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Show I DEEP CREEK OUE "THE COLD STARES AT YOU," SAYS H. 4. FAUST. The Veteran Prospertnr Secures a l ine of Samples that Include l'retty Much Kvery Known Mineral anil " Home are I'nkuowu. . II. J. Fatiet knows Deep Crock likrf a book, hiiving exnloreil that country as far .back aa w hi'u in seHrch for a mail route. IIo also remoifilxTs it uhon the iirospnt-tor worked with pick in one hand and a revolvi-r in the other and when the noblo r''d , man was scalping every iiuin in sight. This morning ho was unpacking a big lino of samples iu tho orliee of Colonel Colo-nel Harvey, iu tho ISalt Lako abstract room. There wero samples from Clifton, Dutch Mountain, Kingsley, Dolly Var-don, Var-don, Pleasant Va'ley, Glcncoo, Cherry Creek, Kush valley and a new liud, i "the White Horse."' I "Tho richest mines in tho Deep Creek country," said Mr, Faust, "are i Gold Hill auit Caine Spring mines. Oue I can pick up gold on tho tluuip of the I latter. These are in the Clifton mining min-ing districts and aro owned liy Mr. Woodman, Kinannel .Silvauy and Lewis Martin." "That is a 'great piece of ore," he said as ho pointed to a lino specimen of Galena. . The Spanish Mine on West mountain that is down 200 fee was never worked ly a white man Tho workings ami the dump has disappeared. dis-appeared. "The Indians, when 1 lirst came here," said Mr. Faust, stated "that the Spaniards used to pome atwl go away after dig- ging awhile." The samples look like mineral paint or cinnabar, but as they have not been analyzed their exact constituency is not known." Mr. Faust also displayed specimens that he had taken out thirty-two years i ago. 5 Specimens of Marble Jr lino as pvr hos boon found were in tlio f rollM'tinn. "Thorn is 11 mountain of it," ll ho soiil. "and Juvunlor Kdison, who ox- H nmiiivd a piece of it, liroiiouucd it M cijual to the best in Vermont." M tinlil Ore ij st.irinR out so that it could bo freoly If counted by tlio pniitt attruotod the eyes If of tho lookers on. f4 At Clear Creek Si they aro iiiittinjj up a stamp mill to 'M m oik the ore from the Morning Star, r 1 which is tine in silver and lead. The Last Find. I j "Here's tho l:it lind in Fuiber (lis- jl trict." said Mr. Faust, handing out a S$ specimen heavy iu lead with a little bilver. It was taken from Duck Crook. Amonu tlio samples were specimens n; of peculiar formations of granite and K,' ' several pieces of asbestos. STOCKS A HtV STILL. ' ; Davis Sells Van llusklr Mi D ily at I , S'JO. . . j ' There were few brokers in the pit at ' f today's call and little interest niau- f J ifested iu the trading. I I J. C. Davis sold 10O0 Crescent to kti Conklin and 150 Daly to Van Httskirk at $20, which salo Indicates that thorn . . are some men who have the nervo to biij' when stocks are low. ' : THUAY'S (quotations: "';.V "Tr--; -7r :) rv - rrr Jr , stix-km- n I - f I jT"' n ' I f 1 Alice : 1 81 8 00 t 8 01 Alliance '. 1 10 Amhir 0 75 0 7i 5 7f, Ap'X 10 11 11 H.iriiesSulph'r 01 01 01 e 1 'out 'u Euii Ha 4'.' () ' Co :i o I II Crescent ',0 0 1:1 si a) ' Duly l i) 2J 01) 30 00 S)0l Oleiic 1 10 Horn Silver Bin 301 300 MaiadCur. WMJ 01 01 A'a:iunot'i 3 HO ' N ir!h"rn S iv 3 !h 1 mtari 1 ... 4'.' il Stmlev 10 ' 10 10 ' ' 1 '- V. L. i C. Cj.. 8 '" l'tllh llll 00 ! V.'oodslde 3 (10 i Silver Crtlfji '. ' Total Bhares sold, U.V). v 1 (V. bale of Mines, f The Condon brothers have sold a one- Vv half interest in the liadger, Luckv Jock ' and others in tho Kureka Tintic dis- trict to Messrs. Scllick and others of f Denver, for 1()0,(M0. , I ! Mining Notes. t A strike of ore is reported within six miles of the citv, in Dry eauvou. ; h. G. Wild sold K. J. Caldwell a third 1 interest in tho emperor lode, in the f Mineral Hill mining district, Idaho. The consideration was $10 )0. A mammoth smelling plant to com pete with the- Lcadville smokers is t talked of and will probably bo located ,' at either Grand ,1 unction or l'ueblo. Tho Nabob Mining company of this ' city liiod articles of incorporation yes terday. The capital stock is $l,0()t)',0:)0 ' in iiOii.OOU shares, and the, incorporators are James H. Varnes, Hll.litiiiJ shares; Alex Ledingham. 4S,35i shares; T. W. Wamplor. 85,000 shares; A. I!. Sawyer, '115,000 shares;' Emery Ward, 5000 5 shares. 'The company will work in ' liig Cottonwood canon. Si. 00 and upwards for a fine meerschaum pipe, suitable for holidav presents, at Sam Levy's, Manufacturer of the Famous" cigar, i 171 and 17:! Main street. |