Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-03
BUSTNESSAND MINING
A Change In Railway Train Time Soon
10 DO Made.
GATHERING MINING STATISTICS.
forgetting Contest.-Wool Clip Values.
Farmers In Debi.-larious
Items.

Considerable change In the running
ot railway trains Is likely soon to be-
made on both the through lines for the
winter traffic. The Southern Pacific
intends changing tho time Of arrival
and departure OF trains in Ogden, tho
arrival time 10 DO about three hours
later than II Is at present. Among
the promised alterations are an In
creased train service.
10 Is also stated that the Union Paoi.
40 will resume daily service south Of
Juab, partly In consequence OF the
iuiiiction Of fine because the mail
contract had not been lived up 10.
MtNtsu STATISTICS WASTED.
Tho director o. the mint Ia gather.
ing statistics Of the mining Industry In
the western states anu territories for
the year 1893. The various mine
owners are being furnished with blanks
ON which TO make reports Of the busl-
ness done and industrial labor connect
cd herewith. lftho call made IL prop
erly responded 70, tbs compilation 10
expected to make very interesting
uOcu ueut.
FOR BoYCoTTIHG.
The Denver Retail Clerks union
hEs % damage suit on its hands, tho
amount asked Tor Of the organization
being $780, but the more important
part Of tho questions involved IL tho
judicial determination Of tho right OF
the union b blacklist and thereby
damage tue business Of "a nOn-union
man. Morris Newman, who owns n
furnishing store Ia Denver has not
complied with the union rules 10 close
al 6lp.n. each day. In consequences VI
this the union blacklistoi him and
printed and distfibuted circulars. some
VI these were distributed by mon
placed In front Of hi store. He asked
the court 10 issue an Injunction for
bidding this distribution, and Il was
granted.
WOOL CLIP VALUE.
J.H. Srtley, Of Mt. Pleasant, says
that owing ~ the dep ossion 10 the
wool murgct this year, his town alone
will suffer a loss Of $4,000 on tue wool
clip, the quantity " which was as
great In 1898 as The previous year, but
times Vote different.
]. A. Clinton, OF the Wool Growers
association, places the loss 70 the Terri.
tory on the wool clip, as compared
with last year, NJ close on million
dollars, the result OF the general busl'
ness depression.
NOTES.
The Central CITY, Colo, Observer
says work will soon be resumed at the
Laurie mine, Yankee HIN district,
which Il owned by Genital and
Georgetown miners. The tunnel 10
now III atty feet aud viii be driven
100 feet during the wiutur, The vein
recently developed " thv end OF the
tunnel runs well 10 gjli.
Gold bullion To the amount Of 49,
60l WAS shipped from tue Boise assay
Uliics Wednesday. Tho weekly ship
mrnts for several weeks pact have been
between sl5, 900 aud $4,000. A great
deal u gold dust Ia small sums IL re-
csivel every day from the placer miAes
la ,hv Vicinity Of Boias.
Bolse, Idaho, Stato,mam w. 7.
Riley, register OF the Uuited States
Office at HaileT, 10 at the Capitol.
Mr. Riley eaya the leading silver
mines VI the Wood river cOunlry can
operate with silver several cent? below
~ present market price. The ore IN
that section IL very rich anu the orc
bodies exceedingly large, consequently
the miues thers Will 10 able 70 con-
tiuue operations ~ long as any other
silver producers In the country. In
tho past four weeks some rich strikes
have bson mAue on the Wood river,
notably Ia the Idaho Democrat, which
was nj one time owned by Boise par
ties.
Denver NeWG Word Ia received
| from Yankee I'm that Field's new
stamp mill started up last week at its
new location on Silver creek, where
| the water la abundant aud flows
nearly all the winter. This mill con-
| slsts OF twenty-five stamps aud runs
exclusively GU custom ore, with which
| II IN Abundantly supplied from the
| claims now under development. Two
other stamp mills on Fail river and
| the other on Silver creek will start In
] . week or two, giving an additional
/ Impetus 10 mining, Aud adding 10 thu
! lumber VI gold retOTta received at tho
branch mint In this city.
Mr.. II. p. PEout OF the Consolidated
| Implement company 10 "dUIng" this
/ section In the collecting business, says
the Milari county Blade. The gonIle-
man reports "shOrt grass," Grain Is
/ plentiful, but cash almost AN impossl-
! billy. AS wheat Il 81 cents bushel In
! Salt Lake CITY, anu railroad freight 80
cents per 100 pounds, II means that
! farmers must sell vt 80 cents per bushel
/ 70 pay their machine notes. II the
| people OF Utah do not acquire some
useful Information on the bad policy Of
! getting into debt, before tue present
| quetzs is over, II will not DO for lack
oi opportunities.
Boise Statesman: Apropos OF the TO-
| peal Ui the sherman law, II. n.
/ Church, uperiutendent Of the u nitei
States assay office, this city, yesterday
received instructions, from tho director
OF the mint, which were doubtless sent
10 all the assay offices, TO pay but 80
cents per standard ounce for silver.
This 10 u reduction Of about cents
per ounce In tue price that has been
| paid for some time past ana IL the
| lowest that has ever been paid. When
| Mr.. Church took charge VI the assay
office 10 cents was paid for the white
metal, Shortly Rnefward tho market
price Of silver went down with alarm
ing rapility. Tue assay office was
then Instructed 10 pay but 90 cents,
aud that price prevailed until yesler.
day afternoon. Fine silver, At that
price, would bring about 80 2.S centa
an ounce.