Show black jack closed the black jack mine at mammoth was temporarily tempo closed down on the 1st of the month last wednesday it is generally understood that the mine will not remain idle for a very long period for the past year as sess menta ments have been levied regularly in order to keep the development work under underway way and about a month ago the directors decided to suspend work upon the iston 1st of december the black jack is undoubtedly one of the most valuable properties ov owned ned by jesse knight because its holding in lude olude a vast area of valuable mineral ground up to this time the company has levied nine assessments but a good portion of the money has been used in purchasing adjoining claims the ore which the mine has shipped within the past couple of years I 1 as helped out materially upon the ex pense account the Opo hongo company which is operating pe rating through the black jack will keep the hoisting plant and the compressor in operation in order that the shipment of ore maybe may be continued |