The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-08-12

With the OF the Ben Min
ing company; big strike in the Last Chance with the Bryan
mine making preparation the list of extensive shippers
with the outlook for the Monitor encouraging than be-
fore the history Of the company with deal pending for the
control Of the Buffalo good figure and with Unprecedented
tviy characterzng the development of large number OF
poets the outlook for the Sates section and the eastern extension
Of the Occur dAene generally brighter than before and
than during the past month two has the claim been
made that this part of the country will take leading part
in Occur d'Alene production
During the past days the ledge the Ben Hur property
has been nteected at distance Of about 95 feet from the
tai Of the long lower tunnel The showing said to be magn
cent but details of the strike have been made public 1t is
known however that door been placed the portal of the
tunnel every effort has been made The
contract under which the mine has been developed for
time past simply called for the driving Of the tunnel until the
ledge had been encountered Now that this has been done work
has been suspended but probable that contract for drifting
will be let The occasion of the big strike formed the
signal for general celebration the miners who have been
working partly stock basis
In the Last Chance mine the lower tunnel has likewise en-
countered the ledge Here large quantity of milling has
been exposed together with IS inches Of carrying an
average value less than 500 in silver to the ton to-
geher with good values both gold and copper The Last Cnance
long regarded the premier mine of the eastern Occur
dAenes and indeed from has already been shipped upwards
worth Of of the highest grade shipped from
the district None of this was taken from depth OF over o
feet and only comparatively recently that attempt to de-
velop the mine depth made This effort has now been
crowned with unqualified and the future OF the property
regarded assured The showing the present level is said
great SnOOJ at one CIe eApooeu
upper workings while at the time another testimonial mas
been added the depth and stability of the district cessation
Of development has taken place until Tor resp
tion Of shipments can be made.
On the Bryan mine enough has been done take the
property from the class of prospects, The mine has been deve
oped three levels every Of which fine showing OF ore
has made These levels have been connected by means OF
and the ore body be between four and hve feet IN
width The greater part of this bearing some OF II
being bornie Of unusually high grade and carrying good aue
in gold It is reported that preparations now being MADE TO
ship extensive scale and if this program IS carried out
is said that will only matter of short time until the mine IS
declaring regular dividends.
On the Monitor mine every available man IS pelng
used to rush the drift from the 70O-foot level OF the
shaft During the past few days persistent report has been
in circulation throughout the district to the effect that an ore
shoot has already been broken into in spite OF the TACT tha
considerable Of work still remains be done before the
showing made the upper workings encountered Netne an
official denial nor an official confirmation Of this report has oeen
issued but it be regarded significant that
should have place recently in the price OF the STOCK
No report has yet been issued by the management OF the
Buffalo Mining company connection with the offer Tor ne
troll the stock recently made by H. Samues Of this city, Inc
been appointed to take the matter under consideration Should
this deal 60 through expected that force Of men will be
set work to place the mine producing basis large
amount Of ore has already been exposed all the workings
On the Morrissy the HalMorgan group the Dora, the
Meadow Mountain the Silver Cable the Colby the Hugo the
New York. the Inland and host Of other properties more
activity witnessed than before in the history Of tnat sec
ton Many these properties already almost at te sppng
stage and On many only little work is required TO prove
The values Of the shoots at depth.