Show AUSTIN MINE HAS NEW MACHINERY Equipment for Ophir Shaft on Turn Out Mercury Austin Jan new equipment is coming from a Salt Lake Lako mining ma machinery chinery house for installation at the he sh shaft fl on the property of the Ian hattan battan company The now new plant Includes a gasoline hoist and all machinery necessary for deep The Ophir shaft will penetrate the deeper lev levels els In the section mined to a great ex extent extent tent through the Union shaft which has produced around OOOO O The work of this company at the loot foot level on Lander hill Is progressing steadily in drifts on the Panamint vein in fine ore in to intercept other veins and In thE thc continuation ot of the shaft to deeper levels The drift at the level In the Jack Pot mine which is In new terri tern territory tory has developed ore that carries in gold with no decrease In the silver content The exploratory work on the Patriot In levels that have been Is un uncovering Uncovering covering new fiew bodies of at ore that promise an early production from I that mine The Tho manager of at the Mines lInes company which Is operating the Patriot under lease from the hattan battan expects full equipment of mining machinery to arrive In a l few days In the shaft on the Peerless lease tn In Midas flat has been developed a foot of ore on the of a ledge that will average 00 0 to the ton Mine Active In upper Reese river the Shoshone Qu Quicksilver ck company Is keeping nine re retorts retorts torts busy on cinnabar am and several thousand tons of lower grade ore are on the dumps awaiting the installation tion ot of a furnace This furnace will be erected at the mine as soon as winter breaks Development during the past year In the quicksilver mines proves lip bp enough ore to Insure this property a per permanent permanent manent place In tho production of mer mercUr mercury cUr cury |