The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-02-25
MOON CREEK LOOKING GOOD
Iron Giving Place to Galena and Copper
as Depth is Gained in Shaft

Great improvement is shown in the property Of the Moon
Creek Mining company which visited by correspondent
The Miner during the week. The incline shaft which was
menced with the resumption Of development the mine
time ago has been sunk about $50 giving depth from
the surface Of from IS 50 feet The whole face Of this shaft
in heavily mnerazed matter much Of which solid arsencal
ron mpegnaed with gaena and carrying values in copper and
gold a way The showing the foot of this shaft has
seen to be realized H
Through its entire way the men have been in heavy iron but
additional depth gained the values appear be giving
gradually and to be replaced with copper pyes and gaena
The gradual replacing Of the iron with gaena and copper becomes
more and more marked depth is gained with the result that for
several feet work has been Of good concentrating value
upwards of 10 tons of which the dump.
The copper values plainly visible all through the iron and
sample taken from the face Of the shaft shows re-
suits Of about SIP in gold to the ton
1t is the opinion Of practically all the mining who have
visited the property since the shaft started that it is only
matter Of time until the iron and copper disappear entirely and
replaced by eadve values This has been characteristic Of
many Of the biggest mines in the district and the present ora
on identical with that of the old workings the Last Chance
mine in Wardner
The property Of the company located about two miles up
Moon creek in the Osborne section and connected with the rail-
road by first rate wagon road For economical development the
equipment practically ideal The mine is furnished with
house, all the necessary bunk boarding houses black
smith shop shaft house and managers residence The machinery
consists Of 4dr IngersoSargeant compressor driven by
Peton water Wheel plentiful supply Of being gained
from fume carrying about four cubic feet second In addition
this the property equipped with full electric light plant for
which furnished from the ume The hoist is air
driven and Of sufficient capacity for all the companys needs for
some time to 80
plant which installed during the past winter at time when
development sands owing the freezing up Of the
water in the ume necessary this supplementary plant could
connected up case Of accident to the other equipment
development could be continued with little loss Of time
II addition to the present shaft the property has been deve
oped by of tunnel driven 65 feet Some good mil
ling ore was encountered a through this and especially towards
the end AS this work progressed became evident that pact
cay al that required depth the body but at the
time the work tended to reveal the latent Of the
property. iii
Work the tunnel discontinued and from point near
the portal the sinking Of the shaft commenced The
shaft excellent piece work equipped with rails car
and all the necessary appliances The shaft being sunk 4 the
Bell Of Osborne for 2O feet It's probable that croscut viii Be
run before the NOfcot level reached if the showing it
Outside of actual and cost Of powder the development
Of the property has been most economical The tunnel driven
at cost that practically nominal compared with similar work
the other properties in that section Of the country and
the present cost Of the shaft only little $2
The property consists Of nine fu claims Operations At the
Wallace, president and manager Of the company.