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Show LflTTKH FROM BIG C0TT0X-W C0TT0X-W 001), j ! H- (J'.ilp-jQJcC U lUe 1UrV 1 ; ! liiuCorrosu'ooD, H.pt. 1-'. 1ST 1 . : ! Editor Herald : Mining .-tick on ihe Iteid Si. Benson i Hill and Kellers Peak is most de-j 'cidedly above par, the majority of the-I the-I mines looking hotter than they' I ever hava dune, being, if anything, j : above tho expectation of their owners. I jK.peeially ii this the ea with the; I Robert Kmuiftl, a claim located imme-, di'itely oppo.iito Kcnler's JVak, and; i whie'i at jire-Cfit wriLing shows I I wonderfiilderpiopiii'. nt. Although only; 'huiho thirty feet down, still ore has j bi'eii iliU' k v.liii'h, according to j Meailer'i u-n:y, allows ?-H3 o3 in I silver and lil'ty-threo percent, in lend., i'fliis mine is owned in part by Mr. It. ' , P. I.ousbevy, of .Sow York, who isaUo) i superin;ending ita rapid development, j I'l'lie llepublie on tho flame hill look; iexeee.lingly Well, assay fi over s250 per! : ton in siiver and li ft y-seven peri je-'tit. in lad. Un Kesler's Peak the' i Pi'ovo mine till leads tho van. Messrs, ' IMerk.i A Ilawkinn are whipping ore' I daily. Some twenty-fivo tuns of ore ; from thi-J luiiie, dajnnled lit Jolinsorp jit Ci'h, merged over f ,'u in silver, per tun, and .14 per cent, in lead. A well known Salt Lake capitalist and ; milling expert, who wa-t visiting thi.-icainHi, thi.-icainHi, esaujine.l lb-' Provn and wan o jiinieh pleaded with it that he has pur-icha-cd one (r-nih iiiterc-t at high lig-' lig-' urea. Alter iho 20ih in -.t., day and ' night ehilts will be put on, and work ; vigorously prosecuted under the per-, -onal superintendence i-f Sir. 11. It. . Hawkins. Rut although luiuing excitement rum hiyh, "bear excitement" run.-f higher. Ni'n -ooner do we hear of a man being killed by boars than these uniinals are .;oeii in every direction, and wondeitul .-rtoiiiH of hair-breadth escapes arc nm rated. Kven j-oer unworthy un-worthy correspondent lia ha i hi-little hi-little adventure, far while journeying . down ono of tho "forks" Iiu suddenly j came upon Rruin fitting upon his I hind legs and presenting a most fero- cious appearance. Ilembering tho old motto, tliat "discretion is the better part of valor," and how badly the' Herald would foel if anything should! happon to him, your item-culler ro-j treated in good order. ; Among the latest prominent arrivals! are Mr. II. C. Mceks, of New Vork, ! and Milton Robbina, K?q., who aro ! visiting here for the pnrposo of rcerea-j j tion and hunting. A day or two since ! thesa gentlemen left for Parley's j Park, allured by tho reports of thai abundrttico of game; unfortunately they I lost their way in the dark, and alter a number of adventures and a narrow: oscapo from bears, they reached a placo of safely. Mr. Meoka, who was tho .Ninirod, and Mr, Robbins the "fishist" of tho party, returned in two days, laden with game and beautiful specimens of tho finny tribe. Mr. C. R. Savage, tho well known artist, has been taking views in this canon, and by tho excellence and beauty of his pictures has added to his reputation, if that were possible. Truly yours, Costos Morum. |