The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-10-02
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
FOR SAlTESE DISTRICT
MANY PROPERTIES. ON ALL
SIDES. ARE UNDERGOING
DEVELOPMENT.

A writer To the Daily Muscular re-
Gently made a trip through the min
Ing section around Saltese. taking IN
the section north, south and south
west and getting over Oh the Idaho
side of the divide lie gives Il glow
ing account of his trip-the climate,
did progress being made in mining
and development-all of which will be
recognized by those familiar with the
country as correct so far as it goes.
He says:
Search the country over and a
more delightful climate could not be
found than we are enjoying at this
time. The heavy SHOWS of last winter,
the spring that never came and the
summer which missed its schedule are
forgotten and we are now basking in
the sunshine. 1t was and is good
time to take a trip into the hills
Close in to Saltese.
Several days ago a start was made
up Silver creek. William Burko's is
the first property on the creek. He
has fine showing and is working a
small crew, The Optimo, owned BY
elmer and w, H. Yerrick of Missoula,
under the management of William
lesson, Is rapidly approaching the
lode
High Grade Copper Ore.
Getting on top of the hill VIC strike
the Richmond. Charles j HeidcnreiCh
the active manager and one of the
principal owners is on the ground, and
good work is being done. Cabins, cook
house and bunk houses are under
construction, looking to put in the
winter at work on the property. He
has carload of ore at Saltese that
will be ready for shipment on or be-
fore Monday. He says that it will be
the best car of ore that was ever ship.
ped from this section. 1t runs over 81
per cent in copper and carries largt
gold values. Shipments from this pro.
perry will continue as long as the road
Is open.
The Big Elk and Others.
cat the Big Elk carload is ready
on the track and will be shipped in /
very few days. Tom Eagan is bus,
at his property and it is looking well
Other properties in that section arr
being represented but did mot have thu
time or opportunity to visit all Of them
This whole section is copper regio;
and should make one of the hes
camps in the state A ride from Adai
on the Milwaukee again landed us il
Saltese.
Packer Greek prospers.
Conditions being more than favor
able the weather all that the god
could furnish, a trip up Packer cree
was our next move. The Packer cree
section is galena and all indication
point to the fact that it is as good o
a better country than the Coeu
d'Alene district, At the Hemlock
double compartment shaft is bein
sunk and is now at depth of owe
60 feet. Mr.. Chamberlin representa-
the stockholders of the Palouse coun
try is on the ground for a few day
and feels much encouraged 1t Is COZ
templated to crosscut al the 1O0-f
level. The Tarbox is doing its worE
as well as the Black Traveller At tn
Last Chance and Ben Hur shifts ar
working and indications are good a
the American Occur dAlene, owned b
Missoula parties, large amount q
work is in progress,
Numerous Other Properties Working
AT this point, or near there, W
strike the Policy camp. Logs ar
coming down the hills, and what q
one time was vast forest Is disap
pearing, and the hills have barre
appearance
"The Bryan. and probably NOR
money has been spent on that propert
than any other in this section Of tn
country, is prosecuting it's work rap
idly, with every indication of maxim
mine.
IN. Dora is working the Dora an
stillinger ground. James F. McWil
liams has a fine showing in the :
Regis group. The Syndicate VIII q
at work before the first Of the mont
Bob McCrudden. or Protestant KID
as he Is called. has valuable prop
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