The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-03-28

EStlIllhteu--uO TetlrUS IRON company. EieV
and south ledge, but developing 9
gold property which, we believe, has
no equal. in merit and extent, ives,
Of the Homestake In South Dakota
or south Of the Treadwell on Douglas
Island.
A Tremendous Ore Body.
The Golden Chest is now more
than a mine; 1t is a quarry SO far as
tunneled. distance of 5000 feet and
over. This Is not an exaggerated
statement, for the visible ore
supply from one end OF the tun.
mel to the other Is present to verify
1t. In fact, such a sight as the tun-
mel reveals can not we'll be enlarged
upon. Near the portal the ledge was
IS feet wide. This was mined by F..
w. Wentz and Wash. Snyder for a
distance OF about 900 feet. and is
now forest OF heavy stulls, though
mass of low grade ore is left In the
slopes and drifts.
When the new Golden Chest COM
pany. the present organization. Sc
cured the property, 1t soon saw the
necessity Of utilizing the work al.
ready done and resumed the work
where 1t was left of by Messrs. Sny-
der and Wentz. The tunnel followed
the ledge (of unknown thickness or
width for about 1000 feet. Then,
either the ledge was left to the east
or horse" cut 1t out for several
hundred feet. Then the ledge was
encountered again and held to the
end. the last 200 feet making a
splendid showing.
Lots Of Stopping Ground.
Naturally. 1t is supposed the huge
ledge will admit of stopping to the
surface. At the lowest surface
point this would give 500 feet to
The tunnel level perpendicularly, and
as the vein pitches considerably to
the west, hundred feet or more
ground may be added. But the gen.
oral ridge apexing the ledge for
most Of its explored distance Is from
zoo to 500 feet higher. and the
'topes along this zone will run to
leighth Of from 500 to 1000 feet.
This gives an idea of the tremen-
lous amount Of quartz and ore at
resent available for reduction by
he company. What Is below
he tunnel level is. Of course,
sealed book, but 1t ia not
kelly that the ledge stops there.
will continue for thousands OF
BET on down, as have all strong
ems practically everywhere, giving
lease Of life to the property no one /,
IN foresee. :,
Many Lodges OF Prospect.
Nor Is this all. The great Pay .
aster ledge, now followed for some !.
zoo feet. is not the only product of >,
10 company's extensive mineral :.
'ea. consisting OF 80 claims. cover :,
g more ground than is held by any :,
her company in the Occur d'Alenes, :,
:cept the Bunker Hill and Sullivan \,
I'd the Occur d'Alene Mining COM
my (placer). As many lodges are
lown to course through this terri ~
ry. principally the Clagett, the =,
'lden Chest proper. Katie and Dora, N
'ldbrick, ETC., 1t Is quite possible ~
equal amount OF ore is in the a.
'rehouse area OF the company as Ia
8 already been made available by
long tunnel, which has yet over ia
90 feet to run to get to the end OF >.
. company's matchless field of NJ
lustry. =.
Moth Gold and Tungsten. an
OF the lodges here mentioned the
tie and Dora, which the miners ha
bbed the "Klondike" on account U,
the rich ore shoot. which has Just ~
N connected with the tunnel, has NJ,
same richness in Its deepest In
Ell AZ higher up and gliters with
Rlth. u.
Besides this. too, the raise follow ,rr
a chimney Of scheelite (tungsten) dn
lch In itself opens a subject for
culation. for there are many tons
sight. almost IN a pure state. the
rket value Of which IL now $3.50 Lo
IN under q strong demand. How be<