The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-10-08
.SALTESE COMMERCIAL CENTER OF
RICH AND GROWING MINERAL SECTION
BRIEF MENTION OF SOME OF MINING OPERA
TloNs-PAckER CREEK PROMISES TONNAGE
8 SOON TO HAVE ELECTRIC POWER MINING.

That part of the Occur d'Alene min
ing district lying on the Montana side
OF the divide, and Of which Saltese Is
the commercial confer. Is destined to
become mineral producing section OF
great Importance. Like most Of the
successful and permanent mining dis
tricts In the west. the Saltese section
has had to pass through periods of
encouragement and backsets before
It's mineral resources could be fully
recognized and appreciated, but 1t
seems to be emerging from that period
now and will soon be in position to
add its quota to the great mineral pro-
ductton of the Occur d'Alene district.
The HemIock.
The property that Is just now at
tracing most attention Is the Hem.
lock, owned largely in Saltese. and To-
Gated about mile and half from
town at the forks Of Packer creek 1t
Is being developed by an incorporated
company, Of which Frank Luedke Is
president and manager. The vein was
first explored by tunnel which ex
posed shoot Of galena ore of good
milling grade. A shaft has now been
sunk to depth Of $50 feet and at
that depth crosscut shows the vein
to be IS feet wide with ore all through
1t. A drift has now been driven about
220 feet from the shaft and about 70
feet remains to be run to get under
the ore shoot In the tunnel and where
the best ore Is expected. In drifting
short ore shoots have been encounter
ed showing clean ore that run so or 60
per cent lead and 80 ounces in silver.
Altogether the Hemlock makes a fine
showing and promises to soon devel-
op into a productive mine. Two shifts
are working steadily and about eight
men are employed.
The Meadow Mountain.
on the east fork of Packer creek
the Meadow Mountain Is attracting
much attention. Slver-lead ore was
found on this property almost at the
grass roots and carload was shipped
a few weeks ago which is expected to
yield handsome profit. A tunnel has
opened the vein at depth Of about
$50 feet and shows a fine body of good
milling ore. The Meadow Mountain
Joins the Tarbox and it is said the ore
Is not more than 500 feet from the
Tarbox end line. Charles Bulls, who
for many years was a resident OF Wal
lace in the employ Of one of the rail-
roads. and his sons are the heaviest
owners Of the Meadow Mountain, and
Dennis DAILY. OF this city, is also large
" interested.
The Tarbox.
The most extensively developed pro-
perty in the vicinity of Saltese is the
1arbox, of which Richard Daxon, Of
this city Is president and manager.
The vein has been explored by shaft
ID a depth of 800 feet and q large
amount of milling ore has been prac
tically blocked out The main shaft
IS down 400 feet, from which a drift
has been run 800 feet west and about
400 feet east. In the east drift a Wine
,n0 feet from the shaft has been sunk
700 feet from which crosscuts to the
vein have been run every so feet and
n every one there is fine showing Of
ne. From the shaft to the winze the
IRE shoot Is continuous and Is from
0 to 25 feet In width. Frequently
here are streaks to 10 inches wide of
lem ore.
The plan Of the Tarbox company |
low Is to sink the main shaft 800 feet |
urther, which will make accessible a
arge known ore body. With this end |
n view new hoist, boiler and pump |
ave been ordered in Butte. wher,
ganager Daxon Will soon go to ar
ange for shipment. A small force oil
zen is now employed on the property
for the installation Of the
ew machinery.
The Bald Mountain.
The Bald Mountain Mining COM
any, Of which L. p Wolfe, of Saltese
manager, recently shipped to the
.naconda smelter carload of copper
re. The company has heretofor,
h'pne5 several cars which ran high
, copper and 1t is confidently expected
IL last car will yield good profit at
he present low price OF the metal.
he Bald Mountain Is located about
10 miles from the Monitor and on
,e same mineral belt.
The Last Chance.
The best known mine in the vicinity
Saltese and the one that has the
reatest record Of production is the
asst Chance, on Packer creek. Many
sars ago the owners Of that property,
i Of whom We're practical miners,
ripped many carloads Of ore. some Of
hich are said to have netted $4,000
n car on account Of the high silver
alue. It is estimated that the Last
nance has produced and shipped ore
the amount of 100000 Owing to
lie low price Of silver and the in
eased expense OF mining the prop
ty has been idle for many years. A
w vnonths ago however George