The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-06-05
.JARB|DGE SHOWS
INCREASING ACTIVITY
WEEKLY LETTER GIVES LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS IN NEVADA
MINING CAMP.
To the Editor OF The Miner:


many fine specimens that have com,
out Of the Flake mine were brough
down yesterday by A. r. Macaulay
The gold is visible not only in tin,
specks distributed here and there
through the rock but there are occa
sional deposits Of coarser particles
That resemble patches Of moss In til,
cIlaracthr Of formation. In any othel
camp that the writer has known, these
specimens and the showing In thu
Flake generally---would create a sen
satjon but in Jarbidge they scarcel,
cause ripple at this time This h
not because the people here are unde
mopstrative. or that they do not appre
ciatc the magnitude of the Flake de-
yelopments. but the camp has had Its
period Of hvsteria and excitement witt
reaction has taught it's lesson. MOI
even the sembance of ''hot air" Is nov
wanted. The Wine in the Flake has
been carefully timbered and is now
drift along the high grade shoot veil
DO started at once and, after runnine
a few fect, 1t is the intention to crcss-
ci,t The vein to the hanging wall, and
to the footwall.
Aloha Group.
About half mile south Of the Flake
across Bourne gulch, is the four claims
Of the Alpha group, which were pur-
chased some few months ogo by Hon
ore Palmer, son Of the late Potter
Palmer of Chicago. ON this group
one shaft has been sunk to a depth of
900 feet and 1t Is In ore of good MILL
ing grade all the way. A tunnel has
also been run on the same vein for
$50 feet and It taps the shaft at a
depth Of $50 feet. The average width
of the vein is three feet. Ad Richard.
one of the best prospectors In the
business. found the ore on the Alphas.
His contract called for half interest
In the property If he could uncover q
body of ore in place, II inches wide.
that would average SIS per ton. When
he opened up the vein the owners as
SAYS across IS inches varied from
sSo25, secured by Howard Rummel. to
s132. secured by Tom Beade.
For some little time John A. Jess,
who is Honore Pamer's representa-
tive here has been negotiating for the
creditors claims against the North
star Mining company. owner of the
Bourne group on which the original
strike IN Jarhidge was made 1t Is
conceded to be good property, but
~ unfortunately is too often the case
= mill was built with equipment not
adapted for treating this particular
ore. With much Of the values going
IN the tailings or down the creek, the
Inevitable happened, One OF the To-
cal creditors has received a definite
cffer for his claim from Cooding. Ida
ho, and II would appear that others be-
sides Mr.. Palmer are after the prop
ertv. II the latter secures the Bourne
II Is believed he will work it in con-
ncction with the Alphas.
Work or tho Buster.
The force at the Buster mine has
been engaged this week in getting out
timbers. After the necessary timber
ing and cleaning up has been done in
tn mine. the work of further explora-
ton and development will proceed.
The present force consists principally
IF heavy owners of Bluster stock
They are men who are used to money
hut they are not afraid of physical Ia
Dor. They can swing an AK or ham
lner drill with the same sang froio
V iih which they write n check when
he money Is IN the hank,
The CT sscut tunnel IN the M,hng~
any group owned by 4. u, tincomh
and associates of Tacoma. Wash. Is
how Nv sos feet and the men expect t"
ut the vein most any dav, The Ma
,gauy group is lust above town, on
tfe west side Of the river and has n
's vein cropping for 900 feet In length |
II The surface. The tunnel viii gain !
depth Of $50 feet below where the !
IN crops,
I o~itimsto. Erterrrise and Buckeye.
Frank Middleton and Dave Mar
'uardson are daily ut the Legitimate
citing progress. The present con-
rtct calls for running the tunnel about
= feet IL tap the vein under tho orc
'tno' exposed in the wiuge. which
rr,ccs S?3 per ton across I feet. Al !,
,esi MS soon rs solid formation was i
truck q strinser Of red oxidized iron I,
"erfz which pans free gold was
cked up This strnger runs with
he tunnel and is doubtless from the
"a in vein.
t'ol r'has T.. HAYDEN of the Enter
risc tunnel has sent work that he
i'll be in camp again The last of the
sck. He has made n contract with
,pcs, the frcichter Of Twin Fails TO I
ring IN the 3-drill Leyner COMPRESSOR I
Gently ordered The OUTFIT win weigh ]
! tons and win begin to arrive within j.
ec'. or ten davs. :
Work on ho'h tunnels at the Buck y
= Is bclny prosecuted with a small 4
roc In the upocr ,unuel the ore is
ider Tan the fac" of the tunnel aud.
.,u"h u" nssays have been ur'dc re- n
MIS-. II "a evident that II Is of n worry 9