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Show centennial MINE WOlIiiG ON BIG ORE DEPOSITS At th Ul fflc. of th Vnifd mat. Smelting company no information r.rd-nm r.rd-nm development t the Centennlal-Kurew mine la often releaeed. The official eay the reason for thie la the fact that thr have been doinf an Immenee amount of work underground, and while opening up a great deal of ore, it frequently occur that It la imply a continuation, of the ore bodice that they have mined for yeara peat. Development work on the ltoO-foot level, which la in reality WOO feet below the eurface. haa resulted In opening up a great deal of ore. This mineral la aald to be of a good grade, though not aa rich aa some of the higher grade pockets which have been mined at various times Br reason of the ore ehowtng at thta depth It is said the company la anxtoua to get the property opened up at greater depth. On the SiM-foot level, repeated efTnrta have been made to extend tna channel to the point where the ore aboutd be found, but the heavy water flow has prevented thla development work being done. The big pumpa are raising looo gallona of water a minute to the lunnel level, but the management has not been able to lower the water la the abaft perceptibly per-ceptibly as yet. It la aald that the 1 pumping wit? be Twit toned without" any k t u p for some 1 1 me to come, and aa soon ss they have the mine drained sufficiently suf-ficiently to permit It, drifting on the lower level will again be taken up. Since the completion of the raise from the 1700 to the 1400 level. It Is learned that a coneldersMe amount of ore has been opened up In thla working. There la a large tonnage oY ore exposed In thla working of a little better than the aver age grade In the lower workings, and It will keep the company well aupplled with ore for a number of years. All In all it la one of the most Interesting mining propositions In the atate. and waa the first big paving property the thi. ted States company acquired after its organisation. |