Show california wisconsin noraj the entire force of the is now employed fork gravel property at forest fo for r winter preparing winter on ti the lie surface constructed several new buildings have been re of the men and the living t quarters ell ele paired the ma machinery c chinery for the new c is on oil th the e aroun gr plant of the company manag general al and gener and partly installed D E hayden is satisfied satis d that e V will be shipshape before snow nes fies the tunnel J R mckay who is driving leville Down at the city of six mine near good downier W under contract is making two st s with the work he is employing and the work is now more than feet from the hie portal the ledge in tile the face carries a good gouge which assays essays well and tile the quartz is not so badly broken up A crosscut to tile the hanging wall is being driven under the general plan to prospect the ledge at various places A E hodkinson is manager for the company the big vein of rich zinc lead silver ore which has been under development for several i months on the level of the cerro gordo gord mines companas Comp anys property at keeler has been cut on the level it is said to carry remarkably high values there and assures an immense tonnage for the fu ture the ore body will now be opened on oil the level following which exploration for its downward extension will be undertaken on the 1100 level the company has been shipping heavily with earnings ot of about per month net louis D gordon is general manager the showing which is being developed at the property of the walker mining company out from portola is little short of marvelous recent estimates place the tonnage in sight at from to valued at from to with development work scarcely more than commenced the main ore channel has been demonstrated for feet on its strike with an average width of thirty feet this body has been opened by a seven by twelve drift on the level and numerous crosscuts cross cuts the entire shoot is said to average 5 per cent copper and about 5 a ton in silver and gold with rich portions running up to 12 and 14 per cent copper about men are employed under the management of V A hart the company is a subsidiary of the international smelt ing company |