Show NEVADA F RI IT skinner representing los angeles interests is preparing to develop and ship the extensive salt deposits in tile the vicinity of st thomas tile the product is said to be practically pure and to require little refining it will be sent to california refineries good progress is reported in tile the sinking of the shaft of tile the grandma consolidated mines company at goldfield C S sprague manager it is now approximately feet deep and will be continued to the shale contact zone the work is only a short distance east of the ore body in tile the contact zone in the adjoining Ee keranas wanas property john F cowan of salt lake head of the interests which have taken over the kennedy property fifteen miles west of yerington has sent a crew to repair the old steam plant at the mine as it is impossible to secure immediate delivery of electrical equipment reports are to tile the effect that tile the group contains an enormous body of copper sulphides sulp hides carrying from avs 31 to 4 per cent copper with some silver and gold it is said that tons are already in sight the nevada consolidated copper company with mines at ruth and smelter at Alc mcgill Gill posted a voluntary increase of wages on the 1st ast dinst it amounted to 25 cents for each employee with a base wage of 3 3 or more per day and 20 cents for those with a base wage of less than 1 1 3 it is probable that there also will be a further increase of 25 cents a day during july in the nature of a bonus bonuses already amount to about 1 a lay day varying with tile the market price of copper each month the new tuscarora mining company operating at tuscarora under the direct management of W J craig of salt lake reports that its new tunnel is now in a distance of more than feet and that it should reach its objective within forty feet even should the vein straighten to tile the vertical it should be opened within seventy feet at the most the rock is a quartzite and extremely hard but it is said to be softening as the vein is approached the completion of this long bore will undoubtedly again place the famous old camp on oil tile the mining map |