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Show MONTANA-BIHAM GETS MORE GROUND Secures Part of George Claims Near Mouth of Big Tunnel. Tho Monrana-Bingham company, whose big tuuuel at Bingham is npw iu about' 27G0 feet, has acquired of 15. 13. Critchlow and .M". M". Kaighn, who control tho Ticwaukeo property, a portion por-tion of the George claims belonging to tho latter. Tho property thus secured is J00 by 175 feet iu area, is near the mouth of tho big tunnel aud will bo used for buildings and other needed improvements. improve-ments. The Ticwaukeo people arc given for a reasonable consideration tho priv-iloge priv-iloge of using the lontaua-liiughani tunnel for tho handling of oro and waste from the Tiewaukoc property, Tho holdings of the two companies are so situated that the arrangement is considered a very advantageous 0110 for both. The Montana-Bingham hns also acquired ac-quired surface rights to some ground owned by George 13. 'Chandler adjoining the present dumping ground of the Mon-laiia-Bingham. Tho contrarts of the Montaua-Bing-hani with the Bingham Amalgamated, the Cougor and the ICcystone lixton-siou lixton-siou Mining companies for handling oro and wasto through tho new tunnel have been put 011 record. The face of tho tunnel is still in ore which is cottintr bettor as depth ia attained. at-tained. This oro has been continuous for tho last 130 feet. There is now two and a half to throe feet of shipping ore while the rest is mill ore. The latest assays run 1 to 10 per cent copper. $1 in gold and 2.1 ounces in silver. The work of pushing the long adit into the mountain is proceeding stondily. |