Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-03
$4,000 In Gold Taken Out By Pour
Men In Three Months.
nEnuSERATIyE PLACER MINING.
Marysvale Prospects. - Land Oillee
Observation-Disclosures MIN
ing Items.


any inquiaiuye persons who might
want TO investigate their mission, for
under the seat Of their buggy, In n big
sack, was $4,000 worth Of gold dust
which caused them no little anxiety
until II was safely stored away la the
United States assay oficc.
The large pile Of shlning vel.
low metal was the result Of
three months run on two
placer claims near Placerville, owned
~ Mike Leary and James Brogan.
Since the first OF May the hydraulics
have been worked night aud day.
Large streams OF water, propelled with
terrific force, were leveled against the
ides OF the hills aud the gold laden
dirt was washed into the sluicos. There
,he precious metal was secured, and
when the seaSon closed, owing to the
water supply failing, the hardy miners
iounI they had $4,000 Of dust all
ready to be turned into Uncle Sans
trcasury In return Of that amount OF
cfsn.
About rs men arc worked on the
Lrsry. Brogan plncars during the sea-
,ou, says the Idaho Stdtomdn. For
ytnrs the yield from these "diggins"
has been bounti.ul ana there IA no
itrceptlble diminutlon Of the supply OF
gold. The Granite creek claim can be
worked little moro this summer,
atrr having been stored in reservoirs
ir this purpose. The other pla Ger
VIII remain In idicness until the open.
log Of the '04 season.
LAND OFFICE MATTERS.
The case Of Data Peterson VI Sarah
A. Wing, In relation to homestead
entry 1909, made November 25th,
1899, IL being heard In the land office.
The land In this suit In the northeast
quarter and the east half OF the north
east quarter OF section IL, and the
northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter OF section 10, township south,
range 3 east. The affidavit Of
contest In the casewAa hled
by Data Peterson Oh June
Glh, 1898, alleging abandonment for
more more than six months since the
entry was made.
In the case OF Richard T.. Carlisle
Va James Is. Woods, involving desert
entry No. 1915, covering the north
half Of section %, township 4 south,
fauge east, "A decision has been made
by the register and receiver. The
desert entry was filed by Woods on
April 9Th, 1893 On May 10Th, Car
Isle rendered u homestead application
which was refused on account Of
Woods's filing. Carlisle then filed
an affidavit alleging occupation
and settlement previous to
Woods's iiling; that Woods
knew thereof ana that, there
fore, CRrliale's claim was better. The
eillIavit also alleges that Carlisle
bought the improvements OF one Pad.
dock, a previous settler on the land in
question. The opinion states that the
evidence shows that Paddock settled
upon the quarter section claimed by
Carlisle, One-half Of which was unsuf-
yeyod ut the time, IL the fail Of 1892,
and In April, 1893, sold his improve
mUnts 10 Carlisle, who At once, and
PRIOR to the desert entry, established a
residence upon the land. The previous
hNHAANhA'AN VI AAANNh khNN NANllhlN
no rights, but his own previous settle
ment did. He cannot make n home.
stead entry for more than the surveyed
hall; but having surrendered the un-
surveyed eighty acres, 1t was held that
his entry should 10 given precedence.
Thomasw. Perry OF Cedar City, Iron
county, filed an application for u home
stead patent Tor portion OF section SO,
township % south, range 10 weht
Peter A. Nelson OF Cedar City also
He'd an application for n homestead
patent, his claim being located In SEQ.
ton "a, township 81 south, range 10
west.
NoTEs,
At the annual meeting OF the stock.
holders Of the Blue Jay Mining com.
ltny, hold yesterday afternoon, tho
toll wing officers were elected: w. II.
ChsmbeTlin, president; J. n. LetcheT,
vice president; John +. Lynch, score
laTy and treasurer. These, with Jack.
suU Bolton and o. ID. Hendfickson,
VIII 'orm this board Of directors for the
,asllng year.
VIrlnia, New, Chronicle: The
Grown Point mine IN Gold Hill will
In un tomorrow morning with one
lt.i hilt OF men. They will he en-.
Q. lri 10 getting out tho gold rock on
WHrh q teBt was recently made ut the
NN 2ican mill. IL Is probable a night
'hlt VIII be pat ON before loug 10 get
uui tHc same class OF ore, and tne mine
via "oia two shifts Tor some time 10
tUuc.
Helena, Mont, INDEPENDENT The
following scale OF miners wages has
been adopted by the Merrill q Miller
Miniug company, 10 go into effect to-
my aud 10 be- regulated by the price VI
silver from this date forward. Whom
Der silver IA above so cents an ounce,
3" ol day. When IL 10 from 20 10 so
rru,s an ounce, 50 II day. When II Is
oi 20 20 cents ON ounce, 1915 q day.
When 10 In below O5 cent? an ounce,
500 day. In all cases 81 day viii
Goo oluctud Tor board. Ten hours viii
constitute dsy's work. The company
'tetves tho hight to employ men with
tsiullits.
Eohfleld AdU9c4tG Our reporter
Waited on Judge q. w, Bean Tor a
F'H,tmont In relation 10 his prospecting
mn around Mt. Baldy. He said he,
". II. CLARK, VIM. pTObert and Other-
"rutHround by Beaver and came down
ny MRryavnle, but on account of wet
"rnhrr their trip had not "pau ned
.a" us they anticipated, They leii
400 a. Bean and Mr.. H0olon 10 finish
i tho prospect. The Judge was not
such impFeHfed with tho WOlk going