Show JESSE KNIGHT WIL WORK ELY EY GROUND GROUNDWork Work i is to be started on the Frederick group grup near ner McGIll in a short shor time The property Is now all al patented and ad owned owne by the McGIll Mining company was wal recently Incorporated and is controlled controlled con con- trolled by Jesse Kight Knight of Provo Utah Ut A contract is to be let to t drive the tunnel tunnel tun tun- nd nel fifty to one on hundred feet farther farher Into the mountain to prospect the ground The fac face of ot the tunnel is ls now feet feel from daylight and In a a big spar ledge lede Work was stopped d at after r six Ix feet Into the ledge as Mr Knight did not want ant to do any extensive d development on property that was not patented says cays the Ely Expositor The Is the characteristic heavy heavy spar that is generally found associated with wih the tho high nigh grade gade lead ore are In that part par of the Duck Creek district and 1 Is believed be- be to indicate the close cloe proximity of the tho main ledge which the tunnel l was wa expected to find A little copper Is found in it It Originally however the tunnel was as wa begun by the Steptoe Valley Valey SmeltIng Smelt Smelt- Ing and Mining compan company for th the purs purpose of bringing water through to McGIll from the Duck Creek valley valeY The Tho Tto owners of tho the claims were ere to have havo havethe the the privilege of mining through it also allo but after ater driving several hundred feet teet the smelting compan company com corn pan pany abandoned the l Idea ea Mr Knight Knigh also allo owns the controlling interest In the tho Amalgamated and companies both of ot which own ow claims close coe to the tha smelting plant plant |