Show BOND ON THE KINGSTON MINES special correspondence austin nevada july 23 the famous kingston mines just out of austin at the head of smoky valley have resumed oper actions A bond has been signed by I 1 hirshfield of bakersfield california and work under his direction has already been commenced three shifts will be busy next week driving the irvine tunnel which must be run feet to cut the contact ledge the mother lode of the district the kingston mines have more than and are the property of J A miller and J A miller jr of the bank of austin mr hirshfield has previously worked this property having expended in its development when the failure of the state bank and trust company put him out of busness business he has recouped his fortunes in bakersfield oil and is now right back at what he believes to be one of the biggest mines in the state of nevada the austin manhattan com company p any has machinery installations in shape for a more vigorous mining program in austin than nas has been seen here for years the sixty horsepower horse power hoist is in place at the jack pot and the gallows frame almost completed an air compressor is in readiness for work a and nd within a few days sinking on the ledge from the level will be commenced at the ophir shaft which will reopen re open the entire union section of the camp re timbering has progressed to the foot level the power hoist formerly in use at the jack pot will be transferred to the ophir and these operations will go forward with much more speed than in the past at the mill everything is ready for the expected arrival of the machinery for the electrostatic reduction plant which has been shipped from boston alterations of an extensive nature have already been made in the mill structure these will be completed by experts who will arrive from the east most any day the maricopa maricola Mari copa mines company leasin leasing gat at the patriot is installing a complete heavy mining equipment and will carry on operations second in importance unimportance to none in this section of the state this company will drive a tunnel feet in a mineral region that has furnished some of the richest ore ever shipped to the smelters shelters sm elters from austin joe bray is installing a furnace to treat ore at his mines twelve miles miler south from austin these mines have produced ore that was shipped to europe at a profit and now that methods have been found to reduce the ore on the spot it is believed that the antimony mines of lander county will again come to the front |