Show it OREGON word has come from rye Valley that john S ferris well known in mining circles of the west and the man who discovered the famous silver reef mine in southern utah has discovered a deposit similar to the utah proposition in the rye valley district mr ferris discovered the silver reef property in 1875 he is now seventy eight years of age but is still actively engaged in prospecting according to the information received his latest find which is known as the cliff group shows a forty foot vein of sand sulphides sulp hides with some cinnabar and it is predicted that the discovery will create considerable activity in that section with the opening of spring |