Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-23 | Page 6 | Big Nebo Close to Ore

BI BIG NEO COSE TO ORE Tunnel Breaking Into Metal on Compan Specia Special to The Newl News Provo feb Bg Big Min MinIng Mm Irig Ing com company with headquarters In this city which l Is dev developIng eight cams claims In the tho Nebo mining distrct district has hns ye le ver very encouraging reports of at their property from P President W D who has returned from a trip of at inspection to the tho pro Te The tunnel whIch Is being drIven to tap the tho vein at a depth of at ct Is Isnow isnow now In feet and wi wIll It Is IA expected open the tho vein rein when extended 31 30 feet farther To The face Cace of oC the tho tunnel II Is now In 10 Ios grade ore are wih with galena scattered through ge the vein mater matter The tunnel wi wIll not anI only strike the vein at depth but makes make the property accessible to lears teams and makes the wagon haul to tho raIlroad on only two mies mIles The vein which shows shown 80 fet feet wide on the surface extends extend for OO on the HI Big Nebo Jound ground I It extends to the Ea Eva ground 2000 fet feet south Routh whore where It Ithal hal has been opened to a depth of feet and has 1 a v vein ln ot of ore are carryIng ounce In Ilver silver and 66 per cent lead It has be been n opened alIened In six dlf places on the Big Nebo Around ground by Incline shafts haCI and open and andin In each Instance has increased In width and Improved In value wIth depth The Theore Theore ore In the shaft at S 50 feet Ceet carries 1 16 ounces silver Ier ISlA 1814 per cent lead and 10 gold Development work II Is beIng steadily and effectIvely prosecuted b by C A Erickson and the man manAgement expects to 0 be able to shoW how the stockholders results before long that 11 will please them