The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-07-12

| A LETTER FROM F. w. Robin =
| IA son, traffic manager of the o.
IL \ w. r. d N. company, to NJ j.
/ Sinclair, secretary of the Pine
Greek Mines association, received
Monday, in substance stated that the
railroad company had decided to
construct the Pine creek branch up
on the condition that the operating
4 mining companies on Pine creek
would agree to a charge of $l.50 per
ton on the first 900 tons of ore
shipped and 81 per ton on the second
100000 tons This proposition was in
accordance with a voluntary proposal
| from the mining companies made
some time ago as an inducement to
| get the road. Mr.. Robinson stated
that the cost of the branch would be
approximately 100000 and that the
railroad company felt that it should
have this guarantee of revenue be-
fore making this large outlay.
Mine Owners Take Quick Action.
A meeting of the Pine Creek Mines
association was held at Kellogg this
morning when resolution was unan-
imously adopted accepting the prop
osition of the railroad company and
authorizing the representatives of
the various mining companies to sign
gram was" also sent to Mr.. Robinson at
Portland advising him of the accept
ance and that the signed agreements
would be promptly forwarded. 1t was
announced that the agreements had
already been signed and forwarded
by the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
rany, the Douglas Mining company
and the Constitution Mining company.
The agreements will also be signed
by w. w. Papesh, manager of the
Highland Surprise, William Beau
dry, manager of the Nabob Consoli-
dated, and Ben G. Harmon, manager
of the Northern Light, all represent
ing shipping properties.
Construction at Once.
Mr.. Robinson stated in his letter
that the surveys had been completed
and the company was prepared to
begin construction upon the, accept
ance of the agreement by the shipping
companies. 1t was also announced
that Twohy Brothers, the contract
ors, were prepared to begin work at
once. The prompt action of the Pine
creek mining companies insures I'M
mediate construction of the branch
and it will be completed before snow
flies.
Present Shipments.
AS an evidence of the tonnage that
will be Immediately available for the
railroad, the shipments that are now
going out are significant. The High
land Surprise has an accumulation of
between 500 and 700 tons of concep-
trates and the mill is regularly turn
ing out an average of 30 tons. Four
horse teams have been engaged in
hauling concentrates to the railroad
since the wagon road becameS passa-
BILE, and these were this week supple
mented by two motor trucks which
make two round trips day. The
company is now delivering 40 tons per
day to the railroad. The mine is
showing ups fine. The shaft is now
down over 125 feet, following the ore.
The vein is 10 or II feet wide and
few days ago there was 6 feet of ore
in the bottom that assayed 33 per
silver. Drifting from the bottom of
the shaft will soon start.
Other Shippers.
The Douglas is now shipping at the
rate of so tons per day, and the Con-
stitution is expected to do as well, al
though at this time not more than half
that amount is being shipped. 1t is
staed by one well informed that the
Nabob company could easily ship so
tons per day from the Denver, there
being a large amount of ore on the
dump and extensive ore reserves are
being blocked out. This company has
a lease on the Mammoth mill of the
Federal company in this city, but
plans to construct 300-ton plant at
an early date. The Northern Light
will build a mill of $50 tons capacity
this summer and fall. Numerous 9TH
er properties have ore bodies develop
ed and the building of the railroad will
doubtless be the means of bringing
several of them into the shipping
class at an early date.