The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-03-11
BIG OPERATIONS At
AZON-DIXIE NINE
Manager of COnpa-
ny Returns From
the East
TO TAKE OVER LESLIE
Electric Power and Equip
ment to Sink Shaft to
1900 Level

wv ESLEY EVERETT. manager
W. of the Amazon-D Dixie Mining
w company at Sildix, Mont,
accompanied by Mrs. Ever
EFT, arrived in the city last Monday
afternoon, having recently returned
from Cleveland. Mr.. Everett was call
ed TO the ONO metropolis last fall to
complete arrangements for financing
the Amazon-DlNie company with the
lview to further and extensive devel-
: opment of the property. The plans
included installation of electric pow
er and the addition Of new equipment
to meet the requirements of deep de-
Nelopment Mr.. Everett left for CleVe-
land. where the chief stockholders re-
side and who are among the most
prominent and successful business
men Of that city, on October z. He
stopped at Butte and entered into a
contract with the Montana Power
company for the extension of its DOW
er line from Taft to the Sildix mine.
This line has now been completed
and is awaiting the arrival of a trans
fcrmer together with equipment and
motors for the mine, to turn on the
juice. In addition to the transform
er, other equipment that has been or
dered include an electric hoist, cleo
trio pump, two motors for the COM
pressors, and cables for underground
leectric connections. The transformer
was ordered three months ago and is
expected to arrive on or about April
] fe "a cfr
$4,000 pounds. In ordering it the Am
azon-DiXie company was looking to
the future when the large operations
of the company viii require the in
creased capacity, while in the mean
time the excess capacity will permit
connection with the ST. Lawrence.
Tarbox or any other company in that
vicinity 'that desires electric power.
Sink to 1900.
When the new machinery and
equipment are in position, Mr.. Ever
EFT states that the first step toward
making mine of the Amazon Dixie
viii be sinking the shaft from the
100 level to the 1900, distance Of
400 feet. This distance will be sunk
the 400 feet is accomplished the vein
will be crosscut and explored east and
west. The Cleveland stockholders
and directors were unanimous in their
opinion that the large outlay for
power equipment and development
were fully justified by the steady. i'm
provement in the ore showing first
from the 700 to the 900. and then from
the 900 to the 100, and are convinced
that if the improvement continues for
the next 400 feet. the Amazon Dixie
viii be a mine and ready for a mill
Regarding the Improvement that has
marked the development Of the Anna
zon-D Dixie as depth is gained Mr. Ev-
erett stated that on the 100 level the
drifts east and west aggregate about
375 feet and that in both faces there
are good shOwings of ore The ore
shoot has been continuous since drift
ing started on this level. varying from
2h to feet Of lead-silver ore, with
some copper. In one section there is a
shoot of ore feet wide and 100 feet
In length. With such a showing as
This he feels confident that 400 feet
deeper will show a large and perman-
ent ore body
Make Mine of Leslie.
West of and adjoining the Amazon
Dixie is the Leslie group, controlled
by Mr. Everett and soon to be taken
over by the Amazon Dixie. While
Mr. Everett was in the east the 700
evel, or main tunnel, has been adj
1anced toward the Leslie The extern
sion Of this level win cut the Leslie
IRE body 700 feet below the present
over Leslie workings. and about 1000
'eet remains to he run to reach this
objective point The Leslie tunnel,
Nr Everett says. has a remarkably
Inc showing of lead-silver ore some
copper and a mass Of iron. The vein
m the surface is only ? feet wide
while the old tunnel at depth Of 300
eet shows it to be % feet wide There
s another vein on the Leslie which is
enorted to have a fine surface show
ne 2OOo feet to the north of the orig
nal vein but no plans are being con-
idered to develop Il at this time In
attending the 700 level to the Leslie
lunches ana stringers Of lead-silver
re with a little copper have been en-