The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-23
TARBOX TO HAVE A MILL
BEFORE END OF THE YEAR
ENGINEERS REPORT SHOWS 4
LARGE AMOUNT OF MILLING
ORE IN SIGHT.

The Tarbox mine, near Saltese, in
the east Occur d'Alene district, will
have mill before the end Of the pre-
sent year, according to plans Of the
company. The announcement Is con-
tanned in a letter to the stockholders
just issued by Manager Richard OAK
on, who also announces that he will
soon leave for the east for the purpose
Of raising the necessary funds through
the sale of treasury stock. That he
will be successful In this undertaking
seems reasonably Certain. The large
amount of ore that has been developed
on the various levels. and particularly
on the 500, fully justifes the construc-
ton of mill and gives ample assur-
ance that its operation would soon
place the Tarbox on a profit earning
basis. The company owns fine
water power which will provide
pressor and for all other purposes for
which power is required by the com
pany. The installation of this power
Is now receiving attention. Much in
tcresting detail regarding the affairs
of the Tarbox, ore developed and its
contents, and plans for the equipment
OF the property, are contained in the
letter Of Manager Daxon, which Is ac-
companied by report from Frank J.
Eavey, mining geologist and engineer
OF this city, who recently examined
the Tarbox, and from which extracts
are here given:
Wine From 800.
Manager Daxon says that a force OF
20 to rs men have been employed
since his last report, making splendid
progress.
"A double compartment Wine is
now being sunk 200 feet deeper in the
footwall of the vein on the 500 level
which with ordinary success should be
completed by September /. A raise is
also being carried up to the 600 level
Work will be resumed shortly on the
Installation of the water power and
will be pushed with all possible haste
Arrangements are now being made
towards financing the company to
build an up-to date mill for the prop
erty during the summer We now
have 100000 feet Of saw timber on the
skids. ready to be converted into lum-
hos m, hh In, In lkyt- ton q
the mill. In order to finance the COM
rany to make these much needed i'm
provements, we must find a market
for our treasury stock. We have now
approximately 100000 shares in the
treasury. ] expect to make trip
eest shortly in the interests of the
company and will use my best efforts
to secure a good substantial market
for the stock.
Taking into consideration the enor-
nous tonnage of ore now blocked out
IN the mine. and judging from the
wonderful Improvement in the grade
OF ore between the 500 and 500 levels,
II Is reasonable to expect large body
OF commercial ore when the 1OO0-fo
level is reached. | am submitting fol-
your consideration an engineers re-
rort by Frank J. Davey"
Mr.. Davey's Report.
II herewith hand you the results of
my recent examination of the ore
body, as developed up to the present
time. on the SO0-foot level of your
property.
Il find that my conclusions express
ed in my short report of January 81,
1918, have been fully verified, namely:
That the various stringers of ore, cut
by the main crosscut from the shaft.
clearly indicated a shoot of large dim
ensions off to the southeast
1.-THE development then outlined has
been carried out proving an ore body
265 feet in length and 25 feet in width
The crosscut at the extreme west end
Of the south or hanging wall drift
has been extended through to the
crosscut where the winze is being
sunk, proving that the ore, struck at
the intersection of the main crosscut
and footwall, is continuous and part
of the main ore body. The ore still
extends to the southwest and also to
the east Apparently the limits have
not been reached; the so called hang
ing wall drift is not on the hanging
wall OF the vein. as nowhere has the
southern boundary of the vein been
disclosed on this level,
"The ore is similar in character to
that In the levels above. but compact |
and solid, and having a higher tenor |
of silver. lead and zinc. 1t is essen
tally shoot of spathic iron carrying |
galena and zinc blende.'
Result Of Sampling.
Mr.. Davey here gives the results OF
fifteen carefully taken samples of the
pre- on the 500 level, taken at stated
distances, and representing the actual