The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-03-15
Mine. and Mining.

- IVY W Ho1 WV iioo bNth uth III
the Camp Floyd district one and one
half miles southeast OF the Glencoe
property, and about five miles from the
famous Mercur. II is similar to the ore
found in that mine and the find enlarges
the district wonderfully. II assays from
" TO $500 gold.
S.W.Ross has appointed Mr.. George
Evans to act as his Deputy Recorder of
the Lehi Mining District, with full
power to act at any and all times during
his term of office. SO that any one hav-
ing claims TO record may hand them
ether TO Mr.. Evans or Ross.
Henry Montgomery, pofessor of Chem
istry and Metalurgy in the University
OF Utah has completed an extended an
alysis OF the green stone discovered by
S.W.Ross near Camp Floyd. It is n
compound different from anything dis
covered heretofore, except a very few
gems which were found buried with
other precious stones in some Of the pre-
historic mines OF America. Prof. Mont
gomery's analysis shows IL TO be a
Hydrus Phosphate of Aluminium with a
/ incture of Chromium the Chromium
giving it its.beautiftl color. The nearest
known stone resembling the "Rossite"
ii Turquois mineral mined chiefly in
Persia, OF beautiful blush green color.
They are OF the same specific gravity
both receive a high polish, are found n
reniiorm masses and in ramifed veins.
Turquoise Is six in hardness while
'Rossite" is ouIy five. While the color.
ing matte in Turquoise is copper
that which gives the color to "ROssite'
is Chromium giving more greenish
tone to the latter. The Washington
authorities suggested the nam of Ross
ite this being the first known discovery.
Those who wish tissue paper for ball
dresses for the paper ball can secure any
shade they wish by calling at frames.
To-day Mr.. Hammer made 80 foot
transfer TO ]. j. Thomas who intends
soon to commence erecting building on
the same.
Evans and Thurman have ordered a
car load OF lumber and will soon com
mencc two story brick store and office
block.
WI. Webb has received q hand
80 me Reading Road Racer bicycle from
the manufactures. IL il n fine wheel
and sold at u reasonable figure.
Parties who were out here on Monday
night noticed n fire in American Fork.
1t was X. Il. Hunters barn ablaze and
was burned to the ground, loss about
81 800; fully insured.
The Orchard Farm dam at Nampa,
Idaho, broke yesterday. The water
covers 1000 ceres and is 20 feet deep.
Houses, stock aud small buildings were
swept away by scores.
With the opening of Spring Lehi
promises to develop more activity than
for any season past. Yesterday Messrs
Campbell and Whitman commenced
excavating for their new building o n
Main Street and will soon commence
erecting II handsome brick structure.
Lithcridge, Thomas and Co. have be-
gun quarrying out rock at the Sugar
Co.'S. lime qusrries near Pilican Point,
for next seasons run. The rock will be
broken into pieces of about in. in di-
Mmeter Mt the quarries, and as soon
as the road will permit teams will COM
mence hauling it TO the factory.
The Tribune irresponsible for the fol-
lowing yarn
"a funny yet serious accident hap
pened ON the Southern Pacific train ar
irving in Ogden on Sunday morning. A
lady while yawning got her lower jaw
dislocated and for long time could not
getit replaced, not until surgeon was
called lie spoke OF the evils of yawn-
ing and every lady on the train tried not
to yawn, and Of course were at it con-
tinually, TO their great trouble OF mind.
On the same train was man who when
pulling on his ovetcoat, dislocated both
his arms, and the passengers imagined
there was a ."hoodoo" ON board. and
were not easy until Ogden was reached"