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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
WESTERN UNION HAS
ORE ON SHAFT LEVEL
FIVE FEET OF MILL ORE
With Streaks of Shipping-All
Conditions Favor Largeand
Permanent Ore Shoot

1--WE feet of good milling ore,
r within which are streaks of high
grade. is the substance of the
announcement made yesterday
by Ben L. Collins. manager OF the
Western Union Mining company, and
as tangible evidence of the strike, he
exhibited an array of samples of lead
silver ore taken from the face of the
drift While the ore was not found as
had been anticipated. the gratifying
thing is that it was found and under
conditions that give assurance that it
is the beginning of a large and per-
manent ore body After the shaft had
been sunk 1865 feet from No. 4 tunnel
level, a crosscut was driven south with
the expectation of cutting the vein and
the ore shoot This crosscut passed
through stringer of ore practically
at the shaft, another ore bearing fissure
2S feet from the shaft and a third
hssure 60 feet from the shaft. The
was extended "a total distance
of 20 feet when it was decided to go
back and drift east on the second or
middle fssure which carried consider
able ore After following this about
100 it joined the first that was cut at
the shaft, and at the junction the ore
began to come in and has steadily in
creased until yesterday there was a
strong five feet of good mill feed in
the face, with every evidence of fur
Their increase and improvement in
grade The ore is i'm a Burke quartzite
and 'all conditions are favor
able to a large and permanent ore body.
Trend to the Northeast
Although the character of the ore it,
self is apparently the same as that
found in the upper workings. its rela-
tive position is widely different from
that expected. Instead of finding the
ore near the shaft and south of it, and
an easterly and westerly
course corresponding to that i'm
the upper workings, the ore was
found 100 feet east and about 25 feet
south of the shaft, with its course as
by the drift extending de
cidedly to the northeast. This. how
ever is not a matter over which the
and stockholders have
cause TO worry for the big and essen
.ial fact stands out clearly that the
Western Union ore shoot goes down
and that all indications point to its
assuming much larger proportions than /
{ has in the upper levels. The de- /
-elopment of the mine is proceeding I
Systematically, and this paper expects /
o be able to record even more i'm
,ortant ore disclosures as the work
progresses.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
IOHN BORG ANNOUNCES
SUCCESS NEGOTIATIONS
HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.

a telegram from John Borg. of
New York. president of the Gala
ham ztnc-Lead company last Tues
day states that negotiations for
the purchase of control of the Sue
cess Mining company have been
abandoned In these negotiations
it is authoritativcly stated that Mr..
Borg was acting in his individual
capacity and not as the represen-
tative of the directors of the Gala
han company No information has
been given out regarding the basis
of the negotiations. although it is
understood that Mr. Borg submit
ted three tentative propositions for
control, with the understanding
that If either was acceptable the
offer would be open to all
stockholders of the company.
The story of Success is one of the
most interesting chapters in Occur
d'Alene mining history. After a
long record of production and prof
its. intersperced with protracted
periods of inaction, the old mine
now seems to be entering upon a
career of profitable production that
will excel all previous records.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
ATTEND VULCAN MEETING.
Callahan Goes East to Represent the
Callahan Company.

d. A. Callahan, director and attorney
for the Callahan Zinc-Lead company,
left Tuesday morning for Chicago and
will proceed a few days later to Clint
onville, Wis, to attend a meeting of
stockholders of the Vulcan MING COM
pany, the purpose of the meeting being
to act on the proposition of trans
ferring the entire Vulcan property to
the Callahan company This property
joins the Galena on the west and in
addition to having a long tunnel which
would be of value in the development
and operation of Galena, possesses
mineral possibilities of great pros
pective value The Callahan company,
which owns the Galena, now owns a
majority of the stock of the Vulcan
company, and it is expected that at
the approaching meeting in Clinton
Vile an agreement will be reached
through which the complete owner
ship of the property will pass to the
Callahan. Mr.. Callahan expects to re-
turn early in October, coming by way
of Twin Falls and Boise. He was ac-
companied to Chicago by Mrs. Gala
han and his daughter. The latter will
enter a school in the suburbs of Chi
cago. Mrs Callahan will return home
about Christmas.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
HEcLA MINE UNWATERED
BELOW THE 1000 LEVEL

The fire that destroyed the sur
face plant of the Hecla Mining
company occurred on July 10, just
two months ago today One of the
first problems following the fire
was to provide temporary pumping
facilities to handle the water which
was rapidly rising in the mine.
This was accomplished within a
few days, though not until the vast
openings on the 1000 level includ-
ing the great Star crosscut nearly
two miles in length, had been
flooded and to a considerable extent
the slopes. Today ii was officially
announced that the unwatering of
the mine had been completed. The
motors that drive the big pump on
the 1000 level have been taken out
and will be rewound, and until this
is accomplished or other motors
substituted to drive the permanent
pump, the temporary pumping fa
cilities will hold the water down.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
REX COMPANY SELLS
EQUIPMENT TO HECLA
RED MONARCH PLANS

Raymond Guyer manager OF the
Rex Consolidated Mining company.
and +. r. Murray, engineer for the
company are in the city and will
visit the mine today. Much OF the
equipment used in under ground
operations at the Rex is being sold.
as when the company resumes
operations it will be through the
Red Monarch tunnel on the Beaver
crek side of the divide where much
of the equipment will not be needed.
Much of the electrical equipment.
motors, transformers, etc. is being
purchased by the Hecla company.
Regarding plans of the company
Mr. Guyer said he could make no
definite announcement at this time
but said he hoped to get author
ization to purchase all necessary
supplies soon, so that everything
would be in readiness TO start work
in the Red Monarch tunnel before
the beginning of winter. 1t is the
purpose of the Rex company to eX
tend the Red Monarch tunnel to a
point under the Rex shaft and
make connection by raising, the
distance to be raised being esti-
hated at $50 fee t. This will name
available quite a large tonnage of
ore that has been exposed in the
shaft.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
Ford the Money KING.

Although profits per car produced
were practically cut in two during the
year ended June 80. 1928, Henry Ford
is still in no immediate danger Of
going to the poorhouse. In fact, the
mid-year balance sheet Of Ford Motor
Co. shows that his grip upon the finan-
cial supremacy of the world is clinched
stronger than ever, with cash reserve
alone exceeding S2OO,OOO,OOO Profits
per car it is calculated dropped in this
period from 800 to s4S
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
THOMAS JAY.
Death of Well Known Occur d'Alene
Miner and Pioneer.

Thomas Jay, widely known miner
and pioneer of the Occur d'Alene dist
riot, passed away the first of the week.
The funeral took place yesterday,
being conducted jointly by the Elks
and Odd Fellows. The pail bearers
for the first named order were Mayor
Hugh Toole, Frank Ryan and L. L.
Sweet; for the latter Adolph Haupt
Joseph Clark and Charles Garanson.
Mr.. Jay was born in Cornwall, Eng
land, in April. 1861, and came to the
United States at the age of %. He
arrived in the Occur d'Alene district
soon after the discovery of the lead
silver deposits on the South Fork and
has been a resident of the district
practically continuously up 10 his
death. He was foreman of the old
Last Chance mine at Wardner and he
was afterwards employed by various
mines on Canyon creek, including the
Standard and Fricso. as a shift boss
or foreman He was a capable miner
and had a wide circle of friends. He
is survived by his wife and two broth
ers. one of whom resides in Spokane
and the other in Butte.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13

HANLEY BACK FROM RENO.
Believes Conference Will Result in
Benefit to Silver.

L. e. Hanley, superintendent of the
Hecla mine, returned the first of the
week from Reno, Nevada, where he
attended the silver conference. in
which silver producers of the United
States, Canada, Mexico. Central and
South America were represented. The
Occur d'Alene district was represented
by Mr. Hanley and Frank NJ. Smith,
director of the Bunker Hill smelter
Ravenel Macbeth, secretary of the
Idaho Mining association, and s. f
Peters, of Silver City, were the other
representatives. from Idaho. In taking
definite steps 10 form a silver export
association. Mr.. Hanley is of the
opinion that an organization will result
that viii eventually include practically
all of the silve producers of the western
hemisphere which will enable them to
maintain a stable and fair price for the
metal. A committee to proceed with the
formation of the association will soon be
announced by the president of the con-
ference. Following the adjournment
of the Reno meeting, Mr. Hanley made
a brief visit to San Francisco
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
CONDITIONS At OREANO
ARE FAVORABLE FOR ORE
LETTER FROM SECRETARY COW
Frs OPERATIONS THE PAST
FEW MONTHS.

In order to keep the stockholders
fully advised regarding the progress
of development. the Oreano Mining
Dolan. has issued a letter under date
of September s, accompanying not
ice Of assessment to provide funds for
continuing the development of the
property. fine body of lead silver
ore has been found on the Oreano and
drifting westerly has proved the ore
continuous for 112 While no ore has
been in evidence the past so feet,
crosscut that is now being run has
passed through nine inches of good
ore and it is expected that the main
shoot will be picked up before the
wall of the vein is reached, The
Oreano is situated in a wonderfully
rich mineral section. being joined on
the north by the Sherman and Tama-
rack and on the south by the old
standard Mammoth, while east is the
West eHcla and Anchor which separate
it from the Hecla. The letter to the
stockholders follows in part:
Crosscutting the Vein.
Since last financial statement of date
April 1, 1928. one hundred forty seven
feet was driven on crosscut to the
vein, one hundred twelve feet on vein
and twenty-five feet of side-work in
vein The drift on vein has been
driven along the wall in the last fifty
feet of which approximately there
was no ore. crosscut of the vein
is now in progress, which when ex-
tended fifteen feet cut an ore streak
about eighteen inches in width carry |
ing about nine inches Of ore. The vein |
viii be completely crosscut with the /
hope and expectation, that more ore |
will be disclosed.
"The work done shows the ore to be
for length of over 112
feet In the width Of a drift thereon
Il would not make a commercial pro-
luct but ore of Shipping grade can be
sorted therefrom."
Financial Statement.
A statement of the financial affairs
IF the company shows total cash on
land April and received from assess
nents sS54714 Disbursements are
yiven in detail, the main item Of which
s s72677S for development, leaving
balance on hand. s151SO The annual
Meeting of stockholders of the COM
,any will be he'd on October 49,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
COOLIDGE AND THE OWL.
National Rennblican.

Calvin Cooldges most striking
characteristic is illustrated by a small
framed legend that hangs over the
fireplace in the Coolidge home in
Northampton, Mass. The legend reads:
"a wise old owl lived in an oak;
''The more he saw, the less he
spoke
1.-THE less he spoke, the more he
heard
"Why cent we be like that old bird ?"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
STEADY IMPROVEMENT At
M'PHILL|PS PROPERTY
GALENA APPEARS IN THE FACE
OF DRIFT-LooKs GOOD
TO MERRIAM.

At the McPhillips property, on Nine
Mile. which is being developed by
Stratton & Stratton, of this city, under
novel ten-dollar option plan which
has been described in former issues of
this paper, the results of development
are most encouraging Recently sam
pies were brought down taken from
the face of the tunnel which show a
little galena, and the formation and
all other conditions indicate that the
drift is approaching an ore shoot In
order to keep option holders informed
regarding the work and also to induce
the further purchase of options, STRAIT
ton & Stratton have just issued a let
ter, which contains a brief report from
Chas. f. O. Merriam, mining engineer
of this city, who visited the McPhillips
property on the 2Sth. The appearance
of galena as stated above apparently
confirms Mr.. Merriam's Impressions
as stated in the following extract from
his report:
What Merriam Says.
AT the time of my visit there was
a small stringer across the face, which
looked very encouraging. This seam
carried a soft blue talcy gOuge and
considerable quartz. This can not be
considered as a sure indication of ore,
but in both the Panhandle mine on
the east and the California mine on
the west, these blue seams were always
found in and close to the ore bodies.
probably the best feature is the
fact that on the south side of this
seam, there is some Revett quartzite
and hope to see this the predominant
ing rock within few feet.
1T is to be regretted that owing to
the lack of finances. the work advances
very slowly. If the stockholders could
only arrange to keep one shift work
ing steadily, or better yet, two shifts,
the ground would soon be prospected
to the extent that a real idea of its
value could be obtained. | realize the
difficulty at present of obtaining mon
ey for mining but | believe that your
associates should strain a point to
push this work"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13

~ made by the Cedar Greek Min
ing & Development company
last week which is significant
of what may be expected when further
development is accomplished from the
bottom of the shaft 200 feet below No.
tunnel Having sunk the shaft to
the depth stated, a crosscut was start
ed to the hanging wall of the vein, the
shaft having followed the foot wall
On No. tunnel level the best ore
was found on the hanging wall side
and it is expected that the crosscut
will result in finding the same con-
dtions at the additional depth. The
crosscut had been extended about 25
feet when it was found desirable to
provide more room for the placing of
tools and equipment and to obtain
this a drift was started westerly and
about ten feet from the shaft When
this had been extended a few feet,
small stringers of ore appeared and at
a distance of 20 feet the face showed
from Is inches to 2 feet of ore, COM
UOSeu IlOSllN Vi SlIedkS VI tltdH I'd
lena. Samples of the ore were sent
over Saturday by John Weyer, fore
man, to William Becker. manager of
the company. It is bright cube ga
almost free from zinc, with an oc-
cassional spot of copper pyrite. Fur
Their development of this ore will await
the completion of the crosscut to the
hanging wall. The ore at this place
was hardly expected. as the opinion
prevailed that the main shoot would
be found on the east side of the shaft.
as it is on the tunnel level.
Continue the crosscut.
Up to yesterday evening no further
news had been received from Cedar
Creek, but it is known that Mr.. Weyer
intended to proceed with the crosscut.
Assuming that the ore shoot on the
hanging wall side in the tunnel ex
tends to the new level, it may be found
that the rake has also carried it west
of the crosscut, but in any event, it is
confidently expected that it will be
equal in size and grade to the ore
above, with a strong probability that
it will be larger and better. With the
development of ore on this level. which
now seems reasonably certain, the
future of Cedar Creek as a producing
mine seems reasonably assured. On
the No tunnel level shoot of COM
mercial ore has been proved for $50
feet A similar showing has been eX-
posed in No. ?. which is connected /
with No. by a raise in ore the dis
lance between the two levels being
about $50 feet. The same shoot is also |
exposed in tunnel No. l, thus prac
tically proving the extent of the ore /
shoot 500 feet above No. 3 Assuming /
that the development from the bottom /
of the shaft will prove the ore on that !
level corresponding TO the showings
above, Cedar Greek will have a. known
ore body 700 fet in depth and $50 feet
in length, with all conditions indicating
that both dimensions will be extended
as the development of the mine pro-
crosses. With the evelopment plans
completed on the shaft level, Cedar
Creek is ready for mill, and that it
is understood will be the next step
taken by the management to place the
property on a productive basis.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13


~ report to the stockholders of
the independence Lead Mines.
Limited, has just been issued
by Henry b. Kingsbury of Mulian.
president of the company. The report
contains 16 pages. and in addition to con-
tanning a complete review of the de-
velopment work accomplished. ore ex-
posures, and outlining plans for further
development the report is illustrated
by Photographic views of the under
ground workings. a remarkable surface
picture showing the Independence
ground and its relation to the Morning
and Hunter mines joining it on the
west and east; also d report on tine
property by Stanley r. Moore mining
engineer; r. NJ Atwater, mining en-
fineer, of New York. and Julius p.
Hall, mining engineer, of Wallace. Ac-
campaigning the report Of the latter
are maps showing the various tunnel
levels with the position and extent of
ore exposed, and also the raise from
No. 4 tunnel and the important ore
shoot through which it recently passed.
The report is one that will give the
stockholders a very definite idea of
the condition of the property the re-
suits accomplished. and the outlook
for even more gratifying results to
follow the carrying out development
plans outlined
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
CALLAHAN REPORT
IN SECOND QUARTER
REPORT BY PRES. BORG
High Cost and Lower Metal
Prices a Combination That
Could Not Be Beaten
REPORT BY PRES. BORG

Could Not Be Beaten
y TOCKHOLDERS of the Callahan
Zinc-Lead company have received
"a report from John Borg, of New
York. president. covering opera
tons during the quarter ending June
30, this year Although the ore ship
ments during the period exceeded
/ those of the first quarter, the returns
were considerably less, due to a
decline in metal prices. At the same
time the company was carrying on
/ extensive development operations at
both the Callahan and Galena, which
added to the high mining costs. result
ed in d deficit for the quarter of SAP
666. At the Callahan crOsscut is
being run from the main working tun-
mel south which will prospect a large
block of virgin ground and in which
it is hoped to find new ore bodies.
The rrosscut will be upwards of $500
feet in length. At the Galena the shaft
"a
and No tunnel is being extended
easterly on the vein with very salts
factory results. President Borgs re-
port follows:
Report for Second Quarter
eve submit. herewith. report of op-
erations of the Callahan Zinc-Lead
company for the second quarter of the
year 1s2s:-
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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13

Cucumbers weighing 10000 tons are
often found in the Arctic circle
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
INDEPENDENCE LEAD
SUBJECT OF REPORT
MAPS OF WORKINGS
Quotes Favorable Reports
From Three Engineers
Development Plans

A N elaborate and comprehensive
N report to the stockholders of
( the independence Lead Mines,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
Stockholders

WILLFIND MINING NEWS
AND COMPANY NOTICES
OF INTEREST TO THEM
THE WALLACE MINER
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
Metal Quotations

Lead, 6.75@7o.
Silver, 63l &C
Zinc, 6.52@6.55c.
Copper, 1896.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13

Continued on Page %
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
CEDAR CREEK MAKES
IMPORTANT STRIKE
ORE ON SHAFT LEVEL
Crosscuting to Main Shoot
Company Has Large Prove
Ore Body---Mill Soon
ORE ON SHAFT LEVEL

A n important ore discovery was
~ made by the Cedar Creek Min
ing & Development company
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-13
Moore,s Candid opinion.

There is much in the report worthy
of reproduction, but perhaps the most
significant feature and one that will
appeal to the average reader, is the
report of Stanley r. Moore. Mr.. Moore
has been a resident of the Occur d'A-
lene district for many years and in the
practice of his profession has gained
an estimate knowledge of conditions
surrounding ore deposition in the dist
riot. He was superintendent of the
Success mine during the period in
which it reached the height of its
dividend career, and is now represent
ing group of Wallace and Spokane
mining men in the development of a
gold mine in Alaska or the Independ-
ence Mr. Moore says in his report adj
dressed TO Mr. FSjnasbufv.