The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-09


for the New Years special addition Of
the Boise Capital News. It Is COM
prehensiye and as brief as treaties
of 50 big a subject can be made:
The Idaho mining industry during
the year 1912 has enjoyed prosper
GUS year of mineral production with a
gross metal contents exceeding in
value that of any previous year in it's
history, and containing gross metal
value at the final point of sale, aggre-
eating something like $23,OOO,Ooo
The ore production has been stimu-
lated by the prevailing favorable prices
for the baser metals which this state
produces. including lead, zinc and cop
per, and good strong market for sill
YER
Idaho's most important mineral pro-
duction continues to be lead silver
bearing ores, but zinc has shown a
marked increase in output, and unless
the threatened tariff legislation plays
havoc with these metal markets, this
state will continue to be very large
producer Of this class Of mineral
New Mining Development.
Considerable activity was shown
during the year in new mining de-
velopment, which, however was large
~ confined to properties Of known
merit, but some splendid results in the
disclosure Of extensive new ore bodies
have been obtained, especially in the
Occur d'Alene district, and In the
mines of Bonner, Blaine, Lemhi and
Custer counties, which assures the
present prominence of Idaho in the
production of this class Of mineral for
years to come. Every division of the
Occur dAlene district including Null
Ian, Burke. Wardner- Kellogg and Nine
Mile, have developed new ore channels
of commercial Importance and promi-
nence during the year
The Idaho Continental mine in Bon
ner county has developed a big re-
serve of rich concentrating mineral
and is being equipped with 800 ton !
mill, and the Lawrence mine at Clark's |
Fork, in the same country, is being I
equipped with a Seton mill, and has a |
reserve of ore. and pros
pect Of extensive resources rs it has |
IN extensive plan of development in
progress, and this particular company. /
lnder favorable market conditions
should make an important yield of
nieral another year
Gilmore District.
At the Gilmore district. in Lemhi
The Pittshurg- Idaho and Lat
'st Out mines have continued in
teady operation throughout the year
With a total output Of profitable ship
ing mineral, aggregating over 80 900
nns and continue to maintain their
sual reserves, and show greater
trength and evidence of permanency
depth. Half a dozen other PROS
ects and development enterprises
'ade ore shipments from this section,
'hich in some instances. show evil
ence of becoming profitable produce
RS in the future
IN Blaine county the most profit
bic development of the year has been "
rat of the Wilhert mine at Dome min
lg district on Little Lost river This u
roperty was equipped with new mill
100 tons daily capacity which was !
ut in operation last June.
This plant has not proven as COM !
etc success in saving the values az y
as anticipated. and several chances =
I'd adjustments had to be made. which i"
'wever, are now believed to be COM y
etc and In shape to make a much
'tter saving of the mineral values. 1t
III an increased yield from this prop u
~ NAV he reasanah1v an,,.,,,, d
" ht'S Dt IcdSpIdpiN dUtftlDHteU
ne Wilbert mine has continued under
eady development throughout the
ar and has maintained its reputation +,
an ore resource fully up to the an i,
'ipation of its promoters. In fact
Q ore body in the lower level has CO
own much greater lineal extent OF
an originally anticipated. and gives d
idence of considerable magnitude "a
q importance as this work pro- lo
esses O.
Wood River District. -
BY reason of the active market 70, \,
&c mineral the base zinc bearing er
Il silver ores of the Wood River dis I'll
Ct have attracted considerable at ~
ticn from investors during The year. 80
il will not be at all surprising II a re
,stantial revival of mining is exper- It,
ced in that old district during the wi
ming season, as its western por- tir
I has been made much more access
|e by the extension Of the Oregon in;
ut Line railroad to Camas Prairie or,
ch also makes accessible some very ye
resting gold ore deposits for which or,
| portion Of Blaine county Is noted. or;