Show A OPHIR batly 1 DEc tunER 4 71 notwithstanding tho the fact that I 1 aull am a stranger in this mining district I 1 find there are anro circumstances and divelo of rich mining property Fro perty taking place I 1 that deserve to be publicly uoti noticed ced J winter hat has hockl cd ali this u canyon in ice and clothed the hills hill 9 I 1 ill ili snow enow but does doci not daunt be h fearless carl cn and and un tiring miner iu ia his hia efforts to search out aut the he deposits of precious minerals min mineral erali but to the contrary it seems to civo to work from every hill can tie be laearl the blast re ver berating from hill to hill echain echoing up and down the rock bauni bouni canyon anyo forcibly reminding one of the roar of 0 r cannon my acquaintance with this mining district is not perfect but bat of the lev few mines that I 1 have exa examined minea I 1 am compelled to give a favorable word early one morning I 1 commenced tile the accent 0 of the steep mountain north of ophir city for the purpose purl as of visiting dry canyon canyo my aly artt t resting I 1 at the I 1 champion Cham fioD mine this thin location is ia near chri abd celebrated silver shield and Vel velocipede mines though it has aw not yet the same lame notoriety that UK the two last minet mines enjoy tho the chances alre that it will yet rival them the champion chom pion is ia in ia GO CO feet showing bowing a good voia of carbonate ore the desay show allow the ore to IMS be the tor tory aj highest on the hill thia II baigot bam ba metal Inot 1 l hill is ii very high anil and steep but there il ii t a go edoil I 1 a trail from bottom to top cound a frequent rest pec omary on one occasion occa ion I 1 foun the aurelia aurclia mini mine A shift GO CO fe feet tt deep showed what this locati location oil amounted to 0 it seemed to be a 4 well defined vein of carbonate carbona tere ore and nd should be worked work cil riot not left aea idt idle a to 0 o await I 1 capitals cp til approach on arriving in ia fry dry cany calyin n il A stopped lit the chance mine this mir mine le was wa originally loca teaM the swan aask at lut but fur for some bamo unaccountable re lion eon tile lie lid did th abe amount of work required by law to hold the ground for a specified time and as soon ast the mine became subject to relocation location re by reason of this non noncompliance compliance with more energetic arid and wide persons relocated the mine under the nime or of chance the alic re rc were very careful in the step they made to liae have the affidavits of disinterested parties taken and placed on 00 record bestif ying to the fact that the ground was waa outlawed by reason of the limited amount of work done by the ewanca locators beyond clu estion the chanco chance mine will prove prore itself to be bc amona among the beat habe base metal ectal anino iti in utah it is gai lenet carbonates etc easily mined and reduced worl work sa Is being dooe done on OB it every day and an toon soon as a road which is ia now under tinder headway head try is n completed to the mine oro ore will willbe I 1 be ph it 1 ad in C 0 with aith mr 1 E F ach ot of F r J Kie kieselt diesels sels etore etor the largest in the place place I 1 found that business was wai very brisk and that the outward appearance of tho the canyon aad ad hills hilli was waa deceptive ark most qt of the miners being under ground liard hard at work I 1 found mr bechto to bo be 2 gentleman and an owner io in a largo large number of mining claims with a comprehensive view of kast canyon its it people 1 and mines minca mr 0 IV itam sey cy kindly ellmo country pointing poin ling m out oat interacting inter epting bad and valuable items T |