| Show 1 AND ZINC Is development work on redmond claim promises good results the salina lead anti and zinc company organized some time ago by the I 1 burns brothers of salina is deserving of commendation for the manner in which the work of developing the claims located in the hills bills near the redmond railroad station is being done toile under the management of the discoverers disc of the deposits an and alla 0 organizers r gani of the company already d y the place has the aspect of a small mining camp and if the results of the skillful work come up to the expectations geologists and mining eap exp experts erts are unanimous in their opinion t that they will the northernmost norther most town of our county will grow to be a genuine gentline busy and prosperous camp the development is being lone done by driving a shaft to reach the main vein which some experts claim will be found at a depth of somewhere near feet while others and among them the miners who aie doing the NN ork now think that they the will strike it earlier the shaft last lasi friday was town down to feet and the miners judge from certain indications indication that they are in the capping of the main vein at any rate the showing is mighty encouraging 1 in driving the sha shaft ft a small sized vein was encountered from near the surface reaching to a depth of 70 feet anti and ore taken from it disclosed good values in zinc lead and some silver up to 50 per cent in zinc and up to 5 ounces in silver and in addition to this some lead and some iron all metals penetrating a calcite formation in character the ore brought out from the diggings so far is good shipping ore and all as says are more than satisfactory the vein extends in a northeasterly northeast eily southwesterly direction for a length of several miles and ab nb no doubt right into the salt mines adjoining the claims to the northeast claims of several local people like william johnston and J H nelson are re surrounding it the shaft itsell is a model of neat and at the same time substantial work in size it is is laid out for foi a two compartment shaft and the timbering is done with ith the accuracy of cabinet work equally neat clean and serviceable is the machine shop cousin housing tile the hoist and air compress r and so aie the several buildings of the company like the power house bunk house bouse mes meb room etc avei athing shows system anti and practical expert ence tle the load to the mine is good and avery aveia part of it is equally accessible A tiam of a few thousand yards in in length can be without difficulty installed to connect the mine mine with th tb railroad spur recently laid by tile the denver rio grande rail load company to the mines of the I 1 great western salt company it look very promising and tile the work of tile the company is attracting the attention of several shelters smelters sm sni elters elten which a aie I 1 e in the galket for the ore alre already al y produced and to be produced on oil a large scale when hen drifts and are arc established for mass production pio the management intends to drive the shaft through the vein and get the ore out by sloping |
