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Show IRON COUNTY LEASE TO SHIP EXTENSIVELY The Mines Development rompany's lease, twelve miles west of Lund Iron county, is still manifesting every symptom symp-tom of constituting the beginning of a great lead mine. As the result of a. production pro-duction that is only limited bv the hauling haul-ing facilities of the property. two more carloads, totaling seven tv tons of ore were delivered to the samplers this week! This ore, according to Secretary Schick will average at least ?i'S a ton, and is worth at least $1900. It is considered now that the. Mines "Development company will be able to pay for this ground, whirh u is operating operat-ing under a bond and lease, and better out of the sales of ore. The ore that Is making tunnnge so fast comes from an underhand stupe in a cave of ore recently recent-ly struck. Aliboueh working at a great disadvantage in getting this ore out of the mine, the operating force is practically practi-cally able to smother the hauling force, though the latter runs a truck. According to Secretary Murray Schick the production will be greatlv "increased when a raise from the roof of u-.e cave tn the surface is completed, any as a result the company will have a straight shaft connection with the ore. When t his is accomplished the proper t v. it is thought, will be amply able to produce under present conditions 300 tonB per month. The management is confident It has the making of a great mine, as tlie big lode from which this ore makes runs conspicuously con-spicuously through tiie country for twelve miles and shows a remarkable surface mineralization. The company has five claims, in addition to the four additional addition-al it is purchasing under a lease and i bond. I |