Show BUTTE buttle MEN TAKE CLAIMS prepare for extensive operations at spring city humboldt county C A van zandt who returned thursday from butte mont has perfected the preliminary plans for foe tho the balting over by himself and other capi of that city of what Is known a the little humboldt group of copper claims situated about thirty five miles northeast of winnemucca and twelve mile southe southeast ut of spring city says the humboldt star the final PP payment of the pur purchase chaise price will be made to george ward and frank buckingham of paradise fisc valley on april 1 and immediately tl ere er eatter after the new company will enter upon a campaign of extensive development of what has bas every promise of becoming one of the most valuable copper properties in the country mr van zandt acquired the original bond and lease on this property last summer and since that time has expended expanded several thousand dollars in development proving the mine to a t point where large operations by a strong company are on the little humboldt claim an i abline acline allne shaft has been sunk to a depth of feet in ore all the way the ledge in the bottom of the shaft Is five live feet foot wide aldo and the ore will aver aae abc better than 8 per cent copper shaft abaft Is 13 with a whim and it Us Is the intention to cont continue the shaft abaft down to a depth of feet to water level drifts will also be extended each way from the fool level and at regular intervals below that point besides this work a shall will bo be sunk on too the buffalo claim on bich there Is a fine showing from a on this claim clalra the original owners extracted and shipped several carloads of copper ore averaging seventeen per cent besides the large group of claims mr van zandt has bas secured title t ta several hundred acres of land for townsite town towa alte sIte and smelter purposes the location on the banks ot of the U ume 1110 me humboldt lium boldt river being an ideal one plentiful supply of water for all uses lfting being l assured |