Show INCREASED ACTIVITY IN N THE TIlE ELY LY DISTRICT Some idea of the manner in which th the they arc aro do doing ns things at the tho Ely smelter and concentrating plant is shown from the amount of the pa pay roll last week neek A total of l was paid to tho the wage earners of that section of which more moro than was tras distributed at the tho smelter The start starting n of the fou fourth b section see sec tion of tho concentrator was another feature according to the Ne News s of that I camp I A At the mines there was comparatively comparative e J ly little change from tho the preceding week save saye for the excellent results attending attending at tending prospecting work with tho the Keystone drills at Copper Flat where I the No o. o 3 hole stopped in ore with 40 feet above tho the bottom the depth of ore beil being the greatest ever secured in in a Keystone hole in tho the camp Important Important tant also was the striking of ore in in the No Xo 4 hole at the tbt shallow depth of 82 feet Production from the ore pit at Copper Copper Cop Cop- per Flat by the steam shovels els was held bellI down some somo during the thc week eok demand at concentrator not requiring near the output that the tho shovels could have havo I readily made in conjunction with their stripping operations Meantime preparations pre pro are aro being carried along lIons rapidly rap rap- rapidly idly a against the comin coming of winter conditions conditions con cou which will find the Flat in in readiness for bad weather It is not anticipated that an any an- cessation of operations open oper will be necessary sarr nor that out out- I nut put will be restricted to any an material degree For Tor Larger Output Probably during the week tho the output from both Copper Flat nn and Veteran will willbe willbo bo be increased b by reason of larger demand de mand inand from Sm Smelter lter where tho the fourth section will get ct in permanent operation of ore oro in in the next nest few da days das s. s It W will require shipment from the tho mines of around tons more a day dar daa a small amount in in comparison with that which they could readily increase to At Smelter the tho production has bas held aroun around thirty tons of copper a day Itis It Itis Itis is will nill is expected that the present week see things in shape that will allow of materially increasing this output Tho The concentrator will be turning out moro more material and the furnaces handl handling ns a n larger larter amount to tho the converter where everything is now working very smoothly with exception of some minor parts will be got ot in line as time passes At the re tho the second furnace is running while whilo the first is being gone gono over Both are like like- Iv Is- eoon soon to be bo in steady commission Excavation for the tho foundations ons of the tho fourth unit at concentrator is coming alon along fairl fairly well the tho work now non being beins in the hardest ground that will have bave to be Le attacked The third unit is coining com coin coming ing ins along as rapidly as ns it can be pushed the week w witnessing decided gain sain with this work Sinking at Giroux At Giroux and other developing properties in the tho district there have ha been no new ne developments of import import- ance anco The Giroux is to go SO ahead with sinkin sinking from the tho l 1200 OO to the tho 1300 as soon as tho station on the tho 1200 is is cut Tho mine is looking exceedingly well on tho lower Jower levels Jo where high lish grade oro ore orois orois is bein being worked in at several points Boston El Ely Ely- Elyis is expected shortly to re resume resume re re- sume Burne sink sinking ns according to announcement announcement announce announce- ment durin during the week treek the drifting which has been dono done in the last few few- months hain having given ven much ground for expectation that with further sinking a largo larso body of commercial oro ore will be bo encountered At the copper mines mine very ery satisfactory results aro are reported attending tho work nork which is under way |