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Show Copper Prince Tunnel Extended Ex-tended Southward and Has Struck Ore. i j The :V:b'w in official statement von-eenrb.Ti: von-eenrb.Ti: the a.-Tivities in the MioMsran Utah V'-or-erTy was civ on on yester.ay ' bv N . V. V a ire. vsidem a :;d een-e een-e ra 1 ni a n s c r o f t h e t o in pa n y ; i n e 1 h e las: p b ; ie state m e n T . Mnhican-Vtah lias been sett in aloni abonT as umiaI. The ehief interest renter, ren-ter, of eonre. in the t'opper Pruue tunnel. This tunnel is be.r.jC eor.tinu-o eor.tinu-o n s 1 y ev.T en . i e .i toward the on t h a n d has been in ore sb.n-o it was first struck some week? ao. AT present the face of the drift has about throe feet of hiyh-rade ore; at Times its fne las been m ore for the entire width. Vor the past six days : he compj nv has been driving to the north on this fissure. It is known that bare ore bodies exist in this direction. It was also known that the f T r : p o barren coiind must be c1'1 through to reach this recjon. Opinions vary as to the dist.anee. The ex ire mo distance is not over COO feet, and u is safe to sa v t h t n n y w h e re fro m fifty to -l '0 feet north the ore will be eneonntored. as it ces down stronc from t he l-a-vinia tunnel above where it was worked many t ear co. and a crest t onnace of hi ch- era do ore was t a ken out . and ir has pro.hioed an additional larce ton-tsct ton-tsct within the pas: two years. Yes: or:ay the K v a 1 superintendent to'ephomvi ' that the fa.-e of the drift Come north was eh.ancinc iuite rapid-1 rapid-1 y and s r re s k s of ore wore e o mi n c 1 n . He RntieipKTed. that he would rea.-h The ore in a very short time. The last settlement from the Lavinis south drift, Go'per Trinoe tnnne:, wrnt .04 of an cir.:i-e cold. S.e7i ounces silver. 7.11 per com copper. 4.'." per eent lead and I c a r r i e d i ro n and ir, a n c? n ese. The o re ihas (Onsan:h- increased in value since t he f:rT s kronit r.i . abnut a menth aco. Some of the asays from the present w o r k i r. cs run v e r v h i c h in silver and coypor. Last week a raise was started j m ;hf outh -irif;. Th.s looks ecuaiiv las ceod as the fa.o ef The iinft. it is ! ar.t a iyated That shirmcuTS will come ; f r o rn This p o . n t pretty r e rti ! a r 1 y from jthis time on. Ihir-iic the summer a larce ton race I of low-cra ie ore wa.s shipped bv or..e J of t he leaders from t he old wcrkmc? jar.d from tr.e obi dumps. This has ! neces-arb.y ceased for the time be inc. ibut a larce tonuace of h:cher cra :e ore bis now bemc m.ned under ground and ;ship7ed over the traruwav. While in : b u b-; This m a y r. o t e u a 1 the to n n r, ce jsh:; pe ; (iurmc the summer months, it (wib, so f& 7 exceed summer shipments in ! value per t on t hat it is an: icipat ed 'There will be no letup in money returns durmc the winter months. On the S. !:tu .o s:de ef The mine the Pionet r Leas;nc company has t:.ken Out some very fine ore. It re-entlr ms :e I a shir men of four carloads t r at cave i them much enoonra cement, a n t -v jv. :1 eT.:uue the.r work durinc the w:n:er. l heir ore will t e hoi:e 1 up :o the 0:eve tunnel level ami thence ;dr:ftel over the tramway to the eom-1 eom-1 par.y ' bins at Tanner "s flat. ! The compan'r has recently purchase 1 i r.: ' feet of t ram way t ract :on r " p-e, ' about (.' 11 fee: of which n ill be m-ista.le m-ista.le l at c-nee to replace worn porTi; ns ! of t he tramway rope now in use. The ! tramway has never worse 1 so well as it has ist el t. The com: set ker ; t:p 'it? shirijr.enTs recularly a.l of last winter. win-ter. wh. a was one of unusual sever. :v 'and depth of snow, and there :s no rex-Is rex-Is o n to b e 1 : e v e t.tat it w;: to; take Idown all The ore mir.ei by the tom-ipanv tom-ipanv and t.-.e leader cur:nc the conv.r.c i winter scen. |