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Show situation and In addition to handing over the money and stock to Wilkins, is planning plan-ning to do some extensive development work, which Is sure to result In the uncovering un-covering of some rich product that will be sent to the market at an early date. FINDS LONG LOST VEIN. Jed Wilkins has telephoned In from Al-pln, Al-pln, to the officers of the Midnight Bell Mining company, announcing that he has uncovered the lost ledge of rich carbonate carbon-ate lead ores that has been sought for a period covering ten years. The shareholders sharehold-ers of this company are very jubilant over the situation, as after years of delay, de-lay, and the expenditure of thousands of dollars In development work, they are about to realise a handsome return for the outlay of their money and the persistency persis-tency shown in hanging on to this proposition. propo-sition. The story of this lost ledge reads like a romance, for It has been thirty years since an Indian went to the cabin of Wilkins and borrowed a pick with which to do some work In the mountains. After a time the redskin returned to camp with the pick, and began to melt a sackful sack-ful of ore Into bullets. Every effort was made to get him to reveal the place from which he dug this c, but to no avail. Finally Wilkins determined" to try to locate lo-cate the find, and began prospecting the hills northeast of the town. After a long search he came upon the ore, and following follow-ing the ledge by means of an Incline shaft for a distance of thirty feet from the surface, sur-face, ' he cut Into the rich vein matter. Soon after finding the vein, which Is In a formation of soft lime rock, the workings work-ings caved In. and while he was working on other properties, prospectors came along and located his ground. The new owners cleaned out several old holes and ran a tunnel, but were unable to get any ore, or to Induce Wilkins to accept an Interest with them and assist In the research. re-search. Tiring of this work the rights were allowed to lapse, and a new company com-pany obtained the control of the ground, to whom Wilkins felt friendly. This resulted re-sulted In the old prospector offering to locate the old hole and uncovering the vein for the sum of $50 rash and E000 shares of the treasury stock. After working eight days in his old workings. Wilkins succeeded In uncovering uncover-ing the old lode, and has 'phoned Into the shareholders the results of his research. The company it very Jubilant over the |