The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-05-03
NORTHWEST NJ. 8 NJ. CO.
TO START DEVELOPMENT
FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHo-
SHoNE-oN NINE MILL
NEAR CITY LIMITS.


holders of the company, but which
also promise results of the greatest
Importance to the people of Wallace
Perhaps the most notable feature OF
new mining development during the
past few years has been the discovery
of commercial ore bodies in the vicin-
ity of Wallace. These include the
Western Union. two miles northwest
the Galena. TWO miles west the
Argentine two and half miles west,
and the Sister hardly a mile north
east while i'm almost all other direc-
tions persistent work is going on up
to practically the limits of the city. In
this connection it naturally follows
that the Northwest Mining q Milling
company should renew its efforts to
find pay ore. and with that end in
view orders have been placed for ne
cessary equipment and operations will
begin within the next few weeks, ac-
oording to announcement by r. +. Nc
Govern. president of the company.
Favorable Location.
The property of the Northwest com
pany consists of three patented claims
lying across Nine Mile, about half a
mile north of the n =. depot, about
500 feet on the west side of the can
yon, and 1900 on the east. The main
opening on the property is a tunnel
Just above the wagon road. This tun-
mel cut the vein in about $50 feet,
showing it to have a dip to the south
of about so degrees and a general
easterly and westerly course. 1t was
followed westerly about 800 feet
varying in width from to feet its
composition being mainly tale and
soft vein material along with much
calcite This tunnel was started in
the Wallace formation, and although
"a little lead silver ore was encounter
ed from time to time, a permanent
ore shoot was not expected until the
quartzite formation was reached.
which, according to Fred r. ireen.
engineer and geologst well known in
this district, now deceased, should be
about 300 feet from the end of the
tunnel To drive that distance would
cross the section line of Northern Pa
cific land, and as a satisfactory agree
ment could not be reached with that
company work was discontinued in
that direction and a two compartment
shart was sunk on the vein near the
point where it was intersected
Conditions. Better on East Side
This shaft was sunk $50 feet and |
from the bottom a drift was run 800 /
feet east passing under the creek to /
p point beneath the powder maya
zine on the opposite side of the can
,on. Here work was discontinued and
'or several years nothing further was
lone in the way of development ow-
ng 90 unfavorable mining conditions
Assays OF ore taken from this drift
eturned per cent lead 34 ounces
iilver and 1922 per cent calcite. Sur
ace Investigations during the past
ear made by Mr.. McGovern himself
Who is a practical miner of wide ex-
ierience, and John H. Nordquist mi
ing engineer of this city indicate
hat conditions are more favorable on
he east side of the canyon. Much /
uartzite float was found near the
ottom of the hill, some Of it showing
alena associated with much iron, and
lrther mp the hill the quartzite in
lace was found outcropping Futh-
r evidence of the quartzite formation
as recently disclosed at the Sister c
n the opposite side of the hill, where
ne long sought ore shoot was found u
Quartzite formation Following his Fl
Mr.. Nordquist made cl
'rmal report on the property. dated pi
pml 1, 1928, i'm which he said: al
Formation Explained. W
THE Northwest Mining & Mming in
'mpany has been doing most of its &c
svelopment along Nine Mile canyon
long that canyon the formation is G.
'arly an Wallace and St Regis, be pc
q more or less broken and not in m
ace; but on the west and east sides. of
I'd on the east side in particular, the W,
is quartzite, which is the er
ost favorable for finding ore bodies. 25
y continuing the east drift from the We
ttom of the SHAFT the quartzite zone to
Guild be encountered in about 100
et and from there on great depth Wa
"a De obtained and most likely ore a
dies will be found" Id
Acting upon this opinion, which is TO
nhrmed by julius =. Hall. another tn,
I'll known mining engineer of this ert
~ Mr. McGovern states that an
ictrc hoist has been ordered from tn,
e Occur d'Alene Hardware K Foun- be
y company which will soon be in I'll
allied. Power viii be obtained from to
e Montana Power company. whose
lnsmission line crosses the property. wi
d ARRANGEMENTS have been made for leo
)tor and transformers. as well as all
her necessary equipment The pro- lin
rty is ideally situated for transpor- a
ton, being crossed by the Northern WI
cifc railroad and the highway up pa
ne Mile Tb
To Old Stockholders. COZ
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