The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-06-22
BIG PARALLEL VEIN
CUT IN THE MORNING
HIGH ASSAY RETURNS
Has Great Possibilities of Rich
Mineral Development
Cut by Leasers
HIGH ASSAY RETURNS

"OR THE past week or more re-
- ports have persisted that new
vein had been crOsscut in the
Morning carrying ore variously
stated from few stringers in u broad
fssure up to several feet of milling
ore with a considerable proportion of
high grade. 1t was not until last
Monday that the Miner was able to
secure definite and reliable informa.
ton regarding this new discovery,
which has proved to be not so big and
rich as the more reckless vendors of
the news placed it, but nevertheless
of sufficient Importance to greatly en-
large the possibilities of future ore
developments in the Morning mine
and correspondingly increase the
value Of the leased ground in which
the discovery was made.
Location of the Vein.
According TO information received
from an authoritative source, the vein
was exposed in a crosscut that is be-
ing run by ~ c. Sheridan and associ-
ates, who have a lease on the upper
workings of the Morning mine. This
crosscut is being run as a means of
gaining access to these old workings.
The crosscut starts from a raise 400
feet above the Fanny Gremm tunnel
level, through which the Midnight
ground was explored. This explora-
tory work was carried a short dis
lance beyond the north side line of
the Midnight claim into the Morning
claim of the Morning mine, where the
raise was made in the course of de-
veloping the Midnight. After extend
ing the crosscut northerly toward the
Morning vein about 1875 feet the vein
of which so much has been heard re-
Gently was entered and proved to be
about 25 feet wide As described to
the Miner this vein is a succession Of
stringers and lunches of galena of
varying widths and sizes. all combin-
ing to make a showing approaching
commercial ore, although it could
hardly be cassed as such at this time
However it is possible that leasers
could handle part of it prohtably. An
assay Of a sample taken from one of
the stringers returned IS ounces in
silver and 65 per cent lead Nothing
has been done in the way of explor-
ing the vein the purpose being to
continue the crOsscut as rapidly as
possible to the old workings on the
Morning vein in order to provide bet
ter ventilation The distance to the
Morning vein is about 200 feet and it
is regarded probable that another
vein will he cut before it is reached
May Prove of Great Value.
The vein was cut on the Morning
claim probably 300 or 400 feet from
the east end line and parallel to the
Morning vein. Following its course it
would extend the full length of the
Morning and Evening claims, ma
king 5000 feet in the Federal
ground It's value Of course remains
TO be determined, and according to
an expression of a representative of
the Federal that company is not dis
posed at this time to look upon it as
a matter of great Importance. How
ever, others whose opinion is entitled
TO great weight recognize it as hav-
ing all the characteristics of the
Morning vein and regard it as having
great possibilities of rich and extern
5ive ore developments The ground
in which the vein was discovered is
included in the Sheridan lease and it
IS understood that the leasing com
Dany will proceed to explore it by
irifts as soon as the crosscut makes
with the Morning work
ngs.