Show development work will be commenced in the near future on the powhattan mine in the wardner idaho district and supplies are being laid in to keep the crew busy all winter considerable work has been done there at various times some of the ore is of a much higher grade than the average galena of the country numerous assays essays have given or more ounces of silver it is especially desired as soon as possible to continue the tunnel feet further as this will bring it under the rich ore shoot exposed above A dispatch says As a result of the convention called at bishop gal cal to organize a national prospectors alliance to oppose any attempt to require prospectors to obtain a license before operating in the national forests henry S graves head of of the forest service declares there is absolutely sol no reason for any such fear on the part of the prospectors some misrepresentations of the services policy evidently had been made to them he declared the national forests he said are and always have been open to prospecting precisely like the unreserved public domain and it always has been the desire of the forest service to encourage such prospecting 0 leo kaufman a prominent oil and business man of pittsburg has purchased an interest in the firm of robert company of salt lake and the title has been changed 0 to roberts kaufman the company will continue the business formerly conducted by roberts company which consisted of the handling of oil drilling machinery and supplies and the development of meritorious oil lands mr kaufman is at the head of the keystone oil supply company and the kaufman oil grease company of pittsburg his association with J G C roberts of salt lake will make a strong team as mr roberts is an experienced oil operator and gentleman of excellent business ability and high standing |