The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-11
FUTURE OF MINING IN COEUR DALENES
BRIGHTER THAN At ANY TIME IN HISTORY
OLD MINES TON MAGE IN sGHT-NEW SECTIONS
sWELe THE OUTPUT IN 1917-Heh PRICES OF
ALL METALS Sc EMS ASSURED.

The. figures published in the last
issue of The Miner are more Impress
i've than words of the wealth produc-
ing resources of Occur d'Alene mines.
Over $40,000,0OO added to the worlds
wealth during the year 1916, $11,0O0,-
900 in dividends, over $S000,000 to
employees and the balance of the vast
of thousands of men in the service of
railroads and smelters, machinery
manufacturers and lumbermen, and to
numerous other industries that find
the mines the best market for their
products. The farmers and fruit
growers and stockmen of Idaho and
adjoining states have a share in the
bounty of the mines, finding here a
market for everything they produce.
If the mine owner becomes rich, he
does so by adding riches to others. He
brings new wealth into the world
which finds its way into every channel
of trade and adds millions to the tax
able wealth of the state. The people
view the achievements of the past
year with proud satisfaction, and look
to the future confident of accomplish
ing even greater things For 30 years
the mines have been pouring out
steady stream of wealth, and yet the
district is still far from having reach
ed the maximum of it's production.
Here Is a statement made by Robert
n. Bell, state mine inspector in his
review of the mines of this district,
published in the last issue of this
paper:
Four Great Mines.
"This loss of lead production was
largely made up by increased produce
tion from four of the leading mines of
the state, the Hercules, Hecla, Morn
ing and Bunker Hill & Sullivan. These
famous old properties were not only
able, through their wise policy of adj
vanced development. to take material
advantage of run away market, but
their contingent development progress
also resulted in a marked expansion
of their available ore resources. This
is especially true of the deepest levels
OF all four of these great mines which,
at this date, are showing better future
prospects of tonnage results and val
ues than ever before in their history,
and while increase in costs and new
problems of deep mining are being
encountered and successfully over
come in their operations, these four
great mines give greater promise of
future tonnage capacity than they
have at any period of their long his
tory of heavy production"
Great Future for District.
In order to fully appreciate the fore
going statement from Mr. Bell 1t
should be stated that the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan has been producing stead
lily for over 30 years, the Morning has
a record, with some periods of idle
ness, of 25 years, and the Hecla and
Hercules have to their credit nearly
20 years. And all of them, the in
spector says, have a greater promise
of future tonnage capacity than at
any period in their history. What
more need be said of the permanence
of Coeur d'Alene ore bodies?
Not only has the last year demon
strated that the producing mines have
future greater than the past, but the
same period has witnessed a large
increase in the productive area of the
district, an area that gives promise of
adding mines that will rival the larg-
est producers. This is not an idle as
sertion made without substantial ba-
sis Of fact. Development has now
demonstrated the wonderful possibili-
ties of these new sections, long delay
ed transportation facilities are now
assured, and before the year is far
advanced new mines will have be-
come important factors in swelling the
production of the district.
Outlook for the Year.
There has never been a year In the
history of the Coeur dAlene district
which gave such promise of prosperity
for the mining industry as 1917. High
prices of lead zinc silver and copper
seem assured regardless of the war in
Europe. The new smelter will be in
operation in few months and MAX
ing it's beneficial influence felt
throughout the district. Plans are be-
ing matured for enlarging operations
Of old mines and for the development
of new ones. Railroad construction is
assured to some extent and may as
sumo even greater proportions than IL
now contemplate. In every town OF
the district business expansion is the
order. Under these conditions min
ing development companies in all
parts of the district will find it easier
to secure financial support for mining
enterprSes and deVelopment opera-