Show IN Dr Western Portion Destined to Become a Heavy Beavy He vy Producer West est eat Australia prom promises promise to become in the near future a great creat producer prod of cop per says a correspondent of ot the Investor Many payable deposits are re known to ex X let on the northwest fields but until a railroad to the fields fl Ids is Ia con constructed constructed constructed expenses of transportation are too toe heavy though many meny leases are ant being taken up with a view of securing same before the coming QS rush ru as the railway will wUl undoubtedly be made soon Nearer to 0 the coast coa t and aDel situated close to the Midland railway are some very Tel ive lye deposits which are now being bet taken In hand band bv by b a powerful syndicate connect conne connected t ed eel 4 with the Mount Lyell mtr mh mins s of Tas Taa Tasmania mania The copper is in the form of car and aDd can be emily easily treated by ty The formation is Ia traced tiered ly ry prospecting pro shafts for half a mile and nd is lIS about bout feet teet wide and is estimated to average 7 per cent copper Fifty thou thousand thousand sand And pounds worth of ore i In sight t The TIM i Phillips river copper end and gold fields are also very promising JD but at present are a I little difficult of access acce sees situated on the extreme southern coast and far tar from any fly I means meana of cheap transportation A good I Ideal deal of ot ore of the richer kind has baa bc be ben n I shipped to Luetters In South Australia from here but pending the erection of ot local smelters the government is lag ing 10 to assist t the owners of leases by b purchasing ores on OD the spot at a a eaten ua Uon Uris |