Show GOlD BUTTE WORK IN ORE COUNTRY Next Extension of Tunnel Is Expected to Cut Strong Veins With the proceeds of a second small asseSsment just levied by the Nevada Gold Butte Mines company work Is o obe be carried on which the management is confident wilt take Its tunnel Into the tho theore ore are country While not a great deal of work was accomplished last year It was aU all in the right direction and highly encouraging results were at attained tamed the feature ot of which was the at the juncture of a blind fissure with a zone of soft material six Inches of rock which carries 25 to 45 a ton In gold The tunnel Is In feet Two veins vein wIth sufficiently good showing to jus justify justify drifting upon them have been cut but the tha pOlicy of the management has been to use development money to the end of gainIng as soon as possible the mother lode In the heart of the moun mountain tain tam Within feet ahead of the present face of the tunnel it Is estimated three strong veins will be cut These hese at the surface are from two feet to twelve feet wide and alf air carry milling values In gold with occurrences of very velY rich ore All apparently are dipping toward a common center The Tha soft decomposed decompose zone making for the vein is taken to Indicate ap open country In the heart of the mountain calculated to encourage the deposition of large bodies ot of ore And the ex exIstence existence ot of 25 and 45 gold ore at the depth of feet teet Is regarded significant The Gold Butte holdIngs Include a valuable spring affording a quantity of water sufficient for milling opera operations operations of moderate extent while on the claims below the tunnel level any desired de desired sired amount of water can be easily developed It is said |