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Show ra CROFF OF BEAVER TO RESUME-WORK AT ONCE IN ACTIVE DISTRICT Work will be resumed the coming week at the Croff Mining company's property in Lincoln district between Milford and Beaver City, according to Supt. R. R. Tanner, who was making mak-ing the 'preliminary arrangements yesterday. The intention Is to at once ship somo of the ore broken and blocked out In the workings. In addition to this, the main shaft will probably at once be carried on down to the 300 level. It Is now down to the 218. ' It followed ore down much of this distance." It Is estimated that the stope of ore already developed contains not less than 1000 tons of $20 grades. The values are in lead and silver. The present high prices of motals makes it' possible to wrest profits from ores which under normal quotations quo-tations would fall just below the net earnings line. The Croff is equipped with modern machinery to start up without delay. It has an electric hoist and compressor, compress-or, with power drills and .other paraphernalia. para-phernalia. It adjoins the Creole, which produced $60,000 last year and was recently taken over and will resume work. The Stampede, now breaking ore. Is in the same vicinity. This is an active district this spring and promises several shippers before the summer merges irrto fall. -9 |