The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-01


been very satisfactorily.
Day Takes the Stand.
Jerome J. Day, general manager OF
The Tamarack & Custer Consolidated
Mining company was the next to take
the stand He corroborated what had
been said, although he found it diff
cult to make comparison of labor
costs on account of changed and i'm
proved methods of mining which have
been adopted during the past ten
years
High Cost Cuts Profit.
Thos NJ. owen, assistant general
manager of the Federal Mining &
Smelling company emphasized the
high cost of operation now as com
pared with ten years ago. and like
those who had poeceded him, he
spoke if the ineficiency of labor and
the loss entailed by the labor turn
over. The output of the Morning mine
he said was about the same, Int the
reduced price of silver has practically
wiped out the margin of profit.
Forest Policy Bad for Mining.
W. w. Papesh, of Kellogg, who has
extensive mining interests, spoke par
ticularly of his troubles with the for
estry service in his efforts to secure
patent for mining claims on forest
reserves. In this he was ably sup
ported by Fred w. Galloway. mining
engineer. who surveyed the claims for
patent. They are located on the
Little North Fork and had been held
and developed in good faith for many
years. The forest service protested
the patent on the ground that there
was no valid mineral discovery and was
sustained by the interior department.
The forestry representatives then sold
the timber on the claims to a lumber
In spite of these obstruct- !
i've methods the owners of the claims /
continued their development Mr..
Galloway said that the attitude of the I
forestry bureau in this respect is a /
serious handicap to the mining in /
iustry.
Why Gold Production Decreased.
Stewart Campbell. state mine in
spector, said that the annual pro-
iuction of gold in Idaho had decreased
II 900, 900 as compared with pre-war
and this he attributed to
he high cost and inefficiency of
abOr. increase in cost Of mining ma
eral and supplies, higher freight and
ederal taxes All of these have com
lined to reduce the profits of mining
;old and discouraged investment in
old mining.
More Scientific Prospecting.
Rush White minirg engineer,
welt upon the nigh cost of mining
nd the difficulty in finding and de-
clipping new mines. He thought a
artial solution of the difficulty might
e found in the adoption of more
cientifc methods of prospecting. and
uggested that the United States geo.
,gical survey might render valuable
ervice in this respect by extending
s study of geological conditions.
Hard to Secure Capital.
Herman ]. Rossi manager of the
Western Union Mining company. said
nat he personally knew of two deals
n mining property which failed to
iaterialize through the drop in the
rice of silver following the expiration
I the Pittman act He also found it
ext to impossible to secure capital for g
lining on account of high operating :
,sts. ;,
Leasers Hard Hit. >,
T. r. Jones, of Wardner. speaking :
T Bunker Hill leasers, said that 115 =
en- were now engaged where 200 {,
ere employed while silver was 81 an :,
nee under the Pittman act He =
id that probably 100000 tons of ore -
'uld be produced this year, but only
a few cases would leasers show
profit. 81
Judge A. H. Featherstone, who has u
lease at the Morning, described the =
ect of the slump in silver, which he Oh
ID had to a great extent reduced the
oit of his lease. while other leasers pc
uld hardly be able to make a profit. pN
Sheridan Lease. pc
Y. c. Sheridan, manager of the ne
eridan lease at the Morning, said DE
It since the expiration of the Pitt
n law which maintained silver at no
per ounce. he found it necessary no
leave much ore in the mine which no
Id not prohtably be mined at the Ia
sent price of silver The reduced
re has also resulted in discontinue
much development work.
Blocked by Forestry. =.
Iorman Ebbley told how the for
y service had prevented him from
lring patent for group of claims
the ground that he had no valid DO.
eral discovery while at the same OF
e he secured 100000 to develop zln
property, but which he failed to pel
solely because he was prevented TO
n obtaining a patent through the ian
-ructive policy of the forestry bu- the
i. lin.
Hearing in Boise. oct
r. Hamilton, accompanied by RAJ PAL
Il Macbeth, secretary of the Idaho pol
ing oceocfa ffon Iaft T,,ae5,.- .,,o.., the