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Show VALUES OT f 100 TO A TON. , Located just' south of the old Telegraph properties at Bingham, from whlcb a great deal of iponey waa taken in the early days, is situated the group of claims held by the St. Joe Mining company.. com-pany.. The group 'comprises about 360 acres of mineral bearing ground, and one of the longest tunnela in the camp has been run in this property, being, a distance dis-tance of 3200 feet. . This work Is belng- '"Tushed sdofig by-nteahs' of air drills, and it la the Intention of the management to continue the drive -to the end of the Telegraph Tele-graph ground, wtalch will give a depth of 800 feet below the lowest workings In this old producer.. . . This work has cost the St. Joe company com-pany a great deal of money, but it seems the best way to develop all the resources of that great mineral sone. and when completed will rive . the , company many ' advantage which were not considered at the, time the ground waa taken over by the present owners. The development of two mammoth ledges of ore. the first one of which has a width of 208 feet' and shows values in silver, lead 'and copper of from $7 to $8 per ton ia progressing. The second ledge has been developed to a width of 100 feet and carries values of as much as $28 per ton while a lesser -ledge, recently exposed, shows values of $100 -to the ton. , - |