The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-11-15
MUCH ORE IN SIGHT
IN OLD PRODUCERS
NEW MINES COMING IN
Facts That Dispel Fiction Re
garding Future of Mining
in Occur dAlenes

n TOT SINCE the early days.
IN when many of the great mines
which m d e the district
famous were in the making,
has the outlook been brighter for
new producers. and the Miner would
like to impress this fact upon those
who are at times disposed to be ap-
prehensive lest the mines which have
for years been pouring out their
wealth may eventually become ex-
hausted with no new mines to take
their place. In the first place, the
man who is permitting his thoughts
to run in that direction is simply
borrowing trouble which in all hui
man probability will never become a
reality. 1t was only a few days ago
that the manager of the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan, testifyng in the gold and
silver inquiry held in this city, said
that the known ore reserves of the
great Kellogg mine were sufficient to
maintain present production for "sev-
eral decades" this, too after the
mine has been steadily productive for
thirty five years. The Morning,
which has a record of production
almost as long, is known to have a
bigger and better ore body on its
deepest level than ever before The
Hecla has ore in sight for approx
mately ten years, with untold possi-
bilities of development below the 1000
level. The Tamarack is an infant
compared with the years of pro-
ductive life that is practically as
sured in carrying out plans now under
way for deep DEVELOPMENT The Her
cules has several years of assured
production, with possibilities of find
ing new ore bodies that will give it
a new lease of life. Discovery of
new ore bodies at Success has placed
that famous mine in position to
duplicate it's former record of pro-
duction. and the same is true of the
Hunter, which will soon resume regu-
lar shipments while the Callahan is
simply idle awaiting a more favorable
market for zinc Thus it is evident
that so far as the big producers are
concerned there is no cause for APP
prehensiOn.
Outlook for New Producers.
In all parts of this great district
there are mining properties III tine
prospective stage that give every evil
dence of becoming mines, but passing
these there are many others which
are actually in position to become
producers and which may rival the
great mines which have long been
active. There is the Star, in which
a vast tonnage of ore is actually
known to exist and which will soon
be placed upon a productive basis by
the Hecla and Bunker Hill companies
The Star. from the standpoint of
tonnage and number of employees,
will take rank among the great mines
of the district. and will also provide
the nucleus for an electrolytic zinc
plant which will eventually provide G
local market for the zinc product Of
the Occur d'Alenes.
On Pine creek at least two mines,
the Constitution and Nabob will be-
gin shipping within the next few
weeks and both have mills and a
large tonnage of ore available. In
the same section the Amy Matchless
is Just completing a mill and will
probably be productive soon after the
first of the year. and the Highland
Surprise, with mill and all other
equipment is planning on
regular production in the spring.
Besides these there is the Douglas
with a large tonnage already de-
veloped, the Sidney, the Lookout
Mountain, the Hilarity, the Little
and other Pine creek prop
critics that have every evidence of
becoming productive mines.
Around Wallace.
Two miles west of Wallace the Ga
lena is steadily advancing to the
productive stage, owned and being
developed by the Callahan Zinc-Lead
A mile north is the West
ern Union, from which shipments
provide funds for its own develop
ment and at which the outlook could
hardly be better for a great mine.
Three miles up Nine Mile the Nc
property. which two months
ago was suddenly transferred by a
strike from an obscure
to a condition that has all
the earmarks of a mine. and has
given an impetus to mining in that
section which may reasonably be eX-
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