The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-11-02
BULLION IS SINKING SHAFT
Copper Property Installs New Machin-
cry and Expects Shipping
Ore by Spring.

Work being pushed on the property of the Bullion Mining
company with all possible speed The holdings Of this
pany consist OF IL claims and water right capable Of deve
opng power sufficient for all domestic and mine purposes The
claims are located about three and onema miles from the
Northern Pacific at Borax Mont and about the dis
lance from the line of the Chicago Milwaukee, ST. Paul
and is connected by fine wagon road with water grade with
the Northern Pacific great deal Of work has been done on
the Bullion which the best known copper propositions
in that section but yet only shallow depth has been attained
The company heavy loser in the forest fires ago
and at that time was considered the best equipped prop
critics the country There under construction wagon
road but the fire before it's completion and burned all
bridges and culverts and filling the road with fallen trees to
such an extent has been necessary for the company this
build the road Owing to the ateness OF the sea
son little work done after the fire. but tins year has seen
the resumption Of operations large scale and the compile
ton of vast amount Of work. including the rebuilding OF all
mine buildings repairing the road and the installation OF new
machinery the last of which has been but recently installed
The Bullion the present time pushing work It's shaft
which is being sunk the vein from the level OF the lower
tunnel at distance in of $50 feet The sinking OF this smart
was started about two weeks ago station has been cut and
the frame work for the installation OF the hosting machinery
will be completed this week skip pocket Will then be IN,
stalled above the collar of the shaft which Will be equipped
with an automatic dump and every convenience necessary to
expedite the sinking will be put in place The shaft is to be
twocompartment each compartment being x5 feet in the
clear
The vein struck 800 feet in from tie portal Oh TIE lower
tunnel and large body of assayng from 10 to 10 per cent
conner and also carving high values in silver encounter
ed crosscut then started the vein to determine t
width and this cosscut proved to be from % to 80 feet wide
good body of opened up in the upper workings OF
the company and when the body found IN tho
lower tunnel raise was driven from the lower workings where
the vein was encountered distance Of 80 e to prove the orr
body between the upper and lower workings and was III ore the
entire distance This gives the company vertical depth be
tween the upper and lower tunnel OF 200 feet OF stog ground
The entire bottom Of the shaft being sunk is IN ore and
marked increase it's value is noted depth gained and
if the ore in the shaft continues to improve as at present
body Of clean shipping may be opened up any time Wefe
tie shaft was started there face OF more than for ee
Of coper ore The ledge which the shaft beng sunk mas
@ dip Of about IA feet in every lNo
The Bullion one Of the best it not the best equipped mines
in the entire Occur dAene district having 62holsepoWer
compressor 1000 feet Of fune 1000 feet Of lncl ar pipe
coed boarding and bunk houses for the employees and black
smith and machine shop ,
James H. Taylor Of Wallace manager OF the company ana
Oscar Nordous one of the best known miners and and mA
wrgts of the district in charge OF the work at the property
and is rushing things fas possible with the purpose Oh
producing ore commercial quantities at good poht 1er tie
company by spring if not before:
The stock of the Bullion largely owned by Wallace resi-
dents and that they the utmost confidence IN the future OF
ths nrenery and the competence and integrity OF It's ocas
e hv the fact that this time after several assessments
have been paid there practically tramp stock on the mar
ket as is evidenced by the fact that Spokane or local brokers
have been unable to fill buying orders when the highest 'e
an rising market recently was hid,