Show THE BIG NEBO herald provo utah during the last eighteen months the big nebo mining and milling company has been actively engaged in the development of the property in the santaquin San district A complete survey and platting of the eight locations together with the constructing of a road erecting cabin stables blacksmith shop and equipping the property with tools and all necessary machinery for carrying on the work has been accomplished while at the same time the work in the tunnel has been vigorously pushed toward the great ore zone above three hundred and seventy feet of the estimated distance of feet has been completed extending for feet across the dig big nebo property is a vein of lead silver ore with an average width of six feet the company has opened up this vein in many places across property and in every instance the ore has increased in width and richness with depth it is to tap this vein at a depth of about feet that the present tunnel is bein driven in laying out the tunnel work the engineer estimated feet would reach the western edge of the vein and at the foot mark we have every reason to believe the calculations are correct as there is every indication pointing toward the early opening of an ore body several times during the progress of the tunnel work rich seams of ore have been encountered coming directly from the vain but at present the whole face of the tunnel is highly mineralized and fissured with seams of ore it is the opinion of the management as well as the board of directors that but a short time remains remain before the big nebo will become an active shipper like her sisters the eva of the south and the union chief on the north |