The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-12
Terrible Edith.

IL Is conservative eStihdteo s
this mine would ship $500 tons Of ore
In 1919.
Terrible Edith.
This mine is about IN miles from
the railroad at Littlefield station. II II
we're repaired. When this branch
was in operation this mine delivered
| it's ore at the station, Littlefield. II
has heretofore shipped about 5000 tons
of ore and still has more than that
amount of concentrating ores on the
mine dumps. Arrangements are De-
| ing made for the erection of mill Tor
this property as soon as the railroad
is repaired, so that materials may be
brought in and ores shipped The
lead silver ore shipped has run from
so per cent to IS per cent and from
is to 10k ounces per ton silver. me
zinc ore has run from As per cent to
IS per cent zinc. This property would
doubtless be large shipper If rail-
road We're repaired
Murray Hill.
| This mine was formerly known as
| the Black Horse and has heretofore
shipped about 100000 worth of high
grade ore and zinc Concentrates. II
has a large mill at the station, Para
gon, which is the east end of this
branch. The owners estimate that If
| this branch were now repaired they
could ship 200 tons per month. The
mines are located on the railroad and
close to the mill.
Paragon and Monarch.
| These are also lead-zinc mines, and
have shipped considerable ore and
concentrates. The Monarch also has
large mill at the terminus of this
branch The writer is not informed
as to how much ore and concentrates
these two mining properties could
ship if the railroad were repaired, but
presumably they might ship large
amount.
Bear Top.
This is a newly developed mine
about four miles by wagon road from
the station, Raven. 1t has been haul
ing by wagon during the last year
clear to the station. Delta, on the
Beaver creek branch, distance OF
about IA miles over difficult wagon
roads. 1t produces high grade lead-
silver ore, and would now be large
shipper If the railroad was repaired.
Giant Ledge.
This mine is located about mile
from the station, Raven. 1t is
newly developed mine of the greatest
promise. 1t has the frame work up
for a 300-ton mill and the intention is
to complete the mill as soon as the
railroad is repaired so that material
therefor can be brought in. The ore
is high grade lead silver carrying gold
values-gold values from 50 to $3.50
per ton. The vein is very large one,
about Is feet wide and large amount
of ore has been developed. This pro-
perty bids fair to be the largest ship
per on this branch.
Gold Production.
Gold was discovered in this district
in 1888, and in early days about 49,
SEQ, 900 gold was produced from its
quartz mines and about $3.OOo,ooo
from it's placer gold mines.
Yukon Gold Company.
The placer gold mines were pretty
we'll worked out in early days, eX-
D,;a wi t,ln ,rhi
is said to be the largest and richest
placer remaining unworked in the
United States. This placer ground is
about IL miles long, extending from
ed by Boston capitalists, who, about
year ago, leased it to the Yukon Gold
company which latter company plac-
ed small dredge in operation upon it
dredge is said to have produced more
gold than all the balance of the state
of Idaho produced in the same time.
The dredge company is prevented
from installing more dredges on the
property by lack of railroad facilities,
and are also deferred from so doing by
the fact that they are only receiving
for their gold at present about one
half the price it is reasonably and
actually worth-gold being held down
by law to s20.67 per ounce.
Gold and Tungsten.
The quartz gold mines of the dis
trict are at present substantially
abandoned, but as soon as gold Is
raised by act of congress to 1898 Ia
per ounce, or thereabout, this gold dis
trict will quickly become the largest
producer in the northwestern states.
The tungsten Is found chiefly in the
gold veins and must be mined and
treated with the gold ores.
Relief Needed Now.
This great mineral district of silver,
lead, zinc. gold and tungsten should
not longer be deprived of railroad IA
cilities by government administra-
ton. The owners of the mines have
already suffered great losses by being
50 deprived during the last year and
the country Is In great need of these
metals, especially gold and tungsten
| II the reconstruction of this branch is
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