Show 0 california needles correspondence to san bernardino index B L vaugh and G E butler purchased of R colton a two thirds interest in the virginia mines near fenner which were located early in the week by colton the purchase price was up in the thousands this group has some very valuable ore as assays essays have been obtained as high as 26 some of the ore is on exhibition at the vaughn real estate office and it is honeycombed combed d with free gold bodie miner charles A gay from summit stage station twenty miles from bodie reports another rich strike its location is close to the south line of the walker lake indian reservation which is about to be opened to miners he states that he has uncovered a body of ore three feet fee wide twide which assays essays ounces of silver and in gold the vein is twenty feet fee wide twide and has trowell two well defined walls in porphyry and granite gay also reports having discovered a monster body of copper carrying gold and silver sample pieces of the ore give 22 per cent copper 3 ounces silver and 1030 in gold needles correspondence to san bernardino index richard white superintendent of the ben franklin mine was in town today and he feels very much encouraged over the outlook at the mine there is a fair sized ledge in the bottom of the drift and as it is opened up it is indicative of something better than was expected the white brothers have opened up this property under the direction of nevada capitalists ta lists and they are to be congratulated upon having been able to make good the ben franklin is one of the old mines of the district and has paid well in years gone by and it promises to be one of the big producers of the future |