The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-11-27
Sunset District, November "a,

TO the Editor of The Miner:
To the man who for quarter of a
century has placed his faith and money
III the Sunset and upper Carbon and
Beaver districts things have bright
and favorable outlook. At no time In
twenty five years have SO many sep
arate properties been receiving real
development attention as at present.
The entire district is receiving a real
test. Heretofore two or three proper
ties have been the most that have been
worked at the same time. Now doz-
en- are receiving far more than the an
nual assessment work.
Genuine Mining.
A visit to the Interstate Callahan,
Ray Jefferson, Mountain Goat, (now
part Of Ray-Jefferson group). Vir-
ginia, Idora Hill, Roi, Sunshine, Tough
nut, Bessie and Nipsic reveals real
mining operations as the order Of the
day. The mill, electric plant and
other Improvements at the Interstate
Callahan; the fine showing of ore on
tho dump at the Ray Jefferson the
fifteen-foot vein at the Virginia; the
substantial improvements at the Nip
sick, (formerly the Father Lode); the
expensive electric light plant, new
bunk houses and new mill at the 1dora
Hill, together with the fine grade OF
ore going to the same; the fine show
ing in the Sunshine tunnels; the fine
vein of galena and zinc discovered In
tunnel No. 3, of the Toughnut, and
the wagon loads of machinery. and
supplies going to the Nipsic bring Joy
to the hearts of those who have pray
ed and paid for something good in the
upper Carbon and Beaver creek Sec
tions.
Every time an officer or shareholder
in any of these properties pays a visit
to the workings now he returns de-
termined to invest little more.
Virginia Looks Good.
Paddy Burke was over last Friday
to make a more thorough investiga-
tion of the Virginia's $ fifteen-foot show
ing and he returned better pleased
than ever, and remarked: "The Vir-
ginia is there with the goods. You
who may doubt, go see for yourselves.
Go into the tunnel and look" Ben
Hammitt, Of Springfield, oregon, who
cleared UP $4,000 this year on his hops,
came up to take a survey and went
back to his Oregon home declaring
that hop ranch In Oregon is all right.
but stock In any property on Carbon
creek is better
Credit to Whom II 10 Due. +.
To Dan McGrath, Of Wallace, is due
much credit for his persistancy In
pushing this locality to the front.
The Nipsic.
Saturday last four four horse teams
and one six horse team were seen,
loaded with machinery and supplies
for the Nipsic and that alone indicates
the faith Of those who are investing
their money in that property.
Roi Owners to Resume.
The Roi property, which has been
idle since the death of Manager Al
Fiji Of Minneapolis, will be working
again next spring. Within four years,
Charles Hill. who was superinten-
dent, and his brother, AL Hill. who
was genral manager. have died at
their homes in Minneapolis. Another
brother, J. P. Hill, also of Minnea-
polls, in close touch with all that
ID doing in this locality, proposes tax
Ing up the line Of work where his
l'rothers quit and placing the Roi
among the shippers, In the six hum
dred level there is promising show
ing. This property has over 200 feet
Of tunnel has good equipment and
could be working inside Of week
Exact Locations and Routes.
The properties above mentioned are