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Show i o0""'- He asserted that Charles "y . proving In the Techatlcup Jir!5nwnat deep mlnnr would do In the a"y"' as on tha 600-foot level of this property there was more valuable ore be-J)i.a,e1.vt0 be-J)i.a,e1.vt0 Jh surface than at any P ,n vthe, h,ry of the property. t McKn ght is of the opinion that lnves-tZ lnves-tZ w,'i' b,,sia to ,ook nto the merits of Ik .E!dorado Canyon district within a short time, and he Is confident that as f11-" rolilns men begin to realise the wonderful showing that Is being made by the operators, there will be a rush for the diggings that will make another chap-tory chap-tory nnals ot Nevad mining dls- sald-"PeakJn 0f hI" own Propert'" J!0n.,he .Fortuna Gold Mining company property since, we took hold October 1. or last year, we have done over BOO feet ?:.1un,d?,rround wortt nl are more than satisfied with the results. We have today over $25,000 worth of ore In sacks and on the dumps. This ore was produced in doing do-ing development work and in opening up the property. It is the policy of the company com-pany to keep up development for about nf.or 'our months longer, when we will then be able to Increase our force and produce about 120.000 worth of ore per month, besides keeping up our ore reserves. We hava only one man drifting drift-ing on ore at present and he Is producing produc-ing oyer 100 a day. so you can see what we will be jible to do when we commence taking the ore out. "res. we have had some difficulties to overcome In the ground faulting, but we have been able to figure them out and In fact I like to see foults In a mining district. As in most cases that is the reason for, and makes large bodies of rich ore. "No. there Is no question but what the rortuna Extension Mining company has the same vein as the Fortune, as it can oe traced on the surface from one property prop-erty to the other, outcropping from ten to sixty feet In width. The company la running a crosscut tunnel to cut the vein at a depth of about 300 feet. The tunnel Is now in 225 feet and we are making utwo eet a dy- Thl Property I tnink has the making of as good a mine a." ,h ftortuna, and we are expecting to strike the vein now at any time." PRO VINO DEEP MINING. Manager A. A. McKnlght of the For-tuna For-tuna Gold Mining company and the For-tuna For-tuna Extension visited Searchlight a few days ago. He said that the arrival of the railroad to Searchlight assured speedy development in the promising properties of the Eldorado canyon country where he |