The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-01-22
RIG CREEK MINES
WILL SHIP SILVER
Extensive Develop
ment Plans by New
Companies
SILVER TEMPTING PRIZE
All Metals Feel Impetus of
World Demand as Supply
Dwindles
SILVER TEMPTING PRIZE

-HE Blu GREEN SeSIiou VI 'ii'
ICoeur d'Alenes, commonly
known as the dry ore belt the
a pronounced silver producing re-
pion is attracting unusual attention
at this time on account of the amount
Of work now under way there and by
reason of several important deals re-
GENTLY consmnnnated on well known
properties in that locality.
AS a result of consolidation Of the
Big Creek Leasing company, holding
a lease on the Yankee Boy mine, with
the Big Greek Silver Mining COM
panys holdings, the latter taking over
the entire holdings of the Big Creek
Leasing company, active work has
now started in the Yankee Boy lower
workings and announcement is maoe
that the property will be thoroughly
developed and placed on permanent
producing basis e. c. crane Oh
Coeur d'Alene, who is associated with
John p. Gray, the well known mining
attorney, in the Big Creek Silver Min
ing company, negotiated the deal ano
is said to have Pittsburg parties be-
hind him in the project.
Has Produced Much Silver.
The Yankee Boy mine has had a
good record as producer OF hlgh
grade silver ores. 1t was located IN
the early days by Dennis and True
Blake, who took from the upper WORK
ings sufficient silver for an indepena-
ent fortune. Later d. w. Price OF
Kellogg secured lease on the sround
and drove a lower tunnel to the Veln'
During the time he has operated the
property shipments in excess OF Sooo'-
600 have been made The work lie
had under way will now be contlnu
ed bv the new company ON larger
scale.
Mr. Crane and associates will prob =
abIy be ready by the first or the
month to get to the work in earnest
a crew now being on the ground lot
preliminary operations and placing
the property in shape for more ex-
tensive program. The mine is equip
ped with electric power, has gooo
wagon road connections with the
railroad, only two miles distant.
Yankee Girl to Operate.
Adjoining the Yankee Boy lies th'
property of the Yankee Girl Mlnlns
company, now under bond to h. =
Tousley of Spokane. 1t is stated IRON
an authoritative source that "ori
will soon be under way on this prop
erty and the lower tunnel extended u
the vein as rapidly as possible. IN
vein carries a strong outcrop OF lrol
cappings, and where uncovered aioh'
the upper levels has shown grea
width and permanency.
Mill Nearly Ready.
Across the creek the Big Creek MI
ming company is putting the ma
touches on a new concentrator, I'll
first erected in the Big creek distric
1t will soon be placed in operation an
is we'll designed to handle the chal
acter of ore found in that section IN
Big Creek Mining company's grouh
is recognized as containing one Oh u
new big mines Of the district. IL hs
been. opened on several levels, tf
present workings showing over y
feet of vertical depth on the vel
Shipments have been made from
of the levels, the product having pee
hand sorted in the slopes. A IAN
amount of mill feed Is now avaiiap
and steady operations are looked L
here during the spring and summer.
Busy at Sterling Silver.
At the property owned by the Ste
ling Silver Mountain Mining compan
a short distance from the Yankee 81
and Big Creek company's holdins
active development work is under WI
and good progress is reported ire
the lower tunnel operations. A eros
! cut is being driven to reach the III
Of two veins uncovered on the clam
This will he reached within 300 re
The crosscut has now been eXteho
rs feet. New equipment was sent
the property this week which Will
cilitate the work and more men
be employed as soon as accommoo
tions can be provided. The stern
Silver surface showing is said to ma
Yielded exceptional values in SLY
across 20-foot ledge which VIII
reached at depttf Of 900 feet 10y
present crosscut. Harry Morrell is
charge OF the property.
viii Work Silver Dale.
Manager Areander OF the Sif
On wn