The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-16
INDICATIONS POINT TO THE PATUXENT
BEING ANOTHER GREAT NINE MILE NINE
RECENT DEVELOPMENT HAS DISCLOSED SHOOT
PROPERTY BEING FINANCED BY JAMES r. CALLAHAN
OF INTERSTATE CALLAHAN FAME.

The strike in the Patuxent, reported
in this paper last week, is of ever
greater importance than was indicat-
ed by the first accounts. The strike
was made in a crosscut extending
north from No. tunnel of the Rex
The vein where intersected by the
crosscut is about go feet wide, the ore
| lying on the north side. There is
about feet of ore that will easily run
| 80 per cent lead with considerable
zinc mingled with 1t, and there is
about an equal amount of lower grade
lead ore. At the same time the cross
cut to the north was being run drift
has also been run east on what was
apparently the Rex vein. After run
ming some 200 feet or more the ground
became broken and the actual course
of the vein indistinct and the course
of the drift was thereupon swung to
the north toward the Patuxent vein.
Following this course the drift Is now
due to cut the Patuxent vein at a
point 4S0 feet east of the first point
of intersection, and much confidence
here also, as a shaft and tunnel still
further east disclosed ore many years
ago. In addition to the length of the
probable ore shoot here indicated, the
diamond drill now being used at the
Rex has recently penetrated the Pa
tuxent vein about 200 feet west of the
crosscut and found good body of
commercial ore. 1t is expected that
drifts both east and west from the
crosscut will soon be driven, and the
best showing is expected in the west,
as the strike of the ore seems to be
in that direction and depth will be
gained rapidly.
A Second Promising Vein.
But this big Patuxent vein Is not
the only resource of the PatuXent
company. About 500 feet north and
parallel to it is the Empire State,
commonly called the Wemes vein
which Is included in the holdings OF
the company. Nothing is being done
on the Wemes vein at this time but
years ago it was quite extensively de-
veloped and much lead ore was dis
closed There is abundant reason to
believe that further development will
make showing of ore fully as good
as that of the Patuxent The Empire
State was owned by Jay Wemes one
of the original Iocators and owners
who is heavily interested in the Pa
tuxent company. The Patuxent group
was owned chiefly by James F. Cal
lahan and he is the financial hacker
of the operations on the consolidated
property Associated with him are
Joseph and Frank Boutin, the latter
having charge of the business of the
company during Mr. Callahan's alb
sence. Mr.. Callahan left last week
for a cruise from Portland down the
Pacific coast to southern California
and thence to the Hawaiian islands
and will be absent about two months
From Prospector to Millionaire.
The career of James F., Callahan
while not without numerous counter
parts In the mining camps of the
west, is none the less Of absorbing in
terest because it embodies that ele-
ment of romance which has always
been and ever will be the fascinating
feature of mining. For 80 years jim
Callahan made his home in the shad-
ow of Sunset peak and worked his
claims under difficulties known only
to those hardy pioneers who have
blazed the trails through mountain
passes and enriched the world through
their unyielding determination to fine
the hidden treasures. Mr. Callahan
finally struck 1t, the reward for his
labor and privation was in sight, an6
before he himself could hardly grasr
the change he was transformed from
a struggling prospector to million
aire. The consolidation of the Gala
han mine with the Interstate under
the name of the Consolidated Inter
state Callahan, while it enabled hin
to count his wealth by millions, al
the same time brought him disap-
pointment in the fact that he was de-
prived of an active voice in the man.
agement of the great mine to which
he had contributed so much. But this
disappointment was offset by the fac
that although deprived Of what ht
conceived to be his rights, he was a.
the same time abundantly provided
with the sinews to develop another
mine that might perchance rival thu
great Interstate Callahan and in the
control of which he would be the sole
master. So keep your eve on jim
Callahan and the Patuxent.