The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-08-04

~ me CREEK, so long handi-
capped by the absence o.
transportation facilities anc
later by a poor market fol
zinc ores, seems in a fair way to over
come these obstacles and take its
place among the most important min
real producing sections of the Occur
d'Alene district. The sensational
strike on the Sidney a few months
ago, which almost over night trans
formed that property from a pros
pect to a producing mine. has now
been duplicated at the Lookout
Mountain in a strike that may prove
of even greater importance, for it is
said that the ore bears a strong re-
semblance to that of the Caledonia,
famous producer of high grade silver
and lead and also copper, all of which
are in evidence at the Lookout Noun
tain, a class of ore heretoforeS I'M
known in the Pine creek section.
Looks Like High Grade.
Samples of the ore taken from the
Lookout strike were exhibited the
first of the week by L. L. Brainard,
stakeholder of the company. who Wis
tied the property Sunday. At that
time the vein had been penetrated
about four feet and showed four
strong stringers of lead-silver ore,
with no indication of zinc. One sam
pie was fine grained pale galena
partially covered with oxidized ma
teral and having the appearance Of
carrying high silver values. Another
piece was mostly quartz with galena
scattered through it, but the most in
teresting feature was the heavy cop
per STAIN indicating that copper may
prove an important factor in the de-
velopment of the property. Another
large sample was practically clean
galena, having a darker luster than
usual for that class of ore. Associat-
ed with it was a dark finely pulveriz-
ed substance, almost like lampblack,
which is believed to be rich in silver.
No later authentic reports have been
received from the Lookout Mountain
but it is probable that the crosscut
has been extended across the vein by
this time and that preparation is be-
ing made to explore it by drifting.
Where Strike Was Made.
The strike at the Lookout Mountain !
was made in a crosscut that had been |
driven about $50 feet 1t cut the vein |
on the hanging wall side and at !
depth of about 300 feet On the sur
face the vein has been exposed by /
open cuts for a considerable distance, |
showing a heavy iron Gaping and |
much crystallized lead, also some ga
lena. The vein in places is S5 feet
wide and has been traced for long
distance within the Lookout lines.
The location of the Lookout is well
adapted for deep development by
tunnel, and it is expected that upon
the extension of exploratory work on
the present level a permanent work
ing tunnel will be driven 100 feet be-
low The property is situated near
Beeler, about four miles from the
mouth of Pine creek and consists of
seven claims, easily accessible' to the
line of the proposed railroad.
Principal Owners.
The officers of the Lookout Noun
tain company are r. L. Brainard. ed
itor of the Wardner- Kellogg News,
president; William Boro of Kellogg,
vice president, and w. L. Pneney,
owner of the News, is secretary
treasurer and these are the largest
stockholders. Other large stockhold-
ers are L. L. Brainard and Cecil Muir
ply, of Wallace, and D. w. Price and
A. j. Brainard. of Kellogg.
Future of Pine Creek.
The strike on the Lookout Noun
tain, following closely the Sidney
strike, has revived much interest in
mining operations on Pine creek. and
it is now the scene of much activity
in the way of development work in
spite of the widespread depression in
mining. It begins TO look like Pine
creek has reached the turn in the
long lane. and that when the mining T
industry comes back to normal con-
ditions and it surely will, this long .
neglected section will advance to a
position of first importance in mineral
production.