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Show COTTONWOOD METAL RESUMES OPERATIONS Operations whirb wore interrupted by the r, were resumed yest prdtty on the property of the Cottonwood Metals. Mining-company, Mining-company, iiecording- to S. J. Truman. The company owns a group of thirty-two claims in the Bit? Cottonwood canyon in tho vicinity of the Alta Consolidated and the Cardiff. Supplies for an apsressive winter's campaign of development work have been laid in, and driving: of 'the adit, which ia now in a distance of 171 feet, will be prosecuted steadily, ft Is said. This adit is being- driven to cut at depth various va-rious ore-bearing- fissures of the district. Sunday a shot put in one of three fissures already cut loosened samples which showed 'Ai values. Another 500 feet of driving will brinpr the adit to the Silver Khicr fissure, whore the company expects to find ;t prood showing-. The adit is electrically elec-trically lighted; a modern equipment consisting con-sisting of compressor and machine drills are beinp uticd. The officers of tho company are as follows: W. Mont Ferry, president; S. .f. Truman, secretary and treasurer; VI 10. Wal rous. mine superintendent; H. R. VYutrous and K. P. Watrous, directors. |