The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-09-21

"HE AMAZON DIXIE is rapidly
approaching the productive
stage and within the next thirty
days it is not improbable that
the company viii be giving consider
alton to plans for a mill. That is the
opinion of Wesley Everett manager of
the Amazon-Dixie Mining company.
who came over from the mine at Sill
dix, Mont. last Monday evening on
account of an accident to the drill
sharpening machine which necessitat-
ed a suspension until repairs could be
made These have now been COM
pleted and work in the mine will re-
sumo this evening This is one of
series of accidents to machinery dur
ing the past few months which have
proved decidedly annoying to the man
agement as we'll as causing much de-
lay in completing the crosscut to the
vein on the 500 level This, however
was completed about a week ago, be-
ing about two months later than es-
timated, due chiefly to the reasons
stated When the crosscut was start
ed it was estimated that the vein
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and the actual distance was 5S6 feet.
Vein Makes Fine Showing.
At the point of intersection the vein
was s feet wide and scattered through
out were punches of galena and cop
per ore in gangue of spar and an
unusual form of iron, dark and yet
having "a cast that suggests that it
might carry values in silver and cop
per. This material is being tested to
determine its mineral content. Since
crosscutting the vein "a drift has been
run west about 80 feet and east about
20 feet. the vein in each direction
having widened to II feet with lead
silver and copper ore. sometimes in
lunches several inches across, distrb-
uted throughout the entire width be-
tween walls The amount of ore is
not sufficient TO call it commercial. but
il is so near to it and the conditions
are so favorable that Mr. Everett is of
the opinion that pay ore will be found
before the drift is advanced far to the
west MI Everett pronounced the
showing the strongest and best that
has ever been exposed in the Amazon
Dixie and expressed the opinion that
before drifting far he expected TO be
considering plans for a mill.
Going Toward the Leslie.
without under estimating the great
value of the Amazon Dixie. Mr. Ever
EFT is convinced that the greatest ore N
body will be found in the Leslie ground
and il is in that direction that drifting
will proceed with characteristic speed.
The heavily mineralized character of
the vein along with the liberal amount
of lead and copper ore, justifes the eX-
pectation that the drift will soon en-
ter a shoot of commercial ore 1t is
therefore with the greatest confidence
that the development is going for
ward. incidentally Mr.. Everett spoke
Of the great value of the exploratory
work the Amazon Dixie company is
doing in its relation to the great south
side mineral belt of the district, of
which the Amazon Dixie is a
part While the great surface show
ngs of this belt are the most remark
able and significant in the district
The Amazon Dixie is the first to at
tain great depth beneath them, and If
the work of his company discloses
arge bodies of pay ore, it will give
great impetus to development on the
south side with reasonable assurance
Of ample reward
Soon after his arrival in the city
Mr. Everett received a message ad-
yising him of the serious illness of his
laughter in San Francisco, in re-
sponse to which he left for that city
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