Show OPENING UP THE ELY CALUMET reno nev feb 11 al D meyers often termed the father ther of goldfield and who acquired a wide r reputation al that time is opening up the ely calumet copper co prop an 1 eaty y at ely mr meyers was in in reno recently and stated t that at by three tunnels lie he has opened the ely calumet to an all extent that it now nony shows about tons in sight the two tunnels open the ore body while the third will be used as an adit through ii which the ore will be extracted there are two large larg e veins veins on the property one carries lead and silver in in proportions of about 25 23 per cent lead and 20 gozs silver while the other carries about 30 per cent zinc oxide the two veins are close to each other but as mr meyers says zinc like a wild animal likes to live by itself as one may see by an examination where the zinc has left the silver lead content and gone over by itself to another hiding place he also states that the zinc will undoubtedly later at depth turn to lead silver he has entered into arrangement with the utah zinc company to handle the product of the mine after april with the high content of zinc ore can be shipped at a good profit about 2000 feet of work has been done in opening up the property the crosscut tunnel now within about 20 9 0 f feet beet of the point where it is expected to tap the first vein will have a depth of about feet from the face to the surface |