The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-01-20


This was clean ore, practically all of
II being hand d-jigged. 1t is claimed
that this ore will bring as high as
$4,000 a ton. A letter received here
during the past week from a broker
in New York stated that he wanted
all the scheelite he could get even as
low as 10 per cent. Formerly moth
ing short of so per cent was market
able
Ask for Valuable Samples.
Your correspondent is being i'm
pressed with the fact that The Miner
Is read away from it's local surround
ings Lately he has received quite a
number of letters concerning which
this correspondence of late has been
mainly devoted-the rarer metals.
Some Of these letters no doubt come
from prospectors others from claim
owners and still others from promot-
ers. The tenor of each Is distinctly
emphasized. Some have asked the
writer to mail them specimens of the
ore or metals named. In neither in
stance has even a stamp been inclosed
for a reply. This, however, would
have made no difference, yet it would
have shown a compensating courtesy
for the possible trouble and expense
entailed. Still a little thought would
have impressed the writer's with the
impossibility of replying or conform
ing to their requests. Take the schee-
lite ore for instance. The mine where
this Is produced is nearly mile from
Murray The ore is worth from $1.50
to $500 a pound and this character
of rock, like nugget gold quartz, is
not given away. If the writer had a
ledge of 1t containing a hundred thou
sand tons or so he would be glad not
only to mail specimens and pay the
charges on them, but would furnish
private and public cabinets with
pounds of 1t. The ore has been suffi-
GENTLY described in these letters to
make anyone familiar with minerals
at all able to detect it in quartz If
this can not be done with entire sat
isfaction the prospector or claim own
er should mail specimens of the rock
or ore to the mineral department of
the state of Idaho or the same de-
partment in the state of Washington,
the universities of course. For anoth-
er month or so they could be parcel
posted to Chester T. Kennan, the Col
orado geologist and mining engineer
at Murray, Idaho. He will promptly
determine any character of rare min
erals, but the mineral or specimen
rock must be in its natural state, not
reduced to pulp, or reduced and pan
ned down to a concentrate or roasted,
or tested with acid. In fact the rock
or ore must be just as 1t comes out or
the ledge or ground Otherwise the
ore would have to be analyzed or as
sayed in laboratory with chemicals
This can not be done here.
Mining Ground of Non Residents.
1t has been one Of the serious draw
backs of the North Side mines that
they are held and owned to consld-
cradle extent by persons who reside
far away from the scene OF actlon.
Where such claims are patented II Is
even difficult sometimes to get in
touch with the owners or those VINO
have charge as agents. The writer
knows personally of several instances
during the past year which might nave
resulted beneficially to the Murray
district If negotiations could have been
promptly and directly carried on, but
from one cause or another this ala not
seem possible Another reason, per-
haps also was the constant advance
in the price of minerals, which seemed
to excite the holders of mineral
ground and impress them with De-
lief that there was an overdue hasle
in acquiring possession One OF theSe
cases came under the observation OF
Lne writer quite TeCeHlly' LIN FF
erty in question might have cnangeu
owners promptly, and dead group Oh
claims brought to life, but hesita'loh
and delay in all probability cancelleu
the transaction. Men disposed TO MAKE
mining investments generally DO SO
when the market condition of the met
ais is favorable and it is reasohaolS
certain that good returns may De eA-
pected from the outlay. This Is the
time for those who do not want TO op-
crate their property or can not DO II
to seize the opportunity and let some
one willing to take hold who wants 10
invest
Cold lnterfered With Mining.
Zero weather has prevailed Ior
week and twice the temperature Went
as low as IL below zero. THIS mas IN
terfered with water power mining out
the indications are at this writing that
the cold wave is broken.