Show LEASING CN KEW fears GIFT cc c c r rr r r c c p rine tm searchlight search fy the huff and duckett lease ai new I 1 yovo E gift is already lowing donan r substantial 11 ft r 0 0 results though i ti afi nii Eed way the full c i r king f kir awaiting certain equipment at AC present the leasers leaders lea sers themselves are doing a little grubbing each day which they term prospecting the result will be the shipment about today by express to san francisco of a 50 pound sack of selected pieces that are said to run at a minimum 5 to the pound or at the rate of to the ton they state that they will not be surprised if it runs 50 per cent better that this is no exaggeration will be attested by many persons who during the week have seen samples which are thickly plastered or necked flecked with free gold these have been secured next to a wall on the level they have only been taken out in about eight feet of work and appear to be persistent varying in thickness from a thin seam to an inch or more however these leasers leaders state that they are not bending their energies to this class of ore that their hobby is low grade and plenty of it the writer was yesterday kindly piloted by mr huff through much of their exposed workings and was shown in several places bodies of five or six feet in thickness extending from their base on the level and to an exposure on the surface that ranged from 12 to 40 in value another lease has been granted to A toomey this will probably be on the searchlight claim that crosses the top of the hill also two others are known to have favorable consideration tt it i is s e expected that when these several several leases are closed and each has its quota of workmen the duplex hill that runs down to hobson street will present a veritable beehive of activity C A deberry and J V allison have taken a lease on the piute diute claim lying next east of the new years gift contractor caughman expects soon to take a lease himself he has done the greater part of the contract sinking on this property and doubtless knows it as well as any outside party he considers that with the present dip of the principal leads that they should join at about the level he sees no reason why this property should not in the near future become the leadin leading one in this district and many reasons why it should be |