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Show IALTA'S REVIVAL WELL SUSTAINED Ora Bodies Responding- Generously to tho Development of New Territory, i TELEPHONE message from Alta A during the afternoon brought A! news o n. most gratifying change In the property of the Alta-Qulncy Alta-Qulncy Wining company, samples from the drift with which Superintendent Colbath is opening up tho contact, Bhowing considerable copper pyrite in a carbonate of Iron. Assays have been obtained, but the results will not bo divulged until tho management authorizes au-thorizes it. The rock ought to concentrate concen-trate into a good commercial product. Much Interest is manifested throughout through-out Alia in the power plant being installed in-stalled by the management ot the Columbus Con., as with it In commission commis-sion the cost o getting energy into tho mines will be greatly reduced. Manager Man-ager Jacobson, whose name is now inseparable in-separable with the story of the camp s reclamation, Is doing this work as he hns "vorythlng- undertaken by him, and the completion of the plant Is promised at an early day. There Is considerable rivalry in camp over leases on the upper or original workings of the Continental, or more commonlv known as the Grizzly, under which christening it was brought into prominence by Henry Wallace and associates. as-sociates. In this territory, which -was exploited without much reference to system, not a little Ursa-class ore was left along with a large tonnage of second-class, and from appearances there is no doubt that "good wages," if not the irrepressible "stake," awaits the The Columbus Con. is relied on for a "big showing the present season, and with the completion of the concentrator the management proposes to show to just what extent the C3.ip is a counterpart, counter-part, of Pari; City, over the hill. Like those of the latter, the llrst-class ore will continue to go to the furnaces, while the tables will take care of the second-class, with practically nothing to be permitted to go to waste. The long tunnel on the Albion is approaching ap-proaching ground under the direction of Theodore Hatfield which affords much promise, and while some have appeared to regard the "wait" a long one, "the tunnel's the thing," and will, with the ores coming: from it Instead of over the trail, have soon reimbursed the -company. -"While Manager Craig of tho Kennebec Kenne-bec did not do much talking during his recent visit to camp, he appeared to know exactly what he was doing, and with the drift ndvancing on the ledge an Important change should take-place take-place on any shift. The road to camp is rapidly drying out, the snows are receding and development de-velopment at many of the prospects will be resumed next month. |