Show The MonteChristo Quite an excitement was caused this week when it was learned that a sample from the Monte Christo in the Homans yule country brought in by Messrs Schwartz and Burk and assayed by Han aeur Bird had gone 03997 f ounces silver and 2 in gold As no mineral has been discovered in that section heretofore the work done there by Mr Schwartz and partners was the cause of considerable goodnatured chaffing on the part of their friends and the report of the rich strike was received with some doubt Mr Burk however who is not interested the property prop-erty assures us that he dug the specimen out himself and that the vein is five or six feet wide This will stimulate prospecting In that vicinity and other discoveries may bo made soon Verily tis better to be born lucky than rich Chief |