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Show Rich Developments Promised an Future Derby in Nevada Likely to Become Onc of Moat Productive of Mining Mi-ning Camps. Special to Tho Trlhnno. DERBY. Nov., Cel. 23. Tho new mining min-ing district nl.thl? point. In .which tho rich strlko wns mado October 1. promises to develop Into ono of tho most productive produc-tive mining camps of the State. Good li'dges havo Iwcn opened up. run-,, ning in value from $15 to JIM per ton. Tfio formation on the northern end of the district Is similar to the Ollnghouso field, which Is only alx miles dlstnnt In a direct line, whllo that In the southern portion Is similar to tho Comstock and lo thought to bo a continuation of tho Comstock ledges. From thoso who have examined tho various prospects and ledges, tho general lmprcsslou provalls that It will ultimately develop Into n permanent Held, producing oro that will avcrago $33 to tho ton. Throughout tho ledges aro strongly defined and continuous contin-uous and average from two to eight foot on tho surfuci', Increasing mntorlally with depth. Throughout tho ontlro district tho ore la all free milling and on sovcral of tho claims ledges carrying wire gold havo been found. Somo of thoso ledges show nssay values ns high as $600. In theao ledges are smnll veins varying from ono-halt ono-halt to two Inches In width, and In thoso ulns aro found the wlro gold. Whcthor or. not thoy are continuous or aro simply stringers has not yet boon determine!. Miners at Work. At tho present tlmo there aro twenty-ono twenty-ono minors employed on tho 'difforont claims, but several of tho companlos aro preparing to begin more extensivo operations oper-ations and within tho noxt few weeks this force will be greatly enlarged Tho Adoth Gold Mining company, which is composed of Reno men, is pushing push-ing work on tho High Bridge claim and now have tholr tunnel In eighly-Pvo feet. This will bo extended to 250 feet and will croijs-cut three woll-dollned ledges of high-grade ore. It Is oxpected that shlp-iTit shlp-iTit nts will becin In Decomber. On the Wonder claim, which Is located in tho Southern end of the district, nnd Is owned by the samo company, a tunnel tun-nel -100 loot In length In being driven. This will cut four ledges. On this claim a strong' ledge carrying wlro gold has been opened up. To the northwest on the claims of tho Metropolitan Mining company, a shaft which has now reached ninety-five foot In depth Is being sunk. Tho ledges on this claim aro strong and well defined nnd carry assay values from $17.50 to $101 per ton. Will Bo Developed Later. Adjoining this aro two other claims of the company, tho Lact Hope and Lark, which will later bo developed. Ono of the most promising claims In tho district dis-trict Is the. Llttlo M, owned by Mlrk-llnger Mlrk-llnger brothers and Prltchett. Work was begun Monday on tho shaft which will follow the ledge. This ledge Is ono of tho strongest In tho camp and measures eight feet on the surface, showing assay values of $89 to tho ton. The Grey Eagle group, located In tho 1 northern part of tho camp, and comprising com-prising flvo elnlms. Is showing good ore, A 100-fool shaft Is being sunk nnd drifting drift-ing will soon begin. On tho Schours claim, on which tho rich strike was made, work is progressing rapidly. Tho shaft Is now down sixty feet and drifting on tho ledgo will soon bdgln. Abundnnt water power from tho Truc-keo Truc-keo river Is at hand for generating electrical elec-trical power to operate mills, wlillo the Southern Pacific railway passes nt tho loot of the ravine, affording amplo shipping ship-ping facilities for oro until tho necessary mills aro erected. |