Show BIG BODY OF ORE One Has Been Found in the Viola Mine TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boise Ida July Developments in the Viola mine Black Hornet district are of a most Important character The ledge has been cut in the long tunnel tun-nel and drifted on both ways the operation op-eration with the upraises surrounding one of the biggest bodies of ore that has been opened in this vicinity for along a-long time The tunnel was run in 750 to SOO feet before it encountered the ledge which was cut at a depth oC about 400 feet from the surface and fully 250 feet below be-low the upper workings from which some highgrade ore was taken The ledge at the point of intersection is twentytwo feet wide between walls The ore Is base but is said to carry high values As soon a the extent of the body was known Manage Anderson ordered everything ev-erything closed down and the mine nailed up This was done it Is said because there is no place to put the ore There Is already 100 tons of very good ore on the dump It Is understood to be the companys purpose to install a large plant at the Viola as soon as possible The McEwcn Option Before the day closes the fate of the McEwen optfon upon the Packard holdings hold-Ings In the Star Consolidated Mining company of TInllc in which the purchaser pur-chaser has agreed to pay 75 cents a share for a block of 260000 will have been decided Under the agreement between be-tween the principals the purchaser is required to make the first payment of 20000 today and if this is not placed to the credit of Milan Packard before the bunks close the blocks will have reverted to the owner There aro not many who believe that the trade will take place Mining Notes The Dexter shareholders will meet for the election of directors andofilccrs today The recapping of the Highland Boy tram towers it Biugham la ogreeslng to an early completion The Dora nt Blngham Is being operated oper-ated on a lease by Dave Cook who has uncovered a fine body of ore Andrew Maybcrry superintendent of the United States Mining company was In from that Blngham proposition yes terday Alex Lafavc the veteran prospector hns gone to Arizona to resume work on valuable prospects that are owned by him down there Superintendent dimming of the High land Boy wus in from that Binghum I bonanza yesterday and reports every thing ijioving as usual The story that arrangements have been made to resume work Oll the Homeutakc group at Diamond Is not confirmed by officers of the company Frank Harris manager oC the Great Northern mine and mill In Oregon writes that the plant is running very nicely and that the outlook Is a niost assuring oue The Grand Gulch owners arc again forwarding ores lo the railroad from their mine near the Utah line in Arizo na and will have another consignment on the market in a few days The bullion tux derived by Lincoln county from De La Mars Nevada mines during the last quarter amount ed to 102020 more than GO per cent of the amount that was expended by the county during that period Adam Paul the wellknown detective came up from the south yesterday where ho has been prospecting and tv lug up properties In behalf of a Salt Lake crowd which Is headed by C O Whlttemore and others Capt De La Mar is scheduled to reach his general offices in this city on cdncsday afternoon nnd having wlt nessed the final act ln tile drama ° C H rfr Wniftt Mcrcui > will leave for California to be present at the Htarihur up of the new mill on his gold m ml in San Bernardino county The shareholders of the Joe Bowers Mining company will rncct today to discuss the financial condition and fu ture development of Its properly at Diamond it i was rumored yesterday thai an usseHHimni would follow the IlleetluIg but llllij 110 IIicll1 wollia con Iitu Prtsldeiii ICnox of the Bank of the Republic who rifciuiy purchased the lro > my of the New Mammoth at Blnglmm will I visit me I properly this week and make thorough examination of the ore liodleK of which so much was said by Rognon Foulks ct al before the presence of stilt was detected From Neighboring States Almost a million dollars was the sum distributor by the various companlcg L e c of the Cripple Creek distrIct during the month of June The exact amount was 98732 During the past month the Vindicator atCripple Creek shipped 3COO tons of ore During the month of June the Llllle of Cripple Creek shipped GOO ions of ore that averaged f > 0 to the Ion making mak-ing the lotnl production of the mine for the month 55000 The ClevelandBoston group of mines at Creslon Colo wore sold by Coleman Cole-man Quinn to Albert EniarluOLQt Cleveland O for 50000 The Cleveland I Cleve-land shows a body of hematite thai runs about 220 per ion EVansloiv Press The FerrlsIfaggcr ty dump In Grand Encampment district dis-trict has been leased by James E looie a mining man of Salt Lake who will concentrate the ore Mr Foote Is a brother of Maj and M W Fooic and Is a miner of experience and ability White Pine Ncv News Messrs B J McCune and J II Pcrlse of Salt Lake City came to town on Wednesday on their way to Mtincy to Inspect the Grand Deposit and other mines al thai place These mines ate bonded lo Mr MeCuncs father the capitalist and wouldbe Senator of Utah While Pine News Messrs Lynn and Thompson of Salt Lake City after spending several days in Ely ailcnafng to their interests in the Robust mlnu returned on Wednesday Thpy slated herethat lliey were well satisfied willi their propci ty in EJly andreported the Chainrmirr and other mines as develop hug into rich properties mukhlg the oUtloOk for that district most satisfactory satisfac-tory torJThic Bblso Statesman One of ihe Caswcll brothers reports the discovery of a mammoth copper ledge on the range between Big creek and the cast fork of the south fork of Salmon river The ledge juts out at the top of a precipitous pre-cipitous mountain One sld6 Is almost perpendicular A tunnel fifty foci long WoUld cut the ledge at a depth of 36U to 200 feet The ledge Is exposed for a length of 2000 feet on the surface and is from four to fifty feet wide Mr Caswell does not know what the ore will assay but he says if It goes as much as 10 per cent copper and he be lieves It will go much higher it Is a bonanza Evanston NewsRegister A S Rob inson who is working at a graders camp near Hllliard was in Evanston Tuesday He tells a tale of placer find hugs that are marvelously rich and bound to cause groul excitement among those suffering from that Itching ailment ail-ment commonly known as the mining feven The ground was discovered about ten days ago and is situated about three and a half miles north of Hllliard The strike was made at a depth of o > few feet and as Mr Robinson says I runs 200 In gold 350 In silver and a trace of copper About twelve claims have been staked out and more will follow as soon as returns arc received |