Show GOLDfiELD MERCER WORK GOLDFIELD July 19 The The recent advance advance ad ad- vance vanco In the tho stock of ot ld Merger has given rise f t. t to reports of the discovery disco ery of rich ore on an n this property but It was wag WI apparently nt due to a realization of the the el elaborate character of 0 the tile work In pr progress and ad the belief tb that the property cannot well wel f fall fail n to open at at depth the te ex extension a- a e- e I tension of ot the rich ore bodies ore boie of or th the Con Con- Cn- Cn C. C O. O Whittemore Whitemore president resIdent of ot the Merger Mines compa company who is now flow here here and Manager L. L H. H H. H both Metzger-both declare clue that there have h e bp been n no devel developments of or note an and t that t there thero has been no change In the P plan Plain n of ot operating which Involves Involve the completion of ot tho the big foot shaft to toa a a depth of ot 2000 feet bl before any lateral lAteral work Is started This shaft stared has ha already alread penetrated and through several leveral quartz quartz boies bodies or ot excellent character charte and Immediately upon the completion of f the tho sh shaft best hese bes veins vein will wm b bo be explored explore by b means of Of drifts and and development will b be conducted on the I main St. St St Ive Ives wi vein which hM I ha yielded quantities of o high grade ade ore in workings aho hove above the toot foot level On the Florence the te rich deh Ore body recently opened on the foot tot levelIs level levels levelis Is s opening re nty u up into a. a 1 deposit of large di dimensions di- di and of oC excellent grade gade for ml suspended for tor forth ing ng Shipments have been bem th the he time being as a It I nas nu been nee necessary lr to o br break k down dOw a considerable tonnage o 0 medium grade material and Manager MAISer Dow v has hA gade had no no intention of hp shipping anything avera averaging under per ton and nd that without costly costy sorting The The genral gen- gen oral ral average Is holding up well wel and nd Insures In Inures In In- ures a 8 largo large tonnage that will wl yield a. a a good Alre when milled In a 8 local Plant plant The oo new crosscut ro s ut being driven for tor the same In eIn on tho the foot toot level ha haS h been ben and to io extent by unstable ut some sloughing t ground but should rech reach the eln vein within gound another fortnight fortnIght President A. A D. D Parker and Vice Prel- Prel dent ent T. T G. G Lockhart are expected here shortly and It Is believed that they will wf short take ake steps while I hero hera belev to secure facilities of or Florence ore and may rebuild tile tiie ducton mill that was wu burned Th The Jumbo mil Extension Is I. In n better bete con con- thin than ever and is blocking out a large arge large tonnage re of ot good go milling ore |