The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-08
PINE CREEK MINES
NEXT MINING BOOM
HAS MANY PRODUCERS
Bunker Hill Interests May
be Behind Movement
Railroad Coming
HAS MANY PRODUCERS

"HAT PINE creek is going to b,
the scene of the next mining
boom in the Occur d'Alene dis
trict is predicted by many min
ing men who are familiar with the
country
They claim that Pine creek has
more promising mineral showings than
d'Alenes.
The fact that mining engineers con-
nected with the Bunker Hill company
are interesting themselves and associ-
ates in Pine creek properties would
seem to indicate that there is some
thing in it.
Bunker Hill Interested?
Recently Fred Galloway, engineer
for the Bunker Hill, secured a bond
and working lease on the Sidney and
is steadily at work developing this
property with favorable results from
the lower tunnel level, where the vein
has been located. and is developing a
good showing of commercial ore. In
the meantime the leasers in the upper
workings of the Sidney are taking out
and shipping high grade ore to the
Bunker Hill smelter Mr. Galloway
next bought under bond and lease
new property north of the Sidney,
owned by George and Charles McKin-
mis-. This property is also under de-
velopment. The next move by the
same interests was the bonding of the
1.T,l
however, that this option fell through
on account of the high price asked for
the stock, but another deal may be
made at a lower figure.
The Nabob.
The Nabob property, adjoining the
Sidney on the west. is reported to be
in excellent shape for production.
During the winter the Nabob has
opened and developed the extension o.
the Sidney vein, and is reported t.
have opened several feet wide of high
grade ore. besides a considerable ton
mage of mill feed. There is consider !
able activity in Nabob stock. and it is
reported that milling operations are to
be resumed in the near future.
Constitution.
The Constitution mine at the end /
of the wagon road resumed active mi /
ming operat tons during the winter, and |
from reliable reports we learn that |
new and highly profitable ore bodies
have been opened up in new ground.
These new ore bodies are said to con-
tain more high grade lead ore than has
ever before been found in the prop
erty. The Constitution is equipped
with a milling plant and all modern
machinery for both mining and mill
ing. The Bunker Hill is said to be
heavily interested in this property, but
nothing definite is known about that
Douglas.
Not far from the Constitution is the
a high grade zinc mine, I
which during the war was under lease
to the Anaconda Mining company of !
Montana, which company operated the
property successfully and developed q
large tonnage of high grade zinc ore. Il
The proceeds from royalties paid en- j
abled the Douglas company to pay Z
dividend. The Anaconda {
left the Douglas in excellent I
shane for further mining All the {
slopes and drifts are said to be in
solid ore.
Lookout Mountain.
The Lookout Mountain is another
property on this belt which has at
.racted considerable notice during the
past year. This company has opened
, rich shoot of carbonate and sulphide 7
IRE at shallow depth from which sew I
sral profitable shipments have been I
made to the Bunker Hill smelter. 1t r
s conceded by all who have examined 7
his property that all the company re- v
iuires is sufficient capital to place the G
property on the list of steady pro- q
iucers. S
"HiIarity." O
At the mouth of Denver gulch is C
mother property owned by the Pine
creek Mining & Milling company. and
ocally known as the "Hilarity," which !
s considered one of the best unde-
-eloped properties in the district. This n,
property is opened at present by a :
unnel 300 feet in length. which shows u
vein of solid ore practically from the :,
surface The vein has been crosscut =
It one point showing it to be is feet !,
vide. with solid ore on both the foot
md hanging walls. The vein filling
between walls is literally streaked
With galena ore. making fair mill !,
eed. The foot wall streak of solid
re runs about SIS ounces silver; 275 Il
,er cent lead and so per cent zinc.
The property is favorably situated for
10Th mining and milling.
There are many other promising
,rospects throughout the district =
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