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Show uu HILLTOP DISTRICT IS THRIVING CAMP Salt Lake. Oct 22 That the Hilltop Hill-top mining district In Lander county, Nev. is In a thriving and prosperous condition, due to the successful operation op-eration of the 10 stamp mill and cyanide cya-nide plant of the Klmberly Consolidated Consolida-ted Mining company, Is the report brought to this city esterday by J Nelson, the original locator of the Hilltop mine. Mr Nelson and his sons wero among tho first to go Into the Hilltop district and have taken an active and Interested part in its development. In fact, the senior member of the family is called the 'Father of Hilltop " He reports that the monthly output of the Consolidated company, which is operating the Hilltop and Philadelphia Western mines, amounts to nbout $15,-ooo $15,-ooo nlnce they put In the cyanide plant which Is being worked to full capacity at present The old Bullion district, adjoining the Hilltop district on the south, Is also receiving considerable attention from outside interests Salt Lake mining men have been in there with a view of obtaining control of several properties Mr Nelson's visit to this city Is more especially in connection with finanrint: options which he holds on two well developed mining properties proper-ties In the Bullion district the Silver Side and Stand-by mines. From the former in early days more than $80,-000 $80,-000 in silver was taken. The latter has been worked by the owner for about twenty years, and a large vein of quartz rock, mostly containing silver, sil-ver, has been opened up and followed for more than 250 feet, and recent assays as-says show sixty ounces silver and ?1 gold to the ton |