Show SIMON SILVER LEAD MINES tonopah To miner C C boak vice president of the simon silver lead mines company of mina nev is in receipt of telegraphic advices advises from the management at mina to the effect that great excitement prevails in the community over the developments in the mine as work progresses in the crosscut on the foot level the crosscut which is being run from the is now out in the neighborhood of twenty five feet every inch of which is in solid sulphide ore of a very much better grade than on the level above the gold values which were low on the upper levels have more than doubled and there is a very material increase in the silver content while the lead values have also increased this ore body stands nearly perpendicular cular and on the level above is 77 feet in width and had been drifted on for feet with the faces of both the east and west drifts still in solid ore and without encountering a break when it is remembered that the largest part of the surface droppings crop pings lies some distance east of the most easterly point yet attained by the east drift and that geologists have traced the contact and ledge on the surface for approximately one mile on the companas comp anys estate the possibilities for this companas comp anys future appear well nigh illimitable work is being pushed as fast as possible and it is the intention of the management after advancing the crosscut to the hanging wall to drift easterly along the to a convenient point to upraise the large commodious permanent shaft capable of handling the great tonnage which will eventually be required of it the stock of the simon silver lead mines company was called for the first time on the san francisco stock exchange yesterday with sales at application for listing on the new york curb is being prepared mining men returning from the new district reported feverish excitement developing into a full fledged boom the little town of mina is filled to overflowing a contract has just been let for the erection of a fine commodious hotel and an application for a charter for the mineral county bank to be under the management of the wingfield simon interests has been filed |