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Show jiPCRlIi'1 J mmm fiis New Discoveries Reported at Monocco, Copperopolis, and Other Properties. ORE IS HIGH GRADE Western Utah Copper, Bab-cock, Bab-cock, Copper King and l Frankie Are Active. r Special in The Tribune. HOLD HILL, J,-. lo. fnnr new discoveries dis-coveries of or were male this w;ok in mines of t)n- ("Juld Hill-Clifton district, two or three bring of rnnro lh;m or-di or-di nary itn porta net;. The finds wrro madf: in t.ho onocro, Copperopolis, Xa-polnon Xa-polnon and Western L'tah Extension proportion, all bring of copper ore. At tho Moiiocco an uriHUupCf ted body of copper oro waa opened in No. 2 Inn-nfd. Inn-nfd. Tim first day 1111 tiinnrd faro wan advani'od four foot ami five tonn of oro were rxt raided in about two hours. The first sample taken for asay tested ISI.OO nor cent copper, but was not tried for fiilvor, though likely to mn high. Tho find was made anout wixty foot in ilio tunnel being driven to pet under the f .No. 'Z surface workings and it was figured fig-ured it would bo noeeKsary to go eighty feet to reach tho down ward -extension of the ore showing in tho fissure near the Hurfare. The ore opened in the tunnel is different in character from the oilier, containing black oxide of copper with manganese, the latter making it more desirable at smelters. Jn the Ida Null claim of tho Copper-opolia Copper-opolia company, controlled by the Liain-berger-Duiivon interests, a new. strike of three i'eet of copper ore showing bornite, malachite and azurito was made Wednesday in a tunnel at a ver t ical depth of seveuty feet from the stirr'nee. The oro occurs in a fissure in tho grano-diorite, for which reason it if expected to prove- persistent to great depth. The. tunnel is being- driven into a small hill directly opposite tho company's com-pany's main tunnel find considerable nigli-grado ore has been mined from a shaft sunk near tho top of tho hill. Some of tho oro was of the same character char-acter as is found in tho main workings, carrying up to lid per cent copper, sixty , ounces silver and $15 to $20 gold to the I ton. High Grade Copper Found. A shipment of first class ore from the Copperopolis was sent to a smaller smal-ler the fh of the week. . It is believed be-lieved it may prove- to be tho best copper cop-per ore ever sent, from the district, as it. contained much of tho 60 per cent ore. At the Napoleon mine? being operated operat-ed by .Frank Levee under lease, ore showing copper pyrites was also discovered dis-covered this week in the upper tunnel. tun-nel. The character of the ore is believed be-lieved to be indicative of the presence of a larger body of tho ore at greater ilopth and prospecting deeper will bc ktarted Jit once. The lessee has suffi-j suffi-j 'dent ore on the dumps to load two rail-V rail-V u.ad cars, and a contract for treatment being negotiated with a. smelter. Tho management oihc Western Utah '"opper is expecting to make a contract for the sale of a large ton n a go of low-grade low-grade lead-silver oro at au advantageous advan-tageous prices, and when this can be l t o ii g shipments will be largely increased. In the meantime the company continues contin-ues to .ship about 200 tons of copper and lead ores six days in the week. - Work at the Pole Star property is being be-ing confined to tho shaft and No. I tunnel tun-nel workings. The shaft is nearly COO feet deep and sinking will be continued, contin-ued, it being the intontion to gain a depth of r.00 feet with as little delay a possible. The sha ft is following a fault-fissure in which good indications nf ore are found, and work on the 150 level dis-dosed a, wide leached zone which convinced the management that the property will he a great producer when greater depth can be attained. In No. 1 tunnel the work has continued to disclose a large deposit of low-rado 'opper ore. Drifting to the west is being be-ing pushed in expectation that another ire body of bettor grade will be found V'OU. f New Vein Opened. Eight inches of green ore assaying o'O 1 cents gold, 5. 'JO ounces silver and ri.oi) I per cent coper was opened a few days ! ago at the Western I'tah Extension property near the entrance to a cut iong the Helmet vein. Whetht?r the ore is another part of the vein or a separate one has not been determined . but the find is being prospected. In, the f;j.-e of . -J. t.i-i.Kd th- or- i- a ' ' ;i nd mi !"' wi.if, a .r i Id h in ;::i I1'. ''),,-. r;;- from t li i t r..n:."! w ;. - .it up r'oiij't.-.-n j'.--1 ;ti.d --to, .tig :'.!! '-.vh 1 -:d- f.f tio; r;ii-.- v. n - o'-'un T h ; - v:-k. The ."llimt. i.i -ixrei-n to ngni a J iii h" -u idc and carne chi.-e to I p'T cent copper, wiMi sojii.- mIv-' ;irid -oi. The M'VliI -cart is I ' J' i f.'-et. det.'p. wlore a -r;,tiou pr,ha:iv he en an-l .irir't- ing to the -;,.-r -rut-M. In No. 1 fmi-nd fmi-nd the vein is fur fV.-t v.i.k- and t'ilied wirh oh just under sh i ppin d v;-. lue. though lv oiting it is expected a -polo that, will pay to -hip ' a i j be -mvi-1. Timbering is in progre-s at the copper cop-per siia f t of the I-JnbiTjck Miu i n g company com-pany (job I Bond group lying l.u wee a the. Pole" i-jtar and i alaveras j roups. The company is controlled by residents of Sioux "Uy, Iowa, and op-ra T ions have been undir wav for anout five months. The jhaft is an incline following fol-lowing a four-foor. vriu to the d.-prh of 175 feet. The vein curries j to 4 per cent coper wit It indications near the bottom of proximity to ore of a. better grde. In the Moonlight No. I -haft of the Deep ( reek opp-r King coinp;inv a, depth of .-u;ty it-et ha? been r-a'-hed. f.iood indications of copper ore are found though it now appears as if the hhaft is not in the better pari, of the vein, which dips more to the west than it. did nearer t he' surface. Sinking will bo continued for another fifty feet, at least. I Jevelopment opera t ions at the Frank ie mine of the Woodman Mining company are increasing the amount of ore in sight and a larger production is hei ng made. A not her shipment was made this week and others are to be sent out this month. |