The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-11-11
Looks Like Making
Another MineNear
Wallace
BIG SHELTER RETURN
Four Feet of Ore in Stope--
Leasers Plan Shipping Two
Cars a Month

wv nnxe THE bdsn people oDa of .T w"l, st1
wv watching with unusual inter
est the development of the
Chicago Boston, hoping that a new
mine will soon be added to the list of
producers within two miles of the city.
few seemed to have grasped the pos
sibiiity that another productive mine
may also be added within the same
distance This refers to the Western
Union, situated on Revenue gulch and
about two miles northwest of Wallace.
Originally owned by two companies
known as the III. +. Nj. and the Au-
rora sampson consolidation was
effected several years ago and the
Western Union Mining company was
Incorporated to take over the holdings
of both, making a total of 20 claims.
The II. r. M. had been quite extern
sively developed from the west side of
the hill, showing up considerable ore
and enabling the company to make
shipments of several carloads. In or
der to gain further depth a crosscut
tunnel was run 220O feet from the east
side in Revenue gulch, but the ex-
ploration of the vein from that level
proved disappointing In the mean
time the Aurora Sampson company
was developing the eastern extension
of the vein on adjoining ground and
had made a very promising showing
but was confronted with the necessity
OF driving long tunnel in order to
find commercial ore. In this situation
the II. i. M. crosscut presented an
ideal means of deep development and
it was taken as a basis for CONSOLE
dating the two companies which has
resulted to the advantage of both.
Drift East.
Immediately following the consoli-
the vein in the Aurora Sampson
ground. the ultimate object being to
reach a point under the Aurora tun-
mel. After driving several hundred
feet the drift passed from the slate
to quartzite formation, and soon
thereafter lead-silver ore made it's
appearance and continued for some
~" AtDAf val y ms III NlnAh AloiA a lew
inches to over a foot. In a raise Of
about IS feet above the tunnel level
the ore widened to about two and
half feet and containing streaks of
clean ore that assayed 60 per cent
lead and SO ounces of silver. A ship
ment of a carload of ore made up of
ore taken from this raise and that
t hfeh hnH a1 In
In the course of development was
shipped which netted the company
about $500 Without further devel-
)png the ore. the drift was cOntin-
ied to the objective point under the
aurora tunnel without discovering
mother ore shoot. After a thorough
Inspection of the property by an en-
sineer the conclusion has been reach
ID that the main Western Union vein
les to the north of the one that has
'een followed, probably $50 or 200
eet as indicated by a strong surface
moving, and it is now proposed to
prospect the ground in that direction
With a diamond drill. starting from
he face Of a crosscut running north
rly from the drift
Leasers Doing Well.
In the meantime the company.
through the energetic efforts of its
manager, Ben z. Collins. of Spokane.
as succeeded in making a desirable
ease of the ore bearing ground to a
of capable miners and
ig men. The leasers are Peter John
on, George L. Hutsen James Robin
on and a fourth man whose name
vas not learned. Starting on a
tringer of ore a few inches wide,
tope was opened by the leasers which
as now been carried to a height of
bout 40 feet and probably 60 feet in
angth. The first of the week the ore
ad widened to about four feet for
alf the length of the stope. contain
lg much clean ore which was hand
orted in the stope, the remainder be-
~ hand jigged and producing a highs
rade shipping product In addition
. the main body of ore, there is gen
rally a streak two or three inches
lick of clean steel galena next to the
ootwall which runs exceptionally
ieh in silver.
Two Cars a Month.
Since beginning work few weeks
go the leasers have shipped one