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Show COLUMBUS EXTENSION ORE ON EXHIBITION large Sample From Breast of Tunnel Is Becelved by Local Officials. t- 1 Reports received at the office- of the 1 Columbus Extension Mining company yes terday were to the effect that the ore body is being developed alowiy, but if quiteas strong as It was In the face and shows no signs of pinching out. There was shipped down from a mine yes'erday, which Is located in the Alta-Blg Cotton -i wood district, a sample paid v weigh in i the neighborhood of ISO pounds which I was shot out of the breast. This will be J on exhibition In Managing Director Cow- i ! an's office today. ! Superintendent J. A. Cowan Is purehap- 1 ing supplies and equipment ami will lave ! for the property tomorrow. The supplies consist of rViO feet of pipe which was purchased pur-chased yesterday, new machine drills and ' timber, preparations are being made to : push the development worlt as rapidly as posnible. The motor and the large blower which wHl be used for the purpose of bettering ; the ventilation in the lone tunnel are at i th property and will be Installed nn soon I a Buperlntendnt Cowan reachH the mine. He will remain at the property and devote hlH time to punhing the work at the breast and putting th tunnel in i better workirg f'npe- More recent assays taken of the ore i body Indicate that the valuta are Improv- ; ing with the progress. No attempt will be made to crosscut the ore bofly until it has bcn opened up along the fttrlk. for a considerable dlntanr). At the last j r-port received It was Mill making off Htrong Into the Hmejdon |