The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-10
NINE MILE AND SUNSET DISTRICT.
THINGS EXPECTED IN NEAR FUTURE
SPEEDY DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT SUNSET ORE
ROAD EXTENSION
IMPORTANT

In the very near future, as aHeCIlns
Nine Mile and the Sunset mining dis
tricts directly, and incidentally OF
much concern to the city of Wallace
and her business interests. The Miner
is not going to undertake to verify
every proposition it is going to deal
with in this story, but it does give as
surance of this in the beginning: 1t is
not fiction, in any sense; 1t Is not con-
fined solely to reasonable speculation.
though 1t deals somewhat in this; but
It's basis is fact, with some knowledge
that the undertakings are receiving
consideration from the sources prin-
cipally concerned in their carrying
out.
Railroad Extension.
TO get right to the point briefly, it
may be stated that there is evidence
that the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, as soon as weather cond-
tions are favorable and the snow is
gone. will at once extend its line from
the present terminus at the Rex mill
to Success mill. cutting out half
mile of wagon haul there.
To the Interstate.
From there it will build grade up
Nine Mile canyon to the Interstate
mill, now almost complete, and with
plenty of available ore from practic-
ally three developed mines to operate
- to- rG rt% i,,-
cludes much ore from the Beaver
creek slope to be transported through
the Interstate tunnel.
On TO the Tamarack Custer.
From the Interstate mill it will con-
tinue further up Nine Mile to the
Tamarack- Custer Consolidated mine,
already heavy and steady producer,
with large ore reserves. This would
enable the Tamarack- Custer company
to cut out it's long tramway to the old
rex mill. Clean shipping ore, Of
which there is much handled by the
sorting plant at the mine, would be
loaded for it's direct destination and
milling ore would be hauled on the
railroad to the concentration, as SO
much of the Canyon creek ore is now
handled.
So far this is good, and anyone who
knows the tonnage. the general con-
ditions and the country can see at
glance that this is a present necessity,
absolutely safe for the railroad and
to be great economy and convenience
to all of the three big producers men,
toned.
A Most Important Connection.
But there Is more, and, If correct,
problem is solved, at least temporar-
lily.
The Sunset mine has made good so
far as developed. 1t is big in the drift
from the 200-foot level, better than
reasonably expected, and while no big
noise is being made by those in charge
of the work, 1t is fact that they
would have been satisfied with much
less encouragement than they got.
Naturally they want quick action on
the ore--one reason, for the profit on
the ore handled and another for the
immediate development of the great
ledge, without taking the several years
necessary to run a long tunnel from a
point or 10 miles from railroad trans
portation. And there are other rea-
sons which will appear later in the
story.
Sunset Orc by Trsmway.
Ore coming up through the Sunset
shaft, on the east side of the peak. II
is said, will be conveyed by aerial
tramway to the nearest point on the
extended Nine Mile railroad. some
where between the Interstate mill and
the Tamarack- Custer mine. Whether
It will be CARED from the shaft through
the 350O-foot tunnel to the Nine Mile
slope and there trammed, or pulled
over the divide to the railroad. is Of
no particular Importance Either
seems practical.
Long Kept Up Water Right.
Sunset ore would no doubt be sorted
al the mine. rs Is HOW ~ BcHtih' I""-
tom, for the double purpose of reliev-
ing the mill Of useless work on the
waste and also useless work on clean
shipping ore. the grade of which car
not be improved by milling. Clean
ore would be trammed to the railroad
and loaded separately from the mill
ing ore The Tamarack- Custer now
works on similar system. Where
the Sunset mill would be located Is not
known, but II must be where wash wa
ter Is available and on the railroad.
Senator Clark maintained a water
right on the South Fork, by continu-
Gus work, for 90 years. few miles
above Wallace. Under a changed wa
ter right law 1t is probable he has
1t yet.
The Railroads interest.
Another important feature Is that IF
the Northern Pacific railroad and It's
various connections. It Is said that
the Northern Pacific Is now hauling
the large part Of the heavy ore ship
ments from the Occur d'Alenes. Most
Of this goes to smelling points reach