The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-07-05
EAST CALEDONIA MINES
REPORT OF ENGINEER
CONTINUE DRIFTING ON 400
PROPOSE TO SINK 200 FEET
PROBABLY ON VEIN.

T YNDER DATE of June 80 Her.
man ]. Rossi, president of the
East Caledonia Mines COM
pany, and Franklin Pfirman,
secretary treasurer, issued letter to
the stockholders of the company. ac-
companied by financial statement
covering the period from February 81
to date, and also the report of Rush
]. White, mining engineer and mana
ger Of the company. covering the same
period. The report of Mr.. White,
which also includes the essential fig
ures of the financial report follows:
Report Of Manager.
81 beg to hand you statement of the
progress made on the 400-foot level of
your property, the cost of same and of
plans for future work.
I'm my report Of February 28 you
were advised that the shaft was un-
Watered and preparations completed
to begin development work on the 400
foot level. Since that time, we have
driven 1870 feet of crosscut, $50 feet of
drifts, and 80 feet of raises on this
level This work has opened ore in
greater or less quantity for length
of over 100 feet, in one or two places
as much as IS inches of rs per cent
lead ore being exposed. This ore is
bunchy in character, however, and SO
fan@can not be said to be of CONNER
cial grade, although we have sorted II
or Is tons of rs per cent ore from the
ground broken in drifting.
1.-THE showing, however, both as to
grade and quantity of ore, is by far
the best that has been made in the
mine and the fact that Improvement
has been steady from the surface
down leads one to hope that CONNER
cial ore may be found with deeper
work.
THE total cost has been $S32234, of
which $500 covers the payroll and
$3O5234 covers supplies, power and
general expenses. The ESQ., feet of
work performed has cost 1924 per
foot.
1T will be noticed that the cost is
higher than on the level
above. This is due partly to the in
cost of working at greater
depth, partly to a raise in wages, and
partly to the increased cost of all min
ng supplies, particularly powder,
which is one of our heaviest expenses.
Powder costs at least rs per cent more
han it did when operations were
started
1T is proposed to continue develop
nent work on the 4O0-foot level for
some distance, both east and west, to
thoroughly explore the vein on this
evel and to learn what may be ex-
'ected below. 1t is then proposed
ither to sink the main shaft 200 feet
urther and develop the ground on the
oO-foot level, or to sink an inclined
7inze to the 600-foot level in the vi
unity of the best ore showing
Developments in the next 80 or 60
avs will determine which plan will
e followed. At present, the inclined
'inze Is favored
Commenting on the condition of the
roperty, the affairs of the company
nd Mr.. Whites report, the letter of
ne president and secretary says:
THE development work. shows II
ontinual Improvement of the proper
7. At the 200 level the ore showing
as badly broken and Of low grade,
the 300 level this condition was
Uttered by the ore being more In
lace and Of better grade, at the 400
vel we had the best ore as yet un-
'vered and the grade splendidly i'm
'oved, the ore shoot more firm and
place and almost a sufficient body
warrant making some shipments.
ne contemplated work as outlined by
e engineer we hope will make
Inc of East Caledonia"