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Show SILVER REEF. Tins Southern Mining Centre Looming Up. Silver Rkxf, Utah, February 3d, 1878. Editors Herald: 1 his camp goes on with a steady increase and improvement, slow but sure, the character of the buildings all the time improving in quality and expense, and the mineral wealth is more apparent every day, and the faith in increased prosperity for the future ia continually becoming stronger. Judge Barbee has on the ground tbe apparatus for auotber mill, and a large and active corps of hands is rapidly bringing shape from chaos, and era long the sixth mill in this district will he turning out bullion. We are informed ttiat nearly $20,-000 $20,-000 in bullion Was expressed north as the result of last wek'e run of the mills. Several rich strikes have been made in this district since last writing. Several other companies are soon to ship mills for usa here, and it would not he an improbable stretch of imagination to expect to see twenty mills in operation here before twelve months shall pass. John Rice, E q , Welle, Fargo's agent, is erecting a muwive stone building or block 00 by 60 feet, while Peter Harrison, John Halpin and others are erecting fire proof departments depart-ments in connection witD. their business. busi-ness. Numbers of dwelling houses have been and are being erected, and altogether alto-gether business is considerably improved, im-proved, with a very hopeful future. Provisions, grain, produce and general gen-eral supplies are generally plentiful, at rather easy prices, and the Bupply of teams, laborers and mechanics is rather over the otirrent demand. Freight frcm the terminus, $2 per 100 lbs. Weather fine and roads good, with no prevailing sickness and very little of any kind. Youra, . J, |