The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-13
MULLAN COPPER BELT
SHOWING Up WELL
Coeur d'Alene Region Prom
ises to Become Big Red
Metal Producer.
,peclal 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
SPOKANE. Wash, March l2.-"itn
the rapid development OF the Nauoha.
Copper company's mine 10 the south oi
the Missoula Copper Mining company
property. and the purchase OF the MIS-
soula ground by the Snowstorm company
the Mullan copper belt In the Occur
d'Alenes has assumed possibilities whlch
were little dreamed OF O few months ago.
Tho developments In the Natlohe. , ,aT.
practically proved that there are at ieas'
three sepa rate copper veins In the oeil,
the National having the south vein, the
Missouia the north and the Independents
Copper King. Lucky Calumet ana oho"
shoe the center vein,
The Snowstorm company now mas CON
troll Of ractcally 100000 shares OF MIS-
soula Copper Mining company stock as ~
result OF deals made In Spokane THIS
week. The receipts being issued to the
stockholders OF Missoula call for so cents
per share
The Snowstorm people have already en-
tered into negotiation with the Snow
shoe and Lucky Calumet companies tor
surface rights for an electric tram line
from tho lower workings Of the Missoula
to the No. 2 Snowstorm, and for tunnel
rights through the Snowshoe and Lucky
Calumet from the No Snowstorm tun-
mel.
The Snowstorm company proposes TO
run an electric line around the mountain
from the No. 3 Missoula tunnel to the
No. 2 Snowstorm, where the ore VIII be
dropped through rock raise TO the NO
3 level of the Snowstorm and thence con-
vcyed by tramway TO TIE mill at Larson.
IL is the intention 10 begin work on tlGs
| trsmway line as soon as the sno" VIII
permit, and II Is expected that the MIS-
soula ore will be delivered to the Snow
storm MILL not later than June l. NO.
Snowstorm Is 451 feet higher in elevation
| than No 8 MIssoula
The SnowstCrm company plans the eN..
tp nj "a M a
! through the Snowshoe. Lucky Calumet
and Independence properties to the Mis-,
soula ground. The elevation OF No. I
Snowstorm is 1880 feet and that of No.
| Snowshoe 4i9l feet; therefore the new
| tunnel will open the Snowshoe ore bodies
at an additional depth Of sol feet, The
same additional depth viii be gained on on
| tunnel is at an elevation OF 1868 feet,
| which will give an additional depth in the
new tunnel OF 1913 feet. The distance
storm 10 the Mssoua is about 5000 feet.
| The Mullan properties have exception
ally good copper showngs both on the
| surface and IN their lower development
work, and are all on the same great vein
| system. The Snowshoe has "A large body
| OF at least 2t to per cent copper In its
| lower tunnel. tho Calumet has a good
| body Of low-grade ore In the upper work
ings. but has not located the ore IN the
| lower tunnel at the present time; the
! independence property has copper vein
| thirty feet wide on the surface. which
Will run by actual assay returns any
where from TO 5 per cent copper and
| the Copper King has developed a copper
vein in it's lower tunnel which Will aver
age from TO per cent copper. with
| some silver and lead values.
| The extent Of the copper deposits Sc
| far opened arc unknown az present or
account OF the small amount OF develop.
| ment work accomplished bat sufficient
| has been done to demonstrate that the
! ore bodies are mammoth in size. insurin :
great tonnage for many years in the lu-
tUre.