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Show iiGFeioi OfilUSJSCHEEBIKG Progress of Exploration Campaign in Alta Arouses High Hopes. '. 3. Hvr.'ix, consulting engineer of i the Kmma Copper company and thfl Old Jmima Leasing" company, concerns which are jointly conducting a drilling campaign cam-paign at Alta, came down from the camp J a !-1 nitfht find reported splendid progress prog-ress in the work. M r. I Ivrzitf said : A ft or ln'i two weeks at tho prnpertv, during which time 1 have care full v gone nvnr tho work done by Mr. IIocmou, tho company's geologist, geolo-gist, chocking him by numerous trips underground and over tho nurture, nur-ture, I can unreservedly state that Bin more confident than I havo been at any time in the pant regarding re-garding tin successl'iil outcome of t hp operations. I have never wavered wa-vered in tho opinion, which, in mv ca.se, amounts to a conviction, that we would find the faulted bonanza ore bodies. .Step by step during the pat twelve months the intricacies of the geology which for forty vears were a sealed book to all predecessors predeces-sors have been unraveled like untying un-tying the knots of a tangled skein of silk. J. J. J'.eesoiij geologist of the companies com-panies working the drills, yesterday telephoned tele-phoned the local oll'u'es, saying: We have made what I consider excellent progress with the diamond dia-mond drill, both from the standpoint stand-point of footage and results secured. se-cured. A total of 9.j3 feet of holes has heon put down, consisting of two deep ones and three shallow holes. Wo look upon this as work of preparation for the broader campaign cam-paign of drilling that lias been outlined. out-lined. To facilitate this a second machine has been ordered, and will be on the ground today. |