The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-12-10
HIGHLAND SURPRISE
GOOD ORE SHOWING
SAMSON COMPANY LET'S AN
OTHER CONTRACT - NORTH
BUNKER HILL PROGRESS.


A 20O-foot contract was let this
week by the Samson Mining and De-
ce!opment company owning promis-
ing group of claims on East Eagle
creek, Supplies and equipment for all
winter work have been taken nj ana
the miners began on the contract this
week. A drift on the vein from the
700-foot station will be continued dur
ing the winter, the work starting from
a point where a good showing of ore
had been made for more than 40 feet
Great depth is being secured in this
work, the drift going straight into the
heart of the mountain to reach point
beneath the outcroppings The Sam
son ore is characterized by its rich
ness in silver values assays as high
as 118 ounces being taken from the
VEIN A. ]. Brainard | managing the
work. c. F. o. Merriam, well known
mining engineer, recently completed
surveys of the property and present
contract will follow along the lines
laid down in his survey,
/ Highland Surprise.
Operations in the Highland Surprise
consolidated group are giving most
satisfactory returns to the manage
ment. The long drift to connect the
Surprise and Highland ore shoots Is
progressing very favorably which
gives the property approximately 2OOc
feet on work along the vein, practic-
ally in ore for the entire distance. the
present operations are being carried
on along the footwall side of the weir
where a recent exposure of over two
feet of high grade ore was made the
ore Fighting itself from a fault which
cut through the formation and Whict
the management had figured would re-
sumo it's regular course when tn
fault was passed, Manager Sinclair
will keep a crew Of miners busy dur.
ing the winter in development Wow
and will probably resume shipment
to the smeter as soon as the road viii
permit OF heavy hauling in the spring
North Bunker Hill.
The North Bunker Hill property Is
under development with two shifts or
the Job, a night shift being added this
week The work Is going ahead rap.
idly in the long tunnel, the manage
ment planning to intercept the Gale
donia lead where 1t enters the Nortf
Bunker Hill property at the head o
Deadwood gulch Engineer Gnaedn
" ger Is directing the survey work an
expects to pick up the lead within
y few hundred feet more of tunnel.
Jack Waite.
Manager Ahrens of the Jack Wait
l. property is taking in a large qrnntit
OF supplies to the mine and will kee
y a crew at work during the winter J
the lower tunnel Owing to shortae
l. Of water the power plant is shut dow
L. and the work is being carried along b
hand. It is planned to put on lare
= crew in the spring and push the dc
T. velopment work as rapidly rs posaihi
Connections are being made throue
l. an upraise with the 600-foot lev
s. Which will give access to several lars
bodies of ore already blocked out. Ur
q official staten nts are heard that
o. SOO-ton capacity mill is to be erectt
by this company in the spring.
i Wisconsin.
o. Manager Bolduc Of the Visions
property expects to get the work
e full swing within a short time. GU
side work has been completed, u
u, frame for the hoist Is in position ar
u. requirements met for the continuati'
t of the shaft to the 1O0-foot level fro
he that point. The Wisconsin Is a copp
bearing vein and returns from shi
H. ments made in the past netted q
company a splendid margin Of prot
n, The present work is to open the o
body at depth to permit of stopping o
u erations.
o. In