Show STRIKE IN THE mcalpine early in march of the present year the editor of the mining review visited the property of the mcalpine mines company on the great mother lode in tuolumne county california at that time steps were being taken for the rehabilitation of this old time producer which figured quite prominently in the early history of mining in that section among other improvements in ants planned electric power was being substituted for steam and arrangements were being perfected for exhaustive and systematic work in the exploitation of the ore measures of the property at a considerable depth since then work has been vigorously pushed and the mining review is informed that a drift from the level in the main working shaft has penetrated the ore zone exposing a four foot measure of ore that assays essays 91 to the ton and it is anticipated when the drift reaches the heart of the zone that phenomenally rich values will be disclosed in cutting this ledge the company has something like feet of backs from the level to the surface F p R whitcomb president and manager for the company who has known the mcalpine property almost since the first pick was used in its development is more confident than ever before that in due time he will be able to give to the mining world another big producer and dividend payer |