Show NEWS FROM BULLFROG COUNTRY special correspondence beatty nev feb 12 the excitement in nevada and especially the country beginning with and south or tonopah is cen in the pioneer the new town has haa grown in the last month to a population of about 40 and a great many are coming in daily buying lots and putting up buildings A number of leases are being let on ground adjo adjoining ning the pioneer and a very lively camp may be expected for a few months at least blasting building and grading is at present going forward with feverish energy and the camp is the embodiment of all that goes to make up a real live mining in boom the company expects soon to tap the ore with the foot drift the company is sending some ore to the mill at spring dale for a trial run the phenomenal ore body which was encountered in the from the foot level at a depth of 40 feet has somewhat deteriorated in size and value but has not dot played out and it is hoped that the drift on the foot level will develop the shoot at its best again there are many surface showings in that vicinity the equal or superior of the pioneer an and d a great deal of money is being and will be spent proving up on these properties ert es it is feared that some litigation is pending in regard to the pioneer ore body either because of apex or lapping of claims A strike has just been made in the original lease of the diamond queen company but not sufficient work nas been done to determine the extent of the ore i the shoshone mill is making an exceptionally tio nally good showing the indebtedness will be cleared off inside of a year and the 1 mine on a dividend basis we believe the skidoo mining company at skidoo cal is sending out considerable bullion each month the average grade of ore that is going through the mill is around 30 from which they are getting a very good extraction one two weeks run on an exceptional cep tonai ore body averaged 75 per ton |