Show SOUTH HECLA HECL OPENS RICH ORE IN N SULPHIDE ZONE I II I I South Re Hecla la ha has Just opened what j i t app appears s to be bc an important extension I f of or the tho main new sulphide ore body bod- bodIn Ini Ini in i J tho the cast side of of the extensive property according to tho the report Superintendent I T. T M. M Gerety made mado to General Manager Watson Vatson on coming down clown from Alta AltaI Alto i I I esterday yesterday It I is expected to resume r ore oro j shipments this week The bins and andi i mine raino are aro chock full ful of or broken ore 5 f This new ore disclosure is In about about S 1200 feet fact from Crom tho the portal of the tho Dwyer i tunnel lOO and 1200 feet to the tho east cast from Crom 1 tho the main tunneL In a a drift about 25 u feet below the flook of or the main level lovel tho ore oro ro was a picked up In driving in ina ina a short distance the oro ore widened out outto to six Ix feet feet and ad a n few fow ow values alues in both copper and silver siver The Iron Ian gangue ue Is somewhat carbonized showing some leaching But the tho main oro ore Is a n sulphide sulphide sul sul- the tho same samo saro as the tho major portion porton of this bl big sulphide ore channel which has been opened recently In the tho South tb SO Hecla Hecla Superintendent Gerety brought down samples of ot the ore showing a fine quality of or high No assays ass as's have ha been made made- to ascertain exactly the tho silver siver and ad copper content content Adjacent topes run up feet or so in ore Another interesting face now under underdevelopment underdevelopment development is in the Kate Hays fis fissure fissure fis- fis s- s sure sure where tho oro ore which has heretofore heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore been a a carbonate carbonato Is turning strongly to sulphides This drift Is making makinG ont out easterly terly on the tho vein which is four tour feet wide wide TIm Tho To values have havo been bee increasing in a n gratifying manner manner man man- ner ncr lately lt the te cha change c from om carbonates to enhancing thorn them tom probably probably 33 per cent cent This is a a parallel fissure I to that of or the tho bl big sulphide and 1200 to the south A force orce of miners Is also busy de developing do- do the old Rustler fissure This work is through h tho the Quincy This drift Is In 2000 feet and the tho work Is 1200 feet teet from tho the surface What bat is i called cled the Northeast drift 1 is dr driving now for the upper contact This s sIs Is showing a narrow but rich streak of ore in tho the quartzite The soluble lime conta contact t is anticipated In about SO feet anti ant here the te oro ore Is expected to spread That Is Is can cn mako malco as strong as It does out into this inhospitable Is a surprise to the management manage manage- mont ment ment The That TP ore oro shows values In its copper copper cop cop- per lead ead and silver This work orI is along the tho ol old Wedge fissure but about a mile mie cast from froni the old shaft which is reported to have yielded sensational sliver silver values years ago The work ork is siver from the tho tunnel and out 1800 feet to the cast of ot the tho main tunnel Practically ly all al tho the foregoing work worl now un under er wa way is in or around tho the east or central part of or the South Hecla where a new mine has been opened U up In the tho past eighteen months Work York is also being started up In some of the old carbonate on tho the west side side which havo o yielded more moro than than half a a million in ore in Ia tho to past two years cars The South Hecla today has several thousand tons of or ore broken and awaitIng awaiting await await- ing log marketing The amount to bo be moved as Manager vatson Watson said yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day will wil be determined by the tho metal price the transportation facilities and smelting and ad other general costs cost |