The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-22
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS BEING MADE IN
DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH SIDE MINES
IMPROVEMENTS At GIANT LEDGE PERMANENT
chARAcTER-sEcIN UNDERGROUND WORK ABOUT DE-
cEMsER 1-MucH ACTIVITY IN vANoETrA ouLcA.
(By Adam Aulbach, Murray, Idaho)

(By Adam Aulbac
MURRAY, Oct. 19.-For several
wears considerable attention has been
paid by prospectors to Vandetta gulch,
the western division of the drainage
basin Of Granite creek, which empties
into Prlchard creek four miles east of
Murray. 1t Is heavily timbered can
Won. headed In the eastern slope of
Sunset mountain, and about three
miles long. Storms and fires have
done no damage to the majestic TO est
that almost shuts the sunlight from
the narrow bottom land, and only a
few tall trees have been toppled over,
more from decay than any other cause.
The sides Of the canyon are precipit-
Gus. and are also clothed with the
symmetrical evergreens that formerly
covered all our mountains. A fairly
good wagon road runs from the rail-
road track for about mile up the
gulch to "Kyle's Place." made more or
less prominent a few years ago by the
tragedy enacted there in the large,
handsome cabin by the aged German,
who first killed his wife and then shot
himself to death. The cabin is the
same neat abode now 1t was then, but
the beautiful garden and little clear
ing are overgrown with weeds, and the
fruit trees the old man had set out are
being pressed for sunlight by new
growth Of native woods, as If jealous
OF the foreign intrusion. The cabin,
however, serves a very useful purpose
for the prospector and MINER 1t Is
seldom vacant Mining claims are
located all along the canyon below
and above, and 1t answers for quarters
for most Of the workers and owners OF
claims.
The Vandetta Chief.
Two separately owned groups Of
claims are located about 500 feet above
the cabin, one on the east side of the
Rulch, known as the Vandetta Chief
group of three claims, and the other
the Lucky Four group on the west
side. owned by Portland. Ore, parties.
The gulch divides the two groups. The
writer's object in his visit to this real
ly rural section was to take look at
the vandetta Chief group, which had
come into prominence by development
work for several years past. and also
for the reason that 1t had been placed
under option to a Spokane party. He
found an excellent prospect, some 80
feet above the gulch. A tunnel pene-
trated the mountain some 300. feet. A
smooth hanging wall was followed
along the ledge, and considerable lead
ore was taken out, which Is on the
dump. Two cross drifts or cuts have
revealed the foot wall, which indi-
Gates that the ledge is of considerable
width, In the farther drift, near the
breast Of the tunnel, there are specks
Of galena all along and in the face
Apparently the ledge filling Is OF
quartzite the entire distance. Some
pieces of granite are also visible. This
would lead to the conclusion that the
vein may be contact one. A gulch-
level tunnel, however, would seem to
be the most advisable work to deter
mine the value or extent Of the ledge
A substantial blacksmith shop Is con-
venient to the tunnel, and all the
working conditions are very favorable
The location Of the group is consider
ed a most favorable one, from sur
face Indications and being just short
distance north of the Cedar creek
ledges on the east Of the mountain
where the Cedar Creek company only
recently installed a pipe line water
power plant and compressor, and IS
now running 200o-foot tunnel.
The Lucky Four.
Directly across the gulch from the
vandetta Chief group the Lucky -Four
people are driving long tunnel by
doing more than the annual labor ne
cessary to hold the claims. Last year
200 feet ot work was done on the tun-
mel by contract, and the tunnel Is no"
in considerable distance. 1t Is claim
ed that another 2OO-foot contract VII
be let this winter.
Other vandetta Work.
H. r. Hail. w. Ashton Taylor ant
Claude Hall are completing a CONTRACT
on the vandetta group near the heae
OF vandetta gulch for the Mosco"
Mining company. Moscow, Idaho. Tht
tunnel is now in about 100 feet, anf
some developments are expected 0!
the time the contract Is finished.
In the lower gulch Frank Hall i
adding to an extensive dump, by run
ming tunnel, on which he has peer
lovingly engaged for number 0
years, and expects some day to opei
out another Interstate-Ca Callahan pro
perty. Mr.. Hall was one Of the own
ers from whom Oscar Wallace secured
an option on the group Of claims N
cluded In the big property Of the IN
terstate. Callahan on East Nine Nile.
There are several other prospects Q
vandetta that are being developed, an
some time In the future i VIII 2