Show BATTLE BArTLE MOUNTAIN ACTIVITY Edward Copley has returned from a hurried trip to some of ot his Nevada Nc mining Interests interest and wh when n seen this mornIng sold said that the finest mining propositions that h he had seen in years were those ot of the Battle Battla Mountain district H He found that a ETC great at deal deat of ot development work was being done dons In that section and several sev sev eral of the properties were making making- regular regular reg fg reg- reg ular consignments of at the red metal to the tho local market That the diggings of ot Battle Battlo Mountain were a rc revelation lation to Copley Coph J he did ld not hesitate In saying Baying and he said that he did not think that man many mining people of It tho ho country were aware of or tho the Im Immense tm- tm men moose mense e lodges ledges of or copper ores orts that were wora Alread already developed In that region For a of or jears sears there have been some of or orthe the syndicates quietly picking up some of ot the ground in that t portion of or Nevada but in their eagerness to get gets geta a great deal deal- of or ground they had overlooked some lome o of tho the most desirable groups some of which had Just recently b been on taken in b by Salt Lake Interests As to the object ct of ot his trip at this l I time he said BAld that he could not divulge this matter but would have to defer deter on any statements until ho had returned from tho the east enst whither he has be been n called by capi capi- tall te Upon his ils return he thinks ho he will be in a position to return turn to that country country coun coun- try and begin an extensive campaign of ot development work ork on a prop property that has nr already adY been o opened ned up to the theore ore levels leveis and from which they can begin beg tho the shipping ship ship- ping of oC ores oros within a short time The Tha western miners sa seem em Jo have hA caught th the sentiment from front th the s eastern and European markets that the tho al situation Is Improving according to Copley Cople who ho said that he hc looked for rot greater ater activity among tho the copper pro properties of ot Nevada than hail had W cv ev ever er been experienced in tho history tha-history of or tho the sagebrush country I |