Show HEWS FROM STATE LIRE Good Results Being Obtained With Development I THE GREAT BULLIONBECK NEVER LOOKED SO WELL AS AT THE PRESENT TIThe TI-The Randsburg Mines The New Camp Has the Earmarks of a Great DistrictThe Fortuna Company Com-pany A Property That is Being Managed by Gay LombardA Provo Company Incorporated Return of Charles Butters Will Stay But a Day or Two in Salt lake Affairs at De lamar Nevada Ne-vada The RichCache Mines Arrival of Capt J B De lamar Believed That His Visit Pertains to His Bond on the Mercur Mine Ore and Bullion Silver and lead Mining Notes and Personals Line City Utah Feb 17 Mining matters in the State Line district are mater not as active as they were in the fall on account of the deep snows with I which this locality has been visited of late but the clalmholders here are as hopeful as ever and i is believed that in the spring the camp will enjoy a genuine boom strictly on its merits At the present time a good deal of effective work is being done in the development of the Ophir mine and the showing is most encouraging as the boys have recently opened up a new body of ore that carries wayup values The owners of the Burro are also doing some good work and as depth is attained at-tained the ore body is gaining in size and also in value The Gold Hill Mining company recently re-cently incorporated has begun work in the development of its valuable property prop-erty I is the Intention to run a tunnel from the north slope of the mountain so as to cut the vein at a verticle depth of about 150 or 200 feet I is believed that this will be done with a 200foot tunnel and according to the estimates cost 1000 furnished this will not over which will make but a small hole in the treasury of the company Considerable Con-siderable of the treasury stock of the incorporation has already been sold at 15 cents a share and as there is a good demand for this security i is believed that the company will be able to carryon on contemplated improvements without any difficulty The Gold Hill group shows excellent grassroot indications and the vein can be readily traced on the surface for a distance of 600 feet through the center I of the property and the croppings show very good assays running from a trace to 990 ounces silver and 2840 in sold The company means business from the word go and the receipts from the sale of treasury stock will be carefully used in the development of the property F N Millett the secretary secre-tary of the company is noW in Provo and it is understood that he is being beseiged with inquiries regarding the merits of the district The fact that Rice Bros recently bonded a fine group to Mr Nugent of Colorado Is attracting considerable attention at-tention to the district and now it is stated that C O Newell had given a bond on his Utica claim to Binten and Gaby The Utica is a promising piece of property and it is the general opinion here that it will develop into a prolific producer The shaft on this ground Is down a depth of about 50 feet and it is stated that the bottom is in a body of very rich ore and that goodsized nuggets can be picked from the quartz but as no one is allowed to examine the property the exact value of the strike is not generally known but it is believed to be a bonanza No work is being done on the Creole at the present time on account of the neavy snow and operations on the Gold Haven nave neen temporarily I discontinued i Both of these properties are looking well but as they are mill Ing propositions they will not be worked extensively until a mill for the camp Is assured The Creole workings work-ings disclose good bodies of ore and a shipment that was made to Salt Lake lat fall sold on assays showing t50 in gold and 8 ounces in silver to the ton The mineral Is free milling and would net the owners handsome returns if it could be reduced at home I is hoped that a plant will be erected in the camp in the spring and It is stated that Mr Millett is now negotiating ne-gotiating with Colorado parties on this subject who are enthusiastic over the outlook so much so in fact that it Is more than likely that they will look the camp over with this in view as soon as the weather will permit in the sprIng I Everything is going on in excellent shape over in the Eagle valley and very good reports have been heard from there of late I |