The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-08-20
PARAGON NINE ON NORTH SIDE
IS NOW A STEADY PRODUCER
DESCRIPTION OF THE NINE AND THE MILL IN DETAIL BY
MURRAY wRlTER-oTAER NORTH
ERT'Es ACTIVE IN IIH
(By Adam Aulba ch, Murray, Idaho)

then easy to follow the course, and
the tunnel was continued another 25c
feet, the ledge showing the same dip
as In the tunnels above, about 65 de-
grees.
Raise in Four Feet Of Ore.
A raise was thereupon started $50
feet from the breast Of the tunnel,
and this soon made sufficient ore to
start up the Blackhorse mill, under
lease to the Paragon company. Climb
ing up the man-way ladder alongside
of the chute. the writer in company
with Manager Stedman and J. G. Fee
han, the Murray merchant, found four
feet of almost solid ore in the face,
which was broken down and sent to
the mill as the work progressed. The
length Of this ore shoot has not yet
been determined beyond 25 feet, ard
will not be until connection is made
with No. tunnel. This will have
been done by the end Of the present
week. when there will be ample ven
tilation and an opportunity to mine
on regular levels More ore has beer
broken down for several weeks thar
the mill can handle with the presen
flow Of water for power.
| A Regular Ledge.
| On account of the writer's limited
time he only visited No tunnel, bu
is assured by Manager Stedman tha
the ledge has a uniform pitch from
No. tunnel down to No. S, and tha
! the small fault encountered near tn,
shaft lies altogether to the northeast
and has nowhere disturbed the vein
AS this covers about 1000 feet from
the apex, or the groupings, it may bt
assumed that the ledge continues 1t.
regular course downward and through
the mountain into Cement gulch, &
short canyon which Is scanned witt
broad Outcrops of mineral bearing
rock, which carries some gold In tho
early days considerable quartz gold
was found there in placer mining ef-
forts, and some of the quartz was en-
tirely virgin. Later the lodges were
located, partially developed and sub
sequently purchased by the Paragon
company. Hence It is believed tha
the mineral bearing area may b.
~iched on the other side of the noun
tain by the addition of gold, at lea
near the surface. All the lodges /,
Paragon gulch appear to rake" to
ward Cement gulch.
Operating Facilities.
No mining company in the Coeu,
d'Alenes Is now better equipped fol
mining operations on a modest seal
than the Paragon, or, it may be more
properly said, up to it's milling capac-
Iity. The ore is taken from the min
and placed in cars that deliver it d.
rectly to the mill on gravity tram
way about 800 feet long. The mil
Is modern one, one of the finest n
it's size that can be found anywhere
It's maximum capacity Is said to b
$50 tons every "a hours. This may bf
slightly overstated, but If it is only 12
tons 1t Is a veritable model 1t Is
roomy and well lighted by day, and by
night 1t is brilliant with lectric lighte
It is entirely run by water power, an(
this only requires oil for the bearings
This water power is owned by tn
Paragon company. There arc twf
/ impulse wheels in the mill, one six.
footer drives the compressor and an.
other the machinery Of the mills, In.
cluding three Whitley tables. six jigs
rock breaker, screens rolls, etc. Al
fred R. Dunn, an experienced mill
man from the South Side. Is in charg'
Of the establishment. who added SOM
machinery for the Paragon compan!
and readjusted much of the machin
cry recently before the concentrate
was started. There are FIVE compart
ments for the concentrates II
the front part of the mill. Each vii
hold carload Of 50 tons. One Of thes
held a carload Of zinc at the time 0