The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-12-23

ore in quantity, which must be in the
great vein system. The management
Is now considering the installation of
heavier machinery and sinking the
shaft to a depth OF 500 feet. With the
additional depth 1t is felt certain large
bodies of commercial ore are assured.
Last Chance.
"The next ledge lying north and dis
tant from the Hemlock ledge about
mile. is the famous Last Chance on
which are located many groups. Start
Ing on the ground of the most easterly
located on the ledge is the Meadow
Mountain mine, which has exposed a
shoot of high grade silver-lead ore at
the grass roots, from which shipments
have been made. A lower tunnel is
being driven in this property to secure
greater depth, In which good results
are expected.
The Tarbox.
Adjoining the Meadow Mountain
on the west Is the property of the Tar
box Mining company, widely known
for Its excellent surface showing. Here
the vein crops out for more than 1000
feet and is from 10 to 40 feet In width.
The Gaping consists of iron carbon
ates and oxides, literally impregnat-
ed with galena, lead carbonates and
chloride. This property is one of the
best developed on this great continu-
GUS dyke, and is the best proof of the
strength of the great ore bodies in
this immediate locality in depth. Ly-
ing between the Last Chance and the
Meadow Mountain, in addition to its
own splendid showing Of ore, 1t has the
advantage of the development of tho
other two properties. Twenty five
hundred feet of work has been done
In the Tarbox In the shape of a good
shaft, drifts and crosscuts. A double
compartment shaft has been sunk to o
depth of 400 feet and from drift 800
feet east of the shaft a winze was
sunk 200 feet, which secured the vein
at a total vertical depth of 900 feet.
The vein Is exposed and opened up on
six levels, and on each large bodies of
high grade milling lead-silver and zinc
ore have been uncovered Upward of
$125,000 has been expended In the de-
of this property. In 1910
the company lost Its plant and surface
In the great forest fires,
but during the past year a stronger
and much more up-to-date plant has
been installed. The mine has been
the shaft retimbered and
the mine is now equipped to sink 700
feet. Two shifts of miners will be en-
gagged in this work during the winter
while prosecuting, drifting and devel-
opment of the ore bodies will be car
ried on at the same time. A modern |
plant will be erected as
early next spring as work can be be-
gun. The property will be placed on /
4 producing basis at the earliest pos
iible date.
Good Returns.
West of the Tarbox, on the same
1ein, Is the Last Chance. the banner
shipper of high grade ore in the camp.
II the several cars that have been
shipped, one gave returns of 3a5
ounces of silver, IS per cent copper
md $12 in gold per ton, which netted
is owners $500. Another car netted h
S49S. In all, 100000 worth of high
srade ore has been shipped from this
nine at a depth of not over $50 feet In
he past two years the management
las extended a lower crosscut tunnel ;
which Is now in $500 feet, which will 1
i've approximately 400 feet Of stopping &
a virgin ground on the very rich ore ]
ody, The vein has been explored |
nd opened for several hundred feet
n this level and large bodies of high g
rade ore of the same general quality Is
s that taken from the levels above |
ave been exposed. A good road con- G
ects the mine with the main wagon o
bad leading to Saltese, miles dis a
INT. Arrangements have been com. a
Ieted for making regular shipments n
an early date. t
Adjoining the Last Chance on the o
est is the property of the United p
tates Mining company, also ship &