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Show ACTIVITIES AT SILVER REEFi A. H. Harris, the Well Known Mining Man, Enthusiastic Over Conditions Con-ditions at Old Camp. Mr. A. 11. Harris, who is playing & prominent part in the reopening of mining operations at Silver Reef, was in Cedar City the tore part of this week en route to aalt Lake on mining business. Mr. Harris reports that matters are a little quie? Just now at the cump, but expet. . tal they will get to moving at a lively pace in a short time. The dtSTtOnd drill that was recently shipped into that pa it of the country is now operating at Hidden Luke Copper Company's hnid-i hnid-i lies, having a hole down something more than 100 fret. As soon as the drill finishes there it is expected thu1: arrangements will be made to have it taken lo the Reef for exploring the lower levels of the old camp, below where any of the former 'orkings have yet reached. Mr. Harris has a plan foi i'r draining drain-ing of the old workings which are full of water, and at the same time the development de-velopment of an irrigation project for the Harrisburg bench which would alone pay the expenses of driving a tunnel approximately a mile long in the soft sand stone, from the old Stor-mant Stor-mant to tap the reef at a very low level. The undertaking is meeting with favor among the residents of that region, and there seems to be no rea son why it would not be a big moneymaker. money-maker. Mr. D. M. Parker, who is associated with Louie King at Hid len Lake in the operation of the diamond drill, a I in Cedar City at the same time as Mr. Harris. |