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

blacksmith and machine shop with
, modern equipment and utilizing both
2 compressed air and electric power.
Shaft Timbers and Sawmill.
+ Joining the blacksmith shop and
extending over spur from the track
in front of the portal of the tunnel is
the building for framing and storing
timbers Sufficient timbers are now
framed to timber the entire 400 feet
of shaft that is being sunk. Also
there are approximately 10000 wedges
and a great stock of tagging
On ground a little higher than the
timber building is the sawmill with a
capacity of turning out $4,000 feet per
day. Timbers are transferred from
the mill to the timber building to be
shaped for the mine almost by grav-
/ ity and this also applies to the de-
livery of logs to the mill, the entire /
movement being down hill and at the /
minimum cost. Besides turning out /.
all timbers for the mine. the sawmill |
provided lumber for all buildings and J
wood for fuel. of which there is a |
years supply on hand now. Only five |
men are required to operate the saw
mill and timber is cut at a cost of
1920 per 1000 with fire wood thrown
in.
Dry Room and Magazine.
Near the portal of the main tunnel
is a well equipped dry room, includ-
ing hot and cold water, shower baths
and power washing machine. A large
box stove provides heat for drying
working clothes. while a coil of pipe
in the top heats the water in 800
gallon tank
At a safe distance the powder mag
azine stands half concealed in the hill
side. The walls are IA inches thick.
ten inches in the center being filled
with gravel. The magazine proper is
in the rear. separated from a small
front room by another thick wall The
roof is covered with dirt, and both !
walls and roof are covered with heavy
corrugated iron. There is room for
storing more than a carload of pow z
der. The mine inspector of Montana
and a representative of the Dupont
pronounce it an ideal design
both from the standpoint of safety t
and for the preservation of explo- c
sives.
Livestock, Etc r
Three head of horses, two used as f,
a team and one for handling the ore
cars underground. and a COW consti- d
tute the livestock owned by the ANA @
1on- Dixie company. These are COM 5
fortably quartered in a well kept sta s.
bic abundantly supplied with timothy :,
and clover hay cut from a few acres O
near the mine All of these buildings 81
except the magazine, are either ad- e
joining or are connected by covered
passage ways, for the winters are p
ong and the snow deep, making out "
side work practically impossible. !,
Boarding House. d
A short distance from the entrance a
to the mine and on higher ground is s.
The boarding house At this time "
here are IA men employed In front v
On the ground folor is a reading room
'or employees, provided with news s.
papers, magazines photograph, cards.
writing material, etc. At the rear is G
he dining room and kitchen, where
is spotlessly clean and Il
where the table is provided with ex-
,ellent fare. A garden provides fresh
and a large flock of chick
ms provide fresh eggs and an Occa-
ional chicken dinner At the rear OF
he dining room there is storage room II
or boarding house supplies while I'M
Ter the same roof there is room for
ears supply of wood. Sleeping II
quarters for employees are provided
lpstairs, although at this time when
he weather is warm the men find it L
more comfortable to occupy two large
vail tents.
All company buildings have excel pl
mt fire protection, the water mains ~
aving 10 fire plugs at the most ad- AZ
ambiguous locations with which are tn
onnected sections of 21k inch hose H
With nozzle sand capable of throwing ~
stream over the largest buildings &C
The Management. 70
The manager of the Amazon Dixie ca
lining company is Wesley Everett In,
ioneer of the Occur d'Alene district st;
oming here in 1886 Twenty two on
ears ago, with a total capital of $36, VIZ
G undertook the development of the vi,
eslie. With unbounded confidence 49,
/ the property and a corresponding ld'
mount of energy he took up the no
lsk without a cabin on the ground, wi
ithout tools and without credit All thi
f these, however came in time and Ju'
e accomplished much development FIN
ork at the Leslie. In 1908 he and ap
is brother discovered what is now WI
nown as the Amazon Dixie vein on i,o
lie opposite side of the canyon from
le Leslie. 1t was a wonderful sur sal
ice showing one of the most re- Ju
that was ever made in the IS
strict. Much lead-silver ore was
,und in the outcrop The Amazon
ike company was organized, and as %
was evident that greater depth was
on the Leslie, a deal was
ade with the new company under
hich the Dixie took the