The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-07-06
WEST FORK PINE CREEK
COMING TO THE FRONT
INTERNATIONAL HAS LEADING
oRE-TEsTlNe MANGA
NEsE ORE;

The West Fork OF Pine creek is
rapidly advancing to position OF
Importance as mining section. AL
though less has been heard of II than
other sections of that extensive dis
trict there is, however. much develop
ment work going on which is meet
Ing with most encouraging and salts
factory results. Fred May, manager
of the International Mining company,
was In the city yesterday and gave
an interesting account of his opera
tons and he was naturally feeling In
good spirits over the success that had
come to his long and well directed
efforts. He has associated with him
In the control of the company a group
of North Dakota and Saskatchewan
capitalists, and he expects the presl-
dent of the company TO visit the pro-
ment of the International amounts to
1000 or 1900 feet of drifts and cross
cuts, but the main work and that
which Is now attracting attention Is
the lower tunnel which has followed
the vein for 500 feet, together with
several short crosscuts to prospect the
adjacent ground. ore recently made
Its appearance in the drift and there
Is now from to 10 inches of a COM
bination of lead and zinc, apparently
about an equal per centage of each,
probably an average Of 20 per cent of
each and 10 ozs. of silver. The balance
Of the vein as shown in the face is
mostly quartz with ore scattered
through 1t, The shoot is widening as
the drift advances and all indications
point to the beginning of large ore
shoot, One or two tons of ore Is on
the dump. The drift will be continued
with the ultimate purpose of getting
under massive outcrop about 1000
feet ahead, which will give great
depth. The present depth attained is
group consists of nine claims and
covers the vein for distance of 1000 |
feet Two men are employed in addi-
ton to Mr.. May The property adj
joins the Sherman, which was recent
ly taken over by Kellogg people, and |
Is about mile and a half from the |
forks and is reached by a good auto
mobile road
Sherman Group.
The West Pine Creek Development |
company, which was recently incor-
porated by Kellogg people, has taken
over the Sherman group of six claims |
and has started active development. |
The surface showing consists of an |
Immense iron outcrop and cross
cut has been run 500 feet to explore
the vein. The new company has
awarded contract to drive 200 feet,
and 1t is expected that the ledge will
be reached before the contract Is com
Dleted Some of the prominent stock.
holders In the company are w. w.
papesh, George McKlnnis, John Rock.
$3.50 - ""'iVS anu olleI ClllIellS uI
Kellogg.
Copper and Manganese.
Frank Brooks, Champagne Bros and
lanes Murphy have just completed a
rail to their property from the wagon
Dad up the middle fork of the West
Fork of Pine creek, a distance of j
bout a mile and a half. The trail Is
vide enough to permit dragging go
eVi, the purpose of the parties be- /
ng to ship some ore to be thoroughly |
ested The ledge they are working !
'as located for copper and IL shows :
God values in that metal, but II has {
cen discovered that 1t also contains {
large percentage of manganese. :
amples have assayed as high as 70 :
er cent and 1t is estimated that the c
ntire ledge will average above 90 per {
ent. Manganese commands a very =
Ugh price at this time and the owners G
elieve their deposit will prove of c
reat commercial value. In any event I
ley have good prospect for com n
ercial copper, which amply justifies +
he development of the property. D
The Palisade. y
Further up the West Fork AT the q
'ot of Old Badly the Palisade Mining G
'mpany is pushing development on G
exceedingly promising copper vein. II n
he surface showing is large and II
rong. A crosscut to the vein has II
zen extended over 600 feet and should n
counter the vein within so or 100 NJ
et 1t Is penetrating Old Badly and II
hen a point has been reached under il
e best showing a depth win have n
EN- attained of at least 1900 feet. The x
liisade company has well equipped X
ant, consisting Of a compressor and Ii
yer failing waterpower to drive 1t, 70 =.