The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
Report of 3. N. Sharp, M. E.

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The following is a brief report on
the work done by the Marsh Mines
Consolidated on the Russell mining
claim, situated about one mile from
Burke, Idaho, at an elevation of about
5000 feet above sea level. The Rus
sell is the property of the Federal
Mining & Smelling company, but is
under lease to the Marsh until July
20, 1926.
The work in question is a tunnel,
with portal near the southwest cor
ner of the Russell claim. One hundred
and twenty-five feet from the portal
the tunnel cuts a fine vein which it
then follows for about $50 feet in an
easterly direction to the present face.
The vein is from A to 6 feet wide and
is very strong and well defined, with
walls dipping at an angle varying
from SIS degrees to IS degrees. The
country rock is the prevailing quartz
lite of the district. There is carbon
tie ore showing which Is the charact-
eristic surface ores of the district. The
Russell near the southwest corner,
where it has been exposed by strip
ping and trenching. II present course
is maintained it will cross the east
end line nearer the center of that line.
The dip of the vein will carry it to
the south side line of Russell at a
depth varying from less than one
hundred at the southwest corner to
several hundred at the southeast cor
ner. 1t will then pass into the Con-
solidated claim of the Hecla Mining
company. Marsh has the apex of this
vein on the Russell claim, and Marsh
can follow it downward and work it
through the life of its lease to any
depth it desires. The question at
worked this vein or not. A vertical
accompaniment raise from Hecla holes
through to surface about 140 feet
southerly from Russell south side line.
| did not go underground in Hecla,
but learn from several different
sources, and from surveys made by
reliable engineers, that this raise left
the vein about $50 feet below surface.
Below that point it was on the vein,
but there turned off into the hanging
wall. There is no sign of vein on the
surface around tho pn1lar of th;c
raise. Looking down it from surface,
it appears to be a perfectly vertical
raise put UP through country rock.
Taking the dip of the Russell vein and
its horizontal distance from this raise,
1t can be easily calculated that a
winze sunk on the vein from the Rus
sell tunnel will hole through to this
raise, where it is commonly reported
to have left the ore. If this were done
1T would establish a clear case of apex
rights for Marsh, and Hecla would be
liable to them for all ore extracted
from this ore body.
Marsh will not need permission from
either Hecla or the courts to sink
downward on this vein and follow it
within Hecla lines. OF course the
same result could be obtained at a
smaller cost by raising from Hecla
slopes, but permission to do so would
be necessary, or an order from the
courts.
| did not inspect the old Marsh
workings, but understand great depth
can be quickly obtained on the Rus
sell vein through them. Marsh is al
SO already well equipped with concern
trating mill, compressor and other
machinery necessary for quick and
large production.
have examined the lease Marsh
from Federal. The terms are very
favorable to Marsh, and it does not
until July. 1926. The Develop
ment work required by the lease has
been done.
Spokane, Wash, November "a. 1919
(Signed)
B. N. SHARP.