The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS INTERFERE WITH
MINING OPERATIONS ON THE NORTH SIDE
HEAVY PRECIPITATION DURING MONTH OF JANuARY-oRFT ON
eoLpsAck NEARs ORE eoDY-FAMous LITTLE STAMP
MILL IS NOW RuNNNe-RAlLRoAo KEPT OPEN
(By Adam Aulbac h, Murray, ldaho).

h. Murray, Idaho)
D MURRAY, Feb. 2.-The mining Sit
iuation on the North Side remains dis
tressjngly quiet, to which the ela-
ments have again contributed mater
tally during the past month, for Jan
uary registered a very heavy preclpl-
tation Grain and snowfall conbined)
i Unfortunately no record Is now kept
of the climatic conditions here, and
the exact amount Of precipitation can
not be stated, but as there is two feet
of well packed snow on the ground
at this altitude, 1t may be inferred
that there Is the making of consider
able water when the thawlng season
rolls around, because the snowfall was
pressed down nearly every other day
by copious rain. This was all snow
above the 400O-foo line, where 1t also
drifted and packed, as high winds
were frequent. Consequently there
promises to be a good water season
for mining, and possibly some danger
from freshet, If the weather should
suddenly become warm. There Is
nearly as much snow on the noun
tains now as there was last winter at
the end of February, and the present
month is yet to be recorded. Reports
say there Is ten feet on the level about
the 500O-foot elevation.
Inspected Beartop.
Chris Grlmsmoe. formerly connected
with the Jack Waite. but now of Null
Ian, his home town. was here last
week and inspected the Beartop- Oro-
fino property on Bear creek. He in
formed the writer that he had found
conditions at the property more fav-
orable than he had expected them to
be. The ore showing was promising,
and the cave In the drift not so bad
as had been reported. He also de-
clared that while the snowslide last
winter which had crushed the concen-
traitor building, had done little II any.
damage to the machinery and that the
latter could easily be reinstalledf In a
new structure. The receiver Of the
Beartop- -Oronno, Allen G. Kennedy.
accompanied Mr.. Grimsmoe during his
tour Of inspection.
Thirty inches of Ore in Silver Dollar.
The development work going on at
the Silver Dollar group in Idaho gulch,
where the strike of galena ore was
made last Christmas. is not only max
ing headway, but is encouraging the
owners. When the strike was made
There was 16 inches of ore in the face
Of the tunnel Mr.. Farney, one Of the
owners, who gave up his job as tim
herman at the Interstate Callahan. II
work with his partners, Informs the
writer that there Is now 30 inches oe
ere which he terms first class mil!
feed A heavy flow of water was en-
countered ten days ago This proved
troublesome for some days. but is now
under control
Nearing GoIdback Orc Shoot.
John Docktor and Albert Otto are
pushing the Goldback tunnel ahead.
This tunnel is now in a little over COO
feet. and Is nearing the point on the
ledge where the big surface strike
was made last November. The frs.
300 feet of the tunnel was run to cross
the ledge and when this was accom-.
plshed the ledge was followed for 300
\ feet In search Of a pay shoot All
along the ledge the tunnel passed
through low grade ore, highly copper
Itto ot,,oI I~tf&
ing copper values, revealed a width
of naturalization for 30 feet, but as the
tunnel is only 60 feet below the sur
face no well defined walls, were
found. The tunnel is splendid piece
OF miners work, almost dry. with only
a few sets OF timbers at the entrance.
The ledge formation is hard, and {,
tale seam on one of the walls appears
to give no trouble whatever. ven.
tilating pipe and furnace has been in
stalled, and this draws out the foul
and dangerous powder smoke without
difficulty, and will afford ventilation
for long time yet If no raise Is made
wheii the ore zone Is encountered The
mouth Of the tunnel Is within zoo
feet of the railroad track, and If ship
ping ore IS struck the owners of the
property will have no transportation
question to overcome.
Mountain Lion Mill.
William Wylie Is making a mill run
on the Mountain Lion, mile west Of
Murray, on gold quartz. The prop
erty has quite history. The mill IN
the smallest in the gold belt, yet /.
has been one Of the most successful,
viewed from a tonnage standpoint. AL
together the mill has produced under
Its various operators about $4,000 II
consists Of three small stamps, 800
pounds each, with steam motive pow.
er. No concentrating machinery. All
the saving Is by amalgamation. tSbme
Of the quartz taken out of the hill has
been very rich, and the writer was in
formed several years ago by an oper.
ator, a Mr.. Winehart, latterly of Null
Ian. but now reported deceased, that
Silas Branch and himself had mined
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