The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-17
BLACK BEAR CONSOLIDATED MINE;
LARGE AMOUNT Of ORE READY FOR MILL
ONE BEST DEVELOPED PROPERTIES IN THE coEuR
pALENEs-suFFlceNT OPENED
coNcENTRAToR YEARS.

not hesitate to pronounce yours to be
in every respect as promising prop
erty as the best Of them were at that
time.
"The showing is sufficiently good to
warrant your company In making eX-
penditures looking to the development
of the mine which you undoubtedly
have and thus placing it in the divi-
dend paying class.
"As to the quality of ore that
found shown throughout the length OF
the ore body, would say that It is of
exceptionally good quality and identi-
cally the same as that in all the big
producers of the district and If your
company could afford to erect con-
centrator at this time II would con
tribute very great deal to the cur
rent or fixed charges and operating
expenses, as there is now sufficient ore
in sight to justify the building OF
mill and especially so after the devel-
opment work which | have suggested
has been completed.
'In conclusion 7 would suggest that
instead of doing any new development
the work from this time on be done
with the purpose of developing the
proven ore body already discovered.
This. of course, would be best done by
raising and drifting and putting IN
shape for stopping. venture to say
that when you have your raise con-
nected with the upper workings and
your levels opened up you will require
very large mill capacity"
| Ed Ehrenberg, Mine Manager.
Mr. Ehrenberg has been actively
engaged in mining in the United
States, Canada and Mexico for 30
Years past He has been prominent
lin mining in the Occur d'Alenes for
l2O years, having been manager, sup
erintendent or foreman of the Frisco
for two years and holding one of the
Ipositions named in the Tiger -Poorman
for 10 years He was also one OF the
organizers and promoters of the Tam
Iarack- Chesapeake He says Of the
IBlack Bear Consolidated
"The vein system Of fissure zone
here as in the Helena Frisco mine to
1.-THE west and the Morning You'll Like
lmines to the east, is rather complex
land has a width of at least coo feet
"The property is decidedly one of
great merit. The oxidized zone in the
upper workings is one of the best in
the district; few II any of the larger
mines have anything to compare with
II and see no reason why it shouldn't
develop into a great mine. The eX-
ploration work on the lower level has
opened up considerable ore, yet we
are justified, when taking into consid-
Grafton the showing above, in looking
for much more extensive ore bodies.
"There is an immense territory Of
, virgin ground between the upper and
lower workings which should be look
cd into. Considering the fine showing
, lin the oXidzed zone and judging by
what similar or much poorer showings
i, have developed into in other mines
a. surrounding the property ! do not
r hesitate to predict that the greatest
lore bodies are yet to be found. The
, lmain adit or lower tunnel is one OF
i, 1.-The best in the section and from y
, strateElcal point of view worth lot
of money. as 1t is the key to largo
territory of mineralized country to the
I east.
I, "For future development would
suggest extending the north crosscut
, at least 400 feet to the north, Run
9 ming another crosscut 400 to 500 feet
further east in the same direction
This work could be done by diamond
drill If preferred extending both Nos
/ and raises and when No. ] attains
n height of 400 feet, run an interme-
a date level to the east This raise
o should be connected with the upper
q workings to provide ventilation as
well as to prospect the ground between
the levels. fully believe that If these
suggestions are followed the mine VIII
+ compare favorably with the best IN
4 the Occur d'Alenes."
Report Of John n. kordquist, M. &.
"The property Is developed by tw'
open cuts, two tunnels and one shaft
Tunnel No. I intersects the vein at :
= distance of $50 feet from the portal o
the tunnel and at vertical depth Of
$50 feet The vein at this point is
" well defined and considerable carbon
ates of lead Is exposed. The vein has
been drifted on tn the east for a dis
tance of 145 feet. There is a grea
. Improvement shown in the ore bod,
y as depth was gained in this tunnel
"A winze has been sunk As feet eas
from the intersection Of the vein. A
the bottom of this Wine | found abou
10 feet of ore. showing about thre'
feet of carbonates of lead OF suffi
cinetly high grade to be sorted an'
shipped to smelter with profit. Thi
shaft has now depth Of 1870 feet oil
the vein ard good grade Of carbon
ate ore Is exposed the whole distance
The vein at this point is 10 feet wild