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Show MILL WILL STAUT SEPTEMBEfl FIRST Montgoniery-Siioslione Con. Is Very Near Great Era of Production. SUPT. TURNER IN ZI0N ON MONDAY Water Level lias Been Reached and Mine at Interesting Interest-ing Point Bryco Vv. Turner, superintendent of the Montgomery-Shoshono Consolidated company, is in the city from Bullfrog on company business. Mr. Turner was unwilling to go into details regarding tho object of his visit hero at. this time, but spoke very enthusiastically over tho present physical condition and future fu-ture possibilities of the great mino under un-der his charge. Of initial intorest always al-ways when tho great Shoshone properly i3 under discussion is tho shape tho 300-ton 300-ton concentrating mill is in at this time. Mr. Turner stated yesterday that by September 1 tho plant would be in operation. This mill has been delayed owing to tho difficulty in securing tho machinery and oquipmont gonerally, buc this is snipped at present. An intorosting development in tho mino proper of late has been the encountering en-countering of water in the bottom of the triple-compartment shaft. This aim ft is now at a vertical depth of 550 foot, and tho significance of tho water coining coin-ing in iB tho fact that a short timo should determine to a great extent tho probabilities of the sulphide zone. Mr. Turner states that, roughly estimating tho amount of work done in the Shoshone Sho-shone so far, he would judgo that fully 12,000 feet of work has dccu accomplished. accom-plished. This work has been productive of at least six different and important veins, all carrying commercial ore. The company com-pany is" sending to the Salt Lake smelters smel-ters .between 100 and 150 tons of oro each week, the rock averaging smcltcr-not smcltcr-not something like 100 per ton. It will not bo until the mill is in operation, however, that the real era of prosperity for this banner Bullfrog proposition will havo arrived. Tho railroad facilities provided by tho Salt Lake Route; stated Air. Turner, is extremely satisiactory, and the rates, based upon the valuation of tho ores sent out, is doomed verv equitable in every way. Thero is a siding sid-ing right up to tho mine, so that little difficulty is experienced by tho management manage-ment in placing the ores aboard cars. The Shoshone company at this time is plncing the powerlul 'steam hoist into place over the main shaft, and electrical electri-cal power for use elsewhere about tho mine is scheduled to be available by the middle of next month. Bullfrog generally, states Mr. Turner, is showing up very satisfactorily. Now mills are under way or planned so that tho whole district looks very promising for tho future. Tho Homestake company com-pany has sot aside sufficient money to erect a mill. Properties that adjoin the Shoshone, such as the Lucky Jack, the Amethyst and tho Providence, all aro busily "engaged looking for depths, and this work is being urged forwnrd naturally natur-ally by the increased resources on the Shoshone as depths aro gained upon the splendid ncreagc within that organization organiza-tion 's lines. Mr. Turner will leave for the Bullfrog district tonight. |