The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-10-07
SOUTH DAKOTA CAPITAL
FOR SALTESE PROPERTY
VEIN CARRYING HIGH GRADE
LEAD SILVER TO BE DE-
VELoPED AT ONCE.

William Burke, of Saltese. president
of the Wilson Mining & Smelling
company, was in the city Tuesday. He
was accompanied by Charles A. May
en- of WATERFOWL $ d.. who has I'M
dertaken to finance the development
of the Wilson property. which con-
! sists Of II claims situated on Silver
creek, about two and a half miles
/ from Saltese. Although not a practi-
cal mining man. Mr.. Mayer has a high
rating as a business man in South
Dakota. He has long been engaged
in the furniture business, having a
large store in WatertOwn and numer-
Gus branch stores in various parts of
the state. He has given much time
to investigating the Wilson property
and his trip at this time was for the
purpose of making d final inspection
and if satisfactory to proceed with its
development He expressed himself
as much pleased with the showing,
and this was subsequently verified by
the purchase of all necessary tools
and supplies to begin work at once
He returned to Saltese with Mr.. Burke
yesterday morning, and upon COM
pletion of all details will return to
South Dakota
Continue Crosscut.
The Wilson group Of claims covers
two strong veins, both of which amply
Justify extensive development and
both have been developed to a limited
extent. One of these veins is copper
and the other is lead silver, and it is
the latter that is now to be develop |
ed. The two veins are parallel the /
copper vein being about 500 feet north |
of the lead silver. Prior to 1910 the |
lead vein was opened by a crosscut !
tunnel which exposed a remarkably |
fine showing of ore, samples of it
as high as So per cent lead
and IS ounces of silver. At that time
representative of the Federal Min
ng & Smelling company examined the
and made an offer of $4,000 /
or it, Mr.. Burke said. a proposition
ne would have accepted, but which his
partner refused Mr. Burke is now
he controlling owner and in closing 1
he present deal he feels confident /
hat he is going to profit through the h
'bstinacy of his former partner. The {
crest fire of 1910 burned the timbers I
n the tunnel and caused it to cave.
since that time another crosscut has
,een started several hundred feet be- !
ow the first which has been advance 7
d $50 feet The work that will now 7
e taken up will be the extension of
his tunnel to the vein, a distance of
approximately 500 feet, and drifting
viii give a depth of 700 feet below the
iscovery shaft which is in ore. In
act, il is regarded more than probable
hat a commercial body of ore will
e found when the vein IS reached.
he development of the property will
e under the direction of Mr. Burke
Copper Vein.
While work for the present will be
onfned to the development of the
sad- silver vein. the copper vein is an
Important asset of the Wilson COM
any and will eventually be included
= the plan of development The vein
as a very strong outcrop. and con-
iderable ore has been exposed in a
rift from a crosscut that carries an d
ssay value of $50 in copper per ton. d
Important Enterprise. t
The assurance of ample capital to a
evelop the Wilson is a matter Of il
reat importance to the Saltese dis +
let, which is now generally desig- s
ated as the East Occur d'Alene. The /,
ED have long been recognized, but f,