Show THE LYDEPnXUEXCC 3IIXB Sale of ai DIg Producer Xear Ket chum Idaho The Keystone published at Ketchutn Idaho announce the sale of the Independence In-dependence mine four miles eat of purchaser that place B R Towndrow being the Concerning this great producer the Keystone says Representatives of the Keystone have visited the mine on several occasion casion in the past and nothing can be said at this time tat will convey any additional information regarding same Suffice it to say that we found a crew of miners in half a doze places in the mine and with the exception of two who were raisins to tap the ore all were at work in immense slopes of pay rock which was being extracted to supply the mill The narrowest place we saw in the vein was about six feet and the largest abut eight or nine feet and ODenlngs on the vein in ever direction di-rection for several hundred fee convince con-vince us that this magnificent body of lore is permanent and continuous There must be several hundred thousand tons I In the bodies we saw and Mr Town drow informs us that the several expert pert reports which have been made upon the property agree in placing an average value upon the crude ore found throughout the mine from three feet in width at one point to six seven and eight throughout mos of the claim at about 23 ounces silver per ton and 5 p cent led while there are thousands of tons easily available I that will run nearly twice a high a this average Seven feet in one place averages 35 ounces silver per ton and 12 per cent lead AH thee estimates are made on what Is termed the concentrates con-centrates or or tat is suitable for successful concentration In addition i to this class there is clean firstclass ore on the hanging wall in many places from three to twelve inches in w4dth which can be shipped without milling and which contains 175 ounces silver per ton and G5 per cent lea and is wort 125 per ton at the present mar ket quotations after deducting all expenses ex-penses of hauling railway transportation transporta-tion and smelting charges |