The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-04-19
BIG CREEK HAS BRIGHT
OUTLOOK FOR NEW MINES
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so feet in depth. with a number of
shorter shafts and cuts along various
places on the vein groupings. A tun-
mel was then driven about 1000 feet
in length, but on account of the strong
dip to the south the vein was inter-
sected much earlier than was antici-
pated. On that account the depth at
tanned was considerably short of that
shown by survey. Another tunnel
about 300 feet lower is being driven
and by the time this undercuts the
shaft a depth of 1900 feet will have
been obtained. This tunnel has now
a length of over 1000 feet and more
than 1000 feet of it has been drift
on the vein. This drift shows almost
continuously ore of low value on ac-
count of strong teaching, but picked
samples occasionally have carried
some rich values. One sample assayed
years ago gave a result of 1856 ounces
silver, 1879 per cent copper and 1.5 per
cent lead. Active development under
the supervision of Lon Brainard. a
well known mining man of the Ward
ner district will be commenced in the
very near future. This work. Mr..
Brainard says, is to consist principal
ly of prosecuting the First National
vein in a number of places and to
sinking short Wine on the ore en-
countered in the shaft Mr.. Brainard
thinks that there is every probability
that the First National will
encounter commercial ore dur
ing development and will open up
another producer for the district. The
resumption of development operations
on the First National will stimulate |
operations on other properties in that |
section and it is logical to expect that
important discoveries will result from
this work. A great deal of surface
prospecting was done by the First
National last year and it is stated that
through this work some highly valu-
able information has been secured for
the further development of the prop
erty- About 500 feet from the present !,
face of the tunnel, while driving this
irift, some ore is said to have been
in the bottom of the drift
rhe company is well equipped with
buildings and machinery to carry on
his work.
Located between the First National
md the Bunker Hill & Sullivan on the
vest is located a group Of eight claims
wned by Karl Magnee and others.
about 500 feet of tunnel has been
riven in a westerly direction from
Big creek and a very promising show
ng has been made. The owners will
urther develop the vein this year and q
avorable results are anticipated.
Idaho Leadville.
Adjoining the First National on the 6
asst is the property of the Idaho 4
company. At one time there .
as movement under way by some :.
the officials of the Idaho-Leadville -
ompany to consolidate the two prom !,
tiles. The Idaho-Leadville company :,
WIS group of II claims east and l.,
ortheast from the First National on
lie same vein. The property is de- h,
sloped by two tunnels and a shaft. =,
ne upper tunnel has a length of goo :.
ct and exposes a we'll mineralized A,
in for a width of about S5 feet In a.
der to gain greater depth a lower a,
mel was started which will give an W
ditional depth OF 1900 feet. This -,
IS now been driven a distance of 100 :,
ct. Further development work is to
carried on in driving this tunnel to
Lersect the vein and for this pur-
Sc the company plans the installa-
n of an electric power line, air Sa
and all buildings neces-
~ for the housing of men and ma
merry this work to begin at an err
-ly date. North of the First Ma cit
nal is located the Magnet group eat
assisting of eight claims, exposing M;
the shaft, where the principal work tn,
far has been done, ore assaynig .16 ere
ices to the ton in silver. The Ida Ry
Leadville company and the Magnet an,
npany are owned chiefly by the fig
ne parties and the properties will inc
developed jointly through the long alo
mel to be driven on the east fork cor
the Idaho Leadville company. fit
Silver Dale and Big Hill. aft
4 the same Revett quartzite form wo
N on the west fork of Big creek tim