Show eagle shaft cuts bl big 0 g ore body strike was made at a depth of v 1830 feet and was wholly tin expected shaft will be sent through ore to 1900 level an thursday of this week when the shaft men at the eagle blue bell mine went to work they were somewhat surprised to find arg pieces of lead ore scattered through the waste at the bottom of the shaft the round of I 1 holes oles fir edthe night previous havin having opened what hat is un an I 1 por tant ore body it Is most too so soon n to learn anything of an authentic nature regarding th new discovery buttrom all reports thi th ore la is pr practically the same as a t that t ak which is RE being ng mined on the upper levels eagle being an ext excellent ellent lead silver product when work worl was taken up in the shaft shaft of this mine some weeks ago it was the intention of the management to sink to the 1850 level but it will now be necessary tor for the off dais of 0 the company to change their clars and go on down to the 1900 or well below the ore deposit which has just been found after after sinking the main working shaft to the 1700 level a drift was sent out after the ore and then a mas as sunk about 80 feet being in ore for the entire distance and with oi 01 e in the bottom of the when the work was stopped this wine Is fully feet away from tho main working shaft of the bagle hagle bg tobe evet bat ore will be continuous for or the entire distance the or ore which has been cut by the shaft Is perhaps worth 35 per ton carrying 28 per cent lead and about 12 ounces silver excellent progress Is being made in sinking the eagle shaft and supt bupt owens Is of the opinion that fully feet of work will be made dur ing a short month of 28 days in this mine the water level is edly about feet below the point I 1 where work is now going on in thel the main shaft and this means that the ore can be followed a considerable e distance without the least difficulty while the eagle is unable to ship tg ts normal tonnage of ore a large amount of development work is un der way throughout the mine con sections are also being made be tween the eagle and the victoria properties which are now owned and c controlled ont rolled by the same interests it Is said that there have also been new ore developments in the victoria ground since this property was sold to the eagle people |