Show STRIKE IN THE MONARCH I 1 A dispatch from wallace idaho says what is claimed to have been the richest strike evaer ever made in the silver lead properties of the murray section of the coeur calenes dA lenes was recorded a few days ago when shipping ore was encountered in a drift on the monarch probably the best known group in that section at a depth of feet four feet of shipping ore was disclosed As soon as the rich ore was uncovered E P spaulding the man ager of the property granted the ral miners liers a three days vacation nothing of the extent of the strike is yet known the rich ore was discovered in a drift that was run near the bottom of the shaft this shaft was sunk in the face of the foot upper tunnel the drift had been run only 25 feet when the shipping ore was disclosed the tunnel was started near the summit of the hill the foot tunnel that was driven upon the property cut two ledges but did not tap the rich one so the work was commenced higher up the hill with the above results during the past three years approximately has been expended by the monarch company forty five men are employed A ton concentrator is being built which will be completed and ready for work about january 15 |