The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-05-15
BONNER COUNTY M|NESI|
SHOW MUCH ACTIVITY
lNTERSTATE-S U L 1 IVAN WILL
DRIVE cRoSSCUT-CARPiE
TO RESUME.
Standpoint Review

With the possible exception of the
Armstead mines, the Interstate-Sulli-
van property near Clarksfork is the
scene of the greatest mining activi-
ties in the Pend dOrelle district. The
property has lately come to the front
through it's endorsement by Theodore
Shonts of New York City, who ranks
among the best mining engineers of
the country. Mr.. Shonts has mining
interests in the Occur d'Alenes and it
was while on a visit to those prop
critics last year that he visited Clarks-
fork, and became very enthusiastic
over the terstate-Sullivan, after ex-
amining it, Through his endorsement
New York capital was interested, and
$4,000 paid into the treasury for de-
velopment purposes. with assurances
of plenty more if the development
gave warrant of it.
Jack Ashley, Jr., was placed in
charge of the work some months ago
and a steam plant has just been COM
pleted with a compressor outfit cap
able of running three drilling ma
chimes installed. A new SOO-foot tun-
mel, calculated to crosscut the lead at
a depth of 800 feet, was started this
week. The property is located five
and one-half miles from ClarksforE,
up Lightning creek, on an extension
of Howe mountain. The company
has already built a good road Of two
and a half miles from the county
road to it's property. with the sue
cess of the property assured it is the
intention of the company to develop
water power for it's USE diverting
Lightning creek three miles above
the workings for the purpose. Sixteen
men are employed at the workings at
present.
Carpie.
Work is due to be resumed at the
Carpie mine at Cabinet tomorrow,
after several months of idleness
awaiting the installation of adequate
machinery. At the time of the shut
down the shaft was at the 1l6-foot
level. Since that time the company
has installed a 7O-horsepower tubu-
lar boiler housed in building 1Sx3O
feet. A steam hoist good for depth
of 500 feet is in place. also a Gamer
on sinking pump, Sullivan air com :
pressor and Sullivan water tube ro-
tator air drill. Since the death of his
PARTNER e. D. Carpenter, the veteran
mining engineer over a year ago, j.
w. Powell has been manager OF the
pruperty, while Max j. Dunn. an old
time mining engineer of the Occur
d'Alenes, is in charge of operations.
Two Gold Properties.
Development work has this week
been resumed upon the Rebecca and
Marguerite properties, up Trestie
creek. These are both gold PROPOSE
tions. The Rebecca's tunnel Is 45C
feet in, and requires only $50 feel
more to strike the lead. The Mar
guerite tunnel has length Of 700 OF
500 feet and has anywhere from 81
to $50 feet farther to go to reach the
lead. Both properties have been idle
for more than a year.
Falls Creek.
The Falls Creek Mining company
has reduced its force to two men tenn
porarily until the property can be ex'
ported. Charles F. o. Merriam o.
Wallace, recommended to the com
pany by State Mine Inspector Rober
N. Bell, will visit the property within
few weeks and go over the situation
thoroughly and outline the plan O
work, after which full crew vii
doubtless be put to work.
Armstead.
It is stated that Major Harry II
Armstead will arrive at the Armsteat
mines on Blacktail soon to start MI
plans for the new concentrating mill