Show black jack tunnel will sink deeper over at the black jack the work of driving the big tunnel through which the company a ore will find an outlet is going along quite rapidly this tunnel has already been driven a dis tance of about 1500 feet and some thing less than feet of work yet remains to be done before the big tunnel is completed with the corn com of this tunnel the black jack will be able to place its ore upon the cars of the new cureka hill railway without a haul by team A big ore house has been erected at the mouth of the tunnel and a short piece of side track connects the ore douse house with the main line of the knight railroad the black jack is being placed into con for the shipment of a heavy tonnage of ore and when everything is taken into consideration it is one of the most promising properties upon uncle jesse s string another long tunnel is also being dm en upon the black jack property this tunnel which is now in a distance of about feet 18 headed for the old star shaft and when completed will furnish an outlet for the ore which has been developed in the southern part of the black jack territory or the old nal star ground about feet of work will be required to run in and tap the old star shaft at this point at the time of the consolidation of the black jack and the star proper ties there was a great deal of low grade ore opened up in the latter and v hen this ore can be taken out through the new tunnel and placed upon the cars with but little expense it will no doubt be the means of bring ing a great deal of money into the company s treasury frank birch assistant superintend ent at the iron blossom and black jack properties states that the new iron blossom shaft has now reached a depth of nearly feet the work la is progressing in a very satisfactory manner and the three shifts are drop ping the shaft down at the rate of about four and a half feet each lay this is a splendid record for shaft work and within the next thirty days the new shaft should be down to a point where the company can start pushing out in search of the colorado sioux vein of ore over at the old wor workings lings of the iron blossom the shaft i down to a depth of feet A small ei eine will be installed upon the level and used in sinking the shaft to 1 peat i eat er depth by putting in this e groe gine the shaft work can be handled mth with out inter interfering ferring with the other ork at the mine and the reporter wider stands that the company will imi bedi atly start the ore upon both the and levels |