The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-11-04
HIGH GRADE SCHEELITE
STRUCKON PONEY GULCH
VEIN ALSO CARRIES AVERAGE
OF S. OR Sc IN FREE
QUARTZ GOLD.

Blaine Ward one of the early day
and successful placer miners of the
North Side, was in the city Yesterday.
In addition to bringing interesting
political news in the form Of election
returns from Delta precinct, which
revealed that that tradtionally dem
ocratic stronghold had been carried
by Harding and the state and county
republican tickets at the rate of to
RI. he also told of an interesting strike
on Poney gulch which promises to
prove of great Importance Mr. Ward
represents the KEENAN, Mining COM
pany. which owns a large group Of
claims on Poney gulch. These hold
ngs include the old Fay Templeton
gold property and several other gold
lodges of proved value. and it is also
believed that several of the great pro-
lductive lead and zinc veins of the
district will be found extending
through the KEENAN, ground How
ever upon taking over the property
several years ago attention was given
Ito tungsten vein exposed crossing
the creek and upon this considerable
development was done which resulted
in showing up a remarkably fine body
of scheelte. the most valuable of all
tungsten ores. Owing to war condi-
tions. general development was sus-
pended some two years ago and since
that time MIR. Ward has remained in
charge of the property and has ac-
complished much in further proving
the value Of the company's ground.
New Gold and Tungsten Vein.
Several months ago Mr. Ward dis
covered the outcrop of new gold
vein about 60 feet up the creek from
the tungsten vein. He ran a crosscut
about so feet for the purpose of ex-
ploring the vein and about the time
he reached it a big landslide, caused
by the continuous rains, came down
and buried the portal and approach to
the tunnel It required about 80 days
to clean this up This was accom-
plished a few days ago. The vein
where intersected is about five feet
wide and is all quartz with stringers
of slate interspersed through it. Up
on resuming work in the face Mr..
Ward broke down a quantity of ore
for the purpose of testing it for free
gold by panning. and before proceed
ing far with that process he found
that his pan was full of scheelite in
stead of quartz. Returning to the
tunnel he found a solid shoot Of clean
eight inches wide about the
middle of the face and about half way
up from the floor of the tunnel with
more or less of the same scattered
through the quartz surrounding it, It
is described as a remarkable showing,
the best that has ever been seen on
The North Side where much scheelite
mas been found Samples of the ore
we're sent by Mr. Ward to the Office
Of the company in Spokane. Besides
his scheelite, Mr. Ward says the en-
ire vein will average IS or So in free
gold The tunnel is near the level of
the creek and will gain great depth
rapidly The scheelite on the North
side is the highest grade known in
his country running about so per
cent tungsten. The New York quota
.ion for scheelite at this time is So
per unit for ore running 60 per cent
Dr. more. Owing to the excessive flow
Of water in the face, chiefly coming
from the surface, Mr. Ward has sus-
pended work in the tunnel until it
subsidies.