Proposed Revision of the Mining Laws Headlines a Broad Bill
A proposed bill seeks a complete revision and codification of U S mining law to double claim size to 40 acres, abolish extralateral rights, and require discoveries before patents while permitting location without discovery. It funds annual expenditures of 5 per acre, or 200 per year on full claims, with cash options in certain districts.
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United States
Congress
Leu
Interior Department
West
Mining law changes debated amid district opposition
A mining board discussion warns against replacing annual labor requirements with cash payments, arguing the present system spurs development and prevents loss of mining trade. The piece also notes surface rights for dumping by operating companies and urges preservation of frontiers landmarks linked to historic Mullan Road and Civil War era heroism.
Twin Falls Woman Defends Modern Female Garb Speech
Idaho woman Mia Burton Morse urged daughters to dress to appeal to men’s intellect at an Inter mountain and Pacific States Women’s Clubs gathering in Salt Lake City. She warned that high heels and short skirts signal a sex not a woman, urging change in dress standards. The Wallace board of trade champions preservation of Old Mission church and Mullan tree as local landmarks.
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Mia Burton Morse
Twin Falls
Salt Lake City
Intermountain and Pacific States Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. Morse
Idaho
Associated Press
Old Mission Church
Coeur d'Alene
Fourth of July Canyon
Wallace Board of Trade
Shoshone
Kootenai
Mullan
Brewer
Equilibrium Between Employer and Employee
A discussion on labor as a commodity versus wage setting. The public’s view of fair pay for fair work drives a practical wage equilibrium. Without consensus, the building program and employment levels stall, delaying economic recovery and work for the unemployed.
Lookout Pass Road and the Yellowstone Trail
County commissioners deserve commendation for helping build Lookout pass road part of the Yellowstone trail. The new road will have a uniform 5 percent grade on both sides, improve through scenic timber and extend the season by reducing snow closures, making the route a premier northwest highway for tourists and boosters along the Missoula to Spokane corridor.
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Lookout Pass
Tolaho-Montana Divide
Lookout
Montana
Northwest
Missoula
Spokane
Mineral County
Shoshone County
Coeur d'Alene
Kootenai County
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Medway
Plymouth Rock
Puget Sound
Hypotheek Mining Drift Progress Near Big Vein
Sam H Linn of the Hypotheek Milling company has been visiting the city. Drifting 1600 feet west of the shaft then 100 feet eastward shows a quartz stringer with oxidized iron and likely lead values. The vein at crosscut is about 60 feet wide but badly disturbed. a 20 foot unaffected section supports for ore. Drift aims for 600 feet depth toward the shaft.
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Sam H. Linn
Hypotheekining & Milling Company
Miners Prepare Bill to Revise United States Mining Laws
A special committee formed January 23 1917 by the director of the bureau of mines and urged by the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America drafted a bill to revise amend and codify U S mining laws. The measure outlines land open to exploration claims location penalties and patent procedures with protections for non mineral lands Alaska placer rights and annual work requirements. The proposal, labeled United States Mining Act, aims to standardize mineral claims on public lands and advance orderly development as Congress reviews the bill.
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Bureau of Mines
Mining and Metallurgical Society of America
United States
W. R. Ingalls
Walter Douglas
J. Parke Channing
J. Finlay
John Hayes Hammond
Kennen Jennings
L. D. Ricketts
Mr. Jennings
Horace V. Winchell
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
United States Land Office
Jlend
Alaska
United States Surveyor General
United Sates Land Office
Territory of
Avch Land Office
District Land Office
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Wallace
Union
Mullan Road
Board of Trade
Lookout Pass Road
Yellowstone Trail
Hypotheek
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