Show I THE STAR CONSOLIDATED I Heturns From Ore Shipment Manager I Man-ager Packard on Mine I Manager Packard of the Star Consolidated Con-solidated was In the city yesterday and while here he realized on a shipment oC three cars of ore which netted the company com-pany 2641 The values as shown by the assayers certificates consisted of 10 ounccs of silver 2ii ounces of gold to the ton and a small percentage of lead Mr Packard who always gives information in-formation freely as to shipments but Is usually reticent as to the condition of the mine except In general terms yesterday yes-terday talked quite freely of Us workIngs work-Ings The present shipment he stated was obtained from the 200foot level and he believed that the same ore would extend lo the 300foot level The present workings are now down COO feet with excellent showings throughout through-out the mine and good ore Is being obtained ob-tained from a number of places A new strike was made a few days ago In the Gundry tunnel in the old workings which is being operated un der lease by William Sumption which is developing nicely and concerning this nart i of the mine Mr Packard yes terday received further favorable reports re-ports while here by telephone from his son at the mine Work has been suspended sus-pended the past few days for repairs but will be resumed Friday Will Push the Giant Whlber Babcock who is interested In the Giant group which consists ot lour claims in Dry canyon in the Deep Creek country returned yesterday Jiiornlng from a three weeks stay In lyew York where he has been consult lag with his coowners as to the devel opment of the properly These claims were located by Mr Babcock a few years ago and the work will now be vigorously pushed Mr Babcock Gloried for the camp yesterday morn ing but when he arrived at Stockton he learned that the Deeo Creek stage line had changed Its eastern terminus from that place lo FallHeld so he re turned to Salt Lake last evening and vlhl start out again loday on the Tintic branch Mr Babcock states that In conbequence of this change considera ble freight for the western country has accumulated at Stockton South Swansea Shaft The South Swansea which has sev era cars of ore on the market Is said to present favorable showings The new shaft Is down to the 750foot level H iflQt a stallon will > soon be cut A drift ii is also being cut from the old workings to the new shaft and as soon as connection Is made the shaft wm nr2Uink deeper The ore bodies are In creasing considerably in extent with depth but the values are slightly WQlh West Argent Assessed The West Argent with properties < at 2 Stockton h18 levied an assessment of cents a snare Payable Immediately nm i delinquent January 23rd Stock upon which the assessment ia not paid hen delinquent wni bc advertised endS Hold o February 1th The company is Incorporated fc 100000 SlRSWfiJS E2Q0 have been sold The object or the assessment Is to clean up 7iie indebtedness in-debtedness Incurred In the erection of the new concentrator which was completed com-pleted only a few weeks ago While thp mill did not cost In excess of the t estimates pays Manager Hall yet Its I constructIon was prolonged somewhat beyond the time when it was fxpucted to be finished the adjustment of the machinery has been tedious and cnn flldcrablc difficulty hna been met In getting get-ting the concentrates to market All of i thes > hindrances he says have delayed de-layed payments and so the management manage-ment decided upon the assessment in preference lo asking Its creditors for leniency The mill which has bern shut down a few days for Christmas will be started up iimnedlalLly sifter the first of the year with a number of rliangen and an Increase in the force ofworkmen |