Show big gilsonite Gils deals GILSON ASPHALTUM COMPANY HAS formidable competition looks like something was about to drop oyer over on white river biver other mining matters matten of interest just as we go to press we learn that the th gilson ALiph asphaltum altum company has encountered a strong competitor in the gilson gilsonite its field feld it has been rumo brunod ru nod ad on the streets for several days that there gasun unusual activity in this thia elamm of properties and as chronicled elsewhere in ID the at least one side sale bad place up till yesterday yet erday the gilson asphalt company through its ir representative senta tive 0 0 baxter to have hare the field to itself and a number of parties partie were nvere figuring with the company in bealls involving the sale aale of claims in the N hite bite river country this company eoin pany was gathering I 1 in claims tt hereTer tle opportunity offered and at their own figuroa figures yoa yes berday however johnson johnann Joh naon representing re enting a now york syr dicato with unlimited capital entered the field and began bidding for these proportion properties one important sale as aa consummated last night with george billings billinga atho ho received for ins his thirteen gilsonite gi claims other big deals aeils are in ia progress aa which involve much larger amounts amoun tn and within the next ton duye days there will no do doubt be some stirring anong asiong holders of this ccase clafin of properties tle the now new york syndicate expect to commence shipments ship monta within SO 30 days and are showing indications of going it m to aitay itay we alho learn leara that there is still another anether company in the field represented d by y lycurgus licu reuB johnson this corn com pa i ay will begin shipment within the next twenty days and tire now enga god gd in the construction of a wagon road to 10 the railroad with three big companion companies in the bield in keen competition it begins to look very much as if something was going to drop over on hits river in the bear future |