Show MINING NOTES blound ap a ot ilo inanc the ontario shipments for the month of july will exceed that of any previous month since the 11 has been started at the white progressing water is coming in pretty lively in the west drift of lie but not in sufficient quantities to prevent its being handled conveniently AT the hawkeye mine the workmen are engaged in cutting a station on the levil on this leel they aro drifting for the vein the water is entirely under taft control of tho pumps and in the drift none to amount ta anything appeals to interfere with the work AT the lowell the workmen were about ready to commence cutting the station on the level everything is moving along smoothly and in the cow ae of a few weeks we leel confident from present indications and the flat teung prospects which now present themselves tint the lowell will mike some i ich developments in the vein THE carpenters are busily employed in diaming the timbers for the last chance mine A reservoir is being erected with a capacity of gallons of water to bo held in in case the new hoisting works should beet on fire 1 he old buildings used by the henrietta has been torn doran and the removed and burned the wilson bairett double compartment part ment shaft is down over feet the character of the formation being lime rock and porphyry and of such a haid firm nature that every foot of the way has to be blasted iho workmen average one foot per shift A whim has been made and will be erected as soon as some of it arrive aiom salt lake the vein dips to the north and will be crosscut as depth 13 attained in the shaft THE strike in ane susan a new claim at the head of white pine canyon located alongside of the great and silver bar is opening up nicely and has every indication of being ore snake cicek district if all the claim owners will develop their propel ties would boon take the lead there area number of excellent partly opened up which lequire the ex tuie of but few a dollars ard labor to make them valuable lira barnos company commenced sinking a double comportment chaft one month ago astei day and are now down ISO feel the being quartzite and dorph rv water coin minced coming mat the bottom of tho haft on ly bet not in sufficient to interfere with sinking the mouth ci c i the shaft is feet aiom the mr harang ton the f 01 eman expects to tap the vein it a depth of or COO feet it is acia intention to crosscut to the vein on the foot icylind lind at every feet thereafter ahti sinking continues the being done by mean of a whim are now being made by the comp iny to a building for the accomma lation of the aik oik men and alio for an office 1 he birn QS promises to bo ona of our leading mines in the near fullie new shaft at the lidy of the lake which ws commenced on the ath of june last his reached a of feet on the A station u being cut but feet more cm be sunk the chich time the shaft will have attained a depth ot feet here another station will be cut and drifting for the ein will be corn fenced briding u mg foi the foundation of hoisting which will be removed shift as soon as good hoisting works will be erected and are to be m readings rea dines to take the place of the whim when the is reached at which time the work ill be along vigorously not encountered water ol 01 a sufficient quantity as yet to with their operations in consequence of winch cicat enciu is felt the lady of ahr lake is a fane property ind e should be pleased at no dibiano day to learn of a rich strike being made w its borders all of the prospects in that portion of the district look well and are being in a practical as well as a scientific manner thursday wu visited vf sited the jones bonanza and were shown through the mine by the courteous forem n mr clark who made it cry pleasant for us we found that they are handling at present aiom 2 gallons of per minute from the main I 1 ledge on the level some very good essays assays have been made the ledge dips west and that on the dips east thereby biking a turn between the and levels on they commenced taking out the from the to the levels and alo al o from feet of drifts and tunnels which were full and finished this work on the morning of the following monday doing the on mccoid in the camp iho men worked like beavers to get the water out and breathed a sigh of relief when the last tank was hoisted to the top is being pushed ahcin and all present ap ces show that a cicat boom nonoi in thanai ilie cast now in about forty sh otting two w 11 defined walls the first south drift upon which is beng pushed abeid is some doity aho feet aiom the shaft showing nn excellent lede incised by wills as smooth as glass on the one of the finest ledges in the mine known as the ledge from the shaft and which is from ten to twelve feet in thickness and which louks excellent being to some aiken filin the ontario about every dav changes in the appeal ime of the ledge mat tafoi aie made thus showing tint the dollars of our daddies do not lie fir away mr duignan superintendent in has avci u to believe that one of finest mines in the couniri and that she will soon hold hoi own with anything in the country 1 lie pumps arii in fine running cordei and the wiy in wl ich the were vomiting water at the sui f ice shows that there 13 nothing to bo feared from both the lower stations ions snug and every thing in perfect running aider in moat partia ot ohp mine the is solid and consequently very little timbering has to be done an advantage which it has over most of the mines in our camp the anks above ground are kept very neat and clean and e ery thing is hi perfect order since the water his been taken out mr duigan 13 getting will rapidly as ho feels so good ow the outlook of the mine L |