Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-22
FINDS MINING
DISTRICT NORMAL
STATE NINE INSPECTOR COM
PLETES EXAMINATION IN
THE COEUR D'ALENES.
Complaints of DulIness Are Dissipat-
ed by Report.

WALLACE, Idaho, Dec. 22.-
State Mine Inspector Moore has just
completed a trip of inspection COW
ering thoroughly the Occur d'Alene
district, this being his first official
visit Much of the matter included
in his unofficial report will be en-
bodied in his annual report 1t is
III of an encouraging nature and the
Inspector declares conditions to be
normal, Notwithstanding the com
plants in some quarters of dullness.
Wallace he declares to be only
comparatively dull and calls atten-
ton to the fact that during the year
almost closed the business district
has grown rapidly, this being made
possible by the construction of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
and the Idaho Northern railroads,
both bringing new business into Wal
lace. All the producing mines. he
says, are in an extremely healthy
condition, and aside from the fact
that little development work is be-
ing done on the smaller prospects
and newer ones the district main
tains a normal payroll.
The report will show that the larg-
er mines have maintained their out
put throughout the year except in
few instances. caused mostly by un-
avoidable accidents Reviewing con-
ditions not mentioned in any pre-
yious report. Inspector Moore says
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan has
just put in a new Milling plant, with
daily capacity of 500 to 700 tons.
The crushing and hand sorting is
now done in separate building from
the mill, which plant has a capacity
sufficient for two mills.
Old Min 60 BE Remodeled.
The old mill is to be remodeled.
and when that is done the mine will
be able to produce between 1900 and
1000 tons Of ore a day. The devel-
opment in the lower levels has pro-
ven satisfactory and one of the best
ore bodies ever opened up in the ia
nous mine Is now being worked on
the No. IL level. 400 feet below the
kellogg tunnel. The vein of ore
and the proportion of silver to lead
pas strengthened rather than declip-
"a. Recently ore bodies have been
opened up on the Sullivan side in
Ground for many years considered
Darren OF mineral wealth.
The Federal property at Wardner
Is also said to show an increase in
It's ore reserves. new and rich ore
bodies having been opened up whose
existence was until recently nm
known. For example, in the old
Last Chance workings above the
Sweeney level ore has been deyel-
oPed In a portion Of the mine which
mas remained unworked for nearly
~ years. There Is so much of it
mat two years at least win be re-
qaired for its extraction.
stAndaFti-Aiammoth Ore Better.
AT Mace the standard-Nammo.h
mas been developed 1889 feet below
the lower tunnel level. which Is an
proximately soO0 feet under the
apex Of the vein Here the ore "a or
better grade than on the preceding
levels and gives every Indication OF
gong to greater depth
The Hercules at Burke was erip-
pied BY the loss OF its mill early in
September. but was fortunate In hav-
Ing ore Of sufficient high grade te
eaabie shipments to continue. The
report states that the ore bodies de-
Veloped an the No. tunnel level.
separaeea ~ see-goot blank Or bar
Fen zone. have consolidated on the
No I level. 100 feet lover. The
normal width and value OF the ore
has been maintained and the re-
serves and ore to se DEVELOPED In