The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-10-11
STRIKE BIG SHOOT
ORE At CEDAR CREEK
% FEET MILLING ORE
Considerable of ShipPin g
Grade--Strike in Drift From
Bottom of Shaft

X AMPLES OF ore from the new
strike 10y the Cedar Creek Min
+, ing X Development company
were brought over the first Of
the week by John Meyer, foreman at
the mine and one of the large stock
holders of the company The ore was
struck in the drift being run westerly
from the bottom of the shaft. sunk
200 feet from No. tunnel and indi-
Gates a large ore body on the new level
which seems to insure the future of
Cedar Creek as a producing mine.
After sinking the shaft, which fol-
lowed the footwall of the vein. to
depth of 200 feet, a crosscut was run
~ feet to the hanging wall Stringers
of ore were encountered and were still
in evidence in the face when work
was discontinued. About ten feet from
the shaft the crosscut passed through
a strong streak of quartz with more
or less galena scattered through it,
and on this drifting was started west
erly several weeks ago The showing
rapidly improved as the drift ad-
vanced, and when about 60 feet had
been accomplished there was almost
two feet of high grade milling ore in
the face and other pay of lower grade.
At this point it was decided to cross
cut the ore to determine its extent
and the result is best indicated by the
large chunks of ore brought over by
Mr. Weyer and exhibited by William
Of no
Big Body of Milling Ore.
The first few rounds advanced the
crosscut about feet in ore that is
estimated to average 20 per cent lead,
with which is associated some zinc.
The next round broke into practically
barren ground for a width about three
feet Just beyond this barren spot
streak of practically clean ore 8 inches
wide came in. as well as numerous other
lesser streaks and sull beyond this
the extension of the crosscut dis
closed solid shoot of high grade ore
fully 20 inches wide, as well as much
other ore of good but lower grade
Summed up, the crosscut % feet in
length exposed an ore shoot for that
width, less about three feet of barren
ground. making % feet of high grade
milling ore which includes consider
able ore of shipping grade. How long
this ore shoot is of course remains TO
be determined, but it must be as
sumed that the development of this
correspond to the length of the ore
on the levels above, which is upwards
Of 500 feet II may therefore be as
sumed that the develoument Of this
apparently great ore body on this
deepest level will insure ample ton
mage for a mill.
Reward for Long Effort.
There are few if any, mining prop /
critics IN the Occur d'Alene district that .
can show a better record for con-
tinuous and well directed development /
than Cedar Creek The work has
been carried on almost wholly through
and nothing but absolute
faith in the property and careful man
agement made it possible for stock
holders to carry the heavy financial
load from year to year An inspec-
ton of the mine and equipment pre-
sents the best evidence that every
dollar was spent with the idea of get
ting the best results for the eXpendi
ture The company has a sawmill and
an abundance of saw timber. and il
is expected that the matter of erect
ing a mill will soon be given atten-
ton