The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-08-01

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something about mountain travel
ing on critter back.
The following Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, I spent at
the mines of the Empire Tunnel
c.. on Covade mountain and per-
sonally visited and inspected all
the developed mines and short
tunnels belonging to the Co.
I first in company with Jack
johnson and Sec. Jarbrau in
spected the main tunnel, the
entrance of which is near the
base of the. mountain and has
been dug to the depth of 600 feet
having in the distance cross cut
3 good gold and silver bearing
lodes from each of which I
brought with me some fine sreci-
mems. The breast of the tunnel
is now only about 100 feet from
the Dexter and Harrison lodes
which have been worked to a
depth of several hundred feet by
short tunnels on upper levels
higher up on the mountain which
l inspected in company with Mr..
Abeel the original owner. The
ore out of these workings are of
good low grade values ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 per ton
which will increase many fold in
value when reached on the lowcr
tunnel level being Eearly a
thousand feet lower as these are
all tr=e fissurc veins which al
ways increase in size and value S
at depth. All the work done on
the main tunnel is of a substan-
tial character, it being 8 feet
square giving ample room for a
double track which is laid with
Is pound steel rails in place of s
and II pound rails commonly
used III tunnels. All the timber.
ing is we'll and substantially done
and will last for years. The
power plant with heavy com
pressed air drills will be com
pletedathis summer and by fal
the tunnel will be driven forward
at the rate of 200 feet per month
The dam and pipe line grade
was all completed when l was
there and no doubt the $500 feet
Of water pipe from the dam tc
the mill is laid before this and
the mill building completed. Or
Tuesday and Wednesday I ex
amined the balance of the com
pany's 5 mines which are in all &C
in nun ber,"21 of which are PROV
ed UP and the company holds
deeds for all the mines and claims
along the line of the tunnel, in al
covering over 300 acres of miner
al bearing ground. The Darby
group of mines on the back slope
of the Covode mountain SHOW
greater values than those OH tho
front slope Of the mountain
Thursday and Friday was spen'
in examining the panies
books and records which were
found i'll every respect just as
advertised and everything KEEP
up in methodical way reflectins
great credit upon the officers o
the company who, taken either
Individually or collectively l foune
to be honest, upright, consci
Gus business men and were
universally recon mended to MI
as such by all the residents O
IGeorgetoWn whom I had tn,
pleasure to meet among whom
will mention prominently, Mr.
Fred L. Miner the president o
the local Mining board will
whom I had a very pleasant in
terview and found him to be
man of reserved opinions on al
mining questions giving credi
only to those to whom credit wa:
due, and he unrescrvidly &C
know1edged that the Empir'
Tunnel and Gold Mining Co. of
fered as good if not the best op
pertunity for legitimate invest
ment that he knew of in his dis
trict.
In conclusion 1 can, after care
fully considering every featur
: of the enterprise unhesitatingl
say. to all who are interested
. that the future outlook for sui
: stantial returns from your in
vestments are verv fatterins
, / will be pleased to explain
| every feature of the enterpris