Show successful WOMEN MINERS edith smith dau daughter z ahter of J F smith manager of the florence ore company and her chum mrs mary marisol Par isol have been working in a mine at grangeville Grange ville idaho for several weeks and have earned money to buy christmas presents for the two families it took more time to convince miss smiths father who owns the property that they were in earnest than it did to secure his consent they were permitted to do the assessment asse on one of the claims and in payment were given all the ore mined they broke the ore loose wheeled it out of the tunnels sorted it and loaned it on burros which carried it to the custom mill at florence where it was milled the ore is worth 38 a ton and as it cost only about 6 a ton to deliver it at the mill including wages for the girls they netted 32 a ton on the transaction they will probably continue to handle ore from properties owned by the company 0 |