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Show Grubstakers inc., is opening open-ing a shaft on the Leonaqra Mine in the Star Mining Range, just a few miles west of Milford, and they are optimistic that they can put together a 200 ton per day mining and milling operation. opera-tion. In order to do this Max Christopherson, the man behind be-hind the Milford operation, plans to open at least three mines himself, and purchase ore from other operators. The Leonora sets in Elephant Ele-phant Canyon in the middle of the Star Range, and is surrounded by a number of former producers, and adjacent ad-jacent to several mines that have been worked off and on over the years. Old Timers wll' recognize the names of former producers pro-ducers like the Hoosier Boy, Moscow, Wild Bill, Orphan Boy, Cedar Talisman and Southern Cross, and themine is just a short distance north of the old ghost town of Shauntie, the first voting district dis-trict in western Beaver County. The Star Range is spotted spot-ted with hundreds of dig-ings, dig-ings, and in its hey day from the 1870's to about 1915, had some good producers. pro-ducers. Production con- tinued through the MO's (Continued on Page 6) ; i - I .... 4 I - 9 - ' ' x3 ' I tA - . V k 'nwoi --h'ii,'i'iii ' j-,,,. ... JUST COMES NATURALLY; You don't have to teach'youngsters to climb, it just comes naturally. These young fellows found recess to their liking the first day. |
