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The morning times., 1895-11-24
METHODS OF MODERN AUTHORS.

Mrs. Narcissa Owen is engaged on twC
large tapestries for mural decoration.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Miss Alice Archer SewaIl has a portrait
of Miss Appfeby of Georgetown on the
easle, and has finished several mural
decora tious in pastel for Tiffany & Co.
of New York.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

sir. L. S. J. Dunbar Is very busily en-
,ged ona number ofdesigns sformonuments,
,ides portrait busts and bas-reliefs.
He has Just finished busts OF Ex-Governor
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Mr.. Harold Macdonald is engaged on
a portrait Of Mr.. T. T. Keane, and a por-
trait OF a lady, besides ipstructing several
pupils.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Miss Lillian Cook is illustrating a story
for Il holiday publication and posing the
tableaux for the entertainment to be given
10y the Columbia Athletic Club.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Miss Sands and Miss Solomon haveopened
a very pleasant studio at No. 614 Seven
teenth street
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Mr. F. j. Fisher has just finished two
very satisfactory portraits or Mr.. Mick"
Young and wife.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Mr.. George Gibbs is at work on a series
of navy Illustrations in water colors-
besides some portrait work in oil.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Shepherd, and Sir Julian Pauncefote, and
is at work on bas-reliefs of Mrs. Dr. Har-
vey and Prof. E. S. Kinball of Baltimore.
The morning times., 1895-11-24
SEEN 1T | GLOVE COUNTER
Whims and FoibIes of Femininity
as Betrayed There.
TRIALS OF THE SALESWOMAN

women Who Try on Gloves Just to
See How They LOOk-NO. Hands
That Ask to Be Squeezed Into No.
5s-Diamond Ring Episode That
Caused Trouble.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Mr.. Wells SAWYER viii spend the winte
IN Florida.
The morning times., 1895-11-24
TRIALS OF CLOAK MODELS
Her Life Is Not ''0ne Grand,
Sweet Song"
GIRLS OFFAULTLESS FIGURES

SheThinks Female Government Clerks
When Shopping In Pairs Are About
the Worst Things That Ever Hap
pened-SOme of the Incidents Ac-
companytng the Sale OF Cloaks.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

An expedition sent out from St Peters
burg four mouths ago TO collect Russian
popular songs in the provinces has already
secured over a hundred songs. many of them
Of great antiquity.
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Mfr. r. N. Brook is in New York.
The morning times., 1895-11-24
In the Studios.

The Corcoran Art School offers a very
generous prize for young students in
portraiture, to be awarded in April, 1896.
The prize Is $500 and will be given for tue
best OH painted portrait head OF an art
studehtunder thirty years OF age Of himself
or herself without frame.
Inc contestants are not limited to the
students of the school, but students from
all over the country may compete and a very
Interesting exhibit is expected in the spring
Mr.. Robert HinckIey has the affair In
charge and will be gtad to give any informa-
tion desired, either by addressing him at his
home, 1910 Massachusetts avenue, Or care
OF the school.
The Art Students League has very
full attenda nee, and the life class is
especially enthusiastic
MIR. Jerome Uhl has taken charge of
the portrait class, and gives two criticisms
a week. He succeeds Mr.. Carl Guthcrz, who
is still in Europe working on his canvases.
TO be used as interior decorations in the
new library building.
The scholarship from the New York
League, which was held by Mr.. Ray, but
was made vacant by reason of his resg-
nation to go to Paris, has been awarded
10 Miss LeDuc as the next best student.
Miss LeDuc will sever her connection with
the local school, and go to New York at
once TO begin her new studies.
IS Mr.. A. q. Heaion has a very fine canvas
entitled Interior OF St. Marks, Venice"
almost finished. 1t represents the interior
near the altar. with few figures scat
tered about, some at prayer, others in
conversation
The drawing is very faithful, and the
color scheme exquisite. 1t is one of the
best or the artists recent canvases.
Mr.. lie Grand Johnston has just sent
away number OF pictures, In both oil
and water eolors, some TO Boston and
some 10 New. York, and is still very busy
with orders and pupils.
Mr.. Wells Sawyer Will spend the winter
in Florida
The morning times., 1895-11-24

Mr.. lie Grand Johnston has just sent
away a number OF pictures, In both oil
and water eolors, some TO Boston and
some 10 New. York and is still very busy
with orders and pupils.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28

instead of failure it is doubtful ifs a
mill would have been started to work
the Marion ores. Later, when the
Mercur people introduced the cyanide
method and by doing SO demonstrated
the cneapnesS and success of the pro-
cess for the treatment of the ores of
the district the Marion people con-
cluded that while their ores were of a
Slightly lower grade, running about SO
per ton, they could be treated by the
same process, and commenced the con-
struction of fifty ton plant. The mill
began its successful operations in
june. 1898. and has been running con-
tinuously ever since.
The property as it now exists COM
prises nine locations, three of which
are patented and six unpatented, and
valuable feature is that the company
is the owner of the Sparrow Hawk
Springs, which furnish sufficient water
for the mine and mill and have sup
piled a surplus for the town of Mer-
Water company reached the town. a
pipe lire two miles in length connects
the springs with the mill.
The group is located north of the
famous Mercur mine and on the same
vein. The corporation is a. close one
and its stock has never been out on the
market, but some very fattering offers
have been made and declined for the
property. The Marion company is one
of the present litigan in the district.
Under the direction vi superintendent
Smith, Thomas S. Jones is general fore
man of the mine and J. j. Blake, a me-
clanical engineer of many years eX-
perience, is foreman Of the mine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
MERcUR THEN AND NOW.
Something About the Men Who
Made it What it Is.

On this 4th of November, '93, a news
paper outfit was pulled over the divide
that separates Mercur from Cedar val
ley, and ON the 10th of the same month
the first number of the& Mercur Mer-
curry was issued from a tent.
The camp at THAT time consisted of
some of THE remnants of the old silver
camp, including the Mercur House,
Tom Gundey's little store that nestled
in the hillside and was about half I'M
foreground. a tent in which Henry Pros
ser and Jim Knight, now deceased, ac-
commodaited the occasional traveller
and dispensed liquid hardware to the
miners of the camp and the occasional
prospector who strayed in from the
hills.
There were also several small houses
in various parts of the camp, in one of
which Mrs. John Scarborough fed the
hungry who had no other resource-it
is said of her to this day that she fed
them we'll!
AT that time the Mercur company
employed about forty men and handled
their ore by wagons over the divide to
the mill. The Marion company was OPP
Grating their mill and had about thirty
men, who boarded, as now, at the COM
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pushed as fast as the weather will
permit, and but a short time will
elapse until the entire district will be
equipped with telephone lines.
The system being put in is the long
distance style altogether, and in a
short time the we'll known warning Of
Put your mouth into the transmitter
and speak low will be found in all
the prominent business houses
throughout the camp. The first long
distance telephone was built into Mer-
cur about two years ago, and has
proven TO be of untold benefit and a.
great aid in the growth of the camp.
1t must be said that the telephone
company is most deserving of the very
liberal patronage extended to it for
the excellent service maintained
1t is probable that within the near
future an extension will be made to
Ophir, and if the development of Rush
and Skull valleys is all that weIl-in-
formed mining men are led to antici-
pate. then these places will be in
Guided and placed in touch with the
business world. The mail is quick, the
telegraph is quicker. but the telephone
is instantaneous, and the user does
not have to wait for an answer. Man
ager Murray, of the telephone COM
pany. is highly commended by the
people of that district for the manner
in which he is preparing to handle the
business demand of the camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
Not Incorporated Yet.

The town of Mercur is not yet i'm
corporated, though steps have already
been taken ITO that end
Residents are clamoring for incorpor-
alton. inaSmuch as they are denied
those privileges that go with it, and I'M
TIL something is done looking towards
better fire protection, insurance rates
are way beyond their reach.
There are now seven saloons that
pay a license of $50 per month, and
this, together with the merchants Ii
cense, makes a snug sum that as yet
goes into the county Golfers. It is
claimed that the majority of the county
court are in no way DESTROYS of grant
ing incorporation, preferring rather to
hold all such revenues in subsection to
county manipulation. This method has
so far left Mercur without amy Jail, and
culprits are allowed to go under a very
small bond in most instances. Here it
must be said that the town is am order
ly one when it is considered that near
ly all new camps generally become in
fected with an element of the bolster
GUS and unruly type. 1t may be that
John Cudihee, who was at one time a
crack policeman on the renowned Lead
vile police force, has something to do
with the good behavior of the camp,
and in this he is assisted by Constable
Con Hammond, who don't permit any
foolishneSS to stalk about the camp
while he is ON deck All told, there is
a decided inclination towards incorpor-
alton, and the matter will not in amy
way be allowed to languish.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
THE MARION.
a. Group Originally Located Away
Back in the Seventies.

The second company in Camp Floyd
district tc erect a mill for the working
of the gold ores was the Marion Gold
Mining and Milling company, of which
Theodore B-uback is president, Joseph
Smith vice president and superinten-
dent and S. T. Pearson secretary and
treasurer. The Marion group, COM
prising the Sparrow Hawk and Last
Chance mines, was originally located in
November. 1871. and orders for mineral
surveys made for the locations in 1873
the locations being made for the pur-
pose of working the high-grade silver
ores in the last two claims. These
properties were worked successfully for
the contents of the silver vein, which
ur 1erlies the gold deposits at varying
depths. until 1878. For eleven years
after that period the mines were prac-
tically inactive, although an attempt
was made to work the low-grade ores
of the Sparrow Hawk by amalgamation
and a mill was erected for that pur-
pose, but the experiment resulted in a
failure on account of the baseness of
the ores This silver vein had earlier
given UP ore that ran as high as 5000
ounces in silver per ton.
In 1889 the Mercur mine was started
by the men from Nebraska ard the at
tempt to work the gold ores by the free
milling and amalgamation process re-
vived interest in the gold vein overly
ing the silver in the Marion group. The
values in the gold vein of the Marion
are somewhat lower than in the Mercur
plant of the Mercur resulted in success
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
The Little Pittsburg Group.

This group of claims is located in the
northwest portion of the district, at
the head of Silverado canyon and south
of Sion hill. In fact a portion of the
property is in Ophir mining district
and both Camp Floyd and Camp Ophir
claim honor in possessing an interest
in this valuable group. A large amount
of work is being done on the Little
Pjttsburg, a tunnel being driven from
the Ophir side and a shaft on the Mer-
cur side. The property has been sur
Veyed for patent, and recently a COM
pany has been organized TO push work
upon it T. H. Airs and w. f. Hub
bard. of this city, are among the pro-
motors of this enterprise and they fsel
that success is bound to crown their
efforts
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
The Company Will Establish II Cen-
trail Station at Mercur.

An evidence of the faith in the fu-
ture greatness of Mercur is being de-
monstrated by the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company in the ex-
tension of it's lines throughout the en-
tire district.
They are losing no time in prepar-
ing to meet the prospective demand
for telephones, and the facilities will
be ample in every way for the carry
ing on of the great volume of business
that is destined to burden the wires
A line of heavy poles and cross arms
is now being put in between Mercur
and Sunshine, with a. view of connect
ing that prosperous portion of the dis
trict with Mercur and also the inter-
mediate mines. Other extensions are
also to be put in in the district, and in
the town of Mercur central office will
be established within a few days.
Wires are now being strung between
the Mercur mill station and Mercur
station for the benefit Of the railway
company, and also to the De Lamar
properties, with switching facilities at
the central office for connecting with
the through line. Work is being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
AN OQUIRRH SUNRISE.
Utah Lake in the Distance A
Grand Scene.


Grand Scene.
A sunrise from one point of view in
the lofty Quirrh mountains is well
worth the climb of two miles, bring
ing you to the Eagle hotel. from
whence you may look out upon a
broad expanse of mountain and val
ley-the great valley spread out in the
distance like panorama and nesting
within it Utah lake, while away and
beyond the white capped peaks of the
Wasatch range.
On clear day the view is grand and
inspiring to a degree that catches the
beholder. who. forgetful of all else,
drinks deeply at natures fountain in
wrapt contemplation of an ideal
beauty.
But memory of such scenes fade away
when is witnessed a sunrise from the
same point of vantage. Silence is
king, save for the voices of nature. A
strange sense of loneliness pervades
ones being. A shout brings back the
echoes that reverberate through the
defiles as though in mockery of hu-
man weakness.
Aurora's arrows grow longer,
broader and broader, until the few
first seen are multiplied beyond count.
Finally they are blended in one great
whole, and the dark sky of a. few mo-
ments before is suffused with a pearly
tint that brings into relief the white
peaks that later on are bathed in
golden light, while mist cloud, sui
len and gray, hangs over the lake and
for the moment obscureS it.
1t rises, and a sunburSt of splendor
shoots over the placid bosom of the
lake that shines respondent beneath
the full battery of rays thrown upon
it, The gray mist weaves its way up
the mountain SIDE as though it no
longer had place in the grand piano.
rama.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM.
Mercur Enjoys n Social Element I'm
known to Other New Camps.

1t can safely be said that the new
gold camp of Mercur enjoys the proud
distinction of having within its con-
fines more women and children than
has yet been known to any mining
district of such sudden growth.
Such picture is pleasing and re-
freshing when one calls to mind the
fact that past history in all such
instances has shown just the opposite.
The men who went into new districts
were loath to take their families, but
left them in the towns and cities from
whence they came. 1t is different at
Mercur.
Men who have located there lost no
time in bringing out their wives and
children. The social conditions warrant
this in every way. On every hand
may be seen the wife, rosy checked
and laughing children, that go so
largely to tighten the cares of busy
men all intent on cutting a business
swath the while the metal is hot
Verify, Mercur is to be congratulated
on such a condition, and her people
point to it with pride.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
Mercur Notes.

The Electric Light group of sixteen
claims, is located about half a mile west
of the Sunshine mine. Tire owners OF
this fine piece of property are Bob Nicol
Herbert Bastian, S. Wright, Joe I:urton
and others A great deal of work has
been done on this property, and large
bodies Of low grade ore have been devel-
oped.
The Old Fred group of claims, adjoin-
ing the Red Cloud on the west, is being
developed by tunnel. which is now in
about 800 feet. The tunnel has po ssed
through sixty feet of pay ore, but is
being continued ON through the lime to
cut an ore body known to exist further
in the hill, which has been developed
from the surface by an incline.
The Segregated Gold Mining and Mill
ing company have recently incorporated
on a group of five claims about fourth
of mile from the Mercur mine. This is
considered as a very valuable piece OF
ground, and will be fully developed. Tht
officers of the company are: . \. Dial
ton president; ]. b. Taylor vice-presi-
dent; H. l.. Driver. secretary, and J. II
Woodman, treasurer,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
The Tornsite Proner.

The Mercur townsite proper consists
of about thirty-three acres, and was
first entered by C. L. Preble and A. M.
Butts in June. 1893 1t was then sur
veyed for patent in November. 1898,
and laid off in April, 1895.
John ]. Meyers and E. P. Lynch, San
Francisco men, were also in on it, and
now they are the owners entire. Mr..
Preble is their general agent. There
are about 400 lots in the townsite, and
they usually run from twenty-five feet
front to seventy-f1ve feet in depth.
Some of them go as high as $500, and
the chances are they will go much
higher within the next thirty days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
Mercur Notes.
Mercur is ALL RIGHT.
How do you like the Herald?


How do you like the Herald?
The genial A NJ Spooner is one of the
men right Gin it
c. C. Higgins. of the Mercur Mercury.
and Recorder G. G. Higgins is one and
the same person.
Officer Jack Cudihu will keep the peace
in Mercur-this goes!
J. H. Harris the Salt Lake attorney, IS
a first-claS man to go in and help build
up the new camp.
G.. NJ. McEntire, the assayer is one Of
the busy men in camp, and Will be still
buster from now on.
When Conductor Bentley gets out OF
the harness. Manager Jacobs should
grant him a pension-he deserves it.
When James Kennedy gets through
with Mercur it is said he will build the
long-delayed Ontario hotel in Salt Lake.
C. F. Speigle, formerly of Salt Lake,
is staying by the camp. and alrcady he
is fairly in it, having got hold of some
good properties
Mine Host Prosser. of the house bear
ing that name, is as cheerful as the day
is long, and he is counting on 1880 peo-
pie there within the year.
The Mercury man of the Mercur Mer-
curry don't care how low the mercury
drops these nights-he is piling up sill
yer dollars in stocks every day.
Engineer Green, on the Salt Lake C
Mercur road, has accumulated deal of
property, and is ready to take stock in
tho road now if any can be had.
Weary Walker is the one who hoes
every bit of the mechanical work OH the
Mercur Mercury these days--the propri-
etor hasn't time for anything else.
Landlord Millner of the Mercur house
is a genial and obliging host, and no
odds how great the rush may be, al
ways manages to fix out the tourist
Agent Hall, of the Mercur & Salt Lake
road is the right man in the right place
Everyone likes VIII, and the future ran
have nothing too good in store for him.
Frank Hall is one of the substantial
business men Of AIercur, and has seen it
grow in a short time from a struggling
camp to one Of the greatest in the coun-
try. He deserves all the success that
necessarily comes with it,.
Superintendent e. e. Clark If The
Eagle group, will strike the vein one OF
these days, and then there are rome
good railroad men who will waltz UP to
their superiors and say, Gimme my
time. never did think much of your old
road, anyhow"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
Kafr GrOuD.

At Twelve Mile pass, ten miles south
of Mercur, a great deal of locating is
going ON and considerable work is be-
ing done This locality is p most prom
Using one, and there Is talk of organic
ing a. new district there to be known as
Camp Kaffir; but considering the fact
of the distinction given any locality on
account of its being within the bound
airy lines of the great Camp Floyd dis
trict, this movement seems ill-advised
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28

ward trend of business. Berry Bros.
maintain a yard, and Mr.. Bruken is
also doing coal business. Coal sells
for $3.50 per ton delivered, and Rock
Springs is the quality mostly dealt in,
though it is said the Diamond coal
will shortly be put in as well. Some
wood is burned, it being of the noun
tain mahogany variety and it makes
very good fuel. 1t costs So per cord.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
WEALTH OF THE HILLS
CONTINUED from page g.,

gle by Howell, Free, wilcher, Horn,
Cottle, DAILY, Mccoy and Free.
Sunday, by Campbell, Chiffon and
Sabey
Monday Hummer and Naloney, by
Walker, Thompson, Seabright, Knight
and Winn.
Hugh, by Mclean, Lail, Forbes. VAN
derhoof and Doan.
Accident No. 2, by Onsimon. Duke.
May and MoritZ.
Brickyard No. 2 and Cap No. 1, by
Campbell, Julian, Knight, Whitmore
and Campbell.
Amy. Selma. Brandt, Hill, Emma
Brandt, by Brandt and Youngberg.
Dipper and Moonshine No ,. by
Hitesman, Thomas and Thurman.
O'Donnen group No. l, ?, 3, /, and
6, by Follett, Hicks, Lake and O'Don-
nell.
Sunny Side Fraction by G. H. Butler.
Cold Bug No. l and ?, by Clark and
Holland.
Clawson, Lyon, Dodge and Hanson.
Alexander, John Lock, Comstock, ST.
berian, s Z. Ewin, NJ. B. Merritt and
i. f. Older. by :Iol.nes, Lawrence
Millett and Olden.
Vickery, therefore,, Hidden, Giant,
Pyramid. Golfer and Robert, by Robin
Stevens.
Tamperdown. by Holley. Brandt and
Silks.
Bozaire by c. H. Griffin.
o K No. ., by Don NJ. Bigler.
Bell Golden and j. c. p, by Rose
oodseli and Parr.
Gypsy Queen, by Manager. Stewart
and Lindquist.
Pendora, Sage Hen and High Card,
by Martin and Mccartney.
Big Horn No ?. by Johnson and
Frailey.
Haldame M, by ]. H. White.
Miner and Vacant, by Edwards,
Knight, Rose, Evans, Prestwich and
Evans.
Anglo-American, Iron Hill, by Bam-
berger, Oberndorfer, Vail, Mccartney
and Brown.
Hazel. Ada. by C. H. Lenzi.
Maine and Maine No. ., by Mayne
and Mayne
Thanksgiving, by Meyers, Jones, Cut
Thee and King.
White Robe, by Herman Hudson.
Caesar, by Lochwitz and Beck.
Lost Fraction, by George S. hight.
Telephone, Telephone l, 2 and 8, by
Benson and Davis.
Western Sunshine No. 1 and ., and
Katie May, by Holiday.
Big Horn No. 8, by Johnson and
Frailey.
Vulture, Sunset and Red Bird, by
Margetts, Williams, Margetts and
bruce.
Iries No 1 and ,. Arson No and 2,
by Holland, Arson and Clark
Ceaser No 1 and ,, by Lochwitz and
Beck.
Gladiator, by Rose and Young
Mogul and Shepherd amended. by
McHugh, Hill, Harrison and Shep-
herd.
Champion No. 1 and 2, by Irish and
.Ashcraft.
Genevieve. by H. r. Burritt.
Pilgrim and Pilgrim No. >, by Gage
md Gibson.
Dove, Dove No. and ,, by G. S.
Clark
Idaho amended. by Gold Dust COM
pany-
Golden Star. Cow Boy and Blue Jay
Wedge, by Goodwin Bros.
Cripple Creek and Creede, by Rine-
hart and Doan.
Blue Jay, by Byron Blackmar
Ieen, by Crawther, Goss and Whip
pie
Keno, by Cahoon, Cole, Cahoon and
Cahoon.
Assessment Work.
Mercur Boy l. and g. and NJ and
NJ. by Herman Hechke.
Syndicate and MonopoliS groups by
Syndicate company.
Gold Coin groupfi by B. T. Lloyd.
Tribune No. 3, keystone No. and 5,
by Se&rchlight company.
Lookout Spring, by Jocher and
11ethke.
Isabella and Eliza, by McHugh and
MoSher.
Sage Hen group, by Lakin, Both
well and McConaughy.
Sacramento group, by same.
Modoc group, by Savers and Lynch.
Skipper, by Hines, Jacobs and An
dreWS.
Lillian, by F. L. Hines.
Shepherd and Mogul by Shepherd
ct. a..
Red Chief and Indian Karo, by
Yates ct. al.