Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-21
MAY GO TO BRIGHAM
Prospects Of The Southern Pacific
Building a Spur
COLLECTING THE COPPER BONUS.
Desert Land Patents. Tho Mcrcler
llircciors.--0palino find.-Mining
aud Other items.

Gtandc Western with passenger ior the
dedication services In this city Ia like
ly TO result Ia the building Of n switch
from Brigham City 10 the Southern
Pacific main line. The latter COM
pauy has learned that there Ia some.
thing worth competing for In the way
OF traffic ut the capitol u Box Elder,
and It IL now intimated that 1t will
follow up the advantage.
II this matter were taken up by the
leading men Of Box Elder county,
there 10 little doubt that tho new CON
necti0n would 10 made ut an early
date. II would receive the endorse.
nent Of the Rio Grnnde Western PEG.
pie, who are only too anxious to get
into the new territory. with
such All arrangement the pros.
pect would be good for n still
iurther extension over Into Cache val.
ley, where competing llne Of road
would be warmly welcomed. Tho
Salt Lake people are ruslling with the
Deep Creek Railway, aud have fair
chances OF success. The Box Elder
people have still better prospects Of
double connection with Ogden aud
this city II they strike while the iron
Ia hot through the recent venture. 10
the people Of the north this matter IL
worth looking up. The railway people
now have Nh eye on the scheme.
MERouR OFFICERS.
Last evening the adjourned meeting
OF the Morcur Mining company stock
holders convened ut the Company's
office. The old officers were reelected
M follows: John Dcnne, president, IL.
w. Brown, vice proaidenl and supeF-
intendebt; Gill 3. peyton, treasurer,
and Il. l.. Scannell, secretary, anu
these together with J. IL. Hedges form
the board OF directors. The finances |
Of Eho company were reported to 10 la |
nn excellent condition and the mine |
looking well.
COLLHcIIHu TIE CASH.
Today two collectors were started |
| out by tho board Of tru ices to collect |
the balance Of tho cash due on tho |
copper bonus. Some Of those who put |
down their names on the subscriI ton |
list have been olJse run for the money |
and have deferred payment. These |
have been given the iull limit OF time, |
and are now requested TO settle. There
were some who doubtless subscribed TO
get rid OF their solicitors, but II II
thought that most OF the people who
promised assistance aud have failed TO
come 10 time have done 40 more
through neglect and pressure Of
finances than desire to evade pay.
ment.
DEsBRT LAND PATENTS.
The following desert land patents
have been received at tho land Ctlice
from Washington;
Desert Entry No. SCI, to Elizabeth
NJ. Adamson Of SAT- Lake county, $50
aofos In township south VI range 3
west.
No. s72, to CeLaressa Cartwright Of
Beaver county, ~ acres In tow nship 80
south VI range west.
NO. $50, to Joi0diah II. Give OF Salt
Lake county, 10 aores In township |
north OF range 3 east.
No. So, 10 the heirs Of Alfred Il.
Manning, deceased, Of Weber county,
west "s'
Nnrpa
The Chalk Cresk Coal company has
deci ed to increase it's capital stock
from 100000 TO s25O,OOO.
Tn. san,,avo mill. nm Ca,so, ,,v
began crushing ore on Wednesday
from the Kenluck mine, In Gold Hill,
Nevada. Shipments Of about u hun.
dred tons will DO made daily.
Th. Roolv Mountain co.I ,
comnanv dad a,ticis' ~ tn.,o anu IRON
NJ fsayr,iI. on Wodn.a adou. poiauoh
s,ocL az onn o6n IN shs,os 80 ,o ohpitaI
,ni.nls Nv go hnsInsss ,n ~ S,vv enGn.
~ rn,n.od d " w 'u''''''' :" ''h counties
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A. IL. Godbe, who is up from Bul. {
lionville, says that Phoebe is going to {
,nn,h Tha ItiantIc al W p .,os 'he
beadi,, tor Wbite pi,a Sd"' :
and viii nrohab a"'ilu', :
ih,onaL pianho P'0o"''S P"ss :
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A dispatch from Snmpa, idaho, says
that the most valuable find Ia OpalIne
was made on Wednesday. A little :
pocket was discovered In tho Pansy, 3