The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-03

county. three miles south Of the Brit
ish line, has been the scene Of activ
surface improvements during tn
year.
This enterprise has been substan
TALLY financed and during 1913 shoul.
become prominent producer OF higl
grade lead-silver concentrates ant
crude ore
It has an extensive underground de
vclopment and measurable resource
Of mineral aggregating 10000 tons
containing an average value of II pei
cent lead, and "a ounces Of silver
per ton. together with probable ore
deposits that may he made available
by additional development that will
easily double the tonnage Of this pro-
perty now In sight.
Very little work has been done in
the mine during the year. but the out.
side work has been extensive. con-
sisting Of the construction Of broad
guage wagon road from Port Hill. the
nearest shipping point. "a miles dis
tant, which has been built on a per
cent maximum grade and may be ul-
t'mately transformed into light rail-
road.
All the machinery for hydro cleo
trio power plant OF 800 horsepower
capacity and concentrating mill Of
900 tons daily capacity has been or
dered and considerable Of 1t is al
ready on the ground ard It is anti
cipated that this complete plant will
ne IN running order by June 1, 1918.
The 7re deposit at this mine con-
sists of one of the most persistent lin
cal manifestations Of lead-silver min
cral ~ the surface that has been found
in Idaho and carries close succession
~ wei, defined ore shoots for 5000 feet
along the strike of the vein. which IL
contained in a steeply pitching and
intensely sheered uuartzite formation.
yrtes re shpats are 4 to s feet wide
!, northeast and southwest
20 degrees to the north
+'N-v decided evidence Of
great depth.
~~~ror'v is only short dis
~ - p~'est lake, around the
''rh there are quite a
~wmher If prospects, containing lead
copper. gold and silver values IN
cnartyite. diorite and granite forma-
t',ns on which considerable prospect
'r~ work is being done.
Lawrence Mine.
.Arcther flattering Bonner county
enterprise Is that OF the Lawrence
mine at Clark's Fork on the Northern
Pacific railroad
This property has recently been |
equipped with a concentrating mill of |
80 tons daily capacity and has very |
bright future for prospective and |
important source Of desirable lead
silver ore
II embraces large group of lode
claims laid out on the steep slope of
Antelope mountain and only one and
,a)f miles across the flat valley bot
ON from the Northern Pacific mair
Inc DEPOT
The formation OF this mountain con-
lists Of argillaceous uuartzite. slate
nd occasional thin beds Of fairly pure
limestone that strike q little east OF
forth and dip at rather low angle
o the east.
These formations are doubtless Of
he pre- ambrian Occur d'Alene SER
es. but to what particular division of
hat series I am unable to say with
ut more extended examination Of
he neighborhood.
In climbing over the extensive group !
claims owned by this company laid
ut on q very steep mountain slope
nd extending through vertical ele !
alton If fully 1000 feet above the
alley bottom. | was shown series
seven distinct and separate veins
,ughly parallel and only a short dis
,nce apart and roughly comfortable
both strike and dip with the en-
losing formations, the dip VARYING
'om 20 to 80 degrees. and they frs Y
npress one as being imbedded veins v
Ut closer examination of the sur V
ICE and underground works show the 81
e bodies cutting the bedding in both
p and strike and In numerous in "
ances show their fissured origin in NJ
very distinct manner.
These veins vary in width from ? u
20 feet and present some of the u
ost attractive surface evidences u
underlying ore bodies. judginr ~
ON the Coour d'Alene stand u
tint. that have ever seen "
Inside of that famous district
nese oufcrops consist Of alternating
e shoots varying from brecciated "
'untry rock gangue, cemented with e
on oxides and lead minerals, to y
'arly pure black and brown iron :
rbonate ore for the stretches Of so
zoo feet In length and are traceable
the direction Of their strike for sew
al thousand feet. as Is proven by
allow surface work at short inter- Y
lis. y"
These shallow surface cuts show "
ore at almost every open m
&, usually consisting Of well defin- ~
paystreak Of a clean galena or W
nd carbonate ore on one or both OF