Show OPENING FINE MINES I IN DUCK CREEK REGION Special to The Herald Ely Eh Nev No April 23 D C McDonald manager manage of the who has large barge Interests in other sections of the state returned last night from Duck Creek where he went to look over the properties of the Ely Homestake company I of which he Is manager The Ely Homestake Is la a lead head proposition proposition proposition tion pure and simple without big values in silver or gold cold old There Is a threefoot ledge of lead ore on the surface carrying ap an average or of 10 0 per cent lead eight Ight to token toLen ten Len ounces of silver and li In goldt the ton This ledge hedge is in a lime formation with shale and granite McDon MeDon McDonald aId ald says saS positively that there are tons of this thin ore in sight on the surface ready for shipping This ore wilt will carry not less les than 30 per cent lead lend The prop property property property erty is within eight miles mUes of ot the Nevada Northern railroad and the tho road to the railroad Is all down grade with no hills bills to climb cUmbo Four men have been put to work on the Ely Gibralter by Mr Ir McDonald This property Is I two miles mUes from the smelter site at McGill Camp Is being establish established ed and steps are being taken to begin an nn active campaign of ot development M MM MM MM M Johnson of Salt Lake is president and Charles E Street is secretary and treasurer treasure The lead belt along the base of the Shell creek range on the west has been developed to such art ap extent now said Mr McDonald l that it will positively be a factor In n the lead producing industry of ot the United States within a few years ears The formation in the Success and Fair FairPlay FairPlay FairPlay Play groups on the south end extends for tw miles to Muncy luncy creek on the Spring valley side of the range and has been proven to be a n continuous lead silver zone zone Men of experience will sub substantiate substantiate substantiate my m statement when I state that this will some day in the near future prove provo to be one of the greatest silver sliver zones in the entire west wesL Taking it as asa asa asa a whole the Duck creek and Steptoe creek country will wUl give a n good account of itself during the tho coming season |