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Show OPTION EY KNIGHT INTERESTS SECURED It has become generally recognized that there are few people more earnestly ear-nestly on the trail of mining properties proper-ties than the Jesse Knight Interests of Provo, Utah, and during tho paat six months W. Lester Mangum, R,, 10 Allen and J. William Knight have been making inspection visits to numerous nu-merous properties brought to the attention at-tention of Jesse Knight in Nevada. Arizona, California, New Mexico nnd Colorado. A week or two ago, after, a visit to the property by Mr. Mangum, an option op-tion was taken on the Nelson Copper property of the Jackson range of mountains in Nevada. Mr Mangum was a visitor in Salt Lake on Tuesday, Tues-day, and stated that this gavo promise prom-ise of being a very satisfactory proposition prop-osition and one on which the Knight interests during the winter will do a considerable amount of dovolopment work This property lies about thirteen thir-teen miles north of Sulphur, and 70 miles northwest of VrInnemuccn. The company is now engaged In drifting along the main ledge and by way of winzes depth Is being acquired to reach the sulphide zone and givo the group a thorough development within tho life of the option. Mr Mangum will visit the property again In a few days and map out a more comprehensive campaign of operations for the coming cold months At Aurora the Knight and the Chas E. Knox interests have acquired all the famous old producers there, and tho present work consists of driving a tunnel to tap the resources at heretofore here-tofore untouched depths Mr Knox is oxpectod in Salt Lake In the near future, fu-ture, when the two interests will unite in outlining plans for a mill at this famous old property. The same Interests havo taken over the Lucky Boy properties of the district dis-trict in Nevada of like name, and for several weeks the now tunnel has been under way which eventually will acquire ac-quire not only new depth, but it will afford Ideal drainage faoilities as well The owners expect to have electric power connections within the near future, fu-ture, after which drills will bo utilized in this work. The Lucky Boy properly proper-ly has shown splendid proportions on the upper levels, and the wator level Is expected to repeat the experience of the paBt. Mr Knight is one of the best known operators of Utah, and his endeavors to widen his property interests aro the subject of considerable favorable comment oo |