The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-06-16
PINE CREEK, KELLOGG
AND BIG CREEK MINING
LOOKOUT MOUNTAiN-SlDNEY is
SOON TO SHIP-HlGHLAND-
SURPRISE.

At the annual meeting Of stockhOld-
ers of the Lookout Mountain Mining
q Milling company, held Monday eve
ming, the following directors were
elected for the year: r.. L. Brainard,
w. L. Penney William Boro V. r.
Waltman Frank Boro Work at the
property in the Pine creek district is
progressing in satisfactory manner
the lower crosscut tunnel now being
driven to reach the ledge at a depth
of 300 feet below the ore showing in
the upper levels. says the Wardner-
Kellogg News. Reports from the pro-
perty this week We're very encourage
ing, stringers of quartz and carbonate
showings giving evidence of an APP
proach to the ledge Machinery was
recently installed at the property and
machine drills are now used in driv-
ing the tunnel.
Sidney.
The Sidney property continues to
attract great interest in the Pine creek
district Operations to date on the big
surface showing made some weeks
ago have resulted in the storing Of
some 60 tons of first class shipping
ore in the bins. This is to be moved
to the smeter as soon as a tramway
can be installed to lower the ore from
the present workings down to the road
at the Little Pittsburg property 1t is
probable the tramway used at the Ty-
Ter mine i'm Wardner will be used for
this purpose Contracts will then be
let to haul the ore TO the Bunker Hill
smelter either by wagon or motor
truck. During the past week a huge
boulder of galena and carbonate ore,
estimated to weigh over five tons was
stripped from the vein and added to
the tonnage available for shipment
The ore continues to hold its course in
the vein and now presents a solid
shoot from two feet to six feet i'm
width. Arrangements are being made
to continue the lower crosscut tunnel
to reach the ore at a further depth of
several hundred feet
Yankee Boy.
Work on the new 5O-ton concentra-
tor at the Yankee Boy mine on Big
creek is progressing rapidly. The
tmbers are now on the ground, grad
ing has been completed and most of
the machinery has been received. A
large tonnage of mill feed is available
in the mine and the dump also con-
tains sufficient values to make good
concentrates. Shipments are going
forward at regular intervals from the
property. several sets of leasers TAX
ing out the ore. The Sunshine Min
ing company. operating the mine, is
driving a long crosscut tunnel to in
tercept the Yankee Girl vein at great
depth and this work is reported to be
going ahead at a satisfactory rate
The property is well equipped with
electric machinery.
Highland Surprise.
Development work is we'll under
way at the Highland Surprise prop
erty on Pine creek where NJ. j. Sin
clair has a crew at work running a
raise Reports from the mine state
that the raise is in ore and that q
large amount of first class shipping
ore is being stored as work pro-
crosses. The management has out
lined an extensive development pro-
gram for the summer and will have
the mine in shape for active ship
ments when metal markets are fav-
orable.
North Bunker Hill.
stockholders of the North Bunker
Hill Mining company have elected the
following for directors of the corpor-
alton for the new term: Elmer Brown,
n T. Hardy. A. w. VanGilder F. c.
Cartwright. J. L. Trowbridge and J
f Gum. Development work at the
property is proceeding from the 500
foot level of the main shaft. A cross
cut is under way from this level to
cut the ore body found in the main
tunnel levels. This crosscut has now
been driven some 225 feet and is eX-
pected TO reach the vein within the
next 100 feet Two shifts are employ
ed in carrying forward the work.