The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-07-15
RAINBOW PROSPECTS GOOD
Lower Tunnel Now Directly Under
Good Surface Showing and
Near the Ledge.

The long lower tunnel the property of the Rainbow Min
ing company has now been driven to point almost pependcu
ay beneath the showing made the upper workings and the
indications for big strike Of good although from $50
to 200 feet OF work still have be done according to the dip
of the ledge At present the whole face Of the tunnel miner
allied and large amount Of tale is showing.
thorough nspectionof all the workings of the property
made during the week representative of The Miner
The property consists Of six claims located Shields guch
the Osborne section and about three of mile from the
O. R. N railroad from which they readily accessible by
good wagon road The claims we'll tmbered and plentiful
supply of water can be secured.
Considerable development has been done and good showing
of made The surface showing exceptionally good and
Of carbonaes Of iron such has characterized the mines
Of the district An upper tunnel has been driven about m feet
showing the ledge be e defined and about three feet
width AT this point the iron practically solid in the face and
traveed by small strnges Of tale. Both the hanging and
Of quarzie In addition this work the ledge has
been thoroughly exposed by open cuts and other surface work.
each of whc the ledge characteristics have been exposed
location and trend of the ledge having been aseraned
this point long lower tunnel started gain great depth
This is the present working tunnel and starts at point
about 800 feet Immediately below the upper tunnel No
have been made but it closely estimated that the lower tunnel
ought give depth of 600 feet the iron Gaping exposed
above lower tunnel in about $50 and being
driven at the rate of two feet day.
In this and almost the mouth body Of averag
ing about eight inches in width exposed This
for distance Of so feet and carries "copper" tale and quartz
Assays of this show values running from 10 40 in silver
and from to cent "copper" while picked samples showed
silver values high 0 to the ton and greatly in
creased u Instance a
the tunnel the rock all heavily stained with "copper" this stain
extending over Of about 10 feet in width
At point 82 feet from the portal Of the tunnel the best
showing has been made Here the pay streak is about
two feet wide has been exposed for rs feet Throughout
the whole of this distance the Of good commercial grade
asang hghas IA cent copper and 250 in silver
the average from taken all along the edge random
being about nine silver and from eight per cent
copper
About 500 feet from the portal of this tunnel two crosscus
have been driven north and south distance of Is feet each
way being different points showing values much
the those of the bodies already referred to- The min
erazaon appears be getting greater and by the time the
ledge reached body of high grade should be exposed
Specs of show through almost the entire
face Of the tunnel while about foot Of fine white tale
posed in the face All of the work thoroughly done
measuring 4x63 feet and mbered where The
tunnel is equipped with about 600 feet air pipe in which the
tion made by water blast the ventilation being perfect The
property equipped with cabins blacksmith shop and all the
necessary TOOLS
Since the company incorporated in June 1907 about $50
feet of development has DONE the cost being between
and $8 foot The companys treasury in good shape and
plenty of for the completion of the tunnel has been
guaranteed.
An inspection Of the mine recently made behalf Of
interested stockholders by James Mccarthy manager Of
the Heca mne Mr. Mccarthy expressed himself thoroughly
satisfied with the way the property opening up.
George Austin under whose management development is be-
ing DONE has had IL practical experience mining while
the other directors all we'll known business and professional
men.
The officers Herman J. Rossi President; Henry G..
Adami VcePresident George Marowe Secretary George
AUSTIN Manager and Treasurer G. O. Merriam Consulting
Engineer John D. Caughel and Albert Hibbard Directors