Show EAGLE BLUEBELL INCREASES OUTPUT The United States Smelting Refining Refining Re Re- fining and Mining company has been gradually expanding operations operations opera opera- in its Eagle and Bluebell mine at Eureka since work was resumed May 1 and 45 leasers are now mining min mm- tag ing in the property and in the ad adjoining adjoining ad- ad joining Victoria company officials reported Thursday Both properties are now worked through the Eagle and Bluebell shaft which was reopened recent recent- ly A few leasers worked in the Eagle and Bluebell all last winter and spring operating through the Chief Consolidated No 1 shaft To facilitate expansion the company reopened the Eagle shaft replacing the big electric motors with lighter equipment as an economy measure Double deck cages were converted into deckers single at the same time by removing the lower decks This is the first time the properties properties prop prop- have been worked regularly for more than two years Lessors Leasers at present arc shipping between one and two carloads a week from the tho Eagle and Bluebell and about the same amount from the Victoria Leasers in the Eagle and Bluebell Bluebell Blue Blue- bell recently struck a pocket of high grade gold and silver ore and got out a shipment the pocket was exhausted |