Show r Ir I I SOUTH HECLA HECL NOW NOi CEilING OUT ABIG A BG BIG TONNAGE Manager G George H. H Watson alon of the South Hecla mine min talked d to this department department depart depart- depar- depar ment over o er tho telephone from tho mine at Alta Alt today toay He lie said that tho the property proper was as now In Roo good physical condition and that the tho roads were In excellent shape to p permit the regular wa wagon on haul of eight miles mie The ore oro 1 I Is brought down to the and new loading station at te teams mR can Cn make tho the round trip daily Be Before Before Before Be- Be fore this line lino was waR completed tem teams took two days das to make tho the round trip and the freight charges were much higher th than an t the they h ey are arc now tan Manager nager Watson at on Is b staying at the mine almost all al tho tune lie He started d shipments ship ship- ments menta June Juno 1 I and now has about eighteen I teams hauling Each team Is I bringing down loads of or from five to six tons and the 10 dally daily daly output will vIll wi soon son be better beter than 00 tons dally daily The winters winter's development de has haR placed a a. largo large tonnage in el sight eight ht and there hero Is an ample supply to keep up shipments shipments ship ship- ments throughout the summer months Most Mot ost of the tho product is coming from the GOO 10 level and the workings 8 higher up It Is a good grade of or silver lead led oro ore but I ae Manager lanager Watson said sid that he did not caroo care caro cro croto to o give an estimate of or the average values ot of f the tho product for the reason reason that he head had ad to not received enough returns to getan get et etan an n accurate jd Idea of or what w at the tha h average would be bo Ho He la is convinced that some profit can be bo shown on the tho production and expects to show sho good earnings on the tho to leason's seasons eason's shipments This Tills company now has h thirty men working In the tho te mine and all an development and nd extraction is being done on company account no leasers working None Non of ot the copper opper ore baa haa ha been shipped the ox- ox traction being confined to the silver lead product tracton for the present pre The Tho mine Is II tho the Largest argest producer In the camp thou though h there here Is r a it great deal deRI of or activity throughout through- through out ut the district and other shipments are arc expected to follow which will wi give tho the new ew line lne plenty of ore oro to operate at t about capacity With Ith wagon agon road roa conditions con con- cn- cn will be good larger shipments 11 acen coming lo down down tho the canyon b by July Jul 1 I. |