Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-06 | Page 12 | Work Progressing at Maxfield Mine

WORK PROGRESSING AT MAXFIELD MINE "Work at the old Maxtield mine in Pig Cot ton wood is pv ogress! ng very satisfactorily, satisfac-torily, according to Secretary A. Houlais of the lios-on Development company, who made an inspection of the property last Sunday. Development work Is under way at two points in the property and, although al-though the objoi-tive in eacb instance has not been reached, tsome ore has been encountered. en-countered. In the west drift, which is being run to cut the Fulrview fissure, oro carrying assay values of seventeen ounces silver, $1.20 gold and some lead has herm found. The shoot is small, however, and no developments de-velopments of importance are- expected until the bedding is reached, about sixty feet f urther ahead. The raise from the HMO level is being nfn to Intercept a cross fissure, where it is believej an oro body will be encountered. A small pipe of high-grade ore lias been disclosed In the mlse and Is being followed, nnd it is expected that the cross fissure will bo encountered at almost any round. Tiie pipe of ore is reported to be increasing in size as the work progresses pro-gresses and is gaining some in richness. j