary for your board of directors.
at a meeting held today to levy an as
sessment of five mills per share notice
of which is hereto attached"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
An EeIipse Of the Sun.

Monday. September 10. beginning at
about 2:15. 1t is a phenomenon in
which the public never fails to find in
terest. The sun will be about one
half obscured to the people of the
northwest when the eclipse is at max
imum. 1t will be total at a point in
southern California and on some near
by islands.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
About Lightning Rods.

Property owners throughout the
country have been urged by the ma
tional boardof. fire underwriters to
equip their buildings with lightning
rods The national board declared
that 80 per cent of the fires caused by
lightning could thus be prevented The
losses by fire caused by lightning total
$50, 100000 annually.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
THE OLD MONITOR SHAFT
WILL Be UNWATERED
WORK IN MONTANA-IDAHO TUN
MEL WAITS-RICHMOND
cRoSScUT.

Burton Hill, discoverer and locator
of the Monitor mine, now operated
under the name of Montana Idaho
Copper company, was in the city sew
eral days this week. having recently
come from the property, which COW
ers both sides of the divide between
Idaho and Montana, the portal of the
operating tunnel being near Adair in
this county. He states that at this
time there is little work being done
in the main tunnel, further develop
ment there awaiting the unwatering
of the Monitor shaft near the top of
the divide. This shaft was sunk many
years ago to depth of 700 feet. and
from this and surface workings ore to
the value of about $4,000 was ship
ped, being hauled to the railroad at
Saltese. 1t is understood that when
work was discontinued in the shaft
many years ago there were good
showings of ore on several levels and
particularly on the 700 though in
formation regarding this is not very
definite However, the purpose in
unwatering the shaft is not to mine
the ore at this time, but for the pur-
pose of determining the dip of the
vein as a guide to further develop
ment on the tunnel level 100 feet be
low the bottom of the shaft.
May Be Another Vein.
This great tunnel, one of the big
gest development enterprises ever
carried out in this section, is almost
two miles in length. A vein was
found carrying considerable copper
ore of good grade, which has been
for several hundred feet and
upon which a raise has been made 120
feet At this depth below the shaft,
and without definite information re-
garding the dip of the vein, the opin-
ion is expressed by persons familiar
with the situation that the Monitor
vein has not been reached. and it is to
settle this question that the Monitor
shaft is being unwatered, following
which a survey will be made which
will definitely determine where the
vein should be found in the deep tun-
mel.
Richmond Crosscut.
The great Montana Idaho tunnel has
provided ideal means for the develop
ment of the Richmond at great depth,
4 situation which will soon be taken
advantage of by the Richmond Con-
solidated Mining company. according
to recent announcement by the man
agement. Agreement having been
reached with the idaho COM
oany. a crosscut will be run from the
big tunnel to the Richmond vein.
which is expected to be reached in
about 1900 feet Extensive shipments
IF ore have been made from the up
Der workings of the Richmond. the
1re being delivered to the railroad by
4 cable tramway. Thus the 'crosscut
rom the Montana Idaho tunnel will
open the vein at great depth and re-
suit in great economy in mining and
delivering the ore to the railroad
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
HECLA-BUNKER HILL
WIN FINAL DECISION
STAR INJUNCTION CASE
Supreme Court of Washing
ton Affirms Ruling of Judge
Huneke of Spokane


brated case of Eugene r.. Day
and Sarah +. Smith VS. the
Hecla Mining company. James
f. Mccarthy w. J. c. Wakefield, f. j.
Kipp, Carl Landsee, f. J. Nolan, L. e.
Hanley and the Bunker Hill & Sulli-
van Mining & Concentrating company
was enacted in Olympia few days
ago, when the supreme court of the
state of Washington handed down
decision denying the appeal of plain
tiffs. Possibly many readers of the
Miner have forgotten that after losing
every cause of action set up in the
complaint in the trial before Judge
Huneke in Spokane about year and
a half ago, Mr. Day and Mrs. Smith
appealed to the state supreme court.
The case was argued many months
ago. the defendants and respondents
being represented by Turner. Nuzum
& Nuzum and Wakefield & Wither-
spoon. of Spokane; John =. Gray, of
Occur d'Alene. and James +. Clyde, of
Wallace The attorneys for appel
ants were John c. Higgins, of Seattle,
and w II. Plummer of Spokane. The
decision of the higher court, news of
which was received here yesterday,
sustans in every particular the deci-
sion of Judge Huneke and is COM
plete and final victory for the defend
ants
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09

OF original timber 5000, 200. 900, 900
board feet of timber growth in the
United States, only 1000 100000, 900
feet of virgin timber and 600. 600. 600. .
600 feet of culled and second growth
now remains. Timber being cut or de-
stroyed at rate of 10000, 100000 board
feet per year
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09

Nineteen thousand insects are re-
quired to make one pound of cochineal
dye Only the bodies of the females
are used. They are wingless and each
one produces over 1000 young which
spread over the plants rapidly
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
CEDAR CREEK ORE SHOOT
TO EXPLORE FROM SHAFT
PROVED TO DEPTH OF 200 FEET
FROM NO. 3-LETTER TO
STOCKHOLDERS

The Cedar Creek Mining & Devel-
opment company is nearing the pro-
ductive stage according to letter
mailed to stockholders by William
| Becker secretary and manager of the
company under date of August 3
Having proved the ore shoot i'm tun-
nels No. 1, and 3, representing a
depth of over 500 feet and for a
length of several hundred feet on No.
3 tunnel level, the next step was to
further explore the ore body below
No. in order to make doubly sure of
ample tonnage before constructing a
mill. This shaft is now practically
completed to a depth of upwards of
200 feet, having been i'm ore continu-
ously, and drifting will soon proceed
from the bottom which is confidently
expected to develop a showing of ore
that will meet the highest expecta-
tons and place Cedar Creek in posi-
ton for steady production. Mr. Beck
er's letter to stockholders follows:
Drift From Shaft
81 am pleased to inform you that
the shaft, upon which all efforts have
been concentrated for many months,
is nearing completion and will have
reached a depth of 215 feet on or
about August 10 The sinking is be-
ing done under contract, and the
depth includes about Is feet that will
provide a stump With the shaft com
pleted the vein will be crosscut to
both walls. following which the vein
will be explored by drifting, and all
conditions justify the management in
expecting to develop a large body of
ore. The shaft, which was sunk from
the No. tunnel level, started on
fine shoot of lead silver ore and has
been in ore continuously throughout
its depth, thus adding 200 feet of depth
to the known ore shoot.
"The company has on hand 100000
feet of lumber turned out by its own
sawmill and large amount of saw
timber available. thus being in posi-
ton to proceed with the construction
of a mill upon the completion of de-
plans A new and valuable
water right has recently been acquir-
ed under permit from the state known
as water right No ,, which will pro-
vide wash water for the mill. A pre-
liminary survey has been made and
the work must start with the view to
the water by September IS.
"The board Of directors have found
it necessary TO levy an assessment
notice of which will be found below.
From the foregoing statement stock
holders will understand that the man
agement must have funds to promptly
meet expenses at this important stage
of operations, and they are therefore
urged to remit without delay"
Money Well Spent.
Accompanying the letter is a trial
balance statement which shows in de-
tail the resources and liabilities of
the company. The figures are i'm
pressive as indicating the cost of de-
veloping a mine, but a visit to Cedar
Creek is even more impressive in
the great amount of develop
ment accomplished and equipment
provided through the expenditure.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
FINE FIRE FIGHTING
SYSTEM OF FEDERAL
GIVES DEMONSTRATION
Highly Praised by Fire Chiefs
Powerful Engine and mex
haustibleWater Supply

A REMARKABLE exhibition of
~ the high efficiency of its sys-
/ I tenn and equipment for fire
protection was g;ven at the
Morning mill at Mullan yesterday
morning 10y the Federal Mining x
smelling company on the occasion of
the visit of delegates to the Pacific
Coast Fire Chiefs convention. which
has been in session in Wallace this
week. As the long procession Of au-
tomobiles bearing the delegates and
numerous citizens of Wallace APP
preached the large milling plant of the
company battery of IA streams
burst forth from hose attached to by
drants distributed at points Of advan-
tage throughout the yard of the great
plant and from swinging nozzles
mounted on steel turrets probably 20
feet above the ground II was a Won
derful spectacle and the hundred or
more professional fire fighters. many
of them veteran chiefs from large cit
les of the coast where fire protection
has been reduced to a science, looked
on in admiration and amazement. I'm
der the high pressure developed by the
marine gasoline engine recently in
stalled by the company the streams
shot into the air more than 100 feet
then approaching the horizontal they
swept over the numerous buildings.
sometimes playing on one and then
the other concentrating and scattering
to meet the eXigencies of the imagin-
airy cOnflagration. Under this deuge
Of water from every quarter, it APP
peared utterly impossible for fire to
gain serious Roadway in that extern
siVe plant
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
Complaint Recalled.

The action was started by Mr.. Day
and Mrs Smith for the purpose of per-
manently enjoining the stockholders
of the Hecla Mining company from
ratifying the agreement entered into
by the directors with the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan company to purchase and
operate the Star mine. AS recalled
now the outstanding allegations in the
complaint were that President Nc
Carthy and other directors of the
Hecla company were guilty of con-
spiracy and fraud in entering into the
agreement with the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan company, and that the con-
tract between the Hecla and Bunker
Hill was ultra wires or beyond the
legal authority or power of the Hecia
company as stated in its charter un-
der the laws of Washington. After
trial lasting several weeks, and before
the defendants had been permitted to
introduce their evidence, Judge Hun
exc rendered a decision against the
plaintiffs on very allegation set up in
the complaint Stunned by the ruling
of the court. yet 10th to abandon the
case altogether, Mr.. Higgins, chief
counsel for Mr. Day and Mrs. Smith,
announced to the court that for vari-
Gus and sundry reasons, 1--WE have de-
cided to waive any claim of relief on
anv ground except on our claims that
the contract in controversy here be-
tween the Hecla and Bunker Hill COM
pany is ultra wires and against public
policv and therefore illegal and void,
and further along, that we are will
ing to rest the case and waive any
other claim except the claim that !
have indicated" So the appeal was
taken on the ground of Illegally Of
the contract solely, though in submit
ting the case to the supreme court at
torneys for plaintiffs attempted to
bring in parts of the complaint which
had been waived, but without success.
This Is the End.
1t is hardly conceivable that the
case will be carried to the federal
court. Every ruling on every point at
issue has been against the plaintiffs in
both the lower and higher courts,
which offers no announcement to
carry the case further. Besides, Mr.
Dav died a few weeks after the ter
mination of the trial in the Spokane
court and Mrs. Smith has never been
noted for sending good money after
bad. In the meantime the Hecla ana
Bunker Hill are proceeding under
their agreement to develop the Star
mine and the great crosscut would
have reached the Star vein this fall
had It not been for the disastrous fire
ut the Hecla. The decision of the
Washington supreme court may there
fore be accepted as the end of the
case. which developed a more wide
spread interest among the people of
this district than any other litigation
in the history of the county, and it
may also be added that no case ever
terminated more satisfactorily to the
people as a whole.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
Another Exhibition.

Above the mill are great piles of
smu timbers and still further up,
probably 800 yards. is the large hotel
for Morning employees four stories
high The fire whistle sounded and
almost instantly 10 streams burst forth
that sent a deluge of water on the
stulls and adjacent buildings, while
seven nozzles were accessible to the
/ hotel Illustrating the terrific pressure
one stream was sent clear above the
flag staff that stands on the hotel,
height estimated at 125 feet above the
ground simultaneously with turning
on the water through the hose, a dozen
sprays became active on the roof Of the
hotel which quickly saturated the
shingles Besides these effective
means for attacking fire from the out
side every floor in the large structure
is provided with an abundance of hose
connected with the high pressure sys-
tenn 1t was altogether a wonderful
demonstration of fire fighting ehicien-
cy and a somewhat hurried investiga-
ton after the exhibition gave an i'm
pressive idea of the great expense in
CURED by the Federal company i'm in
stalling the system and the steps TAX
en- to organize employees to make it eff
fective in protecting the property.
Two Systems.
Until comparatively recently the
Federal company has relied upon its
water supply obtained from Boulder
and Rock creeks on the opposite side
of the canyon under gravity pressure
but it was realized that under poss-
BILE conditions this would not be sufii-
cient to combat the flames success
fully, and it was therefore decided to
supplement this with pumping facili-
ties which would make the system the
last word in fire protection. II. L.
Hanson, general master mechanic for
the Federal company was the man
upon whom it devolved to work out
the details and install the plant. An
idea of the cost of the installation may
be obtained in the statement that the
cylinder marine gasoline engine
built by the Sterling Engineering COM
pany, of Buffalo, cost $4,000 at the fac
tory It is model G. r. c. 6, and de-
velops 225 horsepower at the minimum
revolutions per minute of 1850. It has
two carburetors either of which will
drive the engine, Is spark plugs, and
a triple dual igniting system. The en-
CINE is self-starting from a storage
battery. It has four sets of storage
batteries. each one of which works in
dependent of the others. The gasoline
enters the engine under pressure of
five pounds. The pump. which is di-
rectly connected with the engine, is
free stage Cameron turbine and is cap
able of discharging 1900 gallons per
minute under $50 pounds pressure.
Water Supply lneNhaustible.
This engine and pump are located in
a little concrete building erected for
the purpose and absolutely freproof
The building is situated just below the
big flume that conveys water to the
mill At an elevation just above the
pump and just below the flume is
tank continuously supplied with water
from the flume and from the bottom
fConfinued on Page s.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
Stockholders

WILL FIND MINING NEWs
AND COMPANY NOTICES
OF INTEREST TO THEM
THE WALLACE MINER
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09

REMARKABLE exhibition of
the high efficiency of its sys-
tenn and equipment for fire
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
Metal Quotations

Lead, 6.50@6.75o.
Silver. 625sc.
Zinc, 6.to@6.15c.
Copper. 14@14Iso.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-06-01
Farm Bureau Notes

I, Of this year. NO American born
animal Of this breed and otherwiss
eligible to registry. will be received
by the national association. II II
has reached or is past the - month
stage. SO anyone having = Short
horn. eligible to registration. that
Is past two years old had better
get busy between now and July l,
a. after that date such animals can
not be accepted for registry.
As It now stands. 1t costs $500 to
have a calf under one year old reg
istered: over one year. $500: trans.
fsrs OF ownership on pedigreed ami
mails. $1.0o II transfers are record
ed within 90 days after date Of sale:
and e1.6o for any time after 30
days. It seems . good plan. soon
after birth OF eligible calf. 70 make
out the application and hold appli-
cation till the calf 10 nearly one
year old. The reason for holding
the application 10 that II the calf
should die before It was . year old
you would be out your 1900; or
II sold before that time. the calf
could be recorded in the buyers
name. thus saving . transfer fee.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-06-01
FARsER's PLATFORM

He Is entitled 70 iust ~ good
wages for his labor ~ Others get.
He is entitled To Just ~ good re-
turns on his capital ~ others re-
ceive.
He Is entitled to Just ~ good liv.
ing conditions for himself and his
family as others enjoy.
His children are entitled to jus,
as good educational advantages n
other children have.
He Is entitled to Just As much
liberty OF action In organizing fol
selling his products and for reGu'
lating production "a meet marke,
demand as other classes exercise.
Sound. safe and sane-that's the
way II. l.. Russell. Dean Of the Col
ieEe of Agriculture Of the University
OF Wisconsin. char,cterizes the farm
ers platform formulated by Ciar.
ence Poe. one OF the leading aEri-
culture authorities of America. Rus
sell regards this As the most con-
cise expression OF the farmers needs
and rights he has seen The only
additional plank he would add ID
this-AEriculture asks for no spec
Sal favors Of any kind. Is entitled to
none and wants none. II stands
1mply for 4 square deal. II ID
basic enough to he entitled to this:
II 10 big enough to demand Il: Il In
broad enough to recognize that it,
own interests arc mot paramount
over other factors In the community.
Whatever is done that Ia right for
agriculture will work for the gen.
Srri welfare Of the comm unity a
large.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-06-01
CULrIvATING POTATOES

W. c. Edmundsen. horticultural
Of the Colorado Potato Experiment
Station at Greeley writes to Mr.. O.
F. Diller as follows: For the first
cultivation. l use the long shovels
and set them deep ss they will go
in the soil and close to the seed
places. For my second cultivation.
l use = bean cultivator with four
shOvels and do not cultivate 80 deep.
This cultivation 10 to kill weeds and
preserve the moisture aud find the
shallow cultivation with the narrow
teeth will serve this purpose better
than the wide shovels used on the
common potato cuitivator. ! usual
iy follow the first cultivation with
the harrow to break up the ciods
on the row and sometimes har-
row the potatoes when they are up
three or four inches high. know
you can cultivate them when they
are much higher than that without
doing any damage. - II 10 . com.
mon practice In northern Idaho
where potatoes we're grown ON sum
mer fa1lowed ground to harrow
them after they were up six inches.
I think II 10 very important to have
a wide range. This enables one to
keep 4 better mulch and the soil
will be much cooler than where the
narrow ridge IL used. One should
examine the roots Of the potato
plant very closely before cuitivatinG
after the plants are up six or eight
inches because one Is apt to injure
shovels II they are set too close to
the plant"