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Show ACTIVE DRIVING ON D. AND L. TUNNEL Will Tap Lark and Brooklyn Ledges and Than on to tho Yqsemite. The lone drain tunnel on tho Dalton and Lark group at Bingham' Is again forging Its way Into tho zono with tho Lark ledgo 1200 feet dlatunt from the present station and S200 feet from the portal of tho avenuo on its first objective. object-ive. Tapping this ledge, tho course of tho avenuo will then be along Its strike a distance of 8000 feet to a connection with tho Yoscmlto vein to the south. In this stretch tho Brooklyn ledgo will also bo lapped and from all these sources tho oro will bo delivered through the tunnel to the main loading station without. with-out. At present, said Manager Mac-Vlchie, Mac-Vlchie, yesterday, three levels are being be-ing driven on tho Lark vein in ore with two. one of which la ln ore, advancing on tho Brooklyn. Connection with these ledges established through tho tunnel raises will be made to the various levels and the ores shot out by tho way of the tunnel, thus reducing "the cost of extraction ex-traction to a few cents. To nchleve these connections about eight months will bo required, said the management, the tunnel to be driven day and night with all possible energy. The undertaking under-taking Is a splendid one and at Its com-'pletlon com-'pletlon water above tho tunnel level will have been reduced to a scarcity. At every point toward which it Is directed, there are known ore bodies and with these on which to draw the supply will have been made almost exhaustless. That other channels containing ores of the samo class and In equal abundance will be tapped ln the drive upon tho ledges, thero is no doubt ln the minds of thoso conversant with tho camp and the occurrence of '.ts ores. President White of the Binghnm Con. by which the Dalton and Lark group Is owned, will arrive from Boston ln a short time to Inspect all assets from the diggings to the furnaces and to this end will remain some time. |