St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-22
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Senator Vest Doesn't Want 1t El
crOached On.

Senator Vest Doesn't Want 1t En-.
crOached On.
WASHINGTON. June 21.-On motion OF
Mr.. Butler the senate took up the bill to
grant the right of way to the Cinnabar "
Clark's Fork Railroad company through
corner of the Yellowstone park. Mr.. Vest
vehemently opposed the bill. He contended
that the road was intended in good faith to
reach mining property. Why had not at
least preliminary survey been made? He
would not appeal to men who thought the
Mammoth cave and Niagara Falls should be
transferred to commercial use. but he would
appeal to senators to preserve at least one
spot of beauty from the rack and roar OF
commerce and the greed and avarice of sell
fish men. The railroad cOmpany's object
was not to get to a mine, but to carry pas
SengerS to and through the park. The con-
struction of this road. Mr.. Vest asserted,
would be the destruction of the park. A
former officer of the interior department
had haunted the senate in the interest of
this bill. Some suggestions had been made
to the effect that Mr.. Vest and other Sena-
ators who opposed this bill, were the tools
of the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
Any statement of that kind was utterly and
UNANIMOUSLY false. No man connected with
that company had ever dared to approach
Mr.. Vest on the subject. If the Northern
Pacific Railroad company had any interest
in the matter. it was that a road through
the park should be built. as it would form
branch of that road. Referring to the nat
ural beauties of the park. Mr.. Vest declared
that in the world there was not such
another aggregation of wonders as in the
Yellowstone park. Mr.. Butler did not
n \ nj
He was about to proceed with his answer
to Mr.. Vest, but yielded to suggestion to
let it go over until tomorrow.
Mining Companies Consolidated.
Special to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, June 21.--At the annual
meeting, held in the general Offices in this
city of the Gustin-M Minerva Consolidated
Mining company, the following officers
were elected:
G. Weston Wood, NJ. D., president, Fari-
baut; Charles Barclay, vice president, Cen
trail City, OAK; S. L. Croker, secretary,
Faribault; D. A. Mcpherson, treasu rer,
Deadwood, Oak; Hon. j. r. Wilson, attorney,
Deadwood. The officers elected the following
board of directors: G. Weston Wood, NJ D..
Faribault; S. L. Crocker, Faribault; A. Mes
ser, st. Paul: D. A. Mcpherson, Deadwood;
William Silbie, Deadwood; Hon. John r. Will
son, Deadwood; Charles r. Barclay, Central
City.
Since the last reports were made on the
properties to which they refer successful
steps have been taken to consolidate the
Gustin Belt and Minerva interests. A new
company has been formed and now owns
all the mining claims, hosting plant, real
estate, dwellings, etc., Of the Gustin Belt
Mining company and the mines and forty
stamp mill formerly owned by the Minerva
Mining company. The capital stock is
$3.50, 900 shares at $40 per share. A limited
number of these shares have been disposed
of. and with the proceeds the mines will be
reopened without delay. Ample means
have been provided for the liquidation of
the debts of the old companies.
Protest Against Forfeiture.
SPOKANE FALLS, w. T., June al
Resolutions have been unanimously adopted
by large mass meeting of representative
citizens, declaring that the proposed con-
gressiOnal forfeiture of the lands granted to
aid the construction of the Cascade branch
OF the Northern Pacific railway would be
"a fatal blow to the most vital interests of
every settler, merchant. manufacturer and
artisan of Washington Territory" and that
it would serve ''only the interests of the
Oregon Railway q Navigation company,
which is now virtually monepolizing the
traffic of the territory and keeping its peo-
pie by excessive charges in bondage" The
resolution also ''instructs our delegate in
congress to give voice to this protest." and
thanks Senators Dolph and Mitchell for
opposing the forfeiture.
PoMERoY, w. t., June 21.-A mass
meeting of the citizens of Garfield has
unanimously adopted resolutions in opposi-
ton to the bill which provides for forfeit
ure of the lands On the Cascade division OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad company.