The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-05-01

The company is considering the ex
tension Of a 3000-foot tunnel from tn
steep slope of the Payette mountain
nearby which will give. when ,om
plete, an additional depth Of 1850 fee
on the ore body. The expansion il
length OF this interesting ore shoe
would indicate primary ore deposi
that has suffered very little from nat
ural erosion and presents flatterins
prospect for an extensive resource o.
profitable ore at further depth which
would be made economically available
by the projection OF the long tunnel
and would probably result in a divi.
dend paying property.
! The ore of the Golden Age mine
like that of the other mines In this
locality, carries a high percentage Of
metallic sulphides, particularly Of iron
pyrites and associated lead, zinc and
antimonial minerals.
The occurrence of the latter min
erals. especially the anthony, Ii usu-
Tally a sure sign of increasing gold
values. and some very rich specimen
rock has occasionally been found as
sociated with this latter mineral in
this property.
The locality around Grimes PISS
also contains some large deposits %
the base ores mentioned, associated
with copper sulphides and fair silver
and gold values, and seem worthy Of
more extensive development. as these
ores are contained in light gangue
and are distinctly crystalline and
would he easily separated into their
respective classes by concentrating
machinery.
Pearl Mining District.
The mining business in the Pearl
mining district, 20 miles north of
Boise, has experienced a rather dun
year.
The reopening Of the well known
Lincoln mine of that district was I'm.
drctaken and made considerable pro-
gress, but was interrupted by itiga-
ton and has remained idle for sew
eral months.
The only ore production from that
district was from leasing operations
on the Whitman property where quite
an output OF good ore was produced
by J. M. T.iligren and associates.
Granite State Mine.
The Granite State Mining company
Of this district carried small force OF
men throughout the year and 'contin-
ued their development They now
have quite an extensive resource OF
milling ore blocked out, containing ex
celent values in gold, but this ore
ike all other ores of the district is of |
reat by any method except smelling
which involves a treatment and trans
Dortation charge which is prohibitive.
This company has patiently watche !
he efforts of other operators in this
ield in their attempts to solve Ii
problem which the or, |
INVOLVES to warrant successful treat
nent and profitable extraction of Their
'alues on the ground. Some marked |
progress has been made in this respec' !
md when the Granite State people
lecide the best solution of the prob.
EN- has been reached they will prob
bly, equip their property with de.
ent size milling plant.
This enterprise Is handled in a very
apable and conservative manner, and
While it's Stockholders no doubt are
hating at the hardness of profitable
esults, the course of the management
as been well justified under the cir
Blood PIacers.
At Gold Fork creek, tributary
tream entering Long valley in Boise
onnty, the Blood placers have been
he subject of considerable litigation
'oubles and interference from ranch
md claimants.
|
ar diggings which are said to have
elded some profitable results in early
iys by simple hydraulic operations.
The group also covers an extensive +
reich of flat creek bottom that has
zen subject tn considerable testing
DIRK by competent placer miners
no have found some excellent values
I'd it is believed that the property
rries quite an extensive area of de-
rable dredging ground and the me-
'tiations now in progress are likely
result in the equipment of this
operty with a plant Of this kind.
Ignite Mine.
deal was recently made transfer
TX the Hi Henry coal deposits at
,rseshoe Bend. Boise county, to the
ntrol of some Minneapolis capital
$ who are represented on the
ound by Mr.. Parker. This gentle
IN is employing a small force of
acttcal coal miners and Is undertake