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Show hi-dom is DBIFTIKG 01 281 Only 23 Feet Remain to Be Driven to Objective Point on Eighth Level. Development work In the Nevada-Douclas Nevada-Douclas la eald to continue to bring to light highly gratifying conditions. A report rccontly given out by A. J. Orem, general superintendent, rcada: In the Ludwlg tho olghth level advanced 81.8 feet during the month of October. This leaves only twenty-three twenty-three feet to be driven In order to reach the objective point, and from thU point a raise of thirty-eight feet will glvo connection with tho bottom bot-tom of tho 750 winze. The 800 drift la at present In limestone, but has. skirted tho west end of the oro body for about twonty-flvo feet. Tho crosscut to the east, fifteen feet back of the present face, has been driven twenty-five feet In ore, which la averaging av-eraging about 6.5 per cent coppor. The ore la mill In the face. From the prenent Indications this body will bo larger upon thla level than upon the level above. At the Canting Copper the two drifts driven south, about thirty feet apart, aro both In ore averaging about 8 per cent copper. Thin makes one compact oro body about 200 feet long and thirty to fifty feet wldo. with oro still continuing south. Tho entire masa Is broken and shipped without sorting, with avorago smel-tor smel-tor controls running 8 per cent copper. cop-per. We aro now driving a crosscut southeast from tho main drift on the 200 level and putting up two raises, all of which aro driven directly for the ore body above. |