Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-11

o,d deed was 10 WIN. h.. Smith, Of
pr,vo. for lg7 IS 100 acres, the c1usid.
,r.tion being $500. Roth tracts OF
land are IN Uah county.
mcn GOLD rLACLEs.
Special to the NEWS.
CtuyENNE, Aug. ll.-A private
di.pntrh received from the cashier OF
| the Rank Of Sheridan conveys exceed
inulv encouraging news % the level.
| opmrut " tue placer mines iu the Bald
Mountain country, iUTty miles from
| sheridan. The dispatch says That the
| Foftunntus company has just made
rfeun I'm OF eight days wUtr, which
| yielded igs on cos Ui gold, This makes
! an aypraue Of S25 80 ger day for each
man en- ployed, lt isa better showing
| man tho strikes ut Pike Peak, Lead.
! Vile. Virginia city or any of the Mon.
| tnnn came. rhu average of the MDu-
! lama ltgginrs has been only $40 day
per man. vet thousands Of men have
/ made thrir fortunes there. The Bald
| Mountain Placer fields contain 10000
acres OF gravel eighteen feet deep.
Mining men look for n tmmpeie 10
that section.
rioCHE "REcoRD" MOTIFS
The Flngs,aG mino at Helena has
\ been leased for the period OF six
moutbg 10 A ntone pcUliO, Paul Tesla
md others. The mine 81 owned by
| Mcssrs, Denton, Nesbltt ami Osborne,
of Phoebe, aud IL considered very
promising piece Of property.
James McGuilie AMI wife were in
town last week anu concluded Ht-
ran .cments for the sale VI Cedar
| sprlurs near Helena, 10 Nusbilt Bros.
/ The property has been bonded f0r
| 5000 and ia valuable water gighl
Nr-bit Bros. intend Co Immediately
commence devrlOpirg the springs suu
" enough water can tc secured 90 run
twenty stamp mill, one wiIlhe erect
| oi tuis iul.
Work AZ the Yuba minO has been
supurnupd. No ore has hruu extracted
rom the mine since the recent drop ia
oliver, the work. non btlus engaged in
umucriug the shaft anu iriting to
connect with the NJ aspIH shaft. Tho
c0mInny has force q. muH putting Ia
order the works ON ~. . Ul tho
Meadow valley group, preparatory 20
the resumption u work 90 the mine.
The water question has teen
the all.absorOiug ono among
the owners OF property In Fer.
gus0u district a few springs
ucar the town OF Helena have been the
only source of supply, AMI the qlanti-
~ has been deemed only sufficient for
the use OF tho town. Water enough 70
run mills has been the stumbling
block in the way of the growth OF the
district, and tue country rHB been
pr0sIVctod la every direction tor the
I .s.HH.H..4HsaUtHH#N MHfHU#.HHFW uF|tH|Hs
One Or two springs were discovered
about % year ago, aud a few Owacd ny
rancheB have BEEN bonded by tho
owners OF mines. sun tho amount
was not considered sufficient, ami tho
search was continued. Joe. 0hufl,u resi-.
dent Of rnhrauagat valley, became
interested, anu took into his confidence
an old Indian named Tom, who
Informed him OF large springs tust had
been covered up for year, by the rod
men for use Ia case VI emergency, aud
, ne guided Sharp to the spDt, Last week
MesstH. sharp, Chbs. LamwOui John
Ferguson anu FL, FTeudouthul located
the springs. They arc situated nOOui
ten miles west II Helena, and are 900
feet higher than the town. The
7 fortunate owners arc confident that
these spuugs will supply enough water
90 run two tru-stamp mile, beslde'
, furnishing all that may ue necessary
for The use OF the town Tho locators
, have already parties az work develop
, iDg the springs.
MOTHS
Alexander II. Richards, Of Mondon
Cache county, has filed In the lane
Office an application Tor Homestead
covering the northeast corner dissection
, twelve. township II north, range .
west; James NJ. Carey also has Gleu
an application for John II. Shannon
aud Flank NJ. Nichols, covering To,
Nellie Bly and Climax mining claims
In the West Mountain mining district
Salt Lake county
= HALEY, idaho, lnHCG Suporlntend
J ont sheldon OF the Yellow JACKIE
e Mining company u Gutter county, hal
been 10 Haley for some days, COmIt Gel,
; Ing arrangements, by telegraph, Tor o
thirty.stRmp mill 10 be- built at IN,
mine this fall. Hr has been some,
4 what delayed In closing the mhttcl
J owing to the m Inutgry stringeuCy, bul
! 40 one OK the owners IN President
Searles Of the sugar Trust, who IL
, reputed a. bee worth from $40, 900, 900 &,
/ 100000, 900, there has not brrn anu
: could not have been any seTijul
, trouble with the company's finances
, The time H. somewhat brief 10 start IN
b get mill ready Tor fall crushing, bu
b Superintendent sheldon hopes 10 nc
cOmplish H.
SALT LAKE CLEAHtSG HOU6E.
Today's clearing house exchange,
amounted 10 $4,000.
TODAY's QUOTATIONS..
Now York-silycr, 75u.. Leaf, $500
| nominal
Lou1Uu-SilvpT, 1891
D Wells, Fargo & Go. received today,
Mingo bullion, s35U5, Total, Ss7U5.
4. II. Jones' n Go. received today,
Orep, $1,000; bullion, $1,000. Total
$1,000.
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