The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-11-23
TARBOX PROSECUTING
TO ORE ON 600 LEVEL
WILL REACH ORE BODY BY THE
FIRST OF THE NEAR-WILL
SINK TO THE 800.

Richard Daxon, manager of the
Tarbox Mining company, returned
from the mine yesterday and left for
Butte this morning. He expressed
himself as more than pleased with the
progress at the mine. The station at
the 500 level is completed and cross
cutting to the ore on this level will
begin by the end of the week. The
distance to be run is $50 feet and this
should be accomplished by the first of
the year. He reports much mining
activity around Saltese and the out
look exceedingly bright Mr.. Daxon
has just issued a report to the stock
holders of the Tarbox which gives a
complete resume of the operations at
the property and from which the fol-
lowing is taken:
Mr.. Daxon's Report.
"Since my last report of August rs
much activity has been in progress at
the property, force of 20 men being
steadily employed. The shaft has
been sunk to depth of 600 feet, where
a station has been cut The large
station pump in use on the 400-foot
level is now being lowered and in
stalled on the 600-foot level. A cross
cut is being driven 1870 feet south to
intersect the vein on this level which
will reach the vein about the first of
the year. Drifts will be extended both
east and west from this point in order
to block out and make accessible the
large ore bodies exposed on the levels
above. A raise will also be carried up
to connect with the 400-foot level in
order to give a good circulation of air
and also explore the ore body. 1t is
the intention of the management to
resume sinking the shaft during the
winter down to the S00-foot level and
extensively develop the large bodies of
ore on this level 1t is confidently be-
lieved by the management that large
bodies of commercial ore will be ex-
posed on the lower levels and ship
ments should begin at an early date,
An up-to-d date concentrating and
flotation plant for the reduction of the
second class ore is being planned for
the property, the construction of which
will begin in the early spring or as
soon as weather conditions permit
The company also owns a water right
on Packer creek which has minimum
flow Of 200 miners inches, which with
a mile of flume will give a head of
500 feet, sufficient power when i'm
proved and utilized to run both mine
and mill, will also be installed. A
sawmill has recently been installed at
the property, which has a capacity of
cutting $4,000 feet of lumber daily. A
large amount of lumber and mining
timber is now being supplied. Large,
commodious mine buildings such as
building large barn and also several
small dwelling houses for the accom-
mediation of married employees, and
many much needed improvements
have been added. The mine is now
the best equipped of any in western
Montana, the equipment consisting Of
a large hoisting engine boilers, pumps,
compressor plant, power drills, steel
cage and ore cars, sawmill blacksmith
and machine shop, good substantial
mine buildings, and complete outfit
of tools.
Every effort is being made to place
the property on a substantial produce
ing and dividend paying basis as rap
idly as men and money can accom-
plish the same. Our expenses are now
running more than $4,000 monthly for
labor and supplies"