302  CONTRIBUTIONS    TO    ECONOMIC    GEOLOGY,  1904.         [bull.  260.] 
tempt  of  the  Bunker  Hill  and  Sullivan  mine  to  free  itself  from  these' 
restrictions  brought  about  the  crisis  of  1899,  which  put  an  end  to  thej 
rule  of  the  unions. 
At  the  present  time  all  the  prominent  companies,  with  one  excep- 
tion, engage  their  men  through  a  central  employment  bureau.  The 
wages  paid  in  the  principal  mines  are  as  follows: 
Wages  paid  in  principal  mines  in  Coeur  (VAJenc  district,  Idaho. 
Foreman $6.  00  to  $7.  00 
Locomotive  engineers    (Morning  mine) G.  00 
Shift   bosses , 4.  00  to    6.00 
Head  blacksmiths 4.50 
Hoisting   engineers 4.00 
Blacksmiths    4.00 
Timbermen    3.  75  to    4.00 
Miners,  machine  men,  muckers,  mill  men,  and  black- 
smiths'   helpers 3.50 
Yard    men 3.00 
These  wages,  all  things  considered,  are  undeniably  good,  for  thJ 
district  is  readily  accessible,  has  a  moderate  altitude,  and  an  almost! 
ideal  climate.  The  mines,  moreover,  have  convenient  adits  and  are 
well  equipped  and  well  ventilated.  The  cost  of  living,  compared 
with  other  mining  districts  in  the  Kocky  Mountains,  is  moderate. 
The  present  conditions  in  the  district  appear  ^o  be  satisfactory  tcl 
employers  and  to  employees.  Wages  are  as  high  as  they  were  before! 
trouble  began,  but  lawlessness  no  longer  exists,  property  is  secure,  ancl 
mines  can  be  operated  without  improper  interference.  As  a  result! 
the  district  enjoys  a  prosperity  which  was  impossible  under  former! 
conditions  and  which  is  shared  by  all  who  are  developing  its  resources! 
Power. — The  district  is  well  supplied  with  water,  very  little  of' 
which  is  allowed  to  run  to  waste.  The  Bunker  Hill  and  Sullivan! 
Morning,  Hunter,  Hecla  Mammoth,  and  Standard  mills  are  all  run] 
by  water  power  for  at  least  part  of  the  year,  usually  by  Pelton  wheels] 
under  heads  up  to  900  feet.  Water  power  is  also  utilized  to  a  con-l 
siderable  extent  for  compressing  air,  the  Morning  mine  having  a 
100-drill  Rix  compressor  driven  by  Pelton  wheels  under  heads  oh 
1,200  to  1,500  feet,  The  Hecla  mill  and  the  pumps  in  the  Tiger-] 
Poorman  mine  are  usualty  run  by  electricity,  locally  generated  by  1 
water  power. 
Recently  electric  power,  generated  at  the  falls  of  Spokane,  has  beenl 
brought  into  the  district  and  is  used  in  running  the  Tiger-Poorman] 
and  Last  Chance  mills,  a  40-drill  compressor  at  the  Morning  mine,] 
and  other  machinery.     The  length  of  the  line  from  Burke  or  Mullan 
to   Spokane    is   about   100   miles.     In   1903   this  line   was   carrying 
45,000  volts  and  furnishing  about  1,600  horsepower.    The  cost  of  this 
