The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
WELL KNOWN ENGINEERS
SEEKING IDAHO MINES
DEAN THOMSON TELLS OF OUT.
LOOK FOR MINING ACTIVITY
IN CENTRAL IDAHO.

DIR. Francis A. Thomson, dean of the
University of Idaho school of mines,
and director of the state bureau of
mines and geology has returned to
Moscow after spending August in visit
ing sections where the bureau is con-
Quoting field work. His main purpose
was to arrange for a cooperative metal
lurgical investigation of possible treat
ment methods for the low grade silver
ores and oxidized ores of copper and
lead of which there are considerable
quantities in the state not being han
died at the present time for lack of a
suitable extraction process. This work
will be done by the state bureau in
cooperation with the United States
Bureau of Mines staff at the school of
mines laboratories during the winter
months under the supervision of A. w.
Fahrenwald of the United States bureau
staff.
Engineers of Note.
Dean Thomson believes that further
productive mine activity in Idaho is
presaged by the number of engineers
Of national and even international rep
utation who have been examining min
ing properties in various parts of the
state during the past summer Among
those mentioned by him were Messrs.
Denny and Lamb of London and Mon
treal, Thayer Lindsey of Boston, G.
NJ. Fowler and others of the Anaconda
staff, f. V. Bodfsh of Denver, Walter
Harvey Weed of New York, Oscar H.
Hershey of San Francisco, J. NJ. Bout
well of Salt Lake and many others.
"This is especially indicative of in
terest in Idaho mines on the part of
substantial mining interests, who never
consider any mining purchases until
the properties have been examined and
passed upon by engineers of high stand
ing and wide experience" he says
Interest appears to be especially
keen in the central portion of the state,
in the older camps in
Blaine Custer and Lemhi counties
where old bonanza gold and silver pro-
ducers of the eighties and nineties are
being given attention by outside min
ing capital.
Highways Help Mining.
"The new highway into Salmon City
and the forest service road over Ga
lena summit and into Stanley Basin
are both largely responsible for a good
deal of the activity and we'll illustrates
what may be expected in other remote |
parts of the state as soon as auto roads |
for motor hauling and pas
senger travel are available. There is |
much Of the more mountainous por-
ton of the state which cannot have |
railroad transportation for many years !
to come, but which on the other hand |
may be served adequately and given |
impetus to development by suitable |
transportation.
Another group of men attracted to /
Idaho in search of mineral are the oil /
biologists, many of whom usually in
sognito have visited southeastern Ida
no during the present field season"
Publish Field Reports.
Dean Thomson reports that the var
GUS bureau field parties have carried
heir work forward very satisfactorily,
ind that as each party finishes its
urea, a preliminary press summary
Will be given out in advance of the
mai aud more carefully prepared bull
etin, thus securing for the public the
most immediate possible results Of the