The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-12-07
VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTION Of IDAHO
IN 1916 WILL ESTABLISH A NEW RECORD
TONNAGE LITTLE INCREASE OVER LAST
YEAR-MlNE INSPECTOR BELL REVIEWS MINING
ATIoNs DURING YEAR NOW CLOSING.
he enforced susnen-@


sion of some of the local producers ana
the speeding up of others the lead and
silver production of the state will
about equal that of last year, but the
selling value will be much higher. Zinc
ore will show marked Improvement
and the dividend record for Idaho
mines during the year will doubtless
exceed that of any year of its his
tory"
The above statement was made yes
Bell, who is here visiting the Occur
d'Alene mines on official business. He
reports that the mining prosperity
now being enjoyed by this district,
due to the present high price of the
metals, is general over the state and
has resulted in an active season of
new mining development and new dis
coveries at many other points. Fur
ther discussing mining in Idaho, Mr..
Bell said:
in the Gilmore district in Lemhi
county, new producer has recently
been disclosed that is already market
ing Is cars of crude ore month, and
the total shipments from this district
now aggregate 70 cars of crude ore
month from the three principal pro-
ducers. The summers operation
along the Gilmore belt has brought to
light eight additional producers with
of orr uarVinp from
one to six cars The crude ore ship
ments of this district average about
80 per cent lead and Is ounces silver,
with a good excess in iron oxide. The
deepest development in the district Is
$50 feet where the ores are still lead
carbonate in dry ground and give the
most encouraging evidence of deep
seated permanency
Between Gilmore and Maekay the
Wilbert lead mine in the Dome dis
trict of Blaine county, 40 miles from
the railway at Arco, has enjoyed an
other successful season of lead ore
production and paid several small div
idends.
Mining at Mackay
"At Mackay, in Custer county, the
Empire Copper company, employing
ESQ men, has made an average produc-
tion throughout the year of $4,000 tons
a month of crude copper ore which is
shipped to the Salt Lake smelters and
has resulted in the distribution OF
several $4,000 dividends to it's for
tunate stockholders. A 6000-foot tun-
mel on this property has recently en-
tered the main ore zone at vertical
depth of 1900 feet and the present
prospects are extremely bright for a
rapid expansion of this company
business.
Kennedy Strikes Bonanza.
Immediately adjoining this copper
operation to the west some new lead
discoveries that have been made are OF
exceptional promise. On the Kennedy
group of claims in contact of blue
limestone and soft porphyry Pat Ken
nedy. a former Occur d'Alener, dis
covered a glory hole deposit of lead
carbonate ore from which he shipped
5S cars of crude ore in few months
operation that netted him $4,000. lie
has optioned his lease for an addi-
tional 100000 to the U. S. Mining &
Smelling company. A deeper devel-
opment tunnel on the vein has recent
ly cut two additional ore bodies, one
of them showing 10 feet of ore OF
40 Nha onn1nOiP1J GitIa-
tion of these discoveries is of the most
favorable nature and indicates new
lead-silyer mine of considerable ca
pacity.
The Horseshoe group adjoining the
Kennedy to the west is also develop
ing a deposit of similar ore under al
most sidentical conditions. 1t shipped
two carloads of lead carbonate ore
from two 3O-foot prospect shafts thai
outline an ore shoot at least 300 feet
long and to feet wide.
Other Custer Districts.
"Twenty-fi five miles south of Mackay
the Antelope district was actively
prospected during the summer anC
shipped several cars of rich lead car
Donate ore and one of 100 tons OF dry
silver ore from big manganese gos'
san vein that has recently disclosed
some rich specimen stringers of horr
silver.
"Thirty miles west of Mackay th'
Copper Basin Mining company, new
corporation operating the old Reed q
Davidson group, worked 20 men ant
shipped so cars of crude copper ore
some of them exceeding 10 per cent
and have greatly improved the ore re
sources of the property.
Near Clayton, go miles west o
Mackay, a new lease has recenti'
been let on the Red Bird mine. Thi
property produced 10000 tons of lea'
carbonate ore prior to 1902, carrying
30 per cent lead and 80 ounces silve
per ton from above its fourth Level
long tunnel has since been driven tina
cuts the main ore channel 500 fee
deeper and connecting raise witt
two short intermediate levels disclose
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