Show ON THE MONTANA IDAHO LINE wallace idaho jan 24 the montana idaho copper company is performing a great service to the mine operators in the east coeur dalene region in its long and deep exploration near the montana idaho line at adair idaho says J G smith of saltese maltese Sal tese mont the tunnel has attained a depth of 1500 feet and will attain about 1800 feet at the objective which is a point under the monitor shaft the importance of this work will be realized when it is stated that the greatest depth attained on ore in the copper belt of the east coeur daleanes dAI dA lenes enes is about feet in the monitor shaft although that depth has been approached in the richmond the montana idaho tunnel will disclose conditions and provide knowledge of geological conditions at great depth which should be of value to operators generally it will provide dr drainage and a base for development on an important scale the monitor mine which is owned by the mon tana idaho is credited with a yield of 73 in copper gold ore the tarbox mining company has demonstrated the existence of large bodies of lead silver zinc ore in the east coeur calenes dA lenes these bodies are eleven to eighty feet wide and have been opened to a depth of 1000 feet by a shaft and and for long distances by drifts and crosscuts cross cuts convinced that he has disclosed resources of large area richard daxon who opened the mine now proposes to install a concentrator the property is well equipped for mining on an important scale |