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Show BIG BAMSEY DEAL. Alex. Jacobson Disposes of a Portion of . His Interests. Alex Jacobson returned Friday from tho Ramsey mining district of Nevada, to which he was one of the first to proceed pro-ceed before the grentest excitement struck that portion of the country. As Intimated some days ago in theBe columns, col-umns, Mr, Jacobson disposed of his Interests In-terests In twelve claims in the henrt of thlo famous mlnoral roglon, and whilo no dotalla aro glv6u out at this tlmo regarding re-garding this last week's deal, it is of sufficient proportions to emphasize the value of Ramsey holdings. Mr. Jacob-son Jacob-son still retains Interests In the Ram-soy Ram-soy camp. Claim Jumping seems to prevail In Ramsey as In no other portion of Nevada. Ne-vada. Mr. Jacobson stated Friday that Borne of his locations had boon plastered five deep by Jumpers, and one man resorting re-sorting to the shot gun for tho purpose of protecting his property rights has tho full sympathy of the owners of properties there. Ramsey claim Jumping was Illustrated Illus-trated vory plainly during tho first excitement, ex-citement, when A. II. Mayne, formerly of Salt Lake, held his possessions at tho points of sovoral rltles. This Clark property, owned by Mr. Mayne and associates, states Mr. Jacob-son, Jacob-son, is the scone of tho most gratifying results so far of tho ontlro district. This property has an enormous outcrop whoso values cannot bo overestimated. The company la sinking tho main shaft to the 100-foot level, from which point they will proceed to tap the main ledge. This shaft has reached a depth of over thirty feet up to the present time. Mr. Jacobson says thnt the weather at Ramsey Is so hot that energetic prospecting prospect-ing cannot be oxpocted, but with the coming com-ing of the fall months he expects to hear somo very flattering rqports from nearly all directions. TIiobo companies which aro pursuing aB vigorous a campaign of development as is permitted under the circumstaucos are having great trouble In getting mining timber. Efforts are being made, however, to place all tho needed accossorlos upon the ground bc-foro bc-foro winter is well under way. |