Show TH FOBTTTNA MINE I Property That Is Being Managed by Our Gay Idmbard Mr Gay LoMbard arrived in Ensen ada yesterday from the Agua Dulce says the Californian of Ensenada Lower California He has but recently returned from San Francisco and Salt Lake In speaking of the Fortuna I companys mines he stated that they were looking particularly well that the mill was running steadily on ore from the Tesoro Abandonada and Fortuna and that a larger force of men are now employed than for months past their pay roll now numbering 46 men Mr Lombard will leave tonight to-night for the north on business The Californian also mentions the Aurora mine as follows Perhaps the most important mining move on the peninsula or at least In the northern district is the resumption resump-tion of work on the Aurora mine at the Alamo A great deal of Interest is attached to this mine its production produc-tion In earlier days which was by far greater than any other property in the district the mineral formation and in fact everything combines to make Alamo a promising gold producing pro-ducing camp gives the reopening of the Aurora great significance and the resolution of the new owner to demonstrate dem-onstrate that these mines do go down can hardly be fruitless of results Some three weeks the week ago pumps were started on this mine and last Friday Mr F M Bradshaw who together I to-gether with Chicago associates recently I recent-ly purchased the property arrived in Ensenada From Mr Bradshaw I was learned that the shafts of both the Aurora and Princess had been drained to the 150foot level where they are connected by a drift Exploration work has already begun on the old works and a number of drifts will ben I i be-n The main shaft of the Aurora has a depth of 212 feet and as soon as the remainder of the water Is removed I re-moved double shifts will commence sinking Last week a good body of ore was struck in one of the levels of I the old works and the fivestamp mill on the property will start up imme diately This is most encouraging and it is not Improbable that the Aurora under new ownership may even beat I its former record as a gold producer |