The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-24
GIANT LEDGE COMPANY
SOLVE POWER PROBLEM
PREPARES FOR EXTENSIVE oP.
ERATIoNs AS SOON AS WEA-
Their PERMITS.

Power for the Giant Ledge Mining
company, above Murray, Is now the
subject that Is receiving the attention
of the management. 1t was thought
that when the line of the Shoshone
Power company, subsidiary of the
Washington Water Power company,
which crosses the Giant Ledge ground
close to the mine workings, was COM
pleted that the power problem would
be solved for all time. 1t is true the
solution offered by the power company
did solve the problem for all time, but
not to the liking Of the mining COM
pany, which not only objected to the
rates set forth In the contract but al
SO desired the privilege of revision
subject to changed conditions, the
right to obtain power from other
sources If 1t appeared desirable, and
finally the privilege of supplying its
own power II it chose to do so. 1t
seems that none of these concessions
We're stipulated in the contract, and
on top of all these vital omissions, the
rate for electric energy was far in ex-
cess Of the rate charged for similar
service on the South Side For these
reasons the management of the Giant
Ledge company declined to sign the
contract, and set about to put in
steam plant with which to generate
its own electric current.
Has Good Water Power.
c. G. Taylor, manager of the Giant
Ledge has been in the city several
days this week on business connected
with power for his company. He would
of course be glad to reconcile the diff
ferences with the big power company,
but as there is no certainty of that,
he Is proceeding with plans to in
stall steam plant to be used at per-
iods when there is not sufficient water.
The company owns good water right
which ordinarily will provide sufficient
power during the year with the excep-
ton of the dry season during August
80" pSPsOiipOi' ms power Will De
placed in shape to utilize as soon as
the weather will permit. and the plan
Is to install steam plant before the
dry season. The company has an
abundance of wood for fuel, which will
enable it to provide electric power at
the minimum cost SO whether the
Washington Water Power company
makes satisfactory concessions in its
contract or not, the Giant Ledge COM
pany Will be in position to resume OBJ
erations at an early date.
Building a Mill.
Work was suspended underground
several months ago and work concen-
trated on mill construction. The COM
pany has its own sawmill and all ne
cessary lumber for the mill has been
sawed. The heavy framework of the
building is up and it will be rushed to
completion when the weather is more
favorable. The mill will have an mi
tial capacity of $50 tons, which it is
expected will be increased to 300 tons
when the development of the mine
warrants. The building will provide
for this increased capacity.
Underground Work.
The mine is opened by shaft 400 feet
deep, from the bottom of which the
vein has been explored for distance
OF nearly 400 feet, showing ore prac-
tically all the way and with a contin-
uous shoot 100 feet long which has
been crosscut for width of % feet. |
This ore is described as high grade |
mill feed. The drift northwest from
the shaft extends under the creek and |
carries in addition to lead and silver a |
gold value from so cents to IS per ton,
The drift to the southeast extends un- |
der the hill and will attain great depth
and II Is expected that there will be
found the largest ore body. These
irifts will be extended just as soon
As power is available. The company
'lso contemplates sinking the shaft 400
Get further and expects to let con-
ract for the work early in the spring.
The company suffered considerable
iamage by the recent high water, the
lamage being confined mostly to the
'awmill and washing out the road.
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