The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-07-12
RAILROAD TO Be BUILT UP PINE CREEK.
By 0.-W. R. 8 n. CO. BEFORE SNOW FLIES
DOUGLAS HAS MUCH ORE
NINE IS WELL EQUIPPED
NINE DEVELOPED IN WORKMAN
LIKE MANNER-oRE ON
ALL LEVELS.

The Douglas mine, which Is undel
lease to the Anaconda company, is de-
yelOping In a manner that fully con
firms the predictions of the owners
who held on to the property for Sc
many years before the discovery of a
process for the successful treatment
of the ore. This problem was solved
by the electrolytic process of the Ana
conda company, the complex zinc
lead ore responding perfectly to the
treatment The Douglas company re-
ceives SO per dry ton on all shipments
and this amounts to a substantial sum
at the present rate of shipments The
Anaconda company now has 10 4-horSe
teams hauling ore from the mine to
the railroad, making one trip a day
and hauling probably five tons at a
load, making an average of a carload
delivered daily.
In a general way the Douglas COM
pany has kept informed on work being
done by the Anaconda company under
lease, but no formal examination of
the property has been made on behalf
of the Douglas company since the pro-
perty was taken Overs Last week,
however, upon the request of the di-
rectors, H. G. Adami large stock
holder in the Douglas and one of the
directors made thorough inspection
of the property and has made a pre-
liminary report, which is here given
for the benefit of Douglas stockhold-
erS.
Mr. Adami's Report.
"At the request of the board of di-
reetors l visited the Douglas property
on Saturday, July 7, ins company with
Mr.. Chas. l.. Bishop, the superintend-
ent who showed me every courtesy.
II found the surface equipped with
new buildings such as an ore bin of
100 tons capacity, compressor building,
blacksmith shop, dry house and sew
eral other small houses occupied by
miners. New machinery installed by
the company consists of 150-horse-
power motor, compressor which fur
nishes air at present for. six machines
as well as air for hosting. The prop
erty is well provided with mine cars
drill steel, track, air pipe and hose
and all tools necessary for operation.
"rhe mine has been well developed
and all work done in good workman
like manner The two tunnels above
the main tunnel have been extended
in on the vein and well opened up by
raises connecting all the above works
with the main level. The vein in the
upper works is continuous and will
average about two feet or better for
several Hunufed IeeL III lenSlH. Inc
face of the main tunnel, over 900 feet
from the portal shows about 10 inches
of ore and indicates that the vein still
continues This tunnel is not being
extended at the present.
"The shaft has been unwatered to
the 100-foot level from which point
they crosscut 80 feet to the vein on
which a drift has been run 374 feet to
the east The face shows about 1S
inches of ore and should continue in
width as the drift is just entering un-
der the best showing in the upper
tunnel At present a three -compart-
ment raise is being run from near the
face to the level above. The driving
OF this raise and the drift is being car
ried on by three S-hour shifts.
"ln addition to the first class ore
being shipped, dump of over 5000
tons of mill ore has been taken out
and being worked on small scale
through two hand jigs.
"The company employs rs men and
is hauling ore with 10 4-horse teams"