The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-04-09
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derite minerals, but constituting rela-
lively clean lead and zinc ore. This
Is 400 feet lower vertic-
ally than the lowest level Of the In
terstate vein and Is opened from the
Carbon creek slope Of the mountain.
This is a very abrupt slope and af-
fords the possibility of increasing the
present deep development of the group
with a crosscut tunnel Of moderate
length an additional 1000 feet vertic-
ally.
inspector vindieated.
The opening of such large and rich
ore bodies in the Prichard slate for
nation, which have been discredited
for years by high authorities, is a
source Of personal qualification to me
as I have repeatedly taken issue on
that point and have maintained that
assures of sufficient strength would as
likely be fertile in this class of wall
rock as they were in the hard, clean
quartzite of the adjacent mines.
was influenced in this conclusion
in no small measure by the fact that
the Prichard slate formation carry an
apparent element of carbonaceous
matter. and I have seen in my expert
ence in the Thunder Mountain dis
trict native gold precipitated on clean
charcoal that had been buried to a
depth of 100 feet in the lava and mud
Dewey NINE also found in that dis
trict rich frostings and solid segrega-
tions weighing several pounds of
bright crystalline iron sulphide min
eral carrying appreciable values in
gold and silver precipitated under two
feet Of surface soil at the edge Of a
small crater lake on a thin bed of
peaty Ignite.
With this definite evidence in mind
Of the precipitating effect Of carbon in
the formation on sulphide minerals,
had a favorable impression Of the ore
generating qualities Of this apparently
Prichard slate formation where fissur-
ing conditions are favorable.
other Good Looking Veins.
Closely adjacent to the Interstate
Callahan group. in the same forma-
tons, particularly on the Carbon creek
and Beaver creek slopes Of the noun
tains, there are several other attract
i've showings of commercial ore in
both lead and zinc values that give
eminent promise of successful devel-
cpment. Among these are the Ray
Jefferson, which is in the strike Of the
Callahan vein to the west and has de-
veloped an ore shoot recently of con-
siderable size containing as rich sill
ver-lead and zinc values as the Gala
han shoot, which it very much re-
sembles.
The Virginia Is another showing at
the foot of the mountain on Carbon
creek that disclosed handsome body
iof high grade zinc ore, while the Idora
and Tuscumbia are equipped with a
mill, have fine showing Of lead-zlnc
ore developed and made some ship
ments Of high grade lead-silver con-
|centrates during the year.
Sunset Mine.
In addition to these there are
number Of other flattering prospects
In this vicinity and one development
enterprise on the property of Senator
Clark Of Montana. known as the Sun
set, which shows the surface earmarks
Of even a bigger ore body in zinc and
lead ore than is now disclosed in the
Observation-Disclosures group. This de-
post is one Of the largest surface evil
dences of mineral in the whole Occur
dAlene district and can be followed in
outcrop almost continuously for half
mile, with a width Of 30 to 40 feet in
many places. A preliminary plan of
development has been in progress on
this property through vertical shaft
which is now down 400 feet and from
which the vein has been opened at two
levels by crosscuts. The ore body was
just recently cut at the 40O-foot level
and is reported to show high values in
zinc ore. At the 2OO-foot level of this
work the vein discloses 80 feet of con-
centrating ore, of which 5 feet Is high
grade and would sort good proper
ton Of clean shipping zinc mineral.
The situation Of this property on the
shoulder of one Of the highest peaks in
the district. with a deep cut canyon
lying Immediately north and west of
it, presents a magnificent opportunity
Of adit, crosscut and drainage devel-
opment to great depth, and the enter
prise presents the earmarks of an
other big tonnage resource Of zinc and
lead ore as the vein shows quite an in
teresting association Of lead-silver
values with the zinc.
Morning. Green Hill Mines.