The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-03-15

OF the Cedar Creek Mining e
" Development company re-
turned from the property
the first of last week, after spending
several days inspecting operations.
When he left, the station for the shaft
ON No. 3 tunnel level had been com
pleted with the exception of a little
more rock TO be broken in the roof to
provide room for the gallows frame
/ This work was doubtless completed
several days ago and it is probable
the hoist is now in operation The
SHAFT had been sunk 10 feet, timber
ed and everything in readiness to
proceed with sinking as soon as the
hoist was in position and dumping
arrangements completed The shaft
starts on the foot wall. following
shoot of clean ore about Is inches
wide and also two or three feet lower
grade ore This ore is practically all
lead silver. the amount of zinc being
negligible. The purpose is to follow
the ore along the footwall to a depth
of 200 feet the management regard
ing this safer and more economical
than to sink a vertical shaft and then
crosscut to the vein. For the present
the company will use a small Ana
conda hoist. which will meet all re-
quirements to a depth of 100 feet. In
the meantime as soon as the snow dis
appears larger hoist on No. 2 tunnel
level will be moved down and install
ed in place Of the small one. This
hoist is good for 400 feet or more.
crosscut the Vein.
Development of Cedar Creek has
disclosed two ore shoots. one on the
foot and one on the hanging wall, with
milling ore between. The largest Of
these shoots is on the hanging wall
side, and it is proposed. when the
shaft is down 100 feet. to crosscut to
the hanging wall to prove the contin-
uance of the shoot downward and at
a depth of 200 feet the same plan will
be followed. Present development
work indicates that these ore shoots
widen as depth is gained, and the
limited work in the shaft bears out
that conclusion. 1t is the purpose of
the management to push work in the
much confidence is felt that the ex-
ploration Of the vein at an additional
depth of 200 feet will place Cedar
Creek in position for production. The
next step will then be to provide a
mill and to this the management has
already given some attention The
has an abundance of saw
timber on it's ground and a sawmill
which will quickly convert it into
lumber for the mill when desired Ca
oacty of mill and character of equip
nent will be taken up when tonnage
S demonstrated by the completion of
,lans being carried out Altogether
he outlook is decidedly favorable for
'edar Greek to become a steady pro-
ucer before the year is out.
Help the North Side.
The outlook for early production by
'edar Creek is perhaps the most
heering feature of the mining situa-
ion on the North Side The talk of
estoring the railroad up Prichard
reek will never get beyond talk until
here is actual tonnage in sight to be
auled There are numerous mining
roperties which promise to become
Productive mines and which actually
ave considerable ore in sight and
ave in the aggregate shipped consid-
rable ore at irregular times. But
hat is needed is at least one mine
18th ore blocked out that viii insure
teady production and assured reve-
ne for railroad. When the North
ide has such a mine the greatest bar
Ter in the way of rebuilding the rail-
Dad will have been removed. Cedar
reek promises to be the mine, and
hen it is the chances are altogether
lvorable that the railroad will follow.
nd also renewal of mining activity
hat will bring in other steady pro-
ucing mines on the North Side