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Show FIVE-FOOT LEDGE OF FREE GOLD IN OLD CLAIM Special to The Tribune. CALTENTE, June C A man named Magnum, living In Callente, made a sensational find yesterday. He relocated re-located a claim formerly owned by Ed Clark, AVho hnd allowed the lime for doing do-ing location work to lapsw. and Magnum was on hand to take It in. which he did, and shortly after brought down to Callente a number of pieces of ore taken from a four to five-foot ledge showing show-ing any amount of free gold. The claim lies parallel Avith the Fotterman on the north line of tho toAvnsIte and within five minutes' walk of the railroad yards. 4 U t Hank Flick, an old-time Nevada prospector Avho Avn3 foreman for years of the old Comstock in its palmy days, passed through camp yesterday In company com-pany with his son, a prosperous Brooklyn Brook-lyn merchant, and went Avcst to Moapa, Avherc they will take a team and proceed pro-ceed tAvcnty miles southwest to the mines owned by Mr. Flick, near the Colorado river. The neAv San Pedro line is a factor of inestimable A-alue to mining men who have located claims In tho barren and hitherto inaccessible country noAV opened up near the projected pro-jected line. e J. T. Bedford. Avho is a resident of Provo, Utah, passed through camp yesterday yes-terday en route to Redlands, Cal. He Avill make the trip from the eastern to the western terminus of the San Pedro road A-Ia the bicycle, and has a camera Avith him to take snap shots along the trip. |