The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-20
NEWS FROM NEARBY
CITIES AND TOWNS.
WORK BEING PROSECUTED ON THE
BEVANs NINE.
Heavy FrOsts Mt LOEan-AccidentaI
Shooting Mt WheatIand-An Aged
ItaIian-An Important Case at
Portage.

Messrs. Bevans and Mann. OF Hy-
rum, say that last week in company
with an expert who has had many
years experience in Montana and Col
orado, they thoroughly examined the
Chicago, or Bevans mine, and he pro-
nounces it a well defined vein, but says
it has been badly worked. He is salts
fed that with men who understand
their business 10 operate il. this will
Yet astoniSh the people of Cache. He
also went through all the claims in
the hollow and in the left hand fork,
and assures the boys that in the near
future this canyon will become reg
ular mining camp with ore that will
draw the attention of capital.
He also descended the big hole and
found they had not reached the bot
ON of the shaft. They sounded it and
found that under foot it was hollow.
They have had assays of both gold and
silver from the heap, but the expert
says life is uncertain in this hole and
he advises that before anything is
done a new shaft should be sunk
Logan journal
Miss Bertha Wilcken heretofore Ger
man teacher in the 3. Y college, re-
turned to her home in Salt Lake city
yesterday afternoon TO take d two
years course of higher study in the
University OF Utah. The students OF
the il German class presented her with
a silver card tray, beautifully engraved
with her name and their initials. The
students of the preparatory school also
presented her, and their principal, Miss
flowing, with two beautiful bouquets
OF flowers; and Miss Wilckin carries
with ner besides the esteem and good
VIII of all her pupils and many
friends.-LOgan Journal
Logan experienced the heaviest frost
OF the season Sunday night. In all
parts of town beans, squash, etc. were
frozen down and killed. The frost was
the most severe that has visited this
section at this season OF the year for
more than twenty years. 1t seems, also,
10 have been general throughout the
county, as reports from Hyrum on the
south and Lewiston on the north say
hat all tender plants have been killed
IN both localities.-LOgan Journal.
OUR EASTERN NEIGHBORS.
Cheyenne Wyo., June 19.-Ralph
Hibbard, of this city, while visiting
friends at Wheatland, was accident
ally shot by a young man named Cor
don who was taking down shot gun
from the wall near where Hubbard was
gun wounded Hibbard in the leg and
arm, inficting serious injuries.
Rawlins, Wyo., June 19.-Ex-Gover-
nor Osborne, who is at the mead of a
mining company owning the paint
mine near this city, has contracted
with O. 9. Wheeler, of Chicago, to
have > 600 tons Of the paint ore shipped
to Salt Lake and Denver every month.
The Union Pacific will build a spur
TO the mines, commencing work on it
Immediately.
Green River. Wye, June 19.-An
Italiarl named Donate Garrannto,
aged 100 years, died at Rock Springs
on Sunday. Garrannto was in good
eaealth up to within a few weeks of
his death which was the result of old
age.
Rawltns. Wyo., June 19.-Work on
the canals and fumes for operating
the Four Mile placer country, will be
commenced at once, a contract for
their construction involving the ex-
penditure of $4,000, having been let
TO S. H. Greene. of Providence, R. I.
J. y. 3RECkONS.