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Show RICHORE IN LOST JOSEPHINE Gold and Silver Ore Taken from Properly That Assays S2,-256.10 S2,-256.10 to the Ton. The concentrate from the Imi ' Jot-ephine mine, which were brought; j back by A. O. Smoot, have been1 jiissnytsl by Mr. Ivroupa with the1 following result: 1)4 ounces gold land C03 oiiiicch silver, which gives' n valiio of $2,250.10 to the ton. The concentrates from which the alatve a"sny was made were taken from about Fcvcnty live pans of dirt. There Is some surprise that there should be so much silver as that is rather unusual. The mineral min-eral which the miners believed to I be platinum appears to have been silver. Work will bo prosecuted j vigorously on the miuu nil winter. President Singleton uud the other membtrn ot the board feel that there Is no further question of tho i value of the property, and that ' with greater depth, when the, levels I of the old workings ura reached, i the gold will bu taken out In iiun- titles such us the Mcxkvuis used to amy away uccortllug to tradition uud records. |