Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-03-21 | Page 12 | Mines and Mining

ii I Mines and anci Mining M n ng s Sprague Edited Eded F. F BY W. W e l I MASON VALLEY HAS DIG BIG STRIKE i i West Vein With Wih High Values Value Maintained Cut on 1 i Level ORE BODIES TO CONVERGE I Great Veins Closer Together at Depth Depth Smelter Is J Needed J is regarded as tho the moist mos Im Im- strike yet ct made maele In jn tho the Mason Maon r j Yale Valley company's mine at was Wag reported yesterday by Fred A A. upon his arrival from the thedis dis It I Is the encountering encountering- of th tho west est vein in tho property upon th tho foot GOO level where th the tho crosscut has hasa ha haa a Jull ulI face of ot oro ore averaging 10 io percent per percent cent copper One Important feature of or the new strike is tho the proof that the hl high h values of r the ore are In the west vein are being maintained at depth another is that tho the distance between the two great veins is considerably less leas les on the SOO- SOO foot toot level Je cl than It is Ig on the upper levels ieves le cs thus confirming the theory that th the veins will converge at depth The distance between the two veins at feet Is only about 40 feet The west wes vein eln has been opened for GOO Coo feet on Its strike on the foot O-foot 3 level where It is from 30 to lO feet fee wide It I carries somewhat higher values than does tho the west vein eln the tin average Q showing considerably better than 6 per cent copper without takIng tal tak tak- Ing hIS account of 01 the lenses lense of or high high- glade dd ore running ore running 30 to 35 per cen cent copper which copper which are arc not Infrequently encountered Tho The east eat vein Is 90 00 feet fee wI wide e where crosscut croscut on the foot foo love level It I has ha been proven for foot feet With Wit such enormous bodies of ot ore are of the smelting grade opened to the depth of or feet teet tho the rate rato at which Mason Ason Valley will wf be adding to Its sight rIght resources will wl bo ho almost beyond belief Preparations for tor building the new smelter to handle the ores of the M J MaSon Ma- Ma aon a- a Son on on Valley and other ton mines are being pushed as rapidly as a possible pos pos- sible Mr rr Ir Flindt reports Titles Tiles to the ground recent recently purchased for tor the site have been checked checke up and anti the flowing flowing flow flow- owIng ow- ow ing springs on tho the ground gound are Arc being further developed Tho The supply of or water will wl bo ample ho says The smelter site sie Is two miles north of Wabuska on the Southern Pacific I railroad and It comprises 1820 1520 acres of ground ground That a railroad will wU be hullt to carry crry tho the ores from tram tho the mines I Ito to the smelter Is a foregone conclusion