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Show CAMJ' FLOYD MIXES. I Ku.j- to Lie .'llalakcn-A Couolld. I lluu of .Mining Conipniile SI 1tt ( ioutt 31 1 tie Water for Mining I'urpoara. Cam I' Fi.ovd, Au:. 171. klit.rt Herald. j 1 liave no he-iianey in aekuowiedg- j iiir that wh-n uniting this ui-trict in feuruary !:i-t I was nut favorably im- j pri-"i-.l the lip.'n propffts of the nmic.-. al' L'ju.'h lriiua'pat'iiic speci- mein of rich ore ''juM be chipped off j at sundry places iiom the huge outcrop i of lite mother vein. Work has i demonstrated in a number of instances ! that these turiuce homuepathic speci I mens were oniy bubbles from rich 1 in liases of on1 deeper down; and the ! a;ayer's test has proven that what a naked eye ex:. .ideation supposed to be ' rock is actually rich. Git AND CONSOLIDATION )!' THE MINES, Or u part of them, located along the . ledgft leading from the iii-t Chance to , the Mormon Chief, has been talked ol ;and attempted, aud is now. by rumor, ; reported as having b-?en cmi-animated. , Such a consolidation would c..nsiitute a gii-intic mining properly, and if economically econ-omically managed, iu tlio interest of stockholders instead of trustees, could hardly fail to pay handsome returns upon a large capital, uud il will re- quire a large capital te- work a property to esteiiaive. It is s.iid that the parlies, par-lies, beyond tho middle-men, engaged in effecting this consolidation, have no purely (speculative object in view, but intend, if it is r.i:o!upli-h'.' 1, to immediately im-mediately commence work upon a scale eomuit'ii.surait' with ihe great value and magnitude of the property. TUB .SlI.VEfl CLOITJ MINE jNow ranks as one of the bet mines in tho distiici. Prom it a considerable quantity of high grade ore has been mined nnd shipped abroad ibr reduction. reduc-tion. Tho present owners of tlie mine have developed it with an euersty that deserves commendation (nnd emulation em-ulation by other mine owners) and success, and Miecets, I am glad to say, has rewarded their energy. en-ergy. A few days since, at a depth of about 100 feet, a fine body of rich ore impregnated with masses of pure horn silver, was struck. I did not go into tho mine, but a disinterested party who did, informed mo that a large body of this ore is in tight, and of the richness of it there is no doubt. ; WATER, Ft) It MINING PL'IIPOSES. In my last letter, iu referring to the facilities existing hero for milling ores, I neglected to state that although there is no water at the locality of the mine,", there is au ample quantity for several mills, within a distance of two and one half miles. This water is owned by Messrs. Blaney & Co., who by opening In cut and tunnel, have greatly increased in-creased the quantity of it. It is accessible ac-cessible by u road which at small cs-! cs-! pense may bo made of a very easy grade. Yotlts, U'AriATCH. |