Show DEVELOPMENT OF CLEOPATRA New Plant Is Now Ready For Deep Sinking Special Correspondence Silver City June 17 Captain J A Bard is rapidly getting the surface affairs af-fairs of the Cleopatra in shipshape condition to resume sinking The entire equipment which was formerly the property of the East Golden Gate situated sit-uated at Mercur and is practically new is I ample In power and capacity for deep work I consists of a 12x12 cylinder engine an SOhorse power I Hendrie Bolthoff boiler with cable for 1500 feet and power warranted to lift from that depth besides anumber of ore cars and an endless amount of pipe and trackage As is known the Cleopatra is very fortunately located adjoining the Picnic Pic-nic claim of the Picnic group being In a direct line and but a short distance from the new shaft being sunk by the South Swansea people Aside from the Picnic and Park claims through a portion por-tion of which the Swansea ledge must essentially traverse in crossing or cease to exist however much it may be de llected in its course there is no other ground so sure of containing the big vein a the Cleopatra Some time back when sinking was abandoned pending the application for government patent the depth of the shaft measured just 206 feet from the bottom to the collar When Captain Bard resumes which will b in a day or r It will be with the intention of continuing t the 500 anyway unless appearances and disclosures dis-closures warrant other measures The ollicers and directors of the company com-pany are ExCongressman C E Allen W W Chisholm J A Bard A S Day and Drs Dart and Niles Backed by such an array of men possessed of means and nerve with many years of iractical experience and knowledge Captain Bard must necessarily give a good showing where such a fortunate combination of circumstances exist |