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Show FOB! HILL MIKE SHOWING IIP WELL W. M. Nivsbit Retnrns to Salt Lake After Absence of Two Years. WILL MAKE ZI0 HIS FUTURE HOME Interested in Idaho Milting Proposition Which Recently Is Greatly Improved. After nn absence of over two years from Salt Lake. W. M. Nesblt, well known In Utah mining Olrcles has rcturtieil to make this hln permrtnent home. Mr N'es-hil N'es-hil has he.-n actively eiurnRed In niinlufC, both In Colorado and Idaho since leav ing thla city. In the latter Stale he Is at present interested in the Fort 11111 MlnlnR. Mlllinn and Srneltint; company The J-'ort Hill property Is within six miles of t?OC&tello, Slid Is situated in iho heart of a rapidly developing coun-tr coun-tr heavily mineralized Among the prominent operators of thai region Is th Borl 1 1111 company, which has remained Active throughout a season of heavy expenses ex-penses Oie Zone Renched This company for some time past has been drifting a tunnel Into their mountain, moun-tain, reaching a distance of 32hO feet, tit which point the work and expense were compensated for i.y the appearance of some rich ore. Mr. Nesblt states that remarkably re-markably tine ore Is found In MiMciciU quantities to Jufltlf .'.II the claims thnt Ihe operators hav' made in regard 10 their properly Gold, silver, lead nnd upper are now being taken out bj the company, in the face of difficulties, largo expenditures of money and slow re. Miilts the company has kepi fnlthfully at work, and Mr. Nesblt stales thai the property is now one tf the slHr mining properties In thut region. Expense of Mining. While driving their tunnel .1 variety of formations were encountered. Including shtil.-. Mm.-, granite and a 1 onglomer.ile er S5Q feci of the intier formation was the hat (lest ever seen b Mr Nesblt Ii) all his experience, and In spite ! lit.- fact that th most improved machinery was used progress was made slowly, and at an expense of $2;. 11 foot. ter a w.-.-k ago the company's engine-room burned down, the machinery was not seriously damaged and the repairs re-pairs almost completed have permitted active work to resume The encountering encounter-ing of the ore gone lu the Fort Hill has stimulated .ictivltv in the Immediate vicinity f that property and aroused in- terest generally In thai district. Country Showing: Up Well. Mr. Neabll is authority for the statement state-ment that other properties th.-r.- ire in excellent condli Ion, nntaMv the Moonlight Moon-light and Lost Morse mines, both of which have iiatt. ring prospects. In the Lost Horse mine Mi v.. -ii.it iaw Borne very fine ruby sliver, which had every indication of being permanent In a MiiMinc waj the whole countr) Is prosperous pros-perous and when properly developed In lime Will bi mjeutloncd with the great properties of the Western country. NEED A RAILROAD. Dugway District Man Says They Should Have a Road. U. M Kgan, from the lug:way milling district dis-trict WSJ In the city yeMerdai Hs reported that everything wn. Iwklnn sallsfactorv, hut that the district needed n inllroad 11 tlinn anything ele at the nresent time He was of the opinion llci the V . torn Pacific mad now building Will pass within thirty miles of the district. Ovw 100 claims have be.-n patented already, ami nil are wall-In; wall-In; for the road |