Show La Plata Notes About ten tons of ova has been dug out of J the Sundown mine The Opal Mining company will begin to sink a shaft on its claims in a few days Thirty different prospects are being worked in the immediate vicinity of La Plata Mr Pease clerk in Funges hardware store has returned to La Plata after a few days sojourn in Ogden James P Sprunt is superintending the operations of the Blue Jay mine A shaft is being sunk to a depth of one hundred feet o feetA A report came in yesitnimj tnat tne men working in the La Plata mine had struck a d ledge of free milling ore which will assay about 50 The shaft in the La Plata is still going down Two shifts are working and the ground has been punctured for a depth of over forty feet The report that the Sundown was sold seems to be untrue However it is likely to change hands at any moment The latest price quoted is 14000 Reports coming from the La Plata mining min-ing regions are still very encouraging for the future of the camp People are still coming and going as usual However it is said not so man people are clustered atLa Plata city as there warts ten days ago borne have left the regions entireiy others have gone to surrounding camps while many are camped at their respective prospects pros-pects A shaft is being sunk on the La Belle claim near the Wardleigh A force of six men day and night shifts is at work It is the intention of 1 J 1 McKenna the manager to put the shaft down to a depth of at least one hundred feet The La Belle promises to be one of the best mines in the camp An assay was made a few weeks ago and it was found that the ore runs 126 ounces silver to the ton and 6 10 in gold |