The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-12-09
SEVEN DEVILS COPPER
DISTRICT DESCRIBED
IMPORTANT BULLETIN ISSUED
BY STATE BUREAU OF GE-
OLOGY AND MINES.

The Copper Deposits of the Seven
Devils and Adjacent Districts" is the
title of Bulletin No 1 which has just
heen issued by the bureau of mines
land geology of the state of Idaho. The
authors are d. c. Livingston profess
sor OF geology in the Idaho school of
mines, and Dr. f. b. Laney, until re-
Gently connected with the United
States geological survey and now a
member of the faculty of the school
OF mines The geological field work
was done by Professor Livingston
While the mines and ore deposits were
examined by Dr. Laney, who made a
microscopic study of the ore occur
renee and mineral association. In ad-
dition to the Seven Devils district
! Professor Livingston also examined
Heath, Deer Creek. Hornet Creek and
Hoodoo districts and his observations
are contained in the bulletin. The
I publication contains 1O1 pages, Il
maps and numerous Photographic
views showing camps. surface char
acteristics timber, water and mineral
occurrence The maps include a topo-
graphic map of the Seven Devils dis
trict, geologic map of part of the Sew
en- Devils quadrangle, geologic map of
parts of Washington and Adams cOun-
ties, and map showing the limestone
garnet belt in the Seven Devils dis
trict Bulletin No. 1 is the first COM
piehensive publication dealing with
the entire district commonly known
as the Snake river copper belt, which
extends along the Snake river for
about 12O miles, including parts Of
Washington, Adams, Idaho, Lewis and
Nez Perez counties, and will prove Of
great value to those who desire au-
thentic information regarding this eX-
tensive mineral field The price of
the bulletin is so cents and it may be
obtained upon application to the state
bureau of mines and geology, Moscow,
Idaho.
The state bureau of mines and ge-
ology. during its brief existence, has
already proved its value to the state
and justified a continuance of liberal
appropriations for it's maintenance.
There are vast areas of the state that
possess evidence of valuable mineral
deposits, but which must be made the
subject of technical investigation and
report before capital can be obtained
for their exploitation. Much has been
done in a preliminary way by the fed
eral bureau of mines and the geolog-
ical survey, but since the state is the
chief beneficiary of the development
of it's own resources. it follows that
the state must provide the specific in
formation regarding its resources to /
the end that capital will develop them. |
In this work the state has the cordial
cooperation of the federal government /
through the bureau of mines and geo. /
logical survey The federal govern
ment meets the state half way in APP
for carrying on the work.
Besides the bulletin just described.
following are other bulletins issued by
or in cooperation with the Idaho bu-
reau of mines and geology:
Bulletin No 2. Tungsten. CHINA
bar. Manganese Molybdenum and Tin
Deposits of Idaho. Apply to state I'M
versity, Moscow.
Bulletin No. 166 A Preliminary Re b
port on the Mining Districts of Idaho
Apply to IT, s Bureau of Mines at +
d. c.
Bulletin No. Experiments on 8
FIotation of Lead and Zinc
)res of the Occur d'Alene District To +
,e issued by u. s. bureau Of mines s.
D. c. ID
Bulletin No 3 state Bureau OF d
Mines and Geology A Preliminary q
Report on the CLAWS of Idaho In .
'ress. If
Bulletin No 3. state Bureau Of v
lines and Geology. A Reconnois il
ance in South Central Idaho. In Il
ress. n