The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-09

county, is building a Yuba dredge q
the close connected bucket line type
with a capacity in excess of 10000
yards per annum. This company i
also building a 45-mile power lin
from Mountain Home to Featherville
and it is expected that both powe
line and dredge will be ready for op
GRAFTON sometime in May 1922.
Gilmore County Comes Back"
A recently Incorporated company
I that is advertising an extensive cam
paign has taken over a number of ole
producers at Rocky Bar. Three old
producers at Atlanta will be in opera =
ton as soon as the weather will per-
nit The Rocky Bar and Atlanta OPP
orators contemplate extending the
power line from Featherville to At
lanta The old workings of the Frank
lin mine at Pine were cleaned out dur
ing the past year and an extensive
development campaign is now under
way. With these operations proceed
ing and a number of new companies
preparing to start. Gilmore county is
coming back strong.
Gold Activity Pronounced.
Several small mining companies and
one large dredging company in Lemhi
county viii be producing in 1922. Pitts
burg interests have acquired large
acreage Of placer ground in Caribou
and work has started on the installa-
ton of large hydraulic operation
which will begin production early in
the year The ground has been ac-
quired, companies organized and plans
are being prepared for the installation
of two large dredging operations in the
Warren district. one dredge will prob
ably he installed in the Orogrande
district and a number of hydraulic op-
erations will he in production, so plac-
er mining in Idaho county will be
heard from The Pierce City and Oro-
grande districts will probably have
two quartz producers. One new COM
nany in the Dixie district should be in
operation The recent discoveries at
he Unity gold mine. Warren. and the
of operations at the Holt
nine Marshall Lake district. will in
sure large additions to the gold pro-
iuctiOn Of Idaho county. After
struggle lasting Is years, the Idaho
Sold & Ruby Mining company, Boun-
larry county, has completed the install
alton of its plant. and is preparing to
start hydraulic operations at the time
IF the spring freshets
In the light of all these large install
ations and new undertakings il is
safe assumption that Idaho will not he
disappointed in her expectations that
1922 will show a large increase in the
production of gold
Lead Decline Unavoidable.
Shoshone county suffered tremen-
ious decrease in her lead production
Turing 1921, because the Hercules.
ramarack Custer, Gold Hunter and
Callahan Zinc Lead companies were
,losed most of the year. The Gilmore
Mining company. of Lemhi county, and
he Continental mine of Boundary
county produced no lead in 1921 al
hough the latter commenced shipment
IF 5000 tons of concentrates accumu-
ated in 1920 So. with these large pro-
lucers idle. il is easy to see why Idaho !
lad so per cent decline in her 1921 |
cad production. The Morning mine of !
federal Mining & Smelling company |
he Bunker Hin & Sullivan. Hecla and |
Western Union were the principal pro- !
lucers of Shoshone county The indie |
'endence mine of Federal Mining & |
Blaine county. the Pittsburg Idaho and !
attest Out. Lemhi county. and the
Red Bird of Custer county were the
ther lead producers of the state. As
tated above. the repeal of the excess
ront tax. the decrease i'm freight
ates and wages and the increase in
he price of metals have removed the
auses that compelled the closing of
lese large producers and an early re-
mption is anticipated These COM
iAiAihn nave NiA fttii NNAlNtlN tllEdEG0
/ development work throughout the
ear and without exception their orc
have been greatly increased
nd the mines are in shape to run at
III capacity as soon as work is re-
imed
New Mines in Making.
Recent discoveries of Galena Mining
mpany Lookout Mining company. !
inc Creek Mining company and Sid {
~ We're the most important develop d
ents in the Occur d'Alenes during !
lie past year and the indications are {
lat they are substantial These prop i
ties are located in sections that s
sretofore have been considered unfa- q
'rable. These theories have been ex-
odcd. development work has been ex- c
nded to adjoining properties and in r
rest has revived The comDanies :