Show an important discovery in these day of rich gold discoveries reported from all over ove the territory it is quite refreshing to hear of some other substance oven moro more valuable than gold gola boing being uncovered in our nativo native hills A few days ag sag a hud was made not moro more than throe three miles from this city A largo large body of ba barite rite was located by rl A me brido bride and others this thia nob substance stance which is utilized in the manufacture of roman cand candles candiea lea rockets and other fireworks fire works display and for illuminating purposes has ban boon been much sought for of lato late but with but little suc success coss its rarity and scarcity with the in groat great demand for it makes it tho the more valuable usually it is found in but aery email quantities disseminated through base baa and foreign substances whilo while the body discovered hero here I 1 is s limitless and about 60 per cent pure whon it is understood that the price price of this article in id 8 conta per pound in the markets of the world and further fur thor that the vein discovered here is is six feet wide and can bo be traced for a distance of foot some idea can bo be formed of the importance of the discovery in colors it varies irom from a pure white to a grey yellowish blue anda and a decided brown the writer witnessed tho the test made of this substance und and tho the effects producer ducer when some was thrown on a warm stove was highly interesting aho he dust and flakes assuming a brilliant light resembling millions of sparkling diamonds which was retained for a considerable length of time several people havo have been looking up tip extensions and others are going up today tuesday the first claim was sled dod millard progress |