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Show oo DEATH VALLEY AND ENGLISH CAPITAL Goldfield. Nov., Sept. 1G What Jb probably the first appearance of English Eng-lish capital In Death valley, the sccno of tragid deaths nnd the recovery of phenomenally rich gqld ore, is tho now deal on tho Chlprido Cliff property, prop-erty, which has been pending for half a j-ear, the price ranging close to ?2.50,000. This proporfy, In the Funeral range, overlooking Death valley, consists of somo twenty clnlms, Ave of jwhich arc located thirty-four years .130, being the pioneer locations In tha southern region. Ore has boon dooloped In places, and some has boon shipped out from time to time Largo prings are on tho property, which presents inducements for the employment of capital. ( Six mouths ago. with a viow to Its purchase, Hie Chloride Cliff was examined ex-amined by an English engineer, and Its purchase was decided upon. Two payments .have been made, nnd the final one is pending. J. Irving Crow-ell Crow-ell and Donald Flndlay, ldssecs and sellers of the group, have ucen called, to London 'to complete tho transaction. transac-tion. The company Is strong-fvnnciolly. and, representatives say, it will pvo- f vide 11 half million dollars for develop- fj ? ment and the installation of machin- u ery. C R ' The intention 5s to begin 'work j about thme first of October with a j force larger than Is usually empljol f,W In preliminary work. Every useful ad j' I Junct of machinery and for transiwt- fm ation will be provided. The exploitu- 3g tlon will be pushed with all the speed jlgr that ample funds will afford. oj "What is said to be an Important Ifcj, disclosure of ore has been made In ' tho Polcverdo claim of the Jumbo J FZ Extension, say? the Tribune. T1it 'j If is said to be ono ledge four feet an I 1 another of two feet, about 100 fcot l apart. I I, This ore was passed through bv nj development work dono some tinr 1 ?go, but it was not prosDected at 'aa: " j time. A few days ago the Jumbo W ' I' tension company decided to do scm" ( I timbering as the ground was cavm-; r' i and investigations revealod a ver, ri I proml3inqr showing of ore Samrb" jj I were ta.en and the above results ob- f I talned. J The company at once decided to v- I continue development on the ore, anl 3111 tho ore bins wore filled and sblnments jjHJ will at once commence. It Is not vrr f ul known how extensive tho ore wl'l : j3 prove to be, but tho present showing . Is said to be very strong, and it seems H likely that It will prove to bo a vpt" (- EL Important Ond, possibly the main s vjj shoot that was opened over n year j Kjj ago by the Goldfield Annex Lcas'ns r gl company, but which was lost In tho v ft I course of development. I fjl 00 . t Cf LONDON, Sept. 15. A message re- HI celved at the headquarters of the Chi- ; Mr na Inland mission hore today stated 3 that tho missionaries of that body and ,? s buildings In Szecbuon are safe, J J9 according to the best Information ob- r jfu tfjnnblo at Shanghai flfe |