Kendall Mine Operations Progressing Rapidly

Desire to withhold any information that may be of interest to the public. So I may say that the conditions in the old workings of the Kendall are about as satisfactory as we could wish. The ore bodies are becoming larger all the time. In the new ground, where the compartment shaft is being sunk, operations are going on as usual. The shaft is now down over 500 feet, and when twice that depth is attained, we shall commence cross-cutting and begin taking out the ore. As to the Queen, better known as the Bullard property, we are filling it full of holes, and will open it up just as soon as our plans for the work are matured. The company is well satisfied with its purchase there.

On the Fergus Tract.

"The diamond drill operations about to be started on the Fergus tract by David Hilger, H. M. Rae, John A. Drake and their associates, are of the greatest importance. They will, it is supposed, determine whether or not the great blanket vein of cyanide ore at Kendall runs on through the flat. As to that proposition, I can only say I hope it does. It will be a great thing for the camp if the vein is found there—a very great thing. I venture no opinion in the matter, further than to say that I see no reason, in the light of the recent developments, why the vein should not be found in the flat. It exists right up to the lines of the Bullard, and the Fergus tract adjoins that. Why should the vein end at the line of the Bullard property, which is itself almost on the flat? The prospect would appear to me to be excellent. We all want to see them get the vein there because you cannot have too much gold—it is the one product that you can never glut the market with.

Will Make a Great Camp.

"Kendall's future, independent of this venture, looks very bright indeed. If the vein should be found in the Fergus ground, the possibilities of its future will be almost limitless. It will make Kendall one of the greatest gold camps in the country. For these reasons, it will be understood why we are all looking upon this enterprise with friendly eyes."

Will Have Three Mines.

With the completion of the compartment shaft in the virgin ground where the ore was located by diamond drills over a year ago, and the opening up of its latest acquisition, the Bullard property, the Kendall company will, in reality, be operating three mines, although, of course, all as one property. It will then have ore reserves of enormous extent, which will insure the life of the mine, even with an increased output, which is naturally expected to follow, for an indefinite period, making the Kendall one of the strongest companies in the country.

One of the Straws.

Straws are said to show which way the wind blows, and Manager W. D. Symmes, of the Power Mercantile company, announced this morning that the big house was having plans drawn for a store to be built at Kendall. The site has already been purchased, and it is expected that the store will be opened for business about Dec. 1. Mr. Symmes only returned from an extended business trip east last week, and since his return has been giving this matter his personal attention.