Show IOW ox BED ROCK j CrosscHttinp at the Vest Mountain Placers to Commence Bedrock has been encountered in the shaft of the West Mountain Placer Mining company at a depth of 133 feet and within the next few days crosscutting crosscut-ting is to commence The strike was made on the side of the bn and the bed slopes at an angle of about 35 degrees de-grees In consequence it will be necessary neces-sary to tunnel under toward the real basin before any gold can be reasonably reason-ably expected to put in its appearance The shaft is being put down some tenor ten-or twelve feet further in order that a pumping sump may be formed in the solid rock and this work will be completed com-pleted before the crosscutting commences com-mences S The prospects of the company are now very bright It is very evident that there is gold in abundance in the basin about to be tapped and the methods adopted by the company are sure to be attended with success Colors Col-ors are very numerous in the shaft and some little gold has already been taken out in the gravel I |