The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-09
MINES AND MINING
At WARDNER-KELLOGG
INTERESTING RESUME OF oPER.
ATOMS OF WEEK FROM THE
KELLOGG NEWS.

The Highland Surprise CONSOLIDATED
company now has $50 tons of frs
class shipping ore in the bins ready t.
haul to the railroad just as soon al
sufficient snow falls to permit of slet
travel down the creek The snow roaC
from the mine to the forks Is now In
of snow will make hauling easy to the
station The ore has been available
for some time but 1t was not deemed
advisable to attempt to haul during
the rainy season when the roads were
very rough. Operations at the High
land Surprise are progressing in a
manner well pleasing to President
Papesh and associates Electric pow
er is now installed, machinery for the
mill is in place and adjustments to
meet the installation of electricity
have been completed A flotation pro-
cess has been ordered and when all Is
completed the mill viii be a model for
saving values. Present plans call for
steady operations in the mill on the
first of the year with an immense ore
reserve opened in both the Surprise
and Highland Chief continuous feed IL
promised and large tonnage will re-
suit. Underground developments have
more than met the expectancy of the
management. Crosscuts on the vein
are revealing ore reserves of even
larger proportions than were suppos-
ed to exist and 1t has been with this
knowledge that President Papesh pro.
ceeded to install concentration fully
capable of getting the best results ar
the ore In sight justified the expendi-
ture. The mine is now in position
TO take its place among the regular
producers of lead-silver- zinc ores Of
the Occur d'Alenes and will begin to
play an important part In the produce
ton figures Of the district. State
Mine Inspector r. N. Bell spent part
of the week at the property and is re-
ported as being well pleased over the
merging of the property from. the
prospect class to that of real Occur
d'Alene producer.
Occur d'Alene Anthony.
With the installation of Whitley
tables and additional power jigs the
concentration on the property of the
Occur d'Alene Anthony Mining COM
pany went into active commission this
week and is now turning out a high
grade product of anthony concen-
trates. The mill is modern through
out, designed especially to treat the
lighter antimonial ores and Is proving
very successful. Sufficient tonnage Is
now in sight to keep the mill in con.
tinuous operation and regular ship
ments will be inaugurated to the smell
ter. Two cars have already been for,
warded to the refinery, the returns be-
Ing highly satisfactory. Develop.
ments in the mine are progressing ra-
pidly The main shaft is being low
cred an additional 100 feet from the
l50-foot station which win open up
large area for stopping purposes on an
ore shoot exposed on this level for
more than 800 feet in length. The
main drift on this level is also being
continued which will add to the orc
reserves in the lower workings. Smell
ter representatives pronounce the ore
to be the cleanest anthony product
found in the United States, separate
distinct bodies of this ore being found
but rarely in this country. The mine
and mill now furnishes employment t.
40 miners, A dozen houses have Just
been completed by A. ]. Brainard anC |
a half dozen more are under construc
ton, making considerable of settle. |
ment on the Pine creek prairie. Stat
Mine Inspector Bell visited the prop. |
erty during the week and stated he |
was greatly pleased to be able to ade
to his yearly report that the Occur
fAlene district was again producer
)f anthony,
Brown FenneIl Anthony.
Burke Mcintosh and associates, who
asst week bonded the Brown Fennel
group of antimony silver claims on the
EAST fork of Pine creek, have started
operations at the property and intend
o Keep up steady developments dur
ng the winter making shipments as
asst as the ore can be mined and mill
a. Jack Henwood is in charge OF the
york and expects to have everything
first class shape within a few days
With anthony selling at 40 cents per 8
ound and the worlds supply practic- 8
lily controlled by England the time Is I
1ost opportune for owners OF anti \
lony deposits in this country to ship /
very available ton possible to the t
meters. q
The Wisconsin. a
Pumps were started Wednesday at c
re Wisconsin property, up near Moon e
ulch, and the shaft unwatered, after
hlch work began on the crosscut
om the s00-foot level to reach the L
ain ledge, estimated to be about 40 Il
et distant. Following development b
the vein at the depth it is the in n
ntion of the management to con- h
nue. the shaft to the 2O0-foot level ],
ON where extensive work will be u
FRIED on in the vein and ground q
'ened for stopping purposes. Manager OF
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