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Show MATT BASSETT PAYS VISIT TO ELY, NEV. Matt. Bassett. one of the pioneers of the Mijiit district, w-ho with Cal. Clav-son Clav-son is the ownr of the Grand Deposit pronp of mines in that section, which re-cpntly re-cpntly passed under control of Salt Lake e&r-iialists on p tease and bond, is spending spend-ing a few days in the city, says the. Elv Record. Mr. Bassett states that, there is miK-h activity m a mining way in that section of th county" at the present time. The parties who have taken over I 'hfi Grand Deposit group are working a considerable force in the development of the property. They have installed a gasoline hoisting hoist-ing plnnt. and are doing systpmatlc mining min-ing which is bound to bring results. They recently shipped one car of ore which averaged 1ft per cent copper and ounces in silver per ton. and they have other ore of a similar grade ready for shipment. However, the great wealth of the property prop-erty exists In ores of lower grade which will In all probability be treated on the ground. A Fub-lease has hen given by th operators rn the Kansas group nf claims, upon which development work is steadily progressing with good results. There is aiso considerable activity at the Red Hills, from which ore is being shipped to the smelters of Salt Lake. |