The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-30
NORTH SIDE MINING OPERATIONS SHOW
MUCH PROGRESS IN l915-.OUTLOOK 1916
NEW DISCOVERIES HAVE ENLAR MINERAL PossBLl-
TIES AROUND MURRAY AND OLD PROPERTIES
WELL AS NEW HAVE BRIGHT FUTURE.
, (By Adam Aulbach, Murray Idaho)

(By Adam Aulbach, Murray, Idaho)
MURRAY, Dec, 27-The year now
closing was not as fruitful of results
on the North Side of the Coeur
d 'Alenes as its birth led many resi-
dents to believe 1t would be. Still it
has to its credit the most substantial
progress of any II months preceding
it. This, therefore, is wholesome con-
ISOLATION to those who have breasted
the adverse conditions for the past
quarter of a century. Gradually, as
if pushing forward step by step, the
march of development has continued
Some naturally, with insufficient
means, in haphazzard manner; some
with Indifferent and prodigal manage
ment; but in the main there has been
a steady improvement for a number
of years. which has inspired confidence
and renewed energy and which was
more or less concentrated In better
control during 1915 A far more hope
full view, consequently, prevails on the
Threshold of the new year around the
entire Murray district Not alone a
hopeful view, but most cheerful one
from the concrete evidence presented
on all sides A number of our deep
Qode) mines have been fairly produc-
tive and some have been worked at a
profit, while others may swing into
/ nf ha
coming year. No PROMISE however, Is
held out by our large placer territory
for any betterment. It is simply q
patented asset, upon which realization
may be had the Lord knows when.
The Deep Mines.
During the year the Monarch, five
miles east of Murray, has been quite@
thoroughly explored, and, If report can
be relied on, the developments have
been of a nature to bring the property
In line with the producers by early
spring For some reason no informa-
tion has been given out for some time
from the management The property
is equipped with a workable concen-
traitor and adequate water power.
Therefore it may be expected that the
good prices prevailing for lead and
zinc will put the mill in motion If there
is sufficient feed uncovered when the
sun once more brings the power out of
the hills
The Paragon Consolidated shipped
fau Of nd iii In
the early spring, but when the water
ran low the company was compelled
to close the mill down. Development
work in the mine, however, continued,
and report has it that considerable ore
is blocked out for complete resump-
tion of operations in the near future.
The Terrible Edith, under work.
ing option to Conn and sons, has been
a steady and profitable shipper of lead
and zinc crude ore for the entire IL
months There Is no mill on this pro-
perty, and all the ore has been taken
out of what is termed the No. 4 tun-
mel, rather high up in the Wesp gulch
watershed. The ore is more or less
hand sorted and hand jigged before
shipping, although huge chunks go
their way as they come out of the
mine. The ore is hauled by wagon to
the railroad at some expense, which a
lower, or gulch level, tunnel would re-
duce to a minimum. A very large.
dump has accumulated which would
furnish feed for a small mill for sew
eral years. The option on the prop
erty runs for nearly six months yet,
and if not taken up will, Of course, re-
vert to the original owners--Wash.
Snyder and others
The Jack Waite has been driving a
tunnel ahead and drifting during the
year, but has shipped no ore.
The Bear Top-Orofno properties
were entirely idle during the year. I'm
der present ownership there will prob
ably be nothing done.
The Deep Prospects.
Under this head the writer places
only such properties as are being ac-
lively developed and have made no
shipments of ore of consequence
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Prominence may by right be given
to the Giant Ledge and Cedar Creek
companies, respectively, on Granite
and Cedar creeks (the latter a head
branch of Granite). These companies
will work out their prospecting clothes
during the coming year, and assume
more dignified attire, or nature will
have played a prank that is not down
on the books.
Butte creek, little over a mile east
Of Murray, is teeming with life. This
Is where the nn-Idaho and Idaho
Northern Mining companies are oper-
ating extensively, with some IL or Is
other companies all along the creek,
and all are brimful of expectations. In
fact some of the operators were look
ing for Santa Claus during his recent