The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-04-05
PINE CREEK MINERS MAKEF|NE SHOWING
Of TONNAGE |NDUCEMENT FOR RAILROAD
SUBMIT FACTS AND FIGURES TO r. & CoMPANY-oVER
HALF MILLION TONS OF ORR IN sloHT-FWE
SUMMER

W. r. & N. company woult
have TO be shown in thu
matter of tonnage before 1t would
consider building a branch up Pine
creek, the mine owners of that section
organized primarily for the purpose
of supplying the information. just
why the company is so exacting in Its
demands for information regarding
Pine creek, while on Beaver creek II
appears to have asked nothing save
cooperation in securing the right of
way, Is somewhat mysterious to say
the least, Possibly the railroad COM
pany has prohted by the Beaver creek
experience and is not disposed to take
a long chance on further extension of
It's lines. In any event it Is evidently
not going to take any chances on Pine
creek, and has demanded tangible
evidence of tonnage before making a
move toward construction. And the
evidence is being supplied by the
Pine Creek Mines association, A few
weeks ago the association commenced
a systematic collection of data such
as the railroad company desired and
this work has now been completed
and placed in form for the consider
alton of the railroad company. The
showing Is one that can hardly fail to
be convincing, and it is believed that
Its submission will result in prepara-
tion for construction at an early date.
Tonnage in Sight.
The statement of the Pine creek as
sociation shows that there are nine
which have actual devel-
oped ore in sight, four of which are
shipping now under the difficult con-
ditions almost 100 tons per day,
and the others will be in position to
ship during the summer II transpor-
tation facilities are provided. These
properties are the Highland Surprise,
Constitution, Douglas, Hypotheek, Ma
bob, Denver, Little Pittsburg, North
ern Light and Amy Matchless. The
of ore in sight in these prop
critics is estimated at $500 tons. Re-
garding some of the properties NAM
ed some of them could not perhaps
be placed on productive basis this
owing to company difficulties
wholly Independent of the resources of
the mine, but the tonnage is there
and the delay in moving it would be
temporary and of short duration II
is provided. The four
first named are shipping regularly
and are In position to greatly increase
their output with improved transpor-
tation.
Near Shippers.
The following properties are named
as those having good showing of ore,
but not developed to a stage that en-
ables them to make regular ship
ments, but give unmistakable evil
dence of having large ore bodies Sid
ney, Lockport, Nevada Stewart, Occur
iAlene Antimony, Star Anthony, In
ternational, Carbonate, Lookout
Mountain, Idaho, Shetland, Liberal
King and King of Pine Creek. In
addition to these mentioned there are
many other promising prospects on
both the east and west forks of Pine
creek which will unquestionably prove
to be productive mines, and the de-
velopment of which would be greatly
speeded up and encouraged by the
of a railroad.
Concentrators.
There are six concentrating mills
on Pine creek, including the Hypo-
theek, all but one of which are run
ming steadily. These are the High
land Surprise, Constitution, Hypo-
theek, Little Pittsburg and Coeur
1Alene Antimony.
Two more mills will be built this
plans for both of which are
now being prepared. These are the
Northern Light and the Nabob Den
yer. The first will have a capacity of
l5O tons and the latter 800 tons.
Electric Power.
AhC ihotuiihlioli VI pOWtE ptdllS III
The prosecution of development is in
Itself suggestive of the permanence of
mining operations on Pine creek.
There are IL properties on Pine creek
which have compressor plants and
other equipment driven by electric
power supplied by the Washington
Water Power company. Under the
prevailing conditions it is heavy ex-
pense to install such plants and they
would not have been put in If the
mineral showing was not there to
Justify 1t.
Timber Resources.
The Pine creek association also
calls the attention of the railroad
company to the vast timber resources
Of the section drained by Pine creek,
the movement of which will depend
upon the construction of a railroad.
There Is enough timber to provide al
large tonnage for many years. 1t Is
estimated that on the east and west
forks of Pine creek there Is CONNER
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