The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-04

THURSDAY. JANUARY 1.
wards optioned to the United States
Mining 4 Smelling company who are
now actively developing II at a deeper
level and have intercepted two addi-
tional ore bodies of fine promise, which
combined with the especially favorable
geological conditions. promises
lead-silver ore deposit of very consid
opment.
Central Idaho.
Some remarkably interesting lead
silver ore discoveries We're made in
the eruptive granite formations of
central Idaho that embraced some
splendid mixtures of lead silver, grey
copper and zinc values in veins and
disseminated deposits which, at two
or three points, present widths up to
200 feet of shattered sulphide ores in
lead and zine showing values of to
per cent of each metal with an
ounce of silver to each unit of lead in
shallow surface development
AT Grimes Pass the Little Gem mine
disclosed a short ore shoot that car
ries SO per cent lead associated with a
rich mixture of grey copper which as
sayed separately, runs several hundred
ounces in silver.
The eruptive granite formations
have not previously been notable as
lead producers although they have had
some famous silver ore veins of very
profitable capacity in this region and
look for decided renewal of activi-
ties in this line of endeavor during the
coming year that may add a new
phase to the lead and silver POSSIBLE
ties of this state as development pro-
crosses.
Mines of Mackay.
The Empire Copper company at
Mackay, enjoyed the most prosper
GUS year of it's history with month
ly yield of nearly 5000 tons of crude
shipping ore that under the high mar
ket prevailing for the red metal, af-
forded dividend distributions by this
company amounting to $250,000. One
of the notable occurrences of the year
In the progress of this enterprise was
the successful interception of the ore
zone in the new development tunnel
of the company now 5000 feet long
and 900 feet vertically below the pres
ent active horizon of production above
the Albert tunnel level
At Copper Basin, 20 miles west of
Mackay, the Reed and Davidson pro-
perty was taken over during the year
and actively developed with quite a
large production of shipping ore
Quite large force of men are employ
ed on these mines, whose output is
still being continued and only limited
by the lack of freight teams, according
to reports from the property.
The Copper Basin deposits produce
some of the finest oxide and copper
carbonate mineral found in the north
west. Its ores so far are of decided
ly rich secondary nature, that should
result in some very handsome bodies
of high grade sulphde mineral when
the permanent water horizon is reach
ed as further development progresses.
Richmond and ST. Lawrence.
Some splendid new copper ore de-
velopment was made at the Richmond
mine near the Montana line and close
ly tributary to the Missoula branch of
the Northern Pacific railway in Sho-
shone county. This property made
quite an important production of rela-
lively high grade crude copper ore
and it is reported to have been con-
solidated recently with the ST. Lawr-
ence mine on the same great vein
with the definite prospect of active OPP
Grafton and very important produc-
! ton during the coming year.
Empire Copper.
| A considerable production of copper
concentrates was made by the Empire
mine on the Little North Fork of the
Occur d'Alene river. The splendid ore
body on this property a short distance
below the creek, encountered some
faulting difficulties that retarded its
production towards the close of the
year. These troubles are now believed
to have been overcome and the future
of the enterprise is bright with prom
| Use of further success in ore produce
| ton.
On Wood River.
| At Wood river, the notable occur
renee of the year was the introduction
of the Federal Mining & Smelling
company of Wallace, who purchased
the we'll known North Star mine, II
miles above HALEY, last spring and
this company has given this old dis
trict decidedly interesting illustra-
ton of vigorous mining activity by
the extensive development of an i'm
mense ore body and the erection and
successful operation of a concentrat-
ing mill of $50 tons daily capacity be-
tween May and December, from a flat
start.
The North Star mine has been
known for years as the biggest min
eral tonnage PROPERTY in the Wood
river district 1t has past history OF