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Show PQHQNGQ IS GOODSIK Ore on 1800 Level Is to Be Developed by Sinking Winze. EUREKA, Nov. 15. Opohongo stock is still attracting some attention on account of the work which Is being performed by the Knight people, who hold a lease on the ground, and the outlook is said to be exceptionally promising for encountering a deposit of commercial ore. The w-ork is being handled from the 1800 level of the F.moire Mines company's mine and. while some ore has already been locatea In the Opohongo, It Is the opinion of the Knight officials that greater deptn will be needed In order to get into the main ore consequently a winze is now being sunk in the vein matter. Work of sinking sink-ing this winze was started during the present week, and It is understood that the showing is changing for the better with each round of holes. The Opohongo has a rather small tract of ground in the "Mammoth end ' of the district. The mine produced quite a lot of ore some years ago, but in recent vears has been inactive. The attention of the Knight people was attracted to the property when it was found that some small stringers of ore were making over into that section from the Empire Ulnes The development campaign which IB now In progress is important for the reason that Opohongo ground Is being j prospected far below any of the older workings and It will not be at all surprising sur-prising if some good ore Is developed. |