Show I CRESCENT IS BOOMING No longer Any Doubt asto the Rich Richness Richness Richness ness of the District in the Minds of Prospectors Pros Special to The Tho Herald Crescent Nev Nc Oct a Crescent ib is th toe the most lively camp in the whole of southern Nevada Novada Since the cool autumn days set in every one of the tho claim owners have been be busy as bees becs and the result of their ac uc activity activity is doing much towards proving that Crescent will be one of ot the camps of or the future in this portion of ot the mining re region region region gion Although there is little to be hoped for in the way of surface mining thOrn thirn are aro area aroa a number of exceptions to this rule being disclosed by b the activity of ot the past few weeks w eks the latest instance being a very vcr phenomenal discovery made about ten te days das ago and hi lm till tm now been kept a secret by the discoveries but bu the news of the remarkable assay returns leaked looK lea d out Opt today and the lucky discoverers are show showing Mho showing ing their ore and the lations lation of their friends I B Home Horne and G A W Jean AY were ere out on what whitt is i known as tho the Calico lill hIli about two miles north o ot town when Mr Horne Horno stun bled on to the richest discovery yet vot made in this section or of Nevada N ada They had fled of ot tho ore immediately tested at the local assay assy office and were w ru surprised to learn the re ye returns turns run ran up u to 1402 1405 ounces s in silver Sev Soy Several Several eral oral later specimens have since bean bt n ne tested which have run over ounces in silver e v Where the tha rich d COV r was made there are arc two old abandoned holes would wold Indicate that mining had laid been be ell done dono is a small way In years tars gone b by There is a local tradition to tho the effect that thirty years ars ao a o an old Mor Mar Mormon MormOn Marmon mon took eighteen sticks of or silver ore out of this district and the th ore was waH worth flOO a n sack in silver He made three trips into th tb district distrIctS and und on coming out cm tin Ill Ills his last trip he was foully Coull murdered mUrder d on the Sand lake Jake and his hits bones bons and that if it his imis burro were not found lound until yean Yeara eur after aCter It H in Is i popularly believed that till the discovery lIseo fry cry just made mad Is f the place where the old man alan found the rich silver ore Mining in the summer months month In south southern southern ern era Nevada Is U an ordeal orden I that few fw f w are arc abe ablo tc ic t s meet t e t but the twi hn u prospect prospectors ors OrR In this instance have ha held hold on to their sel task tank ta l thuu gh every day of or the th heat of oC the summers hummers sun and richly deserve the good fortune fort uno that has hu finally crowned their efforts with success U |