| Show Mercur Mercury Notes I Jones and Dix are still pegging away on their claims over near Silverado I canyon and have one of the finest showing in the district I Patterson Whitmore and Morehouse are working steadily upon their group in the foothills near Silverado canyon i and report favorable development I I Tyler Sweeney and Gillan are working I work-ing on claims over in Clay canyon and have had 2assays from a 9foot 1 vein winter The boys will continue work all I W C B Allen has put a couple of men to work on his large group over near the Glencoe and we understand that work on the property will be steadily prosecuted hereaftr The Gray Bull Nos 1 and 2 located northeast of and not far from the Golden Gold-en Gate property was bonded Tuesday by Skinner Mosler et al to Capt Geo Ryan for a period of twelve months Capt George Ryan and the Home brothers commenced work on their property located not far from the I camp the first of the week and will continue during the winter The Mercur mining company the latter part of the week paid their regular bimonthly dividend of 25000 making 75000 distributed since September Sep-tember A big shipment of the product of the mill was made during the week The miners and prospectors of the district are settling down to hard work During the week the number at work on prospects has been conc idermbly augmented and more are making preparations pre-parations to commence mining operations opera-tions tons The Gleeson group is said t be opening open-ing up in a most promising manner and work thereon is being prosecuted steadily J C F Christian is expected expect-ed from Leadville in a short time to survey this property The shaft on the Jones and Williams group at the mouth of Lewiston can yon oeing operated Dy scheu ana I Thompson is down twentyfive feet and is in vein matter A drift will be I run on the vein from the bottom of the shaft The tunnel on the property of the Camp Floyd mining and milling company com-pany is now in on the vein about ninety feet and the ground is opening open-ing up in a most promising manner Fifty pounds of the ore were sent to Salt Lake Monday for assay Bradley and Smith came in Monday from their group between Ophir and Silverado canyons not far from Lar kins ranch for supplies They were in excellent spirits and state that they have developed the vein in two places and it is from twentyfive to thirty feet between walls and if the ore runs a well as i looks he owners have all they will ever need Samples are now being assayed I |
