The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-05-20
WEST HECLA NEARING VEIN
Property Traversed By Tiger-Poorman
and Hecla Lodges to Prove Value

aversed by the Hecla and veins the West
Heca Mining company demonstrae the value of of
its lodges at depth Of 75O to 500 feet Indications point to
good body Of close proximity to the present working point
representative of The Miner visited the property this week with
several of the heaviest stockholders and the showing emn
emily satisfactory.
The West Hecla was originally located by the late David
Hutchinson in 1885 and oponed by the Pohman Investment com
pany Spokane 1907 number of capitalists combined with
the holders of the option rminga syndicate which took the
option and commenced development At that time shaft had
been sunk IS feet the Rambo Chief claim open cuts made
and tunnel started the Ophf claim which had been 60
feet The management picked this tunnel and running
get under the showing made in the shaft before mentioned
where good values This tunnel now in 1900 feet
and less than 100 feet required ntesect the ledge Approx
atey 20 feet back from the present face of the tunnel good
nger gaena crossed the tunnel and heavy flow of
encountered Since then considerable naturalization has been
apparent all through and water i coming at other points The
formation pure Burke quarz and the management is sa
fed that only few weeks will required to lift the West
from prospect class into the list of proved Mines
Adjoining properties have aided exploiting the West Heca
The Hidden Treasure Group principally owned by Finch Camp
b drove 18oOfoo tunnel cutting the ledge in two places
An excellent showing made where the greatest depth was at
ancd the entire face of the tunnel being in but this
point within few feet Of the West Heca ground and
ming into the mountain that direction it developed
Since the present syndicate charge Of the property the
has been in the hands of Edward and Pohman
of Spokane who visit the property frequently and often
companed by other stockholders
The present contract for 100 held by John Backund
completion Of this contract the ledge will be cut The formation
such that mberng has been through the entire
tunnel, which is large and fine piece of workmanship
The property has been developed by sales of stock and there
no indebtedness of any kind while sufficient funds remain in
the treasury to carry the work.
A. Booth has been the companys consulting engineer from
start He thoroughly familiar with the mines in that Sec
of the district having been employed in the capacity by
the company for several years. the Standard for
years and the Heca from its organization in 1893 the
present time In recent report the West Heca Mr. Booth
said in part:
Ths group of lode claims situated the west side OF
Canyon Creek onefourth of mile from the town of Burke in
Shoshone County, Idaho The Northern Pacific and the Oregon
Railway Navigation companies operate branch line railroads to
Burke which miles from the city of Wallace The
holds United States title to the Ophir Ruby and Rambo
Chief odes which surrounded by such well known mines
the the Hidden Treasure and Union Mining
panies the Standard Mammoth and the Anchor Mining
company The Heca property line is only l4O feet
southeastey of this copany group the Gena lode being the
only claim lying between the two properties Some OF the best
dividend paying mines in Shoshone County located in this
neighborhood.
To those who wish to take chance in mining venture
wish that the West Hca company working OF
the choicest undeveopd property the Canyon Creek district
The West Hea is well equipped for work having good ven
ang system operated by electric supplied by the Wash
ngton Water Power Co., good blacksmith shop rails steel
and other necessary equipment The property is connected with
the town of Burke by good road.