The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-06-12
4 MODERN MILL TO Be ERECTED
BY THE NATIONAL NEAR MUlLAM
oRE-ELEcTRic HAULAcE
TO BE PLACED IN MNE-NEw COMPRESSOR BUNK AND
BOARDING HOUSES TO BE

The most important and altogether
the most reassurng piece of mining
news Of the past week is the official
announcement from the management
Of the National Copper Mining Com
pany that a mill will be Immediately
constructed to handle the ores from
the company's property. In fact, CO.
incident with this announcement the
work preliminary to actual construc-
tion was begun, that Of clearing the
ground far the mill and other buildings
the company will erect. The mill will
be erected at the mouth OF Deadman
gulcli. about mile and half east Of
Mulan. Here the company owns
patented mill site but as this does not
not provide sufficient space to meet
the requirements. additional ground
has been leased from the Northern
Pacific on its right of way, which will
afford all necessary facilities for build
ing and operating the mill. This is
on the south side of the track. The
ground on the north side, being
the mouth of the gulch up which the
mine is located and the natural locat-
ion for the mill has ben withdrawn
from entry by the government and
reserved for power site under the
act of congress of June 25, 1910.
The Latest in Mill Construction
The plans for the National mill en-
body the latest in method and equip
ment for separating and saving the
values in the ore. 1t will have daily
capacity of 500 tons and will be built
with the view Of doubling this capacity
as soon as the development of the mine
demands it The mill will be run by
electric power and water for milling
purposes will be obtained from the
South Fork and Deadman creek.
The mill will be situated one mile
from the mine and the ore will be
transported from the mine by an
aerial tramway which will he capable
of delivering at the mill 10 tons of
ore per hour.
It is expected that the mill and
tramway will be ready for operation
by the middle Of the winter.
Other Important improvements.
In addition to the erection Of the
mill, other extensive buildings and |
bettorments are planned by the Ma
tional which will combine to make ii |
the scene of great activity during the |
next few months. A new compressor
house will be built at the mine. and |
new bunk and boarding houses to
accumulate the large force that will
soon be empbyed in the mine
boarding and bunk house will also be
erected near the mill.
AS a. means of economy and facility
in handling the ore and conveying 1t !
from the mine to the tramway, electric
haulage will be Installed at an early
date.
Much ore in Sight.
In general terms the development
work on the National consists of a
shaft 400 feet deep, from which two
levels have been run on the vein at !
depths of 200 and 400 feet. In the
1lTSLt lIIS NGlu cliOWc VIC VI VI ioh |
grade and in the second the ore shows
great Improvement both In grade and
It was found impractical to
continue the 400 level on account Of
the water. It was then that the long
working tunnel was started which
encounters the vein 1000 feet below
the shaft and has now opened up
long shoot of excellent ore.
A contract is soon to be let to raise
500 feet in this ore shoot, and by the
time the mill is ready to receive ore
the mine will be in shape for steady
production.
The National Company.
The control Of the National is held
in Wallace and Spokane. The hold
Ing of stockholders in Youngstown.
Ohio. amount to about 35 per
cent of the stock, Charles Nc
Kinnis, of this city, is manager of the
company and 1t is under his direction
that the property has been developed
and is now being brought to the pro-
ductive stage. In addition to Mr.. Nc
Kinnis. some of the heavy stock
holders in the National are Harry
White. Of this city. Fred Kratzer. Au-
gust Paulsen, John A. Finch and the
estate of A. B.. Campbell all of Spo-
kane.
The company owns seven patented
and numerous unpatented claims. or
approximately $50 acres.
Lead and zinc ores TO total of 15,-