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Newspaper
Wallace Miner
Location
Wallace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1922
Page
6
A large crowd gathered at Kellogg for the Lincoln day banquet honoring Republican leaders. Speakers included W. F. McNaughton, James F. McCarthy, and Donald A Callahan, with Rev. C. D. Yates and Milton W. Emmett presenting Lincoln texts. The event emphasized unity, education, and support for President Harding and Idaho’s university system.
Bulletin No 4 from the Idaho bureau of mines and geology surveys oil prospects in southern Idaho. Virgil Kirkham visits Caribou and Teton counties, outlining border, phospheria and Teton areas with topography geology maps and correlations to Montana and Wyoming beds. The report discusses conditions for oil accumulation and prospects for prospecting and development.
Kirkham outlines regional factors and presents evidence that some areas in Idaho are favorable for oil prospecting. A list of localities is given for test holes if development occurs, with caveat that commercial amounts are not guaranteed. The bulletin, available after March 1, 1922, costs 60 cents at Moscow Bureau of Mines and Geology.
Eugene J. Day, manager of the Hercules Mining company, died in Sacred Heart hospital Spokane after months of illness. Born August 1874 in Truckee California, he came to Wardner with his family in 1886, later directing Hercules and other mining interests. His funeral was held in Portland with local attendance and a city proclamation closing Wallace businesses during the service.
Lookout Mountain company employs fourteen men to build a cable tramway from the mine to the loading station on Pine Creek road. Work continues in the mine, with a growing ore shoot. The site remains the sensation of Pine Creek mining operations, signaling a potential bonanza.
At a weekly luncheon the Board of Trade endorsed a $65,000 plan by the state highway department and the forestry service to build a new road eliminating Mission flats along the Yellowstone trail in Idaho. It aims to speed action, meet forestry cooperation, and reduce a major trail hazard while seeking publicity for a trailman appointment.
CaldwellTribuned asserts many Caldwell men buy suits in Boise, despite local availability, urging residents to shop at home. The piece argues vanity, envy, and metropolitan allure drive out-of-town spending, urging locals to keep money in Caldwell amid scarce funds.
Critics attack Dean Francis A. Thomson of the University of Idaho school of mines for his exposure of promotions in Idaho and Washington. The dean seems not fully unaware, suggesting he would reconsider any public statement. He must exercise extraordinary care in his references to all promotions to avoid misstatements.
The Marine corps reopened enlistments to former army and navy personnel and to men with prior service. Previously restricted to former marines, the corps will again accept outstanding records from sister services. Major General John A. Lejeune set a fixed 000 recruit quota to maintain selective intake after lifting past limits.
In a letter reprinted from Metal Industry the Anaconda Copper Mining Company president explains the origin of the name. The Anaconda claim was located by Michael A Hickey near Butte in 1875 after placer mining began. Hickey linked the winding vein to the term Anaconda, a name adopted when the group of claims formed a company.
A. B. Kieth, Spokane office manager for the Lauzier-Wolcott company, visited from Spokane last Saturday with H. B. Kingsbury to inspect the big showing near Independence. Kieth, formerly city editor of the Tutte Miner in Hutte, spoke highly of the display.
Secretary-Treasurer W. Lewis of Pine Creek Mining and Milling Company located at 618 Cedar Street Wallace Idaho issues a notice to delinquent stockholders. The brief public notice informs holders of overdue shares and required action.
Anaconda Copper proposes listing stock with NYSE. President C F Kelley estimates 1922 production of copper 185 million pounds, zinc 100 million, silver 6.75 million ounces. Andes Exploration mines hold 20 million tons at 1.92 percent copper. Arizona Oil yields 1.86 million barrels to date, 33 thousand monthly now, 68 producing wells. Lead Products unit makes 18 to 20 tons daily with new white lead standard.
The Bureau of Mines issues a comprehensive report on carbon monoxide poisoning from inhalation after shot firing, mine explosions, or mine fires. It notes no uniform treatment method exists, but presents a laboratory-supported treatment approach.
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