The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-20

silver, but not in commercial quaint.
ties SO far. The face Of the MAR
cross-cut still lacks 100 feet. or such
a matter, Of penetrating the SECOND
vein.
This tunnel is situated several hun
dred feet east Of an upper tunnel
which was caved at the time of my
visit, but the dump and the outcrop OF
the ore course shows some splendid
manifestations Of soft brown mineral
gossan. associated with quartz gangue
that looks like the spongy residue of a
massive sulphide mineral, and some
drifting on the vein from the main
cross-cut In this direction is warranted
and gives promise Of developing a
commercial ore shoot.
This group carries some other sur
face manifestations Of underlying
mineral bodies in the form of wide
zones Of. richly iron stained silicious
breccia that are well worthy of devel-
opment and investigation at depth, as
they also present surface manifesto
tons that in other points Of the dis
trict have resulted in the development
Of good ore bodies.
Wardner Leases.
In the old grass root levels Of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan properties
several incompletely prospected blocks
of ground in the neighborhood of for
mer ore bodies which have become too
remote for convenient handling in the
deeper operation of this big mine have
been turned over to leasing parties
composed of local miners. OF these the
Small Hope lease and the Tyler lease
have been successfully handled, es-
pecially the latter, which has made @
handsome production of high grade
shipping mineral throughout the year
that has paid handsome profits to both
the company and the lessons. The old
Sierra Nevada ground in Deadwood
gulch. now under lease to Mr.. D. W.
Peoples, whose years Of experience as
superintendent and chief ore scout of
the famous Last Chance ore channels
nearby especially fits him for scent
ing out any overlooked values in this
long abandoned old ore course. and
think he has the hearty we'll wishes of
the Wardner- Kellogg community for
his success. This vein has the reputa-
ton OF producing the richest silver ore
In the district and made quite large
output Of high grade mineral during-l
It's early history.
The vein has been puzzle to all
The earlier biologists who studied this |
field by reason Of its sharply diverg-
ms strike and contrasting mineral |
to the ore deposits along the ),
main Wardner lode. 1t is now defi-
litely known to be one Of the old SER
es Of assures that strike northeast
md dip southeast. exactly opposite to
he Wardner lode angles. This old
ystem Of assures. which was cut and
aulted by the Wardner lode. has de-
'eloped several extensive and valuable
re bodies in recent wears, and the
and appreciation of it's i'm
'ortance may prove a big advantage in
he future exploration of the Sierra
Nevada.
Alhambra Mine.
A short distance west of Wardner
he Alhambra mine. embracing an Iex-
cnsive group Of patented claims cpv-
ring the eastern extension of the
lode beyond the Sullivan
'orkings, Is being developed through
long cross-cut tunnel and several
feet of drifting. This work
as been Systematically maintained
18th small force Of men for years .
he property has II great surface :
howing Of iron ore and Is embra ced .
'ithin the most favorable ore bearing .
,cks OF the district. but so far tn,
Management has been unable to dis. .
,ver the commercial ore channels .
INT we're expected. but one nice show .
Ig If clean galena ore has been found !.
lat is now being further developed by 1
rifting. and the intimate geological !
udy Of this vicinity in connection 1
it'll the adjacent apex litigation trbu- !
cs Of recent years may add some Ad- D.;
tional value to this ground and ia /!
litate its further exploration to a
lccessful issue.