Show john and his holdings Ho dings john who was once one of the successful knights of the grip and who relinquished his position to get into the stateline Stat eline camp and capture some of the splendid properties to be had owns one group of claims and interests in several others he was one of the first ors to invade the south peak branch of government peak range he is sole owner of the eagle group of three claims located on the same day the creole mine was located and which joins on the side lines of the creole property A superficial su examination of this property would mislead a tenderfoot to believe the whole of the ground was mineralized or cr good paying ore this however is not so though feet of prospecting has uncovered the ore in different places and at a depth of about thirty feet in a forty foot shaft a four foot ledge of milling ore was revealed mr also owns ther the fraction adjoining the sulphide property and which has three shafts sunk to depths of 22 20 and 16 feet respectively every foot of development showing values of 28 gold and some silver as mr declares and which he believes is his most valuable possession although aUli ough he owns the blue bird claim adjoining the johnny on the south and east and which runs to within feet of the johnny shaft so far only assessment work has been done but work will be resumed within a few weeks mr is also owner of a group embracing a large number of claims in the indian peak range near the blue jay extension mine |