Show A GREAT MINING STATE I Mr Westover is Enthusiastic on Idahos Riches II B Vestover of Colorado Denver and Colorado Springs mining man is stopping in the city for a few clays rest Mr Wostovcr has just returned from a 1500mllp trip through the ml lung agricultural and horticultural districts of Idaho He Is very enthusiastic enthu-siastic over the resources of Idaho It Is the undiscovered country of the capitalist its latent possibilities are ssLond to none with its millions of acres of agricultural millions of mineral min-eral and millions of acres of timber p hinds still open for the prospector and settler the climate Is equal to California Califor-nia The rainfall is not sufficient for I agricultural purposes but the full mountain streams never give out The fruits are the best no place in the United States can excel them For mining she now stands the llfth State in the Union and inside of ten years At ill gain at least to second placo From the date of the first discovery of tho precious metal In Idaho in the early 60s to the present this Slate has taken and holds an enviable position among the mining States of the West True Colorado and Montana ifave forged ahead owing to the fact that for some reason they command all the necessary capital to develop their rich mines while Idaho though wonderfully rich In gold silver copper and lead did not attract the attention of capi tal until a comparatively recent date nut now her wonderful properties are becoming known and she will rapidly take the lead as it may be truly said without boasting that Idaho has a greater wealth of mining resources agriculture and timber lands than Colorado and Montana combined Her placers have been the wonders of the Ration they have yielded near the the hundred million mark Her lead mines produce over onethird of the lead produced In the United States and her mountains will reveal wealth as marvelous as South Africa and Cripple Creek combined Pearl a small camp twcntvflve rnllos north of Boise and west of the famous Boise Basin a camp of only about 300 population is producing about 50000 per month and has moro ore hi sight and on the surface for rloeiopment wprk than any camp hav ever been in aid I have visited over op mining camps through Cole rado New Mexico Oiqoi Dakota nevada T Wyoming Idaho Montana and Utah iTtah should look after the Idaho market it will be a great revenue for Utahln the way of furnishing mining supplies Portland Or is catering for the Tdano trade still Utah can or Ehould look after her share and find a good market for her surplus Lhere are at I0861 three liPnrLm tat e railroads being built il nsi Idaho which will open i up a large area of new country And Utah should look after this trade Salt Lake Is now the natural point for Idaho and is getting smelting a very large amount otthc ores that were re cently shipped to Denver and Omaha Strike on the Wilson Secretary R M r Wilkinson of the Mainrnoth W13 a surfcco strilc the i wii ° claim ° r which he is owner on in the Tintic district The body which is four inches thick values in silver and lead carrying was Cncouii goo tey while doing assessment work TIu property Johns the grounds of tl Ahaka M Mining company and was lo cated In 1SOC slnc > which ra > time a con slderablc amount of work has been lOflq on other pails of whT thc claim than Where the repent find was made The Utah Mine done The Utah mine at Fish Springs his considerable amount of develop mont during the autumn nionthr among which was the sinking Of frLiV116 70 ° CooL level from the a tMfoot level the lowest point from which ore has heretofore been taken The shape ° f tho mlnc la now tovo 1 nble 1I to steady production The I meat of a dividend for the HIV I presni month depends entirely on weather Conditions as a considerable amount of ore Is now In the bins The Opliir at Stateliue F H Lathrop manager of thcGnhlr at Statellne returned yesterday from weeks stay ai the mine He states that the mine h3 I In good shape and tho management baa in conicmpiatiSn c the erection of a cyanide mill in the near future |