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Evening star., 1938-10-06
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
Taking Control.

A IL bridge players have their little
idiosyncrasies, and the wise
partner always makes allowances for
them. However, there is one type Of
player that no amount OF leeway can
save. He Is the captain OF destiny"
who feels that he must make all de-
cisions for the partnership. All his
poor partner can do Is sit patiently,
praying that the captains" decisions
may not turn out too disastrously. In
today's hand we run across two players
of this type In the West and North
positions. A lively battle of wits"
ensued, with West jumping from the
frying pan and North promptly pulling
him out OF the fire.
East dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
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The bidding:
East South West North
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Dbl. 90 Pass Pass Pass
And now to analyze the bidding:
/. North hoped to be doubled at
three clubs. He would then rescue
himself to three spades, and If he were
again doubled, would save the rubber
= very worthy purpose.
2. East perceived that his partner
was winging merrily on to a slam, and
since a great part Of his strength was
in spades, where his partner was OBJ
viously void. he wished to warn him
OF the danger Of q misfit.
8. West, deciding that three clubs
doubled would not stand. showed first
round control Of that suit.
1. Another warning by East He
wanted no part Of his partners in
tended slam.
5. Completely disregarding his part
ner's two storm signals, the captain"
bids the diamond slam.
8. The other captain" to the res
cue! No matter what the cost, he was
not going to let his opponents romp of
with q vulnerable slam and rubber.
Poor South. who had to play the
hand, was set LOO points. To cap the
climax, it is quite obvious that at six
diamonds East could not have gotten
away from two heart tricks.
(copyrisht. 193S)
The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II q stamped
(3c), self-addressed envelope is inclosed
with each communication addressed to
the Four Aces. care The Evening Star.
II you desire the pocket outline of the
Four Aces system Of contract bridge,
send with your request to the Four Aces.
care The Evening Star, stamped (3c).
elf-addressed. larse-size envelope and
you will receive an outline without
any chArHe,
Evening star., 1938-10-06

The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II . stamped
(3c), self-addressed envelope is inclosed
with each communication addressed to
the Four Aces, care The Evening Star.
II you desire the pocket outline of the
Four Aces system Of contract bridge,
send with your request to the Four Aces.
care The Evening Star, q stamped (3c).
you will receive an outline without
any charEe,
Evening star., 1938-10-06
act of Thomas Jeffer

GREATEST act of Thomas Jetfer-
~ son, first President of the United
States to be inaugurated in Washing
ton City, was the purchase Of the ex-
tensive Louisiana Territory from
France for the sum Of $15.000,000.
The purchase, made in the year 1903,
was sanctioned by Napoleon, not so
much out Of friendliness toward the
United States as because he feared he
could not hold the port of New Orleans
against British attack.
Strange as it seems, the Louisiana
Purchase did not include all of the
present State Of Louisiana, omitting
about one-half Of it; it did include all
Of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa,
Arkansas and Missouri.
Also included were most Of the
States of Colorado. Wyoming, Montana,
South Dakota, North Dakota and Min
nesota, and parts of Texas, New Mex
leo. Utah, Mississippi and Alabama.
In the map shown, the shaded area
of Louisiana was added to the United
States by the Louisiana Purchase: the
remainder Of the State then belonged
to Texas.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
new MANAGEMENT
new YEARS GIFT nine

With the mill shut down for the
summer months, McLaren Brothers
operation at the Newyears Gift
mine at Cooke city is doing develop
Inent work, using drill to pros
pect the formation before mining
1t is reported that the mine is
under new management but the de-
tails of the deal involved are not
known locally. Testing operations
are in charge of Fred Plat of
Billings. 1t is steam shovel OPP
Grafton, the gold values coming
from a sticky red clay said to assay
$50 per ton. The material Is haul
ed by truck to the mill.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
SEC ISSUES
DECISION
UNITY GOLD

Text of the findings of the Unity
Gold corporation case before the
Securities & Exchange commission
at Washington, d. c., has been re-
ceived, giving details of the events
which led to the issuance of a stop
order against the company. Incor-
Dorated in 1884, by a group of
stockholders of the North Butte
Mining Co., a Minnesota corpora
ton, 1t had a capitalization of
1 goo, 900 shares of a par value of
10 cents of which 3S0,367 shares
were issued. The company took
over the Katinka claims of Colo
RADIO corporation OF the same name
against which stop order was is
sued by the Federal Trade Commits
sion In 1884. Payment of the un-
paid balance of the purchase price
for the Katinka properties, amount
ing to $14,S66.88 was made on
October Is, 1884. The properties
have been actively operated since
May, 1885.
John L. Cronan of New York City
was the underwater, purchasing
rs 900 shares of the company's
stock for s47,7I2.50 and taking an
option on additional shares. The
rs, 600 shares we're not to be reg
istered, Cronan claiming an exemp-
tion under the 500, 600 exemption
proviso. The commission held that
the actual plan was to issue 60O,-
600 shares and the initial issue of
$4,000 was part thereof and there
fore not subject to exemption. |
there was sold $4,000 |
shares, which exceeded the offering |
made in the prospectus.
One phase was the failure to show |
in the registration statement on the /
100000 shares that Paul A. Cow
had withdrawn and application to /
sell stock in Wisconsin when it be-
ca meapparent that 1t would be de-
MED. The registration statement
merely showed that it was with
drawn without prejudice" and did
not show that it would likely have
been denied.
The commission also held against
the "write-up" of the company's
assets which were written up from
s31. 202.25 to $167,4O0 in the val
nation of assets OF the company
although it had no blocked-out ore
n two years OF operation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13

atoms due to surplus copper &C
cumulations and the East Helena
smelter of the American Smelling
& Refining Co. shut down on July
5. 1898, owing to labor difficulties.
In 1887 there we're about 900 mines
outside of Butte, producing and de-
veloping. Of which about 500 were
shippers. Due to the smelter cur
tailments only about 100 of these
properties are working today.
1.-THE officers of the Mining as
ISOLATION have done everything with
in their power to work with the
mediators to settle the East Helena
strike and to get reductions in
freight rates, so that ore can be
economically shipped from Mon
tana points to the smelters at
Tacoma and Salt Lake city. While
results from these efforts are slow,
we hope to accomplish something
to help the shippers in the near
future, especially those shippers
who produce ore with a value of
$40 or under and who produce
concentrates from low grade ores.
The Montana railroad commission
is handling this matter with the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern
and Union Pacific Railways and
we have asked them to give us a
definite decision as quickly as pos
sible The railroads must realize
that with all these outside mines
shut down, they are getting no ore
freight from these mines, no freight
into the mining camps and little
freight of finished products from
smelters.
1.-THE misguided suggestion of
having the Government build Gus
tom smelters, especially for gold
and silver ores, will not work out
from a technical operating stand
point, as 1t takes some heavy metal
of volume like copper or lead to
gather the gold and silver out of the
molten furnace mass. Otherwise a
large part of the gold and silver
will remain in the Stag, and the
shipper will suffer thereby.
"Inasmuch as the government
Is advancing moneys for a great
many projects, the government
could buy the copper and lead neces-
sary to run existing smelters to
smelt gold and silver ores and when |
therein again a good market for
cad and copper the government |
could sell its holdings of those
metals.
with the flotation and gravity |
of milling gold and silver
)res, concentrates are produced. |
Right now these concentrates can
lot be sold to the smelters. How
ever, some of these concentrates
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13

which adjoins the cinnabar ore
mine. The ore pile for shipment
averages 1OS ounces in silver and
$40 in gold. Some ore runs as
high as 233 ounces in silver and
50 IN gold. Gold values are in
crsaslng with depth.
The mill ore averages IS ounces
in silver and SO in gold and con-
centration tests by gravity methods
give 764.7 ounces in silver and s32
in gold. Flotation method Ia the
mill is expected to give still higher
results and greater recovery.
Recently a shoot of stibnite ore,
or anthony, was opened up on
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Government Owned
Custom Smelter Plan Not
Deemed Practical

Belief that the construction of smeers by the federal
government with federal funds highly impractical
He said that the association hopes hasten settlement of
labor difficulties which resulted in the shutdown of the East
Helena smelter
Discussing the situation he said:
I'm the early part of June 1888 the Washoe smelter of
the Anaconda Copper Mining Co. drastcaIy curaied oper
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13

can be treated in cyanide plants
and the gold and silver recovered in
the shape of bullion which, at all
times, can be shipped to the U. S.
Mint A great many of the crude
ores can be treated by Amalgama-
ton and the cyanide process, rather
than by concentration and thus be
Independent of the smelters. Loans
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation are available to going
mines for such treatment plants.
THE Washoe Smelter is not
classed as a custom smelter. as the
bulk of its ores come from its own
properties. The East Helena
smelter is a custom one, but most
of it's ores come from Idaho, so we
really have only one custom smelter
in the safe, altho the Washoe
Shelter is always glad to take out
side ores when running regularly
on copper ores. Therefore, any
legislation directed a.
gainst the East Helena smelter may
cause its owners to move it to
another state.
I'm any event, we think it the
matter of only short time before
both smelters again will purchase
custom ores"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Uncover Cinnibar Ore
In Maiden Silver Mine

LEWISTOWN-Reports come from Maiden mining
district that deposit of cnnbar quicksilver is being
developed by Western Mines Corp the vein and
at depth
The vein is from three five feet wide assays running
from 81 per up 28 per of quicksilver
is expected The is commercial from 81 per cent as
much in the United States only 20 per This
ore has a market value of $40 to SIS per ton
Much silver is being. developed and mined at the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13

surface and it gives high assays
in gold values besides the silver.
This discovery is of great import
ance as it indicates richer gold ore
in depth and identical ore formation
as the Spotted Horse mine. The
ore now is composed of pyrits,
arsenapyrite telluride and anthony
sulphides besides ruby silver or
pyragirite, rich silver-gold sui
phide. The tellurides as well as
the anthony are carrying rich
values in gold.
An assay office has been erected
and building for compressor equip
ment is being completed.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Custom Mills

EIGHTH: The Mining Associa-
ton of Montana strongly recon-
mends the liberalization of r. F. c..
Mining loans, for the construction
of small custom milling plants in
proved mining districts of Mon
tana. where no milling facilities
are now available, or where 1t is
not possible because of lack of
capital or otherwise, for the small
Independent operators to build their
own concentration plants.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS
COMMITTEE CONVENTION, MINING
ASSOCIATION OF MONTANA,
AUGUST, 9Th and 9th, 1888,
DILLON, MONTANA


FIRST: WHEREAS, emergen-
cies existing during recent years
that made necessary the exemption
of annual assessment work on I'M
patented mining claims having
passed.
BE TT RESOLVED, that the
Mining Association of Montana is
opposed to further exemptions Of
such work.
Failure TO do annual work has
resulted in almost entire cessation
of mineral development in the Unit
ed States, and holders of both pat
ented and unpatented mining claims
should be urged and encouraged
to develop their holdings, thus help
ing to relieve the unemployment
situation, and greatly Increasing
the wealth OF the nation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Tariff On Metals

FOURTH: Because OF the great
difference between the domestic and
foreign industry as regards the cost
OF production of copper, lead and
zinc, the Mining Association of Mon
tana is strongly opposed to any
reduction in the present tariff pro-
lection of these metals, their ores,
concentrates or finished products,
in any reciprocal trade agreements
which the United States enters into
with foreign countries.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Dillon Hosts

TENTH; WHEREAS, this. the
4th Annual Convention Of the Min
ing Association of Montana, has
been an outstanding success, the
A Association desires to express its
sincere thanks and appreciation to
the Beaverhead County Mining AS
ISOLATION, the Dillon Chamber OF
Commerce, the American Legion
and all other local agencies who
have contributed so splendidly to
the success of hte Convention. The
Association particularly desires to
thank the ladies of Dillon for the
splendid entertainment program for
the visiting ladies.
ELEVENTH: BE 1T FURTHER
RESOLVED that copies of the above
resolutions be sent to Montana's
Representatives and Senators in the
National Congress, Mr. John Wei
lington Finch, Director of the Unit
ed States Bureau of Mines, Secre-
tary Of State Cordell Hull, Direc-
tor John D. Norton. of the Mining
Loan Division of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation. President
John Collins, of the Beaverhead
Mining Association, r. M. Barrett,
President of the Dillon Chamber of
Commerce, and Mayor D. A. Gait,
of Dillon, Montana.
To the Mining Association of
Montana, in session at Dillon,
Montana.
We, your Committee on Resolu-
tons, have prepared, submit and
recommend the passage of the
Resolutions herewith submitted
IL in all.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Mine DepletiOn

SECOND: The Mining AssOcia-
ton of Montana strongly favors
the maintenance of the existing
15% allowance for mine depletion
in any future revenue legislation
of the National Congress.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
NOn-ferrOus Ore

THIRD: RESOLVED: That the
import tariffs be raised on ores
and metals used in the making Of
alloy steels such as manganese,
chrome, tungsten, ETC., so that the
domestic production of these ores
and metals will be substantially
stimulated, giving employment to
miners now on the relief roll.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Dept. Of Mines

FIFTH: RESOLVED: That
there be established in the United
States a Department of Mines, with
cabinet portfolio similar to the De-
partment Of Agriculture, to which
the mineral industry can directly
take its national problems. 1t is
further recommended that the exist
ing highly efficient technical Bur-
eaus such as United State Bureau
OF Mines and the United States
Geological Survey, be placed under
the direction of the proposed De-
partment of Mines.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Wagner Act

NINTH: The Mining Association
of Montana strongly urges the Modi-
fication or amendment of the Wag-
ner Act to the end that the National
Labor Relations Board may be an
impartial tribunal to whom employ
err and employees alike may appeal
nm an enua1 footing
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Freight Rates

SIXTH: WHEREAS, an emer-
gency exists because of the shut
down or curtailment of Montana
smelters, 1t is recommended that
the negotiations now being carried
on by the officers OF this Associa-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
RESOLUTIONS
- Passed by the Mining Association of Montana at

ftion with the railroads Of Montana,
for the establishment OF lower
freight rates to outside smelters
during the present emergency, be
acffvaIv continued
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13
Roads

SEVENTH: WHEREAS, there is
an urgent need for mine to market
roads, the Mining Association OF
Montana strongly recommends that
the National Congress appropriate
additional funds to the National
Forest Service; such funds to be
ear-marked and to be used only for
building roads in the National For
est, for the mutual benefit both of
the forest service and the mining
districts located within the National
Forest
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Lease and Property Ownership Map Of
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Corrected up to date 500 Montana
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sis the process of obtaining from a
lot Of ore a smaller quantity that
contains, in unchanged percentages,
all the constituents Of the original lot
u. s. BUREAU OF MINES.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13

This is one of our regular jobs.
During the past 20 years. our WashOe
Sampler has sampled and purchased
for cash millions Of tons of gold, silver
and copper ores and concentrates, at
the rate of 1900 tons a day.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-08-13

Specialists in Large and Small
MACHINERY REPAIRS
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Decker News

Miss Edna Mae Helton visited
Friday at the home of her bro
ther and siSter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Helton, a t
tongue River, while Raymond
accompanied his mother, Mrs.
Andy Helton, to Sheridan.
D.. Carbone and nephew,
Dominic Carbone, were business
callers in Hardin and Billings
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week.
Joe Brown of Birney visited
at the Tongue River dam Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Soma
maker visited at the James
Armstrong home Friday after
noon.
Marcus Nance is visiting his
, mother, Mrs. Name P. Nance
at Tongue River. Marcus re-
Gently returned from Minneap-
oils where he has been attend
ing the university.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Maberb
left Saturday evening for Bill
lings where they spent the
Fourth.
Duane and Vincent Miller
called at the James Armstrong
home Monday morning.
Frank Mckinney was a bus
mess caller at the Tongue
River dam Saturday. MIR. Nc
Kinney was looking for help to
assist him in putting up his
hay and is finding it hard to
ind a man.
Fob Miller, state representa-
tive from Lodge Grass, was in
the community on business
Monday.
Andrew Andy" Anderson and
Larry Toole, state engineers
from the Tongue River dam,
left Friday for Bozeman where
they celebrated the Fourth.
Kenneth Dewitt and Oliver
Nelson called at the James
Armstrong home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Powell,
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Beau
dette and little daughter, Shir-
ley, left Saturday morning for
the mountains where they will
spend a three day holiday.
D. Carbone called at the
Frank Mckinney home Friday
evening.
Doll Lane is taking care of
the Thompson store at Tongue
River while the Thompsons are
on a three-day vacation over
the Fourth.
Everett Bruner left Saturday
afternoon for Belle Fouche, S.
D.. He will attend the celebra-
ton there.
Decker community lays claim
to raising the tops in chickens.
Pullets not quite five months
old, owned and raised by Mrs.
Andy Helton of Upper Spring
creek, are now laying eggs.
Even more remarkable, one of
them is laying three-yolked
eggs.
A meeting was held at the
Decker hall last Tuesday for
the purpose of explaining crop
insurance to the Decker farm
ers. Only a few we're in attend
ance. Those who were present
state that the meeting was
most instructive. The speakers
were R. G.. Riley and Guy Van
Cleve of Hardin.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-07-07
Upper Rotten Cross

Mr.. and Mrs. Denver Sherman
were Billings visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Standish
were in Hardin Friday.
Frank Gregory was in Hardin
Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wiley
were Sheridan visitors Wednes-
day.
Jean Link left for her home
in Sheridan after visiting a week
with the WilleyS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell McDan-