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Show 1TIII IE AT PlfJE GREEK STARTS Price of Metal Rising, Mm mg Men Predict Activity in Coeur d'Alenes Special to The Tribune WALIACE Idaho Sept 1 With prices for antimony ad ancing 100 per cent witb in the last two weeks due to the short age occasioned by the European war own era of antimon veins in the Coeur d Alenes are preparing for Immediate ac tion on their long closed properties. Work on the Pine Creek arrtimon mine, un der lease to A J Bralnard and as so elates began this week This Ii one or the bst known pro du ers of tl is ore in the west, having shipped stead ly for several years in the earl) 90s It was equipped with a smoke process for re jo erlng the metal The mill was designed by Seattle engineers Much of the crude produft was shipped direct to German) while Sew York mar keta took the balance The mine will soon be In readiness for active shipments and should the quotat ons ne faorable It Is though se eral other antlmonj pro ducers will be opened up in the Coeur d Alenes New 'iork n otat ons are 17 eents per pound for an mnnj with Indications of the prl e o rK 2 ents In the near future Ant mon m nes hav lain dor mant in this ountrv while the wo Id s supplv came from hina and Japan With no tariff en ry nto this country from the English smel e s which practl ally on oiled tic murket was at a lower rate un t e Amert .an m nes co d pro duce I aw rw er a Sin e this sup p as b n s ut ff and the ttnek o hand near y exhaustel t Is thought y nlnlng men that slderable a t ity will be man I it In so at on e |