Show california the bear river water power company of auburn is preparing to mine tile the the water bed of bear river for placer gold is to be diverted by a tunnel or cut J ANT around the holdings liol dings of the company back morgan J L rawlins raw lins and others are of the project of high grade twenty five tons tolls per days zinc ore is being shipped from the towser group near darwin operated by I 1 kirk irka leavell consulting engineers of salt lake the ore is a carbonate carrying froni from 42 to 47 per cent zinc and is said to bo be the Ilig highest liest grade in the state the bunker hill property in the big pine district has been taken over by new interests and is to be developed under tinder the of 11 E robinson T the I 1 lc mine has been a producer of considerable lead silver ore and is said to have a good tonnage in n sight ready for extraction extensive development work is under tinder way at the property of the copper king mining company five miles from letcher in ill fresno county the management says the copper king will during the next year become one of the big copper pro properties of america its it is now a junior copper worthy of consideration and when it hasteen has been re equipped and flotation installed it should pay over net per month it is operated by texas interests with D B N garrett of houston as president reports from the property of the walker mining company near portola are that the level has been opened for a distance of feet along the strike of tho ledge the ore has been crosscut and shows a width varying from thirty to sixty feet said to average 6 per cent copper and about 3 in gold t old and silver the level is in shape for extensive sloping as soon as the mill is enlarged to handle the extra exira tonnage the new mill has produced about worth of concentrates to date all ore lias has been from development with practically no waste V A hart is general manager |