Show BUY Lilly COPPER MINES READY TO PRODUCE Salt Lakers Close Deal for Unusual Proposition InS In California S MUCH HIGH-GRADE HIGH IN SIGHT Mines With Remarkable Showing Showing Show Show- ing Have Lain Idle Since 1 1868 Vh n s k In un northern Call Coli- f a fl few rew weeks ago J. J H. H Turner d I um hied onto a n remarkable proposition tion lion m in tho the form Corm of hf a group of or three Jill Ii pp opper l' l min mines from which several so S ls of ore were sent to Swansea 11 11 v. v at u a roo good In tho carl early 11 when nen copper was wa worth about inn nin cutS r a pound but bitt which wore vere the Inte Into sixties s when i. i i.- i. I II d down in S P pp PI r fell to about five lye cents a tL pound l Ill i hi- hi properties ji looked tl so good to Mr S Tur Tuner that he lie could coul not help taking although lie Inc M t I. I upon them fen red that the tine r con con- coni confining i C fining ing i tiling them were too good to ho bo botine hot t r tine mile Since that time he has hns had examined by hy compel com coIn th m thoroughly pel nt mi experts who wino have hae confirmed all of the tIme representations as as far as-far far Car as asI I po- po possible ihl with the thc result that Turner I L 1 A. A and W. W A. A Sperry have o I il c th the option and anti have ha already sent t men to th the tho mines to get et them tent In II happ for the thu resumption of or production lion tion after th the long long- period of Idleness The ThO properties s are c known as the Union the thc Alta California and ani the tho theLow theLow thoLow Low Divide Di They are in nit Low Divide Divido mining district Del Non to county California 18 miles from Crom Crescent City which is Ig a seaport with regular regula shipping service ser to San Francisco It will lii cost a n ton on Mr II Turner says to lo lay Iny the ore Iowa down at the tho Selby smelter Much Ore Blocked Out Onto There arc are three ledges from four out to eight feet wide and these are co covered for a distance of three miles b by the tine locations made macIc The Tine deepest depest shaft Is 55 feet an and in the workings arc are thousands thousands thou thou- sands of or tons oC of ore blocked out that lint run better than 10 per cent copper Only ore running 30 10 per pel cent copper and better belter was sloped ed out oLit and shipped b by th tine the original owners o In the bottom bottom bot hot tom torn of oC the shaft is black sulphide ore which goes 30 20 per cent copper while on the time foot fooL level is il sulphide ore ome that gives values of copper Sm SO cents In iii gold Sold and amid 31 per cent Iron Four feet of oC sulphide ore oro on Oil the tIne 2001 level goes 19 JH per pez r cent copp copper r. r r. gold and antI p per ir r cent iron lillo VI there Is a great reat deal of or carbonate ore ouo that runs front from rom 23 to 48 18 per Imer cent copper copper copper cop cop- per besides fair tall values in gold an and nind silver 11 vel During the year car 1899 parties worked work work- ed a lease on one of or the mines They shipped a number of carloads o or of ore ore which netted 1 1400 an and 1500 a car although the price of copper then was I not to exceed l one lUll the present pu price They were denied a renewal of C the tine lease The line values arc are regular not only throughout the tine mine mini workings workings work work- 1 In ings s but in tho tIme large iange area of or ground has been done S Stine where only prospecting the tine workings s having explored only onh a avery 1 vel very veiT small portion of the three miles of or led ledges cs and that at no great depth I Conditions Are rc Ideal Not only Is the Ideal but surrounding conditions are arc nil all that lint could be asked tom for Water Yater is ls there In abundance C fr r all nil purposes including power an and tho ho finest kind of or redwood timber abounds s. s while coal Oel fields s aru aro S less than 50 miles away The Tine old dumps contain thousands of tons oC or ore good for eight and ten per cent copper and anti when It Is considered that anything above e two an and a n malt hall percent per percent percent cent copper coppel can be shipped at a profit un under er existing conditions the time attractiveness attractiveness of or the tine proposition can begin to le Jle be realized It is Mr Mi- h Turners Turner's opinion that not a n great deal of or furher further further fur fur- ther her development will he be required to tomake tomake tomake make the buil building of a sm smelter feasIble feasible feas teas ible ibie |