Show ore averaging to the ton was encountered in the foot level of the ben hur mine at republic washington recently according to information received in hi spokane from john belson superintendent of the af pf property the vein had now been explored sufficiently to warrant the belief that it is one of the largest ore bodies encountered at depth in any of the republic mines and is the deepest high grade ever opened in the camp with the exception of that exposed in the foot level of the surprise owned by the republic mine minds s corporation po and under lease by J L harper and associates the ben hur is among the oldest and most important properties in washington and is being operated by the ben hur leasing company of which rr pr J M kingston of grand forks british columbia is president and principal stockholder |