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Show through other companies In lh neighborhood. MINERAL FLAT NEAR ORE. Salt Lake, Juno 16. According to I Information from American Fork the Mineral Mat property is close to the ore body for which two tunnels are be-in?? be-in?? driven. In the upper tunnel It la nssffted, that last Friday a stringer of galena ore was encountered which it is believed Is without question, a lea; to thv ore body, which lie next to tho porvphyry dike. The poryphyry dlkt was encountered Sunday and the men are now driving through it. Some time ago it wa8 believed that the tunnel was very close to tho ore, but It was later discovered that the veil- dipped further into the mountain than it showed In the upper workings. The general impression is that It will still be a week or more beforo anything any-thing definite can be ascertained. The faith that "Uncle" Jesse Knight has in the ;roper;v rhon-j-by his sending two tunnels Into tho ! mountain instead of only one. He 1 firmly of the opinion that Mineral Flat will be one of Ills greatest properties. The finding of ore will also enhance the value of his many claims held |