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Show ITALIAN MINE IS BETTER THAN EVER Salmon City. Idn.. Jan. 12. The rich strike made at the Italian mine, at Leesburg, proves to be uven bettor than was at first reported. Two weeks ago, at a depth of nlnoty-five feet, a vein was struck over twenty feet I wide, which averaged $75 to the ton in go'd. Nets Johnson; jr., came from CuiuuiliKB Neb., In the Interests, of the 8lockholder to make an expert , examlnct'on of the situation. He confirms con-firms tho previous statements piron nut about lio rifli s'rlke. In addlt'on ho savjj that two dpys ago a strav four foet thick was encounterd, ' whfoh assnyi, slightly betierHhan 5100 j to the ton. The Importance of this strike to the peoplo of tho Salmon City district I can hardly be overestimated. This town is the nearest supply point for the Leesburg country, which, In the days of the famous Leesburg atam-jpedo, atam-jpedo, had a population of 0o. (1,000. . Tl o Italian mine is owned by the Leesburg Gold Mining anl Miring con. any. There Is a" thirty-stamp n HI f n 'the property a'Jd over forty men aie employed at the present time. Within tho next aix weeks it Is expected that the electric power plant will be In operation at this mine. This plant has recently been Installed with the Idea of furnishing power from thc waters of Big Creek There will bo ample power for the Italian mine and for adjacent properties, proper-ties, which will be further developod as a consequenco of this rich strike. Tho Allle Mining, company at Gil-more Gil-more is planning the erection of a cyanide plant, power plant and considerable con-siderable mine equipment at their properties this summer. The ore In sight is estimated at 1S,000 tons; ns-says ns-says give gold values of ?13.S0; and it is said that the cyanide process will savo 04 per cent of the gold. |