The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-12-04
WEST HUNTER CROSSCUT
AMER|CAN.C0MMANDER
WILL USE LONG TUNNEL TO Ex-
PLORE VEIN AT GREAT
DEPTH.

A report to the stockholders of the
West Hunter Mining company has
just been issued by T. b. Cosgrove,
manager, in which the important an
nouncement is made that h COM
pany has secured the right to use the
American Commander tunnel for the
deep development of the West Hunter
ground. The Importance of this ar
rangement is explained In the fact
that by prosecuting not to exceed 400
feet to the south the West Hunter
vein will be cut on the Springfield
claim at a depth Of almost 1900 feet.
Work on the surface directly above
the point where the vein will be in
tersected is said to show the vein to
be IL feet wide and strongly mineral
lied throughout. Work is now going
forward in the crosscut with two
shifts, six men being employed and
making about -four feet q day. Mr..
Cosgrove was in the city Tuesday,
accompanied by Edward c. Davey, of
Seattle. Mr.. Davey is a heavy stock
holder in the West Hunter, and Is so
thoroughly pleased with the outlook
for the property that he and his asso-
ciates have assumed the financial enc
of the enterprise which lnsures that
development will proceed without in
terruption. In his report to the stock
holders Mr.. Cosgrove says:
Extract From Report.
Development work was carried on
vigorously during the summer, both
on the surface and in No. 2 tunnel.
The work done on the surface on the
Springfield claim, nearly at the sum-
nit Of the mountain, where there was
strong indications of naturalization.
brought most promising results, The
vein was opened about IL feet wide
and was well mineralized. This dis
covery Is well to the east end of the
group and not far from the west end
line of the Gold Hunter mine, and
about 800 feet south of the south side
line of the American Commander Mi
ming company's group of claims.
important arrangements for using
the Commander tunnel were negotiat-
ed and secured. You will be specially
Interested in knowing that the Amer
lean Commanders tunnel used for the
development of that property, has
been driven more than 1000 feet near
" In an easterly direction and about
paralleling our north side line. and
that by securing an easement for the
purpose of working through their
tunnel we are saving a vast amount
of time and possibly $4,000. This
great fact means more than it is pos
sible to make plain, for the reasc'
that in a few hundred feet We will he
directly under the point Of discovery
on the surface where there is reason
to be lieve an ore shoot of great value
will be located. The tunnel is equip
ped with track and 10-inch air pipe
with a powerful exhaust fan driven
with water power. This equipment
alone would have cost the West Hun
ter not far from $1,000"
A Practical Opinion.
The report of Mr.. Cosgrove also in
cludes a letter from Mike Murray,
superintendent of the Morning mine,
in which he refers to the favorable
location of the West Hunter with
reference to the Morning and Gold
Hunter mines, saying in part:
''The West Hunter lies directly in
line between these two properties,
upon the same ore zone, and l think
has very great possibilities within its
5000 feet of length, which touches
zach of the great mines above refer
red to. So that when ! say that min
ing like other lines of business, has
elements of chance in 1t, as a BUSH
ness. l speak advisedly of the Yves
Hunter. For with the mines practic-
ally around 1t. the owners of the
West Hunter are in very different po-
sition to the company which under
takes to develop a property in a new
district which has not been in n
way proven. Here we have mines and
a property with a showing which
would justify development in q new
district; so 1t very naturally appeals
to the owners and men of experience
as a property with more points in ia
vor of winning than of losing"