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Show .00 LONE STAR READY TO DRIVE SHAFT Goldfield, Nev., Sept 13. On tho Lone Star Consolidated the pipe installation in-stallation connecting with the compressor com-pressor plant has been completed and air rdllla are now in operation on the 320--foot level, where the new station sta-tion has been cut and from which point lateral development will be conducted while further sinking is in progress. "With tho machine drills In operation, it Is said that progress In drifts in operation, it is said that progress pro-gress In drifts and crosscuts will bo twice as fast as with hand drlllng, at tho same operating cost. Tho new station was cut at a depth of 320 feet instead of 300, and drifts havo been started northweBt and southeast, and as soon as these dflftB havo advanced sufficiently, crosscuts will be driven from them in all dl-dlroctlons dl-dlroctlons to thoroughly exploro this part of the company's territory. Some good looking quartz has been exposed ex-posed on the 320-foot level and Manager Man-ager J. M. Healy, who has had a wide experience in mino development in this district and is familiar with all phases of rock and formation, is well pleased with tho appearance of tho ground and has great confidence in the property. |