Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-05
INNING And REALTY.
E. \. Fleming is Rushing iof On Opal.
Inc C,mplDy.
coosEBERny VALLEY RESERVOIR.
Mine sold for a Million aud a QUARTER
AGOld Quarry.-Misccllau.
eous Matters.

~. II. Fleming, Of opalinc, Idaho,
Ia Ina town, his aim being 90 work
up busluess for the big company which
he represents, namely, the ldah1Opal.
inc Company. This company prop.
etty ia located I'm the opal fields,
lhirly.flve miles from Boise, anu gems
ofimmonse value have been taken out
and placed on the market.
MT. Fleming l. quite a ruaher for
business, and dscsn'l mind even when
o. regular train is out Of tho VA. An
Instance Illustrating this occurred at
Pocntcllo ON Wednesday. He was
drumming ~ busi less ia idaho'a gate
city, aud not noticing how umo WIS
passing, siayei too long, and Goo train
going north pulled out aud loii him.
lie had made arrangements % go 20
Butte and he was In duty bound 10 go.
lie got an engine and crew 10 take him
TO Blacklo5i, twenty-six mllosito catch
the passenger. Engineer seai0u aud
Fireman Knowles had charge ot the
engine, No. 5S3, and made the distance
In twenty.oue minutes, when Mr.
Fleming stepped oil tho engine and
onto the pnsseuger His sevonjy.hye
miles ma hous on a Union Pacific To-.
| comollvo was an exciting 81 not
| ovrtpleasAnt sensation 10 the "opal
king"
TIM uOOsEBEBRY REsEHvOu.
II ueglns 10 look ~ though the
| GOCspbeTry reservoir anu canal project
! ls euro 10, says the Mount Pleasant
| pyramid. Surveyors have been at
| work and have located tho reservoir
bite, tho dam site, the canal site 10 the
| mountail AMI the tunnel 90 The came,
aud have gone into Salt Lake 90 report
the result Ui their work g. the utumut-
etl Of the scheme. The igrGm q was
| informed last week that the uum tor
the proposed reservoir viii be- 100 iort
high, with foundation aud ta.u Buiil-
oleutly strong 10 enable the dam 10 bB
MAIDS Us or $50 feet high 81. found
necessary. At tue fret named height,
however, enough water Will each win.
ter be stored away % al continuously
during the summer n canal Of sufficient
size 10 itfigato thousands Of acres OF
land.
OF course on the result of the report
depends iutufe work, but eysfy a.sur.
ance Nv given that their report will be
more encouraging than disappointing,
hs it makes little bsttef showing even
than the rough estimate. The tunnel
through tins mountain will be- about
5000 feet In length, and It IA here that
the heaviest expenses will be incurred.
The wafer leaving the tunnel will dow
down Sanpltch river 10 suitable place
for taking it out In canal.
We are informed that great deal OF
the capital stock OF the company hG,
been subscribed by those who viii he
consumers, ami that In view Of the
liberal support given 10 the scheme by
residents on the east side Of the valley
rue first canal will be put along the
east side nj the base Of tao mountain.
5anpete county has been long known
ns one Of the beet aud most reliable
counties Of Utah, with great deal o
yet undevelOpe i Agricultural resources
fne one lacking element TO make II
oue immense garden spot has been a.
Insufficient water supply. Surround
ing every city and town In the county
are EcTes Of the best VI land lying idl,
because water could not bo obtained q
irrigate II. Now, however, II the be-
ginning OF aprucess which viii redeem
these unused acres. The sinew OF 1
new power IL TO be- supplied by an i'm
mense project 10 bring waters Havea
from winter wastes to pour their life
giving AMI nouTisning strength on L
arid gToundH aud make productive
thousands OF sterile acres.
The Importance Ofthls scheme can
not DO underestimate, IL mean,
many new homes, many new farm
to spring up within our borders, Rn,
10 give Sanpeto an impetus which vii
attract hundreds OF outsiders an,
bring In outside money. There 1
enough vacant yet good land around
Mount Pleasant alone 10 make a HcOr,
OF thirty farms, aud II needs only SOM
such project aB has beun iuauguTatel
to acquire this result.
SALE Or THE IIARQuA HALA.
Some time ago the NEWS gave par
tlcuiats Of negotiations Tor tho sails O
the famous Harqua Hala gold mine
which were interrupted by the dealt
Of one OF the owners, George W. Bow
efs, at San FfanCi.cO. After MIR
Bowers death, the Euglish syndicate
which was desirOus Of making the pur
chase, continued h press IN claims On
the attention OF the Bowers heirs an,
tue other owner, A, q. Hubbard. A.
a result, the sale has been c)nsum,
mated, the last payment having beer
made ON Tuesday, through ia,
: Wells, Fargo n Co. banl
at san Francisco. THIS CLOSING
payment amounted ~ $4,000
10 hard cash from tue Engli.hmBn
and vas part Of the sl,2jO,OJO whicl
, was the purchase price OF tho group o
mines. OF the whole amount 5000 O
went 10 tue widow OF George w
b Bowers, $500, 900 10 Ms surviving part
ner, A. q, Hubbard, aud the remaining
t26O,OOO 10 those who engineered TIA,
sale. The mines arc located ia YUM
county, ArizInn, ald were located II
1855, There has been much litigation
. over the property, but this was finally
settled over year ago. In tvl
months prect ding Mr.. Bowors's death
, which occurred but a few weeks ago
the aggregate dividends from tn
Workings was 100000. IL Is said tn
prospect OF the properties II better thai
ever.
wYOAuNG AND SILVER.
Laramie Bo0mcrang' The women @
UtAh are sondtug out circulars urgin
upon the women Of Wyoming, Colon