Show LUNING MINES ARE ACTIVE special correspondence luning liming nev oct 24 2 4 the demilla property is starting to ship this month a good road having been built to the property which is about one and one half miles northeast of the old garfield mine which was a record breaker in the early eighties this property consists of nine claims on which a foot tunnel has been driven on the ore which averages 55 ounces silver and 9 in gold this ground lies seven miles southeast of luning liming new york canyon is still enjoying active development there have been let two leases on the mayflower owned by T E patrick of goldfield and on the west end controlled by H B lind of goldfield this section of the district has the largest developed tonnage of low grade copper ore and is anxiously awaiting the opening of the leaching plant to custom ores tha wagner azurite copper company has closed down the leaching plant temporarily pora bora rily on account of the uncertain conditions of copper at the present time the company recently had a meeting of the larger stockholders to determine on future policy it is possible that it will be found necessary to roast the ores on account of the excess of lime in the rock but this will not increase the expense of making metal very much on account of the cheap fuel that can be procured from coaldale coraldale Coal dale and salt from sodaville daville So only ten miles away the development in the mine is very satisfactory and the company has sufficient ore blocked out for many years run the leaching test so far carried out on ores from the alameda and shipper properties has proven that these properties can he be worked by this process in a manner that will insure the early erection of a plant on the ground A very important sale was closed here recently when sacramento and nebraska mining men represented by M T rowland formerly a tonopah operator secured the property of the luning gold mines company under a lease and sale agreement this property consists of thirteen claims lying about four miles north of luning and adjoining the luning idaho companas Comp anys property which has lately been the source of much activity these people will immediately commence operations and have ample resources for carrying on the work they propose to treat the ore themselves and thus save the expense of shipping and smelting smelling sm elting the price secured for the p property is not definitely known but is said to be in the six figures on the luning idaho the work has been progressing continuously in the working tunnel and at this writing the company has just struck the casing of the vein on which the ahe shaft was sunk and before the m month anth Is s out th they ey should crosscut another anoche r large body of ore this will be at a depth of over feet and near the hanging wall of the mineralized zone this vein is about seventy feet beyond the 18 foot vein encountered a month or so ago and ifft if it improves in width and value as did the first vein it will place the mine in condition for extremely 6 large production it is reported that parties having made a success of the leaching process have offered to take an interest in the mine for the erection of a large leaching plant to handle these ores the red butte mining company of spokane has financed the company for developing ve loping its property and will start active operations immediately capt chris smith having just returned from headquarters with the feces necessary sary finances this mine is located about twelve miles northwest of luning the ores is hi hagh 1 gh grade lead and silver and from present indications the property will become a large shipper soon the esmeralda copper co is about to resume operations and manager jacobs is now on his way from the east for that purpose there has been much development work done on the property it is in an excellent location and there seems to be no question but that it will prove to be one of the large producers of the camp copper queen mining go co it is understood that arrangements just been completed whereby there will be an increased activity in connection with this property and it is rumored that one of the largest copper concerns in the world is backing this enterprise robt B todd was visiting the camp this week and was highly pleased with the progress made and the sho showing on the luning idaho mining property tur mr todd consummated the sale of the luning gold mines co he is interested in claims adjoining this property which have developed seve several ral promising gold and silver veins |