The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-01-09
NORTH ] SIDE
DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE,

Root divide, there are locations ir
various stages of development. and 9
great deal Of exploration work was
done there during the year. While
formerly considered in the gold
zone. 1t Is now considered galens
section. though gold values are main
tained In the ores near the surface
A great impetus will be given to min.
Ing along this beautiful stream and
its numerous side gulches with the
coming Of the railroad.
Near Murray.
The. Terrible Edith group, lately
under option to Bracking & Ebbley
Of Wallace, who ran a 150O-foot low.
er tunnel. and ran through a barren
spot In the ledge Just as the option
expired. is being worked by the own
ers, who are drifting on the ledge.
They report that the face Of the east
drift Is beginning to show mineral in
the face and expect to have the same
showing soon they had In the upper
tunnel, from which two carloads OF
ore were sent to the smelter.
Only assessment work was done In
the tunnel on the Goldback during
the year. A drift was started north
west In the 12-foot ledge, and some
pure metal. consisting OF iron, cop
per and gold, was found. Some OF
these pieces are from two to four
inches long, from one to two inches
wide and quarter OF an inch thick.
The tunnel Is driven in from the
gulch level, 100 yards above town.
During the year negotiations for the
property were In progress and were
about contaminated when the fnan-
cial crash put an end to them. The
group promises to play an important
part in local mining history. 1t Is
owned in part by John F. Murphy,
John P. Sheehy, John Docktar, A. l..
Scofleld and others.
Nothing has been done on the Dan
Doherty. which created such an ex.
element several years ago. 1t will
be remembered that while the Occur
d'Alene Mining company (placer)
was digging its high ditch, an en-
ploye named Dan Doherty struck
eight inches OF solid galena one mile
north Of Murray. 1t took only sew.
eral hours for the news to spread that
q discovery had been made. In "a
hours mile or SO square had been
located. The company. being a very
rich. and therefore very slow con
Germ, has only done the annual as
sessment work since, and revealed
nothing in addition to the surface
showing.
Fast Eagle Camp.
This section lies northwest Of Muir
ray and has large drainage terri
tory. East Eagle has many tribu.
taries and all these have locations,
some dating from the earliest history
OF the Occur d'Alenes. The first dis
covery OF galena in the Coeu,
d'Alenes was made at the head OF
the main channel. at the base of the
Bitter Roots. known rs the "Jack
Waite discovery" but some prospect
ors changed the location over to
Tributary gulch; that is. changed the |
name Of East Eagle creek to Tribu.
tary gulch. However, that is unim-
portant. The discovery is consid.
cred the Bunker Hill and Sullivan OF
the North Side. There are carloads
Of ore on the dump, but no work has
been done on the property since 'SS.
It Is singular. though, that the first
find Of galena In the now famous
mining country should be second only
to the greatest lead-silver mine ever
found in Uncle Sans mineral camp
At least this Is the general opinion
3f miners and experts who have visit
I'd the scene. The conflicting interests
IN the ownership have now all drift
I'd into the hands Of ex-senator Lee
Mantle OF Butte. Mont, and a re-
bort prevails that the coming of the
IDAHO Northern railroad will induce
he Montana man to open the proper {
y and expose its riches to the world. :
t may BIO too much to expect 1t tc
ival the great Wardner mine, but
Their South Side producers will have
0 look to their laurels when the 2
'roesus gets to going under full
cad of steam. \ \
Near by. mile or so, are the Co 4
imbus and Bluebird groups. The :
,rmer Is being exploited by a Phila- il
elphia company. of which Fred Gal. -
gher Is superintendent. The com
any has done much tunnel work and
Fitting, has considerable concen. N
ating ore and expects soon to be s.
line Of production. % %
The Bluebird group, known rs the in
LEX Toner property. is more or less =