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Show V f OPHIR AND DRY CANYON. New Ore Bodies Discovered Fine Outlook for the Coining Season. Ophir and Dry Canyon have every indication in-dication of a big mining boom this season. The steady price of lead, coupled with recent developments in the, mines, insures in-sures a greater activity and more general prosperity than lias been known in those camps for years. At the - present time the bad roads and scarcity of teams tend to keep the camp back, but, with the advent of warm weather, both" these can be remedied. - '"f,":: During the pa3t few months 'some fine ore bodies have been opened in the mines owned by the St. Louis Consolidated Consoli-dated Mining Company, and in the near future the shipments which now reach 100 tons per month will be greatly augmented. aug-mented. The Buck Horn mine, owned and operated by this com pany.shows immense bodies of ore, ranging from five to thirty-two thirty-two feet in thickness. In fact, the developments devel-opments have been so gratifying that the old "whim " process of hoisting has been abandoned, and a fine new steam hoisting plant is being erected in its stead. The Fairview, Grey Rock and Stanton mines, form another interesting feature in this chain of mines, and add their quota to the general product. It is the intention of this company to erect a concentrating mill near the town of Ophir, in the spring, to handle their low grade ores, and several other improvements improve-ments that will conduce to the easy working work-ing of the mines are contemplated. The Hidden Treasure mine is coming to the front again as an ore producer, and .bids fair to gain its old precedence among the mines of Dry Canyon. This property prop-erty is worked under lease by Messrs. Liddell & Talbot, who employ from fifteen to twenty men. The ore body recently opened in the lower workings of the mine shows from four to six feet in thickness, and the mine is producing about ninety tons per month. The bad roads have greatly retarded the shipments of ore. and the recent storms have made them almost impassable. Tohnan & Co. are working a small force of men on the Brooklyn mine, and make regular shipments of about 35 tons per month. Higson & Co. are working the Rattler mine, doing considerable development work and getting ready for spring ship- mpntfl Taking them as a whole, the mines of Ophir and Dry Canyon are-looking better than they have at any time for years, and nothing short of a heavy tumble in the price of lead will, keep from coming to the front this season. |