The Monte Vista journal., 1898-04-16
The state La.a sale.

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and when tho sale commenced thu
Broadway Opera house was quit.
well filled.
The first lot offered was thu,
leased by W. A. Magill, valued al
$lS per acre and upon which there
was $22s0 of improvements. This
quarter section was allowed to go
Mt the appraisement and Mr.. Ma.
gill was the purchaser.
The next piece offered was leased
by MIR. Pridmorc, appraised at SIC
per acre with 300 improvements
This quarter was rnn up to S25 an
acre and bought by DIR. Packard al
that price.
The next two quarters were ap-
praised at SIS and SIT and were SC
loaded with improvements that nc
one raised the first bid and they
were sold to j. A. Kelley ut the
appraised value.
Three quarters leased by VIM.
Monroe were too well improved to
suit outside buyers and were
knocked down to MIR. Monroe at
their appraised values: SIT, s16,
and $l5 per acre.
j. II. Brashcar bid off quarter
at $25 per acre.
Peter Mulvania. of Salida, and
some of T.. h. Seaton's friends of
Kentucky bought some desirable
quarters, and with these cxcep-
tions the lands were bought by
residents of the valley and gcncr-
ally by those who held leases on
the same.
One piece sold Mt s27 per acre,
several ut S25.25 and Il number ut
S25 per acre. the whole sale aver
aging about S2l per acre without
improvements. The long time and
low rate of interest which the state
gives accounts for the prices paid
for this land. There were in all
6.2G0 acres sold at total of $l37,-
800, and the first payment amount
cd to SIG. .999.
The card OF the Monte Vista
Smelling and Reduction Works on
the first page Of the JOURNAL Civ
ing prices for assaying, milling,
etc, conveys some idea of what the
concern is capable Of dong. This
company is now prepared to test
any character OF ore, by all the lat.
test methods, and to determine
what process is best calculated to
handle 1t. The company construct
three different kinds Of concen.
trntors aud can furnish mills oi
lO0-ton capacity.
Mining men are invited to bring
their ores here and have them
tested.
r. b. Moss, the manager, is a
thorough chemist aud metallurgist
and mill man with years of expert.
ence in the Black Hills and the
Rocky Mountains.
1t will not he many weeks be.
fore the Mammoth mine at Platoro
will attract worldwide attention.
1t hns millions OF dollars worth OF
ore in sight along it's 1900 feet OF
tunnel. And last Tuesday IL.
foot vein was opened which runs
$1,000 to the ton. During the last
three months tho Mammoth has
taken out and sacked ready for
shipment S25. 600 worth OF rich ore.
As soon Gs the snow is of shipping
will commence in good earnest.
1t is expected this rich mine will
attract the attention OF capitalists
TO this mining camp aud also that
OF Jasper, Cnt Greek. Sumner, etc.
An amusing incident happened
before the board of county CON-
missioncrs Tuesday. The sheriff
was contcnding for full mileage Ia
Pueblo by the way of Salida and
to fortify his position said. II con.
suited Bloomfield and hc s:pd l was
clearly entitled to It," a member
of the board claimed that mileage
by the nearest practical route was
contemplated aud he fortified his
position by mn opinion from the
same Bloomfield. II was diScov-
cred that neither pnid for his opin-
Ion and consequently had no right
to rely upon it. This circumstance
also gscs to prove TINT u man can
get any sort Of Inv that he wants