The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-11-06
OUTPUT NORTH SIDE MINES, ,l9|2,s253,34|--
LOCAL MAN REVIEWS GEOLOGICAL REPORT
SUMMIT DISTRICT LEADS IN oUTPUT-AvERAGE
MENTs NEARLY SAME AS THOSE SOUTH slDE-GoLD
OUTPUT SMALL, BUT IT HAS A FUTURE.
(Wrtten by Adam d. ulbach of Murray

(Wrtten by Adam !
BY courtesy of the director of the
United States geological survey. the
writer has an advance chapter from
Mineral Resources OF the United
states for the calendar year 1912. This
chapter pamphlet form. relates to the
production Of gold. silver, copper. lead
and zinc in the states of Idaho and
Washington only and Is prepared by
G. n. Gerry. Of the survey. The out
put for 1912 in this state Is placed at
$2l, 1851, from 173 deep mines and
2%5 placers, being an Increase of s.
265, ,6o7 over 1911,
In giving details by counties, Sho-
shone is credited with a production
for 1912 of $1s.313.6o4 or 85.s1 per
cent of the state total output. he
great bulk Of this was, of course, con-
tributed by the territory drained by
the South Fork of the Coetlr dAlcno
river, yet 1t is some satisfaction for
the people Of the North Side to
know that they aided in a small Way
to swell the grand results. The coun-
tvs yield Is given by mining dis
tricts, and the writer shall only refer
to those in his Typographical sur
Beaver District.
The output OF the district from s
placers and one deep mine was $3O61
in gold IS ounces in silver and 217,-
056 pounds of zinc. valued at $1e,O61
The Bird, New Year and Upper, Horse
shoe were the principal placer pro-
ducers. The Interstate Callahan Min
ing company took over the Amazon
Manhattan, Callahan and Interstate
partly in Placer Center
district,
Coeur d'AIene District.
The Silver City placer was produc-
tive of bullion by drift mining.
Eagle District
The production from 2 placers and
l deep mine was valued at $27,524. The
Jack Waite mine was operated the
entire year, producing rich lead sui
phide ore, which, however conta ms
little silver.
Summit District
This ore produced from deep nlire:s
aggregated 26,115 tons. All of tins,
with the exception of s55 tons shipped
to smelters, was concentrated and
produced 1851 tons of concentrate. 1na
total output OF ore contained $S03 in
gold, 23,238 ounces of silver, IA
pounds Of copper 3,760,357 pounds of
cad, and o55,369 pounds Of zinc, val
Icd in all at $222,150, or an average
IF $3.50 per ton. one placer operator
'touupea a small quantity Of gold A"d
silver bullion The largest part Of tho
output came from the Monarch mine
md mill, The company went into the
md from that time until the middle
# December the property was ppcrat-
d by lessees. Lead concentrates zinc
and small tonnage Of
rude shipping ore were produced.
Che Bear Top & ORC Elmo mill Wls
pcratcd and produced rich lead Car-
entrates Lcad-liuc ore was mineu
rom the Black Horse mine and Wa
rcated In the i00-tpn concentratiur 3
nil Oh the property producing Q
sad concentrate and zinc conccr-
rate. ore was hand sortcd from the
'errlble Edith mine and both iop3 /
nd zinc products We're shipped to The |
meliers
Leaving out the $t8.oG1 which, no
oubt. ought to be credited to the In
erstate mine, properly claimed by
Placer Center district. a South Side |
diunct. the North Side Is entitled to |
lain an output for 1912 valued At
259,3fl. Of this amount Summit
district comes In for 1922, !
so, all of It produced by four silver /
,ad mines. the Terrible Edith. Bear
op- Orofino. Blacklorse and Monarch !
would have greatly added to the
lterest Of the report, at least to Nortl; |
iders, and perhaps to some of the
usiness men of Wallace, If the yic;d |
each mine had been separately re-
orted. Two Of the mines that pro
uced during the year 1912 arc In tie
ands of Il receiver. and one. the
was sold at sherffs sole
urng the past month
Iorth and South Side Shipments Arc
Practically Equal in Value Per Ton.
The ore of the same character or
ne South Side during 1912 averaged /;
1 value $S.6S a ton and in Summit
istrict $3.50, only a difference of
ew cents in value, and practically the
ame freight charges to the smelters.
ne North Side mines simply paying
ton more for shipment to Ena-
lille. and some charges for wagon 4
aul to the railroad. Hence 1t may /
@ asked, what is the matter ."
and others materially
lterested will naturally PROFOUND this
ueston after reading the report nf I
he yield Of the mines.