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

carries a well defined sheer gone Of a
feet wide. whose shallow surface de-
velopments have produced ore to the
gross value of $4,000. according t.
tradition. II Is mineralized for hum
dreds Of feet along the outcrop Of the
vein and has recently been cut at a
depth Of 800 feet, at which point some
excellent ore has been encountered
and when driven upon and further
crosscut gives eminent promise Of de-
veloping an ore course Of very consid-
cradle tonnage capacity.
on the East Fork of Wood river, five
miles from Gimlet, the North Star and
Triumph mines. each embracing a
large group of patented claims. would.
If consolidated. present remarkably
attractive mining tunnel development
enterprise with prospect of under
cutting million ton resource of Is
to 20 dollar ore.
These two mines contain the larg-
est bodies of mineral ever developed
in the Wood River district and have
remained idle on account Of the ex
ore. consisting as II does in the Star
mine, of an anonymous mass Of ar
senical pyrite. carrying 6 to per cent
lead and to 8 ounces per ton In sill
yer, together with 10 to Is per cent
zinc and little gold Several at
tempts have been made to separate
the useful minerals from the associa-
ted worthless sulphdes but very little
success has been met with in this con-
nection.
A crosscut tunnel driven from the
East Fork valley would tap this vein
system Including several other veins
besides the ones mentioned that are
credited with total output Of some
/ high grade ore) at depth varying
from 100 to 1000 feet in a drive of
1000 feet from the portal
| II is more than probable that with
some of the present flotation pro-
cesses now being successfully used in
the separation of refractory sulphides
mixtures that these baser minerals
can be successfully treated.
If continued 1000 feet further than
outlined. this East Fork tunnel pro-
iect would intersect the Independence
veins and other parallel veins in that
richly mineralized part of this section
Of Wood River at great depth.
The Independence has been develop
ed over 800 feet deep with adit tunnels
and now shows quite a reserve of high
grade ore.
All the smelling ores that have beer
mined from the Wood River district t"
date have carried good values in gold
often amounting to as much as $40
ton and the granite formations Of the
district contain some magnificent ey
amples Of gold bearing quartz filleS
assures of excellent promise
Smoky District.
The new railroad to Camas Prairie
also brings in closer touch with mar
kets several other gold ore deposits Of
merit, and the numerous splendid
showings of the Little Smoky district
where there occurs some handsome
zinc and carrying relatively high val
ues in gold, and with the former wag-
on transportation charges cut in two
by the nearer approach Of railroad |
shinninp mint fhpir rtr1, mi Hing VOL |
ues should now be made to pay a |
handsome profit.
A new strike of rich lead-silver ore |
in body of 3 feet wide has recently |
been made on Lookout mountain.
about two miles south of Bellevue that
carries rich chipping ore and high \
concentrating values. /
Vienna District.
Another interesting point of ore de-
velopment was made in the old Vienna
mine near the head of Salmon river
in the north corner of Blaine county
during the past year
This property embraces very ex-
tensive group of patented claims on
WHICH very large amount OL ueNelop-
ment was done in the early days that
yielded an output of over million
dollars in gold and silver.
The ore bodies on this property are
associated with porphyry intrusions
and are Of great size and lineal extent
md contain some excellent values,
varying from SIS to $50 per ton aud in
widths of from to 10 feet and over
This property was worked at time
when the supplies had to be freighted
oy wagon from Corrinne, Utah. dis
ance OF over 800 miles and only the
'hocest milling ores were extracted.
eaving the base lead ore which con-
aims some antimony.
1t is believed from the size of the
Jumps of low grade ore now in evil
'ence at the several extensive tunnels
IN the property that the former OPP
'rators avoided the smelling mineral
Is much as possible. as their methods
f treatment was by stamp milling and
'an amalagamation for the recovery
# the gold and silver values. and that
here remains in the property an ex-
ensive tonnage resource which, by
lrst concentrating tho cmelfiuv min.