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Show OFFICIALS INSPECT STRIKEAT ALBION Reach Two Large Caves Opened by Blasts and Containing Ore. Showing an immense hole that has been opened in the limestone, from which is pouring about 200 gallons of water per minute, and two large caves, the recent re-cent strike on the Albion property, located lo-cated In the Little Cottonwood district, is becoming more Important daily as the work of investigating It progresses, according ac-cording to H. T. Hatfield, secretary of the company, who returned last night from an inspection of the workings. An immense amount of sulphide copper ore has been disclosed by the last round of shots. Secretary Ha t field was accompanied to the property yesterday by E. W. Griffiths. Enough of the ore and gangue material had been cleared away from the roof of the crosscut to allow them to crawl on hands and knees to the large caves at just beyond the point where the breast of the crosscut had been before the blast had penetrated the ore body. They were accompanied ac-companied by Superintendent S. Snyder and General Manager George H. Watson. While examining the workings, A. O. .Jacobson arrived and joined them. Upon his return last night Secretary Hatfield said that the blasting had opened tip two chambers in the rock, the first one being about fifteen feet In height and fifteen feet in width. This showed the copper ore on aU sides. Lying just beyond be-yond it was another cavity about ten feet in width and ten feet' in height, and about fifteen feet In length, through winch the water was rushing. It also showed the ore. Three shifts are employed at present i n talc I n g the ore a nd gangue ma t mia 1 from the crosscut, the pile still extending for about twenty feet in length. It will require two or three more days before it can be removed, as it has been packed solid by the rushing water. The air is good and no further trouble is anticipated from gas. The ore body, said Secretary Hatfield. Is apparently lying along the contact between be-tween the porphyry and the limestone, and is making out into the limestone which is of a soft, soluble nature. Inasmuch In-asmuch as the pile of ore and gangue material covers the floor of the crosscut and the caves, the real extent of the strike can not as yet be determined. According Ac-cording to Superintendent Snyder, It is the most important strike at this si age that lie lias met with in all of his mining experience. As soon as the ore and gangue material mate-rial Is removed and the ground timbered, drilling will be resumed and the ore body developed. About 100 pounds of the ore was brought from the mine last night. |