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Show An Aciive Season Is Dawning at Fay Ores of Fine Quality Encountered in Several Properties, "With Machinery Ma-chinery Going In. Charles Short, who arrived from Fay and neighboring Nevada camps during the day, reports tho season opening to not a llttlo activity, At tho Buck, whloh has been productive of ores of sensational quality, operations havo beon resumed, with the management drifting north nnd south on tho ledge. In tho breast of caoh drift oro has mado its appearance, and a shipment to tho smelters of Salt L,ako is promised In a .hort time. Of the ultl-mato ultl-mato productiveness of the Buck group, Mr. Short has no doubt whatever. At tho properties of the Dcerlodno company com-pany a compressor Is to bo Installed, and mnchlno drlll will bo In operation at an early day. To that end a boiler Is now upon tho ground, with tho other equipments equip-ments in transit. Tho new tunnel Is advancing ad-vancing rapidly and will connect with tho ore-bodies In tho next 1200 feet, says Manager H. H. McAndrows. At tho Snowflako development will bo resumed ns soon aB tho scrnp Involving It In court has terminated, said Mr. Short In Pike's Diggings work Is progressing on tho Drako group of mines, that will probably bo equipped with means for tho reduction of Its ores before tho expiration expira-tion of tho year. A lot sent to tho smelter smelt-er from this property netted the company S2f per ton. Mr. Drako reports a largo amount of rock that affords art average of $10 gold per ton. with the tunnel still advancing on the ledge. In tho somo diggings dig-gings James W Johnstono Is running a tunnol on hla group, with an encouraging encourag-ing outlook. |