Show THE SHAFT it aill be run down us rigidly as three shifts can drift it james berry kajs he creole is 1001 ing better than ever before about tle crescent Crea cent or tle annl est wll ore the goodside mine was up tins week and U e shaft Is i ow going down as rapidly as three shifts can drive it the machinery at the prop erty was thoroughly overhauled and put in first class shape ibid is strong enough to go down dept it feces sary the work being done on the goodside Is of more importance per hapa than most people think for in our estimation estima tiou it means a gei eral ex of treasure hill at depth and j with mr kearns in charge the work will be done rapidly and thoroughly the best posted and the poorest in formed miners in the camp agree on one thins and that is that there is abill another rich mine on the above 1111 and the belief is growing that the pre ent developments being prosecuted in the goodside by mr kearns will be tl e means of uncovering it CAMP houston aud greenan are still hauling supplies to the crescent mine aud making active preparations for hard w ork through the winter the writer is informed that both leaders leasers have 1 lenty of ore in sight the anchor mine paid off monday the baly west monday and the boys at the ontario and paly mines ontario and marsac mills and at the tunnel got their checks wednesday which tact settles kiy day in this camp for the present mouth the machinery for the baly est concentrator arrived this week and has been delivered at the mill where a strong force ia placing it in position as rapidly as possible mr daly says 1 e hopes to 1 ive the plant in operation not later alun uary ast 1st 1890 A L dahlgreen and partners pirt ners have laid in auppl es and will work their group of claims in blue ledge district all winter the boys have a splendid showing at present and I 1 ope to 01 en a bonanza by tt e time summer comes again there is something in the wind con necked with the crescent property for the ore bodies of the lower levels have all been thoroughly sampled during the post week it is hardly probable that the samples are being made for the use of the company as it certainly knows tl e exact condition of the property la that some of tie big shelters smelters sm elters are negotiating with the company in order to get its lead ores as that class of rock has been and still Is very scirce and hard to get hold of 0 o information is obtainable 1 at tl e company s ottice hie concentrating plant aerating de rating on ores from tl e and M alte kock properties in can on 1 as been closed down L G hardy v 0 was in charge of the property for mr A II 11 cannon says it Is too cold to do rood work as owing to tl e large quantity ot zinc in the ore 1 it requires exta ext a careful handling mr hardy thinks however tl at the mine will pay to work will resume oper athons in the spring b james berry of the creole mine informed the writer yes berday that a birge body of high grade ore hid been uncovered in that prop erty week and that the outlook for the future was extremely promas ing tl e creole mr berry says has in tie past presented some strange freaks in that large bunches of rich ore ore that was far superior to any thing in the camp have been found bedded in low grade rock hen arst encountered it has always looked like a bonanza but would soon out and leive only the second class rock ahat has been the mine s history to date but the present fand caroe in a different way was a gradual improve ment and mr berry Is thoroughly convinced tint the pay chute is going to continue and put the owners on their feet give them a lust reward or tl P faith aud energy expended in developing the mine OKE SHIPMENTS hollowing Iol lowing is the ore shipments the sampler for the present week balver hing anchor concentrates 00 est concentrates total pounds 1121 |