The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-10-10


Duluth associates. little further
south, and adjoining, is the Alamo
owned by the same interests long ago
Both are now owned by Cunningham
under lease and bond, having been ac-
quired last year from Canadian West
ern Mines, Ltd. of Edinburgh, anoth-
er Scotch company that went bump
The whole group consists of 26 crown
granted claims, extensively developed
with the old concentration and mill
site 1900 feet lower down the noun
tam at Alamo, on the Canadian Paci-
fic railroad, just below Three Forks,
The Idaho is being developed and
good ore bodies have been found. A
branch tramway has been run from
the main level to the center of the
gulch, where it meets other branches
from No. and No. 10 levels of Queen
Bess, the three connecting with the
main tramway that runs to the con-
centrator site.
The Alamo Concentration.
AT Alamo great transformation
has taken place. The old buildings
have been torn down and are rapid
~ being replaced by a modern 150-
ton plant that will provide milling ca :
pacity for Queen Bess, Idaho Alamo,
Sovereign and Wonderful. The roof
Is already on and by next December
the wheels should be turning. All
material is of the best and it is evil
dent that Cunningham is figuring up-
on permanent operation. The
equipment will include two S-foot
Hardinge mills, Whitley tables and
flotation plant. There will also be a
complete machine shop with all the
latest appliances, constituting a CEN
trail point for manufacture and repair
for all the Cunningham mines at a
higher elevation. A fine office build
ing has been constructed on the 9TH
er side of the railroad track, supplied
with hot and cold water the finest of
plumbing and all modern conven-
fences.
Fine Living Conditions.
The same system has been installed
at the Queen Bess boarding house and
at the concentrator So far as l know
Cunningham was the first man to pro-
vide these conveniences for his en-
ployes, although his example has since
been followed by one or two compan-
les in the district. The boarding
house at the mine, under the supervi-
sion of Mrs. Hughes, formerly of Spo-
kane. Is a delight. There the lucky
guest can sit down to a table groan-
ing with good things, well cooked, and
as clean napery as may be found in
any first class hotel The view from
that elevation of 5000 feet is simply
indescribable. 1t must be seen. Many
an old-timer is working at the Queen
Bess and in the slopes and drifts /
met again men whom I knew well
nearly quarter of Gentry ago, but
whom | have lost sight of for many
years. There were BILLY" Ryan,
big Az Holmquist, Alex Dodds. Jack
Jones and dozen others whose faces
were very familiar, but whose names
l could not conjure up from the past.
Their surroundings are far superior
to those Of the days of old, but every
one of them doubtless feels as l do
that he would like to go back to the
good old days, when Sandon and
day.
Wonderful and Sovereign.
1t is impossible in the space at my
disposal to completely cover other
Cunningham ventures in the district.
went through the Wonderful on the
same day as / visited the Queen Bess
and found a force of ~ men at work.
An ore shoot 200 feet long has been
developed to a depth of 600 feet and
the mine will be able to contribute a
nice output for the new mill at Alamo.
At the Sovereign l am told there is at
least IS months ore supply in sight at
the rate of so tons daily. A new
tramway has been. built from the
Wonderful to the Canadian Pacific
tracks. For the present Sovereign ore
will be hauled to Sandon in wagons
and there placed on Canadian Pacific
cars for Alamo!
SiIverton Operations.
At Silverton, Cunningham is oper-
ating the Van Roi and Hewett, and is
said to be shipping some of the high
est grade concentrates ever produced
in the country. Both properties are
looking well, although I understand
some Encouragement Of both leases
and bonds is pending. Within the
past few weeks, the Wakefield mine,
formerly operated by the late Dave
Bremner, has been taken over and the
day I was at the Queen Bess Oscar
V. White, who is in charge Of opera
lions and a partner in the venture,
informed Cunningham by telephone
that he was taking out some fine ore
from a new strike. The major opera
tons at Silverton are under direction
of F. Cushing Moore, formerly state
mine inspector Of Idaho and for many
years one Of the leading mining en-
gineers of the Occur d'Alenes. He is