The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-02-15
HIGH VOL [TAGE FOR POWER
Commercial Agent of Power Company
Says Uses for Power Will
Increase in 1912.

Indications are that the Coer dAuenes will witness the
used in the development of well old workings in the
district, while with big capital will enter the territory to
develop the property large scale the belief expressed
by M c. Osborne, commercial agent OF the Washington Wa
ter Power company Of Spokane who recently renued from
trip to this section interview given out in Spokane
his return. He said:
81 met several mining superintendent and operators Of
Several Of the big properties The Caledonia Mining
pany completing it's raise to the old workings which will
enable to increase it's output and will doubt call for
concentration in the district.
''The Stewart Mining company has encountered in
it's lower eves with increased wales compared with its
upper workings The Marsh Mining company at Burke will
have completed its shaft by April l. will the Of
it's Ptsburg concentrator and will again become shipper
The Sunset peak district has become active shipping dis
trict Notable among these properties the Tuscumba
Idora Amazon and Manhattan and the Callahan group all
of which will be of electric power this spring. ana
which have contracted for their requirements.
''Perhaps one of the most important in mining
circles Of years is the fact that ex-senator Clark OF
Montana has, after shutdown of 20 years. begun the
ton of his properties on Sunset Peak.
The North Side Murray district, is rapidly coming
to the 'front.' notably the Monarch Bear Top and Orono All
Of these companies shippers and very much in
need of electric power They have recently installed $40
horsepower in gasoline engines pending the time electric
can be obtained Their maximum requirements will be ap
proximaey 600 horsepower Among the prominent pros
poets in this district the Cedar Creek Granite Allie and
the Terrible Edith
"Many men of large and wide experience in min
ing are entering the district taking options property
and prospecting with view of purchasing This is perhaps
as important anything that happened for the future of the
Coeur Alenes it is the determination of these with
their backing to thoroughly prospect and work these
ties by upto-date methods.
"Durng the last year the Hypotheek the Culver Deve
opment company the Big Eight Consolidated and the North
ern Light Mining companies have been connected with the
Washington Water Power company lines in the Pine creek
district and expected that this line will be extended to
the properties of the Highland Chief Nabob Douglas and
the Surprise Mining company properties, all of which are
showing excellent prospects. The Knickerbocker oCnso
dated company Moon creek between Osbn and Kellogg
will be attached to our lines and will be shipping in the
spring.
ga very important item with the mining in the Coeul
dAenes that the cheap electric power obtained makes
possible extract and concentrate very low grade at
profit and the Washington Water Power company prepar
ed at all times to meet their full requirements for increased
power This shown in November and December, 1911
when all of the water powers in the Coenr dAenes were
practically frozen up but operations were continued by the
use of electric power"