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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Sentenced to IS
Years in Prison
Charles Scholz Must Serve Long Term
for Attempted Burning Of ]. w.
MiIlegan Home.

Pleading guilty to charge of arson
in the first degree, Charles R. Scholz,
70, of Tweed, was sentenced to Is years
in the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge
by Judge c. W. Pomeroy in district
court Tuesday. Scholz, who bore an
imaginary grievance against County
Commissioner J. w. Millegan, set fire
to the latter's ranch house on the
morning of July |. He was taken int
custody by Sheriff Frank Baney at
Eureka the following day, as he was
waiting for train.
The estate of Calix Dugas, Eureka,
was settled and the decree of distribu-
ton was made. Frank J. Tetrault Kali
ispell, was the executor of the estate.
The case of the First State Bank Of
Libby VS.. the city Of Libby was de-
ferred until the next converting Of court
which will be August 8. Hans Walchli
and E. nj. Child of Kalispell, and
Marshall Murray, Eureka, were out OF
town attorneys present at the court
session
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Prominent Men
Tour This District
Study Forest Conditions and Problems
With Major Evan Kelly, Of Mis-
SCUBA, of the Forest Service.

With the purpose of viewing various
cutover lands in this region, party
Of nine men from western Montana
cities was in Libby Thursday and Fri
day of last week. The party was met
at Happys Inn by c. S. Webb, super
visor of the Kootenai National forest,
and A. A. Wood president of the Libby
Commercial club, who accompanied the
visitors in their inspection of various
cutover tracts in this district.
The men were chiefly Interested in
seeing private timber cuttings and
especially in noting the Improvements
made in private cuttings during the last
few years, as compared to older cut
tings,' Mr. Webb said. They inspected
some land south of Libby, principally
to determine what agricultural value it
possessed, and whether or not such
value is as much as the forestry value"
Some forest service cutover lands
also were inspected by the men, as
well as some state cut tracts around
Bitter Root lake.
Included in the party were: Major
Evan w. Kelly, Missoula; Roscoe
Haines of the lumber department Of
the Anaconda Copper Mining company,
Bonner Dean Thomas c. Spaulding
and Prof. Fay Clark of the School of
Forestry at the State University, Mis-
soula; L. r Geiseker and MIR. Tootell
Of Montana State College, Bozeman; T.
A. Anderson, assistant state forester,
Kalispell: L. F. Watts, director of the
Northern Rocky Mountain Experiment
station, and P. Roman, Helena.
The party remained in Libby Thurs
day night and Friday morning left for
the Saltwater and Blackfeet forests, af-
ter which they planned to return tc
Mssoula.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14

that has been done, county management has
been such that no new debt has been IN
CURED. Careless and inefficient management
of county business could easily have piled
up an added debtr-instead of paying it off
and leaving the county in the happy condition
in which it now is.
The third article compared certain county
expenses-per capita-with similar expenses
in five other counties of similar popsAation.
This study showed that the expense in Lin
coin county of the county commissioners de-
partment was next to the lowest of these five
other counties of similar population. The
county commissioners department expense In
cluded not only salaries and per diem but also
mileage and travelling expenses, printing of
proceedings freight, express and telephone and
other miscellaneous expense.
In a study of poor fund expenditures it was
also shown that Lincoln county was again
next to the lowest in these six counties.
In further comparison regarding the total
cost of all purely county government, it was
found that Lincoln county occupies the envi-
able position of being the lowest. In other
words, in these six counties of similar popu-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Expects To Employ 200 To 400 Men
Libby Greek Gold Mining Company Perfectng Arrange
ments That Will Give Employment to Large Number
New Process Saves Almost 100 Per Cent
of Gold Values
WILL INSTALL NEW HYDRAULIC ON LIBBY
CREEK-TO PROSPECT QUARTS VEIN

district This will be used to wash off
the over burden and uncover a quartz
vein which is exposed where Libby
creek cuts through it. The exposure Of
the vein there runs from 300 to 600
feet in length. This vein is confidently
believed to be the mother lode that
has feed Libby and Howard creeks
with the placer gold that is now being
recovered This dyke or vein will be
thoroughly prospected with the thought
of its eventual development and it is
believed it will be found to carry rich
values in gold.
Black sand from this property was
assayed in Chicago and Denver and
showed values of S124.00 and $128.oO to
the ton, respectively
Company Is Incorporated.
Incorporation of the company was
recently perfected The corporation is
named the Libby Greek Gold Mining
comapny w. H. Mann is president, M.
d. Kelly, vice president and c. A.
Welles secretary and treasurer.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Plan Three
Day Program
Legion Meet
Much Entertainment for
Elk Service Men at State
Convention.
GOOD FIGHT CARD:
OTHER FEATURES

KALSPELL. July 12.-All commit
tees are hard at work and arrange
ments for the fourteenth state con-
vention of the American Legion to be
held at kalispell, July IS to Is, are now
well under way according to James
Carey. chairman of the convention
committee. Already more than 200 re
quests for accommodations have been
received and so many coming in at this
early date gives promise of crowd
that will greatly surpass all expecta-
tons. Nothing will be left undone to
provide entertainment for the visitors
while here and the Legion boys and
auxiliary members are putting forth
every effort to uphold the tradition
that Kalispell is the best convention
city in the state.
National Commander Henry L. Stew
ems and State Commander Art Lamey
have sgnified their intention of being
persent Also Governor J. E. Erickson
has accepted the invitation to return
to his home city to help the Legion
boys put over a successful convention
Stellar Fight Card
The opening shot on the entertain
ment program will be the boxing card
which will be held out of doors at
the fair grounds on the evening OF
July 26th, where the spacious grand
stand will accommodate 1000 or more
spectators Arthur Driscoll acting as
matchmaker enlisted the services of
well known boxing experts and pro-
moters and with the assistance of such
Continued on page 81
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
An Oversight That Is Costing Present
Taxpayers More Money.

Our historical study brought out the fact
that no tax levy was made by those early
day county commissioners to pay off those
bonds in spite of the fact that the law plain
ly states that such levy MUST be made when
ever bonds are sold No such levy was made
until five years after the first bonds were
sold. AS a result of this oversight, lot OF
property got out of the county without pay
ing anything on this bonded debt-such as
the sawmill at Eureka, the one at Warland,
the railroad division point at Troy the logs
taken out of the county by the Bonners Fer
ry Lumber company, and other property
Consequently, EVERY TAXPAYER in the
county TODAY is having to pay MORE taxes
because those early day officials did not make
levy for the retiring of the bonds during
those first five years
The conclusion to be drawn from this biz
of financial history is-Study carefully the
integrity and business qualifications Of the
men seeking the office of county commits
sioncr
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Please Stockholders
With Mine Work
Special Meeting Held at Glacier Silver
Lead Property-Express Satisfac-
ton with Progress Made.

With more than two-thirds Of the
stockholders represented, the special
stockholders meeting of the Glacier
Silver-Lead Mining company, held at
the mine Monday, July H. was de-
cided success, according to J. w. Bar
ret, company secretary.
The stockholders registered a great
deal of satisfaction at the company's
outlook and at the work which is be-
ing carried on at the mine,' said Mr.
Barrett. Some of them stayed at the
mine for several days, going over the
property and observing conditions
At present the mine is being oper-
ated on a small scale, with crew Of
six men working steadily. The mill is
being run about two days week, and
although there is no shipping being
done at present, they probably will be-
gin as soon as prices warrant
Among the out-of-town stockholders
present at the meeting were: George
Penfold, Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Chri.
Devenish, Colville, Wash, and Sam B
Holbert, Troy, all directors; Milton S
Hanauer, Spokane attorney; Loui!
Statelen and Thomas /. Mills, Noun
Vernon, Wash; Mrs. Maude M Safer
Mrs. S. M Shaeffer, Walter Wilton
Spokane, and H. M Peterson, Bonner
Ferry.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14

The second article studied further the coun-
tvs bonded indebtedness. 1t showed that
Lincoln county's debt was much lower than
the debt of the seven other counties in this
part of the state. 1t also showed that when
the next payment on the bonds is made this
November, the county will thereafter owe
only some 100000 to $ll,ooO0o in bonds or
otherwise. A small levy in the next years
taxes will completely wipe out this indebted
ness and Lincoln county will thereafter be on
a cash basis We showed in this article that
out Of 4 total II s. counties in the state of
Montana, there are only four counties in as
good financial condition rs is Lincoln county.
It was further shown that money is now
on hand to pay all future interest on all out
standing bonds. This fact, coupled with the
rapid debt reduction means substantial re-
duction in taxes for Lincoln county people
within the next year or two.
County Debt Almost Paid Off Taxes To Be
Lower.
1t must be gratifying to every taxpayer
in the county to know that the county debt
will soon be entirely paid off and that while
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14

During the past three weeks this newspaper
has published series of articles on the fl
nances of Lincoln county. The object in doing
this was to give the voters reliable information
regarding the financial condition of the county,
and having that information they would be
in better position to pass judgment on men
now holding office and who seek reelection.
This study of Lincoln county finances has
brought out several highly interesting and
important facts. To set these facts more clear
ly in the minds of the taxpayers and voters
Of the county we will run over the high points
briefly
In the first article we recited the history
of the bond issues of the county. We found
that the county had issued bonds in the sum
of $329,0OO0O in the time extending from
March l, 1911, to July !, 1918 These were in
four different issues, two of them were fund
ing bonds to pay off debts incurred by the
county, one ($125OO000) was for Kootenai
river bridges and roads, and the fourth ($48-
100000 was for the Lincoln county high school
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
High Values
FoundIn
Nugget Placer
Old Stream Channel Opened
and Gravel Is Running
About $500 Per Yard.
DRIVING TUNNEL
TO PROVE PROPERTY

AT this time when so much atten-
ton Is being given to gold mining
throughout the Northwest, any devel-
opment along that line is Of more than
usual interest. And when such de-
velopment is proving successful and
when the ground worked is found to
carry rich values in gold, the inter
est becomes all the greater. Such IS
the result of the work that is being
done on Libby creek, few miles south
Of this city, by S. M. Logan Of Kalis-
pell and his son, William Logan, who
is in charge of the work at the prop
erty
Late in the fall of 1881 the company
excavated pit to bedrock which was
found at depth of IS feet from the
top of the bar. The condition Of the
bedrock at the bottom Of the pit clear
ly proves that it is part Of an ancient
channel IL feet deeper than the level
of the present creek
The upper 20 feet of gravel showed
values averaging about IS cents per
yard. The six feet Immediately overly
ing the bedrock showed a value Of
$4.20 per yard
During the present season the COM
pany ran tunnel 8 feet wide by "a
feet long with an average heighth Of
feet, making about As yards.
The material from the tunnel was
run through sluice box with
about rs to 80 yards OF material that
had during the winter and spring slid
down from the top Of the bank. The in
fluence of this slide material on the
clean up may be regarded as negligible.
The clean up from this run amounted
to $4,000 approximately, or about $3.50
per yard. In neither of the above
mentioned clean ups were more than
five of the twenty five 12-foot boxes
NiNoiiIo. III dIIlOutll III iiltt
gold still remains in the clean up tail
ings and remaining boxes to be treated
later. What amount of fine gold re-
mains in these tailings and boxes is a
matter Of conjecture at the present
moment, but paintings of the same
would indicate that they will add al
least S1.00 per yard to the above fig
ure with very strong probability thai
it will run many times that figure
Assuming plant that will consist
emily handle 500 yards per shift il vi
be seen that the top ground (not TAX
ing into consideration the very fin.
gold that has heretofore been LOST vii
produce about $17500 per day whil'
the to 10 feet everything the bed rocl
would, with the same equipment pro
duce approximately $2,5o00o per day
The equipment consists of a drat
! line shovel that carries the materis
Continued on page ST.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
c. & III. SERVICE STATION
WILL ERECT NEW BUILDING

Work was started Monday morning
on a new building at the c. & H. Serv-
ice Station. The new structure is TO be
26x4O feet with IA foot posts, and is
to be of stucco construction. 1t will be
built over the present hoist, and in adj
dition to housing the hoist and greas-
ing equipment, will have quarters for
the washing Of cars and for repair
work.
The new building will be of the same
general style as the present structure.
Frank Pival is the contractor.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Primary Election Comes
Next tuesday, July ~


Primary election in Montana
comes next Tuesday, July 10.
Voters should understand that the
polls will not be open all day
only from IL o'clock noon to I
o'clock p. M, and should make ar
engagements to vote accordingly.
II is highly important that right
men be elected to office and that
cannot be done unless the right
kind are first nominated Let
ever qualified voter get out and
vote.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Federal Men Arrest Two.

Sgd McIlwrath, Libby, and Charles
Whipple, ReMord, were arrested by
Federal Officers Reed and Winters the
first Of the week, on charges Of liquor
in possession Both men were released
on bonds and were bound over to the
federal court at Great Falls.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Comparisons Show Lincoln County Finances To Be Fine Condition

lation the per capita cost of all purely coun-
ty governmental costs is the LOWEST in LIN
coin county.
Lincoln County in Fine Condition Financially
Here is a brief recapitulation:
Lincoln county will soon be cut Of deh wf1le
lessened taxes to pay.
No new debt has been incurred thd wsaf1
require an additional bond issue.
In all the S. counties Of the state there ~
emily four in as good financial cendfkiss -
Lincoln county.
Lincoln county per capita costs IRE nsuf
to the lowest in the county comanissas0el1
department and in the poor fund and IL
lowest in total county cxpeadkmes whs1
compared with five other counties Of sinailn1
population
(All figures used in these articles wefo
taken either from official county reports o.
from bulletins issued by the Montana Tax
payers association, with headquarters at Hell
ena. The Taxpayers association gets its fig
ures from official county rcports.)
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
FALLS WITH AXE,
LOSES TWO FINGERS

Ed Woodward suffered the amputa-
ton Of two fingers on the left hand
last Saturday, when he fell while car
rying a sharp axe, the axe striking
in such manner as to cut off ths twr
fingers. Woodward is a forssA service
employee.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Hurrying Right Of Way Matters.

County Attorney Blackford was at
Kalispell the first Of the week and
leaves for Bonners Ferry today rela-
tive to right of way for the Libby
Troy pending highway project Mr..
Blackboard states that he is doing every
thing possible to hurry this matter
along by the time construction crews
are ready to go to work.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14

That there will probably soon be
employment for 100 to 400 men in
placer mining on upper Libby creek
was the announcement made this morn
ing by w H. Mann, president of the
recently organized Libby Creek Gold
Mining company, which is developing
large placer holdings on Libby and
Howard creeks. Since in the early
spring Mr.. Mann and G. A. Welles,
formerly of Chicago, have been active
ly engaged in placing this property in
production and it can now be said that
success is browning their efforts.
Installs New Process.
A short time ago M John Griffith
Of Seattle, a technically trained engi-
neer, arrived on the property to install
o gold saving machine and process IN
which he and associates are inter-
ested, known as the Hatton process.
The result of this installation is that
practically one hundred per cent saving
is being made of all gold in the black
sand of which there is an unusually
large quantity on this property. Tail
ings from the machine installed here,
were sent to Seattle for analysis, and
report comes back that practically a
hundred per cent saving is being made
Will Employ Many Men.
That is highly gratifying and means
the eventual production of much gold
from this promising property, but the
news that is of special local interest
at this time is the announcement by
Mr.. Mann of employment for large
number of men ''Mr. Griffith Is now
developing sluice box of his own
design to be operated by one or two
men," said Mr.. Mann. AS soon as
this is done we expect to make hun
dred or two Of these boxes and place
men on the property mining gold. The
company controls over 1000 acres of
placer ground extending eight miles
down stream from the mother lode
district All men working on the prop
erty under this arrangement will be
given a certain designated tract for
their operations. Then at stated in
tervals, MIR. Griffith will visit each
set-up, make cleanup of the sluice
box and run it through the gold saw
ing machine at the larger works. That
will mean the men will be saving prac-
tically 100 per cent of the gold they
get in the black sands. 1t hasn't been
determined yet whether they will be
paid wages or percentage of the gold
recovered. Under either plan, we arg
confident the men will be able to make
good wages, and we are glad this op-
portunity for labor can be worked out
at this time of financial stringency anc
labor scarcity. Only men of character
will be considered in this work" stated
MIR. Mann.
Will Prospect Quartz Vein-
The company is also going aheas
in developing the property. Place
mining is now under way at the frs
set-up on Howard creek short dis
lance above its confluence with Iibb,
creek. A new hydraulic will soon b
established on Libby creek in the aam
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14

Lois Driear returned Sunday from 4
ten-day vacation trip to Spokane.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-07-14
Will Prospect Quartz Vein.

The company is also going ahead
in developing the property. Placer
mining is now under way at the first
set-up on Howard creek short dis
lance above its confluence with Libby
creek. A new hydraulic will soon be
established on Libby creek in the same
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