The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1907-06-27
BULLION CERTAINLY A mine.
Splendid Shoot Of Shipping Ore Already
Opened in Lower Tunnel

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in sight and is proceeding rapidly possible and
block also taking the preliminary steps
shipping for road which will be built at being
under way.
about property whose stock has been selling around 10 cents share
but they facts nevertheless and be confirmed by who
will take the trouble did the writer visit and inspect the mine
We only surmise that the is still obanabe such
low figure because the public ignorant the showng
the property The writer skepca about them himself until he
saw them.
Bullion patented and five other surveyed
claims just the Idaho side Of the divide about four miles by
Boax They Stevens Peak district and
occupy southern slope Of valleys which drain into the
North Fork the st. Joe river They hky covered with timber
Of commercial well mining value
The line Of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad
construction will pass within three miles Of them
The Bullion mine believed be located the great ledge
the Wonderful Champion Park Springfield and Comet which all
lie the Of it. At they have similar characteristics
Whether is the vein not is mpoant since certain
extends beyond the boundaries Of the Bullion group both
directions u
Development Proves Wide Ledge
workings Bullion aside from surface openings
the Of prospecting consist short upper tunnel the
ledge perpendicular shaft 80 feet deep with 6o crocu and
4oot lower tunnel with 10 feet Of drifts the ledge from
which uprase being made connect with the shaft
whose collar 15O feet above. $@# ~G&
Both the upper tunnel and shaft showed considerable
hand sorting would pay ship but their main value consisted in the
they proved the ledge be the neghbohood Of 40 feet
wide and well mneraized throughout the principal values being
copper.
The lower confirmed this information the width
Of the ledge but did much Nappd but did not fully cosscut
the vein feet depth about 18O feet Drifts then
both ways but neither drift has yet developed the dge
full width though both drifts prove be upwards 30 feet wd the
filling being mainly spathic iron All o the matter highly
mpregnated with copper in the form Of chacopyrite.
Shipping Ore in East Drift
It. in the east drift that the big shoot Of shipping ore was and
being opened For distance of 40 feet and right its face shows
an average feet high grade chcopy The face right
shaft and the upase will be connected with inside Of
week. The uprase like the shaft, perpendicular the body
dipped Of when 26 feet but there scarcely doubt that
extends up with the body opened the
the shaft which practically to the surface If it does not
do 30 then there parallel ore shoots in the vein.
face of the drift the showing handsome just
rich as any part the yet opened Wherever you pick the
bottom Of the you bring up be
dump found way into to be added brokers'
displays ngulary uniform appearance and value and requires
little hand sorting Everything indicates that the body
extends further the there that the first discovery
Of rich made on the surface.
West Drift Steadily Improving 1e
AS drift off the str ek either into the footwal
country horse will take prosecuting to decide that
point Meanwhile has been back 20 feet towards the
hanngwa that all in highly mnerazed ledge matter with sign Of
the sought for wall yet continuance Of this drift westward which
gaining depth very rapidly and about 25O from the surface
seems develop another shoot the percentage halcopy
ite is increasing with every foot of work accomplished
! SIXTEEN FEET OF GOOD ORE