The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11
CONDITIONS At THE ELK
ARE FAVORABLE FOR ORE
EXTRACT FROM REPORT ON The
PROPERTY BY c. A. FAY,
MINING ENGINEER.

The Elk Mining company of which
John f. Carson, of Mullan, is president
and manager, has issued an interest
ing report on it's property by c. A
Fay, mining engineer and assistant
superintendent of the Morning mine
The Elk company owns a group OF
claims joining the Morning on the
east forming part of an area that is
receiving much belated attention and
(which gives evidence of containing
arge bodies of lead silver ore. The
eport of Mr. Fay is of special interest
Morning mine and consequent famil-
iarity with all geological conditions
which have bearing on ore deposits
on Chloride hill, which has been so
prolific in mineral production through
the Morning mine. In his preliminary
statement Mr.. Fay says the Elk group
consists of three claims joined on the
north by the Independence and on the
west by the You Like, one of the Nor
ming group owned by the Federal Min
ing & Smelling company. After de-
scribing the formation, the faulting
system and its relation to the vein,
and the development openings, the
chief one of which is the Lucretia
tunnel. Mr.. Fay says:
Expose Big Mineralzed Vein.
THE work in the Lucretia tunnel
has been done almost entirely on the
vein; the result of which has been to
develop a strong vein well mineralized
with lead, iron, quartz, zinc and cop
per- The lead predominates, but is
not found in commercial quantities, as
the disclosure is too near the surface.
The possible productive part of the
vein where exposed in this tunnel is
from 80 to 40 feet in width.
There are three strong post-min-
eral faults traversing the vein. These
indicate a strong permanent vein. In
the Morning vein these are very
persistent feature. These faults fol-
low the planes of weakness, and
large vein is a plane of weakness.
1.-THE lower Elk tunnel which will
give an additional depth on the vein
Of 279 feet ct point beneath the La
cretia tunnel has been driven about
200 feet. The greater part of this dis
lance a streak of gouge or fault has
been followed which lines up fairly
we'll with the vein as exposed in the
Lucretia tunnel.
Chances Good for Ore.
"The formation on this tunnel is
Wallace formation and before the vein
| is encountered the north-south fault
will be crossed, after which the forma-
ton will be st. Regis or Revett The
streak or gouge in this tunnel may or
NAV not continue through the fault. II
if continues through the fault it Is
lprobably one of the post-mineral
faults following the vein. However
This can only be determined by driving
the tunnel.
"rhe lower Elk tunnel should be
driven under the vein as exposed in
the Lucretia tunnel. Ore may De
found there, but if not, and the vein
continues to be as strong as the up
per showing and if the amount oil
naturalization has increased or has
not diminished, then a crosscut should
he driven from the Gettysburg tun-
mol II the above conditions are found
there is an excellent chance of finding
ore in the latter crosscut
"rhere is very little possibility OF
finding the You Like vein in the Elk
Ground The You Like vein is small
n width and is not persistent II 1t
conld be followed east as far as tne
FIX ground it would possibly pass 10
the north"