Show PURCHASE THE MINE prospective owners knew not where aher to got get pack train needed the secretary of 0 an eastern c om corn pany that some time ago was vi as an anxious os to purchase pur chafe a silver milver lead mine in the northwest nort hvest tells tella ot of an amusing incident la in the negotiations for its ita purchase As aa tho the ore assayed well and every thing looked propitious a mining ex port pert was use sent bent to examine the mine ills his depolt was favorable too favorable in fact and aroused the sus RUB of the would be purchaser so BO it was wag determined to investigate more closely at this point a well mell known mining man of dutte butte recommended that a certain rough and ready genius should be sent seat to look at the mine lou ou can upon his judgment the mining man mail said you can trust to his bla report which in all probability will be brief and very much to the point the advice was wag followed As AB predicted the report was short abort and pithy pith y it read substantially as s tot fol lows low gents I 1 have made an exam of the X mine and report that the ore la is there as represented that it assays essays high that it in ie thoro there in plenty but to got gat your supplies to in and bour 3 our ore out you will need a pack train of bald eagles harper it weekly |