The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-06-03
RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS At ANADOR
NINE NOW ASSURED BY LOCAL PEOPLE
A MILL OF oC IONS CAPACITY BE EREcTEo-mNE ,s
WELL EQUIPPED AND MUCH ORE is AVAILABLE PRE-.
LtMINARY WORK NOW UNDER Way

me resumption of operations at the
Amador Is one Of the most interastiny q
pieces ol mining news that has de-
lNeioped during the past week or two.
F. lhe men who have undertaken the
1 task OF placing this famous property
on a productive base, after n nerina ne
ldIeneSs OF many years, are Sidney +
9ii"i''S ana Oscar Nordquist of this
city The terms of the deal nnaar
"hlch they have taken hold of the
property are not made public. b1,t ann
Vi the conditions is that they erect n
cohceh'fator of 100 tons daily capacity
ana Tor which it is supposed they
secure substantial interest In tha
property Messrs, Shonts and Nord-
gust have enlisted the support az
quite large number of local citizens
ana the success of the enterprise IL
practically assured. They visited tho
property last week and comnlotcd
some hnal arrangements and the CON
strnetion of the mill will proceed
without unnecessary delay
Mine Well Equipped.
me Amador Is equipped with gooo
compressor, pump, blacksmith oman
boarding house and all thlngs n,ea
sarS Tor operation, and all in a very
good state of preservation. The COM
pahy owns a good water right which
supplies power for the compressor and
is sufficient to run the min also Tho
hume Is IN bad condition and this will
be rebuilt, in fact men are now en-
gagged in this work. The mill will be
bullt near the mine and It's eonstrue-
tion Will be under the personal super
vision of Oscar Nordquist, mill
wright of long and successful experi-
ence 1t is expected that active con-
struction will be under way within
about two weeks.
Mine Extensively Developed.
The Amador mine is opened by shaft
to a depth of 700 feet, from which
levels have been opened at interyo,s
ol zo0 feet and 1t Is understood that
much ore has been disclosed Far
several years the pump was kept run
nihg, but for some time no attempt
has been made to keep the mine rre,
VI water The mine Is now filled I'M
TO the 400 level, 1t is understood that
there Is a large amount of ore avail
lhle in the mine, the chief value OF
which Is copper with small values m
Doth silver and gold 1t Is NOT expe,.
I'd that anything will be done in the
nine until the mill is completed, otbar
han to unwater it when the fIume is
completed. In addition to the good
Of ore in the mine 1t Is said
nat there Is large amount of low
'rade ore on the dump which will paw
o mill.
Several Amador Companies.
There are no less than four separate
operations represented in what Is
opuIarly understood as the AmaGor.
me company owns the mine. another
ne branch railroad connecting the
line with the Northern Pacific, an.
ther the smelter, and another the
mador townslte. The deal entered
ITO by Mr. Shonts and Mr.. Nordouist
as to do only with the COMPANY that
Nns the mine, but arrangements viii
doubt be made to use the branch
'liroad This is about ten miles m
hgth and is standard guage. Its
luipment consists Of a gasoline loco-
otlNe and several flat cars. The
'adbed Is not sufficiently solid to per-
II traffic with heavy locomotives.
Had Many Wallace Stockholders.
ihe origina AmadOr company was
corporated in this city many voary
20 and many citizens of Wallace werr
ockhoIders. The promotion of tho
mpany was In the hands of y. r.
ckinnon, then resident of this city.
ID he was successful in placing m,ich
the stock In the eastern markt%
tn the view to carrying ont clahor-
plans involving mining and smelt-
z the ore and the building Of model
wn. Complications arose. however.
volVing the company in long drawn
t litigation, which finally resulted in
1ding Mr. McKnnon and his plans
the rocks. out of this tange ~
igation the mine has now emerged
d under the capable and conserva-
e management of the gentlemen
10 have now undertaken to operate
the outlook Is favorable for 1t to yet
ter the dividend paving class.