Show FIND COPPER ORE OREIN OREIN IN OLD Draining Shaft Shaf Dis Discloses Discloses Discloses closes Valuable Mine in Lowest Level Work accomplished during during the tho last last year year by tho the Yosemite Mines company the results resul of which have havo only Just be become become come CaIe apparent has bas proven that that a cop copper copper copper per mine of ot no small smal proportions ex cx exists exIsts late in the lower levels or ot mine No 1 which was abandoned eighteen years ears ago on account of or a strong flow of ot water coming into tho the workings The old mine was was worked for tor the tho ore which was found round in the upper levels where with without without out doubt quantities of that kind or Of orore orore ore yet et remain remain Records of tho the mines minos production in the years eus that It was operated are not in possession of the present owners but reports of ot the United States geological survey surey ac nc accredit credit credi it with wih production of or tons of ot ore the average contents of which were 50 per cent lead 14 U ounces in sli sil sliver silver 11 ver and in gold The property was worked through an nn Inclined shaft shaf to the tho depth of feet Pumps were Installed but at the tho depth of ot foot feet the tho flow ow had become so BO strong that It was regarded regarded no longer an attractive project Arriving at that conclusion was aided by the theore theore ore on the lower levels having changed to sulphides Even though tho copper contents Is relatively high the penalty imposed by smelters In those days das upon copper ore oro was so 80 great groat able as a to render mining It unprofitable With the tho pulling of or the tho pumps from the mine It tilled filled fled with wih water In which condition con it remained until within the last few weeks And so 80 frequent are the tho changes of ot personnel of ot workers in mining camps that the new nev owners were unable to find Ind anyone who could remember Just what was the condition of the old Yosemite workings when thoy they were abandoned Long LOD Drift Drain Drains It I The Yosemite Mines company was formed fored n a year yer ago with wih large interests of the Mines company In control to take tako over a roup group of or old mines Including the the Cluster and the Mississippi The rho he prin principal principal cipal work of development undertaken was the driving of a shaft shat from the Mascotte tunnel to cut through the porphyry dike which hold bold back the water In the tho Yosemite shaft With machine drills dris constantly constanty employed in inthe Inthe inthe the meantime the drift 1600 1500 feet long had the middle of last April Apri passed through the enormous dike ot or por porphyry porphyry It I had then reached ranched a 0 point almost directly underneath the tho inclined shaft haft hat with a depth of ot approximately 2100 feet teet from the surface on the plane of ot the vein Since that time the tho old workings have havo have been slowly draining until a few tew days dBY ago when It I was found possible to gain gin access through the shaft shat to the level The upper levels are oared caved to an extent which has prevented exploring them but tho shaft shat and the I SOO SO level leel are In fairly good condition I Track rails rais were wore found to be literally streaks of or rust crumbling to the II touch but the timbering Is III generally Intact And in that level was found copper ore so 80 strong and nd in such quantity an as to lead the tho manage management management ment mont to believe beleve that tho Yosemite Is destined to become one of ot the large producers of Bingham Pushing of ot tho the work which has brought this disclosure has beon been at attended attended attended tended by sufficient uncertainty and and disappointment dl to have completely dis discouraged diScouraged many man mine managements and for tor that reason reon Manager Imer Pett and Superintendent J 3 E Bergh who have been responsible for keeping the thelong thelong thelong long drift on its course are lre receiving more than the ordinary quota of ot con congratulations congratulations congratulations Will VIll 1 Equip Old Oi Shaft The company Is pow now In position to proceed with Ith mining upon an extensive seals reals cl with definite results assured It Itis i Itis is likely that tire the old shaft shar will wil be equipped with lh machinery and that min mining minIng ing will be carried crrie on through that working The making of ot connection with the Paradox tunnel which would strike the Yosemite Yo workings workIng at the tho level will wll be bo an easy matter mater The company has during the year yer made ome come ore production from rom tho Paradox tunnel which Is on the thO th opposite side of or the mountain from the Mascotte tunnel tunnel A rate raise rie of ot 1400 feet teet being re required requIred required to connect the Yosemite shaft shar with wih the drift from the Mascotto tun tunnel nel nl nd that work will wil await further de development development of the ore bodice l The Yosemite Mines es estate estate tate tte is in a strongly mineralized court coun country cun try tr The vein eln the Lead Id Mine Uno vein eln and the Brooklyn vein eln course ure roughly parallel to each ech other through that section of or East Est Bingham The vein and the ex extension extension tension of ot the Lead Led Mine vein voin are in Yosemite ground |