Show ore opened in howell lease with the ope opening ning of a good showing ot of carbonate ore 1 in the howell mining com banys lease on the tar baby and kennebec properties development at the alta aita property Is g entering an interesting stage it was reported wednesday b by LB L B wight upon his return from the alno in the drift south on the lime quart alte contact basfor the last forty five or fifty feet been in decomposed lime showing some replacement and carrying values tallies mr wight reported the pitch of the contact his has changed from about 60 to 12 degrees a condition which was associated with the presence of ore bodies in the cardiff property which lies lust just south of the kennebec the face ol of this drift Is approximately feet south odthe of the intersection fissure from which the howell has made some shipments during the past year and Is noy now in the locality of the neva fissure the ground Is sloughing and heavy and requires timbering but is easily mined and rapid progress Is being made in the diett dafft on the fissure the face Is approximately feet from its intersection with tile the contact and ore has been continuous from that point although no large bodies have been encountered at i any point thus far this work leads in the direction of the howell property end and is B now cow in the vicinity of the west contact lime shale impregnated with manganese appearing on the north and west side of the drift and a changed condition in the lime on the other led foreman keith buck to explore to the south and was rewarded by the tha appearance pe arance of carbonate ore pitching at an anglo angle opposite that of the ore being followed by the drift and which should intersect tho the fissure being followed a short distance ahead supplies and materials have been stored for a full winter campaign the work 1 is under the immediate charge of keith buck and under the sup supervision er viston of superintendent T L walden with con onell oneil acting as consultant at the pr present e sent time six miners gre employed and ra rapid pid progress Is being made telegram |