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Show Coming 85 Year; Has Great Faith In Mining Area That western Beaver county has the greatest undeveloped mining future in the we.stern United States is the unqualified statement of "Lucky Blackiet, Prospector," who carries cards bearing that name and giving his home addres.-: as Santa Ysabel, California. Bearing Bear-ing out his .statement, he says that he picked up a single piece cf surface sur-face rock near the world-famous Horn Silver workings and is will-int will-int to wager that he can extract j'1.25 in gold alone from this piece. But hi.s. assurance of the richness rich-ness of this part of the county is not confined to the Horn Silver properties. Previously gained information in-formation and cursory examinations examina-tions he has made of other properties prop-erties in this section lead him to predict big things for ths whole area. And when Beaver county comes into hei' own from a mining .-tandpoint about the only people who are going to be surprised will be those living right here in town, i he says. Well informed geologists 1 and mining men the country over are fully aware of what Beaver county will have to effer once it is intensively developed, and this is coming sooner than most people expect, he added. A striking appearing man near-ing near-ing his 85th year but cheerful and healthy and exceptionally alert in mind and body, "Lucky Blackiet" h most interesting to talk to. Claiming nothing but a practical knowledge of minerals and mining, gained through nearly 70 years of experience, he has attained quite a reputation, especially in the west. His usual mens of getting about consists of a pair of burros, a small wagon, and a couple of intelligent appearing dogs all of which are duly named. Asked where his "pals" were while he makes his headquarters at the Hotel Milford, he said that they were "close by." |