Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-05

| GENERAL manager Of tho Omaha and
Grant smeiler at Denver since 1889,
aud rs such was the most extensive ore
buyer In the country, has resigned hts
position owing to impaired health. He
u tho largest stakeholder In the smoll-
or company, and one OF its directors.
The idaho h Pittsburg Mining and
Milling company OF Silver City.idsh0,
started up its mill on Wednesday
morning. The company has enough
ore on hand - Keep the mill busy
through the season. Contracts have
been lot to increase the plant to 90 tons
per day capacity.
Work has begun with renewed
energy ON the South ella, Arizona,
canal, dam md reservoir. One nun.
dfod and sixty teams, with the neoeB.
sary men to handle them, left Phmnix
for the dam alto last week, anu will
begin work at once, In addition 10 the
several hundred already employed.
Tho pumping works ut Christovsl are
nearing compl elton.
The arrangements for the consollda-
ton OF two Of the leading mining
companies OF Mineral, Idahc-the
Maria mining company, anu Mineral
Mutual smelling com pany--have been
concluded, and the work OF deivlng
for precious metals In that camp will
be vigorously prosecuted. The con.
solidation Is not a joining Of the two
companies In q strict commercial sense,
but merely q mutual agreement TO
work their mines and the smellor in
harmony,
The Pearce turret roasting furnace,
a recent Invention, In claimed 10 effect
an important saving In tho cost OF
treating ores. The saving IL said to be
nearly one-half. The enventOr IL the
well known Colorado metsllurgist,
Professor Pearce, OF Argo. His inven.
tion has been on trial for several
months In the Argo emelter nj Denver,
and the Boston smeltcr at Butte, and
from both favorable reports have been
received. The Omaba-Grant company,
and the Sau Juan emeltor Of Durango
are now testing II.
Thore came up for trial in Denver
yesterday suit which appeared on the
calendar under the simple title Of
5trickle W. Wilson. The suit Is really
by the bondholders Of tho Great West
Mining company TO forecloso bonds on
the big mine Of Alma, worth over
$3.50, 900, now claimed 10 DO owned By
the Wilson brothers under the name
OF the WoodmRs Of Aston Mining
company. Tho bonds were $50, 900
main value, issued Ia 1888. They have
been drawing Interest and the amount
Ia about 100000. This Is the first time
the bondhollem have brought suit,
because u was only In February,
1893, that tho bonds tnatufel,
But the trial IA the flfsh Involving IA
Same property and substantially the
same Interests. Wilson brothers OBJ
tained possession OF the mine aud
claim It's ownership under the sale Of
the property to satisfy Judgments. Il
IL claimed that no notice Of the execu.
ton OF judgments ever reached the
bondholueTs. The case has been to the
supreme court three times and IA one
OF the best known In mining litigation.
There are thiTty-nvo or forty bond.
HOLDER, OF whom "Brlok" Ponieroy ~
a notable member. He Is not present
at this trial, however, being In Europe.
SALT LAKE CLEARING HOUSE.
Today's clearing house exchanges
amounted to sS04,954.
iODAN'a QUOTATIONS.
New York-Silver, so 3; lead, 1895.
London-Silver, IS 5.lGi.
oRE AND BULLION.
Wells, Fargo & Co. received today:
Mingo bullion, $685..
4. II. Jones d Go. received today:
Bullion, $500.
Mccormick & Co. received today;
Silver and lead ores, $4,000; Hanauer
bullion, $4,000. Total, Sll, 800.
AssRyer Hodges had IN for testing
today ll9 tons " Horn Silver ore,
$50 tons Of Bulllon-Beck ore, two lots
OF Swansea ore, II tons; one lot OF
riewaukse ore, II tons, anu two other
controls.
Assayer Currle had In today for
testing one lot Of Emma ore.
w. q. NJ. Steward had In today for
assay two lots Of New Highland ore,
Q tons, and one lot Of Bullion Beck ore.
$50 tons.
The ore and bullion output from this |
city for the week was as follows:
~ cars uuhlon...-..s .ss..ss...s...... hbAhlp bh
~ cars silver And lead oros,..,.... l,19l,00O ha
81 cArs.-. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9Ojlsl0 lbs