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Show POLE STAR PLANS TO EXPLORE 336 LEVEL Ore Chute Carrying Good Lead-Silver-Copper Values Is Encountered. En-countered. At the Pole Star property the main efforts are being devoted to pushing the west crosscut from the 336-south level toward to-ward where it is expected the Keno (fissure vein will be intersected about 200 feet west of the shaft. Work of sinking the winze to prospect the vein of high-grade ore discovered In the 336-south level about fifty feet from the shaft is being continued, and some ore is being extracted. Conditions in both workings are declared to be very encouraging, en-couraging, and important results in the near future are looked for. The Keno fissure vein is traceable for several hundred feet on the surface, where it shows a width in places of ten feet, while numerous cropplngs contain con-tain ore of good grade. Samples, that were assayed havo carried as high as 20 per cent, with a good percentage of copper, cop-per, and up to 42 ounces silver to the ton, and at the depth where it should soon be reached the finding of persistent bodies of high-grade ore is confidently anticipated. The formation through which the crosscut is being driven is very hard, but some change has been met with this week that is believed to ' indicate proximity prox-imity to the fissure. As the Keno fissure traverses a gigantic formation similar to that in which the great discovery of ore was made this week in the Extension property, the management feels more confident con-fident than ever that similar bodies of high-grade copper-silver ore will be found when the crosscut can be extended a sufficient suf-ficient distance. Work in the winze has disclosed the fact that the ore being followed on an incline takes a dip downward and more vertical, so there is not as much ore showing in the winze as there was. It shows strong on the north side, however, and when more depth is gained in the winze the ore will be drifted for. The formation being explored with the winze still shows the effects of crushing, but it is expected this will soon be passed through and that the solid formation will be entered. Gold Hill Standard. |