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Show BAKER TU1EL IN mm GROUND Two Strong Fissures Cut at Point About 800 Feet From Portal. Two promising fissures havo been cnt recently in the tunnel beinK driven on i the Baker Mining company's property, located lo-cated in the Bis Cottonwood canyon and just to the cast of the llaxfickl mine, according to local officials thai have returned re-turned from the property. The main ttm-ncl ttm-ncl is now in beyond the SiKl-foot point, and the management is looking forward lo important developments al any time In the near future. The company has had the property surveyed sur-veyed recently and a working limp is te-ing te-ing made of' the underground workings. According to the report of Ihe engineer, the main ore-bearing fissure should he I cut in the near future. A large contact 1 deposit crops on the surface of the prop-i prop-i ertv. and it is to cut the downward extension 01 mis comaci ui-ruiii mm w, main tunnel Is being driven. The contact con-tact deposit shows high-grade lead-silver ore where it has been sunk on along the surface of the properly. The main tunnel tun-nel is driven in a northeasterly direction and the contact deposit between the limestone lime-stone beds strikes northwesterly and southeasterly. There are fifteen claims In the group owned by the company, which has been financed to continue the development work throughout the coming season. Flans are under way for the development of a heavv flow of water located at a point considerably higher than the portal of the tunnel. The management or the company is of the opinion that this water wa-ter can be developed lo a point where t will furnish power enough to drive an air compressor to supply power drills. The property is equipped Willi all or the necessary mining tools, and some months ago there was erected a boarding board-ing and bunk house that will accommodate accommo-date about sixteen miners. The company is capitalized for 1.000,000 shares, par value 10 cents, and there are about 400,-000 400,-000 shares in the treasury. |