Show AUSTIN NEVADA consolidated special correspondence austin nev september 9 the austin ausam nevada consolidated company is preparing to place its compressor in commission preliminary to driving the hiawatha tunnel ahead with machine drills two ledges showing free gold and native and ruby silver have been uncovered in the tunnel also a 70 foot vein sampling around 17 in silver and gold the tunnel is advancing to tap at a depth of feet an east of the lateral which is seventy three feet wide and assays essays 8 per ton across the entire face prospecting of the shows the metal content increases with depth and manager H G richardson expects the ore to sample 15 to 20 from wall to wall at a depth of feet shipping ore has been opened in the old tunnel but work has ceased at this point as the hiawatha lateral will give greater working depth arrangements range ments are proceeding for erection of a mill and the stock is to be listed on the new york curb A four foot ledge of ore assaying 75 to per ton in silver has been encountered in the inclined shaft on the north star group the shaft was recently de watered after lying Idle dle nearly thirty years and the rich ore found as it had been left by pioneer operators when silver dropped far below the dollar mark the owners are planning to install more equipment and are considering si building of a mill the mine is owned by W B cummings and charles kearns of austin and george coates and carl newman of valley city north the international victory company has started operations at the birch creek group and is preparing for activity at the polar star eastern star and north star claims comprehensive mining is in progress on the austin dakota manhattan kilburn warner and several other mines much activity is reported from the amador canyon section about seven miles north of austin and rich discoveries have been reported from several boinis points |