The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-16
Vein Shows Lead
for More Than
$50 Feet
GOOD. GRADE OF ZINC
Sinking 200 Feet; Company
Has Well Equipped
Plant

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section better known by name
than the Lombardy, and yet sc
far as the public is concerned compar-
atively few realize the amount OF
work that has been done in the way
of developing It, the splendid showing
of ore and the strong probability that
ore in commercial quantity will soon
be disclosed as the result of work that
Is now in progress. 1t is true that
much of the work designed to develop
the property, in the light Of subse-
quent work, might better have been
left undone. but in this respect the
Lombardy is not different from most
of the mines of the district and other
properties in course of development.
In the years before experience and a
close study of geological conditions
enlightened the miner on the faulting
system characteristic of the district,
it was not uncommon for faults to be
mistaken for veins, and such mis-
takes are not unknown even at this
time. It was such a mistake, followed
by another error of judgment as to the
position of the vein. that lead to con-
siderable unnecessary work on the
Lombardy. But these may well be
passed now in view of the excellent
showing that has been developed and
the promising outlook for the imme-
date future.
Great Iron Outcrop.
The Lombardy group consists of Is
claims which are now being surveyed
for patent. The group is just north of
Kellogg, lying across Italian gulch,
and the working tunnel is just one
mile from the Kellogg depot The
ledge Is covered the length of four
claims, or 5000 feet, and is easily fol-
lowed for that distance on the sur
face. The outcrop is chiefly iron in a
state of oxidation, and is from 80 to 40
feet wide. The showing on and near
the surface is Characteristic of the
great mineral bearing veins of the
district and much larger and more
favorable in appearance than many
that have proved of great value. The
formation is slate with occasional in
trusions of quartZite. The vein has
the usual northwesterly and south
easterly course.
Continuous Ore 150 Feet.
The property is being developed by
a tunnel that starts just high enough
above the creek to allow for dump. A
short distance from the portal a great
diabase dixie was cut, such as have
generally been found in connection
with the mines Of the district. At a
distance of 4S0 feet the vein was en-
countered, which proved to be prac-
tically solid mass of iron. Cross
cuts proved the vein to be from rs to
30 feet wide, and an assay represent
ing 20 feet in width showed 21 per
cent IRON The character of the vein
remained substantially the same for
300 feet, when galena made it's ap-
pearance and has continued in vary
ing but steadily increasing quantity
for 15O feet. In places there are sew
eral feet Of fair milling ore, and fin
ally at what proved to be the west
end Of the ore shoot there is five feet
of ore across the bottom of the tun-
mel which might be classed as ship
ping ore. This ore is about 16 feet in
length, beyond which the lead disap-
peareds altogether.
Find Zinc Also.
Having reached the end of the ore
shoot, 1t was decided to begin sinking
at once. Back a short distance from
the face station was cut for the
hoist, and in doing so shoot of ore
was encountered about three feet wide
which assays IL per cent zinc and
per cent lead. This was the first zinc
that had appeared in any appreciable
quantity. Silver is found at the rate
of half an ounce to the unit Of lead.
The shaft station was cut into the
foot wall and is being sunk on an in
cline following the course of the vein
and approximately Is feet from it. The
shaft is now down little more than
100 feet and will be sunk to 200 feet
before prosecuting to the vein.
Well Equipped Plant.
A visitor to the Lombardy is inn