Show THE SYNDICATE MINING COMPANY signal weiser idaho H R hillen president and george potter superintendent of the syndicate mining milling and smelting smelling Sm elting company arrived in the city sunday morning from a visit to the properties in the imnaha district down on snake river they came out by way of elgin and la grande the gentlemen brought with them a number of fine samples of ore which will assay from 25 to 60 per ton and which are on display at the vendome some of which will be taken to the com panya offices in boise where they expect to go in a day 0 or r so speaking of devel under way mr potter stated to the signal sleuth that a force has been at work all winter long and would be increased in a short time operations are now confined to driving a crosscut cross cut tunnel to tap the ledge at a depth of feet the main tunnel is now in about 75 feet and it is expected the ore will be reached in feet in the upper tunnel a good body of ore was struck at a depth of 25 feet and this ore body has been exposed for 30 feet there are about tons of ore now on the dump which will assay 17 per cent copper 4 in gold and four ounces of silver per ton it is the intention of the company to soon begin blocking out the ore for shipment which will be made by boat to lewiston and from there to the smelter either at salt lake or sumpter wherever the best terms for treatment can be secured hillen and potter will go to boise to attend the annual meeting of the company when new officers and directors for the ensuing year will be elected after which a meeting of directors will be held to outline the general plan of operations for the season already cabins and trails have been completed and supplies for foi the summer are being taken in sherm winchester vice president of the company is at present in charge of operations but he is expected out in a day or so to attend the meeting in boise the outlook generally is indeed flattering for tho the company and some good results are expected as operations and developments 0 ghents progress |