The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-02-15
TWO FEET OF ORE SAB|NA
EXPECT BIG ORE SHOOT
ALL CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT
STRIKE is OF GREAT I'M
PORTANCE.

For the past two weeks reports have
been in circulation to the effect that
an important strike had been made by
the Sabina Mining & Milling company.
but 1t was not until this week that
definite information was obtained from
an authoritative source. The property
of the company Is located at the head
o. Cedar creek, 1000 feet north of the
4 Hercules on a parallel vein and on the
same mountain, as described by one
of the owners. The intervening
ground Is occupied by the Ambergris,
Guelph, c. & X. and Phoenix, all we'll
known properties of merit. The Sa-
bina group consists of six claims and
six more owned by individuals who
will transfer them to the company.
The property has the advantage of not
only being situated in an established
mineral belt, but it is within two miles
of the railroad and connected by a
good wagon road up Cedar creek built
on a 2 per cent grade.
Two Feet of Ore.
The main development on the Sabna
is tunnel 642 feet long following
fissure to the main vein. At about 200
feet this tunnel cut diabase dixie
which was considerably explored by
drifts without making important dis
closures A few weeks ago the tunnel
entered the Burke quartzite formation
which with the distance run convinced
the management that the vein was
near. A crosscut was started to pros
pect the ground and almost the first
round broke into ore. 1t was extended
about feet and resulted in showing
up two feet Of good milling ore. The
ore lies in streaks from two to six
inches thick Of clean galena, carrying
some zinc. The strike was made at a
point nearly under little shaft sunk
on the outcrop, and is about IS feet
from the best showing made in a pros
pect tunnel and at a depth of 224 feet
In this surface tunnel the ledge is 20
feet wide. 1t is largely oXidized iron
and assays show values in lead and
silver. The crosscut will be continued
to the foot wall and then the drift
continued to get under the best sur
face showing which is expected to
make larger and better showing of
ore. Every condition seems favorable
for large ore body
Begin Work Today.
After suspension of few weeks,
one shift will go to work on the Sabna
today. Eight hundred feet of air pipe
has been delivered at the property and
when this is put up another shift will
be put on. There Is a strong probable.
ity that shipping ore will be found at
an early date, and If so the company
plans to make shipments contribute to
the development of the property. The
tunnel is only 1000 feet from wagon
road, and it is possible to built a
chute that will deliver ore from the
dump to the wagon road. The COM
pany also plans to start a lower cross
cut in the spring, the portal of which
will be near the wagon road, and
which will cut the vein at vertical
depth of 1000 feet in a distance of 23O0
feet.
The Sabina company has been de-
veloping the property for four years
and has the distinction of having ac-
complished all it's work without levy
ing an assessment. The company is
now in good financial condition
through the sale of treasury stock.
e. J. Duff is president and manager
of the Sabina company, J. R. McDon-
aid is vice president and f. e. Hatch
is secretary treasurer. These with H.
r. Moore and Reggie Mcdonald con-
stitute the board of directors.