Theitem published Inst week con^^cerning the stile of the ^ iooilell-Ft tit'll^placer claim to Or-eat Falls parties^proved to be inaccurate as to figures.^The price was $3^75 instead of^9u',7(HI. The pui-chaser was Matt^Dunn who has thus considerably in^^creased his placer possessions in the^Yogo district. The deal wns a very
fortunateone forhotli of t he locator*.^Mr. (ioodell *ay* that last year Mr.^Mr. Kttien came to h|in and said^that he iFttien) had discovered what^lie believed to be as good If not a bet^^ter peospect than those owned hy^the Hobson-Hoover-Hovett com^^pany, but that he had no money to^file on the hs-ation and that If Hood-^ell would pay the recording fees he^would give him a half interest. After^a look tit the location Mr. Hoodcll^u-ceeded and paid 9^^ for recording^three claims. Mr. Kttien doing the^necessary work to hold the proper^^ties. Mr. (ioodell makes over 91.^*^^^clear by the sale and Mr. Kttien a lit-^niore, except for the small amount of^work done. This ore assajs \ery^little in gold or silver but contains^many handsome sapphires. These^stones have been examined by com^^petent lapidarists and pronounced^equal to the Oriental sapphires.
