The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-02-21
NATIONAL NINE A WONDER
Its Ore Showings Have Broken All
Coeur dAlene Records

The sensation OF the past few months has been the de-
velopment OF the National mine Mulan. Here they
are now opening up what has so far proven to be the
richest shoot found in any mine in the Coeur
d dAenes so near the surface.
The National group which consists of seven claims ad-
joining the Independent and Copper King the SOUTH
was only slightly 1d Xod prospect until the present
ersed by strong vein parallel to the main Snow Storm
ledge, but it was considered to be Of little account It
was only when Kratzer & McKinnis, the we'll known firm
owners to incorporate the group and purchased interest
well took option all the treasury stock that the
company was willing to sell that the public began to sit up
and take notice.
Shipping Ore n Grass Roots
The first weeks work developed surprising ore show
ing and this showing has continuously improved as the
work progressed So far 140 feet of drifting and 40 feet
OF shatng have been done on the ledge which has been
proved by the work to be OF average width of close to
IL feet and pretty nearly filled with high grade galena and
copper ore throughout much of the ore being good enough
to ship in its crude state
The showing in the shaft enthlsed all who saw it
before the workings got flooded out but since drifting was
resumed that showing has been entirely ecpsed and the
face OF the tunnel is only comparable to the window
OF a jeWery store
Rich Ore Everywhere
The shaft is feet in the clear and shows contin
ore body AS depth gained the quantity of ship
ping materially increased and the bottom shows one
streak 8 inches in width that averages $00 per ton
principally in "copper" and second streak of almost equal
width that averages AZ per cent in lead and Is Of
silver to the ton.
The tunnel follows the vein all the way and has always
shown ore OF the same character and value as the SHAFT
The face contains from inches to two feet of car
Donates and gaena the ootwa that carry higher val
that any yet found in the shaft and right alongside
of it is streak Of equally high grade copper ore
Big Shoot Yet Ahead
Two hundred and sixty feet more of work will be re-
qured to bring the tunnel under the first big surface
crop Of ore by which time the drift will have depth Of
three hundred feet Here it expected to find an ore BODY
that will make the present showngs look insignificant
New Equipment Ordered
5-dril air compressor has been ordered from the
soll-Rand Drill company as we'll as 125 horse pas1
from the General Electric company. A 81
hoist sinking pump, two machine drills AMI
material has been bought from other sources
plant will be installed and ready for operatl
by which time neaDalfI1S ~ will be built fro
statiuaM - lA Water Powa
De1 & less ~ \ ne a awagohf red a4eAd viii Be 3
FROM I'LL SA 'f0 per cent grade 1t will be two
a han miles long The National will furnish air FROM
compressor for drill to it's neghbor the Independ
and the power line will be extended on to the Lucky C
met group.
The property is controlled by Kratzer McKinnis of
Wallace and VIM. A. Nichols Of New York and Spokane.
Stock has been selling readily at dollar The National
is undoubtedly big mine.