Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-03-11 | Page 15 | The Lower Mammoth

THE LOWER MAMMOTH Simon Bambergers Report Makes it Look More Cheerful The weekly report of conditions al tile properly of the Lower Mammoth Mining company which was ycster day submitted by Mr Simon Bamber I rrer of the executive eommlttee prc 4I ents that proposition In more cheerful j light i than any in I which it I hits bcon 1 hlthmemto seen Jn i opening up the ore J chute that was encountered somo time I I ago upon the COOfoot level the man agement has now raised upon It I for fifty feet the t vein showing an aver age of ten feet between walls A samPlIng sam-pling of this t said Mr Bambcrger af forded nothing lean than thirty ounces silver while at times the results were almost sensationally high Below the same level and in the VMIIZO which has been going down steadily on the chute there is now exposed a fine hody oP I copper ore while samples taken op Friday night showed as much as 102 per cent in that metal with some silver and gold per ton I The showing there is a magnificent one and to reach this v ore at greater depth the shaft will be lint down at once to a depth oC 700 feet Mr Bamberger who has aavays been most conservative In the presence of an ore body was unable to conceal Ills enthusiasm during the afternoon and convinced tlml splendid results await the company on the 700foot level