The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-06-30
MAKING NEW MINES
BENEFITS WALLACE
Four Near Proper
ties of Great
Promise
TWO ARE NOW SHIPPING
Growth and Importance of
City Recalls Early Predic-
tons of Rivals
TWO ARE NOW SHIPPING

n a ANY YEARS ago when towns
NE along the South Fork as well
as mines were in the max
- ing, the few people who then
pinned their faith to Wallace and
had visions of making it the CONNER
cial metropolis of the Occur d'Alene
district were gibed by the people OF
neighboring towns for their folly in
trying to build a town in this then
cedar swamp and particularly be-
cause there were no mines nearby to
support it, for in those days the
theory seemed to prevail that the
best townsite was the one nearest the
mine dump. For a long time this ar
gument advanced by rival camps on
all sides of Wallace unquestionably
retarded the growth of this little city,
but it never shook the faith of those
who located here and within a few
years their highest expectations were
realized Wallace became in fact the
commercial center of the district.
Brick business blocks supplanted the
frame shells that characterized the
early settlement, large business con-
Germs located here and extended their
trade to all parts of the district, the
large mining Companies made Wal
lace their central headquarters
strong banking institutions made this
the financial center, the railroads
extended branch lines up the canyons
that radiate from Wallace. and in
short the dream of the early-day
Wallace boosters literally came true.
And now after thirty-odd years. as if
to mock the evil forebodings of her
early day defamers, Wallace seems
destined to have mines not far re-
moved from the city boundaries to
increase her population, expand her
business and give further prestige to
her commercial supremacy.
New Mines Coming In.
The people of Wallace themselves
do not seem to realize the significance
Of mining development going on
within a radius of two and a half
miles of this city. No less than four
properties, two of which are now ac-l
tually making ore shipments and one |
of which was a shipper many years |
ago. are being developed under con-
ditions that indicate that they may /
become large producers and give en- !
ployment to many men. If only one |
of them makes good it will mean a
tremendous advantage to this city, |
while if all of them should reach the
permanent productive stage, and this |
is not beyond the range of probable
ity. Wallace would receive an i'm
petus in growth and prestige such as
it has never experienced in its his
tory. The possibility and even prob
ability of such a contamination is
one of the most cheering features of
the future The business of this city
now covers such a wide field that it
receives a direct benefit from mining
in all parts of the Occur d'Alene dis
trict and the people here are natural
ly gratified with the success of min
ing operations wherever it may be; /
but the success of these enterprises
near the city would mean large in
crease in population and a direct con-
to the general prosperity.
Prospective Mines.
When a mining property has been
proved to have an extensive ore body
and has actually shipped during
period of seven months ore that re-
turned upwards of $4,000. it may be
regarded as having passed the pros
pective stage. That is the record of
the Western Union, situated two
miles northwest of Wallace. OF fur
Their Importance is the fact that the
of the Western Union
is convinced that the main ore body
has not been reached.
South of the Western Union and
two miles west of Wallace is the Chi
ca Boston. True recent develop
ment has not realized expectations
but it is also true that most mines
have had this same experience in the
early stages But it is difficult to be-
lieve that the large ore body devel-
oped in the tunnel and on two shaft
levels mark the limit of the deposit
and faith is not lacking that the Chi
cago- Boston will become a productive
mine.
The Sisters Leasing company
which has a bond and lease on the
Sister property hardly a mile and a
half from Wallace, is meeting most
results in the develop
ment Of this long discredited prop ]