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Show OUR DEEP CkEEK LETTER. What the Miaes are Doiag in the West Promising L-adges and Fine Prospects- i Gold Hiix, Utah, I October 6tb, 1874. ' Since my last there have been some important events transpired here having hav-ing a direct bearing on the future i welfare of our camp. Several new ; strikes have been made during the ; last week or two, and among the rest ne of very rich milling ore, carrying1 horn silver in considerable quantities. Other prospects of less exciting character, char-acter, but more evenly distributed 1 qualities of ore, are fast appearing, giving tbe boys renewed courage for coniinued exertion. The furnace belonging to the Deep Creek Consolidated Company, under the m anagement of Mr. Amos Jones, started up a few days ago and is turning turn-ing out several tons of bullion daily. The mine also belonging to the same company is being worked by a competent com-petent force of hands, and at latest advices is sending up some fine looking look-ing carbonate ore, confirming their already sanguine opinions of the merits of the mine. I The Pocohontas mine, belonging to M. G. Lewis, at a depth ot about : sixty feet, is looking splendidly. For 'several feet it has shown a vein of ; galena over three feet wide, worth about $100 per ton; but a few days I ago, after putting in a shot near the ', foot wall, what was their sur- prise to see exposed to view about eighteen inches more of galena, making in all nearly four feet of high grade galena. This mine was bonded som time ago, i but the parties bending failed to ac-- ac-- complish a sale. Since it has turned ; out so well J presume they will regret ' not taking it. I Ther9 are also other mines in Gosh Go-sh ute Canon that are nearly as good, so far as they have been opened, as this one, and taken as a series they present a fine opportunity for some enterprising company to obtain a good investment, that will not be open long. There is now an attempt being made to gat a company of Eng-' ; hsb capitalists to take hold of them, or at least a portion of them. The milQ winters here make it a very desirable camp for mining operations during the months that so many , camps are blocked with snow. We have not had for several years past snow to exceed twelve or fourteen inches at any one time hi the rooun-' rooun-' tains, while.lhe foot hUls have consi-; derably lass. ; At somo more favorable time I will ;give a detailed account of our vast , mines. Cajti"e. I |