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Show MINING NOTES. An Important Ktrikn Keportad From the lrt-n luk.. A new disclosure is reported in the Iron Duke, adjoining the Union Pacific group at Tintie. A blast uncovered a body of black sand in which freo gold was very perceptible, and tho strike is regarded irs one of much importance both to tho property itself and to the Union Pacific group which it adjoins. A strike is reported by Mr. W. S. Martin in the Cleveland miue at Tintie. The details could not be obtained. Ophir is gradually increasing its output, out-put, eleven cars having been delivered to local smelters last week. The shipments for last week were as follows: Fourteen cars bullion, 41 1,021 pounds; 9 cars silver and lead ore, 410,725 pounds; 8 cars lead, 158. MO pounds; 4 cars copper matte, 12i),550 pounds; total, il.lears, 1,144,059 pounds. Concerning the Buckhorn mine at Ophir Mr. E. J. Kaddiu says ten men are now employed on developments from which a good class of ore is being extracted. Of the high grade about sixty tons are being shipped monthly. The concentrating oros are permitted to accumulate with a view to handling it through a mill next spring. The Rice-MoChrystal sampler to handle Tintio ores will probably be ready to receive consignments and handle them within tho next sixty days. The stockholders of the Malad Con nieet tomorrow night for the purpose of considering the propriety of levying an assessment that developments may continue con-tinue on an energetic scale. The outlook out-look is referred to as very encouraging. F'fforts are being made to resume boring on the oil shaft at Green river. Twenty tous of concentrates received from the Alta at Gold Hill sampled 124 ounces silver and 12 ounces gold. This is said to be the lowest received at this point from that source, some of it yield ing as much as 600 in silver aud 60 ounces gold. in |