Show j of In Old Mine l Produces Curiosity i I Secretary Overbury O of ot tho the Ma Mayflower ow- ow er ci 1 Consol Consolidated Mines company ha has a l curiosity in his iia office at Rhyolite which which Is worth while says the Goldfield Goldfield Gold- Gold field fell K News w It I ii In Ie a suction section of or an old limber taken from one of or tl tIle the e old drifts on a lower level le e of ot the Tecopa Tecopa mine mine I This working has ha not been used for tor years but the old timber was standi stand stand- t j ing Ing there thero seemingly B RH as Intact ns as the i da day It was as put In place A chance tap with vilh a hammer shattered the timber The he section which Mr 11 Overbury O is showing has been practically entirely Tf replaced placed lver There is a small smal bit of or carbonized wood present but bui while the entire texture of ot the former bit of ot wood grain gain rings 8 and nil all ul can can bf bo be seen eeD It I In is all ail al silver save that in two or three places where there were evidently 4 1 evi dently dentt cracks in the tho wood there are aro thin thin streaks streaks' of oC g J ld ll The bit of or re replaced ro- ro placed wood woot Is now heavy as a piece of or solid sold metal and affords an Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting study of oC the replacement m nt o of oC oCI I wood j-wood wood or soft soC stone with precious met mot I HB ale through h This Thie Thil replace replace- I ment Is not unlike the tho process which has formed the this streaks of or immensely rich gold old and silver siver deposits through I the wide ore channels which are being i worked properties In many of or the Nevada mining |