The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-21
PLEASED WITH THE MONITOR
A Committee of Stockholders Inspects
Rossi-Read Company's Work

THE Monitor Is a mine now an,
In three months time l believe |
will be proved to be big one--on,
Of the most considerable copper
mines In the United States"
So said ]. l.. Bailor Of Oakesdale
Wash. a shareholder in the Monitor
company since 1890, who returned
from an inspection OF the propert,
on Tuesday in company with Otis
Hill. the president Of the company,
and DR.. Harold J. Read of the Rossi-
Read company. The latter COM
pany holds an option on a large con-
trolling interest In the Monitor COM
pany under which 1t has been devel-
oping the mine since last summer.
Much Work Accomplished.
"The work done on the Monitor
by the hossi-Read company" con-
tinued Mr.. Bailor, ''in the short
space OF time since they took hold
of the mine has been simply marvel
ous and they have demonstrated that
several things that were generally
considered to be impossible are not
only possible but easy If you 20
about them the right way. They
have transformed the property from
a slightly developed prospect into
steadily producing mine.
"They have SO improved the equip
ment and especially the workings
that the mine Is model OF what a
shaft mine should be. The deep de-
they now have in hand is
proving the conditions exactly right
for a permanent producer.
Shaft Down 400 Feet.
when they took the property
over all the workings were adapted
merely for prospecting and syste-
matte development was lacking. The
was all broken up. The
shaft Is now 400 feet deep and ia
1own In the solid formation. l was
70 favorably impressed with the con-
litions there revealed that have
'ince increased my investment by
.ood many thousand dollars.
THE main shaft, the lower part OF
which is some distance from the
edge on the footwall side. il going
lown on a stringer Of good ore about
Is inches wide, which Is evidently
IN offshOOt from the ledge. am
confident that when a crosscut Is
'un to the vein 1t will open up a
bigger ore body than we ever had
n the upper workings.
Kept Wagon Road Open.
"The greatest credit is due to DR..
aeade for what he has done in the
'ast winter. The feat Of keeping the
wagon road open alone was a nota-
lie one. Everybody said 1t could
lot be done, but 1t has been and the
nine has shipped steadily. 1t is
hipping now at the rate Of about 10
ons a day and the ore Is just as high
trade as It ever was. Some OF the
asst cars shipped averaged 20 per
ent In copper and / have with me
large chunk of ore from the lOO-
oot level that will run over 10 per
ent in copper.
Timber Yard Curiosity.
THE way everything has been
xed at the mine for the winters
york was most interesting. Their
imber yard alone Is a sight worth
eeing. The timber was first stacked
Ip as high as It could be piled and
hen rooted with poles to hold the
now. The timbers were stopped out
rom the bottom and stulls put in
o hold the roof. Now they have a
ig open yard with lots OF timber
II round 1t to last the winter and
'hen the snow goes of in the spring
here will be nothing left but a roof
I poles supported by a lot OF stulls.
They have safeguarded them
elves against the danger Of having
DO much surface water to pump out
I the mine in the spring by extend
ng the 100-foot level clear out to
he surface and they expect to catch
p most Of the surface water on that
evel and run 1t out of the mine
through the drift.
Take It altogether am greatly /