Show I 1 at the present time there is considerable excitement at blackfoot idaho over the discovery of the existence of black sand in the fissures and fractures of the lava beds near that place the sand car carrying ry ing 1 gold silver and copper in large quantities the mineral contents of the sand can be easily recovered in the furnace J F leland is cleaning out the old workings of the san francisco mine between the old telegraph t and porcupine gulches bingham ln this property is included in the silver comstock group under bond to mr leland and geo V peters of baltimore md it has the reputation of having been a heavy shipper in the past and mr leland states that he could resume the marketing of good ore almost any day |