Show HUMBOLDT COUNTY MINES W. W II It Sherler who was accompanied by three partners Afton Atton Lewis and Cafferty Caf Caf- who have haYe been in Humboldt county prospecting Is en route tO tb his home at Boise Ida He says says' that says that they succeeded in making making- three valuable locations In the Cotton range on Flat creek about sixty-five sixty miles from Winnemucca I they located their be best t group Samples of ore from the foot eight ledge which crosses the group brought to Boise for assay returned values valuE's nearly all in gold as follows and The ore was taken from the tho ledge at a depth of from r te ten to fourteen feet The fe tY lh formation n air Mr Sherler le said is granite a and porphyry h with a that looks like 11 fl ie phonolite n quite plentiful They also have a promising property on Willow creek They report great mining activity in that section One mile mUe away is located the Midas group taken over re recently recently re re- by Ferry and Goodman for tor Other large deals Mr Sherler said are pending In that district Some distance s fon te from these properties Sherler he and n associates associates asso asso- elates have a group of ot claims low in gold but carrying high values In stiver silver Some members of the party expect to return to the camp In a few tew days das to de develop do- do and open up the property The Flat creek group has the earmarks of a bonanza bonan bonan- za and the tho owners feel quite confident of being able to develop a big mine |