Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-16

question, as the prices now charged are
claimed t. be above what the non can
mnse pure hasts for elsewhere.
@. p. LANDS.
On Saturday the sale u 5000 acres
Of Central Pacific lands near the
outlet Of Humboldt lake, Nevada, wa
effected, the purchasers being w. =.
Chapman and Others Of California.
In the past month 1000 acrea OF these
lands In Utah have been sold by the
company. The volume of business o.
the sale Of lands has boon unusually
large during the nrst two weeks VI
August.
LAND OFFICE.
The following desert patents have
been received at tho land Office:
Henry Il. Steele, OF Weber county,
200 acre..
Harry II. Clud, o33 acres in Tooele
county.
Miles NJ. Beatty, 100 acres In
Wnsatch county
The following filings have bpon
made;
by Macmillan Parker, Of Bcgvcr
county, finnl fo1i on his homestead
application covering part OF section g.,
township 81 south, range wrFt.
by john 4. Clara, N Pauguitch, q
dctert application CDyrrln On II Of
section 10, township 2s south, range 8
west.
ny David T.. Anderson Jr, o.
Beaver county, final proof Ga HI
homestead application covering lot ..
section 80, township 81 south, range q
west.
By Hiram a. Houdficksen, Of paro-
wan, "A homustrad application covering
tho south half " the southeast quarter
u section o, township - south, range
west.
EOIEs.
The reports from various gold dis.
trirla Ia Colorado report business ~
looking UP somewhat. Several new
gold discoveries have been made, the
projectors getting enough Tor wagvs.
Tho state silver convention at
Kvtchum, Idaho, closed ~ labors last
evening, after the adoption OF a strong
appeal 10 Congress i0r the free coinage
OF silvur.
Some " the gold hunters who have
been In the rush b the Snake River
placvrs IN Idaho sny there Is not sui.
ncioRt prospect 10 jueiiiy the crowd
that b. going In. Others VINO aru there
send out as glowing reports ne formerly,
A. y. Bate, millng operator, - ga
rom l. vision uistdct. "A rcpIru
the c1mpapy's two mii.s In that gol
camp Hs 10 IuIi operation. lhr usual
nuubur Of employees, 100, has not bBsn
decreased through strlagent tmog.
Governor Waite, OF Colorado, Inns
decided 20 cali n special session Of the
stale legislature wi.nlu tho next dirty
dayF, tu clusiivr the peculiar condition
II financial affairs which might Or
pfgciplialvd by allowing a state canal
10 be- buiif under nm act passed. by the
legislature last winter. 10 10 asfor,od
thut a. er the AZ, the grU5sUst COS
frauds could DO prgpoIlatud with i'm.
puui'y.
riutc uuor a now strike o. 70.
ported ny upBilntuuiDnt Bufuh OF the
Beck mine and 10 IL said to be the
Richest one developed la that prJurT.y
Tor several years. Il fuus high M both
gold anu silver, aud OuD ton tnArn OUT
this week IL estimated 20 be worth
about $4,000, The mimi shipped ten
cafl0gus ~ lead ore this week, aud are
taking out about twenty tous a day
N:.h small working iugcr.
IrRms special from Washington,
litn: A. thr result nj the hearing he.
lore Secretary lDke Smith toIAy, II Is
probable that THIS secretary Will nl.
prove taH lease uf 10000 acres, secured
10y the American Asphalt Company Of
Now NurEanI Denver, in the southern
portion Of iuv UutHh rUsrrv ton, aud
viii an " the company uuul Drcum.
ter 10 make ihuir selections. rhe lease
was opposed iu thu hearing by G. o.
Baxter Of st. Louis, relrvHenuug the
Gilsuuitc company.
The miners on the C5m5tock mines
IN Nevada, who were lskvi 10 submit
to u reduction Of wages, have been
showing az tlv inct tina, 10 IL the big
lllrials ui tuu miuuz that should boz
sutjuatuI TO the cut ltls FIown that
niue prUaidyul-, s"rrs.aIioa, lshlstuut
sUurrtarlva aud tuprrIu'vydrul receive
all the way 20 M $50 10 sou mJuth,
hOmr u them fJg dlilG practically
nothing. Dyggg tho Muulu Oi June
the CGmstOUE miu,s paid out IN salaries
To pfcsidVuts, Siibui 10 tucrrinros,
s63Jui 90 assistant rrrro.4r.us, $3.50; to
tturtiutvu4vnl, .lsD1; i4r guuts,
slb3.5l; or water Tor lha milvH,
$3.50, ior wages 20 36i mInefr %, 961;
Iur utuet expenses, Tor timber iUr the
mi as. ilf luvl, Tor powder, for oil, Tor
milling In sOmi Instances, for ice anu
iuClioutgW, Sl2D,O2ilO, total uf
slli57l 80 Toe wages OF the miners
aggte glt not quite .3 per cent OF tnv
total OF tho expenditure.
Butte, Montana MHoE While the
mining industry Of But,u has been
severely injured BY the decline In
silver during the lust SIX week-, theTt
l. etill a ulllr .mrlhiug doing Ia That
Inc ny f,ss.n " the fact thHt uIui.
ton TO silver Ir0pefii,s'uure are many
copper MINIS ga aul about She clty.
With the exception % tlu Autclnia,
winch b. phiU.ius o. 10. tnelturs
only about hAG bs Wurh ore Hs
formerly, the copper producing ,am'
uan.os are Iuuuiug NlN. .u.iF Cus-
iOmary v'gUr, AMI aa Near 1913 ran ne
learned calculate tp cuuH u1 80 tNelr
ol smuia Fortunately, thu mon lad
on nc thr AnncJudi m .H. daring th3
lat month are not iIln--.ueY are
wording ON tue grade ul the hiil llne
" tho Butte, Anaconda a PaCinc
railroad, When ms wlfk rs rpmYl Ted
u ia said that the company mines
will n ain be- operated to their fullest
capacity. The copper companies now
operating mines On "a large scale IA
tGls city arc tho EY,tuu ~ Montana,
Butte Reduction, Buuu & - stun,
Parrot, unI Cuilu4G * Bate. IL