The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-29

WnlVe quartz, &aleud anu hoH' "ao@
grade concentrating vein. few feet
back cross drift Of some 20 feet cut
a six-inch stratum Of the same quartz.
galena and iron. the filling between the
two strata being mineralixed slate. In
fact all the work has been In MINER
allied slate, and while the strata were
at first small, they have grown strong
err and stronger, until now they present
the appearance OF large sized veins OF
commercial Importance. There are. IN
the writer's belief. five distinct strata.
and II these come together they Will
form ledge Of considerable magni-
tude. They are spread out, however,
for a width of some 80 or 40 feet, and
1t may take considerable depth 70
bring them together AS the pitch OF
all, except one, Is toward the lower
tunnel, 1t Is unfortunate that that
work was not continued instead OF the
new and present one. Still, the work
In No. has been Of an excellent pros
pecting nature, and the preaent indi-
cations warrant an extension OF the
development efforts. All the cond'-
tions seem to be somewhat unusual,
vet the showing so far made would
gladden. the heart Of any prospector.
and nerve him to continue his explora-
tions.
Other Improvements.
Directly across the gulch from No.
tunnel Is No. 3, supposed to be. and
no doubt is, on the same course as the
silver Dollar ledge This work has
progressed for so feet. and indicates
a ledge formation Of five feet in width.
and apparently one wall. The noun
tain on this side OF the gulch Is not
30 steep, and prospecting Is not 30
difficult as on the opposite side. Hence
some open cuts have been made ana
the ledge traced for several hundred
feet above the tunnel.
Prospeetors' Home.
A very substantial cabin stands be-
low the mouth Of No. tunnel, when
quite naturally has been given up 10
the rat family since the owners for-
sock It in the spring, and these rod
, ents, the most impudent and active
annoyers of the prospector In she
!. mountain wids, have torn up the bed
ding and built their own winter quar-
ters in the bunk to shield them against
, the inclemency OF the coming winter
months. 1t seems that these rats can
find an entrance into cabins even X
;, they have to tunnel into them, ana
then they make themselves at home,
with all the luxuries the owners nave
4 left behind.
Tho Idaho GuIch Field.
There are three other groups OF
claims in the Idaho gulch drainage
e basin Of much promise that merit a
q visit of the writer, but his time mas
not been free to go to them up 10 TINS
!, time, but If fortune favors him ne may
|, get around to them before the season
e closes. 1t generally takes full day
r for a visit to a single property, AZ al
: Trims have to be made on foot ana un'
: der various weather conditions, ane
d invitations for "write-up" have be
u come so numerous that 1t Is dimcui
,. for the correspondent to select his melt
e of inspection. 1t Is entirely TOO lars'
" TO cover in one season. as galena de
Y yelopments are being made every
n where around Murray. AT no time u
IS the history Of the North Side have de
= velopments followed each other .
d rapidly In succession as during Tn
e past few years. Whether all Will prov
ID to be commercially valuable depend'
le Of course, on further development an
II this Is necessarily slow without SUI
= dc,ent capital, particularly under tn
t. adverse financial conditions that hav
Of prevailed for several years, and wnic
may continue little while longer. ~
the fact that valuable prospects exi'
~ in this field will become magnetl
70 gradually and draw investors, and tn
4 will accrue to the benefit OF the ent''