Show F present resent conditions and future outlook fior F forthe L the consolidated mascot mines property y very recent developments at the consolidated mascot mines corporations properties on the east fork of Woo driver about twenty miles from hailey in blaine county idaho are beginning to attract wide attention in mining circles in fact the impression already prevails that disclosures altogether out of the ordinary are taking 6 place and this impression is emphasized pha sized as a result of the frequent visits to the mines by general manager charles peter who when closely questioned earlier in the month reluctantly admitted that lie he might have good news to impart a little later but not now only two weeks ago manager peter left for the mines accompanied compa nied by J J beeson the well known mining geologist and D J cook one of the best known mining superintend ants in the west who has been named as mine superintendent and who now is in active charge chang I 1 e of operations the affairs of the consolidated mascot mines corporal Cor i 0 n which only a few months ago was formed for the purpose of taking laking over all of the properties of the mascot mining A milling lilling company have been moving rapidly so rapidly that the first oba objective ec of the develop tile n nt t campaign now being energetically pressed is admitted admittedly close at hand the piaia main deep operal should be met with a perfect ventilating 6 system was recently installed and placed in commission A large numa rock drill sharpener was also added to the shop equipment which previously included a large air compressor for the operation of power drills together with complete blacksmithing and carpenter shop tools and materials now that it has been explained how and under tinder what conditions this splendidly rounded out mining enterprise is approaching its period of steady ore production and dividend earnings it will not be amiss to go back into the history of the undertaking and briefly sketch or review the accomplishments of the man who took hold of the proposition several years ago and who practically single handed A 1 I el V alp 11 all A 41 ii vv A of rim n 4 V I 1 J alx lx mir 7 r 4 A the surface buildings of tile the mascot COL managers Mn office power house view of some of iq in backa round dv tile the dwelling velling Doard hia and jair blink house vititia al vy ew ta tunnel the lydia V is ls now a dl distance stance of approximately lom 1000 feet is being advanced this big S operating tunnel with wn two shifts and a third shift will shortly be added the east drift in no 2 fissure was in a distance of binl feet froin 11 the tunnel highway on the while the drift in n ino 10 1 fissure was reported at feet on the same date it was impossible to get a statement from manager peter to that effect but the belief is prevalent that the drift in the tl e no 2 fissure is giving unmistakable evidence that the ejected pecked ore shoot which shows so big and rich in old biti 8 near tile the surface is certain to ac e encountered athill Vt hill im the estimated next 2100 feet as originally 11 ln order that no delays in the prosecution of this work and at times under most trying and dis coura in conditions has finally brought the proposition to a stage where there is nothing to hinder the major maj or determination which has ever been to give to the world another great mine in other words when charles peter first took hold of the proposition some seven years ago and after he had become absolutely convinced that he had secured properties in which the veins were richly endowed with corn commercial ial deposits of silver lead gold copper and zinc lie he vowed he would never quit until his judgment should be vindicated and that he could never be classed with the quitters it should be stated here that the property 0 of f the consolidated soli dated mascot mines corporation comprises four patented and twenty one lode mining claims embracing approximately 1000 acres see accompanying map in the warm warin springs Sp mining district blaine county idaho it is situated about twenty two miles north of hailey the chief town of the county and about twelve miles from gimlet a siding and station on the ketchum branch of the oregon b short line railroad the entire locality being environed by the boundary lines of the saw sawtooth tooth national forest reserve the patented claims are known as the oregonian oregonians Ore gonian silver fortt fortune ine snow clad and the P K the twenty one claims have all been surveyed for patent and the possessory title is perfect from hailey to the mines is only about an hours drive by automobile over a road which for the most of the way vay is a natural boulevard from gimlet the loading station the lations together with site for a large mill and an adequate 1 power plant one that would meet all requirements chen t the day arrived to begin outputting on an extensive scale through shipments of rich ores made by previous owners from comparatively shallow workings and through additional work performed at the instigation of general manager peter not only has much additional ore been placed in sight but 44 VW jr ME fj I 1 N aa J W Z A 4 7 0 view physical appearance of country embracing western of coal anys large group of claims companas comp anys predecessors built a road to the mines which now is all that can be desired for either light or heavy transportation por tation by automobile truck or wagon between the mascot properties and gimlet is located the north star mines mines and big milling plant of that company which is a subsidiary of the federal mining smelting smelling Sm elting company one of th the largest elargest if not the largest minin mining milling and smelting smelling sm elting concern in idaho or the west for that matter accurate knowledge was acquired concerning the character dip and trend of the various ledges that traverse the property all of this work requiring years of time study and expenditure of money has pointed unerringly to the course of permanent development and the location of the permanent operating tunnel and the tapping of the ore bearing fissure system at an additional depth of to 1800 feet on the opposite side of the canyon where most of the ground is located all of the work performed gives unchallengeable evl evi 4 1 f A t w 4 41 aa site of main operating lydia tunnel showing clearing in the timber where is to be greeted rree ted following the early disclosures and development of fine bodies of ore in what are now the patented claims of the company mr peter began the task of having the geology and vein systems of not only the chief claims but the entire region now embraced in the large mineral estate worked out to a degree that established the great potential value of the ground this work made it possible to carry on exploration and development along line s that could be utilized in finally fixing the location of permanent workings and camp inseal dence that this particular ground will prod produce tice ta amounts of commercially va valuable ore for years and years come at various times in the past mr peter ha has had the prop pr ani arties examined and passed upon by such well k known reputable engineers as E R of salt lake an eng en by neer whose counsel and expert advice is constantly sought boug the largest operating companies in this country by robert ober lately ay bell for many years state mine inspector of idaho and la by harold A I linke who OLIM SULI has just completed professional puo work ua in DIV mexico these sill eminent u authorities sop have been a unit iun m in td pacing Quis t favor T B JOA able judgment on these doid properties saja for the aill benefit of jo those who have alq recently become identified I 1 with LIJA and who IA ot have DAMI fallen heir to 01 r this magnificent ululau mining estate su as i 3 2 result of jo the organization of 0 the 31 consolidated mascot mines corpor bope by mr peter j izez and backed p by powerful financial eastern asso dates 3 it j seems pertinent to here 1 IDT 0 til introduce poll the summary and conclusions luois reached by uh engineer 0 maui 7 linke jui when his report on the properties was submitted he says the primary minerals are accessions ces issa suo from intrusive rock carried carrock pau through the fissures by ascending s solutions due to 01 comparatively ively recent i ground movement fissuring plue and shattering SULI has taken place dould resulting in ui ull the formation 11 of jo minute lUl DillU cracks SJ PYU arid crevices through 1121 which the downward percolating mcl z waters have carried the III minerals beached leached from up the upper boddil zone 1 PUB and so of these minerals slam on lio the humid primary X ores PUB and in LIT the country rock forms the zone of ja secondary sulphide enrichment due to 01 1 the porosity of jo the all rock these descending waters S may carry their LU mineral cialli burden to 04 considerable depth H however MO the country rock being a d precipitant 0 mineral elul IL values are in U the all rock ui in ull the whole downward course DS of jo the solutions sumi I 1 am of jo the opinion ull that 4 up the ydia elpel tunnel is sl in ui the aill upper part laud of jo ie enriched zone conclusion I 1 consider the lotion lothe of jo the lydia j tunnel to 01 have en particularly well selected for at 41 depth of jo the al oregon ti lan Silver fortune snow clad PUB and t K ground jj if hoped for en ament lu 11 bo not encountered in the llast islia mentioned it q si is likely to ol be su as regress sl is made amu toward the east japell the silver fortune etc for further the advance UT in this tp di echon u the greater is sl the vertical W attained IV at any rate rich ems jo f primary ld X ore will y be encountered alon with the al r grade aab bodies of JO silver pua lead bulz anc milling depending ores the latter au upon bod the al extent of jo en ment li t si said that juill the north star ne I 1 is in U the same geological hori on sa as LIT the mascot enlea valuable alq ores ul itlie mine and pu ut in the al 3 ce mine e adjoining DIU are found at demable de rable depths 0 T u CO m r s 0 tj 0 in r z vol if 0 C M tj 0 b 0 in milling the ores there will und undoubtedly be several metallurgical problems to solve but it is safe to say that none will be insurmountable the east drift on the oregonian oregonians Ore gonian vein ought to be advanced as rapidly as possible in order to open up the probable ore ahead of the present face the main tunnel ought to be pushed at all possible speed and at minimum cost the property is an exceedingly promising one and an active campaign of exploration and development is well warranted warra ned I 1 do not recommend mining the high grade ore from the silver fortune workings at present for the reason that it will be a costly matter to transport the ore down the hill to the road in a short time when the lydia tunnel cuts through this body of ore at depth and it is developed on the lydia level the whole body may be mined and milled surface improvements in addition to the shaft house on the silver fortune claim and the structures at the mouth of the perkins tunnel etc ample provision has been made for the comfortable housing of men animals supplies and machiner machinery y owin owing to the fact that a lar large lare e portion of tile the property is covered by heavy stands of spruce and pine tin timber iber the value of which to the company is probably greatly in excess of all structural improvements have been made of logs cut on the ground some of these buildings 6 s are shown in in accompanying photographs an while some of the buildings b have been erected since these photos were taken at and near the portal of lydia operating tunnel one building feet together with blacksmith shop change rooms etc li have ve been constructed across the stream below the tunnel and homes for miners with families have been built one of these is feet containing three rooms while others are feet and contain two commodious rooms there also is a commodious managers office superintendents home power house boarding and bunk house a compressor house and machine shop feet carpenter shop timber sheds etc taken in their entirety these improvements represent a large outlay and they constitute a camp in which working and livili living li viii conditions seemingly leave nothing to be desired but general manager 6 peter is not content to stop here he fully senses the future importance of the enterprise and the necessity that must soon exist for the community interests of the camp if the greatest efficiency and well being of the companas comp anys employees is to be realized pie he plans making t the camp of peter one of the most healthful and pleasant places in which to live and make life worth the living here nature has contributed almost every charm beautiful scenery magnificent ent forests spar sparkling klina b cold mountain streams and a delightful invigorating climate it is the set purpose therefore to provide this ideal spot with a large commodious community hall for social and amusement purposes this building as planned by mr peter will contain a music room library dancing floor pool hall and conveniences for theatrical entertainment tain ment moving pictures lectures religious services etc A school building also will be erected while a bath house barber shop general store and oher community conveniences are included in the plans now being figured out including t 11 the establishment of a postoffice post office so that as the enterprise d develops e the town of peter will be counted as a most desirable place in which to live the camp already is provided with an adequate supply of pure spring water this is piped down the mountain side for a distance of 1000 feet and is then piped into the various buildings where required I 1 the camp also is connected up tip with the outside world bl the companas comp anys complete telephone system nine miles long an and connecting with the mountain states T T company s the north star private wires tern tein at property also connect conn the various mine workings with the power house of office fice board in ing house etc to the great convenience and advantage of every department no ino attempt has been made in this necessarily short review I 1 of the properties and conditions surrounding the consolidated S Ala mascots scots great mining enterprise to discuss and explain de tails delatin relating to the thousands of feet of mine workings ore on exposures etc these must come through detailed reports report so 0 the management as the years go by but the map of the prop pro 1 erty the picture showing the portal of the main operating tui turf nel the clearing of timber in the foreground upon which a cf bi big 6 milling 6 plant is to be erected the picture showing some som 2 of the buildings of the camp and the other picture the nature and lay of the ground on which a half dozen of the th companas comp anys claims are located must i suffice at this time the western mining world doffs its hat to general man illan 3 ager 6 charles peter for the manner in which he has handle this position proposition po from the be beginning annin and for a large port portion iono of the time under tinder most trying discouraging circum circumstances sta nc e s a and n it congratulates those now interested with him on being ei ng able abl to join in in an undertaking that has been so splendidly rounded gounde out for them |