The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-09
MINES OF BIG CREEK
MADE AND IN MAKING
GOOD RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE
YANKEE BOY.

George Sparenberg was up from
Big creek this week and gives encour-
aging reports from that section. He
Is giving his attention to the Western
Star in which he Is heavily interested.
Recently he began sinking at q point
about 300 feet in the lower tunnel and
about rs feet west of q good ore show
ing. This shaft is now down 20 feet
and in that distance there has been a
marked Improvement. The Vein is be-
tween five and six feet wide with more
or less ore all through it, while along
the footwall Mr. Sparenberg says there
Is inches Of chaicopyrite that will
run IA per cent copper, 20 ounces in
silver and SO in gold. Arrangements
have been made to continue work on
the property all summer
Occur d'Alene Exploration.
On the west fork of Big creek the
Occur dAlene Exploration company is
meeting with encouraging results. A
crosscut recently reached the vein,
and although little depth was gained,
the vein shows stringers of gray cop
per and other favorable features which
fully justify drifting, which is now be-
ing done under the direction of Harry
Granville. Depth is now being gain
ed rapidly and it is expected that
commercial ore will be found within
300 feet which will bring the drift
under the best surface showing. Otto
A. OLSON is president Of the company.
DR.. l.. &c. Hanson is vice president.
Frank Bland is secretary and treasur-
er and Herman j. Rossi is a director,
all of this city.
Occur d'Alene Empire.
AT the Occur dAlene Empire, also
on the west fork of Big creek con-
tract has just been completed which
has resulted in making a showing SO
encouraging that the company is re-
ported to be planning to let another
contract at once The Empire COM
pany is controlled by Spokane people
Magnee Property.
The Magnee group is one of the best
known properties on upper Big creek
and it's development is going steadily
ahead with most satisfactory results.
The drift is reported as showing much
Improvement, streaks of galena having
appeared and the entire face having 9
he appearance of approaching an q
re body, So encouraging is the show s
ng that the prediction is made that
commercial ore will be found within
90 feet.
Big Creek Lease. I
The strike made by the Big Creek
leasing company on the Yankee Boy a
eeently continues to attract much at Fl
ention, and later reports indicate that II
is of greater importance than was u
rst indicated. While carrying the a
Ugh silver values characteristic of the W
re in the upper levels, the shoot as F
lr as explored seems to be larger in e. e.
le lower lease, A new hoist is to be ty
lstalIed at once and other equipment by
ided which will greatly facilitate the u.
lrther development of the propertv nv w
lillian Beaudry, manager of the -,
tewart Mining company, is super pr
sing the work of the Big Creek COM tn
any. RI
The Yankee Girl 81
big creek has long been famous in
rough the rich mine known as the IN
ankee Boy, and now the Yankee ~ ~
ri will aspire to divide the honors, to
en- claims adjoining the Yankee Boy TO
I'VE been merged into one group and II!
Ken over by a company which will s ~
known as the Yankee Girl. T. r. nil
ason is president of the company. ] tn
Cox is secretary, Fred E. Ellis Ia Ut
easurer These with C. w. Brown an an
ID Albert Schmidt constitute the ty.
ard of directors. The limited deve1- ($i
ment work has disclosed values in ~
I'D and silver, and it is planned to tn,
range for extensive work on the ",
operty as soon as conditions are thi
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