Show 40 J 4 NW N 4 IN f R MR 7 J ak 1 7 utah copper companas Comp anys mine bingham THE REILLY LEASE operation of a goldfield property that is truly astonishing news goldfield nev down in the treasure vault of the reilly mckane lease on the florence feet from the surface of the ground men are toiling and striving day and night in a race of production against time squads of busy miners are hourly engaged in rifling its contents in order that the very largest possible tonnage may he be marketed before its doors are closed to the lessees lessels and the combination is changed by the florence management on october 19 sack after sack freighted to the limit with ore of wonderful value is being taken from the repository without cessation and yet the immense store shows but few evidences of depletion to possess a plethoric bank account is a decidedly comfortable feeling with winter creeping on apace but to possess both it and the gulden golden stream from whence it has its source is to be forever exempt from being affected by the very highest possible charge of the coal man Re illyan yand d his associates socia tes and the owners of the florence as well are more than exempt from his exactions and can afford to do business with the ice man for innumerable summers as well at the foot level a shoot has been disclosed near its apex having ore which contains as high as 10 worth of gold to the pound the seam carrying these more than phenomenal values lies along the and the precious metal gleams and scintillates in the rays from the miners candles like a jewelers shop w window display the drift is a veritable gladdins Alad dins cave lined on either side with treasure rich enough to satisfy the avarice of a midas A shipment of this high grade stuff went out last saturday and while the entire consignment did not assay at the rate mentioned it is ad cited that it will average about 5 per pound A large body of ore runs at the rate of from 1 to 4 per pound A has been sunk on it to a depth of twelve feet and the vein matter in the bottom returns values of from 2000 to per ton every man who can be utilized to advantage has been removed from the other workings to that point and as fast as the rock is broken it is being sacked and piled in the drift it is far too precious to be exposed at surface for mankind is prone to err and well not to put him in the way of temptation wednesday the energetic little gasoline hoist was kept busy lifting sack after sack of this valuable freight to daylight and as fast as it reached the collar of the shaft it was packed on sturdy shoulders to the awaiting wagons the line of men resembled in the rhythm of their motions the links in an eldness chain coming from the ore house laden with golden treasure and disappearing beneath its roof empty handed to again appear a moment later burdened with another precious cargo all about the shaft house and dump are piled sack upon sack of lesser value but which in the aggregate is itself a fortune hundreds of empty sacks strew the ground on every side awaiting their turn to be filled with the ore from belo below w and as they have been utilized for that purpose before something in thes the way of a good sized bottom could be secured from their retorting As the hour s flit by the time in which opera eions may be continued grows rapidly shorter and soon too soon doubtless to suit the lessees lessels les sees one of the most remarkable mining leases in the world will become a matter of past history A jc int survey of the workings is to be made and the florence management contemplates granting reilly a short extension to make up for the time lost the total amount which mr reilly and his partners will clear up as a result of their operations is still conjectural but it is conservatively estimated at better than 0 |