Show MACHINERY FOR CROFF IS INSTALLED READY FOR CAMPAIGN i The Croff Croft l MInin Mining company which has I experienced considerable delay and trou trouble ble during the last few months In the installation of machinery at the mine in Lincoln district district- Beaver county has I made final settlement with the machinery machin machin- pry cry company and has accepted the plant Development will now be conducted In Inan inan i iI I an aggressive manner Operations since I December have been confined to the Lucky Boy shaft shatto where a gasoline hoist and compressor plant were installed last January This shaft had a good exposure exposure exposure expos expos- ure of ot silver lead ore at its Us original depth fifty feet but the new ment has decided to sink to greater greate depth before taking out ore I It was found that the gasoline equipment equipment equip equip- ment meat did not give dve satisfaction and the company has Installed electric power furnished furnished fur fur- by the tho Beaver River Power company com corn pany whose Minersville line crosses near the old oid Lincoln mine This electric In Installation installation in- in was vas completed and has been put in operation in the last week The Lucky Boy Doy shaft has now attained feet depth on a 60 degrees degres Incline and andI I crosscutting Is In progress at the level while the sinking continues It is i estimated that tho the west vein of this I I property will wUl be cut within thirty five feet of ot the shaft The lime Ume in lit the face i I of the crosscut a at last reports Is heavily I impregnated with iron which which- which indicates indicates close proximity to the vein i I The foot fifty level has been cleaned out and miners will be put on ore In this level at once The company now 1 i IR equipped to resume drifting from the I I Granite shaft on Ke Keystone No 2 claim I where a good copper showing appears on I I the contact between the lime and porphyry This is the same vein that I I I I the Creole company leasers a s. s Dens Dern rn fc Griggs Grigge e are working C V o on the cl claim adJoining ad ad- at I I Joining ni on the south These e leasers e now o I I I are shipping I n from three to four cars r a week of ot commercial copper ore Work Vork on the Croff Croft contact drift was I suspended last winter because of 01 an Inflow in inflow In- In flow of water which could not b be handled han han- dIed economically with a a. whim and bucket With vim the electric power as now installed this work can be oe done ad ad- I It Is estimated that the copper ore chute aJ on the surface cur sur face will be cut by the Granite drift at a I depth of from s sixty ty to eighty feet from tho the present face tace This development will willi bring the company In as a a. shipper of 01 both lead head and copper ores within the I next thirty days and operations now will be on a very active and economical basis J. J Benton Leg Leggat t. t consulting engineer for the company company who returned from the I property during the week advised acceptance acceptance acceptance ac ac- ac- ac of the machinery and final Cinal settlement set set- He is enthusiastic on hu the rast mechanical eg over the tJ ig Installation prospective f I features on the property and its early development as a producing mine Mr Leggat will ko to 0 to the tho mine today to In Inaugurate Inaugurate inaugurate In- In I th the proposed campaign of ot development development de do- and extension I |