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Show CAMP OF STOCKTON IMPRESSES VISITORS Mining Man Astonished by Results Re-sults That Follow Efforts of Companies. That tho general public hns at best a hazy Idea of tho olgnitlcant developments that have beon following tho efforts of tho Stockton mining companies Is best Illustrated by tho visit mndo Tuesday by W. H. Alexander, tho woll-known mining man, to this great region. Mr. Alexander Inspected Bovoial of tho properties In that camp, and returns moro than Imprcaacd with tho showings that tho mines afford. Pie staled Wednesday that ho had no Idea that auoh long strides had boen mado toward to-ward success. Praises tho Management. Much has been stated In these columns about tho Stockton properties, the do-veldpmonls do-veldpmonls being recorded with faithfulness. faithful-ness. Tho public luuj a rather vague ldoa of what really has taken place, and to approolato tho truo slgnltlcanco of theso developments one must soo thorn for himself, him-self, as did Mr. Alexander. Regarding tho Now Stockton property, which has boon giving such regular and generous results, Mr, AJexandor Is oxtromely hlgn In hLs pralso Ho gives great credit to Manager Tronam and Superintendent Gallgher for their efforts to grasp success suc-cess from a long string of ordeals through which thoy have had to pass. Mr. Aloxandor is moro than ImprcBsod 'with tho possibilities of what 1b known as tho Catherine vein, which, from tho higher levels, produces over 510,000 worth of ore. Within tho noxt two months tho management will have tapped this voln on tho 1000-lovel, and when this Is accomplished ac-complished tho New Stockton company will havo a resourco from which to draw second to none on that proporty With depth this vein has stondlly accumulated Btlll greater extont, and on tho BO-foot level was sixteen feet wldo. Good Season Ahead. That tho Stockton camp will havo a long list of honorablo credits at tho close of tho present season is readily granted by' nil who havo paid recent visits to tho district, and the New Stockton company will havo contributed not a llttlo to tho general sum total. |