Show INCREASED ACTIVITY AT HAMILTON according to W B bierce of hamilton nevada who was in salt lake a few days ago renewed activity is noticeable in that historic camp which in its early days was practically contemporary with the comstock excitement at virginia city in the same state and also in the running at the same time that pioche caused such a furore in western mining circles at hamilton at the present time about seventy men are engaged in mining operations and prospect development and only the long distance from transportation facilities cili ties and advantages curtails regular ore shipments and more extensive operation mr bierce is president and manager of the hamilton power mining alining transportation company which is doing some very systematic work in the operation of its property and which also is perfect perfecting ilig plans for power plant installation and an all improvement of methods of transportation the old grand prize mine is owned by this company which has just completed the M installation of an underground hoist with which sinking will be continued in the exploitation of the ore bearing vein already uncovered in the workings odthe of the mine the shaft from the tunnel level already has a depth of feet and was sunk on the vein on its dip of 78 degrees the pay streak being twelve inches wide on an average and all solid shipping ore at the bottom of the shaft a drift has been run twenty feet to the east and sixty feet to the west on the ore and mr bierce estimates that all of or 1000 tons of ore is blocked out ready for extraction and the market that will go 65 to the ton on a general average it is expected that regular shipments will begin by the middle of july the underground hoist is operated by compressed air furnished by a gasoline driven compressor sold by the F 0 richmond machinery company of salt lake the engine and compressor are located at the portal of the tunnel the company owns a water right on illi pah creek four or five miles from hamilton and it is the intention of the management to install a power plant at this point capable of generating horsepower A transmission line will be built from the power station to the mine and it is als proposed to furnish electric power for thu tha operation of adjoining mines and prospect and also for the lighting of the town 0 Hit hamilton milton in speaking of the activities of the di da 3 brict mr bierce stated that the magin hamilton development company was push n ing work on its property adjoining th T a grand prize and that a tunnel is bellia us driven to tap the east and west fissures ass lis for which that section is 8 so justly not i a in seventy five or feet more the first ledge should be encountered at the ne plus ultra largely owned by the Bam Barn bergers of salt lake annual as ses work only is being carried TO on in this mine however there is a large tonnage of lead carbonate ore 1 in I sight ready for marketing when better lead prices prevail this ore goes high in its lead but low in its silver content the silver queen mining leasin company is driving its tunnel for the east and west fissures and the bore is now in a distance of feet some ore has be bean n encountered in stringers but the objective poin point t has not yet been reached ed wilson a pioneer mining operator has a force employed in the driving of a tunnel in the development of the Lip lipton toil shamrock group the jennie A mine four miles north of hamilton being worked by A B witcher of the ely national bank and J W also of ely is showing considerable ore blocked out in its workings and preparations are being made to ship two years ago mr air bierce states but two men were at work in the district so that the activity now prevailing leads to the belief that it will not be long now before hamilton will come into its own again operations at the present time are largely confined to the lead silver belt of the camp |