Show MODERN METHODS AT AUSTIN MINES Old Producers Are Being Prepared Prepared Pre Pre- Prepared Pre Pre- pared for Great Output Output D D. M. M 1 Bell Del of or Kansas Kaneas City one of ot tho the active spirits In the lie rejuvenation ot of the tho old mines at Austin Austn lC Nov was In the tho city yesterday e with wih a a. party ofton of 0 ofton ton tOi Kansas people who had been outto out outto outto to Ret get ct a line lino upon tho the work that has been undertaken by the Man Austin lan lan- Consolidated Mines Mince company compan and who wera werf returning returning to their homes fully Cully satisfied that tho the work wak Is to be bo attended I by making epoch-making results The Thie Austn- Austn Manhattan Austin company compan has I taken over oyer HIP group of oC old properties prop prop- man many of or which produced handsomely hand hand- In the te days cn's when silver was I king and Is developing them and pro pro- paring to operate them b by modern I methods Every ery lurr surface ce working of ot the tho entire entre I group roup of or mines has been heen abandoned said aId Mr Bell Bel and the entire vein system system tem tern will wil be he worked through a a tunnel L 1000 feet long IonS connecting with wih th the tho C Frost shaft In Lander Landtr hill hi Tho The work ot nit a clearing the caved portions portions por por- tons of ot the lie tunnel was finished a n fe few lla days s 's ago 10 Now a n three compartment shaft Is to bo ho sunk near the face Cac of oC the t tunnel and an nn electric hoist of or large I capacity will wi be bo installed at the collar colar of the shaft haC At feet depth the i shaft haC will wI attain a a depth of 1000 1001 feet feel from the MU surface reace Oven Open J I 2 Vein A t crosscut croscut from the tunnel has al alread already already al- al read ready cut 22 2 veins varying In width I Irain from Cram rain one foot toot to ten feet feet Two veins voin each 20 feet Ceet wide have havo o ha been heen cut b by the thc main tunnel Some Seine of ot the richest L silver ore OTO Cro ever mined has hns been heen taker taken C from the lie Austin Austn mines ono one lot of ot 2700 CI I exhibited at a worlds world's fair having carried car ned ried values alues of oC 2000 2000 But the tho ore generally runs from tram 5 to 60 SO a n ton In ir Ingold L gold Jold and silver the tho average being about 12 2 a ton It I is ha estimated that tons tong of ot ore are let lct In tho tue old o-ld I slopes saying nothing of ot the tle tonnage of 01 new ore are It Is I expected to develop b by deep mining Tho rho he veins are re fissures In it I gm granite granie ni to 5 A mill of ot O tons a a. day day a capacity Is P 3 noarl nearly ready to be bo placed In operation Exhaustive tests show shO that tho the ore oro can car I bo milled for tor 10 1 a ton The new nen p Ip company has hns expended about getting the mines ready for tor production but that I Is re regarded a modest sum Rum considering consIderIng considering con con- the tho Immense amount of ot commercial com corn mercial oro ore In sight |