The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-06-28
Shoot 10 to Is Feet
Wide of Good
Milling Ore
PREPARE MILL PLANS
An Enterprise of Great I'M
portance to Murray and
the North Side.
STRIKE THAT has long been

ance to the North Side, was
made a few weeks ago by the Giant
Ledge company, at the mouth OF
Granite creek, above Murray. The
strike was made in crosscut from
> the bottom of the shaft at a depth OF
400 feet, and fully confirms the ex-
pectations of the management. AT
the point Of intersection the vein is
25 feet wide and all milling ore of
good grade. Since prosecuting the
vein drift has been run SO feet to
get under the old workings, and this
shows continuous ore of equally good
grade, though the shoot is hardly as
wide as where first encountered. This
information was obtained from G. G..
Taylor, manager Of the Giant Ledge
company, who was in Wallace last
Saturday, accompanied by his daugh-
ter, his brother and Mr.. Peterson, all
large stockholders in the company.
Mr.. Taylor sexhibited several large
fairly representative of the big ore
shoot. The ore is galena with occa-
sional spots of copper with a gangue
of quartzite such as usually accom-
panies permanent ore bodies in this
district The ore also carries gold
ranging from IS to $11 per ton.
Once a Gold Mine.
The presence of gold in this lead
ore recalls the fact that the Giant
Ledge was originally located for gold.
1t was known as the Granite and AL
lie and stamp mill was erected on
the property, but it failed to show
profit after years of effort and the ex-
penditure Of much money. The free
gold decreased as depth was gained
and lead steadily increased. At
depth of about 160 feet it was evident
that the gold mine had been trans
formed into lead. The shaft was con-
tinued to a depth of 200 feet, disclos-
ing a fine body of lead ore which was
proved to a considerable extent by
drifts. Financial difficulties led to the
organization Of a new company to
take over the property when the pres
ent management obtained control un-
der the name of the Giant Ledge COM
pany. For several years the property
has been steadily and systematically
developed, Everything in the way of
development and betterments has been
done in a permanent and workman
like manner having, the future opera
ton in view. with the result that with
the addition of a mill the property is
ready for production
New Shaft.
The original shaft was sunk prac-
tically in the bed of the creek, making
handling the water a very heavy ex-
pense which would necessarily in
crease as depth was gained. To avoid
handling so much water and provide
the property with more desirable
working shaft, crosscut was run
from the bottom of the old shaft,
from which a raise was made to the
surface. Here q new hoist was in
stalled and sinking started through
200 feet. making the total depth of the
shaft 400 feet 1t was from the bot
tom of this that the big ore shoot
above described was Encountered.
Plans for Mill.
Mr. Taylor's' visit to Wallace last
Saturday was for thespurpose Of con-
ferring with Frank Franz in regard
to plans for mill. He completed ar
rangements with Mr. Franz, who will
proceed to provide plans and specifi-
cations at the earliest possible date
for a mill of $50 tons capacity In a
building that will accommodate equip
ment for 300-ton mill. In this the
management is following the policy
that has characterized the develop
mefit sof the property in providing for
future as we'll as present require
ments, for 1t is confidently expected
that mill Of larger capacity will be
needed. The Giant Ledge company
has a sawmill and as soon as the de-
tails of the mill building are obtained,
the dimension timbers and lumber
will be turned out. The company has
an abundance of saw timber easily
accessible.
Electric Power.
The company is now using water
power for all purposes, but this will
soon be discarded for electricity. The
new electric power line that is being
extended to Murray by the Washing
ton Water Power company passes the