The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-04
SUCCESS NINE HAS 20 FEET OF ORE ON
roo LEVEL, AVERAGES 80 PER CENT ZINC
DRIFTING ON CONNECT WITH SHAFT WHICH is BEING
EXTENDED PIPING so TONS DAILY
OF GRADE CONCENTRATES.

D These are great days for the zinc
miners. and as the price of the metal
advances the amount of ore in sight in
Occur d'Alene zinc mines seems to in
crease In the same or even greater
proportion Take the Success for ex-
ample, the pioneer zinc producer of
the district, The great showing of ore
on the 1000 level has now been dup
Heated on the 100, according to in
formation received from an official
source. Twenty feet of ore most Of
which is zinc that WITH average up
wards of 30 per cent, and the remain
der that runs from to 10 per cent
in lead has Just been disclosed
in the drifts both east and
west from the bottom Of the
winze sunk at what is supposed to be
the west end of the ore shoot. The
drift viii be continued east TO con-
meet with the main shaft which is now
being extended from the 1000-foot
evel. The intention is to continue
the shaft down to the 1900 where the
Urge pump will be installed and from
which another level will be opened as
speedily as possible, While zinc was
ow mp to few weeks ago there was
naturally % curtailment of develop
nent work, with the result that since
the rapid rise in the price of zinc and
the consequent crowdng Of production
the amount Of ore blocked out Is not
far ahead of consumption. This con-
dition, however is now being rapidly
changed since striking this great body
of ore on the 100, which with the
large amount available on the 1000
places the Success In good position to
maintain the maximum production,
and the 1900 to which the shaft Is now
being sunk will no doubt duplicate
these big showings. 1t should be
stated that the level numbers begin
with the highest tunnel, and not from
the collar of the shaft The present
main working tunnel Is the 100 100
feet below is the S60 lao feet below
: that is the 800, and from there levels
are being run at intervals Of 100 feet,
: making the 100, where the big ore
showing has just been made, just 500
feet below the working tunnel.
Shipping 80 Tons Per Day.
The mill Is working to its utmost
capacity and about 80 tons of concen-
trates are being shipped every day
that viii average above 40 per cent
? zinc 1t Is probable that wagons of
greater carrying capacity Will soon be
: added which will result in materially
: increasing the shipments. The Sue
cess has a magnetic separating plant
and a process for drying the concen-
Itrates, the latter of which takes out
all the moisture and the former elm
mating much Of the iron, both OF
which processes make substantial saw
+, ings In freight charges and raise the
grade Of the concentrates.
An Interesting Mine.
The Success mine has an interesting
history. It was one Of the early pro-
ducers Of the district being lead
mine and called the Granite. 1t was
opened by tunnels on the Nine Mile
side of the hill, but the mill was on
Canyon creek, short distance below
Gem, the ore being delivered to the
mill by bucket tramway. The pros
- ent lower tunnel was started by the
original company, but failing to fnd
lead, and zinc having no value at that
time. the property was closed down
when the ore in the upper workings
was exhausted. Efforts We're made
later by we'll known and successful
mining operators to find pay ore In
. the lower tunnel. but without sue
cess. Years passed and finally Fl, r.
Samues, a lawyer without mining ex-
perience, took hold Of the old Granite
and directed his efforts to finding a
process that would separate and re-
cover both the zinc and lead values
How we'll he succeeded is indicated by
+ the Success mine, Of which he stil
owns the controlling interest and
d which is good for many years of pro-
Q fitable operation.