The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27

The mines of Owyhee county hav
continued throughout the past year t.
maintain an important output of sol,
and silver and while not as large
yield was made as formerly by reason
of the apparent exhaustion of tn
Trade Dollar mine and its consequent
idleness. the yield of bullion is still
considerable and the new development
work in progress at several points |.
likely to result in the near future OF
maintaining the reputation of Silver
City and tributary districts as a source
of profitable mining business indetin-
itely. The principal source of meta
from this county now is from the op-
GRAFTON of the Delamar mine
This old property continues to en-
ploy a force of $50 men and produces
about 10000 ounces of bullion per
month.
the past testimony of expert talent
which has seen its finish and exhaus-
ton every year for the past 10 years,
but, in spite of advancing operating
cost and other adverse conditions the
enterprising and judicious manage
ment with which its operations are
blessed have been able to adjust the
milling processes and make a little
margin of profit on the years opera
ton on continually receding values,
besides carrying necessarily large
force on development work in addition
to ore extraction. the latter item in
volving one Of the largest costs Of ore
production to maintain the milling re-
quirements of about $50 tons per day.
The company performed nearly two
miles of underground development
work during 1912 searching for new
ore bodies and endeavoring to solve
the geological problems it's complicat-
ed ore deposits involve,
The companys territory is quite ex-
tensive. 1t has been large producer
during the past 20 years, with an out
put approximating ten million dollars,
the predominant value of which was
gold
In the early years of its operation
this property was noted for some re-
rich bonanza ore shoots and
made a production of mineral that
ton as fed into large mill. At that
time the process of treatment employ
ed an operating cost of SIG per ton
due to high fuel costs and to the ex-
pensive chemicals required by the
process. The present method of treat
ing the ore is by all slime straight cy-
aniding methods and without concen-
tration Of analgamation and costs
about 81 per ton. This has permitted
Of the remining all the old stope fills
that were made during the early oper-
atoms of the mine and also large low
grade ore dumps are worked in. to-
gether with numerous small stringers
Of ore that We're left in the early day
operations, and also large virgin bands
IF low grade mineral are also utilized,
that were left as valueless by the ear
Ter operators of the property.
An important production has also
been made from the Sommercamp side
If the property, on the opposite slope
If the mountain from Delamar, and
some good ore has been found as low
Is the twelfth level in the old ore
channels.
The bonanza values of this property
n it's upper level terminated at a
fault called an iron dixie,
which consists of wide. soft blue
eathcry tale. richly impregnated with !
ron sulphite. 1t is not settled fact
rom the nature Of this fault whether
t is Of later or earlier date than the |
ire deposits. If 1t should prove of lat
r. date than the ore formation, which |
$ not unlikely there still remains the |
hance of recovering the fauted end |
# the famous old bonanza slopes and !
he reestabIishment of the property In |
III its former glory as high grade ore |
PRODUCER and dividend payer.
Considerable work Is being done by |
he present management on the oppo-
lite side of this great fault for the pur-
,ose of determining the extent of it's !
and the virtue of the J