Show OLD MINE IN LUCIN DISTRICT mining expositor ely nev frank C williams manager of the st lawrence mining company at shoshone and J B simpson a pioneer of the ely district have obtained a five year bond and lease on an old patented patent bd mine in the lucin district in elko county from wh which ch ha t f a million dollars was extracted during the early seventies the property is owned by mrs D A aggens a wealthy denver woman and has lain idle since the death of her husband about twenty five years ago although tempting offers have been made to lease the mine mrs aggens has heretofore declined cl ined to allow any one to work the mine on a percentage basis after considerable difficulty mr williams succeeded in persuading the aged woman to give him an extended lease on the mine with the privilege of buying at any timed time during tiring the life of the lease arrangements are now being made to clean 0 out 1 ut the old workings and a force of men will be put to work immediately rem removing v the debris which has accumulated in the shafts for more than twenty years the property will be systematically developed under the direction of mr williams orson hudson of lane city who has been leasing on the millard claim for some time was offered the position of superintendent of the properties today by mr williams and will leave tomorrow morning to start active work on the abandoned prop ties hea he will be accompanied by mr williams our property is only a mile from the railroad and not a great distance from the lucin cutoff said mr williams hundreds of thousands of dollars of rich ore were taken from this mine years ago the property was shut down when the owner died his wife would not lease the mine although she had plenty of opportunities the lucin district has a great future the salt lake copper is shopping two carloads loads s of ore a week to the salt lake amel and the tecoma company is also a shi shipper per we can arrange to start shipping as soon as the workings are put in shape we have a close company and no stock will eb placed on the market |