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12 MINES, MINING AND PROSPECTS IN GREAT SOUTHWEST REGION PIOCHE AWAKENS A GREATER CAMP NEVADA'S OLDEST DISTRICT FORGES AHEAD STEADY INFLUX DENOTES BIRTH OF NEW ERA In the Past $70,000,000 Were Produce Amount Said to Be Small Compared to Prospects BY'C. W. PATTERSON PIOCKE, New, Feb. here on the desert nearly midway between the City of the Angels and the City of the Saints is Old Fioche, one of the oldest mining camps in the sagebrush state. Here history is repeating itself and the tide of prospectors and mining investors is steadily flowing into the future great tonnage gamp of the west, which within five years will have a population of not less than 10,000 persons.

In early days, when Nevada was- a territory and reached from the southern boundary of Oregon to the northerly line of New Mexico and from the top of the Sierra Nevada mountains east, Pioche was one of the largest producers of the white metal in the west, but had for various reasons droppe 1 from the notice of the public, and for two decades has been but little heard of, although it is the most mineralized portion of the Union. Here the same features of byroad valleys and intervening north and south mountain ranges are to be found as are met Avith throughout the state, with the exception that the ranges here have generally a lower elevation than those farther north. The value of their products in gold, silver, lead and copper since the first discovery of mineral here is close to $70,000,000. Greater Wealth in Store This amount is insignificant compared with the hundred millions that remain in the largV and numerous veins of gold and silver, immense deposits of copper and mountains of iron already known, and all the prospecting and development already done is but a mere scratch upon the surface. The mineral belt is about twentyfive miles long and from eight to ten Avide.

In former days the greatest amount of high grade ore was extracted from the fissures close to the south of town. There are many great porphyry dikes and numberless fissure veins throughout the entire district. The Yuba dike, the most prominent of all, shows upon the surface for fully ten miles north and south, while many of the fissure veins have a northerly and southerly strike. There is a veritable network of cross fissures, and when these fissures intersect sensational values are sure to be found. As a rule large bodies of manganese are found near the porphyry dikes, and contrary to the belief of the early miners the manganese carries high values in silver, some recent discoveries particularly on the Colfax group of mines showing 400 ounces of sih-er a ton.

This assay was made from the croppings of the vein at the surface. Dates Back to 1863 Silver was first discovered here in the year 1863 by a man named Hamblin, from what is noAV known as the "Dixie country" in Southern Utah. Fcr a while after the discovery rumors of rich silver-lead ores above Meadow valley found their way to the outside Avorld, but Avith bands of hostile Indians lurking about, scarcity of water, unbeaten roads and landmarks almost entirely wanting, the section was not easy of access and none but adventurous spirits ventured to brave the dangers of the journey, which was exciting as well as hazardous, and many a grave along the old emigrant trail from Salt Lake City here conceals a mystery. John H. Ely and William H.

Raymond appeared on the scene and entered into the history-making of the district in 1863. These men bought mines on credit, backed by their nerve, and Ely also employed Mormons from the settlement in Meadow A-alley to haul his mill from Hiko on the same terms. The mill was rebuilt at Bullionville and was known as the "Pioneer five-stamp mill." With the rich ores from the mines being worked at this mill by the owners, Raymond and Ely, Avho had also acquired title to some of the richest ground here, these men soon found that they Avere far richer than they ever expected to be. Is Christened "Pioche" Tn 1870 the camp was christened "Pioche," in honor of a wealthy Frenchman, F. L.

A. Pioche, who had identified himself Avith the here, and in the same year a postoffice bearing the same name Avas established. More mills soon followed the installation of the Pioneer fiA-e-stamp mi.l. A small smelter was erected, then came more mills. Another smelter Avas erected and all the scenes incident to the early history of all western mining camps were enacted here.

Money was plentiful and there was much lawlessness in the land, where might mad right. Salt Lake City was the chief base of supplies for this territory, and three times each week six-horse stage coaches arrived from and departed for the Mormon city, 350 miles to the north. Soon after the installation of the stage line to Salt Lake City another one was put in commission between here and Palisade, on the Central Pacific railroad, 260 miles away. Most of the heavy freight came in oA-er this route via Hamilton and White consuming eight days one way Passenger and freight rates were very high at that time, but as there was a steady stream of wealth flowing from the mines the cost of transportation mattered but little. Telegraph Connects Camp The old Deseret Telegraph company strung its wires south from Salt Lake City and entered this field.

Shorty after it was established a competitor in the shape of the Western Union connected Pioche Avith the outside world by a wire at Palisade. All of this time some twenty-five or thirty of the most important mines furnished employment to thousands of men. The lowest dividend declared by any of the operating companies was $3 a share, and the highest was $102.50 a share, the latter being paid by the Raymond-Ely. Enormous bodies of high grade ore wore taken from ninny of ilie properties and worked at the Bullionvllle and Dry valley mills; the lower grade ores, of which there were several mil- lions of tons, were left upon the dumps. and there it remains awaiting nearby treatment, and if present methods and facilities for mining and the reduction of ore had been available in those days the story Avould have had a far different ending.

True, fortunes Avere wasted in barren ground by the inexperienced, but the fact remains that some of the greatest mines in the Avorld exist hers today. A small railroad Avas built from Pioche to Bullionville, twelve miles, to transport the ores to the mill. Simple Ore Treatment The method then employed by the mill operators to treat the ores Avas simplicity itself. Salt and sulphate of I copper was used with fairly good results. The lead was separated from the bullion by passing the mercury and amalgam through a sack suspended in boiling water.

The lead amalgam, being liquid at this temperate, passed through the sack Avith the mercury, leaving the amalgamated silver behind. In 1875 the Bank of California at San Francisco, which Avas the deposi- I tory for the funds of nearly all the rich operators here, suddenly closed its door and quit business, with the result that the wealthy men of the district found themseh'es "broke." Then came the rebellious zinc ores it Avater level. The mines soon flooded. These conditions, coupled with the decline in the price of silver, lawsuits, excessiA-e treatment charges and the high transportation rates, soon crippled the mine owners to such an extent that operations ceased and many of the citizens sought out greener pastures, until the population dwindled from to 300 persons. Those remained were always cheerful, and patiently awaited the coming of a railroad, which was a long, weary Avait.

Steam Horse Revives Camp When the Salt Lake road Avas built things koked brighter, and the raiiroad to camp Avas talked of day and ight. Still another wait, and then many of the old timers became disheartened and their hopes reached the zero mark. But two years ago the actual work of constructing the Callen te Pioche railroad was begun and finally reached camp. Then indeed did the hopes of these patient people rise. They rustled around, made new locations, cleaned out the old, disused shafts and tunnels and retimbered the shafts.

Mining property soon commanded good figures. Real estate that the year before could not be sold for enough money to pay the taxes went up to the blue. New blood Avas being infused in the camp, and the resuit that the fabulous wealth of silver, lead, gold, copper and zinc ores of the district are to be worked at Bullionville, Old Bullionville, where now stand the ruins of the old smelters and mills of the early 70s, and close to 400,000 tons of tailings that were deposited there at that time and now known to contain $16.40 Aalues a ton. FIVE SACKS OF HIGH GRADE FROM NATIONAL RUN $7000 IN VALUE HUM3OLDT, Feb. S.

W. Gundaker of National is here with five sacks of the fabulously rich ore which the camp is noted for. The ore is from the Gundaker-Stall lease on Charleston hill, the property of the National Mining company of Nevada, and is the richest yet brought here from that famous camp. The five sacks of ore, Aveighing 4G5 pounds, are valued at about $7000. The ore is of the same character as the last shipment, almost solid tellurium and free richest ore eA'er brought to Winnemucca, and that is saying a good deal.

This is not the first shipment of National high grade and there is more to follow. Mr. Gundaker deposited the rich ore in the First National bank, to be shipped to the smelter. $5000 Gold Brick RHYOLITE, Feb. AVilson of the Keane Wonder is here wttb a bar of bullion A-alued at $5000.

the result of a short run in February. Construction work on the cyanide tanks, which are being installed, is almost completed and they will soon be put In commission. Both the mill and mine are working without a Hitch and the ore body is holding up both in quantity and quality. Broken Hills Sacks Ore from Three Different Places on Two Big Veins TONAPAH, Feb. J.

C. McCormack and Mine Manager W. C. Rannells returned last weeK from the Broken Hills mine at Helena, where they spent several days making a thorough examination of the property. Ore is being sacked for shipment from three different places and on two distinct veins, all of which run better than $100 a ton, some of it going more than double that figure.

In the drift from the bottom of the incline the ore body is sixteen feet wide and averages around $150 a ton, with streaks of sensational high grade in addition. This drift appears to be trending to the 7iorthwest toward the Florence Consolidated lease and the Broken Hills Lease syndicate block and further development work which will be started as soon as the ore that has been broken down in the drift is sacked and hoisted to the will definitely determine whether these leasers will catcta the vein on its strike: both are certain to catch it on its dip, which is in Ihe north. The Florence Consolidated shaft is down 200 feet and baa some fine looking quartz in the bottom of the shaft. The Syndicate lease is Los Angeles Herald Famous Old Camp Pioche Which Experts Say Will Soon Loom in Eclipse of Former Power NEW YORK MONEY TO WORK MITCHELL MINE Capital to Equip Railroad from Clara Consolidated to Swansea Smelter. Additional $175,000 to Follow Following two important strikes made last week on the Mono mine of the Clara Consolidated, Bouse, which are considered of equal importance with anything yet found in the property, money began pouring into the treasury from the New York contingent for the purpose of equipping the seven-mile narrow gauge railroad that is to connect this mine and the Clara with the smelter at Swansea.

The find on the Morro consists of two discoveries of exceptionally rich ore in shafts being sunk on the main ledge of the property some 2000 feet apart. In the shaft to the east a large body of copper glance and ruby silver has been uncovered, the copper ore also carrying a high percentage in gold. This ore is of the character that shipped out of the district many years and taken to Europe for treatment. The instructions from New York conveyed the information that the eastern backers of the Mitchell venture have sent Avest $100,000 to be expended in purchasing equipment for the road, and coupled Avith this the directors have announced that an additional $175,000 will be appropriated immediately. Engines and cars, steel rails and other accessories will be immediately ordered delivered on the ground by the time the grading is completed.

Access to Smelter The narrow gauge line will afford access to the smelter for a large area of country to the east that would otherwise be cut off owing to heavy Avagon hauls. It will be possible to reach tiir railroad by level grades, north and east of the Morro. Operators in this vicin-i ity will be able to market their ore at the SAvansea smelter. A neAvspaper has been established at Bouse on the A. C.

road, and the county is experiencing a boom on the strength of the Clara's development. To date approximately $200,000 has been expended in equipment, and before the enterprise is in full swing a quarter of a million dollars Avill have been thus laid out on the strength of a showing of 512,000 worth of ore ready for extraction and treatment. Backers of the enterprise are enthusiastic over the showing and the fact that as yet not one setback has occurred. down ninety feet and if the incline vein is proved to trend to the a station will be cut at the 100-foot point and a crosscut driven to pick it up on that level. Within the last week the company has exposed seven feet of the $100 ore in an open cut on the side of the hill, just below the main shaft.

A good body of shipping ore has also been exposed in another cut about 150 feet 10 the west. Nearly 2000 sacks of ore from the various workings are now ready to go out and shipments will be resumed the first of the week and continued until the completion of the mill. There is enough high grade in sight to keep up shipments for an indefinite period. The two cuts referred to are in vein that was uncovered in the main workings on the top of the hill. The main shaft is" down 220 feet and the vein has been cut on both the 100 and 220-foot levels, exposing an immense body of high grade milling oro.

The polrs for the new telephone line to Helena an- all up arid the wires ate strung to point beyond ftfcKtaaey's Tanks. The line will bo completed within ten days. ABOVE is Ely Valley Mining and Milling company shaft and buildings. Pioche. At the left is Nevada-Utah shaft.

At the right is the Raymond and Ely mine. At the bottom is Aiew near Day mine, unloading mine timbers. The NeA'ada-Utah is an extensive property, which includes the holdings of the old Raymond and Ely company, as well as the famous Meadow Valley mine. There are in all thirty-eight claims, fifty-one toAvn lots, the old Godbe smelter and 1500 acres of land in the A'alley. There are other holdings outside of the Pioche district.

The Ely Valley company has a large acreage on the Prince fissure. It is one of the newer properties, development work having been started in 1907 Avith splendid results ever since. LOST BURRO MINE MAY BE PURCHASED Prospective Buyers Examine Probably Buy at $60,000 RHYOLITE. Feb. party of prospective buyers returned last week from the Lost Burro mine in the district.

Its location is about six miles north of the Ulida mine, so far the largest shipper in the district. The property consists of six claims, good ore showing on every claim. The vein, a blanket, is about ten feet wide, and assays $18 to the ton, from wall to wall of the most extraordinary gold showings in the district. Apart from the average ore, there is a streak of ore twelve inches wide running from $100 to $500 to the ton. Samples picked from this strearjj have returned as high as $1600 to the ton.

The property, Avhich created a sensation at the time of its discovery, has had a checkered history. Twice it has been sold and the owners paid deposits amounting to over $10,000. One of the buyers, through a serious illness, allowed his time to expire. Another died on his way from making the deal. The sale now pending is for $60,000.

The identity of the buyers is carefullj- den. There is every reason to believe that the sale will be made, if it has not already gone through. The engineers reporting on the property were highly pleased With it. leaving an impression that they Avill urge its purchase. In event of a sale there is every reason to believe that a small mill will be put in to handle the high grade ore, while the property is being opened up.

There is an abundance of timber near the property and enough water for a mill within a feAv miles. The owners are Bert Schiveley. Charles Garden, superintendent of the Tramp company at i Bullfrog; B. Morris. W.

D. Blacki mer and J. B. McCormick. POCKET HUNTER GUARDS SECRET OF PLACER BEDS GRASS VALLEY.

Feb. Webster has left for Ximshaw. in eastern Butte county, to take a job on a mine there, where he had beer. Avorking before he came to Nevada City last fall. Webster takes with him.

a valuable secret as the outcome of his prospecting work the past five or six weeks between here and Grass Valley. Webster, Avhile pocket hunting, found a seam Avhich yielded some fine colors to each pan, and only a few days ago found a piece of leaf gold as broad and long as a thumb nail. Then he learned that he Avas on patented ground, and that the owner held the property at a A-ery high figure ss a ranch, and would not lease at any reasonable royalty as a mine. Webster thereupon concluded to noH the find as to the locality a secret. He says he believes there is a valuable mine on the property, but he will bide his time to get the benefit of his knowledge.

Don simply allow It to pan I yours. Find a little capital through advenis- ing. RICH SILVER STRIKE IN MOHAVE COUNTY Leasers on Home Pastina Mine En. counter Eight Tons in Chunks Weighing 800 Pounds PHOENIX, Feb. of a rich silver discovery comes from Mineral Park, Mohave county.

At a depth of 125 feet in the Home Pastina mine, being worked under bond and lease by Charles Perdue, John Berry, jr. and Joe Prisk, a drift was run 100 feet through an ore body that had an average Avidth of three feet. Stopes have been opened and noAv the lessees are producing ore at the rate of a carload a week. They have in the drift eight tons of ore. no piece of which Avill weigh, less than 100 pounds, and many pieces as much as 800 pounds.

The pieces of ore are masses of virgin silver, white as coin, and big veins extend from the quartz several inches, and clusters of the Avhite metal fill all the crevices in the pieces of ore. Tho.se here from Kingman and the scene of the discovery say the showing is one of the richest they have ever seen. Along the bottom of the drift the ore body shows in undiminishing width and value. The lessees haA-e installed a gasoline hoist and are enabled to control the supply of water with an ore bucket, but with a little more sinking they will put in a pumping plant of adequate capacity. The vein is big and strong wherever deA-eloped and the rock is easily broken.

Persons from there say that in one stope alone there is easily $50,000 of ore showing. The term of the lease is two years and the holders have ample time to make large fortunes. Plomosa Range Offers Inducement to Both Quartz and Placer Prospectors RESCOTT, Feb. the prospector, miner and capitalist I know of no more inviting region in the west than that part of Arizona between Vicksburg and Quartzsite," says A. J.

Doran, a pioneer, who recently returned from a mine inspection visit through that country. "Inducements are there for the quarts and placer miner alike. It has been known many years that the ledges of the Plomosa range are very rich in gold, copper and lead, but none but the hardiest ventured into the range 'until the Arizona California railroad was built. There are hundreds of pectors there now, and look for a great mining boom in the next five years. "The Plomosa range lias been only partially No.

large mining operations have been attempted. although the surface showings are not surpassed anywhere. "Colonel Judd and Mr. Moore of Vicksburg have.a very promising group of claims in the Plomosa mountains twelve miles south of VTcfcsbUTK. The MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1909.

OIL MEN TO PROTEST AGAINST PASSAGE OF FLAVELLE OIL BILL Henry S. Woolner, secretary of the producers' agent'y, has issued a call requesting oil men of Southern California to attend a meeting for the purpose of protesting against the passage of the Flavelle oil bill. The meeting will be held at the Chamber of Mines hall, room 300 Germain building, South Spring street, at 2 p. m. tomorrow.

Refiners, producers and all interested in the oil business are being urged tc be present. ROUND MOUNTAIN PAYS A DIVIDEND OF $32,000 GOLDFIELD, Feb. a meeting of the board of directors of the Round Mountain Mining company the fourth quarterly diAidend, amounting to $32,000, was authorized. This makes a total of $128,000 paid by the Round Mountain Mining company in dividends and inasmuch as the directors have planned to increase the capacity of the plant, as detailed reveral days ago, the earnings Avill probably justify the heavier disbursements to shareholders. The present dividend is on a basis of about 20 per cent of the market price.

The plant at Round Mountain is producing $30,000 a month, or about $1000 a day. The capacity of the mill will be increased to 110 tons a day, with a compressor with ten drills added and also a tubular mill. EMPIRE COPPER MINE AGAIN STARTS WORK Recent Strikes in Johnson District Cause Excitement Coru sclidated to Sink Four Shafts The Empire Copper and Gold company in the Johnson district, Cochise county, Arizona, started drilling again last week, atter a few days' delay, caused by the breaking of an air compressor. The company is pushing its way northerly toward the mammoth copper ledge known to exist there. They are now only about fifty feet away from it.

The accident to the air compressor was a serious one, so far ar the machinery Avas concerned, but fortunately no one Avas hurt. The certainty of high grade ore in immense quantities in this mine, together Avith the wonderful strikes made near it, are causing much excitement and many capitalists and mining men are looking toward the Johnson district, which is destined to be in the near future a second Bisbee. Adjoining the Empire mine on the east lies what was formerly knoAvn as the Arizona known as the Arizona United Mines company. This property has recently been sold to Philadelphia capitalists and they at once will sink four shafts and equip the property with the most modern machinery known. Their Mammoth claim adjoins the Emph'e on the east and from this claim an immense fortune has already been taken and many thousands of tons of high grade ore is on the dump and in sight in the drifts and stopes: thus far the Mammoth claim has been worked only on the hanging wall.

The vein in the Mammoth is the same as it is in the Empire: but the Empire is pushing ahead to reach the ledge from the foot wall side. The experts of the Arizona United Mines company have made a careful examination of the district and speak in the highest terms of the Black Frince, the Empire, the Johnson Copper company and others. Very recently a strike of the red metal was made on the Centurian property and it is estimated that more than 100,000 tons of high grade ore is in sight here. Preparations are being made to install neAV mining machinery and work the property on a large scale. The manager of this property is Jack Richardson, one of the best known miningl men in Arizona.

For many years Mr. Richardson and others have known that large bodies of copper ore existed in the Johnson district; but it was left to Mr. Richardson to make the largest strike of copper ore ever made at the same depth in Arizona. Much of the ore in the new strike will run from 20 to 25 per cent, according to smeltiner returns. ores are rich in gold, silver, copper and lead.

"Several placer miners are recovering gold from the cements of Tyson wash. Placer operations have been under way there since pioneer days. The ground is very rich. Many claims have yielded fortunes. Some miners are now doing well on ground worked by the pioneers, who only skimmed the richest deposits.

"Excellent accommodations for the traveler are had at Quartzsite. The meals served in a restaurant at Quartzsite owned by Mrs. Moore and daughter are not surpassed by any served in the best hotels in the land. "I do not hesitate to say that were I young again, I would cast my lot in this inviting region, destined, in my opinion, to develop into one of the greatest mineral producing sections in the west in the next ten years," "Do you believe in fairies?" The boys and (Iris who write the letters upon this subject may win as prizes tickets to Pan Address Aunt Laurie, care this office. you warn la Hsjy.loe*.

iii cola Central R. ft, W. Sixth atraac ores are rich in gold, silver, copper and lead. IVANPAH VALLEY HOLDS RARE ORE COMPRISES MANY PROSPEROUS CAMPS THOUSANDS OF TONS AWAIT THE COMPLETION OF MILL Recent Strikes Run Heavily in Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc and Unboomed Camp A. Armsden has just concluded an extended visit to' the mining camps on each side of "the Ivanpah valley, which is crossed by the Salt Lake railroad, between the stations of Cima and Good Springs.

All of these camps are showing wonderful prosperity. These include the Standard, Kewanee, old Ivanpah, Clark, Good Springs, Keystone, Lyons. Crescent, Vanderbilt, New York and the Death valley mining districts. New strikes are being made every day, showing excellent values in gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc, also some important discoveries of the rare metals tungsten, radium, molybdenum and thorium. Thousands of tons of concentrating and smelting ores are now on the dump awaiting the advent of a custom plant, which Is bound to come within the year.

Several parties have already been looking over the ground for a custom smelter. The most important of these camps lies on the north slope of the Now Tork mountains, near the Salt Lake railroad, in the vicinity of Cliff canyon, two miles south of Brandt station. Great excitement over the discovery of a zineeferous ore carrying over 15 per cent of the metal thorium. This metal seems to be very abundant in this camp, and as soon as the proper methods can be installed for the extraction of this rare metal the Garavanza mill will be treating 100 tons of ore a day, and will be prepared to save all of the various valuable metals contained in the ores. Is Valuable Metal As this thorium metal is worth several dollars a pound with a ready market, there is no doubt that ijnis camp will be one of the liveliest in California.

Already several new companies have started work, and contracts have been let. also some big deals are pending, awaiting investigation. In Cliff canyon alone there are some 5000 feet of development work, exposing thousands of tons of concentrating ores contained in the vast series of parallel veins which are from three to eighty feet in width. These ores will be concentrated in the Garavanza mill as soon as they have installed their new power plant, which is expected within the next thirty days, also the chemical plant for the treatment of this vast amount of complexed ores will be completed about the same time. Judging from the number of veins and the quantity of ores in sight, even though they be low grade, and also considering the molybdenum, and the thorium contents, this camp is destined to be the strongest, liveliest and richest rare metal camp in California or the United States, and the only camp that has been made without a boom.

Signal Peak Drives Tunnel The new three-drill compressor has been installed on the Eureka-Consolidated lease on Signal Peak and the tunnel is being carried into the hill in the most aggressive manner, according to John Cleghorn, the manager of the property, who arrived in Mazuma Tuesday. The Old Bird tunnel, which is in 450 feet, will be driven 1000 feet, at which point the vein has already opened in the workings of the Eureka lease by John Duke. At this point two feet of ore was found that assayed around $40 a ton, bunches of high grade went as high as $1000. Stage Auto to Pioneer RHYOLITE, Feb. E.

W. Gillect, traffic manager of the Las Vegas Tonopah railroad, while in Rhyolite a few days ago, made arrangements for an automobile service between Rhyolite and the Mayflower-Pioneer sections, and the first run will be made tomorrow. The automobile will meet the L. v. T.

passenger trains from the nortii and the return trip will be made in time to catch the northbound train for Goldfield and Tonopah. The automobile will make the trip from Rhyolite to Pioneer in about forty minutes. Activity at Golconda GOLCONDA, Feb. seventeen miles east of the county seat and a prominent shipping point on the Southern Pacific, is in line for a considerable the flash-in-thepan kind, but one of a substantial nature that will place the town with th commercial centers of the state. Already there is quite a stir and many people are arriving daily.

It is the nearest railroad point to Gold Circle, the Squaw valley gold camp, that is making' good with every stroke of the pick and blast that is fired. National Bank Shipment RHTOLITE, Feb. Logland has returned from Needles, where he had accompanied a shipment of 37,2 tons of ore from his lease on the National Bank to the smelter at that place. Mr. Logland says that the high grade ore in the shipment returned 23 ounces in gold and 13 ounces of silver, while the low grade went ZVs ounces gold and 8 ounces silver.

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