The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-12-27
Bonanza Mace Mine
Is Soon to Be
Abandoned
HAS PAID MILLIONS
Pumps Will Probably Be
Raised Soon After First
Of the Year

~ EFORE The new year Is fal
* advanced the Green Hill Cleve
land mine will be abandoned
and thus will close the career
of one of the most famous wealth pro
ducers of the Occur d'Alene district
This information is not from an Off
cial source, but was obtained in q
manner that leaves no doubt that il
Is correct Old slopes, drifts and
crosscuts are even now receiving the
final cleanup, and soon after the first
Of the year the pumps will be hoisted
and the great old mine that has added
millions to the wealth of the world
will be allowed to fill with water. 1t
has been known for many months
that the Green Hill Cleveland was
nearing the end of it's productiveness
and the news of its impending demise
will not be surprising to those who
are generally informed on mining op-
erations in this district. But it is
nevertheless a matter of regret not
alone on account of it's value as an as
set of the district. but because its per-
manent suspension removes the main
support of the prosperous little town
of Mace, many of whose people will
have to find new homes. But the fate
of the Green Hill awaits all other
mines, fact, however, that seldom
receives much thought in this district
where new mines appear on the scene
more rapidly than the old ones dis
appear.
Originally Two Mines.
The Green Hill Cleveland is the
successor to the Standard and NAM
moth mines, which were operated as
independent properties until purchas-
ed by the Federal Mining & Smelling
company and consolidated on Novem-
ber /. 1903. Up to the sale to the Fed
eral company the Standard mine was
controlled by the Finch & Campbell
syndicate, which acquired it while a
mere prospect and discovered the bon
anza ore body that made it one of the
famous mines of the district.
The Mammoth mine joined the STAN
dard further up the hill. 1t was own
ed by the original locators of the
ground, who were, as now recalled,
Richard Wilson, Walter Mckay, Chas.
w. O'Neil, James Leonard, William r.
Leonard and A. l.. Scofield. The
Mammoth paid almost from the grass
roots and ore shipments paid for the
development of the great mine it
proved to be.
Worked as One Nine.
The two mines were purchased by
the Federal company for $3,0O0,OO0
and were thereafter worked as one
mine No definite figures are at hand
on the amount of dividends paid by
these properties before consolidation
or since, but they are very high. The
ore carried very high value in silver
probably higher than any other lead
mine of the district except the Gale
donia and possibly the Hercules, ano
this was big factor in it's large pro-
fits. The main shaft sunk from the
Mace tunnel Is 1850 feet deep. which
marked the limit of profitable opera
ton.
Green HiIl-cleveIand.
In 1912. in anticipation of the ex-
haustion of the Standard Mammoth
ore bodies, the Federal company be-
gan negotiations for the Green Hi
and Cleveland claims. adjoining the
old Mammoth on the north. These
claims We're held by the original own
ers Of the Mammoth mine, and the
Federal was successful In buying al
but the interests held by William X
and James Leonard. The ore bodies
OF the Standard Mammoth had beer
worked up to the Green Hill ant
Cleveland ground, affording the mos
economical means of working the lat
ter. This situation resulted in the or
ganization Of the Green Hill-Cleve
land Mining company, half of the stoci
of which was held by the Federal com
pany and the other half by William r
Leonard, the estate Of James Leonard
Chas. L. Matthews, Of Spokane. ant
the Jameson estate of Spokane. Al
the equipment of the Federal compan!
was used in the operation of the min'
and the ore was treated at the Fed
eral mill in this city. Under norma
conditions and before the ore bodie'
began to show signs Of exhaustion tn
Graan IJi1I CLEVELAND company EN-
ployed $50 men, but more recently tn
force has been reduced to about lS
men, and this win be about the mum
ber affected when the final shutdown
IL accomplished.