The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-04-17

ed mine IN the entire COeuf AIeneS,
not actively on the milling and ship
ping list. which equals in known mer-
II and value that of the Black Bear
Consolidated Mining company, on
Canyon creek. And there are some
even on this list, and making money
every day, which do not approach 1t
in known reserves of available mar
ketable ore.
TO say that this group is In the
heart of great producing section,
with a record that favorably compares
with any other part of the camp; and
to say that IT Is in the same mineral
zone as four or five other great pro-
ducers, and even known to cover the
same vein and vein system as some of
these big producers that have divi-
dend records. is simply to state truth
and bring out most favorable point
But this is not all. by any means, nor
is It the most important. The Black
Bear Consolidated itself, il in a dis
trict entirely improved except by its
own development, would rank as "A
mine of known worth. lacking only the
milling facilities to reduce the ore for
shipment and the market to put the
property on profit paying basis
Many people right here at home,
who in very general way have
known of the Black Bear Consolidat-
ed and other Canyon creek properties
for a score or more of years. do not
know the above statement to be true,
and yet any one could have known
by seeing for himself or making some
inquiry nj detail. Such visit and
inspection was made by Miner rep
resentative few days ago.
The making of Occur dAlene
mines is slow and expensive. a big
undertaking always for practical men
without means. Outside Of the heavy
operating companies mines are devel-
oped here largely with outside money
Beyond intelligent and well directed
work outside stockholders want to
know absolutely that all the money
handled is honestly used; in other
words, It is possible generally to spend
1t almost wholly in the ground. 1t is
proper to remark here that the most
critical could find no fault at the
Black Bear Consolidated. The mining
is as good and workman-like as can
be found in the Coeur d'Alenes with
no exceptions. and there is not an
evidence of misdrected work in the
$500 or more feet of tunnel, upraise
ETC. Panics and various other causes
have made development slow, but the
property Is now at such stage that
with the completion of an upraise
connecting Nos. and 2 levels, 1900
feet apart, there will be available a
block Of ore known for over 1000 feet
in length, 1900 feet in depth between
the two levels, with further reserves
above No. level. BY shaft and up
rails nearly one-third of this connec-
ton work is completed and the whole
will be completed on ore.
The. Black Bear Consolidated has
passed the experimental stage 1t is
ready for a mill. This large block OF
ore described above will furnish from
2 1-2 to 20 feet Of milling product
Of lead and zinc with fair proportion
Of shipping ore to be sorted I'm th'
manner now customary In milling
plants. Plans are under way to con
struct In the near future unit a
least Of plant Of 100 or 150-ton dali!
capacity.
To give further detail of the actua
ore showing and deep development o
this property nothing is more compre
hensive than extracts from the re
ports of two well known and thor
oughly practical mine superintendent
two mining engineers and ge5iogis'
given after examination some tw'
wears ago. Further work since thes
examinations and reports were mad
verify fully the predictions made
HecIa Superintendents Report.
Fremont s. Rowe, superintendent Q
the Hecla mine, a s3000,0o0 dividen'
payer. a short distance up Canyo'
creek from the Black Bear Consoli
dated, makes an interesting report
Space forbids The Miner from print
ing It in full. After describing n
ore shoot 1000 feet in length and 100
feet between levels, capable Of bein
economically worked and keeping
large mill going many years withou
the necessity of sinking. Mr. Row
says:
Il would pronounce your property
mine, l mean to convey the idea tha
It has decidedly passed out of IN
prospect stage. ] have had numbe
Of wears experience in the Coeu
d'Alenes and am more or less famil
lar with all of what are now consid
cred the greatest producers in the re
gion. Not only this, but ] was NOR
or less familiar with them in thel
earlier stages when they passed froi
the prospect stage to dividend payin
mines. Comparing the present show
ing In your property with the show
ing In these great producers whe
they were IN the same relative stag
Of development as your mine. d
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