The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-12-25
ANOTHER IMPORTANT STRIKE MADE ON
THE NORTH SIDE, IN IDAHO .GULCA
SECOND ONLY TO GolDsAck-LAsr eHor FOUND oRE-OTHER
WORK IN A sECTloN THAT rRcMlsEs RICH REWARD
WALKERS Will HEARD FROM.
(By Adam Aulbach, Murray

lDdcn murray
they put in harder knocks and more
than the usual annual labor to push
ths tunnel ahead and were rewarded
at the close Of an unlucky year for the
district. 70 which they nave given
real Christmas gift.
Drive Iurrel so Fest Furths,,
As the tunnel has been following the
ledge for some time. it is the intention
Of the owners cf the group 10 coatinue
it 80 fee. further when the ledge will
again be crosscut At the present time
tbs Dubia brothers d not know, wh.-
ther the ore spreads through the ledge
or what Is ahead If them, but same
work viii be done in the tunnsl after
tbs holidays to see whs,her he prss-
ent strike increases in width in the
tunnel proper, Next summer more ac-
tive work will BE- done As all the
owners are wage esrners and one Of
them family man, it is necessary for
them TO look ahead for the capital
to continue their development labors
Poor men convert prospect into a
mine by degrees. not by leaps ana
bounds. The present strike is about
Sl50 feet below the surface, but depth
! is rapidly gained by the tunnels pro-
gress, and should the ledge fill for its
entire width with the same character
of ore, or cne-half as good, the little
company would soon rub elbows with
those who have six figures in a row.
This group Of claims is heavily timber
ed and may be tunnelsd for over 1909
fest n depth.
Much Work in !drhc GulcE,.
Much development. work has been
done in Idaho gulch for the past rs
years, galena has been found almost
everywhere. but nothing like the strike
in the Silver Dollar has hitherto been
made The Ironclad group. half mile
I up the gulch, at enc time gave prona-.
ise of doing something for the North
Side, but its Indifferent management
. dAu1i!y E-dSGu ~ w LIE luis llSI, al
i tsr the expenditure Of thousands upon
thousands Of dollars A large amount
of development work was done, how
ever, which may prove Of some value
in the future, for very large low
grade property is believed to belthete.
The ledge. SO far as explored, is over
100 teet wide. This may be a bulge,
but even if it is, values are scattered
through it from wall 70 wall
The Lucky Boy Group is near The
head of the gulch, now owned by D. A.
Finlayson and Jesse g. Kerr This
property some years ago drew first
prize in the ore exhibit at the Spokane
fair for the cleanest and handsomest
galena on view.
Work Of Walker Brothers.
The most persistent workers in the
gulch, however have been the three
Walker brothers. quite young men
They own group Of claims about
three quarters Of mile UP the gulch.
For years they have stuck to, their
ground, and pounded away about six
months every season until they can
measure their tunnels, drifts and shafts
by several thousands Of feet. They
leave their property when the snow
covers the ground, 80 outside TO hustle
"a railroad Job, and return In the
spring when the grass IS green with
enough money TO keep them going ua.
til the ta! So quietly have they toll.
ed that few persons in the district
know of their presence when they are
here; and never know when they gc
away. Yet they have unboundsd faith
in striking il some day. In speaking
with the youngest Of ths trio about six
weeks ago, he said TO the writer:
Quis. Work Th,. Counts.
I'VE have made good progress dur
ing the summer, and we think every
thing looks very encouraging. II II
did not we would have given up the
Job long age we would rather not
say anything about our property now
Oh. our new tunne! IS now IN about 500
feet The rock has been very hard and
progress has been slow for some time.
we are going ont now for the winter,
but we will be back IN the spring,
when we hope you will pay us a visit.
This will give you a chance 70 write
% you see things
Reward fer Persistent Effort.
The same modesty has characterized
the young men for the past ten years.
They come to town and buy what they
need, and 60 back 70 their mountain
home one of the prettiest spots in the
Occur d'Alenes, Years ago the writer
tramped over their holdings, and re-
members good outcrcp on several
lodges. No'Sdoubt they have made
some Developments in their steady
work from season tc. season, ana they
spend their meager earntngsgpf the
winter. during the spring and Enmner
with cheerfulness that desctves tbs
richest reward.
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