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Show Mining Mention Tales of the Toilers in County Camps The Old Crater mine, in the vicinity of the Antelope Star mine, is rapidly erecting necessary buildings and euip-ment euip-ment and intendi to push operations. It is understood that the showing is all that could be desired. The Antelope Star officials have completed their new cook-house and dining quarters. The company expects ex-pects to ship its first car of ore in a few days. Each week's progress Bhows increased prospects for a splendid producer. Cedar Talisman reports high grade silver ore on the 300 foot level, in the east drift. Samples show 30 ounces Bilver and 42 lead. Although the Cedar-Talisman appears to have a big body of low grade zinc ore, it is proposed pro-posed to discontinue low grade shipment ship-ment and ship only the high grade stuff, which is averaging over 309o zinc. The East Antelope Star Mining Com pauy has just been incorporated. The property lies east of the Antelope Star and has a very rich showing of lead and high grade copper, the former metal runniDg 419fc. Development work has already begun and will be rapidly pushed. The officers of the East Antelope are as follows: President, Presi-dent, I. A. MeLease; Vice President, A. C. Nebeker; Secretary, H. Qiers; Treasurer, L. D. Brooks; Directors, J-Mathe9on, J-Mathe9on, John Chase, Sam Cllne and the foregoiDg offloers. The Btock of the new concern has been listed on the exchange. What is thought to be the only de-,- -'- poBit of tungsten yet uncovered in this county, was discovered a few ' weeks ago by four residents of Milford, Herbert Nichols, Myron Lewis, James Boyter, and "Tube" Kessler. The find was made at a point on the south fork of North CreeS, north-east of ' Beaver and the property has been lo cated by the discoverers. Assay returns re-turns Bhow509ij tungsten, which, even at the depreciated market price, would mean about $2000 per ton. Indications point to a rich deposit of high grade stuff. The NEWS hopes that by next, issue futher information will be available avail-able as to this find. o |