Show COPPER BASIN NATIVE METAL While Sinking for Water Miners Break Into Native Copper That the tho Gold Top Mining company property properly nine miles from Battle Mountain Mountain Moun Moun- i tain has been placed In an important light as ns a n producer of ot tho the Copper Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin district is emphasized b by tho r re recent cent discovery of or a strong vein of oC copper copper copper cop cop- per discovered at depth says saya att the tho Battle Battle Battlo Bat- Bat tle Mountain Scout The claims formerly known as the Pedro group have havo been mined for or gold and silver gold values running high the tho ore are showing copper stain with traces of at copper heretofore not of ot sufficient sufficient suf sur- value luo to warrant saving saving- Considerable development work has been dono done at the mine n n. crosscut tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel nol of oC over feet leet run with extensive drifting There Thera is blocked out and In Inthe Inthe the lie dumps of oC the tho company sufficient gold and silver sliver bearing ore oro to keep the tho mill In operation for some somo time lime While sinking on tho the vein for Cor the purpose of oC developing water for rot the mill and thus increase the working force from tram one to three shifts the tho miners last week broke Into ore peppered with native copper The vein was stripped for lor twenty feet and is one of ot the strongest st on tho the property This unexpected discovery discover feet Ceet from Cram tho rho face face Cace and ana at a depth eight feet teet I below the cite tunnel level promises to put the tho property in a separate class as os a producer that will no not t only turn out out thin tho gold but bids faro tare to greatly g gt in In- In crease creaso the tho copper output of at tho the Basin The mill an nn Ball mill and concentrating n plant has hai made numerous numer- numer numerous ous successful runs Tho The second bar barof barof of oC gold bullion since January 1 was brought down by John J J. J manager manager man man- ager for tor the company the tho first of or tl week |