The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-09-02
ENTER PORTLAND GROUP
FROM SUNSET SHAFT
BIG ENTERPRISE BELIEVED TO
BE PLANNED-EXTEND RAY
JEFFERSON TUNNEL.

There are some indications that the
Days have under consideration the de-
velopment OF the Portland group of
claims on Sunset control of which
they acquired a year or two ago
through the efforts of ID. j.. McGrath.
who after much difficulty and delay,
succeeded in getting the rather COM
plicated ownership of the property
Strengthened out. The control was
owned by the heirs Of George b. Mar
kle, residing in Pennsylvania, and
small interests were held in this dis
trict and in other parts of the coun-
try as well as claims of long stand
ing which had TO be satisfied before
the property could be transferred. The
sale was finally contaminated, the
purchase price, according to report,
being 100000 The property was then
taken over by new company called
the West Sunset Mining company in
which the Days are the dominating
factors and in which ID. L. McGrath,
Geo. X. Garrett and perhaps other
local men are interested. The deal
also included the Parrot joining the
Portland on the south, and since ac-
curing the property some work has
been done in "A orosscut through the
Parrot ground in which considerable |
ore has been developed.
Work Through Sunset Shaft
The Portland group has a common /
end line with the Sunset mine on the /
east the latter being owned by Sena-
tor w. A. Clark, of Butte The sun
set is opened by a shaft 500 feet deep
not a great way from the Portland ,
ground. The Sunset ground has been
explored on various levels both east
and west, showing up much low grade
ore, both lead and zinc On the 500 \
level, considerable distance west of
the shaft a Wine has been SUNK 200
feet making the total depth attained
1000 feet, and it is stated that i'm this
winze the best body of ore in the mine
has been found, practically all of il
being lead-slver. II became known
last year that the Days had obtained ,
permission from Senator Clark to use ,
the Sunset shaft as a means of enter Z
ing the Portland or West Sunset i
under this agreement which is prob ,
ably explained i'm the shortage of men g
i'm the district during the past year or
two. About ten days or two weeks ,
ago e. r. Day visited the Sunset mine +
and devoted considerable time to look q
ing over the plant and since that time s.
a Waterman has been placed in charge s.
Of the property. No information is
obtainable regarding the plans of the
Days but it is regarded probable that o.
he purpose is to unwater the Sunset g
shaft to a depth that will permit pros I
oecting the Portland ground at O
iepth far below that attained by the s.
owest present tunnel q
Deep Tunnel Eventually. Il
The Sunset shaft is high up on Sun /,
ct peak, probably 20O0 feet above i,
Beaver creek. and it has always been s.
Understood that Senator Clark plan N
ed to drive a tunnel from the Bea- n
er creek side which would form the =,
ornament outlet to the mine. And ST
his. is doubtless the plan of the Days n
ventually in the development of the ~
ortland or West Sunset group, de- ST
ending upon the result of their work
ON the Sunset shaft Their plan =,
ill probably be 10 extend the Ray "
sfferson tunnel which has already
zen extended into the Amazon Man
attain ground, to tap the Portland or m
lest Sunset vein, which would in 81
live driving probably not to exceed ST
mile of tunnel and which would give w
direct outlet 70 the Rav-Jefferson ~
ill., The Ray-Jefferson and Amazon ~
anhattan are both controlled by the to
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