The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-17
MINES ON NINE MILE
ARE LAYING EXTENSIVE
PLANS. FOR NEXT YEAR
WORKING eIo FORCES WHICH
WILL be lNcREAsED IN
NEAR FUTURE.
Tamarack- Custer Consolidated, Inter.
state Callahan, Puritan and Others
Making Expenditures Of Thousands
for Machinery and Equipment.

Activity at the leading properties on
Nine Mile, including the Tamarack and
Custer Consolidated, the Interstate
Callahan, the puritan and others, Is
greater at this time and prospects for
continued development Of the various
mines on big scale better than fer
many years. Those who have prophe-
sled that the Nine Mile would in time
become one of the most important Sec
lions in the district are deeply graft
fed and their pleasure is shared by
all who look upon the veritable boom
as blessing which the whole district
will enjoy and profit by. 1t Is said
that the coming year will see upwards
of 500 men employed in the various
properties, in addition to the large
number now working.
There are now more than rs miners
employed at the Interstate Callahan.
Taking advantage of the favorable
weather conditions, the necessary out
aide work is being gotten out OF the
way. Work is being rushed on the
concentrator and mill. The plans for
the latter have been altered material
~ and as a result 1t will be larger and
of greater capacity than originally
planned. At the beginning of its OPP
erations 1t will have capacity Of 200
tons daily but will be constructed 50
that this may be doubled when neces-
sary at slight expense.
The aerial tramway to be used by
the Tamarack and Custer Consolidat-
ed in connection with the old Rex MILL
which was leased few weeks ago, is
being put in working order as rapidly
as possible and will be ready for use
in q few days more II the weather
conditions continue favorable.
Machinery Purchases Large.
The extent of the operations planned
is Indicated by the amount of new and
costly machinery recently purchased
for the various Nine Mile properties.
Within the past few days the Occur
dAlene Iron Works has booked orders
for compressors, motors, etc, aggre-
eating many thousands Of dollars and
will fill these at the earliest possible
date, since all were rush orders.
Among them are the following:
ho D,,v Tor
Tngersoll- Rand compressor and motor,
the latter 5O-horse power Westing-
house.
For the Tamarack and Custer Con-
solidated one 1900 cubic-foot Ingersoll
Rand compressor and 2O0-horse power
Westinghouse motor: also the machin-
cry In connection with the sorting
plant, including two 9x15 Occur
dAlene Ironworks Blake crushers, one
Frank Franz washing screen and
shaking grizzly and two picking belts.
For the Interstate Callahan, one 500
cubic foot Ingersoll- Rand compressor:
and one 150-horse power Westinghouse
motor. The mill at this property viii
be equipped entirely with machinery
supplied by the local firm. Much Of II
will be built at the foundry. while the
will be supplied through the
Occur d'Alene Ironworks as agents
The crushing end Of the mill will COLI
sist Of two 9x15 Blake crushers, two
sets Of 12x14 rolls and one set Of 12x3;
rolls All of these will be built at
home. The fine grinding will be done
with one 6-foot Harding conical peb-
BILE mill. All the jigs will be the Occur
ii'Alene Ironworks improved standard.
The concentrating tables will be the
and Frank Franz models. The !
Frank Franz travelling screen will also
be used.