The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-03-28

Oh approximately 9VV icct' NSSee'S
upon this drift about 100 feet is ano-
Their raise leading to the surface,
distance of about 800 feet, the opening
being about $50 feet east Of the Star
easterly end lines projected. II would
serve no good purpose to anaylze the
assays Of these workings In detail. 1t
will suffice to say that sampling sim
liar 10 that upon the other series VI
raises to the west gives similar re-
suits, the variations and averages be-
| ing closely analogous. With one or
two exceptions a lead content Is shown
in every sample. Zinc Is not quite so
uniform in percentage as lead, and Sill
yer, as in the other raises, Is much
more irregular. II may be added that
below the No. tunnel level at this
point, both to the east and for con-
siderable distance to the west, the ore
has been pretty well stopped out to a
depth of nearly 1900 feet.
We thus got a fair conception OF
the nature and extent of the min
eralization of what is referred to as
the Morning vein, which, 1t Is reason
able to conclude, is continuous In Its
course from the easterly end of the
Morning claim in northwesterly dir
of raises described. and In its dip
reaches all Of the defendants slopes,
levels, shafts, and raises, including
those beneath the surface Of the Eve
ming Star, with its apex, or at least
a portion Of its apex substantially in
the position claimed for 1t by the de-
PENDANT, as already stated.
Now what Of the naturalization dis
closed In the openings made or caused
to be made by the plaintiff to the
north? Its properties have never been
operated TO the west development
work Of considerable magnitude had
been prosecuted, prior to the COM
mencement of this suit, but practical
| ly nothing had been done In the east
erly part Of the Evening Star. A
tunnel had been driven near the sur
face in the southwesterly corner of
this claim, and through main tun-
mel driven in from the south, west of
the Iron Crown claim, extensive drifts
had been made on level about 100
feet below the Morning No. 4 tunnel
level, and these drifts were connect
ed by raise with drifts from cross
cut from the westerly end of Morning
No. tunnel level In some places
stopping ore had been disclosed, but
the evidence is very indefinite as TO
the amount thereof Chiefly for the
purpose of the trial Of this case. as
understand the drift upon the Star
main tunnel level was continued In an
easterly direction to approximately
the easterly end and near the south
erly side of the Star claim, with sew
eral crosscuts therefrOm, both long and
short. Also for the purpose of dis
closing the geology in the section re-
ferred to, plaintiff caused six cross
cuts to be driven northerly from the
defendants workings, the one which
shall refer to as No. west, being
from the No. tunnel level, three, re-
ferred to as numbers /, 3, and S, be-
sides a short drift, from No. tunnel
level and two from the raise herein
before described as connecting No. 6
tunnel level with No. S; also a tunnel
referred to as B." near the surface,
from point short distance southerly
from the southeast corner of the Eve
ming Star along the easterly end line,
for distance of about 200 feet.
1t will be observed that the lowest
and most westerly of these crosscuts,
from the defendants workings, are the
two driven from the raise between No.
6 and No. For these | find no as
says among the defendants exhibits,
and it is not entirely clear just what
significance should be attached to the
plaintiffs assays. The first crosscut
Is about 200 feet above No. 6 tunnel
level, and the second 200 feet further
up. The lower one Is 140 feet in
length, and the upper one 1870. Four
samples were taken by the plaintiff
upon each, at the points, and, as I'M
derstand, the only points, where it was
thought there was any naturalization.
In the lower or shorter one the two
samples taken within the first 20 feet
disclosed no silver lead or zinc. The
| n
along the crosscut, out about rs feet
from the mouth, showed no silver, 4
per cent of lead and IL. per cent
zinc. And the last one, out about 1870
| feet, covering distance along the
crosscut of two feet. showed 10 ounces
silver, 4.6 per cent lead, and 8 per
cent zinc. 1t will thus appear that
for an aggregate of 1875 feet of its
length the cut is wholly barren. No
sample was taken of the last 400 feet
of the upper crosscut, presumably for
the reason that in that part 1t was
barren. A sample taken for width
of two inches close to the mouth, pre-
sumable covering small seam, show
ed o Of an ounce of silver. 81 per cent
lead, and 1873 per cent zinc. One
taken out 20 feet further, covering a
width of three feet, shows 4 of an
ounce of silver, no lead, and only 2 of
per cent of zinc One of the same
width, taken out 80 feet further, shows
the same in silver, and little higher
in lead and zinc. The other one COW
ering only two inches, doubtless an
other seam, shows 53 ounces of sill
yer, II per cent lead, and 1915 per cent
zinc. 1t will be observed that no SUBJ
stantial naturalization is shown in the
entire $50 feet, except for the aggre-
gate of four inches.
Almost vertically above these two
crosscuts is No. crosscut, extending
from No. tunnel level at the foot Of
No. 5 inclined raise, for a distance to
the north of 245 feet, passing from
beneath the surface of the Iron
Crown into the Evening Star. In the
first II feet from the north wall Of the
drift there is about a of an ounce sill
yer. over 2 per cent lead and 2a per
cent zinc; for the next 200 feet the as
sayed samples show an average of
little more than Il OF an ounce silver,
and little less than 8 of l per cent
lead. and 8 Of ! per cent zinc. For
the first 80 feet of the 200 there Is no
trace Of any of these metals; then SO
feet little richer than the average;
then so feet without trace Of silver,
with lead less than 3 of per cent,
and zinc less than Il of l per cent
Most of the mineral content Is found
in a few small seams. At distance
of about 20 feet from the face there
Is what appears to be an isolated
bunch of good ore and for tho last 10