E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . ty-sixmiles east of Tonopah and only a .shortdistance from the road to Ely. On the145-ft. level of the main property theshowing is good, much high-grade orebeing in sight. A townsite has beenlaid out and Leonard & Chapin, ownersof the Ely Record, are talking ofstarting a paper. of a receiver. It is reported that plansare under way to reorganize this com-pany, as there is considerable ore insight in this property that will yielda good profit under the present priceof silver. A large number of claimsare held in the Dry Creek countrysoutheast of Mogollon, a
E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . ty-sixmiles east of Tonopah and only a .shortdistance from the road to Ely. On the145-ft. level of the main property theshowing is good, much high-grade orebeing in sight. A townsite has beenlaid out and Leonard & Chapin, ownersof the Ely Record, are talking ofstarting a paper. of a receiver. It is reported that plansare under way to reorganize this com-pany, as there is considerable ore insight in this property that will yielda good profit under the present priceof silver. A large number of claimsare held in the Dry Creek countrysoutheast of Mogollon, and prospectorsoccasionally send in good assays, butno extensive work is going on there atpresent. The gold occurs as a tellu-ride in these prospects. SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS DISTRICT Lead—Flooding of the Homestakemine continues, and the water is ap-proaching the 900 level. It will prob-ably be necessary to flood to the 500level. Diamond drilling and develop-ment of other ground away from themain workings is being continued.—At. NEW MEXICO Mogollon—There is not as much ac-tivity in the Mogollon district as mightbe expected with silver selling at itspresent price. The Mogollon Mines , however, operating at full is reported that more ore was putthrough the mill last month than inany other one month in the history ofthe company. The profits were exceed-ed in only one month prior to lastmonth. Besides ore from its ownground, this company is extracting orefiom the Confidence ground to the eastThis ore is coming from the extensionof the companys 500 and 700-ft. levelseast into the Confidence ground. About150 tons per day being put through themill. Extractions run over 90 per Socorro Mines Co. is in the hands WATER TAKEN FROM. D. Galena, the New Silver Queen companyhas resumed work and is producing agood grade of lead-silver ore for ship-ment to the smelter.—At Maitland, thetwo-compartment shaft being sunk onthe IJcho property has reached the 200-ft.
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