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Show BULLION-BECK'S NEW SIIVE MEAD DEPOSIT ON 400 While doing prospecting work In -virgin ground in the old Bulltoa-Beck and Champion properties recently, workmen found soma high grade sirverleea ores, -upartntendent Dotty says that they were drifting on the 400-foot level and caught up with a very fine grade of ore, from which thev will be able to at least extract a few shipments. It Is still too early to determine the xent of this deposit, but that It carries good values la altown by use ays that have been made, proving the present of 37 per cent lead and 70 ounces silver to the ton. The showing la said to be quite gnoa. This old producer, which paid large dividend, divi-dend, to John Heck snd Its owners at one time, has a considerable amount of territory yet to be explored. The ground was acquired by the I nited Rtatea Smelting Smelt-ing company several years ago, and It Is believed that there are yet soma rich deposits de-posits which will be found near the surface. sur-face. Tlntle presents a lively appearance these days. A number of shippers are be- ina operated extensively; and one of the most Iii1'restlng pieces of development Is In the Hloux ('ansnlidsted. They have twenty-three men employed, and the drift from I he ft'Ht ve is out a distance of K6 f. They hsve not reached the point iintler ttm ere eestr mtwed j the apper level, but It Is expected to bt tapped within a short distant. Imrlng the time this development work Is belti dona the output frotn the property Is entail. I'ncle Ham still haa some very rich ore ifi. fteiurna from a -ar that was shinned over a week ago give the company li'&o net. It waa a email shipment of only thirty tons, and It is said that the company com-pany has some more of tills clmracter of ore which It Is mining. The Cnlted Tlntic mine lias purchased (he hoisting plant from the old Buckeye company, out from Silver City. This nl.nl ! Kaeinrr Inatu liakel and Will have a capacity to alnk to a depth of tnoO feet. The worklnga In the shaft are now down to 370 feet, and when the 100 level is reached a drlfl will he sent out from this level. Sinking will be continued until un-til something Is developed which will require re-quire the undivided attention of thv forces underground. |