The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-07-15
PINE CREEK IS RAPIDLY ADVANCING To
IMPORTANT POSITION AS MINING SECTION
CONSTITUTION SOON MAKE sHlPMENTs-AMY TO HAVE
MILL IN FALL-RIcH ANTlMoNY DEPosiT-lMPoRTANT
DEVELOPMENTS ON FORK.

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Theodore Brown and John Finnel.
who are developing a highly promis-
ing antimony property on Pine creek,
We're in the city last Saturday and
gave most flattering account of the
progress of their work In the bot
tom of the face of the upper tunnel
where the discovery of high grade an
timony was made there has recently
been disclosed about two feet of this
rich ore, the shoot apparently widen
ing rapidly as it goes down. The rake
of this shoot is to the east and the
crosscut that is now being run should
catch 1t about 60 feet east and at a
depth of rs feet. The crosscut has
probably 1870 feet remains to be run 10
reach the vein. Messrs. Brown and
Finnel were here completing arrange
ments to put on a second shift, for the
high price of antimony Is a big incen-
tive to crowd development, Anthony
Is now quoted between 40 and so
cents per pound, whereas before the
European war the prevailing prices
was about or 5 cents. When the
erosscut now being run reaches the
vein 1t is regarded as almost certain
that a good body of high grade ore
will be disclosed enabling the owners
to make shipments which will return
tremendous profits at the present mar
ket price, The lower tunnel is only
about 600 feet from a good wagon
road, to which the ore will drop
through chute by its own weight
The Constitution to Ship.
Messrs. Thwaite and Hamilton, Of
Spokane, who have taken over the
Constitution under lease and bond, are
busily preparing to begin ore ship
ments. Repairs to the wagon road
have been completed and also the ore
bin. Four men are employed breaking
ore in the upper tunnel and two are
engaged opening up the ore shoot in
the lower In the upper tunnel it is
reported that the ore shoot has been
explored for distance of 1000 feet,
and shows from to feet of zinc ore
of good grade some of it running 40
per cent. The work Is in charge of
Charles Van Horn The property is
about 10 miles from the railroad. Con-
interest is manifested in the
operations at the Constitution on ac-
count of the inability of other small
producers to sell their zinc product. If
the Constitution can haul its ore 10
miles to the railroad and ship at a
profit, other properties more favorably
situated and with equally good ore
should be able to do likewise Two
cars were placed on the Pine creek
siding last Monday, which indicates
that shipments will begin at once. The
;melter in Kansas.
The Amy and Matchless.
FTOIH IuS oHllLH, manager ana
owner of the Amy and
Natchless, it is learned that prepara-
ions are now under way looking to
he erection of a mill, the construc-
ion of which will begin in September
1t the present time the work at the
nine is directed to opening up the ore
ody to insure an abundance of ore
when the mill is ready to re-
eive 1t. For this purpose a winze
yill be sunk at least 100 feet from the
over tunnel of the Amy, the station
or which is now being cut. Seven
undred feet further In on the same
evel raise will be made The mill
1ill be of so tons daily capacity.
Waters Cuts Vein.
Captain Waters and associates, Of
oeur d'Alene, who have been devel-
ping copper property on the west
,rk of Pine creek, about miles from
le main stream, are reported to have
ut the vein after driving a crosscut
bout 400 feet Excellent values in
opper are reported to have been
,und, and the development of the
roperty will proceed with increased
nergy. The vein has strong out
'op which has been traced far across
lie divide into the ST. Joe district
The Northern Light.
Work on the Northern Light is pro-
,eding with satisfactory results A
lift from the 200 level which has
zen run about 80 feet has disclosed
good showing Of ore at distance
about so feet from the shaft. on
9TH sides Of fault that cuts diagon-
ly across the vein. Work has now
zen suspended in the drift and
'osscut is being run to reach the
ain vein, this being run from the
me level In the shaft. IT Is expect
that this vein, called No. 2, viii be
lcountered within 25 feet, and the
'ospect of finding commercial ore IS
garded as highly favorable. The
orthern Light is only about two
lies from the railroad. 1t Is about
mile and half east Of the Hypo-