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Show FORTY-NINERS ONCE WORKED THE PROPERTY Salt Lake, June 6 An organization to hcxknown as the Homber Mining company has been formed by Salt Lake talent for the purpose of taking over and developing a group of claims in Box Elder county, Utah. The Homber Hom-ber company is capitalized for 1,00ft,-000 1,00ft,-000 shares of stock, par value 10 cents ench, 500.000 shares of which are retained re-tained In the treasury. The group numbers fifteen claims carrying silver and lead values in generous quantities, as far as present development tends to establish. There has been 'considerable development devel-opment work done on the group and two cars of fine ore have been taken out already. A recent examination of the property by well known local min ing talent was highly satisfactory and an extensive campaign of work was mapped out, which has now oeen placed plac-ed in action. The Homber group has an added attraction at-traction In that It is locatod on the old trail over which a majority of the forty-niners passed on their way to the coast. The locality In which It Is located attracted the attention of some of these gold hunters, and the remains of an old arrastre still are to be seen on the Homber ground. The group Is located forty-five miles east of Ely. a. j . ourrm is president; ii i Anderson An-derson is vice president and Mr. Anderson An-derson Is secretary and treasurer. The balance of the board of directors are E. S. Crothers and W. W. Cannon. The company will maintain active work during the summer, and expects soon to have demonstrated one of the faithful faith-ful producers of the state. |