Show THE OLD SPANISH MINES R M keen vice president and manager manage of the old spanish mines mining company operating in the hell hole country on corn creek above richfield in a personal letter to the editor of the mining review says through the month of november we struck several stringers that showed good values valued but these were soon passed on december 1st ast I 1 let two of the tunnels out on contracts for feet of work in each about the the contractors in the B D tunnel struck a cross vein that ikover three feet in width in top and bottom of 66 the workings this is a telluride ore and according to assays essays made in boston where the company had I 1 its tests made it shows values of in gold i to the ton from the other tunnel which is now in in about 80 feet we rede received ived assays essays from several samples the lowest of which wits was in gold from a three and a half foot boot vein this begins to look encouraging as there is a good body of ore exposed in both tunnels prom from present indi indications it will not be long now before the 0 0 S M M co will have some of this ore shipped for treatment we intend to keep the work going right along this winter so that the spring of 1902 will find us ready to do what every mine owner wishes to do get abet returns for the money invested and something more for all who are interested the mining review is pleased to receive this very f favorable avo rable report f from eom this enterprise which we e believe to be strictly legitimate as are all such where work is being done in good faith where there is an undoubted surface showing of mineral we desire to acknowledge the christmas greeting greetin ff of mr keen and r t to 0 th anOhim than khim for his expressions of goodwill and well wishes for the review and its publishers |