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Show ITOWX WILL TAKE THE NAME OF HUMORIST Years agMark Twain lived in Humboldt Hum-boldt county. Nov.. near the point ! where several well-known Salt Lake ' capitalists are bringing to life n new towu. In honor of the famous humorist, the Salt Lakers have named the I new mining town Twain, and they ex- ! peet it to be as successful in its sphere as Mark Twain was and still is in his. j Twain will be the metropolis of the 1 1 Black canyon country, which contains the Indian Ike. Ooldon Stairs, Nevada-1 Nevada-1 Humboldt and otInir well known mining I properties on which recr-nl strikes have caused considerable excitement and interest. in-terest. George "Wilson of Salt Lake. ; who is now seeing to shaping things up for himself and local associates, writes that the work of laying out Twain is going forward with "rapidity. The properties being operated still are looking tine, and Mr. Wilson expects to be sending in some mighty good word from the Indian Iko soou. " I |