Weekly journal-miner., 1915-05-12
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in the tunnel when Carter quit, and having built a nest and laid and matched four eggs, is now busily en- gagged in raising family.
 Prospecting on the Nancy Lee No. 1 claim of the Ivanhoe estate, through medium of series of S-foot holes in the ledge, discloses average values of $5.15 per ton.
 I have taken up in detail in this dispatch the values obtained by the Ivanhoe management for the pur- pose of demonstrating the fact that pay ore prevails in the north end of the Tom Reed-Gold Road District at a point remote from the pay area ill the vicinity of the Tom Reed mine.
 Setting Hoist.
 A 15-horse power hoist is being placed at the collar of the main shaft of the estate of the Gold Reed Min ing and Milling Company, owner of the Jupiter and Mayhower groups of cIaims-135 acres in all. The acre age carries a series of well mineral ized lodges and is considered one of the most promising partially develop ed properties in the camp. It is the intention of the management to sink the shaft from its present depth of 235 feet to a depth of 500 feet and from its bottom to crosscut to the vein opened on the 2OO-foot level, where wales range as high as 5000 per ton.
 Plans arc practically completed for the resumption of mining operations on the Victor-Virgin property, re- gently purchased by the Orion Min ing and Milling Company. The ma chinery equipment is to be supple mented by number of modern ap- pliances and as soon as the latter are in place the work of unwatering the shaft will begin. While this is being done the company's mill will be overhauled and made in readiness for the resumption of ore reduction.
 Ready For Plant.
 Manager Eli Hilty has purchased a 25-horse power hoist for the Oatman Mining and Milling Company, and within a short time it will be deliver ed at the mine. For several weeks a force of men was employed in level ing site for the buildings that are to house the machinery and miners and in grading a roadway to the shaft. The work of erecting the buildings is now under way and will be followed by shaft sinking to a depth of 800 feet and the proving of the entire vein system at that level. The show ing on the property at nominal depth is most encouraging. It is the opinion of MT. Hilty, who, by the way. was one of the original locators of the Tom Reed mine, that he has in the present venture another bonanza in embryo.
 Milling Needs.
 The already urgent need of the United Eastern Company for milling facilities will soon be intensified by the cutting at a depth of 565 feet of the vein opened on the 460 and 3OO-foot levels, James C'Jack"O McIver, who with George Long de- veloped the United Eastern into a mine, states that the ledge will be completely crosscut within a few days. McIver will be remembered by many of the miners of Colorado, Montana and the Southwest as form CT record holder in double-handed George Long is now in Los where he is consulting with Frank Keith and Seely Mudd, who with himself and McIver control United Eastern affairs, and it is un- Ierstood the outcome will be the out lining of plans fo- the erection of a mill on the company's estate. Water rights ample fo- milling purposes have already been acquired
 Within two weeks the plant of ma ,hinery ordered for the United West ern mine will be delivered at the shaft, where it will supersede the G. lorse power hoist rented in an em- ,rgency from the Golconda Com oany- The new plant will include a powerful hoist, compressor and jack hammers. By the time it is in place he incline shaft will have been its length of 135 feet and to two compartments. It will then be sunk to a depth of 400 eet and at that level crosscut run o contact with the continuation of he United Eastern vein system. 'EROME WOMAN