Show 0 OLD GALENA TO THE FRONT herald battle mountain nev battle mountain mining district is destined for big doings in a mining way in the near future galena between battle mountain and bannock is one ot the old lead and silver producers of early days millions of dollars worth of high grade ores were shipped in early days from the white and shiloh group of claims in galena canyon the galena mining company of which E G labadie is head and front owns this old group of sixteen claims through mr Lab labadies adles a noted french expert in behalf of a strong french syndicate visited the district in august he made a thorough sampling of the group and took with him pounds of samples comprising tailings second and first class ores likewise samples of nearby properties the experts tests and reports were so satisfactory that the french syndicate is fully financing the galena mining company to do extensive development work and such other needful applications as to bring the old producers into the line of production again the first work planned is a foot tunnel that will crosscut cross cut the series of lead and silver bearing veins of the old white and shiloh group and gain considerable depth over the old workings the tunnel is calculated to tap and the present workings as well as establish a sufficient water supply for a larger sized milling plant the examination and report makes plain that this property has great bodies of milling ores and that same can be profitably mined and milled by the introduction of modern facilities to handle the character of ores in which galena abounds this class of ore is so strong and extensive they now calculate on the erection of a milling plant of tons capacity provided the water from the tunnel should be sufficient for this undertaking the revival of lead and silver mining at galena will attract attention and is bound to bring into light the great possibilities of the large copper deposits in the district |