Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-20

effect that considerable labor was ex.
pended at the Markham upper work
ings, which developed woll.defned
vein of coal.
SECOND rhat Markham evidenced
any good faith, aud that he had right
to assume thaltthe lower workings
were on the ground entered by him.
Third-rhat Paire did not file with.
In a reasonable or statuary time after
his discovery and posse9,ion Of the
premises.
AZ Fourth-That Pnire did not discover
coal on his land prior to his filing.
Fifth.-rhat Paire was "nolding
down" the claim for the Pleasant
Valley Cobl company.
Sixin-Tn.t the land office erred In
not dismissing tho application TO pur-
chase ON the part Of Paire after the
cross-exam nation OF Markham and
bis witnesses.
Seventh-Thntth the decision IN against
and contrary 10 the weight OF the
evidence anu law governing such
cases.
There IL still great excitement In
Colorado over the Duncan gold mines
near Garrison, aud hundreds OF people
are being added to the population
daily.
AT Newcastle, Washington, on
Wednesday, II. w. Fournier was
killed and William Ham seriously
Injured hya mas, Of rock falling on
them In the Coal Greek coal mine.
At tho Douglas mine, Sugar Loaf,
Colorado, on Tuesday, VIM. Della.
good, aged seventeen years, was work
Ing Mt the foot OF lifty.foot shaft
with William Daily. A bucket on the
whip la some way became detached
and fell, striking Dellagood on the top
Of the head, splitting II open ami kill
lug him instantly. Daily was standing
close by, but was not even touched.
Tho steamer ella has arrived ut
Yuma, Arizona, from the new placer
mines ut the Pioachr, or, as II Is some.
times called, the Chimney Peaks. IL
Is claimed 10 be the greatest proposition
Of the kind ever worked In the west,
aud the EngliJh company In charge
has purchased and 10 putting In $50, 900
worth OF pipe, through which the
water will be pumped from tha Colo.
RADIO to the placer, two miles square.
The Broken Hills Mining and Smelt-
Ing company, Of Australia. has or
der vi Pearce turret roasting fUrEace,
Colorado Invention. There IL now
one OF these furnaces Ia operation nj
the Omaha.Grant smelter, and the San
Juan Smelling company, OF Durango,
10 putting one In. The Australian pco-
pie have early recognized the advan-
,age OF the new Invention, which In
claimed 10 reduce the cost Of roasting
ores onr.half below the present system.
At the King coal mine at Como,
Colorado, ON "wednesday, miner
working In the lower part Of tho mine
was working with lamp on his esp
and started TO 20 to n higher level,
where gas had accumulated. He was
warned to stay hack, but did not un.
derstand, and when no struck into the
neglected chamber u slight gas explo-
sion took place, and painfully burned
four other miners, but none are
In dangerous condition.
A reduction OF thirty-six men OF the
free employed In the Consolidated
California and Virginia mine, Nevada,
was made this week. Exhaustion OF
ore resources on the 1900 level IL given
an the cause OF the draft. The superin.
tendent says that no material reduction
from the present ore output OF the
mine Will follow and that three shifts
Of four men each are ,till retained In
that part OF the mine. The rumor that
a general and material reduction In
the number OF employees In all the
principal mines on the Comstock lode
IN contemplated at nm early date Is
emphatically denied by the superin-
tendents.
SALT LAKE CLEARING HOUSE.
Today's clearing house exchanges
amounted 10 $780,
The total exchanges for the week ag.
gregatcd 81 ,3O9,4i5.
ToDAY's QUOTATIONS.
New York-Silver, s2Ic; lead, 1915.
London Silver, 37li.
ORE AND BULLION.
Wells. Fargo Il Co. received today.
Mingo bullion, s4356.
Mccormick Il Co. received today:
Silver and lead ores, $500.
w. q. NJ. Steward had In today for
assay three lots Of Old Jordan anu
Galena ore, l68 tons.
w. A. Hodges hal In today for assay
four controls.