The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-08-13
OLD CEDAR CREEK
SHOWS RICH MINERAL
OLD GULCH THAT HAS PRODUC.
ED MILLIONS STILL
LOOKS GOOD.

! A writer in the Mineral County
Press at Superior, Mont, in speaking
of the Cedar creek mining district,
south of Iron Mountain, says:
II first visited the Amador mine,
which has hung fire for nurnber Of
years, but I must frankly adn1t that
II am at loss to know why l vas not
down in the mine, but examined thor
oughly the ore that was being taken
out and being worked, portion of it,
by hand jigs. The result Of this jig
|ging is that the company now have as
fine looking a car of ore loaded and
|sidetracked, waiting for shipment at
Amador City on the Occur d'Alene
branch of the Northern Pacific as ever
left the branch, the car being large
one. containing Sc tons.
81 next visited the properties of the
Golden Sunset Mining company and
was royalty entertained by J. w. Rid
niger the president of the company,
and one of his partners, H. M. Falls.
They took me through their workings
and this is certainly very promising
piece of property and gives ample as
surance Of developing into a rich mine.
"This property was located in 1911
and is situated on the southwest slope
of Cedar creek. about three miles
southerly from the Amador mine and
about Is miles from the mouth of Ce-
dar creek and the Northern Pacific,
Occur d'Alene branch). There are
five locations included within the
boundaries of this property, located on
two distinct and parallel veins. The
ore Is gold bearing quartz, also car
rying good values in silver, lead and
copper. This is a sulphide ore, con-
Of which Is free milling. The
formation is a slaty shale, carrying
much iron with porphyrtIc bikes. Mr..
Ridinger showed me a number of proof
assays taken at different times by
and reliable assayers. in
Denver Colo, and Spokane, Wash.
The highest of these ASSAYS gave
return Of a total of s53928. s51266 be-
ing the value in gold per ton the bal
ince being values in copper, lead and
silver The lowest assay in the bunch
Mr. Ridinger showed me was 1881
he balance of the assays ranging be-
ween $44.47 and $l11.41, per ton. all
'arrying values in gold. silver, lead
md copper, but gold predominating
n all the said ASSAYS. And, l am as
ured by Mr. Ridinger that these are
lot picked samples by any means, but
verage samples taken from different
'arts Of the two different veins. There
ave been about $50 feet of drift run
n the vein; the tunnel is commodious
nd well timbered, where required,
bout rs feet from the entrance and
verifying seems to have been done
I thorough miner-like manner. One
hing l noticed particularly and that
! the veins widen as depth is gained
nd widen very perceptibly, gaining
'idth Of from 35 inches to 40 inches
, depth of 40 to so feet from the
lrface. The outlet from this property
about five miles by wagon road to
ne Amador railroad. at the Amador
line. There is good chance to
horten this five miles of wagon road
nj cut 1t down to two miles to con-
ect with the Amador railroad. by
1ilding new wagon road down what
known as Rabbit gulch: which
ould be practically an inexpensive
zee of work, considering the results
be gained thereby n.
This is an incorporated company.
Id although the mineral showngs are
.cellent, and the opportunities for
orking this property unexcelled, yet
e past year has been an exceptional
le as concerns the. difficulty in get 4
~ capital interested in mining pro-
sitions. Consequently the Golden
inset people have been unable to
sh the development work on their
operty as they would like to do and
rtainly would have done under other