Show HIGH GRADE SILVER ORE IN STRIKE NEAR COLVILLE WASH spokane wash sept 20 the old dominion mine in stevens county eight 6 miles from colville Js is the scene of what is regarded as the richest strike of silver bearing ore made on the continent in many years according to reports received at spokane the ore contains 1140 oun ounces ces of silver per ton which is equivalent to 1140 at the fixed quotation of 1 an aft ounce it lies in a body three feet wide the strike was made at a depth of feet which encourages cou rages expectation of its presence in a body of important dimensions it was struck in the face of a tunnel driven 2150 feet the values are reported to be continuous in the short shoat distance the ore has been followed by drift operations are being conducted by the dominion silver lead mining company organized five years ago the number of shares is only and they are held chiefly by resi residents of stevens county and spokane W PI linney min mining engineer of spokane is president and general man manager aller the value of the ore is said to exceed that of any of the ear early lyday ly day strikes in the property which was located 36 years ago by the kearney brothers who made a fortune from their shipments its heaviest yield was to J B dennis of spokane who subjected the property to systematic development |