The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-02-10
ANOTHER SHIPMENT Of SCHEEuTE MADE
FROM GOLDEN CHEST NINE At MURRAY
MANY SAMPLES TESTED TuNesTENTHE ORE FROM MOON
CREEK SHOWS THE VALUABLE METAL-ExPERT GIVES
FORMULA FOR TESTING TUNGSTEN ORE.
adam Aulbach, Murray, Idaho)

(Adam Aulbach, Murray, Idaho)
MURRAY, Feb, 7.-Another ship
ment of tungsten (scheelite) was
made last week by the Golden Chest
This also went by express, but the ex-
act amount of the ore forwarded has
not been given out, The sheriff's sale
of the Golden Chest property, which
was to have taken place on the 9Th of
this month in front OF the court house
at Wallace, to satisfy two Judgments
amounting to $14h469.6S, was postpon-
ed on Friday to Friday. February 1b.
The sale has excited considerable IN
terest at Murray 1t Is generally be-
lieyed that the future of the camp Is
to a certain extent dependent on the
prospective ownership. This belief is,
however, not shared by all North Sid
ers. True, the Golden Chest Is a
large property, and its intelligent op-
Grafton would give employment to a
very respectable force of men, vet 1t
is only q unit in the aggregation of
the large mineral resources circling
about Murray, These have been de-
Veloping gradually while the Chest
has been lying idle, and whatever
may be done under change OF own
ership, whether the property will be
continued in active operation or clos
ed down, no workable asset will be
nfs HnFfr
is to be hoped that whoever gets the
property will work 1t to it's fullest ex-
tent not merely for its tungsten ores,
but its gold and silver as well.
Many Samples of Tungsten Ores.
Chester I. Kennan, the Colorado
geologist and mining engineer, who
recently volunteered to test samples
of quartz, rock or ore for tungsten
contents, free of charge to prospect
ors, has been busy man for two
weeks. Notwithstanding a depth OF
snow from to feet in the gulches,
and from to 10 feet on the hills,
with unusual weather conditions.
every miner who has been able to get
to his locations has brought in sam
pies, and Mr. Remnants quarters are
Uttered with rock of every descrip-
tion. At first Mr.. Kennan thought he
could determine the content of the
ores for scheelite with his strong
magnifying lens, but he had to aban-
don this method Of examination as a
final test. He resorted to pulveriza-
ton and panning, and that could not
be considered as final. He then pro-
cured the proper acid and flux and
glass tubes, with which he has prac-
tically completed his labors with the
samples on hand to date. About one
half of the rock brought in was bar
zen of scheelite, containing feldspar.
1arite and dolomite. Barite Is almost
he weight of scheelite; is generally
White, but takes on many different
'olors, and will remain in the pan
With sulphide sands. 1t is Of no value
lere. Dolomite is made up of so per
'ent lime and has creamy color like
also white and pink, but is
It no value. In some instances there
vas trace Of scheelite and this was
instantly attacked by the acid, while
ther minerals were ignored. Some
uartz carried a commercial percent
.ge of tungsten and it is possible that
he owners may find their properties
ighly enriched by the mineral. In
olution scheelite forms three colors-
lue, brown and purple. Every as
aver ought to be familiar with the
lngsten test because the mineral has
ecome in few months very prom
lent and will no doubt be found in
lany districts in Idaho. From pres
Mt indications the Murray district
Ill be extensively exploited for the
lineral. The fortunate discoverers of
ne mineral who have been made hap
y by Mr.. Kennan refuse to reveal
leir locations for the present. They
ant to locate more claims or locate
le ground where the specimens were
'und. One specimen came from Moon
1lch west of Osburn, on the South
ork. This had an appreciable
mount of scheelite. A large bag of
oeclmens came from Medimont, but
ley contained no tungsten. The
Don creek specimen is important, in
lat 1t reveals the presence of. the
ineral in the Coeur .d'Alenes outside
the Murray district.
omplete Formula for Testing Tuna-
stem Ore.
At the request cf the writer, Mr.
ennan has kindly written the fol-
wing formula for The Miner for
sting all the ores of the tungsten
.mily-scheelite wolframite, hueb-
erite and ferberite. He thinks 1t is
le first time the formula has been
ven to the public and doubts il as
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