Show NEV NEVADA ADA SUPERIOR IS I OPENING MUCH ORE Long Tunnel Encounters Half Halt Dozen Shoots on Way WayE E to Shaft Shaf Not Ic less s than six or seven goo good ore ora shoots have been driven through h by bythe bythe the hue long tunnel headed for or tho the shaft Bhat of or the Nevada Novada Superior Mining compan company com corn pan pany In Humboldt county Nevada according to John W. W Oel Geiger er who has just returned from tho property The shoots hoots vary yary In 7 Nrc and values but the tho best resul results are arc being attained at atthe tho the greater depth The first shoot encountered d In iii the vein for tor example carries average values of or 2 f ounces In sliver silver siver and anti 37 per cent lead while ono one of or the later ones opened gives s ounces In silver and H. H per percent percent percent cent lead Tho The tunnel has been driven feet on the vein and It I had been beon extended ex ex- tended ended nearl nearly OO feet before tho vein was laS encountered although feet Ceet of that distance was not under cover coor It is about feet yet from front the tue present face of o the tunnel to the thc shaft shat which will 1 be lie tapped nt at O feet depth Tho main purpose of or the tunnel I Is for drainage and It also will wJ provide an avenue for or convey convey- lug ing the ores ore from the mine to the proposed mill mi The opening of ot ore bodies on the thuc way was lit little lit lit- Il- Il tic tle te counted upon but hut the they are arc not less welcome After reaching tho hue shaft the tunnel will wl have havo to bo be driven driven en anI only a short distance farther to attain a depth of or 70 feet from the surface The com company pan has already opened large largo bodies of or low how grade grado rade ores In tho the shaft haC wor workings and with wih the tho mine drained a good milling proposition Is Js assured red |