Forest protection discussed at Idaho board luncheon
Idaho's Board of Trade for Forest Protection urged a comprehensive state forest policy to conserve 700000 acres of merchantable timber worth about 30000000 dollars. Donald A Callahan warned that rivalries have blocked past bills and called for a statewide reforestation and protection program during Forestry Protection Week.
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Board of Trade
Idaho
Donald A. Callahan
Callahan
Senate
United States
Beaver Consolidated plans important work near Beaver Creek
William Schielding of Spokane and mining engineer Chas Goodsell visited the Beaver Consolidated Mines property at the head of Beaver Creek. The firm, formed from Friend Mining, now holds 12 claims in Coeur d'Alene district and aims to resume active development this summer with a new five-drill compressor and a small milling plant to speed ore production. Plans include ball mill and flotation unit upgrades to allow occasional shipments. ore is lead-silver and zinc. The site is a mile and a half from the railroad with good wagon access. Continuous ore for 400 feet in the main Kenavner Consolidated tunnel. 65 feet shaft in the lower tunnel. tunnel No.1 extends 725 feet and may reach 900 feet with 1200 more feet to uncover a large lead-silver ore shoot beneath a massive outcrop. Prospects look favorable for significant ore development this summer.
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William Schielding
Spokane
Beaver Consolidated Mines Company
Chas. Goodsell
Beaver Creek
Beaver Consolidated Company
Friend Mining Company
Coeur d'Alene
Schielding
Lookout Mountain Company
Schlerding
Kenaver Consolidated
Sehlerding
Ajax Crosscut Progress at Ten Feet a Day in April
Ajax Mining manager A C Bixby and contractor Mr Anderson report the crosscut advancing through hard formation at about 10 feet daily in April with potential for a record. By April 1 the remaining distance to reach the Ajax vein stood at 1900 feet, leaving hope for a continued high average if conditions permit.
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A. C. Bixby
Burke
Ajax Mining Company
Anderson
Bixby
Ajax
County Eyes Paving Yellowstone Trail Plan
County officials in Shoshone discuss a federal state backed plan to standardize and pave the Yellowstone Trail from Mullan to Kellogg with an estimated 675000 total cost and a 58 42 split. If accepted bonds of about 300000 are needed, with interest covered by annual road funds and a decade to repay, paving would end maintenance costs for the county.
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Mullan
Kellogg
J. H. Taylor
D. W. Price
John Wood
Spokane
W. J. Hall
Hall
Shoshone County
Bonds Fail By Narrow Margin In City Election News
The city rejected a 25000 fire station bond by 26 votes amid low turnout. L L Leighty defeated incumbent D H DeLong for city clerk by 92 in a 652 total, with mayor Toole and council members renominated without opposition. The piece notes repairs to the old station may be needed and praises the city administration’s performance.
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L. L. Leighty
DeLong
L. Leighty
D. H. DeLong
Toole
C. A. Keating
Hugh Toole
Sun Co. A. Keating
F. E. Stone
Steve Eddins
Jas. H. Munson
Roy Morris
Guy L. Kellogg
D. E. Wickward
Carroll Beamer
Jas. R. Teasdale
Sonora Ore Vein Shows Strong West Drift and East Extension
In Sonora Oregon a drift of about 40 feet west from the crosscut exposes ore from 12 to 18 inches wide, a galena and quartz mix. Work has shifted east on the east side, with similar ore prospects, suggesting an ore shoot cap at 76 feet above the tunnel. A thin surface show is expected after this drift, with plans to move to the old tunnel 375 feet below.
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Lune
Sonora
Lake City attorney writes 10 the Miner correction
Coeur d Alene Idaho April 21 1093 letter to the editor corrects a front page item about platinum discoveries near Wolf Lodge. author notes engineers planned to investigate with chemists present and that mining firms have nothing to conceal while asking for balanced scrutiny and a prominent correction in the paper.
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Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
The
Miner
Wolf Lodge
Carshou and Wilson Properties
Dosier
Francis A. Thomson
Idaho School of Mines
Dean Thomson
Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Caribou Mining Company
Dogier
Titus
Carbou Mining Company
Dozier
Mr. Titus
Dozier and
Silver Producers Plan Hearings Over Pittman Act Ruling
Silver producers protest a treasury ruling that 10,000,000 ounces of silver priced at 1 per ounce under the Pittman act should be deducted from purchases. A special Senate committee may hold hearings in Washington to seek facts and may push the Comptroller General to reverse the ruling. The issue involves potential losses to miners and questions about the legality of allocations and possible cancellations.
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SLVER
Avy Department
Pittman
Senate
Nichoson
Colorado
Sterling
South Dakota
Washington
Gooding
Idaho
Walsh
Montana
Oddie
Nevada
Nevada Mine Operators’ Association
Treasury Department
Department
Mint
India
Taker
Treasury
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