The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-04-19
PINE CREEK MINES CONTINUE TO SHOW UP
LARGE BODIES Of LEAD AND ZINC ORES
KING PINE CREEK LOOKS LIK MAKING A MNE-coNsTi-
TUITION AND DOUGLAS BLOCKING OUT oRE-NAeoB
CONSOLIDATED PRREPAsINe TO SHIP.


sion of ore shipments from Pin,
creek on account Of the bad con
dition of the road, the larger prop
critics continue the extraction of ore
and the development of new ore bod.
les, while many of the smaller devel.
lopment companies continue active
according to statement yesterday by
Frank Delsnyder, who is interested ir
the King of Pine Creek, and who re-
Gently visited many of the more i'm
Iportant properties along the creek
Speaking of the King of Pine Creek
Mr. Delsnyder said there is a showing
of ore on the property that warrants
the installation of machinery to de-
velop it, and to accomplish this is now
occupying his attention. The forma- :
ton is quartzite, and the vein as far
as explored is one of the most prom
Using that he has ever seen. The
King group consists of six claims and
covers four veins for the length of
three claims. The vein that is now
being developed shows up about Is
feet wide on the surface, from which
a shaft has been sunk about 25 feet in
oxidzed iron. A tunnel is being run
on this vein and has now been ad-
vanced 80 feet, starting on about
| four inches of carbonate ore which
soon changed to sulphide and is con-
tinuous to the face, in which there
is now a foot of ore that assays 80 per
cent zinc, per cent lead and 2 ounces
of silver A WinZe has been sunk
from this tunnel to a depth of 65 feet,
starting on ore but which has now
passed out owing to the strong dip of
the vein, and it is now proposed to
crOsscut to the ore from the bottom
With the showing that has been de-
veloped, Mr.. Delsnyder expects to be
able to raise sufficient funds to equip
the property with a compressor and
everything necessary for economical
development 1t is proposed to ex-
tend the tunnel, which will attain
depth of 500 feet below the outcrop,
and it is probable that ore will be de-
veloped sufficient to make shipments
and provide funds for the expense of
operation. Some of the principal
owners of the King of Pine Creek in
addition to Mr.. Delsnyder are the Oh
son estate, Morton Webster and Ed
ply, of Burke.
Constitution.
The Constitution mill is expected ia
start up today, having been closed
down for few weeks on account of
breaking the crusher. A new crusher
has been received and is now in posi-
ton. 1t is understood that the trial
run Of the mill brought out the fact
that some changes will have to be
made in order to get the best results
A large amount of ore has been block
ed out in the mine, the shoot being es-
timated at about 600 feet in length
and remarkably uniform in quantity
and quality. The shaft is 200 feet
deep, from which drifts have been run
east and west in ore. Connection is
expected to be completed this week
between the tunnel level and the drift
from tn bottom of the shaft, the con-
nection having been made by sinking
and raising.
The drift on the Denver, which is
owned by the Nabob Consolidated
company, has been extended on ore
probably 45O or 500 feet. In places
the ore is fully five feet wide, and
there is now in the face over two feet
of high grade zinc ore. Up to this
time the tunnel has not gained great
depth, probably 900 feet, but it is now
gaining depth rapidly. There is a
large amount of ore on the dump, and
the tunnel has opened long shoot
which can be extracted as soon as IA
cilities for handling it are provided
The new company, which is controll-
ed by the Stewart, is understood to
be perfecting plans for the construc-
ton of an aerial tramway and 800
ton MILL both of which are to be in
operation this summer Eventually
the workings of the Nabob and the
Denver will be connected, and the
mill will be constructed on the Ma
bob mlllsite.
Douglas.
Owing to the inability Of the COM
pany to ship ore on account of the
impossible condition of the road, the
force employed in the mine has been
reduced by almost one-half and oper-
ations are confined to development
both above the main tunnel and from
the shaft. A large amount of ore is
blocked out in the upper workings
and the drifts from the shaft, both at
a depth of 100 feet and from the bot
tom, are reported in ore.
Northern Light.
Ben G. Harmon, manager Of the
Northern Light, has been in the east
for several weeks completing ar
rangements, 1t is understood, for the
construction Of a mill. The property
has been idle during his absence but
within the last week few men have