Show california A company headed by col D C collier has taken over the encinitas Enci copper property located about six miles east of encini tas and has put a force of men to work there the company has located a number of new claims and it is stated mat by spring it will have about fifty men employed the property has been an occasional shipper for a number of years and is considered a mine of merit the government geological survey as the result of an investigation recently completed has designated the district around lotus in el dorado county as one of the few places west of the sierra nevada mountains where tungsten is known to exist As a result of this and of the rising price of the metal prospectors in the vicinity are now keeping a close outlook for deposits in paying quantities cooper shapley a pioneer in the development of tile the tungsten deposits around bishop has optioned option ed the property located about ten miles from that place and owned by A W and harry work of developing the ground has commenced and it is the purpose of amr shapley and his associates to construct a custom mill in tile the vicinity it if the group prove up to present indications this will be the third tungsten mill for the district the montana tonopah mines company of tonopah To nevada charles E knox manager has exercised its option to purchase the lost burro mine located in a spur of the panamint range on the west side of death valley and has made all preparations for the installation of a fifty ton mill there it should be in operation by the end of february the vein is a strong ledge of gold milling ore and has been opened up in four places by means of tunnels officers of the nevada company state that they have secured a high class property |