Show AMERICAN MINING CO GETTING INTO ORE The American Mining compan s prop property erty art jn n nor ar r the Beck Tunnel Is liable to develop into a mine within the next few F months tn says SOS the Eureka ka Reporter The ground is beins worked under the direction direction tion doh of or Fred and August Schmidt who were the original owners of the La Ia Rene which is one onn of br the best est claims in the Beck Bk B ck Tunnel group August Schmidt informed the tho Reporter lat last night that the drift dritt which is being run to the southeast from the tb shaft has now no cut Into some somo low grade ore ore cay catTY ing about 4 4 per cent lead and three or four ounces silver sliver It is their intention to continue this drift In the direction that th t It Is now heading for a short dis die tance lance and then follow one of the cross fissures to the east cast where they expect to the ore The shaft at the American Is down feet but this gives gi s them about the same uw depth as the Beck Tunnel as the property Is located farther down the th mountain side |