Show REEDS REED'S PEAK lESSEES I CROSSCUT WHITE WHIT I LIMESTONE I II I Indications Are That Drift Is Nearing a Good Goo Sized Ore D Deposit posit A letter leter received yesterday from Su Superintendent Superintendent Scott Scott of of the Reeds needs ReedS Reed'S pek Peak company states that hat conditions in to the property are are- more encouraging especially especial especial- ly in Inthe the drift being run by br the Climax Exploration company in its leased ground to the he northwest of the tunnel tunnel The white limestone is being cros crosscut mt there and it I shows more The I f Climax ml people f are led to gy bp believe from 1 the indications that t a body of ore must be close dose at at hand as some leached material material material ma ma- found in a small smal fissure and filling filling fill fill- fi ing bug holes carries some silver siver and antI I gold The face of the Reeds Reed's Peak Peal company company com corn pany drift that is following a fissure to the south also show shows some mineral mineral- and the management expects that thata a discovery of ore will wi soon be made According to an old map Jap of the property property prop prop- erty an west east fissure Intersects Intersect theone theone the theone one being followed at at a short hort distance ahead of the face of the drift and It is believed the intersection of the fissures is I Hot not far ahead Two shifts shins are employed and with the ir air dris drills In service a good I Irate J rate ate of at progress is' is recorded as the workIng workIng work work- Ing tog is In iii good bre breaking ground The Thc shows stronger as the work wol Is advanced I While underground operations are b Ing pushed advantage is being beig taken of favorable weather conditions to do all al necessary surface surface- surface work in preparation for continuing work without interruption during the winter months Lumber and f other to the b building property tym materials nd a large are on quantity a the t way of r mining and boarding house houe supplies will wi be e e laid lit In before the storm stormy period comes H It 1 ia Is If not expected that the place will wi be snowed in ill 11 but it saves cost on I supplies to get them on hand while the roads are good In Jn the Climax drift a small smal fissure was cut about a week ago in the white limestone limestone lime lime- stone and samples taken for assaying carried almost an ounce of silver with wih 20 cents gold to the ton Some of the material has almost the identical appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of some of the ore coming down the canyon from the Cardiff mine but some dark colored material carries the I Isi best values The ee drift i is headed toward I Ih a fissure si and d the management e confidently confident confident- ly h believes a deposit of ore will wi be found before the fissure is reached An air drill drillIs dri Is employed in this thia drift but only one I shift shit has ha been worked up to the pres present present pree ent It I being the intention to increase the force as soon as some ore is discovered I I |