The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-06-22
SURPRISE MINING
COMPANY AT WALLACE

sent capacity by the addition OF one new
jig, two Whitley tables and two vanners.
In the mine the ore BODY has been OPEN
ed on three levels. Three cars of crude
ore were shipped during the winter and
fOur more cars OF the same material ie
on the dump ready for transportation.
One of the most important ore discov-
relies made ia the Occur d'Alene district
for the present year is at the Carbonate
Hill property, near Mullan. Asidi from
its commercial importance, interest is
added to the discovery because of the
fact that it is located on the south side
Of the river in part of the dirtrict that
has not developed any large bodies Of
ore east of Bunker Hill at wardner.
The district is traversed by huge iron
cap, which can be traced for many miles,
and by large belt Of greenish colored
rock. This green dixie parallels the
iron Gaping. The Carbonate Hill ore
body is in this dixie, and is located on
the foot wall side The ore was found
at depth of about 70O-it., which is the
greatest depth obtained so far on the
belt. The ore body is fully 10 feet wide
and for this width is all first-class milling
ore, with lead silver values predominant
ing. There is considerable zinc ore near
the foot wall and is fairly well separated
from the lead-silver ore, but all of the
ore carries some zinc. Since entering
the ore body the drift has followed it
west for about 90 feet and the ore is
better grade in the face than at any
other point opened. There is a large
flow OF water out of the vein, and this
also seems to be increasing as the drift
goes west. The company has crosscut
the dixie to the south for about 200 feet
without finding the contacI between the
green rock and the quartzite. All lofthis
material contains some galena ore, but
not In commercial quantity. The pro-
perty is within 200 yards of the Northern
Pacific tracks, near the "S'' bridge east
of Mullan.
Another recent important ore discovery
in the Mullan district was made at the
No. A tunnel of the Snowstorm mine,
where there has been exposed on the
lowest level commercial body of lead
silver ore OF milling grade. The ore
body is about ten feet wide. Develop
ment work has been going on in this
tunnel for the past five years. The vein
has been followed for great distance
without developing anything until this
lead-silver ore was encountered. In the
upper workings the Snowstorm has de-
veloped very large body of commercial
copper ore in three tunnels. The vein
filling on the No 4 level is the same for
the lead-silver ore as it was for the copper
ore in the upper levels,
The Copper King Co. at Mullan has
opened vein 20 feet wide in the lower
tunnel. The vein shows about feet
Of crusher quartz and tale on the hang
ing wall and about II inches of high
grade galena ore on the foot wall. The
balance of the vein is low grade milling
ore so far as opened up.
The Trans-Continental property has
installed boiler and pump and will
sink the shaft 200 feet.
In the process Of sinking the winze
on the Coeur d'Alene Nellie property,
near Osborne, about $500 worth Of ore
is being extracted per day. The ore is
gray copperand carries high silver values
@. D. Martin has started work on his
6OOft. contract on the Carney Copper pro
perty, near Mullan The work is TO b,
paid for in half cash and hali stock
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