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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

Written for children and made doubly at
tractive by liberal illustration, Mr.. Bon
ner's history is one over which full-growu
men and women could spend several profit
able hours. The Spain OF Moorish DAYS
the land of romance. and Spain since the
ferent countries-are depicted with admir-.
able fidelity and in the most readable STYLE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
sam Juan PIacers Again.

George w. Moody, of Delta county,
came up from the canyon of the San
Juan below Bluff City, Utah, Thursday,
says the Montezuma (Colo) Journal.
Mr. Moody has been in the canyon for
the past three months. He is an ex-
perienced placer miner and a close OBJ
server and his opinion of the San Juan
as gold placer field is entitled to much
weight. He says that it is a mistaken
idea that it requires any expensive ma
chinery or patent process to accom-
plish the best results in saving gold on
the canyon bars. Those who are having
the best success are those who are en-
ploying cheap appliances, with copper
plates, and saving the gold by ANAL
gamatioH in Sluice box or rocker. The
proper preparation of the copper plate
is the most important matter in con-
nection with placer mining in the can
yon in order to obtain satisfactory re-
suits. There is along the river in the
canyon a stretch of gravel bars forty
miles in length, according to Mr.. Moo
dy's observation, that will pay from IS
to S. per yard to the man, with the
simple process as above indicated. In
this field profitable employment can be
furnished to from 1900 to 1000 men for
several years to come. 1t is predicted
that the coming fall and winter will see
not less than 1000 men at work in the
canyon. There will be no stampede,
but those who go there will be men
who are familiar with the conditions
under which they will have to labor
and with no exaggerated notions of the
results to be obtained
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
HAVE ENcRoAcHED ON THE ROAD.
The seIectmen Have Difficulty to
Adjust.

The three county selectmen were out
on a very important mission yesterday,
one that has to do with the width of
State street t>has just developed that
directly south of the first township ON
the State road for a mile the west side
property line is two rods out on the
street, giving but an eight rod thor
oughfare. The owners Of the property
claim they received permission from
the county court years ago to push
their fences out two rods on county
land For three-quarters Of a mile be-
low this occupancy of the road the
street is the regulation width, but just
below Murray it again narrows down
to six rods, but this is in conformity
with official action on the part Of the
court. 1t is very desirable that the
width of the street should be uniform.
and it was the continued receipt of
complaints on this score that caused
the selectmen to take up the matter.
Cahoon and Morris favored issuing an
order to the effect that the occupants
of the street should at once move back
the two rods they now hold. but here
Ramberger entered an objection and
for the purpose of affording time to in
vestigate the matter was allowed to go
over until some time later.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22

to become the personal property of the
winner of three consecutive races. 1t
was at this time that Otto Zeigler, jr.,
one of the charter members of the club,
first came into prominence as a speedy
man on the wheel. He won the prize
and lowered the coast record. making
the five miles in IA minutes and AZ sec
onds In September, 1898, ten mile
race was held under the auspices of the
club, which was won by Oscar Osen in
81 minutes and 16 seconds, thereby
lowering the coast record. Zeigler did
not ride in this race.
The San Jose Road club boasts of
some very fast riders, but its fame in
this particular is due more than any
thing else to the boy champion, Otto
Zeigler, who is styled the cycling
whirlwind' of the Pacific coast. The
youngster was born in Michigan about
nineteen years ago, but has lived nearly
all his life in San Jose. He has run in
nearly every race meet the past season
and at each meet has lowered some
record and won prizes. He is thought
by many to be the speediest rider on
the coast today.
Otto is a rosy checked lad. standing
about feet 7 inches and weighing in
training las pounds. He has ridden a
bicycle for three seasons, but it was
not until last year that he achieved any
success. but he came to the front then
in .smeteoric splendor," continuing to
improve and win races all through the
season against the best men on the
coast. He does not seem to have any
particular distance at which he is best
but makes good races in anything
which he enters. He is a total abstainel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22

Jack Prince and Al Schock are not
satisfied with the result of last Sun
days race They want satisfaction,
and will make their best endeavors to
get it if the cowboys will come up. The
following challenge was received for
publication late last evening:
Salt Lake City. Aug. II 1894
We, the undersigned, agree TO meet
two cowboys with three horses in a
50-mile race, to be run Sunday, August
26. at the bicycle track in this city, the
following conditions to govern:
1. The wheelmen are to relay every
five miles.
2 The cowboys are to relay every
five miles and change mounts in turn
every mile. The cowboy must dismount
and mount at each change without
other help than having his horse held.
8. There must be no pace making for
either wheelman or cowboy.
4. Horses must not be driven or
whipped by others than riders.
5. Articles of agreement must be
signed by all parties interested before
day of race.
6. Track must be surveyed and adj
vantage offset by accurate measure
ments.
Z. Winners to take 70 per cent. of the
gate receipts or the entire amount, as
may be agreed upon hereafter.
8. A bet of $3.50 a side must be posted
with the judges before race.
Signed.
JACK PRINCE,
OIIn(tL[
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
A STRANGE CASE.
Mrs. Vaughan Lived in a Hole in the
Ground.

Sheriff Mcqueen yesterday took to
the insane asylum at Provo Mrs. Rose
Vaughn, who was adjudged insane by
the probate judge on Saturday.
The unfortunate woman with her
husband and mother-in-law rave been
living for years in hole in the ground
at a place called Pleasant Green, at
the mouth of Coon's canyon, about
twelve miles southwest of the city. The
dwelling is a most remarkable place to
be occupied by human beings. 1t is
by tunnel fifty to sixty
feet long run into the ground. AT the
end of the tunnel, which is only large
enough for an ordinary sized man to
crawl through, is a good-sized excava-
ton in which the three PEOPLE have
been living away from the light for
years. 1t is alleged that The woman
who is now insane was horribly abused
by the man who is her husband and his
mother, and last week the constable Of
the district notified the sheriff Of her
condition and she was brought 10 town
and examined as to her sanity with the
above result. She was IN a horribly
filthy condition and was almost eaten
up by Vermin. The state Of filth she
was in is beyond description. That hu-
man beings should voluntarily live in a
place not fit for prairie dogs 20 inhabit
and in a manner that would disgrace a
respectable canine is hard to account
for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
canned Rassick Mine.

Several prominent Utah people are
now heavily interested in the Bassick
mine in Custer county, Colorado. Re-
Gently new company was organized
here and in Colorado for the purpose
of developing this very valuable pro-
perty: E. c. Bassick, the discoverer of
the celebrated mine. is now in Denver
and of his visit the Republican says:
E. c. Bassick, the discoverer and Or
iginal locator Of the celebrated Bassick
mine in Custer county, is at the Wind
sor.
Mr.. Bassick has just come down from
Boulder county, where he has been
looking over some mining property,
and speaks in high praise of the min
ing outlook in that county. His in
vestigations were made in the Sun
shine district and he says all the pros
poets and mines are showing up we'll.
Speaking of the present status of
the BaSSick mine, which has been in
litigation for the past ten years, Mr..
Bassick said that the reported decision
of Judge Hallett in favor of James
Staples, upholding his title to the
mine. was just division and one that
he believed could not be set aside. AS
soon as the litigation is over active OPP
erations will be resumed in the mine,
which is one of the greatest properties
in the state, having already produced
over 81 600 600
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22

the neW plant of the West Mountain
Placer Mining company have claimed
SO much attention from the construc-
ton engineer and the officers of the
company that the trial run has not yet
been made 1t is announced for this
afternoon, however, and should no un-
forseen contingency arise the hosting
works will be in full operation by to-
morrow 1t is a model plant and will
undoubtedly meet the expectations of
the company.
Since the close down some time ago
no work has been done on the main
shaft, which is now down about seventy
feet and in water. 1t was the encount-
ering of this water which necessitated
the cessation of operations until the
pump was in position to take care of
the flow, which will be heavy as soon
as any depth is attained. The washing
machinery is also in place SO that as
soon as bed rock is reached the collec-
ton of the gold which the gravel of the
district carries may be commenced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
Mason Proposes to Use City
Creek Water Power.
MIR. O'MEARA WANTS BIDS.
MCCORMICK SAYS THE PRESENT
COMPANY is GOOD ENOUGH.
The Superintendent of Waterworlks
Says the Gravity Sewer COntrac-
tors Are Wasting City Water
Watermaster WiIclen Can't Keep
the Expenses Within the Lipit
During August and September.

The meeting Of the city council last
night was rather tame, although con-
siderable routine business was done.
Messrs. DAILY, Hardy, Young and Claw
son were the absentees. President Nc
Cornick presided.
A protest against the paving of the
sidewalks on East Second South street
between Eighth and Tenth East streets
was received and tabled.
1t was reported by Superintendent
of Waterworks Daley that the gravity
sewer contractors were using enormous
quantities of water with gross careless
ness and that the mayor was Of the
opinion the contractors should pay for
the water they used, the same as other
people had to do. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on waterworks.
Watermaster Wilcken reported that
during the months of August and Sep
keep the expenses of Rthe department
within the $1,000 a month allowed by
the council The limit for those two
months was raised to $1,000 a month,
with the understanding that the extra
amount shall be deducted from future
months.
The sale of Ice from the Jensen pond
for domestic purposes was absolutely
prohibited, for the reason that the said
pond is polluted by. percolatiors from
pig pen.
A long debate on the question of
street lighting was engaged in. O'Meara
advocated strongly the advertising for
bids to light the city for three years
from January 1, 1885. President Nc
Cornick took the floor, opposed solicit
ing bids and defended the electric light
company, in which he said he was not
a stakeholder and had no interest in
the company.
Cohn and Bache objected to binding
the city for three years.
O'Meara stoutly defended his position
and affirmed that the city was paying
far too much for it's light.
The matter went over till next Tues
day evening.
Mason sprung another lighting propo-
sition, which was to use the waters OF
/ City creek as power to generate cleo
tricity for lighting the streets At the
request of Mr.. Mason, discussion of his
resolution was postponed for a week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
THE BICYCLE MEET.
RACES AT THE STATE STREET
GROUNDS TODAY.
Record Smashing Expected-The Lo-
cal Riders Home Again-Zeigier
and the Cracks Arrived Last
Naht-WheeIs VS.. Horses.

This is the first day of the Utah cir
cult bicycle races, and there will be
some record smashing at the State
street grounds this afternoon. Inc
local riders who have been contending
in the big Denver meet are all home
again, and the Rio Grande Western mid
night train brought in number of
famous riders last night. The bright
particular star of them all is Otto Zieg-
Ter. ir.. 1.-The little demon" He is ac-
companied by his father, Otto Ziegler,
ST., and his running mate, w. H. Eos
ter The others of this party are y.
E. Boles, the wonderful Denver rider;
J. w. Davis, of Denver, and r. P. Ayl-
ward, of San Francisco. They are all
stopping at the Templeton. The cracks
will be seen in the class B races today
and tomorrow Others who are eX-
pected to participate are James Collier,
of Colorado; Charles Pierce, Ross p.
Miller the Kansas champion; w. B.
Tackaberry, and Edgar Boren, Of
Texas. Then the local racers, Jensen,
Weller, Evans, Mcintyre, Gum and
others, will go after the prizes and
records.
The races at the State street track
today will commence at 2 p. m. and the
programme arranged is as follows:
HALF MILE OPEN CLASS A.
First prize-Stop watch, value $50.
Second prize-Silver smoking set,
value SIS.
Third prize-Link cuff buttons, value
$780,
QUARTER-MILE OPEN CLASS B.
First prize-Diamond ring, value $75.
Second prize-Silver water set, value
s35.
Third prize-Gold headed cane, value
SIS
ONE MILE BOYS HANDICAP.
Time prize-Medal, value $25
First prize-Diamond Locket, value
$16.
Second prize-Necktie bicycle pin,
value $3.50.
THREE MILE OPEN CLASS B.
! First prize-Diamond stud, SIS.
Second prize-Gold watch, value $50.
Third prize-Silver cigar box, value
SIS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
ITS LABoRs NOT COMPLETED.
Board of Equalization Still Wrest-
ling With Values.

The territorial board of equalization
did not complete its labors yesterday
but by this afternoon the last report
will have been prepared and the ad-
journment will then be in order. All
day yesterday the members Of the
board wrestled with the reports of
+ the county clerks, and when they
knocked off last evening the announce
ment was made that the business was
all but cleaned up. There are now but
three delinquent clerks, Beaver and
Tooele having made tardy compliance
with the statutes of the territory,
which requires that all reports shall
be in to the board by the 18th Of Aug
ust of each year. Just what action the
board will take in the matter of the
delinquents was not given out, but the
indications are that when the time for
adjournment comes the 1898 assessed
valuations of all counties whose re-
ports are not upon the table will be re-
turned to the territorial auditor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
win HnndIe Mnnr Hnrs.

Manager Mack, of the stock yards, is
back from the north and northwest,
where he went for the purpose of locat-
ing the hogs which are intended for
shipment to the eastern markets this
fall He rounded up in the neighbor-
hood Of 5000 of the porkers and feels
sure the yards will handle that number
within the next month or two. The To-
cal packers and dealers have given
their promise to take all of the hogs Of
fered, to their fullest capacity, and
they may be able to handle the entire
receipts of the yards. One of the pro-
visions of the contract to be entered
into is that in the event of no sale here
reshipments are to be made to the east
without extra cost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
Real Estate Transfers.
Edward e. Haynes to Eliza Shafer,
lots / to IL. block l, HAYNES addi-

Edward E. Haynes to Eliza Shafer,
lots to IL, block 1, Haynes addi-
ton -
William ID. Wallace, ct ux to Mohr
Touse, part of section 81, township
2 south, range l east..........-s....
w. S. Crismon ct ux. to J. S. Nc
Kenney ct al, part of lots l and 2.
block /, plat J........................
E. E. Richie. to Ludwig. Christen-
sen, part of lot 4. block SO, plat c..
Amelia Rose ct al. to Samuel d.
Cady, part of lot 4, block ID, plat F I
Albert H. Kelly ct al. to George B.
Kelly ct al, part of lot s, block ~,
plat .....................:..
John Olinger ct ux. to Carrie Cain,
lots III Kenwood addition.
Emanuel r. Lundquist to Grace II.
| Lundquist, part of lot 4, block 4,
City Park subdivision. ..............
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
AT THE THEATRE.
Another Artistic Performance Given
By the Drew Company

A still larger house-one of the old
time Drew houses-testiffed both that
the audience of the night before was
well satisfied and that there is an
abiding desire in the Salt Lake public
to see as much as possible of John
Drew and his excellent company Of
players. The entertainments they
have given have been first-class in
every particular, each detail of both
pieces being looked after with close
care. The stage gatherings have been
of the finest character, the parlor in
the second act of The Butterflies be-
ing one of the daintiest interiors that
has ever been set on our stage. Equal
care was used last evening in present
ing THE Masked Ball." but there was
a marked difference between the per-
formances in the two evenings. 1.-The
Masked Ball. is perfectly electric in
the brightness and vigor of its ac-
ton. From beginning TO end it is full
of vivacity, wit and spirit. Without
for one moment descending to buffoon-
cry, it is farcial and comic in the
extreme. Probably in the hands of
less clever people much of its humor
would be lost, but Frohman's Drew
the word and is able to carry off any
piece with esprit. There is no question
that a considerable portion of the
house went to the theatre last even
ing with a desire to see Miss Maud
Adams in her celebrated tipsy scene,
and as the moment approached for her
to appear in that part all were on the
qui vive for the event. They were not
disappointed in the least. 1t was just
the sweetest, most roguish piece of
acting that was ever seen-So natural,
and yet at the same time utterly de-
void of offensiveness. If Miss Maud
Adams never did anything else on the
stage this bit of acting would settle
all doubt of her. genius. and it has al
ready made her famous throughout the
length and breadth of the country.
And we are all glad of it and proud
of her. The whole engagement has
been a success in every way and the
next time Drew and his people ven
ture in this direction they will be re-
ceived with open arms.
The company takes the o'clock
Union Pacific train this morning for
New York direct, where they will ap-
pear at once in their home theatre, the
Empire, in a serious emotional drama
entitled 1.-THE Bauble Shop" in which
Charles Wyndham made such sue
cess at his own theatre, the Criterion
in London.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
, DELAYED BY LACK OF LADIES.
Copper Plant Bullion Shipment t.
BE Made This Week.

Immediately following the arrival of
a set of ladies, which may be any day
now, the 100 tons of copper bullion
produced by the one furnace at the
copper plant will be melted up and
moulded into ingots. The first ship
ment of the metal from the plant to
the eastern refineries will then follow
at once. The ladies have been delayed
for some time, but yesterday word was
received at the office of the copper
company to the effect that they had
passed Pueblo and should reach this
city without further delay.
IT is the intention of the company
to blow in another furnace today or to-
morrow and operate it upon Copperop-
oils ore exclusively. as the one now in
operation is reducing Copper Mountain
ores exclusively. These two ores are
radically different in their natures and
cannot be successfully reduced in con-
junction. For this reason it is neces-
: .sary to operate different furnaces for
|. the different rock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
WHITE METu, STILL ADVANCING
Now at the Highest Point Reached
Since February.

Silver yesterday reached the highest
point it has attained since the 18th day
of February, when it registered 65 cents
and on the day following commenced to
decline, until it touched the lowest
notch, 5S% cents. An advance of q of
a cent clear with an indicated further
rise was the record of the metal yes
terday. On Monday the market closed
at 81 cents fat and the producers Of
the white metal felt considerably en-
couraged, but yesterday it opened
strong and before the close touched the
64% mark and there stopped for the
day This is a good record and if the
quotations continue to become more
favorable daily it will mean the re-
sumption of operations at many proper
ties now abandoned by miners and in
crease productions on the part of those
mines which have never closed.
There was no change in the market
price of common lead, which closed at
the usual S3.15.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-22
DECREASE IN SILVER PRODUCTION.
Fifty Per Cent. Estimated as the
Western Reduction.

]. ]. Hagerman, the well known min
er Of Colorado Springs, emphasizes in
an interview with a Rocky Mountain
News reporter, that the silver output
of Idaho, Utah, Colorado and New
Mexico will not foot up this year over
so per cent. of last years product. This
is based on work at the smelters, many
Of which are using only half their ca
pacity, and this largely in the treat
ment of gold or gold-silver ores.
The Hagerman interview places the
falling off in Old Mexico at 80 per cent.
The Broken Hills mine, New South
Wales, where silver was quarrled a
few years ago and treated at small
cost, is now on its last legs 1t is work
ing out the upper levels, where the ore
is not refractory and has practically
abandoned development Its output in
June was very heavy, the first week in
that month showing 675,13 ounces OF
silver. 500 tons of lead and SIS tons of
copper. On this topic the Engineering
and Mining Journal remarks: THE d.
rectors Of the company have warned
the shareholders that such yields will
not be maintained for any length of
time, and we may add that when the
easily worked surface ore has been ex-
hausted the management will be
brought to face the treatment of the
large masses of base refractory ore
which characterize the deeper work
ings of the Broken Hill mine. The sue
cessful working of this material has
thus far baf1ied metaliurgical ingenu-
Iity, and the present market price of
silver will probably prove bar to the
utilization of ore bodies which are not
only peculiarly refractory, but also of
very low grade
Where the Hagerman interview
touches the gold receipts at the Den
yer mint it is entirely too conservative.
1t credits all the gain to the deposits
of the smeiters. heretofore made at
other places, but forgets that the smell
ter gold is itself the result-95 per cent.
of it, at least-of Colorado gold ores,
mined at Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek,
Summit, Park, Lake. Chaffee, Ell Paso,
San Miguel, Dolores, San Juan, and
other counties in which gold mining
has this year made rapid strides. Were
the smelter deposits entirely with
drawn and the mint receipts limited to
the output of mills, placers and special
process plants, it is safe to say that a
gain of 100 per cent. could easily be
shown. In the majority of cases they
are Immediately successful.