The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-02-06

" company, the details OF
which have been published in
previous issues Of this paper, they
not only became the dominant factor
In what promises to become a pro-
ductlve mine at no distant date, but
they also secured what they have long
desired, namely, an outlet for the
lTamarack & Custer mine on Canyon
creek. The Hidden Treasure tunnel
which Is now being extended into the
Sherman ground, and is reported In a
good ore shoot, although several hun.
dred feet from the known ore body in
the upper tunnels, will not stop with
the development Of the Sherman. In
fact, the Sherman vein Is identical
with that Of the Tamarack & Custer,
at least that is the reasonable pre-
sumption and the Hidden Treasure
tunnel will not stop until 1t enters the
Tamaack & Custer ground and con-
nection made with the present work.
ings. This involves driving the tun-
mel probably not to exceed 1000 feet,
which is not large undertaking as
mining operations are carried out In
this district and particularly In view
of the advantages to be gained. II
Is estimated that this extension will
give between 700 and 500 feet addi-
tional depth below the present work.
| ing tunnel.
Would Eliminate Trarnway.
The Tamarack & Custer mill Is sit
uated at Frisco. on Canyon creek.
about two and half miles below the
portal of the Hidden Treasure tunnel
at Burke. Ore Is now delivered to the
mill by an aerial tramway across the
divide between Canyon creek and Nine
Mile, the distance from the mine to
the mill being about two miles. This
means of conveying ore to the mill
always involves more or less trouble
and Is generally discarded when d.
rect underground connection becomes
available When Harry Day was
manager of the Federal company II
was understood that he had in view
gaining an outlet for the Tamarack &
Custer by way of Mo- 6 tunnel of the
Stanard Mammoth, then being used
in the operation of the Green Hill
Cleveland, but after his retirement
from the Federal his plans In that re-
spect were necessarily abandoned.
This would have involved driving q
much shorter distance and would have
made 1t possible to deliver the ore d.
rect from the mine to the mill, the
portal of No. 6 being only short dis
tance above the mill.
Tamarack Takes Sherman Interest.
Under an agreement to pay 100000
due on the bond for the purchase OF
the Sherman and to assume financial
responsibility for developing the pro-
perty to the point of production, e. r.
Day secured 81 per cent Of the capt.
tai stock of the Sherman Lead COM
pany. A few weeks ago 1t was an
nounced that this controlling interest
had been transferred to the Tamaack
&eCuster company, which Is controll-
ed by the Days The Sherman ground
NOihoioto vi uic SIioIl dllu oIIcIIIiuH
claims and couple of fractional
claims, located end to end and cover
ing the vein throughout their length.
On the west end is the Crown Point
claim, one of the Tamarack & Custer
group, and which is regarded as prob
ably the most valuable ground held by
the company. The Miner has been
told that the biggest and best part Of
the great Tamarack ore shoot has
been developed in the Crown Point
ground, and 1t has also been told that
the Crown Point claim has not been
touched in the way of underground
development. 1t Is reliably stated that
the Tamarack & Custer has develop
ed a continuous ore shoot 1900 feet In
length and ranging from a foot to 80
feet in width. If part of this Is not in
the Crown Point, then 1t is reasonablv
certain that its length will be ev-
tended when that ground is exp'o~eS
for the immense outcrop indicates 80
presence of a large ore body. This
will be the point Of entrance to Tar,
arack & Custer ground bv the Av.a-
sion Of the tunnel from the Sherme-