Show SECURES A BOND ON THE GREAT BEND vivian P strange the well known mining engineer and expert who arrived in salt lake from goldfield nevada last week in forms the mining review that he has succeeded in obtaining a bond and option on the great bend group of four claims in the Diamond field section of the great goldfield zone mr strange is particularly pleased with the success in landing this group and states that for six months he has been trying truing to secure it the great bend by the way is the same property that mr strange endeavored to bond for J B thompson and his associates socia tes of salt lake six months ago but failed it is in the same neighborhood with the daisy and vernal mines the last named now being under the control of frank keith manager of the tonopah mining company and the brocks of philadelphia and in which an important strike has been recorded of late there are five claims included in the great bend group through which for its entire length there exists two strong parallel veins surface assays essays from which show gold in most gratifying abundance average samples running from 50 to to the ton in the yellow metal the property so far has been developed by means of a seventy five foot shaft which has been sunk on the vein and it is the intention to crosscut cross cut to the foot wall it is not at all improbable that a strong company will be formed in the immediate future for the development of this ground in which a number of prominent salt lakers will be interested As a matter of fact blocks of the stock s tock have already been spoken for in this city as well as in tonopah To mr strange is enthusiastic over the production record made by the new bonnan zas of goldfield and is correct in the statement that an output of over in gold within in a period of six months is surprising as well as most gratifying it is his intention to return to goldfield at an early date and upon his arrival there will begin at once the extensive and systematic development of this promising and valuable property |