The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-31
MINING OUTLOOK IN COEUR DALENEs
FOR 1915 INSPIRES MUCH CONFIDENCE
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS DURING PAST YEAR-lMPRov.
MINING METHODS MORE SIGHT AND
MlNEs-NEW STRIKES

zon- Dixie opened over six feet Of
milling ore which Is unQuestionably
the beginning of great ore shoot
which has been explored more or less
, in upper workings These strikes
brought Christmas cheer to q great
many people outside those directly
concerned, for the bounties paid by q
successful mine are not limited to
shareholders.
Old Mines Have New Ore Reserves.
But perhaps the best feature of the
mining situation, both in Its applua-
ton to the mines now In operation and
to those yet to be developed. Is the
large ore reserves that are known 10
exist At the Bunker Hill & sullivan
the vast tonnage II produces seems on
ly to reveal the vastness of the ore
bodies that remain unmined. At the
Hecla the development of the year has
not only proved the ore bodies of tha
original vein far more extensive and
of better grade than indicated by ear
lier development, but has also disclos-
ed a new ore shoot that practically
doubles the productive capacity of the
mine and ranks the Hecla among the
great mines of the district. Another
notable event of the c!osnig year was
the cutting of the great Hercules yela
In the Hummingbird tunnel. showing
the most remarkable body OF clean,
Isilver-lead ore that has ever. been
Iopened in the district The possibil-
titles Of future development of this ore
shoot may be easily grasped by ths
fact that this tunnel Is fully 100 feet
above the collar of the old Tiger shaft
Through which ore was profitably min
led to a depth of over 1000 feet AL
though closed down. 1t is understood
that the ore In the lower workings of
the Morning is Of much better grade
than any heretofore encountered. The
Hunter has overcome difficulties In
the treatment of its ores which will ada
much to the profits of the company.
and the extent and value Of Its ore
bodies show pronounced Improvement
with depth Exploration of the great
zinc ore shoot of tho Interstate Gala
han has advanced to a point that JUS
tlfy the prediction that this mine Will
soon take rank among the WORLDS
greatest zinc producers, and possibly
the greatest. These are some Of the
more notable mining accomDlishmenta
In the Coeur dAlenes during the yeaWs
1914, and in every section Of this great
district success has rewarded intefii>
gent and persistent effort.
Tho Future.
In spite of the European war, In
spite Of the continued depression In
the domestic metal market. no one
can contemplate the future, having In
view the vast mineral resources of this
district and the countless millions whe
must have the product Of our mines
without feeling of optimism, without
a renewed confidence in the future
greatness Of the Occur d'Aene dis
trict and without conviction that n
period Of unexampled prosperity Ia IN
store for the people of this district Rt
no distant date. Even now tho pyea-
sure Of dull times rests lightly upon
us, as compared with that felt by the
people in other parts Of the country,
and when the reaction comes, when
the wave of prosperity reaches all
parts of the country the people OF this
Occur d'Alene district will share II to
a greater extent than those OF other
parts Of our common country. II is In
this spirit, and with unbounded good
wishes for the health and prosperity
Of all. that The Miner halls the dawn
of the New Year,