Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-14
MINING INTERESTS.
Effort 10 Settle the la Plata LitIga.
lion Out Of Court
rAAr $4,000 COPPER Bosus.
silver Delegates Not Yet Named.-lirc
at Bingham. Mine Pur.
chase. Notes.


come to an eud. This IL to be- effected
OUTSIDE OF the courts, and II the nego.
tiations now Ina progress nro brought to |
a successful ending, the settlement |
will 10 n matter Of congratulntion 10 |
the interested parties, rs well o. Of |
profit by avoiding the expenses OF a |
tedious contest In the courts. Sew
eral meetings have been held, and |
upon the strength Of the probability Of
an understanding being reached,
Judge Miner nas continued the Gaze
indefinitely.
THE SILVER DELEoArEs
The executive committee which the
Wednesday night mass meeting hu.
thorlzed Governor West 10 appoint has
not yet been named, though the Gov.
ernor possibly may reach the matter
In time 10 give It his attention this
evening. The committee is 10 be- com.
po,od OF representative mon Of the
Territory, and will name delegates to
the timetable congress 1t Chicago,
arrange for finance committee, ami
take such other steps 10 may be DEEMED
necessary 10 aid the movement Tor FREQ
coinage Of silver.
THE COPPER PLANT B)NUB.
The $4,000 appropriated by the
CITY Council 10 the copper plant fund
may become the subject Of litigation.
Mayor Baskin wants II returned 10 the
corporation, 20 that the latter may use
II TO bridge over the present financial
chasm which the municipal authorities
have 10 cross. Tho money IL, OF
course, 20 be again placed Ia the bonus
fund whom the taxes come In. The
mhnaBrru OF the copper plant company,
however, do not think the mayor
should have his way. The money has
been appreciated, they say, and should
remain la that situation, being used
only for the purpose 10 which II has
been diverted. In tho meantime
there IL talk OF a suit being Instituted
by the city TO regain control OF the
cash.
The board Of trustees aapo'nled in
behalf OF those who subscribed 10 tho
bonus fund has been applied to,
through THEN president, Judge Loot.
borrow, by the Mayor, aud the return
OF the money demanded. TIC 'eply
was that the matter would bo laid
before the trustees. A meeting " tue
latter was ualled, but there was no
quorum present, nor Ia there likely TO
bo at any meeting In the near fdture.
There are twelve trustees, i've Of
whom ars out OF the city. IL roquires
the presence OF the remaining seven
I - a..
and this II has not boon possible to
secure. They were oil notified nj the
last call, but the requisite number ana
not respond, No there was no meeting,
ana consequently no intimati0n OF
complying with the Mayors demand.
$1,000 FiRg.
The boarding house, bunk house aud
office at the petTo mine, Bingham,
were destroyed by fire on Wednesday.
A quantity Of provisions aud some Of
the personal effects NJ the men recent.
ly employed In the mine were con.
sumed. The lOss II about $500.
MINE PURCHASE.
Baker City, Oregon, Democrat
About ten days ago the Democrat
I
Mr.. Geo. w. GAyson, Of Oakland,
California, was very likely 10 pass into
the hands Of MI. John Longmpid, OF
Salt Lake City, and 10 carry out the
negotiations pending MI. Longm I'D
anu Mr.. GrayHon went to 5alt Lake.
Following this the tightness OF the
money market caused suspension of
the ueal ami II was given out that
! the Rllu WAS of MIR. GfayaDu
telegIAphed his agent here, Mr..
Geo. Borman, to 20 ahead with the
operation OF the mine on his accoun t
Ii now seems that Sit. Longmaid con.
tiuued his endeavOTs 10 arrange mat
ters looking TO this purchase OF the
property, anu succeeded 20 the end
that he went to California and per.
iec;ed arrangements satisfactory 10 Mfr.
Gayson, aud IL TO take charge OF the
property. The arrival OF MrLongmaid
in ID iker City on the early morning
train OF yesterday was nj once the sub.
ject OF inquiry on the part OF n reporter
to learn lust what was To take place
concerning the Virtue. Mr.. LOngmaid
was seen aud said no had negotiated
the sale OF the property and he would
take charge today. lie viii personally
have charge Of the mine, aud 10 well
has no laid his plans that there can be
no doubt OF the success OF the enter
prise. IL In the intention OF the manage.
ment ~ Increase the reduction capacity
OF the mill by the addition OF ten more
stamps, making twenty stampa in NIL,
and to add concentrations, which will
cause "a saving Of several thousand dol.
lars annually,