The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-09-11

W. Chicago Boston tomorrow
w The first step will be to un-
water the shaft, which will
require several days, and this will be
followed by a contract to sink the
shaft 200 feet deeper, the depth now
being 200 feet, This announcement
was made yesterday by c. w. New
ton, manager of the Interstate Gala.
han, speaking as the representative
lot John A. Percival, who has an op-
ton ON the control of the Chicago
Boston and who has strong financial
interests of New York associated with
MIN in the enterprise Work on the
Chicago Boston will be under the
general direction of Mr.. Newton but 1t
may be stated authoritatively that the
acquisition of the property and its de-
Veiopment are wholly independent of
the lnterstate-Callahan company. Mr..
Newton states that pump, hoist and
all other necessary equipment are i'm
mediately available The Washington
Water Power company has an electric
power line to the property and a COM
pressor owned by the Chicago Boston
Is ready for service. The DEVELOPMENT
will be pushed with the energy char
acteristic of Mr. Newton's manage
ment, and while the shaft is being ex-.
tended to the 400 it is probable that
other work will be undertaken on the
tunnel level that promises to result
in making substantial additions to the
ore resources of the mine.
Looks Like a Great Mine.
The Chicago Boston was originally
known as the Tin Cup. 1t was locat-
ed many years ago and up to about
four years ago it's only known re-
source was vein of gray copper car
rying high values in silver. Through
the breaking of a flume that crosses
the ground some four years ago, the
wasting water uncovered a great vein
short distance north of the original
vein. This new vein showed more or
less galena scattered through it and
its discovery created a sensation. A
crosscut was run to it from the low
er tunnel and splendid showing or
commercial lead-silver ore was dis
closed IL or Is feet wide. Another
Tosscut was run 275 feet further In
with the same result. except that the
ore was hardly as high grade, but still
or commercial value. The ore was
proved continuous by drifting between
the two crosscuts. A new tunnel
broke into ore at the grass roots and
was extended to a connection with the
drift, making a continuous ore shoot
3o5 feet in length, with an average
width of IA feet and showing much
shipping ore
Days Take Bond.
About two years ago the Days Sc
cured an option on the Chicago Bos-
ton They proceeded to sinls shaft
from the surface some so feet from
the portal At about 30 feet II Is
stated the shaft passed through an at
tractive showing of lead carbonate
ore. At 100 feet crosscut was run
to the vein and struck big body of
galena, streaks of which, from a few
inches to a foot in width, are said to
run as high as 70 per cent lead and
100 ounces silver. This ore was fol-
lowed for about 300 feet, showing a
continuous body of good milling ore.
In the meantime the shaft was sunk
another 100 feet, from which a cross
cut disclosed another fine showing of
ore IL feet wide and for about 40 feet
averaging 27 per cent lead. This was
explored by drift with results similar
to the level above At this stage of
the development the option Of the
Days was about to expire and they
asked for an extension Of time which
was promptly refused. The Days
thereupon abandoned the enterprise
and removed such equipment as they
had placed on the property.
PercivaI Takes Option.
Soon after the retirement of the
Days, and largely through the efforts
of DR.. L. Il. Hanson, large stcokhold.
er in the Chicago Boston, John A.
Percival, president of the Interstate
Callahan company, secured an option
of about 100000 shares of the L.
100000 shares outstanding his option
being for one year. Associated with
him is a group of New York capital
lists and the plans contemplate ex-
tensive development with every indi-
cation that the result will be the