The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-04-19
REVENUE GULCH SCENE
| OF MUCH DEVELOPMENT
SECTION IN WHICH OUTLOOK is
FINE FOR MINERAL
DISCOVERY.

The development of rich ore body
by the Western Union Mining COM
pany has resulted in attracting much
attention to Revenue gulch as a prom
ising field for mineral discovery.
Numerous locations We're made there
in the early days, but development
work was very limited until a few
years ago, when H. V. Edwards or
ganized the Climax Mining company
and under his management quite an
extensive development program has
been and is being carried out. Mr..
Edwards, by the way, is one of the
original locators of the II. +. NJ,
which is now a part of the Western
Union group. The Climax is believed
to cover the eastern extension of the
Western Union vein, the two proper
ties joining On the surface the vein
has been exposed by an open cut,
showing it to be 10 or II feet wide
and strongly suggestive of an ore
shoot below During the past winter
a crosscut was run from the main
Climax tunnel north 1877 feet which
cut the vein at depth of about $50
feet showing a little galena and all
conditions highly favorable to ore.
From the crosscut a drift has been
run east about so feet, the vein rang
ing from to or feet wide. A
feature of it is a heavy tale streak al
most the color of lead along a perfect
wall, while the vein filling has much
crushed quartz and mineralized ma
terial indicating that an ore shoot
will be found as depth is gained by
extension of the drift. Work has been
temporarily discontinued, but Mr.. Ed
wards states that arrangements are
being made to resume at an early
date.
The Merry Widow.
North of the Climax and presumably
covering the eastern extension of the
north vein of the Western Union are
two claims known as the Merry Wild
ow under which name a company is
being organized to develop the prop
erty In the meantime stock is being
sold under agreement which has
brought sufficient funds into the treas
ury to start work The vein has been
opened by surface cuts for a distance
of 500 or 1000 feet, and several years
ago crosscut was run rs feet, which
should reach the vein in about 40 feet
further and at a depth of $50 feet
This tunnel is now being extended,
and also further work is being done
The Merry Widow extends from the
Western Union to the top of the di-
vide between Revenue gulch and Nine
Mile where it joins the Black Cloud
California group The chief owners
of the property are Alva Strope, How
ard Hazeltine, one of the original
owners of the H. f. NJ, and A. W.
Hoover. With the organization of the
company completed they expect to
finance it to an extent that will make
possible carrying out extensive devel-
opment plans. Practical miners pro-
nounce the surface showing decidedly
favorable to ore, particularly in view
of its favorable location between two
productive properties.
Paradise.
South of the Climax the Paradise
Mines association is developing a
group of claims formerly known as
the Occur d'Alene Standard. A heavy
iron outcrop indicates a strong vein,
to which a crosscut is now being eX-
oh about
90 feet further The company owns
five claims The property is being de-
veloped under the direction of Thos.
Sheppard, an old timer in the Occur
d'Alenes with wide mining experience.
The stock is chiefly held in Spokane
and it is understood that financial ar
rangements have been made for ex-
tensive development. Mr. Sheppard
is president of the company and John
A. Walker, of Spokane, secretary
treasurer.
Freeman to Start Work.
Jesse Freeman, former sheriff of
Shoshone county and a practical min
err last summer located three claims
east of and joining the Climax and
Paradise. He regards the surface
showing on these claims one of the
best he has ever seen, and after the
first of May he will start develop
ment giving it his personal attention.
Mr.. Freeman says his first work will
he TO thoroughly prospect the vein
on the surface, following which he
will probably arrange to crosscut
from the Climax tunnel.
All of which indicates that Revenue
. gulch will be the scene of much ac-
tivity this year, with all conditions
favorable to important ore disclosures.