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Show I DOWN AT THE DIXIE. Splendid Condition of Ore Bodies With Shaft to Go Down. The main shaft on the Dixie group of mines out of St, George and operated by the Utah & Eastern Mining company, com-pany, has been completed to the 700-foot level, with 400 feet of it' timbered and ready to ferve a larger tonnage. It is the intention of the company, said Mr. v C. II. Doollttie on his return from the Eaot yesterday,s to fathom even greater depths at an early day, as it has , been conclusively demonstrated that they are to be relied on for a larger volume of wealth than that of which the founders of the company ever dreamed. At a depth of 700 feet, indeed, the management hao uncovered the largest body of ore In the history of the undertaking, while the metallic value of the mine continues to maintain a most satisfactory average. Meanwhile the furnace at the smelter Is operated only as It Is neceMary to provide the means for the payroll. |