Show NEVADA ely news general manager geo H dunham of the return returned ed on friday after an absence of more than two months in the east and at once resumed the direction of the companas comp anys affairs several things have combined comben ed to delay completion of the new mill and very little progress has been made in that direction lately but now the outlook is better for the early starting of the plant the addition to the t he power plant is nearing t completion and the masons are at work setting up the boiler eureka sentinel A P and buo c ene norris have taken a lease of the lord byron mine on prospect mountain the pr property op is owned by the ruby dunderberg company and has produced a large amount of rich ore in the past pioche record the railroad at quartette that is being built from the mines to the mill at the colorado river a distance of 14 miles bailes is being pushed and it is expected to have the same run nning by april it will be used to transport ore from the mine to the mill pioche record the cinnabar find at goodsprings Good springs el is turning out well the latest reports from tb that at section are to the effect that as depth is attained the prospect is getting brighter and the ore shows up exceeding fine there is quite an excitement in that section over the find and its development ely news W H boothe F M wilson and E B johnson of salt lake city have located nine mining claims on the east side of diamond mountain in the northeastern part of this country this is a new section of the country the district being as yet unorganized and the notices of location set forth the usual claim that the lode bears gold silver copper lead and other valuable minerals ely news the record of the past week in the developments of the mckinley claims has been extremely gratifying in the saxton the shaft isnow down feet and drifts are being run on both levels manager kanaze r megill mcgill brought down some fine looking loo kinc r ore from the mine on friday last the assay from which showed 97 in gold gol goldana dand and while thesis not at all surprising when the fact is taken into consideration that a good body of ore assaying was previously found in the property still the showing is is an excellent one and ina indicates that the attempt to cut the rich gold bearing ledge from the lower levels will be crowned with success eureka sentinel at the annual meeting of the rocco homestake nevada mining company of hamilton nevada held at the home office of the company compan y in san francisco on february 28 1902 the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year oscar J smith president t bajackson A jackson vice president milton bernard secretary B L smith assistant secretary and treasurer the company purchased from B L smith and H A jackson the rocco adjoining the homestake Home stake on the north and rocco no 2 mine adjoining the rocco on the east and also the mother ledge claim the company has also made arrangements to purchase from the present owners owner s of record all of the last chance mine adjoining the homestake Home stake on the west this gives the rocco home stake nevada mining company four claims adjoining practically covering all the valuable ground in swansea canyon |