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Show Wm and Mining. Galzncr& Pettis nro working n new claim at Morcu,'. It nss.iyaoer f.1ln gold on the surface. The Onyx Co. w hlch for soino few months past havohcen developing their claims nt and near Pelican Point, hne ceased operation for the picsent. Mr. Peter I)lt called in ill uur eauct-um eauct-um this week and Bhnwed up n spocimf n of rofk rait he has discovered In tlio new mining diitrl.t. He Ikih an clg'itrcn inch vein on (lie surface. Tho papers aro being made out for the bonding of tho Malvern group of chums In Glcncoe, Camp Floyd district owned by W. F. Butt nnd othera. Judge W. A. Sherman of Colorado takes them, the consideration being $10,000 to be paid Iu thrco payments. 15,000 tho first, $16,000 tho second, nnd 20,000 the third . About four hundred years ngu when Cortcz Invaded Mexico, among the gold, silver, gems nnd precious Btoucs that he captured from Montezuma was a peculiar but most beautiful green Htono which tho Mexicans called Chuctfll. This they valued at eight times its value in gold because of Its bcnntjMind varily. Cortczcndenvorcd to ascertain where the Chuchltl enmo from but could only find out that Montezuma's men had brought it from the Northern Provinces. Tho only specimen on exhibit previous to last Sepctmhcr, Is tho one In tho Itoynl cablnot ot Spain. On tho 3rd of last September while digging for gold not far from tho famed Mercer Mlnent Camp l'lojd.H. W. Boss uncovered a mnnll round geodo much resembling re-sembling n rusty ball of iron. Upon breaking it open it prosed not to bo Iron butn most beautiful green gem, quito llkelythe samo nsls in the Knynljcnbinec ofSpaln. Belngsomcwhnt Interested he probed for more nnd found that others were Imbeded in the samo ledge. Don Magulrc, Utali'u Mineral Chief, beenmo Interested in tho discovery .and he and Mr. Boss liavo been making further exploratloiiM for fhoortlxdnya. Tlicy returned last week with some magnificent samples which w ill bedrcpf-cd bedrcpf-cd nnd put on cxhlhlton nt tho Midwinter Mid-winter Fair. The slono lays In small gcodca of from one to thrco inches in dinmctcrinn minified vein, cmbeded in n Qtiarlzito ledge. They extracted nil Iu sight but the vein bears evidence of producing pro-ducing more when they get deeper. Mr. Mnguire has sent s.implcs to the lending experts of the World who nro unable to tell just what it Is nnd all nro anxious to mako further Investigation-). One of the gems recently dressed In Chicago when placed under lamp light appeals very similar to n Turquola ein and the only dlllercnco in daylight Is thnt ono is g-.cen and tho other blue. Placed In t! n hand' of IWu M.ignlre the new ttono w ill be properly advertized and whether It bo "Chuchltl" or "Boss-Ito", "Boss-Ito", Utah v.ill hnvc the honor of having added ono moru precious gem to the World's list. |