Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-09 | Page 10 | Crosscutting from Rio Grande Shaft

CKCUTTI FROM RIO BRIDE SIFT Kxcellent progress ia being made in the mining operations conducted on the Rio Grande Grub Stake Mining company's property, located in the Ter-rington Ter-rington district, twenty-five miles east of Mason Valley, New, and about eighteen eight-een miles east of the Thompson smelter smel-ter H. M. Qulnn. secretary of the company, com-pany, has returned from the property. The company is at present crosscut ting In a southeasterly direction for one of the main fissures. ' The crosscut was started from the 310-foot 310-foot level of the main shaft and during the past forty-two days 110 feet were driven. The crosscut has been in low-grade low-grade ore ail of that distance and the management Is looking forward to encountering en-countering pay ore in commercial quantities quan-tities as soon as the main fissure is cut. It is expected that this will be reached In about 200 feet more of driving. This fissure fis-sure shows on the surface and contains values In gold, silver and copper. The crosscut was recently driven through twelve feet of sulphide ore that ran from $1 to ?S in gold and silver values and from 1 to 2 per cent in copper cop-per values. There are at present seven men employed on the property, which is equipped with an oil -driven compressor anil hoist and all of the other necessary mining machinery. The company has been financed to carry to completion a campaign of development de-velopment work that has been outlined and the work will continue throughout the winter months. Tho company owns seven claims, located about five miles from "Rio Vista, a station on the Tonopah & Goldfield railroad.