Show AUSTIN NEVADA developing special correspondence austin nev december 25 following several weeks of a hard struggle to conquer caves in the richardson tunnel the austin nevada consolidated has placed machine drills in operation and is driving lateral ahead to reach a large ore body conta containing inin g ruby silver the vein is over forty feet wide the hiawatha tunnel is also advancing in steadily and both laterals literals late rals are entering territory traversed by the series of veins which made the adjoining austin manhat tan one of the greatest of the worlds silver mines general manager H G richardson is arranging for vigorous winter operations to be followed by heavy shipments in the spring in addition to the numerous sil ver gold veins traversing the ground twelve parallel gold ledges have been demonstrated st with all the ore exposed of good grade despite hampering effects of an early snowfall about twelve companies are at work in the birch creel creek field approximately ten miles east of austin the international victory company reports discovery of a ledge of 40 ore in the main tunnel and has started drifting to determine dimensions of the ore body cahill lode company the cahill lode company is vigorously sinking the double compartment shaft and as soon as the capping is pierced crosscuts cross cuts will be driven to advantageously develop the cahill lode this work is progressing on the south extension group on its norm extension group the company has exposed shipping ore and will start production in the spring the nevada birch creek company has driven its lower tunnel feet and is entering formation believed to ie be close to the cahill lode this deposit is remarkably mar kably rich at surface with numerous seams of rich gold quartz exposed the leading companies have established good camps and accommodations for workmen and plan to operate throughout the winter months despite any weather in clemencies clemen cies that may develop operators confidently speak of a great period of vigorous mining with the arrival of next spring with many predictions of a real boom |