The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-18

An important transfer. in fact, two
important transfers. were placed OF
record in the Office of the county re-
corder yesterday afternoon The first
was a deed from E. G. Rognon to J.
R. Middlemiss conveying the following
photographic stone claims located in
Emigration canyon, this mining dis
trict: Eva, Francis. Mollie. Webb,
Bel, Equity. Newton. Bill Newton,
Jumbo and American, comprising in all
1900 acres. the consideration named in
the instrument being So. Within five
minutes of the filing Of the deed men
toned another instrument Of convey
ance was placed on record and thds
time O1r. Middlemiss transferred to the
Lithographic Stone Development COM
pany all of the properties described in
the deed from Mr.. Rognon, but the
consideration was considerably diner
ent being the sum of $1,500,00O.
The placing On record of these IN
StrumentS marks the successful culml-
nation of negotie tons which have been
on for some months past and Wni n
resulted IN the organiza ton of the
photographic Stone Development com
pauy, with d capital stock OF d million
ton having recently been filed in the
city of Chicago. as stated at the time
by The Herald. Since his departure
from this city several months agd
Captain AIiddlemiss has devoted his
time and energies 10 the formation OF
this splendid company and he has
secured the backing of some of the best
people of Chicago and Philadelphia, IN
addition to Dennis Ryan, of st. Paul.
The officers of the new company are
as follows: President, N. c. COoney,
president of the Eagle LithOgraphing
company of Chi<lgo; vice-president
Dennis Ryan, capitalist of the city of
st. Paul; secretary and treasurer, John
R Middlemiss, Of Salt Lake CIV; other
directors, Adolph Bloch, lftho84'a phing
supplies, Chicago; H. 5. Smith, preSi'
dent and principal owner of the His
torical Publishing company of the city
Of Philadelphia.
All of the properties Of the company
are located in Emigration canyon anc
= it is understood that the price paid 70
Mr.. Rognon and his partner, z. H
Scott, was S25, 900, although the deed
placed on record sets out that the con-
sideration was but S.. Samples of the
stone submitted 10 the experts Of Chi
cagO and other cities Of the east have
been pronounced equal to the best
similar stone ever produced and IL Is
the intention of the company to at once
4 proceed with the development of tlle
ep-SIts on an extensive scale, the
.Jtone to be shipped to the eastern mar
j4kets for disposal The capital stock Of
the company is reported to be fully
paid up. It is represented by the pro-
perties and cash subscriptions OF
healthy proportions. These claims
have been opened just sufficiently To
demonstrate that the stone exists there
in limitless quantities.
Captain Middleniss returned to this
city yesterday morning and is back a
his quarters at the Knutsford. Wher
seen yesterday afternoonr by a. Herald
reporter he stated that the com pany
was organized with the end in view OF
commencing work on the sEone deposits
in Emf gration canyon on an extensive
scale. He is here for the purpose OF
inaugurating the developments and an.
nounces that the first move is to be
made within a week or two. tSpeakine
of his mining enterprises, the captain
y stated that he is not yeS ready to make
any Of the details public but some
sales are being negotiated, while others
have already been closed.