The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-07-15

the process OF making a pro-
ducing mine of the Bullion
will be the construction of
mill. This information was contain
ed in letter from James IL. Taylor
manager OF the Bullion Mining COM
pany, to the stockholders under date
of July 9. I'm conversation with Mr.
Taylor, he stated that it had been his
purpose to construct mill this year,
but since resuming work at the prop
erty he had found that the difficulty
in getting men. supplies and material,
coupled with the high costs is so great
that he has abandoned the idea for
this year. lie states, however that the
amount of copper ore practically
blocked out abundantly justifies the
construction of a 1OO-ton mill and that
it will be taken up as early as prac-
teal next year. The letter to the
stockholders outlines the plans of the
management and describes in some
detail the condition OF the mine, and
is here given in full:
Letter From the Manager.
"Your board of directors, in levying
this assessment, have concluded that
it should be the only assessment levied
this year. They have also decided
that any assessments which may be
levied next year should be used in the
construction of "A small mill and the
equipment of same. We now have
enough ore developed to keep a sman
mill going for years to come. 1t is es-
MI
to build will cost in the neighborhood
of 100000, and if it is necessary to
raise the money 10y means of assess
ments, It viii amount TO about 2hc.
per share.
Work was started this spring on
the vein which we call the 1900 Con-
siderable trouble was experienced in
following the vein, as it was faulted
going east toward the Bullion shaft,
which is northeast about 1900 feet We
now have the vein in the drift east Of
the fault and it is wider than the drift
at this time We have 500 or 900 feet
of back at this point
1--WE also found the ground faulted
going west with the Copper Chief
work The vein between two faults
has been thrown off its right course,
but we have now located it west of
the fault also.
I'VE are now working in the face of
the main vein drifting east The ore
coming out is All good enough to run
through a mill. We have about 900
feet Of back at this point. and are
gaining more every foot that we drift
east This work is farther east than
any work in the No ? tunnel"
Outlet on ST. Joe.
The location of the mill has not
been definitely determined but it will
be near the mine and naturally on the
St Joe side of the divide. The dis
lance from the Bullion to the Milwau-
Iee railroad along the St Joe river is
about seven miles. A wagon road was
by the county several years
lgo from the Bullion to the railroad.
and it will be necessary to construct
his by the time the mill is in opera
ion The property is now reached by
4 wagon road four and a half miles
ong from the Northern Pacific rail-
'oad at the east portal of the BOrax
tunnel. but it would be impractical to
Use this for hauling ore and con-
,entrates The road from the Bullion
Town to the Milwaukee would prove of
great advantage to other mining COM
)anies operating in that section. 1t
would pass by the Lucky Swede. now
'alled the Pearson Mining company
md would be within approximately six
niles of the properties operating in the
icnity of Adair The construction of
his road in connection with the pres
mt Bullion road would practically
the highway from the copper
section on the st. Joe to this city,
eaving short gap to be built to con-
iect with the Yellowstone trail
Slate Creek.