Show lessees make initial shipment dark clark Christo pherson L lease e a s e will soon be producing regular tonnage of rich ore first lot of ore from the THE dark clark Christo pherson lease at the eureka II 11 1111 11 mine was start eu ed on its way to the smelter on wednesday of this week the consign ment containing about 10 tons which is expected to bring in the neighborhood of 5 53 per ton the ore goes well viell in lead and s iver lver with some gold and in v ew of the fact that it runs well in iron an ani I 1 con contains taing no sil ca it is a most desirable pro duct for th I 1 smelter to handle an other car of this ore is already piled up in the underground workings S of the mine and the present ore S show 1101 ing in the block of ground wh ch eh these lessees are working maki makis s it almost safe to predict a tonnage of a couple of carloads a week A small donkey engine has been secured and will be installed within the next few days this being ne necessary sary for hoist ing the ore to the ma n tunnel level through which it is brought to th surface supt bupt charlie baker of the eureka hill is no vj trying to m work ork at 01 t a proposition whereby another section of this mine can be worked through the bullion beck beek shaft A number of well uell knoian miners have applied to the company for leases on blocks of gi ground aund which are known to con tain ore but in view of the fact that the ho sting plant at the eureka hill is not in operation the cheapest way ay of working would be through the beck beek shaft |