Show A RICH COPPER FIND iron county record last week M J proctor and J L came from panguitch on their road to the dixie copper belt to endeavor to relocate a copper claim that the last named gentleman had haa located nineteen years before mr nineteen years ago ran across an indian that had some very rich samples of copper ore and upon questioning him was told that he would be shown the ledge for a pony A bargain was struck and the indian took mr luf akin to the place he worked upon the prospect and finding it to be all he thought located it he went home and being unable and sometimes indifferent never went to look it up again until he heard about the copper mines in that section of country being r so valuable at last he and partner went to find it but the time that had elapsed since the first locating of the claim being so long it took some few days to find it again however perseverance told and they were successful previous to this mr had drawn maps of the country as near as he could recollect and had given them to various gentlemen interested in mining 0 to try and find but their efforts were always futile and now nov he is more than pleased that no one but he and his partner mr proctor have been able to find it they have a ledge of copper ore that is four feat feet thick on the surface with every indication di of a more extensive body as greater depth is reached assays essays that have be been en taken of the ore from the surface have gone as high as 80 per cent copper with a good percentage of the precious metals the ledge is in a limestone formation and old miners claim that this is one of the best indications of a large body of ore the gentlemen have located six adjoining claims and have now at work experienced miners developing the property they are enthusiastic over their find and from samples shown us we think they have good cause to be jubilant we wish them success and hope soon to see them wealthy |