Lead Price Sparks Mining Boom in Coeur d'Alene
Lead prices surpass six cents a pound fueling a mining upswing in the Coeur d'Alene district. Demand rises with limited production and Mexican imports, while London prices stay high. Zinc shows a rebound. analysts foresee strong demand and renewed activity as development firms plan to resume operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
London
Europe
United States
Coeur d'Alene
Congress
Ear
Resolutions Adopted By The Board Of Trade For Mines Aid
The Board of Trade urges senators and representatives from Shoshone County to secure an appropriation equal to the last legislature for the state bureau of mines and geology. The preamble highlights cooperative work with the U S Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey, the phosphate and clay resources, and water resources study benefiting mining and agriculture, warning that defeat would end the bureau and harm Idaho’s interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Bureau of Mines and Geology
D. A. Callahan
R. E. Thomas
R. L. Brain
State Bureau of Mines and Geology
State University At
Moscow
U. S. Bureau of Mines
U. S. Geological Survey
Idaho
United States
Shoshone County
State University
Shombone
Shoshone
Brainard bills to revoke licenses for intoxicated driving
KR L Brainard of Shoshone county introduces a bill to revoke the driving license of any chauffeur guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The measure requires judges to revoke licenses, notify the commissioner of law enforcement, and forward the license for immediate revocation and reissuance after the penalty period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. L Brainard
Shoshone
Commissioner of Law Enforcement
Mines and Their Taxation in Idaho
Idaho mining shapes its economy far beyond ore payout, supporting farm markets, jobs, and state revenue. The article explains net profit taxes since 1903, the shift from guesswork to definite basis, and the unique depreciation of mine property versus other assets. It argues for informed citizen understanding of mining’s role and notes the series on freight rates, taxation, and Idaho’s dominant industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Day Will Case Denied Dismissal In Federal Will Contest
Agnes Loretta Day widow of BR Day sues to contest E R Day's will alleging conspiracies by executors Harry L Day Jerome J Day and John H Wourms. Judge Frank Deitrich rules matter belongs in federal court equity and allows trial. Bell mine strike in No 8 tunnel reports discovery of in place ore beyond old showings by leasers shipping grade ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Loretta Day
BR. Day
Jude Frank
Deitrich
United States District Court
Boise Dispatch
John H. Wourms
Harry L. Day
Jerome J. Day
E. R. Day
Court of Equity
Bell
Tarbox Mining Company to Seek Eastern Financing
Tarbox Mining Company directors have agreed to financing from eastern investors. Planned spring development may focus on the big south vein and further work on the original vein, where a substantial lead, silver, and zinc ore body exists. The company holds many claims on Packer Creek near Saltese, Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarbox Mining Company
Big South
Tarbox Company
Packer Creek
Saltese
Montana
Burbidge Heads to Cuba on Mining Mission
Frederick Burbidge, general manager of Federal Mining & Smelting, departs Sunday for Havana Cuba then travels to the island's east to visit his son in the sugar business. He will return to New York with his son, who will become the American representative of a large sugar company. Absence is about one month, delayed by the Morning mine fire now extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Burbidge
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Ha~ Yana
Cuba
Burbidge
New York
Bill by Callahan Protects Lienholders Over Forfeiture
Senator Donald A. Callahan from Shoshone county introduces a bill to allow lien creditors such as judgment, attachment, or mortgage holders to perform annual assessment work on unpatented mining claims to prevent forfeiture. If the owner fails to perform by June 1 each year, creditors may seek court orders to complete the work and preserve the claims until sheriff's deed issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. Callahan
Shoshone County
United States
Congress
American-Commander Plan for Development
Henry B. Kingsbury presents a stockholders report on American-Commander Mining & Milling outlining development work and plans. A detailed map by Julius P. Hall accompanies the report, with notes on Tunnel B, Tunnel 1, ore vein widths, and projected tunnel extensions to 2 and 3. Kingsbury cites adjacent Hunter ore reserves as a basis for expected large lead zinc ore, and confirms a capital increase to 1,500,000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American-Commander Mining & Milling Company
Henry B. Kingsbury
Julius P. Hall
Knute Rosdale
Mr. Kingsbury
Hunter
Independence Lead Development Plan at No 4 Tunnel
Independence Lead outlines a major expansion plan after transferring development to No 4 tunnel 400 feet below No 3. The No 2 and No 3 workings show wide mineralized zones with milling grade ore in shoots and a favorable crosscut extension, with a direct approach planned to prove and exploit extensions down to No 4 and into the Morning vein system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Lead
No. 3
No. 2
No. 1
Independence
F. Augustus Heinze
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Hunter
Independence Group
Heinge
No. 4
Black~ Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Engineering and Mining Journal-Press
Journal-Press
THE
Boise
Inter
Bill
Brainard
Guy Flenner
Moise, Idaho
Independence Lead Mines Company
Day Will Case
Tarbox
Bill BY
Callahan
Treasury
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!