Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-17
RABBIT GROUP ID BE WORKED
 VIGOROUSLY
Operating Comapny Will Soon Install Machinery in the Sev- eral ShaftS.-ProSpectS for Mines Bright.
(Paradise Record.)

(Paradise Record.)
 That Dunn Springs is soon to be the scene Of operations of one of the most important mining companies of the district. is evidenced by the fact that machinery. consisting of a hoist and electric drills is to be installed on the Rabbit group at an early date. Work was started on this property about the first of the year. on new shaft on Rabbit No. 6. The shaft Is now down % feet: and 1t Is intended to continue to depth of 100 feet, and then 10 install machinery with out delay.
 The company operating the Rabbit group is known as the Providence Cop per company IL was organized by J. A. Lewand0R ski, who will remain in the east for several weeks longer on company business. Mir. Lewan- eowski reports success in his efforts to raise funds for development work, and it Is announced that operations already commenced will not only be suspended but will ne increased from time to time until the Providence shall be one of the most important camps in the entire district--as will be read fly believed by those acquainted with Dir. Lewandowski's previous successes .u promotion work.
 W. H. Smith, who Is In cnarge of the company work, was in Douglas this week purchasing imbers to be used in timbering the main shaft. thirty-two feet deep at present, on No. :. and for timbering the 27-foot shaft on No. 2. 1t was impossible to con. tinue further sinking in either shaft owing to soft ground.
 Five men are employed on the prop erty.
 In the shaft on Rabbit No. , there is a 3-inch vein of copper sulphides in porphyry. There Is also ore in the limefootwall Tn the 27-foot shaft on Rabbit No. 2 which will also be sunk deeper after timbering, the pay streak is 10 inches in width, the ore being rich In copper and silver. There Is
 Everything is in readiness for the the lime, but out of place. The show InRs are excellent in both shafts.
 Willie Rose.
 ". Ii. Smith, who secured the con- tract for 60 feet of sinking on the Willie Rose, reports progress, the
 
 feet. His force consists of eight men.
 The formation has, with sinking, changed from shale at the surface to lime. There Is ore here and there occurring in seams from the hanging wall. and the outlook is good.
 This shaft is located at the spot where the 3f 34 pound native copper nugget was found.
 Portal Mining Company.
 This is the name of the company that is now operating the Dufner property on Silver creek
 The company Is sinking a shaft which is now down about 2i feet In the bottom of the shaft the vein is about one foot wide. The vein is not all rich ore, but it contains a pay streak several inches in width carry ing high values in silver.
 The force, which Is now small will. it is understood be added to shortly. The operators are practical and ex- perienced mining men who express themselves as highly pleased with the property and with the results obtain cd by them since they took it over. The work done by O. C. Davis was, they think. done at the proper places and in the right manner And it is their intention to continue where he left of. as well as to inaugurate new operations.
 Williams.
 The tunnel is in on this property about so feet, with good indications. including white iron.
 Tn addition to operations here. the work done recently includes a new 1O-fOOt incline shaft and a 15-foot tUn- mel
 The showinEs are not so good here as on and near ihe top of the hili. where most of the work has Dsea done and where there is plenty of ore. However, there are good indications here, and the showincs are not un. promising considering the amount Of work done