Show springfield encounters GOOD ORE I 1 superintendent W B lively came down from the springfield yesterday with a handsome specimen of copper ore that carries more or less gold values the strike was made some time ago but was not announced owing to nobody having come down from the mine since the heavy fall fail of snow until mr Li arrival in wallace yesterday the ore was taken from the face of tunnel no 2 now in feet and at a vertical depth on the ledge of not to exceeded feet the ledge has been crosscut cross cut 13 teet feet the last blast showing no indications of the which leads to the belief that the ledge will prove to be 20 or more feet wide tunnel no 2 is being driven directly into the mountain and every foot of ext extension bension gives an additional foot depth on the vein and also shows an improvement in the grade of ore superintendent lively will continue extension of this tunnel throughout the winter and block out a large tonnage of ore for shipment next summer which will probably be treated by the smelter soon to be erected at saltese maltese Sal tese only 15 miles distant from the mine the springfield is a very desirable smelting smelling sm elting ore and the crude product of the mine will find not only a near but good market at saltese maltese Sal tese crosscut cross cut tunnel no 1 is now in feet and will be extended to the ledge which will require from 60 to 70 days work by two shifts this tunnel will open the vein several hundred feet below the surface and its completion will be an important event in the history of one of the most promising copper pro properties berties in the northwest the springfield ground 80 acres is all patented and ane affairs of the company are in excellent shape the stock of the company is largely owned by coeur dalene residents I 1 W hutton one of the co owners of the ireat great hercules mine be 1 ing among the more prominent share hold ers 41 mining ining journal wallace idaho |