Show I CHIEF IS OPENING LARGE GOLD MINE Preparations for Production Are Being Pushed Shaft I Goes Deeper I I Gratifying progress of ot preparations for tor making large production tion from the thu property of ot the Chief Gold Mining com corn company company pany in the old Chief district is i re ro reported rep ported p by E A Hodges one of the tho large largo Interests of the company who arrived In this city yesterday from front Ma Material MaterIal I for the cyanide mill which is to be installed is le being as assembled assembled the tanks purchased from the th Bamberger DeLamar company comp ny being bi al already already already ready on the ground and the work of sinking the shaft to the level levelIs Is to be undertaken at once Partially developed to the level the mine Mr Hodges says has not less loss than tons of or ore in sight It is an Ideal cyaniding ore averaging around 10 a IL ton in rold Jold The Mendha mine at Highland Mr Hodges says is as choked with ore are which has been b en removed in doing development work during the time that the railroad has been out of commission The 4 are filled to overflowing considerable ore is stored In drifts and now it is be being beIng ing jug plied piled upon dumps although that necessitates an extra handling Dandling of the theore theare theore ore are shipped Tho mine will be in post position position tion to maintain shipments of 15 and 20 carloads of ore a month after the railroad resumes operating New confidence is expressed In the future of the Centennial Pioche prop property property property erty since the tha shaft shan has encountered the shale The formation cut by the shaft has hag ha corresponded In every particular with the formation at like IkA in IC th the IhA Prince Consolidated mine proving that lIf the in intervening Intervening ground has been undisturbed and that continuations of the Prince ore bodies should be certainly found Railroad News Encouraging Mr Hodges was w was s informed at Mo Modena Modena Modena dena by railroad r men who are in close touch with the situation that the Salt Lake Route would be In operation to Modena within the next 12 days and that the repairing of the branch would be of only four or five I days work Material is being sent to the damaged section at a rate which means rapid progress of the work both east cast and west of The relief to and neighboring districts to tobe tobe tobe be again In touch with the world by rail will of cOl course be very great It means tho the starting of mining ties upon a larger scale than has before been attempted for of the mines were in position to enlarge their Work vork when the railroad disaster oc occurred occurred occurred |