Show The Independence The board of directors of the Independence Inde-pendence Mining company whose possessions pos-sessions embrace a very large area at Blnghum has Just been reorganized with John N Whitney as president Jorcmlah Schonck vicepresident George Romney Jr treasurer und John II MIddlemiss secretary and treasurer treas-urer the olllcttrs with W 31 Booth Jr constituting the directorate At the same meeting a contract was let for driving the I New Voik tunnel which has now been put in a distance of 250 feet an additional 300 feet the management man-agement expecting lo lap the big vein L at 11 depth of SOU feet below he surface before the contract has been completed Jn the upper workings on the vein the management reports a good body of oro showing 3 per cent copper 15 percent per-cent lead and 1J ounces silver per ton To open up the Woodman No 2 the board let a contract for a similar amount of work the tunnel which Is now In fortyfive feet to be pushed to the vein with all possible energy It was learned yesterday that the control of the Independence has been bonded to Eastern parties for a very large sum and that figuring In the option arc some very prominent capitalists |