The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-06
PROGRESS At HECLA
NEW SURFACE PLANT
CAR OF STEEL ARRIVES
Foundation for Main Building
Near Completion go I'm
watering the Mine

II is stn too early TO attempt to
make any definite prediction as to
when the Hecla Mining company
win be in position to resume pro-
duction. The fire that swept away
the surface plant occurred on July 70.
Much time was required to adjust the
insurance, restore railroad tracks and
clean up the ruins, but with all these
accomplished much progress has been
made toward the reconstruction of
buildings and with the foundations and
other preliminary steps completed, the
work of reconstruction will proceed
more rapidly James f. Mccarthy,
general manager of the Hecla com
pany, stated yesterday that while at
times progress seems slow. he was on
the whole very well satisfied with the
work accomplished and anticipated no
delay in the restoration of the plant
proper leaving other work not essen
tial to the operation of the mine to be
taken mp later
Present Situation.
Good progress is being made in the
of a concrete retaining
wall and foundation for the main build
ing which will contain the compressor.
hoist and headhouse. A new concrete
wall has been built for the dry and
change room. which stood just back
Of the old shaft house. The outer wall
Of this large concrete room was the
only part damaged and it is this that
has been replaced The room is also
being replastered
Excavation for retaining wall and
foundation of the building to house
the blacksmith shop, machine shop and
store room has been completed and
placing concrete for retaining wall is
now in progress. This building is just
west of the shaft
Structural Steel Arrives.
The first carload of steel for the
main building has arrived from Grand
Forks b. c.. and the second car is on
the way This steel is the skeleton
Of buildings formerly used by the Gran
by Smelling & Refining company at
Grand Forks and was left when the
company transferred its operations to
AnyoX The steel was found to be in
4 perfect state of preservation and well
adapted for the frame work Of the main
IIecla building It's purchase by the
iecla company after a personal in
ipection by Mr.. Mccarthy saved much
me as well as making very sub
tantal reduction in the cost
THE nigh cribbing VIII not be rebuilt
~
what was formerly the business sec
ion of Burke will be confined to
ondut. removing the channel further
mt toward the road and the railroad
rack will also be moved out in the
anne direction. providing room for the
)ading bins.
All Ore Recovered.
The ore that was in the bins and in
he sorting plant at the time of the
re- and which fel to the ground when
he flames destroyed the buildings. has
II been picked up and shipped to the
ill at Gem.
Mine Almost Unwatered.
This morning the water in the Hecla
line had been lowered to a depth of
MY rect lncneS on the IlOOf OF
ne 1000 level, and it is now only
latter of a few DAYS. possibly a week
hen the water will be below the level
nd the restoration of the mine to nor
ial condition will soon follow. 1t is
OF anticipated that the water has
iused any serious damage to the big
ectric pump and equipment on the
200, other than possibly making it
ecessary to rewind the motors