Show RICH ORE FROM JOHNNIE some little excitement was caused in ill mining circles in salt lake a few days ago caused by the arrival of F H bowler from johnnie nevada with a consignment of rich ore from his lease on the property of the johnnie con company mr bowler only began work on his lease in july of this year and since then he has made a number of ore consignments consign ments to the salt lake samplers one lot of sixty tons going 1250 to the sack or for the shipment in addition to this mr bowler says two cars are now on the way to denver that assays essays in the neighborhood of to the ton A guard of eight men will accompany the shipment in the windows at harrs bar on west gesond south street mr bowler has a fine lot of ore on exhibition some of which it is stated goes to the ton in its gold contents this consequently must be a third pure gold as the limit of value is about to the ton this is great advertising for the camp of johnnie which is now looked upon as being one of the most promising gold districts in the west mr bowler is giving employment to a force of thirty men and expects soon to travel in the same class with the guggenheims senator dark clark and chas M schwab A it is announced that he is soon to begin a trip around the world in southern nevada mr bowler also owns some valuable copper properties to W P mitchell a friend of his and who is well known in the mining camps of the west mr bowler deeded an eighth interest in one of these copper properties for five cents and hereby hangs a tale several years ago so the story goes mr bowler was in montana and was dead broke he met mitchell whose sole stock of currency was but 5 mr mitchell divided the fiver with bowler and this was like bread thrown upon the waters and has now returned increased many fold mr mitchell is now manager for the st la lawrence w company now operating in the bullfrog district nye county nevada both mr bowler and mr mitchell have recently visited the sevier con mine in gold mountain district |