The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-03-19

has been unusually mild for month
past, and signs Of spring have been ir
the air. This has created a more
cheerful feeling among those who have
put in the winter here, the quietest ane
dullest experienced in 80 years. ArounC
Murray the snow is gradually disap'
pearing, and the side gulches are dis
charging good run of water rms
has started some placer mining, par
ticularly on Trail creek and Its tribu-
taries, and up Eagle creek in several
camps. No signs, however, are mani
fest that anything will be done on the
placers of Prichard creek, where the
main unworked gravel beds are locat-
ed. These are practically all owned by
the Occur d'Alene Mining company,
and it has shown no disposition to
work them.
Good Work Accomplished During the
Winter.
During the winter months much de-
velopment work was done, with good
results, in the territory close to Muir
ray lying southeast, between Granite
creek and Tiger gulch. This territory
may be termed the extension Of the
Sunset belt, which has of late come
into prominence. 1t is drained by
Granite creek, Cedar creek and Van
detta creek (the two latter being
branches of Granite creeR, Idaho
gulch, Ophir gulch and Tiger gulch
The main properties on these affluents
are the Giant Ledge formerly the
Granite and Allie), the Cedar Creek,
the Vandetta, the Vandetta Chief, the
Lucky -Four, the Silver Dollar, the
Lucky Boy and several others of lesser
prominence locally.
Giant Ledge and Cedar Creek.
The Giant Ledge company announces
that it will begin work about April l,
or as soon as the weather will permit
operations 1t is reported that the
company, a Spokane corporation, has
met it's first payment, and is prepared
financially to commence substantial
improvements. Some preparatory
work was done during the winter.
The Cedar Creek company has car
ried on work during the unreasonable
months, and the new lower tunnel has
a good start, away from the danger OF
snowslides.
Vandetta Chief Has Milling Ore.
On Vandetta gulch the Vandetta
Chief people are exploring their ledge,
which has proved to be large one.
They report crosscut Of 20 feet at the
breast Of a 2OO-foot tunnel, with lead
ell the way from wall to wall--that
is, ore that will make excellent mill
feed. Samples of the ore brought to
town indicate very good strike in
the crosscut.
Across the gulch the Lucky Four
company has let a 150-foot contract on
a tunnel to cut the same lead as the
Vandetta Chief has shown up. The
Lucky Four is an East Portland cor
poration.
Big Mineral Zone Higher Up GuIch.
Higher up in Vandetta gulch
Moscow, Idaho. company has 700
loot tunnel that begins TO reveal some
lead in a ledge that has considerable
promise. Directly ahead of the
work is quartzite zone with huge
outcroDpings of quartz and iron The
zone is about 800 feet in width, and
courses southeast and northwest, and
connects with, and probably runs
through, Sunset mountain. 1t has not
been defined sufficiently in Idaho gulch
to warrant opinion Of it's course or
outlet there.
Silver Dollar Expects Shipping Orc.
The Silver Dollar strike in Idaho
gulch was the local holiday sensation.
The owners have been working the
property very steadily since, and while
the progress is naturally slow, every
foot shows Improvement. The ore is
widening gradually, but the character
remains pretty much Of the nature as
that first encountered, good mill feed.
The owners however are firm in the
belief that they will run across some
shipping stuff to reward their hard
labors.
Goidback Tunnel Almost Under Ore.
The Goldback tunnel has been ex-
tended about so feet since the 1st day
Of January, and this distance has
hyought it almost under Cougar gulch,
where the strike Of six feet Of galena
and zinc ore was made last fall. The
entire distance was run alongside OF
a cleavage, south Of the ledge, because
the work was easier and more expedi-
tious This cleavage was one OF the
striking features in the discovery or
the ledge and ore in the gulch. IL
practically made a twin ledge, the
north side being the lead and zinc d.
vision, consisting of six feet of ore,
and the south side II feet of quartz,
iron and lead, mixed with a stratum OF
diabase. The cleavage is really A.
inch gouge, but firm and solid. What
is beyond this cleavage in the tunnel
has not been determined in the pres
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