The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-30

and the results of his efforts are such
that he should thoroughly enjoy the
occasion.
Big Showing of Rich Ore.
The strike on the Western Union
which has attracted so much attention
was made about two weeks ago. a de-
scription of which was published in
the last issue of the Miner after
personal inspection: The strike was
made in a short crosscut from the
main tunnel near the west end of the
kron- johnson lease. Since the dis
covery the vein has been drifted upon
for about 25 feet, mainly to the west
In that distance the three feet of ore
exposed when the strike was made
has increased to six feet by actual
measurement. A little to the right OF
the center of the face there is a strong
two feet of solid galena while the bal
ance of the width Is made up or
streaks of clean ore mostly steel ga
lena varying in thickness from an
inch to six inches and separated by
so little waste that the entire face OF
six feet may be called ore The foot
wall is not in evidence, while on the
hanging wall side, next to the mair
tunnel there are strong strealks of ore
extending into the tunnel WALL indi-
eating a wider ore shoot than is ex-
posed in the drift Another feature is
the apparent widening of the ore shoot
in the bottom of the drift Indicating
a much larger body in depth.
Plans of Management.
First OF all, Manager Collins says
that he will keep mining and shipping
the ore. In the meantime crosscuts
viii be run into the foot wall
from the main tunnel at inter
walls to locate the ore shoot and de-
termine its extent. The first of these
will be the extension of a crosscut now
in about 10 or u feet about $50 feet
west of the present ore showing. Ac-
cording to the course of the shoot, it
should be reached by extending this |
crosscut p feet. Following this other
crosscuts will be run east of the ore /
showing and beneath the Kron-John /
son lease. AS this leased ground was /
very productive. it may reasonably be /
assumed that these crosscuts will find (
ore Another significant fact bearing /
on the big Western Union ore shoot /
is the results of development in the F..
winze sunk so feet during the leasing
regime This ~inze IS about 450 feet .
east of the recent strike and from the |
bottom of which a drift was run some T
300 feet west on ore A new shoot (
was coming in strong when the work
by leasers was suspended and the face
of the drift was only $50 feet from the
present remarkable ore showing, in /
dicating that it was the beginning of I
the shoot that is now the center of so
much attention.
The policy of Manager Collins since
taking charge of operations has evil
IDENTIFY been to maintain shipments at
a rate that amply covers operating ex-
penses. which includes much dead
work as we'll as new development
and in this he has evidently been sue
cessful. Shipments are going forward
at the rate OF q car OF Az tvHS OF hiolC
every ten days which nets the com
pany better than 500 per ton. Tues
day at the time the Miner representa-
tive visited the Western Union So
ton car was being loaded which it is
expected will establish a new record.
1t is made up of ore taken from the
new strike and assays indicate that it Z
will be the richest shipment made
Three assays representing different
types of galena gave surprising re-
suits particularly with respect to the
relative silver content as compared
with lead. The first returned S5.6 per
cent lead and IT'S ounces silver ma
king a value of s199.S5 per ton. The
second returned II per cent lead and
96 ounces silver, making value Of
1882 per ton. The third returned 641 q
per cent lead and 64.4 ounces silver
value Of s142 per ton.