The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-13

~ give up its gold. The dredge
n of the Yukon Gold company,
which is Guggenheim organi-
zation, the installation Of which has
given employment to a large force of
men for many months under the sup
ervision of A. d. Hughes, began ele-
waiting gravel on December 6. The
tryout soon proved the big machine to
be in perfect working order and it Is
now in steady operation, working two
shifts of nine hours The dredge was
assembled about mile below Muir
ray and was launched about a month
ago in a pond that was created many
years ago when an effort was made to
draulic elevator. but which proved un-
successful. The dredge installed by
the Yukon Gold company is one that
was used by the company in Alaska.
II is of almost solid steel construction
and has more the appearance Of a bat
tleship than a machine to separate
gold from alluvial gravel The dredge
is headed down stream and after work.
ing a certain distance in that direction
will turn and work up stream.
Driven by Electric Power.
One of the first moves of the Yukon
Gold company when it was decided to
put in the dredge was to arrange with
the Washington Water Power COM
pany to extend its transmission line
to furnish electric power to drive the
big machine. This necessitated the
construction of probably IL miles of
new line, much of it over high noun
tains, across deep canyons and through
heavy timber. The line starts at the
Tamarack & Custer mine, crosses the
Sunset divide passing the c. & r.,
thence by the Sabina and then down
Cedar creek, passing the Cedar Creek
mine and thence down Granite creek
to Prichard and thence to Murray
and then to the dredge. The construc-
ton of this line was no small under
taking, but the work was completed
several weeks before the dredge was
ready to utilize the power. This line
will prove of great benefit to the
North Side, as it makes electric pow
er available for other mining opera
tons along the route and it will no
doubt in time be extensively utilized.
Transformers have now been deliver
ed at the Giant Ledge, near the
mouth of Granite creek, and that COM
pany Is preparing to substitute cleo
| trio for water power about the first of
the year. A concentration is under con-
struction and . new hoist Is suon to
be installed, both of which will be
driven by electric power.
Much Dredging Ground.
The Yukon Gold company has ac-
quired all the placer ground along
Prichard creek, extending from the
mouth of the creek to the source, II
distance of about IA miles. Last year
the ground was Systematically pros
pected with Keystone drills for con-
siderable distance below and above
Murray, and as a. result the engineers
of the company estimated the gold to
be recovered from the ground pros
pected at approximately $2,000,00O.
Upon this highly satisfactory report
the Yukon company proceeded at once
tc move one of it's dredges from the
Alaska field to Prichard creek. 1t ar
rived at Bnaville last spring just at
| the time the high water had closed the
Murray branch to traffic and was de-
layed there many weeks while the
road was being repaired 1t was
therefore after summer was well ad-
vanced before the reconstruction of
the dredge was under way. Besides
the late start the company was badly
Handicapped in getting men to stay on
the job, having the l. w. w. to con-
tend with at the time when that organ
ization was most active. The starting
up of the dredge was therefore delay
ed beyond the time contemplated. 1t
! is understood that 1t will work all
winter regardless of cold weather. IT
was announced some time ago that
the Yukon company will place two
more dredges on Prichard creek.