Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-09-08
coeUR p'ALENEs SHIPPING ZINC
New Product Now Added to Wealth
Of That Section,


the new metal added to the products Of
the Occur d'Alenes for 1905. For the
first time in the history Of the country
zinc is being saved from ores mined in
TINS district and Shipment of this
metal will be made this week from the
success mine in the Nine Mile section.
Year by year the Occur d'Alenes are
demonstra ting that they constitute one
OF the greatest and most varied mining
districts In the world. The gold ex-
cltement first brought people into the
country Soon after great silver-lead
quartz lodges were discovered and
gradually the mines have increased in
number and Importance until now this
district is the largest lead producing
section in the United States.
Last year the Occur d'Alenes gained
more prominence by entering the lists
OF coppr producing camps. During the
early summer Of 1904 the Snowstorm
nine at Mullan commenced shipping
copper ore to the smelters and has
continued producing steadily. The
mine is now shipping several thousand
tons Of copper ore to the smelters each
month. The permanency of the Snow
established
Last March n. F. Samuels who re-
Gently disposed of 1-64 interest in the
Hercules mine for sS2.5OO, acquired
possession OF the old Granite mine and
| incorporated it under the name Of the
| Success. Associated with him in the
property are A. II. Featherstone Of
Wallace and several persons from
! Oakesdale. Wash.
/ During the early days Of quartz min
ing in the Coeur d'Alenes the Granite
produced over 1900. 900. but the ore
was not disclosed IN the lower work
ings and the mine was believed to have
pinched out. Soon after Mr.. Samuels
obtained the property ore bodies in the
lower workings were uncovered Upon
! this ore shoot a drift has been run over
100 feet and the end Of the shoot has
not been reached. In some places it is
- feet wide. This is 41s feet below
the upper workings and over 600 feet
henea tn the surface The ore is identi-
cal with that mined during the hevday
OF the Granite
] The ore carries much zinc. and the
mill that Mr. Samnels and associates
erected was built with the intention Of
yao =
values. The mill has now been run
ming for some time and has been say
ing the values even beyond the expec-
tation Of the management.
The separa ton of the zinc and lead
is made entirely by tables. five Of
which are in use. The ore concentrates
about equally in zinc and lead. So
close Is the sepa tiOn that the lead
concentrates carry less than per cent
zinc and the zinc concentrates less
than per cent lead. The lead con-
centrates assay 80 per cent lead and
40 ounces in silver while the zinc con-
Centrates run 45 per cent zinc and
carry no silver.
1t is the intention Of Mr. Samuels to
install II or Il more tables. The first
five tables We're put in as an expert
ment and have proved A success. DOM
onstrating that no further treatment is
required at the mill. The crushing ca
pacity OF the concentrator Is approx
mately 1900 tons Of concentrates a
month number of eastern zinc
. smelters are bidding for the Success
. zinc concentrates. The market price
Of zi~c is 1915 per hundred pounds
Abor. 20 men are now employed at the
Success.