The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-02
NOTES OF WALLACE
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Wallace. oct. 1.-The Butte & Occur
d'Alene mine which is sinking a shaft
on its property near Mullan, is nearing
the 2OD-font level where a station will
be cut and the DRIFT for the vein
started. 1t will take three weeks to
reach the 200 foot level. The mine
has shipped rich ore this summer.
Some crystallized lead is showing in
the face of the Laclede drift which
is in 1.s0o feet. The property adjoins
the famous Hercules mine.
The Reindeer drift has followed the
ore body for 60 feet ana for the whole
distance five feet of concentrating
ore has been exposed. The drift was
started recently from crnsscut of the
ledge.
Three feet Of galena ore and two feet
of lead carbonates have been opened
up in l2-fuot shaft sunk on the ore
body I'm the upper workings of the
Arlington property of Burke.
Almost Il record in mine work has
been made by Manager Oscar Nord-
gust and his six men nj the Denne-
more property near Saltese. In 80
days they constructed 5000 feet of
flume and two miles Of wagon road
and are ready for the winters work
which viii consist OF sinking a 200
foot winZe 49,
Tn" further deepening of the shaft
to The l.Soo-t"ot level at the Iron
Mountain Tunnel mine is about COM
pletcd. When it is done. crosscut
for the vein will be run.
John Thomas Dunstan miner of
Mace, landed in New York ON Sep
t"mber IS. of this year. and has al
ready filed his declaration of becoming
a citizen of the United States He
was born in Cornwall. England.
\ dozen field employees NJ the Occur
d'Alcne national forest Will hc laid
of soon for the winter. The summer
fire season is about over, the trail
building nearly done and the cone
picking finished. \ score of employees
will remain ut work all winter.
Tho Bryan Mining company owning
salena property near Saltcse has
filed articles OF incorporation In
Shoshone county. The company Was
Incorporated in Delaware. Harry l.,
Day, manager of the Hercules. is one
of the main owners, Rich lead ore has
been opened up in the Bryan.
Thirteen fishermen volunteered to-
day to carry 10000 young black
spotted trout from the depot of the
Northern Pacific railroad company tn
Lost lake. The trip was accomplished
on foot. each man carrying IA can of
fish. the trail being almost fmpene-
trable. Lost lake is an ideal spot for
Fishing and camping and is patronizea
by those VIII" wish to really get close
tn nature.
Indications are that the famous
success, the only zinc mine in the
Occur dAlencs. will have rival in
Il short time as the American property
adjoining the Success is opening un
6oo-foot crosSrut tunnel. The same
ledge traversrs both properties.
The Grand Forks will have nothing
1" live for after the Milwaukee with
draws It's for, IS of lahOrers engaged
IN filling i'm around the wooden tres
ties Is the belief of those living near
me camp Grand Forks at the time
OF the Milwaukee railroad constrlc-
lion mad reputation that kept the
coroner and sheriff busy trying To
clear.
Mining operations at the Stanley
mine. the only gold mine i'm the hig
Burke lead district. have been sns-
I'tild"u' the reason being unknown
The Stanley though situated in the
ihidst ~ a big producing lead camp
mas vein carrying antimnny and
gold. shipments have Melted the COM
panE over S50a to the ton.
1"hh Williams of Elk Prairie has
sworn out complaint against James
honey OF the -. joe country. charg-
ing that Bon"v amhushed him at Elk
Prairie recently and tried To kill him.
Deputy Sheriff Mcmillan nj Grand
Forks has gone down the St Joe To
ind Boney who ranches 81 miles be .
ow Avery.
\ wealthy New Yorker has had moy-
ng picture films of the rnmp.nss of
his 2-Near-"ld boy made sa he can