The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-03-11

This mine is also revealing some of the
best ore in lis history in its bottom
shaft level below the mill tunnel and
continues to maintain the definite ear
marks Of an extensive and permanent
resource Of profitable ore.
Wardner- Kellogg Mines.
In the Wardner- Kellogg district full
operation was maintained throughout
the year in all the properties Except
the Sierra Nevada lease, which laid
off for few months, and remarkable
advance was made in total or peodue-
ton by these mines which Ear dis
counted any previous record Of this
division Of the Occur d'Alene field. The
reason for this increased yield in the
face Of low metal prices is partly at
tributed to favorable ore contracts, bu}
more particularly to the fact that the
development of recent years in these
mines has shown much higher pro-
portion in silver values than formerly
and the additional fact that the lea
silver ores of this section are especial
ly clean and free from Objectionable
associated sulphide minerals and al
ways in demand in the smelters when
any market at all Is available.
/ The bulk Of the silver yield from
these mines was from a system Of
north and south veins that strike al
most at right angles and dip in an OPP
posite direction to the old Wardner
lode ore course These veins were
only recognized as distinct system
of assures six years ago as result OF
an expansive geological study to
which the territory was subjected IL
preparation for big apex suit which
was fortunately settled out of court
/ The Stewart Mining company's op
erations, which gave the best years
output of its meteoric career, Is on one
of these north south veins
! This is also true OF the operations
of the Ontario Leasing company OF
the Sierra Nevada Mining company,
the Sierra Nevada lease and of the
Caledonia company and of several i'm
portant assures in the footwall coun-
try of the main development area OF
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan COM
pany.
Ihis great yield of rich mineral from
these assures APPLY illustrates the ne
cessity of geological study and ex-
tensive exploratory work in connection
with mining operations in permanent
field, and also demonstrates the value
OF the optimistic prospector in ferret
Ing out the unproven possibilities of
the minor surface showings and lesser
attractions of an established district
for two of the most profitable produc
trs Of this series of assures in 1914
were brought into productive shape by
men of very limited previous mining
experience and very little capital to
start with. | refer to both the Stewart
anu the Caledonia. The productive
stage of the Stewart is largely credit
ed to H, +. Samuels and the Caledonia
to Charles McKinnis.
The Caledonia mine has proven the
bright particular star in the past years
mining results in Shoshone county
This mine was an abandoned and dis
credited prospect a few years ago
when it was taken hold Of by its pres
ent manager, Charles McKinnis, and
TWO associates, and was considered OF
no value by local experts by reason of
its relative remoteness from the main
Wardner lode in the foot wall coun-
try where paying ore bodies up to that
time had not been recognized. 1t was
picked up from under the nose, and. jr
fact, partial ownership, of a former
manager of the dominant mining in
stltution Of the county at that time
and a great deal Of credit is due to the
persistent efforts of this unassuming
operator, Mr.. McKinnis, to whose in
tuitiye foresight and insistent push
the National Copper mine at Mullan IL
also largely credited The Caledonia
mine carries the highest average sill
80 N''"Vo VI any ledu NINE ever OPEN
ed in the Occur d'Alne field and Is paw
ing more profit per man employed
even under the present adverse metal
market than was ever made by any
mine previously opened in Shoshone
county.
The Hypotheek Mine.
SIX miles west of the nearest Kel-
logg~ Wardner operations and entirely
In an enormous area of Prichard RIM.
atoms, the Hypotheek mine, a former.
~ discredited prospect, has been SUBJ
Jected to years vigorous develop.
ment work on very intelligent plan
involving the construction of a we'll
timbered accompaniment vertical
Wrking shaft 900 feet deep connected
with a drift at the 7OO-foot level from
a smaller prospect shaft to the surface
This extensive piece Of new develop
ment work was decided upon a little
over year ago as the result of the
opening of a splendid shoot of oxidiz-
ed lead concentrating ore at the TOO
foot level, that was 200 feet in length
and over 10 feet wide. A drift had to