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Show SALMON RIVER MINES. Fully 150 miles distant from Eagle Rock, by Gilmer & Salisbury stage route, or the Yankee Fork mines, 175 miles from Black Foot, by the Terminus and Chalis stage line, are also attracting great attention for the unexampled richness of their gold and silver quartz. The region covers an area of 10,000 square miles, and although only partially explored, already promises to rival the best mining region in the world. Mining experts unite in pronouncing the Yankee Fork lodes the richest yet discovered west of the Rockies. Hundreds of tons of ore, worth from $500 to $2,000 per ton, have been packed on mules and shipped to the Salt Lake Smelting Works. Salmon City, Chalis, Bonanza City, are leading towns. Distance from Eagle Rock to Salmon City, 150 miles, fare $27. Distance from Black Foot to Chalis, 175 miles; fare $25. Fare from Omaha to either Chalis or Salmon City, first-clss, $100; second-class, $75. The only route from the East to the Snake and Salmon River Mining regions is via the Union Pacific and Utah & Northern Railroads. |