The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-09

| II dCtlNIly tleSc .udy auu
this is merely the beginning of
what may be reasonably ex
pected in the near future. Teams are
strung out all along the road hauling
ore to the railroad and taking in sup
plies and mining equipment on the re-
turn trips. The amount of ore that is
being shipped daily is surprising to
any one not familiar with operations
creek section is far more extensive,
both in area and in number of produc-
| tive and prospective mines, than Is
popularity supposed by persons who
the building of the branch railroad,
which will soon be under construction,
means the addition of a productive
section to the Occur d'Alene district
that will rank with Canyon creek and
Nine Mile and possibly surpass them.
While no official information is OBJ
tainable at this time. it Is believed
that Twohy Brothers have the con-
tract to build the Pine creek branch
and that they will be on the job with
in short time. They built the Bea-
YER creek branch and their construc-
ton outfit is still on the ground, left
there no doubt in anticipation of the
Pine creek contract The survey Of
the line from the mouth of Pine creek
to the Constitution mine was COM
pleted last year. 1t is understood that
there is little heavy rock work and
when once started the contract will be
completed in record time.
Highland Surprise.
Announcement has been made that
the Highland Surprise company will
build a tramway to connect the mill
with the Pine creek branch. The dis
tance will be approximately two. miles.
Recent reports from this property are
of the most encouraging character, and
Indicate that it is destined to become
one of the regular dividend payers at
no distant date. Development of the
ore body from the shaft has disclosed
ore of better grade than that in the
tunnel levels, and it is believed that
this improvement will continue as
further depth is gained. About a. foot
of clean lead silver ore has been open
ed on the 100-foot level and the zinc
ore also shows imvfovement in grade.
While this level is being developed,
sinking the shaft continues. The mill
is doing excellent work and handling
it's full capacity. The company has
made large expenditures in adding new
equipment to the mine and mill, and
| the construction of the tramway Will
be the last heavy outlay in this line.
These additions include a new hoist,
flotation plant. large settling tank and
other additions to make closer re-
covery Of the values. The company Is
now delivering about carload of ore
to the railroad every day, using both
| teams and motor trucks.
Nabob.
The Naboh Consolidated Mines COM
pany, which includes the original Ma
bob and the Denver, and which is con-
troled by the Stewart Mining COM
pany, is shipping ore, two or three
teams being employed. The shipping
product is obtained by hand sorting
and jigging. 1t is learned that the ore
shoot on the Denver is 500 feet in
length and ranging from a foot to six
feet in width There is much clean
ore, zinc running As per cent and lead
over 60 per cent. A crosscut is being
driven from the old Nabob workings
to connect with the Denver, which will
give an outlet near the proposed rail-
road. The distance to be run Is esti-
amted at 600 or 700 feet. Eventually
it is proposed to drive another tunnel
near the Nabob millsite which will
give further depth of approximately
800 feet. This will be the permanent
outlet to the mine, the portal being
within about 200 feet of the mill that
will be built upon the completion of
the railroad.
Douglas.
Shipments are being crowded to the
limit by the Anaconda company, which
is operating the Douglas under lease.
Seventy-five men are employed at the
mine and as many teams as can be
employed are engaged hauling ore to
the railroad. 1t is stated that so tons
a day are being delivered The i'm
portance of a railroad to Pine creek
shippers is strikingly illustrated by
the cost of hauling ore to the rail-
road under the present system. 1t is
stated that the Douglas pays "a per