Show THE SOUTH SWAHSEA Marked Improvement in This Property Prop-erty as Depth i Attained Reports were in circulation yesterday and the day before to Use effect that a sensational strike had been made in the South Swansea at Silver City but these i r were denied at the office of the company although it was stated that the mine was looking unusually well and that as death was attained wel there was 3 marked Improvement In the size of the ledge and the value of the ore A day or two ago the shaft of the South Swansea upon reaching the C2G level furnished evidence that all was going well with the mine At this point a drill hole was run into the vein of ore on the footwall a distance of 20 Inches and when the shot was fred a fine lead of mineral was disclosed and as there was good ore beyond the extent ex-tent of the deposit was not ascertained but the showing was splendid and assays says of some of the rock disclosed silver sil-ver values to the extent of 131 ounces In silver to the ton with excellent lead contents As the break in the ore was made for the purpose of putting in a wall plate Investigation in that direction will not be pushed any further until the 650 level is reached when a station sta-tion will be cut and an upraise made on the ore and drifts run both ways on the vein but The Herald is informed that the ore uncovered on the foot wall is but a continuation of what a been following the shaft all the way I from the COO level and It is expected that when the vein IS opened by a crotscut the showing will be something some-thing to brag about As It Is the officers of the company a well pleased over the fact that with deep sinking the vein is getting stronger while the metallic values are constantly Improving A carload of carbonate ore from the mine Is noW at the sampler a hundred ton shipment of the usual Grade of mineral was shipped from the mine yesterday and another lot of the same size Is now being loaded on the cars I is the aim and intention of the company to develop the South Swansea Swan-sea in a thorough manner and with this in view the shaft mviii be sunk and levels run until this property has the honor of being one oC the deepest mines in the district |