The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-04
MINING ON PINE GREEK
MAKING RAPID STRIDES
ASSURANCE OF RAILROAD Is
HAVING BENEFICIAL EF-
FECT-SHEPMENTS.

Pine creek continues to be the scene
of great mining activity, and the COM
ing year will unquestionably see it
occupying a position of great import
ance as a mineral producer. The Ger
tainty of a railroad in the spring has
already exerted a most beneficial in
fluence and capital no longer hesitates
to invest in the development of its
great mineral resources. 1t is no long
er a section of uncertain future. Ac-
tual ore shipments under the present
adverse conditions have proved the
value and permanence of its large ore
bodies, condition that is demonstra-
ted by the decision of the O.-W. R. &
N. company to build railroad to han
die it's tonnage after an exhaustive in
vesiigation as to the present and pros"
pective business in sight. More than
100 tons of ore per day is now being
shipped from three Pine creek mines,
and numerous others are rapidly ap-
preaching the shipping stage. The
section drained by Pine creek and its
tributaries is much larger than most
people realize and the prediction is
made by those best informed that
within the next few years there will
be more producing mines there than
in any other corresponding section Of
the Occur d'Alene district. In addi-
ton to the large number of men en-
ployed in the shipping mines and those
that are almost ready to ship, there
are scores of other properties under
development. In every gulch there
Iare mines in the making all combining
to impress one with the wonderful
possibilities of that wonderful mining
section.
Constitution.
The Constitution mill is now under
cover and the installation of the ma
chinery is in progress. Practically all
! the machinery is now on the ground,
land it is expected that within the next
80 or 40 days the plant will be com
pleted and in operation. In the mean
time regular shipments of ore are be-
ing hauled to the railroad by teams.
Douglas.
Good progress is being made in
stalling a compressor and hoist at the
Douglas and everything is being done
in the most permanent and systematic
manner, characteristic of the Anacon-
da company, which has the property
under bond and lease. Ore shipments
from the Douglas have materially IN
creased since the snow gave what the
county commissioners refused to pro-
vide on Pine a good road. The snow
road is ideal, single team now maui
ing about tons.
The Corby Mining company, prom
inent stockholders in which are John
Steffes. William and John Boyle ano
G. w. Simmons, all of Kellogg, is pre-
naring for a resumption on its prop
ertv adjoining the Bobby Anderson. A
drift is being run, which shows more
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ture of considerable gold running al
high as IS to the ton.
Leslie Lamb is busy on the Llpera
King of which he is the chief owner
This is property of great merit, anc
unless all signs fail it is destined tt
be one of the big mines of Pine creek
On the west fork of Pine creek the
International is prosecuting develop
ment with most encouraging results
fred May is manager Of this property
and since installing a compressor
few months ago the work has been ad'
vancing more rapidly. The drift II
being continued which shows nice
shoot Of ore and raise is now be-
ing made to the upper tunnel, whicf
also shows considerable ore. Foul
men are employed in addition to Mr.
May.