The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-06-03
MINES OF PINE CREEK
ARE UNUSUALLY ACTIVE
CONSTITUTION PREPARING TO
SHIP oRE-NoRTHERN LIGHT
STARTS uP--ANTIMoNY.

The past few weeks have witnessed
q renewal of much mining activity or
Pine creek. Properties long idle arr
being started up and additional mer
are being added to those already r
operation. Certainly no field in tins
Occur d'Alene district offers greatel
inducements for the expenditure q
money for the development of mines
and as a matter of fact there are mines
on Pine creek already developed thai
only require favorable conditions fol
the treatment and transportation o.
their ores. One of these Is the Doug
las, which has an ore shoot expire
for 700 feet, proved by tunnels sew
eral hundred feet above and by shaft
$50 feet below. Its chief value IL zinc
but lead and silver are important fac
tors. At present prices of spelter thf
ore would no doubt pay to ship direct
to the smelter II purchaser could be
found, but under normal market con-
ditipns the difficulty of finding pro-
cess to treat the ore on the ground
has prevented its operation. 1t Is a
fino opportunity for the man who
solves the problem of separating the
zinc and lead.
The Constitution.
The Constitution, situated q short
distance above the Douglas, has a sim
liar problem to solve in handling its
ores, but the management Of that COM
pany has evidently found market FOR
It's crude ore. The property Is In
charge Of Charles Van Horn, and in
formation received yesterday Is tnat
he Is preparing to ship. He has now
five men working at the mine sand on
the road, which is being repaired from
the Douglas up. He announces that he
will construct bunk house, COOK
hnusee and ore bin, and that when
these accommodations are completed
he Will have employment for from
twelve to fifteen men. Shipments will
begin as soon as the ore can be taken
from the mine. and he expects TO have
four teams on the road hauling ore to
the railroad.
The Carbonate.
Eight men are now employed on this
property upon which was struck few
months ago fine body of ore. A shaft
is being sunk a short distance bach
from the face which will determine
the extent Of the ore at considerable
depth. and upon the completion of this
prospecting work a lower tunnel vii
be started. The Carbonate Is located
near the town Of Beeler and its devel-
opment is in charge Of Rufus Sner-
wood
The Northern Light.
Work on the Northern Light has
been resumed under the direction Of
r. G. Harmon. Electric power is be-
ing secured to operate the pump ana
and when the mine Is un-
giving employment to IL or Is men
The Northern Light originally was
non assessable corporation, and in the
course Of time the company found it
self with a heavy Indebtedness ano
without means of raising money with
which to pay, The solution of the diff
ficulty was found in the dissolution OF
The old company and the Incorporation
Of new company with power to as
sess the stock. Mr.. Harmon Is under
stood to have secured an option on
large block of the treasury stock OF
The company. Considerable ore has
been exposed on the Northern Light
and 1t is regarded as a property of
great merit.
The Highland. Surprise.
Seven men are employed at the |
Surprise. 1t is understood |
hat the l00-ton mill on the property |
las been placed in good condition rol
operation and that the mine is in con-
lition to furnish the ore, but thai ;he
is having some difficulty |
n finding n market for the zinc pro-
luct, difficulty that Is being expert
need by many other producers wnu
lave no shipping contract, The High
and Surprise has a record of over
100000 in ore shipments.
The Anthony Silver
Theodore Brown reports two men
employed on the Antimony-S Silver
property, of which he is one of the
wners. A trail has been completed
o the new tunnel and about twenty
Get has been driven. The upper
FORKS show fine shoot of high grade +
ntimony ore. Another shift win soon
@ added to the working force The
henomenally high price Of anthony
J causing the owners to make unusual
forts to open up body of shipping K
re which would yield big profit at IL
he present market price. h
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