The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-06
Will Drift East to
Known Body
of Ore
NEW MINERAL ELEMENT
Experts Unable to Define 1t ;
Desirable Smelling
Ore

"HE BULLION CROSSCUT enter
ed the vein last week, after driv-
ing about 5000 feet Manager
James Fl. Taylor was at the pro-
perty when this important and long
delayed event occurred, and he return
ed to Wallace much gratified with the
showing disclosed The crosscut in
tersected the vein through the foot
wall and when Mr. Taylor left it had
been run 21 feet without reaching the
hanging wall. The vein has all the
characteristics found in the upper
workings, being largely siderite or
the form of chalcopyrite to make it a
low grade milling ore. A new element
was also introduced which the miners
first called copper glance, but which
proved to be something else when
examined by the light of day. There
is about two feet of this substance,
samples of which Mr.. Taylor brought
over in the hope of finding some one
who could identify it, and although it
has been examined by various mining
engineers and mineralogists, no one
has been found who was able to
classify it. 1t is dark, almost black,
and its appearance as well as its
weight suggests that it is some form
of iron. Evidently nothing like it
has ever been found in this district.
Samples have been sent to Anaconda
and to Moscow for analysis.
Will Drift East.
The vein was cut only a short dis
tance from the fault which had been
followed for considerable distance
in driving the tunnel Mr.. Taylor
states that the showing is better than
he expected, and that the vein will
now be explored east into ground that
has been proved by development and
by diamond drill. A drift $50 or 800
feet will get under the shaft, in the
bottom of which there is four feet of
ore that will average per cent cop
per, so cents in gold and l ounce of
silver to the ton. The drift will be
about 400 feet below the bottom of the
shaft. The ground both east and west
of the shaft has been prospected With
a diamond drill to a depth below ,ffe
level of SO and 81 feet. The drill hole
ing 3.3 per cent copper and the east
hole 3.8 per cent. A breast hole was
also driven on the same level, which
showed 81 per cent copper. These re-
bottom of the shaft render it prac-
cally certain that the extension of the
drift from the crosscut will disclose
a large body of commercial ore.
Desirable Smelling Ore.
The large percentage of spathic iron
and lime which form the gangue of
Bullion ore render it very desirable
for smelters, .the company being al
lowed 10 cents per unit of each, which
covers the treatment charges. The
outlook for the Bullion is so favorable
that the question of shipping facilities
may soon be pressing for attention.
The natural outlet will be to the Mil
waukee, although all supplies are now
taken in from Borax, a station on the
Northern Pacific in Montana. An old
logging railroad, branch of the Mil
aukee, was operated to within two and
A half miles of the Bullion, with which
1t is now connected with trail and
along which the timber has been cut
preparatory for wagon road. The
track has been taken up on this branch
but most of the ties are in position
and 1t could be restored with little ex-
pense The main line of the Milwau-
kee Is about five miles from the Bull
lion, and there is no doubt that the
railroad will provide shipping facili-
ties as soon as the tonnage is in sight