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Show CHLORIDE POINT IN RICH ORE A Fcav Tons From Which tho Lessees i Derive a Snug- Sum of Money for the Babies. FOR a little less than twenty-four twenty-four tons of ore from the Chloride Point of Lion TIIH, George St. Clair, Avho Is operating It under a lease, yesterday received a check for $2191, the controls on Avhlch the t-ettle-ment avus made showing 199.5 ounces silver, 3.5 per cent lead and $2.20 gold per ton. Of the mine, Mr. St. Clair, to Avhose touch it has never failed to respond, re-spond, notwithstanding the Indifference with which it treated tho company, says, the condition Avas never as encouraging en-couraging as it Is at this time. Having follOAved the streak of high-grade ore In a ledge that A-arles from two to live feet in width for 1500 feet. It is now going go-ing down to depths at Avhlch It should make volume, and In a short time he expects to hnA'e demonstrated It- In addition to the high-grade ore Alth Avhich ho Is coming to market, Mr. St. Clair Is taking out a considerable tonnage ton-nage of second class that will ultimately ulti-mately be reduced to a commercial product In the mill. At the Northsrn Light a small force is now employed, avIUi a little- high-grade high-grade ore coming dally to the surface, Avhlle Avork Is progressing steadily at the Buckhorn group, and Ophir Queen, Avith much to Indicate important changes in a short time-. There is considerable gossip in camp concerning causes that led to the shutdown shut-down nt the Ophir Hill mines and mill, but as a neighbor Mr. St. Clair declines to discuss It. |