The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-08-04
SINK AMAZON-DIXIE
SHAFT TO 300 LEVEL
Showing of ore I'M
proves as Depth
is Gained
EQUIPMENT is MODERN
Belief That reat Enterprise
viii be Rewarded With
Commercial Ore
EQUIPMENT is MODERN

A n INSPECTION of the opera
~ lions of the Amazon Dixie
Mining company. situated at
SildiX, Mont, just across the
Idaho line, but within the famed
Occur d'Alene mining district, inn
presses one with the fact that the
surface plant and all equipment have
been planned with the view to econ
omy and convenience and that this
idea has prevailed throughout the
extensive underground workings The
usual practice of mine development
companies is TO get along" with as
little as possible in the way of ma
chinery tools, material and supplies
until the value of the property has
been proved. 1t is evident that the
management of the Amazon Dixie
does not agree with that idea. Here
there is practically every facility that
is found at producing mine, the the
Dry being that with these provided
employees are better satisfied and will
accomplish more and better work.
while in the event that the property
becomes productive it will not be ne
cessary to incur the expense of new
equipment at least until the increase
in output demands it, and at that
time the mine can take care of the
cost The management of the ANA
zon-D Dixie has gone still further in
preparing for emergencies. Prepare
ton has been made for accidents to
machinery by having facilities for
making repairs, and duplicate parts
subject to excessive wear and break
age are kept on hand, together with
bolts and nuts in all sizes To some
these may seem matters of minor i'm
portance, but when il is considered
that the breaking of small part of a
machine without the means of re-
pairing or replacing it may mean
loss of several days, the importance
of these preparations for emergency
is apparent The same system pre-
walls underground. The main tunnel
is 6xS feet in the clear and all other
openings and stations are planned in
the same proportion, while the hoist
ing and pumping facilities will meet
the requirements beyond the develop
ment stage, thus placing the property
in shape for production without heavy
additional outlay. While this system
of development necessarily represents
a large expenditure there is no evil
dence of extravaganza or needless ex-
pense, and viewed from the stand
point of the future as well as the
present it can hardly be denied that
it is the best policy.
Underground Operations.
From the portal of the main ANA
zon-Dixie tunnel to the point where
he vein was recently crosscut in the
Leslie ground, the distance is a mile
md a quarter. Various crosscuts
nave been run to prospect the ground
md a raise 500 feet connects the main
evel with the upper tunnel, 200 feet
below the discovery. From the main
unnel a vertical shaft has been sunk
100 feet. At a depth of 200 feet the
rein was drifted upon short dis
ance east and west while at the 400
evel drifts have been run east and
vest 375 feet. The shaft is now be-
ng sunk 400 feet further, making a
otal depth of 500 feet from the main
unnel and 1900 feet from the surface
This in general terms gives an out
inc of the development of the Anna
on Dixie and the work now under
way. In driving the main tunnel the
rein has been practically followed for
upwards of $500 feet a strong and
we'll defined fssure carrying ore con-
but not of commercial
'alue At the extreme end of the
unnel in the Leslie ground the vein
s 20 feet wide, showing streaks and
punches of lead-silver and copper ore
md a vein filing characteristic of the
treat ore bearing veins of the dis
riot Both foot and hanging walls
ire clearly defined, and every feature
S suggestive of a large ore body at
urther depth. Having determined
he character and value of the vein
lnder the old Leslie workings, work
vas suspended at this point and all
fforts concentrated at the shaft
which is being sunk 400 feet further
With that accomplished the vein will
'e crosscut and explored with the ex-
'ectation of finding a body of COM
nercial ore.
That this expectation is justified is
Indicated by the steady improvement