The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-06-17

WV THEN THE next hearing is
N.Y. held before the state utili-
wv ties commission to deter
mine the question of re-
building the railroad along Prichard
creek from Prichard to Paragon, the
showing of tonnage from the mines.
which was insufficient at the first
hearing, will be sufficient to justify
the commission in ordering the re-
! construction of the line Compare
I lively speaking, the North Side is
about the busiest section of the
Occur d'Alene district in the way of
mining development and the amount
of ore that is being exposed and ship
ments being made is quite surprising
to those who are not in touch with
mining operations in that section.
One difficulty with which the North
Side has had to contend, and this is
characteristic of all mining districts
in the early period of development, is
the doubt regarding the continuity
of ore deposits at depth. The ore
has been proven through tunnel lev
els, but no deep development has
been undertaken, a situation that has
given the pessimist an opening to
decry the permanence of North Side
ore deposits. Plans are now about to
be carried out which will settle this
point and which it is hoped will porve
that North Side ore bodies continue
to great depth just as they do on the
South Side.
Paragon Will Sink.
L. w. Stedman. manager of the
Paragon Consolidated Mining com
pany, was in the city Tuesday, on his
way to Spokane on business in con-
nection with plans for a resumption
of development on the Paragon and
ore shipments from both the Para
gon and Murray Hill. the latter now
owned by the Paragon company The
Paragon made quite extensive ship
ments of both lead and zinc prior to
the washing out of the railroad, the
ore being taken from a shoot 10 feet
long and from 81 to feet wide, be-
tween No and No levels. On No.
level Mr.. Stedman says there is ap-
parently a new shoot Of ore coming in,
the face of the drift being all good
milling ore, the best feature of which
is that it is all lead. This level is
driven from the bottom of a shaft
sunk so feet from the surface It is
now proposed to sink this shaft 300
feet deeper and explore the ore shoot
from that level The vein dips to-
ward the shaft and if sunk 500 feet
Ia uI..f f.,t1
vein. The extension of this shaft is
of special interest, as indicated above,
as it will be a definite step toward
proving the continuity Of the ore
body at depth, and to that extent will
have an important bearing upon the
future operations in that section
Soon Start Mill.
In the purchase of the Murray Hill
property the Paragon company ac-
quired the 1OO-ton mill. This is now
to be overhauled and placed in good
condition for operation. The mill is
driven by water power, but as the
supply of water usually fails in the
dry season a boiler will be placed in
position at once for the purpose of
steam power when water is
not available. There is considerable
milling ore avilable now in the Muir
ray Hill property as well as some of
grade. Mr.. Stedman expects
to have the mill in running order in
about three weeks, and in the mean
time work viii proceed in the mine
which viii insure a supply of ore. A
motor truck will be used to deliver
the ore from the mill to the railroad
Delta will probably be the shipping
point although the ore may be taken
TO Prichard if the road is found in
condition. as it would be
a down hill haul. Mr.. Stedman states
that the controlling ownership of the
Paragon is held in Minnesota, and
that the company has completed all
financial arrangements to carry out
The plans here outlined.
North Side Outlook Good.
Mr. Stedman takes very optimis-
lie view of the mining outlook on the
North Side. He referred particularly
10 the successful operations of the
easers on the Monarch, a short dis
lance from the Paragon, who have
been making extensive shipments and
whose work has proved important ore
bodies in the upper levels. The Bear