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Show STIE ON 101 GROWING LARGER Miners Sinking Shaft on High grade Body of Cop per silver lead Ore The ore t lat was struck ome weeks a 'n the ma n shaft on he Pa o na Oo d . & 1 e M n ng ompany s prop er i ocated In the Star d s r ct of Beaver ou ty on nues to p ove as g ea e dep h s atta ned acco ding to a le ter received by e ocal offlc als yes erdaj ccord ng to he e er there las been exposed for the pas week between e ght and ten Inches of high grade coppe lead s lver ore When he ore was first cut in the shaft the body was between four and six Inches in w dth A much bet er rate of s nking Is be ns made at present due to eg ound be coming mucl softer and he contractors are of the opinion that t e 400 foot po nt wi be reached by January 1 f not sooner The continued in provement in the ore body is respons ble for a change In the plans of the management and a drift may be run to e sou h o explore the ore body when the 400 foot level Is reached The fact that the. ore body is apparently making s onger to the south lnd cates that the larger body will be found in that d rection The ma n shaft is being sunk on the contact between the monzonite and the limestone formation and the ore is apparently ap-parently making out In the limestone and along the contact It has been developed to a point where It is known to be raking to the south. Those at the property are of the opinion that the p esent ore show Ing Is but an offshoot of the nan body that will be en ountered when he lime stone break lying to the south is opened up at its point of inte sec on w th the contact , There is a pers stent rumor in mining circles that the tn ted States Smelting Refining & Mining company is negotia ing for the purchase of the Paloma Gold & Silver Mining compani s property which it is said will be merged with another propertj in its vicinity |