The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13

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WRITES EISTEE ON IEREsI 70
GREAT iaA RlE OF
TINS GIN.
Ihe following letter wa. handed e
the West Yirsinlan today and we
publish It with pleasure:
Durango. coios Jan. 1906.
l4r. 4. w. Boydston,
II .i5 Fairaont W. Va
MY dear alr. Boydstohi
lam IN receipt Of your letter Of De
ecaber 2Sth and was glad to hear
from you have nothing new to
write about, unless 1t should be that
We have been having very cold wealth;
er here fcT the past four weeks. any
where from zero to 2oIdegrees below.
They say here that thlsls unusual but
this don't help a fellow who likes
warm weather.
/ have been very well and am feel
ing fine but Mrs, ]. has suffered with
colds almost continually since coming
here. lam afraid Of pneumonia in this
high altitude and willleaye here about
the goth for some point in Arizona, Il
nothing happens to prevent. l am
not certain at this writing as to just
where l will end up but have very
favorable reports of Prescott and will
probably go there first. If l find the
climateS down there agreeable and the
plscc looks good will proceed TO get
husy. While there seems to be moth
ing here in my particular line, / cell
tainly like this western country, and
feel sure that can make good out
here somewhere. would like to spend
two or three months here in just look.
ing through the mountains, but on &C
count of rhe snow and extreme colo
the points want to reach in this sec
tlon are inaccessible to me, and will
be until about May Isl. This is too
long to wait.
| sent Sam Hite some newspaper
notices about his gold mine PROPOSE
ton but have not heard from him.
The contractor has hard job on his
hands. The rock they are in now is
SO hard they can only put in one set Of
drill holes, (about 4 it.) every "a
hours and It is estimated that this
same kind of material extends 1000
#. l talked to a man who ran the eli.
CINE and air compressor up there and
he tells NC that there is no question
about the value Of this property, the
only question being sufficient amount
of money 70 develop 1t. He describes
it aa a Mountain of Gold" but says
it will takc great deal Of money &c
carry out tie plans Of the company
AS to its development, he says they
already lave enough ore in sight to
make it good paying mine If they
never go eny further, but IL the prop
erty is developed on the lines laid out
there is no question but it will be one
Of the biggest paying mines in the
West. think this fellows name Is
Moran and he claimed to run the en-
CINE at Tie tunnel and left there Oh
December list. know nothing about
him but happened to Overhear some
remarks Ln made in the store one day
about the Frisco Tunnel. SO called
him in the office and had quite a tall,
with him. He is an intelligent fellow
and from bis conversation he certainly
knows this property and he impressed
nue. as being sincere In what he said
l have written you at some length IL
regard to this property knowing that
yuu are interested in IT.
lyrll advise you as TO my address
little later but hope to hear from vol
again before leaving this place.
Hoping that yourself and family art
all very well and with best wishes tt
you all, I remain
Yours very truly
CD. JUNK1Ns.