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Show GRAND VICTOR MI SHOWINGJiP FINELY Local Interests Opening Big Silver and Gold Mino in Nevada. Alox Colbnth, managor of the Grand Victor Nevada company, bus returned from un inspection of tho possessions of this organization in tho Tenabo camp of Nevada. Mr. Colbath brought back some extremely fine specimens of gold nnd eilvor ores now being encountered encoun-tered in tho various workings on this property, nnd ho stated unreservedly that the Grand Victor looked to him exactly like another Nevada Hills. The company 13 driving four shafts to dopths, the deepest; being over 100 foet doop when he left, the district. This shaft is particularly interesting for the reason that it. ha3 reached the sulphide zone, end the ore now being found in this working is of such a character that miners usually express their opinion thereof by tho expression that "it looks good enough to eat. The permanence of tho ore had boon established on uear-bv properties sufficiently suf-ficiently to cause, tho Grand Victor people peo-ple to fool confident of thoir own ground, but tho developments in this shaft prove bovond all doubt, that tho ore does extend" with dopth, and richly, ton. The rock shown by Mr. Colbath will run $170 gold, 32 per cent lead and eight ounces silver to the ton. Ihm rock has boon followed for twonty-two foot in depth, the shaft going down along the foot wall. lu another shaft tho managomeut is driving through some handsome chloride chlo-ride of silver oro. This ore has bceu continuous from the Btirfaco, and Mr. Colbath stated Monday that the improvement im-provement in over way with depth is gratifying. This rock will run loO ounces silver to the ton. The shaft is down fifteen feot. There aro two main c-ins on the prnpeity, one carrying gold and the other silver. The former voin, as described :n the 100-foot shaft, has been gaining in width four inches with each foot, and the company believes that both veins eventually will como togother, forming one splendid resource. re-source. Tho company has two engines enroute for its mines and another will be forwarded as soon as possible. Mr. Colbath states that shipments of rich rock could be sent into the local market from now on, but there is a certain cer-tain amount; of development work decided de-cided upon to be completed before any oro will bo sent to the smelters. |