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Show MONTANA BINGHAM REPORTS , ORE IN MAY fiOMR Word received yesterday by officials of the iMontana-tBlngham Consolidated from operations at .Bingham is that the ore has been struck in the "Mayflower, "May-flower, fissure. A drift was being sent out south from the 5000-foot tunnel for" the fissure. iBut It was not expected for about '178 (feet yet. The word was that the miners had cut into a quantity, quan-tity, of lead ore. , This is taken as indubitable in-dubitable proof that the main Fortuna ore bodies go to a great depth. In the upper tunnel of the Keystone a new body .of ore is reported. The north drift from tha main ti.n- nel Is still 4n the native copper ore, where some improvement Is noted. Local officials are in receipt of word from President C. a. "Balentine that owing to government holding up of sailings, he was delayed in reaching San Francisco from (Honolulu. 'However, 'How-ever, he expects to reach the United States by January 20, and to come straight on to Salt Lake, where he will take over the management of the big Bingham consolidation. Mr. Balentine is said to have given up a $9000-a-year Job to take the MontanaBlngham. One report la that he Is to receive not less than (15,000 a year for bis services, ser-vices, and It is said that he is well worth it. iRobert Shingle, who helped finance the recent merger, is accompanying accom-panying Mr. iBalentlne. |
