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Show LUCKY BOY DISTRICT SCENE OF ACTIVITY Leasers Arc Developing Claims and Preparing to Install New Machinery. Paul Tarpey, after spending several weeks In the Luckyhoy district, returned to Tonopah last week and reported that the leasers and mine operators In the northern district aro actively engaged In pushing development work as fast as possible. pos-sible. "Work on tha big property Is now being be-ing carried on by three shifts." said Mr. Tarpey. "A lodge about a foot and a half wide has been encountered In the shaft at a depth of 5S5 feet This vein was lost whon tho work of sinking reached reach-ed the 450 point, but tho Indications aro that the new body will bo stronger than over. It Is the Intention of the owners to continue the sinking to tho G50-foot level before engaging In drifting. Leasers Active. "The option on the property hold by the. United States Smelter company, which expired on the first of the year, was the signal for the resumption of work on a larger scale than had heretofore hereto-fore been carried on. On the Oddlo leaso a vein Is being followed up on the 3B0-foot 3B0-foot level. The drift Is being sent ahead between" two perfect walls. The ledge is the .same proposition as that being mined In the big "property, but the values arc low. It la expected that tho pay grade will be encountered any day. "On the McCormlek lease tho shaft will bo sent down to a depth of 500 feet. An air compressor has been Installed and the work is being sent ahead by machine ma-chine drills. They have a ledge about eighteen Inchos In width of rich ore. The present depth of the shaft Is 250 feet. "In all there arc eight sets of leasers operating In the Luckyboy and Alamo ground. Outside of this location a number num-ber of properties arc being operated by tho owners. Thirteen hoists arc at work in the district, besides three air compressors." |