The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-04-12
.AMAzON-D|XIE SUBJECT
OF REPORT BY J.P. HALL
SUGGESTS BLOCKING OUT ORE
TO JUSTIFY A MlLL-coM-
MENDS MANAGEMENT.

An exhaustive report ON the Anna
zon- Dixie mine has just been COM
pleted by julius p Hall. mining en-
gineer, of this city. 1t covers every
phase of the property including geol-
ogy. character and extent of develop
ment equipment, ore showing, as
says. maps, photographs both surface
and underground, and numerous other
features regarding this well known
company and property. The property
is located on the headwaters of the
St Regis river at Sildix Mont, and
about a mile and a half from the Ida
no line A vast amount of develop
ment work has been accomplished
and the property is provided with
modern machinery and equipment a
complete list of which is included in
Mr.. Halls report as is also descrip
ton of the various workings. The to-
tai amount of development work ac-
complished by drifts. crosscuts. shaft
and raise is 1913 feet. practically
three miles, and the cost of this with
the elaborate equipment, buildings,
etc, is estimated by Mr. Hall at ap-
proxmately 100000.
Formation True to Form.
Mr.. Hall refers to the classification
of the sedimentary formations assoc
ciated with the ores of the Occur
dAlene district and their relative po-
sitions, quoting Mr.. Ransome in pro-
paper No. 62 on the geology
OF the district: 1.-The photographic !
unit above the Revett quartzite has
been named the ST. Regis formation |
because of its extensive developments
about the headwaters of the st. Re-
gis river" the latter and the Burke
quartzite being the formations in
which the ore bodies are usually
found Applying this to the Amazon
Dixie Mr. Hall says: "The surface of
the Amazon Dixie shows glacial gra-
vel deposits, the Wallace shale and
the st. Regis quartzite. The 700 level
is in the ST. Regis and the 1900 is in
Revett quartzite. BY compar-
son with other properties in the
Occur dAlenes it will be readily seen
from it's geological position why the
ore body of Amazon Dixie should be
deep bedded."
Values Increase With Depth.
Commenting on Amazon Dixie ore.
Mr.. Hall gives a series of assays
made by II. c. Adami, of this city
samples being taken from the 900.
100 and 1900 levels, showing a pro-
gressive increase in value as depth is
gained, the last one from the 1900 re-
turning 3.4 ounces in silver, ia per
cent lead and IL per cent copper, and
adds AT depth the siderite is being
by both galena and chalco-
Dyrite with the lead showing in lenses
from the copper From the
Increase in values of copper, lead and
silver on the 1900 level, / believe
'aise near station 1912 and one (:
through to the 100 level near station
SOS would block out enough ore to
make plans for a mill justihable"
Praise for Management.
In conclusion Mr.. Hall says: THE
Amazon- Dixie is one of the best
properties in the Occur
pAlenes, under the same stage of de-
elopment. 1t is not a proposition
whereby few people became wealthy
Trough the sale of stock The money
S being put in the ground. The man.
cement deserves credit for the
mount of development compared
nth the expenditure of the stock
olders' money. For an engineer to
lake a positive statement that the :
roperty is mine at this time would
e foolish. 1t has merit and is at
tage of development whereby results
lay be expected with comparatively
NAH expenditure. As stated before
ON the propertys geological posi-
on, it is to be expected that the top