The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-07-28
MILL FOR THE SUNSHINE
IS ALMOST COMPLETED
YANKEE BOY ON BIG CREEK HAS
A LARGE TONNAGE OF
MILLING ORE.

The assured price of silver for the
next few years has resulted in at
tracing much attention to the Big
creek section. which has long been
noted for tbs rich silver deposits. The
/ Big Creek Mining company completed
a mill on its property last year and
has since been in steady operation On
the opposite side of the canyon a
short distance above the Big Creek
company the Sunshine Mining COM
pany has been engaged during the
past few months in the construction
of a mill, which is now nearing COM
pletion. Parties who have recently
inspected this plnat pronounce It
compact in arrangement. modern in
equipment and altogether designed
with the view to economy and con-
venience in operation. 1t will have a
capacity of from so to 100 tons of ore
per day There is a large amount of
ore on the dumps and also in the old
Slopes that has accumulated during
the many years the mine has been
worked by leasers which is expected
to provide good mill feed, the high
grade having been sorted and ship
ped This ore will be easily crushed
and in handling it the mill is expect
ed reach its maximum capacity. From
present indications the plant will be
in. operation in about three weeks.
The Sunshine company controls the
Yankee Boy mine, a property from
which Dennis and True Blake, both
now dead, derived fortunes and from
which numerous Ieasers have made
big profits
Five Tunnel Levels.
The lowest tunnel level is No. 5,
which is some so or 60 feet above the
creek. No. is 500 feet above No 5.
No. is PIP feet above No. 4. No. 2
is 80 feet above No 3, and No. 1 is
100 feet above No. 2, making the
depth of No below No 1. which is
near the top of the hill. 900 feet. The
various tunnels are all connected or
viii be connected, thus providing an
outlet for ore from all levels through
No 8 tunnel from which it will be
trammed to the mill near the portal
These several levels are said to ag-
gregate more than 10000 feet of drift
ing and all have been productive of
much high grade silver ore. The
lower grade ore that could not be
handled profitably by the leasers was
left in the old slopes for filing and it
is expected that this will yield from
10 to 20 ounces in silver and a low
in lead. It is said that the
of the Sunshine COM
oany shipped 40 tons from one of the /
Jumps which returned $1,000, or $50 |
ION the ton. 1t is from the old dumps /
and the filing in the old slopes that |
The mill will be supplied with ore. In |
The meantime mulch virgin ground I
will be explored from the lower tun-
mel and it is probable that shaft will
De sunk from this level also.
Poaris Vein.
OF the four veins which are under /
stood to pass through the Sunshine |
ground the original Blake vein has |
been the chief producer This vein |
las not been found in No. 5 tunnel, /
out what is believed to be the Polaris |
7ein has been cut and shows consid- |
srable high grade ore. Several ship |
nents have been made from this /
rein, and the continuity of the ore !
shoot has been proved by crosscuts
or several hundred feet
The numerous leasers on the Pol
iris at this time give employment to
IS men. Shipments recently made by
easers returned 200 ounces in silver.