Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-03
CONTINENTAL IS
MAKING MONEY
Big Boundary County Mine Now En-
ployirg Over 100 Men Ore
Rich, Prices Good
START CONCENTRATOR MAY |
The New Mill Has a Capacity of 800
Tons Daily


Hickman, president and general
manager of the Idaho Continental
Mine. near Porthill, stated that the
company's new concentration would
be in operation by or before May
LIST. Mr.. Hickman gave out the,
following statement:
Though for some time we have
been shipping only. such ore as was
taken out in the course of devel-
opment, which was rich enough to.
stand hand sorting, we are making
more than operating expenses de-
spite the fact that our payroll in
cludes more than 100 men, most
ton.
I'VE are shipping two carloads a
week of galena that averages So
per cent in lead and 25 ounces Of
silver to the ton. 1t is hand sorted
from the ore extracted in develop
ment on our No. tunnel level. We
now have in the mine workings, ap-
proximately 10000 tons of second
class ore, or enough to run our
new mill, which will be in opera
ton by May l, for more than three
months.
Our first MILL which was de-
stroyed by fire July 81, had ca
pacity of $50 tons a day and ran
less than two months. AS a re-
suit of its operations we shipped
1000 tons of clean ore and concen-
trates, the latter averaging GO per
cent in lead and 40 ounces of sill
yer to the ton. The new mill will
have capacity of 800 tons daily.
The building is completed and most
of the machinery already is installed.
Since last October we have installed
a 12-drill compressor and an 1900
foot aerial tramway from the mine
to the mill. Both now are in opera
ton"
In his recently issued annual re-
port State Mine Inspector Robert
N. Bell of Idaho, has the following
to say of the Idaho Continental mine:
THE most definitely prospective
important source of high grade lead
silver ore in Idaho, outside of the
Occur d'Alene district, is that of
the Idaho Continental mine, adjoin-
ing the Canadian boundary line in
Boundary county. This deposit con-
sists of a nearly vertical tissue vein
in thin bedded quartzite resembling
the Burke formation and associated
with conspicuous basic dixie intru-
sions. 1t has been developed with
a series of three adit tunnels driv-
en- on the vein. The lowest one.
500 feet deep, is 1900 feet long,
and, with the other work on the
property, proves the existence of
three distinct ore shoots that vary
from three to fifteen feet in thick
ness and will aggregate a thousand
feet in length, of clean concentrate
iu6 Sdlcud Oit, Will du average
value of about 10 per cent lead and
6 to 8 ounces of silver per ton.
1.-THE silver values have materially
increased in the lower level over
, the shallow surface development. The
ore is free from zinc and objections
able sulphides. Its only apparent
association in the bottom level is
: an occasional spot of chacopyrite.
Mr. Hickman wisely put an ex.
perienced miner, James Wilson. il
charge of the underground develop.
ment. Mr.. Wilson has transformed
the doubtful resources of the prop
erty into positive assets.
When contemplated Improvement
, are completed the enterprise promis
: es steady shipping resource of a
. least 1000 tons a month of higf
grade lead-silver ore and concen
!, trates."