The Daily Missoulian., 1914-07-05

pended here to the present time in
development work. Unless there is as
surance that the ground will yield
when once opened UP, this money
would never have been expended The
company expects te be on a paying
basis and running full blast during
the latter part of t1is season.
| A few miles west of Superior, on
Dry creek, are extensive tracts Of
| deepground placer deposits. There
are countless other small diggings and
the Clearwater placers, over the di-
vide to the south, are really tributary
and owned by Mineral county men,
although located in Idaho.
Iron Mountain Mime.
There are some rich quartz mines in
this district, too. The real big mine
of the whole county is the Iron Noun
tain Tunnel company's property three
miles up Flat creeW from Superior
This is not Il prospect hole. UntA
1886 it was Il regular producer of
lead-silver ore to the extent of sew
eral hundred thousand collars 1T
closed down then because a new state
law demanded double compartment
shaft. It was thought cheaper to
build tunnel nearly mile long than
to enlarge the shaft through which
the mine had been operated, and so
the company was reorganized and the
tunnel was financed and driven. In
addition to this a big mill was erected
and the whole plant was made modern
in every respect 1t is served by cleo
trio power brought in over the range
from Thompson Falls. Then some
trouble occurred that stopped opera
tions. But this has been adjusted
and a few weeks ago a crew of men
WAS put at work repairing the mill and
getting everything in shape to resume
operations. Superintendent j. G. DAILY
said recently that there will be from
40 to 60 men working there before this
month is gone and the mine worked
right UP to capacity. This means the
delivery of one hundred tons of ore
per day to the mill, which will turn
out from 10 to Is tons of concentrates
per day for shipment. With the new
process installed the zinc OF the ore
will be saved and the concentrates
will average az per cent zinc. The
lead concentrates will go so per cent
lead with two ounces of silver for
every one per cent of lead. In ship
ping, the lead concentrates will go to
the East Helena smelter and the zinc
to Bartletsville, oklahoma. There is
already blocked out in the mine $780,
600 tons of positive ore with thou
sands Of tons of probable ore in sight.
The mine is i'll better condition than
1T ever has been and no doubt when
once under headWay will run indefi-
nitely.
1t is also believed that the Amador,
located a few miles up Cedar creek,
having its own railroad to connee1
with the Northern Pacific, Will de-
Velop into a big mine. 1t has been
hopelessly entangled in litigation for
several years but the last word, gives
some substantial foundation for ac-
curacy because of the visit to the mine
few days ago of number of east
ern financiers, is that the troubles of
the company are being adjusted and
that the mine is soon to be opened
again. This mine is also fully
equipped. Eleven miles northwest of
Superior is the King and Queen mine,
now controlled by a Salt Lake COM
pany. 1t Is working at the present
time and its lead-silver ore is being
concentrated and shipped. The Mil
Waukee has just completed a spur into