Columbus Company Fine Ore Showing Promising Mineral Section
Columbus Mining Company on Eagle creek reports a strong ore showing across thirteen claims at East Eagle and Tributary creeks. Superintendent Victor Carlson and chief engineer Sidney L. Shonts note a new east drift containing lead zinc and silver in a true fissure vein, with a second easterly vein uncovered by placer mining. Shonts urges rapid crosscut exploration to determine vein position and value.
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Columbus
Eagle Creek
East Eagle
Victor Carlson
Sidney L. Shonts
Shonts
Towles
Hecla Mining Declares 20 Cents Dividend Per Share
The Hecla Mining Company paid a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share last Monday in June plus an extra cent per share, totaling 20 cents. The disbursement reached $200,000, bringing total dividends to $8,205,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mpany
Hecla Mining Company
Hecke Company
Candidates file for county offices in Wallace district
At the close of business yesterday evening the following candidates for county offices filed papers with the county recorder. Prosecuting attorney names include John L. Fitzgerald of Wallace, John H. McEvers of Wallace, Milton W. Emmett of Nellogs. Sheriff candidates are William Squance, Jesse Freeman, and William J. Hatley, all of Wallace. commissioners from Burke and Kellogg districts. Treasurer John Lucas of Wathee. Committeeman C. W. Brown of Kellogg precinct. Democrats for public instruction include Wallace treasurer F. Brown. Sheriff Euy Sage of Burke and committeeman Patrick Prady of Wallace precinct No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
John L. Fitzgerald
Wallace
John HM. McEvers
Milton W. Emmett
Nellogs
William Squance
Jesse Freeman
William J. Hatley
Democraticat of Public Instres
Wallac
F. Brown
Euy Sage
Burke
Patrick — Prady
Macbeth visits Idaho mining regions to survey state conditions
Ravenel Macbeth, or a lackey, secretary of the Idaho Mining Association, spent several days in the city last week and left Friday to visit Homer and Boundary county mines. He plans to tour northern mining districts before moving south to finish statewide mining condition investigations. He has been in Washington most of the past year representing Idaho's mining industry in legislation and departments. Before reaching Wallace, he stayed at the summer home of Jerome J. Day, Idaho Mining Association president, on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
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Ravenel Macbeth
Idaho
Idaho Mining Association
Homer
Boundary
South
Mrr
Macbeth
Washington
Congress
Wallace
Jerome J. Day
The
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Lookout Road to Summit Lookout Pass Conference
Public works commissioner W J Hall is to meet county commissioners later this week to discuss Lookout Road construction to Lookout pass summit. County surveyor Julius P Hall finished a six mile line from the summit to Willow Creek on a six percent grade. Officials favor building the road if the state will reimburse one third of costs. a conference with Hall will address this condition.
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W. J. Hall
Lookout Pass
Julius P Hall
Willow Creek
Hall
Commissioner of Public Works
Salvage and Mining Near Great Britain and Columbus Group
Salvage operations around Great Britain report 260 million dollars recovered from war wrecks aided by U S invention. Nearby Columbus mining neighbors include Jack Waite with ore shipments and U S Silver Lead Mining pushing a crosscut to continue a rich ore shoot 160 feet above. Columbus Mining is a Delaware corporation controlled by Philadelphia interests. founder E P Gallagher of Philadelphia retains large holdings after years of development and litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Jack Waite
Columbus
U. S. Silver- Lead Mining Company
Columbus Company
The
Columbus Mining Company
Philadelphia
Columbus Group
E. P. Gallagher
Wallace to Welcome Visitors for July Fourth Weekender
Wallace gears up for a two day July Fourth celebration beginning Sunday with a parade from the corner house and a Grand theater program at 10 30 Monday featuring the Star Spangled Banner Address of Welcome and patriotic readings. An aeroplane exhibit is planned with a new landing ground at Osburn prepared for long distance visibility and permanent use. A purse of 300 is posted for a ball game between Mallan and Wallace Sunday, with the winner meeting Kellone Monday for a 200 first prize.
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Coeur d'Alene
Wallace
Grand Theater
Coner House
Grand
Husty Toole
Sally Gyde
Callahan
Merica
Mallan
Kellone
Osburn
Teneth
Placer Miners Return From Clearwater to Work Near Moose City
Joh Tibbett and William Laydon returned from the Clearwater at week start to rest here until after the Fourth. They own placer land near the old Moose City camp and expect a strong summer cleanup. Since April they have stripped and tested ground, showing prospecting results around $60 in small nuggets. They have held the ground for years, hoping for returns this summer. Independence Placer Co. adjoining, eight men employed under William Fahle, building a bed rock flume and ditch for hydraulic mining plans one and a half miles long.
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Joh ‘Tibbett
William Laydon
Clearwater
Suppiex
Moose City
Nusseta
Messrs
Tibbett
Laydon
Independence Placer Company
Tibbett and Layton
William Fahle
Montana Idaho Copper Tunnel Advances Toward Monitor Vein
The Montana Idaho Copper Mining company reports the great tunnel near the Monitor vein has advanced 6 400 feet with about 3 000 feet to go. Harry Hale of Mullan runs the project on two shifts at nine to ten feet daily. The firm, successor to the Monitor, sunk a 600 foot shaft from the summit, shipping ore netting about 73 000 dollars before a fire destroyed buildings and equipment. The new company was formed to drive the deep tunnel to reach the vein 1 800 feet below the surface, a plan seen as vital for Addir district and for connecting other properties to the Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana- Idaho Copper Mining Company
Monitor
W. J. Kirby
Harry Hale
Mullan
Montana-Idaho Company
Dilvide
Idaho
Montana
Addir
Rockford Mining resumes work on west fork claims
Rockford Mining company restarts operations on the west fork of Big Creek. Work will focus in the lower tunnel where a six foot vein was cut at the 800 foot station. A 60 foot drift is to be extended for several hundred feet to beneath the upper workings amid exposed ganeta. Road access to the property has been repaired and preliminary work completed.
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Columbus
Shonts
Murray
Od Hope
Rockford Mining Company
Big Creek
Kellogg News
Conner Visits Wallace Senatorial Candidate from Sandpoint
Captain Albert Ht. Conner of Sandpoint, Republican hopeful for United States Senate, visited Wallace on personal business. He praised Harding Coolidge as a strong ticket, predicted Idaho would vote Republican, and noted Shoshone County backing for Beale, with plans to travel to southern Idaho afterward.
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Sandpoint
Albert Ht. Conner
United States
Wallace
Chicago Union
Harding
Conner
Ohio
Merrow County
Coolidge
Idaho
Senate
Wale
Pocatello
Shoshone
W. Beale
Deane Ketchel Fight Tops Fourth of July Wallace Cards
Se wel Donne of Coeur d Alene meets Lewiston’s Young Stanley Ketchel in a 10 round headliner at the Grand theatre in Wallace on Monday at 1. The undercard features George Hatwell vs Johnnie Goggin in six rounds and Ruteh Rixzonnelli vs Fat Balls in four rounds. Reserved seats cost 3, 2, and 1.50 dollars.
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Sewell Donne
Coeur du Alene
Stanley Ketchel
Lewiston
Wallace
Deane
Coeur d'Alene
Ketehel
Fite
Grand Theatre
George Hatwell
Johnnie Goggin
Big Creek Case Postponed to July 8 for Merit Trial
The court hearing of the city M Kellogg and Kellogg Power & Water Co. against Big Creek Mining Co. was postponed from last Saturday to July 8. The temporary restraining order against tailings deposits in the creek will be resolved when the case is tried on its merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Kellogg
Kellogg Power & Water Company
Tig Creek
J. M. Flynn
Tix Creek Company
Back From the East Returns of George St Trask Mine Engineer
George St Trask, a mining engineer from this city, arrived back this week after a month in New York, where he had been for the past month or more on mining mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George St. Trask
New York
Mininse
Mines Plan Short Holiday Week for Fourth of July
Mining companies in the district will close for two and three day periods to celebrate the Fourth of July. Hull, Heela, Hunter, Tamarack, Federal, Interstate Callahan, Hercules and Hunker will likely close on July 3 4 and 6 with other firms not yet announced.
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Hull
Heela
Hunter
Tamarack
Federal
Interstate-Callahan
Hercules
Camp Easton Opens as Regional Scout Camp Name
The Toy Scouts of Shoshone County acquired land at Fennett Bay near Coeur d’Alene for a 100 foot water frontage bathing area and established Camp Baston in honor of Stanley A. Easton. The camp, five and a half miles from Coeur d’Alene, will host 22 scouts on June 20 with others to follow, overseen by Percy Prager and Mrs. Prager. The first group will spend two weeks under Miss Friday and Miss Grace, with Hoy Rcouts and Wolf Cats arriving later to establish a month long camp.
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Shoshone County
Toy Scouts
Fennett Bay
Coon
Baston
Stanley A. Easton
Tinker Hi & Sullivan Company
Mixs
Mins
Hoy Rcouts
Wolf Cats
Percy Prager
Scot Executive
Mrs. Prager
Cimnp Ie Ithent
Coeur A Alene
Omaha and Thistle Group Developments near Canyon Creek
AUS Vinten from Spokane inspected Omaha property owned by him with development led by Olwon. Paulson bought the Thistle Group of twelve claims south of Omaha. Ground now entered from Omaha workings. Brade Development reports crosscut from Headlight to Rose Olympia vein advanced about 650 feet, about half the distance. Progress hindered chiefly by labor availability. May crosscut reached 306 feet. current month records uncertain.
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Aus Vinten
Spokane
Omaha
Ant
Th Olwon
Paulson
Thistle Group
Maulson
Canyon Creek
Mace
Patrick Brady
Brady Development Company
Rose-Olympia
Hrady
Industrial Training visit to Idaho school praised
Probation officer Olaf Ruddy of Hoxhone county returned from a tour of the Idaho Industrial Training School at St Anthony. He congratulated Superintendent W D Vincent and the student built Gem State Argus, noting the institution trains youths in school subjects and trades. The facility includes eighteen buildings and a well managed farm, with strong health provisions and ideal climate, prompting Ruddy to seek continued liberal funding.
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Olaf Ruddy
Hoxhone County
Idaho Industrial Training School
St Anthony
Fime
Ruddy
W. D. Vincent
Studdy
Tim
Gem State Argus
St. Anthony
DREDGE OF YUKON GOLD 60 READY FOR SURFACE RISE
Rumors swirl in Walace about the Murray Yukon Gold dredge sinking during repairs. The Miner reports the massive 1,000 ton steel hull may surface in days, with 26 cables, nine pumps, and sandbag piers prepared to prevent tipping as crews pump water and ballast.
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Walace
Yukon Gold Company
Murray
Twoight
Tmagginti
United States
Maskn
Yukon
Inell
Ths
Navy
Yukon Id Company
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Gyde-Taylor
Therrette Towles
Hecla Dividen Co
North
Lookout Road
Rockford
Ketchel
Camp Easton
Brady Development
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