Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-06-08 | Page 6 | Rye Patch Mine Choked with Ore

I RYE PATCH MINE CHOKED ORE Driving Tunnel Tuel in i Ten-Foot Ten Body That Improves Steadily Steadly Most encouraging reports of or the thc out outS look for tor the Rye Ryo Patch Consolidated Mining company which Is 18 opening up old lead sliver lend mines minos In the Humboldt I range range mines mines which In the tho early days produced several millions from above the tho foot Coot level level continue continue to bo sent to the company's headquarters In this city by Superintendent Raymond Ramond Ray The Tho work worl now flOW being done one is that of ot pushing an old tunnel into new ground but jut it expects soon foon to transfer the greater part of oC Its Is energies to driving a tunnel nt ot a level lovel 90 feet lower where 60 feet of driving will wil get et under theold the tho old oll slopes from which fortunes were taken aken above o the upper tunnel level With Ith er e every foot of oC work worl since Mince we wo started the tho ore has Improved In quan- quan ti lt sa says s 's Mr 11 Ra Ray In his latest leter letter let let- ter er with wih ever every Indication that we are close lose to a bonanza deposit similar to those hose extracted In the early earh days Vo We e have ten feet teet of ot oro ore which Is good milling stuff stutt after ater the high-grade high has been sorted out for tor shipping All Al of ot our ore sacks are arc filled and we have a nice lot of oC the shipping class piled pied in the mine All Al available a space In n the tIme mine mino is blocked with this and ho tho lower grade ore and we can do nothing more on ore ole until the work of or cleaning leaning out the tunnel Is completed when we can cnn commence shipping con con- ore and piling ping up quantities con I of or milling grade rado Increased activity is noticeable all al along the Humboldt range It I will vIll wil not be lon long until It will wil again be one of oC the he foremost wealth wealth producing producing districts I of f Nevada