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THE WALLACE MINER
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Five Cents a Copy
WALLACE, IDAHO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1908
Vol. 2, No. 4
Ore Assaying from $20 to $55 is Taken
Out in Development
EVERAL hundreds of tons of concentrating ore, assaying from
_. $20 to $55 a ton, have been taken from the No. 2 lead on the
Interstate property at a little depth, according to Oscar B. Wallace.
V The ore carries exceptionally high values in copper, an unusual circum- j
stance in the country in which the mine is located, and is strong in gold
comparatively. Some lead and silver are carried.
As it is the ore is well worth concentrating for the values it con
tains although no ore body has been encountered at great depth. The
company proposes to run a lower tunnel this spring to gain 800 feet
more depth on the three leads passing through the Interstate.
The portal will be on Nine Mile and situated where the railroad
When the development warrants it, it
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can be run right to the works,
is the intention of the company to erect its own mill.
The No. 2 lead has been followed for 150 feet and a winze
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was
sunk on it for 50.feet.
The present development is being carried on along the third lead
which is the same as that worked on the Callahan situated west of the
The third lead has been drifted on 200 feet. It was
The men have
Interstate.
encountered by the crosscut tunnel when in 900 feet,
followed the hangingwall which is one of the nicest in the country.
When along on the lead 100 feet from the crosscut tunnel, the ledge
crosscut and found to be 75 feet wide. The tunnel exposed ledge
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was
matter with quartz, iron and a little galena.
A second crosscut tunnel has been started 200 feet from the point
The management expects to get
where the ledge was encountered,
into an ore body at any time.
One of the strongest leads on the property is the No. 1 lead as
The lead is located a few feet in from
It is well mineralized and the
developed at a depth of 20 feet,
the portal of the long crosscut tunnel,
surface showings are especially good.
The company has a great abundance of saw timber. The timber
was cruised some time ago and it was reported that the stand was worth
about $100,000. . ,
The company kas a group of 24 claims just, west of and adjoining
the Hercules. The property is reached by the Sunset road. There are
two water rights on the claims and grades have been completed for
flumes 2,400 feet long to bo built as soon as the mill is erected.
Oscar B. Wallace of this city is manager of the property and one
of the main owners.
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POWER FOR THE BUCK HORSE
Two Drills Will b« Working Within
Ten Days
Patrick Burke who returned re
cently from the Black Horse mine,
near Murray, reports that arrange
ments have been made with L. W.
Stedman, manager of the Paragon
and the Chicago-London to get power
from ms plant for running the drills
in the Black Horse.
^he pipe line between the Chicago
London and the Paragon passes the
Black Horse, so that it will be little
trouble to tap the pipe and get the
necessary power.
"We expect to have two
working at the Black Horse within
10 days," said Mr. Burke, "and we
shall then push the work ahead
Our tunnel is in 150 feet
drills
Carter and work is under full head
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steadily.
and we figure that 600 feet further
should put us into the ledge,
ledge dips toward us so that we shall
be able to gain a depth of 800 feet."
The
BUSY AROUND CARTER
Wm. Bryan of Carter, who Is
spending a few days in the district,
announces that everything is in ex
cellent condition in the vicinity of
way
eral sentiment has been greatly
helped by the resumption of opera
tions at Butte and the people are all
very enthusiastic about the season's
work.
PANHANDLE IN RICH ORE
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Samples of some rich car
bonate ore taken from the
crosscut tunnel on the Pan
handle lode In the Pittsburg
group which is being driven
by Patrick Brady and Wil
liam Goggln, have
brought to Wallace and are
display in the office of G.
H. Heller.
The ore shows crystallized
lead and some native silver
and is of a high grade. The
crosscut rtfn to get under the
shaft sunk on the ledge in
the Panhandle shows four
feet of ore at this time.
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SILVER CADLE LETS CONTRACT
Contractor ha* ?u*t completed 250 foot
of tunneling
A new contract for 250 feet of
tunnel work has been let by the
management of the Silver Cable prop
erty In Montana. The contract was
given to J. Slmmert, who has Just
completed 250 feet of development of
the crosscut tunnel. Mr. Slmmert
left Wednesday with a force of six
and with new supplies for the
men
claims.
The Silver Cable Is located in
Montana just over the summit from
the head of the south fork of the
Coeur d'Alene river and is near the
Bryan property.
The crosscut tunnel which Is in
850 feet will be continued and it is
expected that the lead will be en
countered in 60 feet after which the
contract will be completed In drift
Champion Cuts the Ledge
waters of the St. Joe river and south
of Stevens Peak, has now cut the
i edge for a distance of four feet, ac
cordlre .. Pros!.... and Maaa».r
Ad.ro O'Donn.ll .1 ...
"The ore showing In the ledge as
far as we have gone is the best we
have ever had on the property," said
Mr. O'Donnell. The ore Is in the
form of chalcopyrltes, with a little
bornlte.
"A contract for 100 feet of tunnel]
work has been let to J. I. Johnson
and Peter McPhllllps. The latter had
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proposition and the ™rfacejhowlng,
and upper development have shown
that the values are high in silver.
B. M. Francis, Tom Heney and
Missoula people are Interested In the
Silver Cable.
The property is a lead and silver
the previous contract.
"The surface showing ou the
Champion is great," continued Mr
O'Donnell, "being from 75 to 100 feet
In width, parts sticking up 10 to 15
feet, showing chalcopyrltes. This
part Is called the 'big blowout.' We
have had bodies of chalcopyrltes run
ning 30 per cent, but we expect that
the ledge showing will discount that
to a good extent.
r Liston'Resumes Work.
A crew of 10 men were placed at
work Saturday on the Liston prop
erty lying on Big creek Two shifts
will be worked right along. Arthur
Hicks of Gem has the contract for
doing 300 feet of tunnel work.
CHARLES DICKENS' BIG STRIKE
Has Six Feet of High Orade Galena Ore-Mill is
Progressing Rapidly
A strike of six feet of high grade galena ore was made last week
the Charles Dickens property. This follows up on several impor
tant ore encounters made lately in the mine, though none of them
be compared with the latest development in richness and value.
The miners have been following up a vein of galena ore of ship
ping grade, the vein widening out from a few inches to IS inches
rwentlv
Work on the new mill which supplants the structure destroyed by
fire some weeks ago, is progressing rapidly and affairs will be m sue .
the new machinery ordered is here that it
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can
shape by the time
can lie installed at once.
The boiler and other machinery which was not damaged bj the
fire is all in place. It is understood that the mill will be fitted up
that the mill work will probably lie resumed by April 1.
so
VORTEX HAS GOOD SHOWING
Expect te Strike Ledge Soon at Depth
of 275 Foot
Frank De Long was In the city
Monday on his way to Spokane.
He
la foreman of the Vortex Mining com
pany and has the contract to drive
the lower tunnel. In speaking of the
mine, he said:
"The Vortex is on Rosebud gulch
about two and a half miles from Os
We have the same lead as the
burn.
Nettie, which is about half a mile
from our claim, and which has been
We drove a tunnel 70
producer.
feet into the mountain to crosscut
Where we struck it the
the ledge,
lead was 27 feet wide and was highly
Impregnated with 'live' iron ore, the
kind that has been found in
of the largest mines Ip the dis
same
many
trlct in their outcroppings. Dropping
down the hill, we started the lower
tunnel and are now working on that
The face of the tunnel is in 385 feet
and we should strike the ledge at a
depth of about 275 feet, according
to the survey made by the engineer.
"We expect to strike the ledge in
the next 85 or 10b feet We are now
getting stringers of gray copper ore
all across the face of the tunnel, and
this Is very encouraging. The ore is
hard. There is a quantity of water
In the tunnel, large streams coming
both from the hanging and footwalls.
"Another contract is going to be
let soon, and It will read 'to strike
the ledge.' It Is likely we will then
drift on the lead. I believe it is one
of the best prospects in the country
I got half cash and half stock for
driving the present tunnel, but I am
willing to take all stock for the next
Tontract so great is my faith in the
future of the property."
Considerable of the stock Is held in
Wallace. Stanley P. Fuirweather is
treasurer of the company, Ira Griggs.
president and John Pritchard of Os
Sum secretary. C. W. Nice of this
city 'is also interested In the Vortex
REX PROFITS HIE 013,000
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600 tons of lead and silver concen
frates have been forwarded to the
smeRer in East Helena. At the low
est estimate, the ore will net $22 per
ton. and this will make more than
$13,000 net profit since it began
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ckrs of zinc that has been separated
at the mill and I. only waiting for a
market. Negotiations are now pend
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Three cars of 40 tons each were
brought down from the mill Monday
and were shipped to East Helena
when the market strengthens and
the machinery gets to working a llt
tie smoother, the output of the Rex
will be materially Increased and the
profits greatly augmented. The own
era are elated over the success of the
mine.
Company Also Hu Six Cur* of Zinc
Or* on Hand
The Rex is now one of the steady
shippers from this district and since
began from the mlne . nearly
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Transfer Father Lode.
According to deeds filed for re
cord recently the Father Lode Min
ing company has transferred to W.
A. Nicholls sundry mining interests
situated in the Beaver and Lalande
mining districts, the consideration
for which was $60,000.
Norman Ebbley has transferred to
W. A. Nicholls the Father Lode claim
in the Beaver district for $10.
Only $2.00 • Year
That is what the Miner costs.
It gives you all the Coeur d'Alene
mining news.
WORK SMS ON ALAMEDA
Property Adjoining Succeti Mine Start*
After Two Month* Idlene**
After drifting 45 feet In the finest
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In the Alameda i
kind of ledge matter rock of a char
acter In which ore is found,
crosscut tunnel
which encountered the ledge matter j
will be continued ahead, and it 19 :
expected that the main ledge will ,
be encountered In a short time.
mine after a layoff of two months,
and the driving of the Success No. 2
tunnel Is to be gone ahead with. This
tunnel runs south from the long tun
nel which entered the Alameda
ground through the Success prop
Work has been resumed at the j
erty.
The face of the south crosscut is
in 161 feet from the long tunnel and
is run at a depth of about 300 feet
The crosscut, when in about 150
ore i3 f oun( i,
0ne ahift of men will continue
development for the present time and
will continue the crosscut. From the
development made in the upper tun
ne) lt is e8 ji ma ted that the main
ledge wi || ))e cnt | n t 0 in a short
time,
McLeod and others a sixth interest
in certain mining claims lying in the
Yreka mining district. The claims
are the Diamond Eagle and Dewev
lodes. The consideration is named
as $83.50.
McLeod also purchased a third in
terest in the Royalist lode claim in
the Yreka district from Clark, the
consideration being named as $1.
feet, encountered ^e ledge matter
and the management bad a drift on,
the ledge run east and west for 4 b
feet, exposing, it Is claimed, the fin
est kind of ledge matter, the charac
ter of the rock being that in which
A. McLeod Buys Claims.
Tom Clark has sold to Alexander
MOON CREEK FIND IMPROVES
Half a Car of Ore Ha* Bean Taken
From Tunnel
J. Peeper, manager and main own
er of the Moon Creek Mining com
pany's property was in the city yes
terday and stated that the vein which
was opened a few weeks ago is show
mg up most favorably and Is sat s
tying the fondest hopes of those in
terested.
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T,' P Mnnn Prp „ k waft n0i ,i tlve that
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taken from the tunnel,
Ontario & Coeur d'Alene.
The Ontario & Coeur d Alene Mln
ing company has elected the follow
ing officers: George Use, president;
M. N. Stratton, secretary and treas
urer. The directors are: George Use
George M. Reasoner, J. A. Reinhardt j
and M. N. Stratton of Spokane, and
Henry Bilberg.
The company owns 15 claims on
the Montana side of the Coeur
d'Alene district, not far from the
East Snowstorm mine. Considerable
development work has been done in
shaft and tunnel work. The com
pany has expended about $6000 dur
ing the past two years. Work is now
being done on a tunnel to cut
ledge at a depth of 800 feet. Severn'
rich stringers have been encountered
and prospects are promising. The
property of the company adjoins that
of the Silver Mining compauy.
Work Resumed on Wardner Property
Which Has Great Merit
Body of carbonate ore of good size and carrying values in silver as
high as 200 ounces is exposed by the development work already
done on the Caledonia Mining company's property, one of the well
known properties in the Wardner district, on which work was resumed
last week.
The ledge has boon developed by tunnel and shaft, and in the shaft
as much as eight feet of carbonate ore is shown, the width of the shaft
and how much larger the ore body may be at that point is not known.
The silver values of the ore run from 25 fo 200 ounces, while the lead
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values are from 20 to 30 per cent.
Two shifts of men were put to work the past week by Manager
Charles McKinnis, running a raise of 75 feet from the tunnel level to
the surface for the double purpose of ventilation and the installation of
an electric hoist. A 25-horse power electric hoist has been ordered and
will be set up as soon as possible.
A shaft has been sunk in the ore for GO feet below the tunnel level
j alK j t|„. men will continue sinking as soon as tho upraise is completed.
i a crosscut tunnel was driven to the lead, Iteing HO feet in length
The tunnel crosscut the
j alK ] l mV ing a depth at the face of 75 feet.
: ledge for 15 feet at which point the shaft was sunk. The size of the
, b>dge has not been determined yet.
A drift was run for 30 feet from the
crosscut.
The Caledonia property lies three-quarters of a mile northwest of
j Wardner and adjoins the Stewart oil the east,
Stewart ledge runs through the Caledonia ground,
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It is supposed that the
No shipments have
been made except of small amounts sent to the smelter to test the ore.
It was found in these tests that the majority of the ore ran on an average
of 1(X) ounces in silver values.
The company is now engaged in building a power line a mile long
to connect with the Washington Water Power station at Wardner. The
facilities. The old Sierra Nevada
property has good transportation
wagon road crosses the property while the spur built from the 0. R. & N.
to the Federal tunnel crosses the west end.
McKinnis is manager of the Caledonia,
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j m the property are ('.Fred Kratzer and F. Cushing Moore of Wallace,
John Keating of Wardner John Hayes of Gem, and l)r. 1). E. Keys,
[> McRae and Frank Nichols of Mullan.
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Others interested
THREE SHIFTS IT BUFFALO
O. H. Linn Ha* Contract for 1,300 Feet
Over 350 Feet in
"We are working three shifts on
said O. H. Linn, who
the Buffalo,"
has a contract to run
1300 feet of
"The work
tunnel in the property,
is progressing rapidly and we haye
driven between 350 and 500 feet al
ready. We are making from two to
three feet per day, owing a great
deal to the character of the forma
tion we have to go through,
"Three or four small stringers
have been struck and they all car
ried values in copper and gold. The
face of the tunnel is now at a depth
of 150 feet; it has been calculated
that we will strike the main ledge
at the end of a 900-foot tunnel which
will give a depth of 700 feet. Then
we will have 400 feet of drifting and
developing to do to complete the
contract.
"The property is between Saltese
and DeBorgia and a wagon road
seven and a half miles to Big Creek
Is to he built in the spring.
"P. J. Conroy of Missoula is presi
dent of the Buffalo, Paul Gerber,
treasurer and Morton Webster of
Wallace is secretary.
RUTH HAS GOOD CARBONATES
The Lower Tunnel it Now in About
900 Feet
The lower tunnel on the property
of the Ruth Mining company has
been run in for 900 feet. The big
lead was cut when in 700 feet and
the ledge has been drifted on toward
the west for a considerable distance.
The whole face of the drift shows
carbonate ore of high value and
some lead.
j 3 | ac k cloud on Nine Mile and is
8U pp 0 aed to have the same lead as
tbe pmsburg Lead company is work
inf , A depth of 400 feet has been
attained and on account of the pres
The Ruth is located west of the
ent favorable appearance in the drift
those interested are expecting that
a i mo st nny shot will open up an ore
8 j 1 oot of richness.
-j- be ore 8 hoot was opened on the
8 „ r ( aC e and carbonates exposed with
g()od values in silver and lead.
Oscar B. Wallace Is manager of the
the
Col. Bryan has the courage that is
born of frequent repetition of the
sam e coruscating platforms. What
the colonel needs Is some new stage
thunder.
Silver Cliff Is Promising.
An excellent showing of ore is be
ing made in the intermediate tunnel
of the Silver Cliff Gold and Copper
company's mine, situated on the
Idaho-Montana divide at Lookout
and it is expected that the east and
west ledge which traverses the prop
erty will be cut in the next 20 or SO
feet,
At present operations are being
confined to the intermediate tunnel,
but some of the best ore ever shipped
from the Coeur d'Alenes has been ex
posed In the upper tunnel. This has
been driven a distance of about ?60
feet. The intermediate tunnel has
been driven about 555 feet and the
lower tunnel about 1315 feet. A sur
vey of the workings by Engineer
George Skuse showed that the lower
tunnel had still to bo driven a dis
tance of from 150 to 2(it) feet to tap
the ore exposed in the upper tunnel.
The officers of the company are as
follows: President and manager,
James D. Young; secretary- and
treasurer, Ed. Young, and these, to
gether with M. J. Shannon, are the
principal owners. The company has
been Incorporated for Beven years,
and during the whole of this time
has not been a single day idle. Till*
is a record which few prospects In
the Coeur d'Alenes can boast of.
Sampler Works to Open.
The Federal sampling works sit
uated in the northwest portion of the
city will resume operations about the
first of April it is stated. Work
has been suspended all winter owing
to the fact that the production of the
Federal miiies was not so large as
usual.
The sampler gives employment to
about 20 men. The ores from the
Federal mines In the Coeur d'Alenes
are tested at the plant.
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• ALICE IN SOLID GALENA •
The crosscut of the ledge •
a at the Alice property on the •
• Mullan road has cut through •
a a body of nice milling ore 20 •
• feet wide and has entered In- •
• to solid galena. The ledge •
• has been shown to be over a •
• hundred feet wide already. •
• Just beyond the milling ore- •
• eight feet of ledge matter •
• was encountered and cross- •
• cut. Saturday the foremtui •
a* reported that the drills hgd •
• shown solid galena to be Just. •
• ahead and samples of the gar •
* lena were brought to the city, a
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