Show Wack blackbird bird ore shipments rench all time high winter schedule calls for A carload a day ore shipments by the blackbird mining company from its manganese claims east of marys vale reached an all time hig high h for the past two week period the company had an extra order for 1000 tons of manganese ore for the kaiser frazier plant at ironton and within two weeks 16 carloads were loaded and on the way they have a winter schedule of a carload a day according to don stocks president of the company there is unlimited ton age and the manganese percentage increases as they advance into the deposit mr stocks expressed hope for a concentration plant which would make it possible to utilize all the low grade deposits in this vicinity meanwhile the company continues ti cuesto to push work on the eagle claims at durkee springs they have shipped two carloads of high grade and are still working wording and the ore is is holding its own here the percentage is about about 30 to 40 percent 4 ford frost is is contemplating major development work on the grace claims they are on the same vein vein and join the blackbird claims to the north these are expected to open up the same as the blackbird and they expect to be shipping ore from there |