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Show OUR BIG COTTONWOOD LETTER. The Antelope and Prince of Wales, 'CorrMt-unUanc of the IUeaU'.) Bh; Coiton wood,' June 74. Among the first mines located here in Silver Fork, in 1$70, are the Antelope, Ante-lope, Davenport, Wellington, Richmond, Rich-mond, Teresa, Wandering Bov, Prince uf Wales, Highland Chief, Congress, Maggie, Silver Mountain, and a number of others of less development devel-opment and importance. The Antelope and Prince of Wales is the nume this mine goes by at present. The Prince of Wales was j located on the original Antelope vein, and was sunnospil nt tin time to be a distinct vein, but "inking proved (hem to bMhosamo. The Mcssm. alker Brothers, the principal owners own-ers in the Prince, purchased of the original locators all their right, title and interest to the Antelope, and have gout to work with a vim to provo ths wealth of their claim. They hav( run one tunnel on the vein 460 feet, and one through to Houey Comb, the east branch of j Silver Foi, 5S3 feet. Tho Antelope I main crosicut, No. '2, is 320 (eet.with about 70) fcet of drifting on the course of th veiu. A new tunnel called thcAnnio is in about ninety feet, to tap the vein in another place; with three winzes run down on tho vein, tho ihreo amounting to about odO feet acre; and besides the above developments there aro novcral hundred hund-red fntiions of stoping. The vein has proven itself to bo a true fissure vein, withpiles of rich ore at the bottom. It is undor lho superin-tendance superin-tendance cf Mr. Hall. With us in Big Cottonwood all is serene. 'Jiio stage comes regularly and on time. Messrs. Margetta A Stenhoi iso have just opened out a fine display of goods, and they moan business. bus-iness. In my next I will give you an account of other mines and say something some-thing about our future prospects. JfSTINlUS. |