The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-07-26
Samples Exhibited
at Anderson
Store
1000 OUNCES@OF SILVER
Ore Now Being Delivered at
the Railroad; Long
Crosscut

" ped by the Big Creek Mining
company which is expected
to return the highest value OF any
car that has ever been shipped from
the Coeur d'Alene district. Over 40
tons of this ore had been sacked
week ago and the remainder of So
ton shipment has probably been sup
piled since that time. The ore is now
being hauled to the loading spur at
Shont, near the mouth of Big creek,
Several large chunks of this ore and
many smaller ones are now on exhi-
bitiOn at the store of the Anderson
Lumber & Hardware company. The
ore is gray copper and according to
assays of similar samples, it is esti-
mated that much of the ore on exhi-
bition will assay 5000 ounces in sill
yer and 25 per cent copper. . These
samples are we'll worth an inspection
by any one interested In seeing ore
that is out of the ordinary. This ore
was taken from winze sunk from
No. 2 tunnel to a depth of 60 feet. The
shoot of high grade ranges from 10
inches to Is inches in width. There
is also much ore of lower grade that
would pay to ship under more favor
able conditions for delivering it to
the railroad, and much more that
will unquestionably yield good pro-
fit when the property is equipped
with a MILL No. 2 tunnel is about
1900 feet above the creek, and the ore
is delivered to the wagon road at the
bottom of the hill on go-devils, thence
hauled on wagons two miles to the
loading station. .
Vein rs Feet Wide.
About 500 feet above No. is No.
tunnel, from which much ore has
been profitably shipped. In this tpn-
mel, which is about 125 feet below the
discovery shaft, the ledge is fully rs
feet wide, characterized by streaks of
gray copper and chloride running
high in silver. Outside of the rich
streaks, the entire vein carries a good
average value in silver which insures
handsome profit when mill or 9TH
er economical means of treatment is
provided.
In No. 2 tunnel there Is a second
vein probably so feet north of the
gray copper, which shows about 10
inches of galena. Little has been
done toward developing this lead ore.
but its dip to the south indicates that
the two veins will come together at
no great depth.
Lower Crosscut.
The Big Creek company, of which
G Scott Anderson Is manager, Is ma
king rapid progress in the systematic
dications point strongly to its proving
to be bonanza mine. Outside of
the shipment of the rich car of ore
above referred to, the most interest
ing work now under way is the driv-
ing of the long crosscut which will
cut the vein at depth of $50 feet be-
low No. 2 tunnel, from which the rich
ore. is being taken and frem which the
shoot has been proved to depth OF
so feet, to say nothing of the exten-
sive Slopes that have been mined
above it. The crosscut, when II
reaches the objective point. will be
approximately $500 feet in length
Over 1900 feet has now been accom-
plished, and it is going forward at the
ratesof about 10 feet per day. 1t is
large tunnel, every feature of which
suggests capable and permanent
workmanship, and is designed to NEE
the requirements of heavy tonnage al
the main working adit of the mine
II follows a straight line into tn,
mountain, lighted by electricity ant
Is provided with 24-inch track OF
heavy rails.
Further Depth by Tunnel.
Although this tunnel will attain I
depth of approximately 1900 feet be
low Mo. /, it is 500 feet above th'
creek, which suggests the feasibilit.
of another tunnel when the develop
ment of the property requires fur
ther depth. For the present the plan
Of the company do not extend beyont
the completion of the crosscut and tn
construction of gravity tramwa.
which will deliver the ore to the wag
on road and to the mill which will
eventually be constructed. Two com
pressors, driven by electric powe
provided by the Washington Wate
Power company. supply power for tn
drills at No. and the new crosscut.
At this time "A men are employs