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Show AT COLUMBUS CON. New Ore Body in Shaft Is Now an Enormous One. From tho mill at the Columbus Con. at Alta is now issuing an average of twenty-two twenty-two tons of concentrates of lino quality dally, said Superintendent Jacobson, who arrived from camp yesterdav morning, while shipments, owing to roads that arc almost Impassable and tho limited number num-ber of teams, are restricted to an average of about fifteen tons. However, tho condition con-dition is Improving. The new ore body In tho Columbus shaft hat developed Into an extraordinary one. For forty fect It has been opened up on Its strike, whllo a crosscut has been punched Into It for Ilfteen fect without encountering a wall. The first-class ore, which occurs In channels alternating with that which goes to tho mill, said Superintendent Jacobson, Is maintaining an average of G per cent copper and IS per cent load, with 30 ounces silver and J2 gold per ton. Thu condition throughout Is an nssurlng ono, with tho wealth for dividends to be seen In many places. |