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Show Rich Showing of Empire. Cos. Horn Silver Vein Strengthening1 With Depth Committee of Stockholders ' to Visit Property. In yesterday's mall Secretary Be'orldgu of tho Empire Con. company at Frlo-burg, Frlo-burg, Nov., received a most encouraging report from Manager J. V, Brooks, who is now on tho ground. Manager Brooks states that tho rich Horn sliver vein Is getting stronger and rlchor with development. develop-ment. This Is tho vein from whloh tho lnrgo samplo waa taken, ahowlng values of HO ounces silver, 40 per cent lead and $24.40 gold A tunnel Is now bolng driven at tho rate of two feet a day on ono of tho claims, which will cut four most promising promis-ing ledges. Tho manager states that ho has stripped tho rich ledgo of gold quartz from which sensational samples wcro taken on thrco claims, proving It to bo 4500 feet in length and fully 3lx feet wide. Becauso of tho efforts of certain persons per-sons to dotrnct from the merits of the property, Manager Brooks has invited a committee of stock holders who aro not ofllccrs to visit tho properties of tho company and see for themselves that tho properties aro all that Is said of them. The committee expects to lcavo about December 31. and Mr. Brooks Is nov, making arrangements for their reception. re-ception. . ... , Another shipment of samples will bo received from the claims as soon as a wagon can bo secured to haul It. The proposed extension of tho San Pedro Ped-ro to Plocho will enable thl3 company to ship from a storo of 5000 tons of oro averaging $35 a ton, which nov Ile3 on tho dumps. |