OCR Text |
Show , ALTA BRIEFS. Alia sent down three cars of ore to the Pioneer Sampler August 8th. t Ot j Snmplcs from tho Altn-St. I-ouls show 100 ounces silver besides lend if ml gold. "f Ot .'t Tho Continental Alta employs some 7,1. to 100 men nnd this forco Is likely tbo increased soon. Samples of ore from tho Columbus Con. show 12 to 20 per cent copper nnd lift ounces of silver to tho ton. I'Alta is 18 miles from the railroad and hns to pay $3,50 a ton for hauling the ores ol her mines by team thnt distance. It Is easy to see tho result j hen n ralltond reaches tho camp. 4 vt .i i Borne 125 men nro employed by the CohimhUB Con. In their mlno nnd mill and tho company Is shipping from (,050 to 1,200 tons of oro a month. This nilioiitit will easily bo Increased as toon ns a railroad reaches tho camp, |