Show THE BANNER MINE nugget silver city idaho the north drift from the crosscut tunnel level on the banner is now in feet and the south drift feet on the same level in both directions the ledge at the face of the drifts has been crosscut to the walls and shows a width of 10 feet the greater portion of the ledge being of a good grade of milling ore with some streaks of quite a high grade in the south drift the ore continues to grow better while north it is now close to where a fine shoot of ore is shown in the drift on the webster tunnel feet abony it it is now certain that bodies of ore have been blocked out ready for sufficient to keep the new mill when built running for at least three years it is thought that granite will soon be r reached in the north drift the upraise s shaft haft from the tunnel level is now estimated to be within 30 feet of reaching the upper banner drift which is 85 feet from the surface and connected with it by a and also alcoa a crosscut tunnel work has been going rather slow on this upraise shaft on account of the distance timbers have to be hoisted but when it is once through the mine will have almost perfect ventilation the air in the ion long drifts is now bad but a draft from the top will remedy all that the roofing material and some of the furniture for the boarding and bunk houses and s storeroom tore room arrived yesterday and these buildings will soon be ready for occupancy in much uch to the relief of the miners now boarding down town and climbing the mountain to their work the company recently purchased a small brick house in town which it is now having torn down to t get the bricks for boiler foundations at their new mill the plans plan s for the framework and foundation of the mill have been delayed but are looked for daily when grading will be begun |