Show contract for running tunnel t scott sons will do 1800 feet of work for black jack company scott and sons have taken a con tract for running the tunnel at the black jack mine this tunnel when com completed pl e led will be about 2000 feet in length but the company having done some work at both ends there now remains about 1800 feet of work it is stated that when this tunnel is completed the cost of transporting the ore from the black jack to the new smelter will be 25 cents per ton or perhaps a attie less than that amount the mine has some immense deposits of iron and other low grade ores which can be handled through this tunnel very profitably this does not mean that they cannot be bandied handled without the tunnel or that the black jack will not commence the shipment of ore until the completion of the tunnel with the new tintic gintic smelter in operation the black jack will be one of the most favored of the knight I 1 properties because of the variety ot ore 40 which it has to offer 4 |