The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-09-09


managerial capacity with the most
successful properties in Idaho and ir
British Columbia. He is the brother
of Charles Sweeny, organizer of the
Federal Mining & Smelling company
Vice president and treasurer Rob-
ert Sweeny, New York.
Secretary and assistant treasurer, B.
F. Taylor, New York
Mr.. Taylor was formerly manager,
bond department, E. F. Hutton & Co.,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Director, VIM. j. Hall, treasurer and
director, Federal Mining & Smelling
company, New York City.
Peter Bernier, president, Black Bear
Consolidated Mining Company, Linn
tied, Wallace, Idaho.
| William A. Scully, president. Milton
Brick company, New York.
Historical.
The Rex, or "16 to u mine, as it is
known in the district, was purchased
by Finch & Campbell (both multi
milionaires, now deceased), 20 years
ago and worked by them to the 400
foot level. They extracted in lead and
silver ores from the upper workings
more than $500, 900. The showing was
so good at that time the Northern Pa
cifc Railway company built a branch
to the MILL miles from Wallace, and
IL miles by gravity tram from the
mine.
Since closed down by the Finch &
Campbell interests, or the old Rex
Mining company, it has been under
lease and bond to the Silver Lead
company, who spent in development
and equipment about $1S5O00. At the
present time the property is open to
a depth of 1000 feet
Equipment.
The mine is equipped with modern
250-t ton concentrating plant to which
has been added the oil flotation pro-
cess, and has been treating 800 tons
of ore daily. The mill has been under
month to month lease to the lamar
ack- Custer, one of the neighboring
properties. The lease will be cancel
ed at once, and during the 30-day can
collation. period the capacity of the
flotation process will be increased.
The mill is connected with the mine
by an aerial tram, one and quarter
miles long. The hosting plant is suf
fcient to handle 300 tons Of ore day
Crushing plant is ample. The mill
end of the aerial tramway is equipped
with automatic dumping device over
the large ore bin. The mine has an
electric drive compressor capable of
handling IS drills, sinking pump. ma
chine drills, cars and all that is ne
cessary for operation. The 4-cable
tramway is capable of carrying enough |
ore to supply the mill and is in good |
condition The mill is run by water |
power supplied from East Nine Mile
which is available for or 10 months |
each year. Electric power is available !
during the dry season.
ne BLACK Dear COHSOIIudlOus
The Black Bear Consolidated Min +
Ing Company, Limited, owns four
claims or about 70 acres all patented. !,
The Black Bear property has been de-
veloped by a crosscut tunnel which
cuts the main vein $50 feet from the
portal at a depth of $50 feet from the
surface From this tunnel Wine
has been sunk 1875 feet all in ore. The
second tunnel, which is the main
working adit, intersects the vein $3.50
'eet from the portal and at vertical
iepth of 1880 feet below the No. /
This tunnel with various
.aises and crosscuts, drifts and sta
ions, has a total footage of $500 feet
ore has been exposed in ]
he workings. The average width of
he vein at this point is 81 feet, av- !
,raging 220 ounces of silver, 7.76 per !
,ent lead, and 1857 per cent zinc. ]
Extracts From Report of Frank j.
Davey.
According to the report Of Frank ].
0avey. there are 35,625 tons of ore in
he block of ground extending from
he face of the No. 2 tunnel for $50
eet to a point directly under the face
# the west drift at the top Of the No.
raise from the tunnel level. Mr.. Da
,ey concludes his report on ore re-
erves with the following: j
Judging from the present develop ]
nent, and combined with long study
# Occur d'Alene veins and ore bodies. !,
do not hesitate in predicting Chat j
here is a continuous ore body from ]
70. 1 raise to the face of No 2 tun- J
lei with ore still continuing beyond)
nd from No tunnel to No. tunnel, ]
1870 feet above. With an average
width of feet this should yield over !
10000 tons of ore"
This ore based on SOC silver, 4Hc ]
cad and SIC zinc has value Of
14.72 per ton at the mine. Total :,