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Show NEW DEPOSIT TIES 01 GOOjHSi Coppermines Proves Ore for a- Territory 800 . by 200 Feet. Tho Incompleteness that has characterized character-ized tho development operations of the old Glroux Consolidated company has been ompliaslzed with no uncertain vigor during tho past few weeks by the din-closures din-closures on the Oro claim, whore, by mistake, mis-take, tho JsTovada Consolidated management manage-ment developed what looks to bo a typical typi-cal deposit of porphyry copper oro of commercial com-mercial grade whllo excavating for an extension of its own railroad line. It was tho discovery of this new deposit of copper oro that Justified tho Consolidated Coppermines company, tho successor to the Glroux and others rocently merged, closing down all underground effort on tho Glroux estate, and placing ordors for steam shovels and other necessary equipment equip-ment for mlnlncr this now nr ivltli Tnnrl- ern methods. This now ore deposit has boon demonstrated demon-strated to date for approximately S00 feet in length, and for about. 200 feet in width, with tho ultimate limits of tho body probably materially larger. This nrea has not been fully proved tip as yet, but It Is statod that one churn drill holo has boon drlvon in commercial grado ore for 125 feet, with ore still continuing. Tlio Oro claim is practically surrounded surround-ed by tho Nevada Consolidated territory. It Is not quite a full claim and has ncvor been considered particularly valuable as a mineral claim until tho Ncvuda Consolidated Con-solidated company drove the jaws of a steam shovel into sulphldo ore at a depth of only six feet Tho Nevada Consolidated Consoli-dated company had arranged to utilize this claim as railroad yards, and tho existence ex-istence of oro now proved shows that 12ly is no exception to tho average mining camp, In that whilo there Is any torrltory undeveloped In a demonstrated section, there Is a chanco to secure results. |