21 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Wallace Miner
Location
Wallace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
1
Miners timbermen muckers and surface workers across district mines will receive new daily wages plus bonuses effective next month. Miners earn 5.00 plus 0.50 bonus. timbermen 5.50. muckers 4.50. surface workers 4.25. A 0.50 daily bonus applies to mill men. The pay gap between miners and muckers widens to 50 cents daily, intended to spur advancement and relieve labor shortages.
Hon Donald A Callahan of this city has been drafted by the Republican state committee to follow the trail of Moses Alexander through Boundary Bonner Kootenai with Shoshone counties and present the real facts to voters. He will begin at Bonners Ferry next Monday evening September 45 and then proceed to Sandpoint Coeur d Alene St Maries Harrison Kellogg and Walla. He is described as a speaker of great force who can entertain while presenting campaign issues.
Wallace Powder Company announces a flat reduction of 2 cents per pound or $2 per 100 pounds on all mining explosive and stamping powder grades effective yesterday. New 50 pound cases of 40 per cent gelatin and other grades list prices between $19.40 and $22.90 per 100 pounds, with 20 per cent stumping powder at $16.90 to $18.15 per 100 pounds. This marks the third cut in explosives pricing this year as freight rates drop and pre war levels near.
Rumors say Kennan Mining plans rapid development of the Pony laich claims. Eastern financiers reportedly endorsed the large Kennan group owned by Colonel Chester T. Kennan, promising takeover and start of work this fall. The Fay Templeton property within the group has yielded notable gold and tungsten, with lead, silver, and zinc prospects also promising along the western Beaver creek extension of regional veins.
The Amy Matchless Mining Company reports a strong ore showing from a raise 8000 feet from the portal at Pine Creek. High grade milling ore, copper and silver values, and a widening vein suggest a large stoping area and potential mill construction as zinc prices and demand rise.
The Valentine crosscut, started last Friday, is 260 feet in and following a lead-silver stringer 3 to 6 inches wide. It aims to reach the vein about 150 feet farther at an estimated 200 feet depth, with surface shafts and open cuts showing ore and strong prospect evidence. The property lies 6 miles north of Deborgia and connects with the Silver Rock property.
A W Hoover head of the accounting department at Federal Mining and Smelting plans a trip to Canton Ohio to visit his father. He will depart by the Northern Pacific next Saturday morning and stay two to three weeks. This is his first visit home in 15 years due to his father's ill health.
Oreano Mining contracted to crosscut 300 feet to reach the vein. Contractors install a compressor to speed up drilling as hard formation slows hand work. The Oreano ground adjoins Sherman Lead and Tamarack&Custer areas. crosscut suggests the Sherman vein may extend into Oreano ground.
Paragon Consolidated Mining suspends operations after readiness to start production. Electric power installation by Washington Water Power was completed recently and repairs at the mill were to be made before production and shaft work. Superintendent Chris I Grimsmoe left for St Paul to attend a directors meeting.
Galena Mining company begins raising near midway of ore shoot to prove ore extent above tunnel level 400 feet drifting stops though ore shown in face includes 8 inches of Dinhera. If ore level aligns with plateau above, a large tonnage becomes available and plans shift to equipment and lifting facilities for early production. Development yields hopeful results for a producing mine in the Coeur d Alene region.
New York financier Charles Herzig, visiting Independence Lead and Coeur d'Alenes, predicts a national mining boom and potential for Nevada scale publicity. He praises The Miner for coverage, notes lead and zinc demand, copper company moves into manufacturing, and confirms plans to profit from Independence Lead. He arrived Thursday, spent two days evaluating underground workings, and expects $5 a share someday.
Wesley Everett of Amazon-Dixie Mining reports crosscut to a vein on the 800 level reached 536 feet with a 14 foot width drift expanding to the west and east. ore appears lead and copper rich and may yield commercial values, fueling plans for a mill and further development toward the Treasure Ground. Everett left for his ill daughter in San Francisco after arriving to assess the site.
Report details a new discovery at the Montana Idaho Adair property with ore 11 feet wide and copper content around 3 to 4 percent. Drift extended about 126 feet toward the Monitor shaft, at a depth of 1800 feet, signaling potential profitability and easing financing for regional development.
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