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Show I .! FUO.H DEEP CREEK. Smroplee or Or From that Land Away j Awejr Cp. I ,i The Midland investment company 'i has received additional samples of ores ;i from their mines in the New Kagle i mining district, situated in the Snake range about twenty-rive miles south of 'J iwn creek. The ores were assayed ', vesierday and exceeded the most san- r guine expectation. Mr. Hardy was all smiles. s; Messrs. Shell & Wampler have re- ceived some float ore samples from I what is known as Nine Mile canyon, i about twelve miles south of Clifton which assays over 000 ounces of silver. J It is a sulphide silver ore carrying no lead and is the only ore of that charac- ter so far found in that country. An experienced prospector is on the trail of this float and he writes that he is j sure of finding tho source. ; . Mining- News. ? The sale of the Extension and other j mining claims in tho West mountain mining district, by Georgo (1. Smith ( and wife to John A. Van Felt, was re- f corded yesterday. The Midland Investment company j has three claims in the Fagle district, 1 Deep Creek country. Prospectors sent 1 out a few days since have sent in sam- ! pies which have assayed so well that j the company is confident its claims are of great value. Superintendent Haight of tho Queen of the Hills mine at Bellevue, Idaho, states that the development of the new ' mines io the vicinity of Bellevue Is pro-ceeding pro-ceeding rapidly, two or three pros- poets have recently oecoine quuupium-ising. quuupium-ising. Mine owners, however, must now contend against tho increased freight charges, which will prove a serious ser-ious injury to them. The stock of the Big Hole Placer & Mining company will be placed on call at the exchange next Monday. This company has been organized for several sev-eral years, but it was only last season that tho property was made ready for operating. Since that time improvements improve-ments to the amount of loO.OOO or $60.-000 $60.-000 have been matte. The company is capitalized for a million and a half, par value of its shares. $10, and present soiling price in the neighborhood of 40 oents. About 600() worth of ore was taken out last season. . |