Show MILLING GO SE SECURES CURES lease ON THE will take charge of the pro perty early next week the mining company will con dinue mining the iron ore officers of the milling co have succeeded in securing a long time lease on the northern end of the dragon consolidated mine this lease covering that part of the pro perty which adjoins the iron blos som and from which the miners best grade of ore has been coming for a number of years the ground which Is to be taken over under this lease covers the vein for a distance of about 2500 feet and while the trans fer for will be made next monday it will likely be a few months before that part of the property is completely in the hands of the milling company tor for the reason that the dragon corn com pany s force will continue work in some of the slopes until they are carried up to the levels above in this mine the shrinkage system of mining has been in operation and it Is not advisable to move the ore un til such time as the work reaches the stage where the ore can be taken out without injury to the workings several thousand tons V ore now pile piled up jap I 1 in n th the e mine e will be handled by th tha company s f force before ore some of the thetodes topes are tufted turned over under the ter terras s of the ew lease agree ment t i it Is 1 generally understood that the milling c company apan will ship the high er grade ore t to the smelters of the salt lake lak va valley ey the same as the dragon c company many has been doing taking al aalthe ithe lower grade material tor for their pl pant nt at silver city the dragon co coni pany will receive a sum on each class of ore as a royalty and officers of the mining company feel quite sure that the mine s earnings can be increased un der this new arrangement the dragon company will continue to operate the large iron deposits which are located on the south end of the property 3 this iron ore is now in demand by the utah smelters being used for fluxing purposes |