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Show OBTAINS A NEVADA MINE F. M Farrell, who has returned from Nevada, Is making arrangements for an active campaign in the development develop-ment of the gmup of claims owned by tho Lucky Man Mining & Milling company and situated In the old Robert Rob-ert Dollar camp, and In tho same district as the Lucky Boy property, which is tho sensation of the day In Nevada mining circles. Mr. Farrell, until lately was in tho foundry business In Ogden, but sold out his Interests to devote his tidie to the mining business Ho had mado many trips to Nevada, to place mining machinery, and on one of his journoys, his attention was called to the property prop-erty in which he is now a heavy stockholder. Robert Dollar was a mining camp when the west was still a scene of Indian depredations and It was one of the most promising. The mill operated op-erated there In J 87tl wa robbed and the company was forced to temporarily temporar-ily close Ha works. Four Italians at work on the property, believing that they would not be paid, eet fire to the big mill, and today four graves and huge stone walls tell a mule story of the occurrence. Rut the camp never recovered from the scries of calamities until Mr. Farrell Far-rell bought an interest from one of the men who was. em ployed In the camp In 1S76 and who had held on to hU Interests all these years, wUh a faith that could not be shaken Mr. Farrell, alter going through the old workings, became convinced that with a Utile capital, me of the jnosl productive properties In Nevada could be developed He has shown confidence in his own Judgment by Investing In-vesting his own money and Is Inviting his friends to poin with him. This morniDg, J. R. Lemrao, one of the most prominent colored business men of the west, bought a block of the stock, und since then he has taken an option to July 10 on lOO.Onn sharvs to be placed with his associates In Chicago. Mr. Farrell Js encouraged to believe be-lieve he sees his way clear to raise sufficient funds to accomplish all he has planiud In the restoration of the old Robert Dollar camp. |