The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-11-06
.HYPOTHEEk MINE, AS DESCRIBED BY
STATE MINE INSPECTOR R. \. BELL
STRIKING COMPARISONS WITH PRODUCER = APPARENT
IMPORTANT LENcTHENlNo coEuR pALENE
WEST.
by pector of o Idaho)

It is mot uncommon for charlatau
promoter to pick out one of the fam
figure out relative comparison of
its early history with his own pre-
liminary efforts, or that he is on the
strike of the same vein which he Is
sure is due to repeat and disclose
another bonanza ore shoot.
would like in this connection to
disclaim any personal motive of this
nature, as have no further political
ambitions and don't own a share of
stock or interest of any kind in this
or any other property l have written
about, and my only purpose In doing
SO is for the general good Of the min
ing industry, to encourage the legit-
innate development Of promising pros
poets and help to broaden the prodrc-
tive area of the already famous ore
bearing formations of the Coeur
dAlene district as a whole.
Two Pictures.
The Hypotheek mine has been look
ed upon for years as stray, an iso-
lated, outlying, lean and hungry quartz
vein, entirely beyond the commercial
ly mineralized area of the Occur
d'Alene ore deposits and the most
persistent enterprise in the whole
field in the matter of extracting Irish
dividends from reluctant stockhold-
ers.
With such prevailing impression
among local mining men of experience
1t would seem like taking famous
name in vain" to compare the Her
cules mine, with it's remarkable his
tory of production and eminent prom
Use of soon becoming the premier
source Of mining profits in the whole
Coeur d'Alene field, with the above
picture of an embryo bonanza and any
suggestion of nearer comparison ID
the two properties than that both
their names commence with an II"
would have been scoffed at year ago
and probably is yet.
The Hercules in Its Infancy.
1t is not necessary to go back. how
ever, more than Is years in contem-
porary history when, after years of
effort on the part of its owners. the
now famous Hercules was looked up
on by local practical authorities as an
improbable outcome-a narrow 6-inch
quartz outcrop, and big, lean gougy
assure, containing very low values In
its No. tunnel, situated within 400
Feet of the underlying slate formation.
and considered entirely too far north
and beyond the line of probable com.
nercial ore occurrence of the district.
Such in fact was the sickly crest of
the present mining giant on the shoul-
der of Tiger peak, before its rich neck
Of oxidized and carbonate ores was
cut in channel less than 300 feet
long by its long hand-driven No. 2
tunnel, which has since led down IN
expanding volume and has been min
ed to depth of 1900 feet, with sew
eral millions Of dollars in profit In rs
operation. and the full expanse Of lis
waist line yet undetermined. while is
legs and feet. 1t is reasonable to sup
pose from its present general physi-
cal strength, must be rooted fully AS
deep as the bottom of its parallel
weak sister ore course, the Tiger.
Hypotheek Alone in Location.
vCt. ic .;A fod
French creek, 3h miles south of the
village Of Kingston, where the creek
flows into the main Coeur d'Alene
river and six miles northwest of the
nearest producing mines. which ars
the Stewart and Ontario, and just
south Of the general strike Of the
Wardner lode, its vein showing the |
same northwest course and south
west dip.
The Hypotheek is entirely alone.
without any ore bearing neighbors as |
far as proven, the closest prospects
being the clean lead-bearing fissure |
zone of the Northern Light and the |
lead zinc vein of the Amy and Match
less, on the main Pine creek, 1As
miles to the northeast.
The crests or outcrops of the noted
Coeur dAene ore deposits have, with |
few exceptions. been notoriously lean
and inattractive and this condition.
while proving a poor guide to the !
prospector and investor, has prove1, a
decided virtue in practical effect. de-
monstrating that the ore channels are
virgin-all there-and have been Z
formed and filled since the major ero-
sion of the country took place, or
were too deeply buried to be even
partly destroyed and worn away by 1t. !
Surface Showing and Formation.
In this connection the Hypotheek
deposit has one of the most flattering
surface showings or Indicators Of
large underlying ore body in the whole
field. 1t consists Of boldly outcrop-
ping quartz vein. to 20 feet wide and
1000 feet long. that crosses the sharp
hogback spur which divides the two
short forks Of French creek The east I
half OF this great mineral shoot Is |
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