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Show mm MEHGEH IIS" IMPORTANTDRE BODY Six-foot Breast on 11 70-foot i Level Averages $30 to' the Ton. There is a very Important development taking place on the 1170-foot level of the Tonopah Merger mine and on the 1?30 level, and every foot of pi ogress being made greatly increases the potentialities of the property, says the Tonopah Miner. On the 1170 level, where the North Merger vein ban been opened up In the middle block, the ore now snows in the drirt for a width of ei feet. Manager Kirchen says that the whole six fen will average belter than ?:0 a ton. As the assays for the entire bodv averaged ?:i7.j') per ton Tucs lav ami f." per op Monday. Mr. Kirchen 3 statement Iook.fi reasonable. Tiita new ore showing has taken place In a portion of the .Merger ground which had previously not be'-n productive, and ; the possibilities are greatly increased. It , does not take lone for a n on- bod v six feet wide going better than $ :0 per ton to run into money. The fchonlns; on te level, where the downward titen.sion of th-- main ore body so 1 opened up In the Merger wae encountered, also last week, continues to Improve with every round of shots, and there is no doubt that a large tonnage w ill soon he developed here. Tbla ore was opened up at a point about 3i'J fett west of the main sha ft. Another pie. 1- of development that promis-6 to 'produce good re-u'.ti almost anv day now lb aoiuc e.plora tory woi k that Is being done In thr- ea . -tern end of trie middle bIo"k on the U7r level. The face in looking very well, and tt is believed be-lieved that ore will i- on be encountered. Manager Kirchen has entered into a contract with Manager Ciianuh.r of the U'est F.nd company to ireat the ore in the latter company's mill, and shipments will commence; very : .mn. The ore bins are norv being iPb-d" and the trucks of the We.t. jid will mn l biiyy bauiiug Ht oro, Mr. Kitchen ---.-ure.l wca f li-j c-n-iders a v--rv reaori;,h' rate i,.r treating the ore. as the West Kn.l ronipanc had tep stamps of its mill which were not being tif-d, it v.a s arl- 10 make a reasonable rate with profit to itteif |