The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-08-04
SINK AMAZON dixie
SHAFT TO 800 LEVEL

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2 that is noted as depth has been gain
ed. On the main tunnel level the weir
shows low grade lead silver ore from
, the point where it was intersected by
the crosscut. varying in quantity. bnt
always in a strong and sharp.
lly defined fissure. At a depth of 200
feet in the shaft the vein was cross
cut and drifted upon east and west
for a short distance and while no pay
ore was found, the showing is never
theless a decided improvement over
that in the tunnel At 200 feet addi-
tional depth. or 400 feet below the
main tunnel, the vein was again
crosscut and explored for a distance
of 375 feet both east and west. dis
closing more ore than had been found
at any place in the upper levels in a
sstency through the formation It's
width varies. but the average on this
level is about five feet The gangue
is largely quartz and spathc iron,
and scattered through practically
continuously there are stringers and
/ punches of lead-silver and copper
ore. In places this ore prevails
throughout the full width of the vein
and appears to be a good grade of
milling ore. Quite an accumulation
of this class of ore is on the dump,
estimated at upwards of 100 tons,
which will eventually be milled. The
best showing on this level is IN the
west drift, toward the Leslie, and is
clearly the best that has been expos
ed in the mine The steady improve
ment with depth. together with evil
dence that the extension of the shaft
will pass from the st. Regis into the
Revett quartzite formation, are fav-
orable factors in support of the the
DRY of the management that CONNER
cial ore will be found when the vein
is explored 400 feet deeper, which
work is now being carried out.
Electric Hoist and Dump.
The hoist station is a large cham
Der cut into the solid rock. closely
timbered, dry, the walls and roof
whitewashed, and besides the hoist
and its accessories, has a work bench
with all necessary tools and equip
ment to make minor repairs without
making the long trip to the machine
shop on the surface The location of
the station is $500 feet from the por-
tai As a citizen of Wallace it was
with considerable pride that the writ
err observed that the modern hoist
that moved with almost noiseless pre- !
cision was manufactured by the
Occur d'Alene Hardware & Foundry
company of this city. It is one of the |
latest models and is pronounced the |
best of that type on the market. It
is driven by electric power, compact |
ly built and has a capacity equal to |
all requirements of the plans now be-
ing carried out by the Amazon Dixie
company.
Another interesting and modern
piece of equipment is the Cameron
centrifugal pump resting on a tenn
porary foundation on the 400 level.
This will be the permanent station
pump and will be placed at the sta
ton on the 500 level. It is driven by
electricity and has a capacity of lift
ing 300 gallons a minute under an
SOO-foot head. It is now handling the
water from the 400 with half of its
capacity cut out, requiring only about
an hour and half of operation in
As hours. It seems to be the last
word in station pumps.
Outside Equipment.
The Amazon Dixie company owns
an excellent water power, having two
sources of supply, but since the sur
hills were denuded of tim
Der by fires there has always been a
shortage of water for power during
the dry season. It was this situation
that caused the company to arrange
with the Montana Power company to
extend its lines to the property. This
was an expensive undertaking, but it
was necessary in order to insure con-
tinuous development operations. The I
was completed last fall !
and now places electricity available
for all purposes for which power is
required. However. electric power is
used exclusively only for the hoist d;
and pump, water being used for pow
or for the compressOrs, sawmill and -;
other purposes except during the few
weeks of dry weather usually in Aug {
lst and September The company {
has two compressors which may be ]
operated singly or both together the Z
change being made merely by shift
ng a clutch. Equally simple is the
change from water to electric power {
Dr. vice versa. The two compressors
have a capacity of 1900 feet of free {
air per minute and the air pressure /
Is maintained at about 116 pounds to
The square inch. Above the COM {
oressors is a carpenter shop and
storage room for electrical supplies. Is