Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-03-28 | Page 18 | Zenoli Likely to Have Two Mines

LENOU LIKELY TO TOI I HAVE TWO MINES Working in New Ground as asWell asWell Well Wel as Below Old Tunnels The Zenol Silver Copper r company which from front workings only 7 75 feet under ground has produced more moro than of shipping ore Is now conducting n a campaign of ment which Is not only pretty sure to open extensive e ore bodies below the tho level of th the old tunnel but which promises to open a new mine besides On the opposite side of ot the gulch from the mouth of or tho the old tunnel In inthe tho the White Rooster claim a new tunnel tunnel tun tun- nd nel Is Js being driven In the tho opposite direction to tap at feet depth a strong fissure which is 1 15 feet teet wido at ft th the surface Work ork from the mine yesterday was that at feet In tho the mountain the tho formation had changed to softer material carrying Iron the showing conclusively con con- elusively that the tunnel Is getting Into ground Sound favorable for tor tho the making of ot ore The tunnel has from 10 to to 50 feet teet yet ct to run run to reach the fissure An Interesting feature of ot the tho situation siua- siua situa tion ton Is that the White Rooster fissure and the Zenol fissure although In adJoining adjoining ad- ad Joining mountains are aro dipping toward one ono another another another-a a fact which the probability of encountering great great- great e ey oro ore bodies at depth The fissure Is Js faulted on tho the tunnel l level the fault being one of ot the he downward variety varlet The broken fissure has been picked up below the tunnel and a Is being sunk from which the extensions of the tho ore bodies above will wl be developed Since the Zenol company compan was reorganized reorganized reorganized I the tho new new directors havo have been pushing mining development de and the results the they hey are achieving are oro hl highly raU- raU lying An assessment of or two cents a n ashare ashare share thare levied for th the purpose of or carryIng carry- carry Ing ng on tho the work has been largely paid In b by the large holders so that there appears appers to be no doubt of tho the work being being be be- ing carried to a successful srul conclusion and that speedily