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Show people Into the camp. Conditions are ui mi proving lu such a manner that the residents arc confident that their time has come to get IfTa boost. Relative to activities, the Pioche Record has the following to say of the latest properties to begin work: More than 100 men are now employed employ-ed within a radius of a mile of the Pioche King and Golden Prince, and Indications are that tills number will be greatly Increased long before tho year is brought to a close. The Prince Consolidated company la working nearly 50 men; the Golden Prince, Gold & Sliver Prince and Pioche Kug making up the balance. Some big operations have been started start-ed on that side of the camp and prob-obly prob-obly the best news of the week is the announcement that the Gold & Silver Prince has located its permanent working work-ing shaft and has the excavations for the splendid equipment, shortly to be installed, at that property, well nigh completed. By Dean S. Low, one of the principal princi-pal "shareholders in the Golderr Prince and Gold & Silver Prince, and who is a son of M. A. Low, the Topeka, Kan., millionaire and a leading factor in the exploitation - of the last two named mines, the Record has been told that a 25 horsepower Alamo gasoline hoist is to be set up at the Gold & Silver Prince. Also that it is the intention to carry on a very vigorous campaign there this season. Thomas Varden, formerly connected with the official staff of the Ohio Copper company .at Bingham, Utah, has been employed as foreman and already has the work well in hand. Some very substantial improvement"? are to be made at both the Golden Prince and Gold & Silver Prince. Dean S. Low contemplates the erection of a handsome residence. Among other Improvements in connection con-nection with the mines with which Mr. Low U associated will be an electric lighting plant, a refrigerating plant, boarding house and an assay office. Cottages are to.be built by other officials of-ficials of these mines; one by W. M. Thompson, another by George Coxe. In fact. It is reasonably certain now that a new town will "be stablished over on that side of the district with every indication that it will benum-bered benum-bered among the live mining towns of the state. The exact location for the new municipality mu-nicipality has not been definitely determined; de-termined; neither hab the name been selected. But a new town will bo built and that will create new interest and contribute to the general prosperity pros-perity of this region. It has been suggested sug-gested that the place be called "Princeton." "Prince-ton." Development work on the Colfax property in the Highland district is progressing and Manager Ed F. Freu-denthal Freu-denthal says, with most excellent results. re-sults. The sensational silver values found at the grass roots in the Col- fax ledge, Mr. Freudenthal declares, are holdiug their own as Jepth is at-, at-, tained. ! MINING NEWS i PIOCHE FORCING ! WAY TO THE FRONT ! Mines Southwest of City are Increas- j j ing Their Forceof Men Reports from the old camp of Pioche, which w as once one of the great camps of Nevada, are that the properties there are coming to the front stronger than ever before and the activity this summer will be something that will surpass anything ever seen there. Every Ev-ery train. It Is declared, is taking new |