The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-11
MAMMOTH SHIPPING ORE
DRIVE LOWER TUNNEL
CUT VEIN AT 1000 EET DEPTH
SHOWS ORE DISTANCE
OF 2600 FEET.

After spending several days in this
city in conference with his associates
in the Mammoth, near Bonita, Mont.
Jullus Goodrich manager of the prop
erty, left for the east Tuesday morn
ing, where he has assurance of finan-
cial support that will enable him to
undertake extensive equipment and
development of the property. Indeed
the Mammoth appears to be in posi-
ton to finance itself in time, and it is
only for the purpose of getting quick
er action that financial assistance is
sought. For many years the Mann
moth has been held by men inexperi-
enced in mining, Last year through
the efforts of George Austin a group
of Wallace men secured control of the
property and at once took steps for its
development. About the first of Oc-
tober the management was taken over
by Mr.. Goodrich who has since been
giving the property his personal at
tention and employing five men. The
results of his work have been so sat
isfactory that it is proposed now to
effect arrangements for more rapid
development, and at the same time
begin the shipment of ore from the
limited openings already made
Ore for $500 Feet.
The original owners of the Nam
moth years ago sunk five shafts along
the ledge and made open cuts at in
tervals also. ore was struck in every
shaft, the average width being about
feet and carrying from rs to SO per
cent lead. Several carloads were
shipped by the early owners and there
is now probably one or two carloads
of ore on the dumps. A tunnel has
just been run under one of these
shafts, the ore shoot at this point be-
ing about feet wide and it is be-
leyed will average between 40 and so
per cent lead. 1t is the plan to drift
on this at once and begin shipments.
Teams are now hauling ore to the
railroad at Bonita and it is expected
that a car will be shipped to the East
Helena smelter by the last of the
week. The distance to the railroad is
about seven miles.
Will Drive Deep Tunnel.
In conversation with Mr. Goodrich
regarding his plans for permanent de-
velopment, he exhibited a map show
ing the Mammoth group with the
present and proposed development. 1t
is proposed to drive a crosscut that
will encounter the vein at depth OF
1000 feet, requiring a tunnel approx
mately 1900 feet in length. The pres
ent work is little more than prospect
i've, but it has demonstrated the eX-
Iistence of ore in commercial quantt-
ties for $500 feet along the ledge, ana
the showing in the opinion of all min
ing men who have examined it un-
duestionably justifies undertaking the
deep development. In fact the show
ing is such that 1t is surprising that
practical mining men have not long
ago carried out the plans Mr.. Good
rich has now formulated
Other Mining Operations.
About four miles from the Nam
moth is the property of the Royal
Mining company, owned largely by
Wallace people. This property is
commonly known as the Charcoal.
Dennis Reardon, of this city, is one
of the large stockholders and the pro-
perty is now being developed under
his supervision.
The Leonard, owned by Charles
Clark, of Butte, son of ex-senator
Clark, is making shipments of copper
ore and is now installing a compress
| or.
The Copper Cliff, adjoining the
Leonard, has been worked at inter-
vals for several years and has ship
ped considerable ore.