The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-10-18

a r INES IN the Pine creek sec
ton of the Coeur d'Alenes are
preparing to take advantage
of the cominsF of the railroad
and will greet the rails with ore bins
filled to capacity and with underground
developments pushed ahead to double
their present shipments.
The railroad is now well under way.
The right of way has been cleared
over the first mile rock work is under
way near the spur; brushing and bur-
ming crews have been moved along for
several miles and grading will begin
in a few days. Camps have been es-
tablished the main camp being located
a short distance up from the spur
where the commissary department is
good accommodations provided for the
workmen. .
viii Rush the Work.
The contractors are making proyi-
sion to carry the work along at full
speed and expect to be ready for the
freight traffic over the line shortly
after the first of the year. The build
ing of the road is not fraught with
any engineering difficulties the greater
part of the distance being through the
creek valley where an easy course has
been laid out with but little rock work
necessary The upper sections will
cali for more strenuous activities, but
the grade can be maintained with lit
tie difficulty.
Mines Prepare for Rails.
At the producing mines considerable
outside work is under way, preparing
ore bins, loading stations, tramways
and other needed equipment The Ma
bob Consolidated now has nearly COM
pleted the surface tramway connect
ing the lower tunnel with the loading
station at the railroad, farther down
the gulch. Manager Beaudry has his
men busy connecting the lower Nabob
tunnel with the Denver ore bodies, a
raise from the NSbob to furnish the
outlet for the Denver ores through the
lower tunnel and from there over the
tramway to the railroad. A big ton
mage will be available from these ore
bodies once the transportation is af-
forded A number of new cabins have
just been completed at the Nabob to
take care of the additional miners the
new work will call for.
MonoraiI for Surprise.
Up at the Highland Surprise Presi-
dent Papesh is making tests with
monorail system, which, from prelim-
mary observation, will apparently solve
many difficult problems in the trans
portation line A unit, 500 feet in
length, is now completed and trial runs
have been made which have met all
expectations. w. H. Shepherd. in
ventor of the monorail, has personally
superintended' the construction of this
unit and from the successful opera
tion here expects to soon have num-
Der of lines in use throughout the dis
trict.
The road consists Of a light steel
timber, supported by wooden uprights
and braces of the length necessary to
give a uniform grade. Below the top
timber are wooden guide rails, which
maintain the position of the cars.
special locomotive has been construct l.
ed for this unit by Mr.. Shepherd using
a converted Ford engine attached to
the driving wheel by chain and spock-
ct On either side low enough TO
throw the center of gravity of the car
whether empty Of loaded, well below
the metal rail. are bins, each of which
will contain a ton and a half OF con-
centrates
Cost Is Very Low.
The locomotive. with it's two pms
can be constructed from $500, accord-
ing to Mr.. Shepherd. Cars for trailers'