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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-20
MT. VERNON, R0cKcAsTLs COUNTY.

1t SHOWS about every other day now.
There is only one vacant store room
in town.
Since coal oil and gas have been
found so near us in Tennessee it is time
to develop the industry here.
Pure Strain Brown Leghorn eggs, so
cents for Is Bee. layers, non settlers.
Lloyd Maret, Mt. Vernon, Ky.
Mr.. VIM. Baker, who was merchan-
dising at Hazel Patch has returned to
this place to continue with his father.
Several parties we're here from Ala
bama this week to see Capt. Spradlin
about land purchases. They contem.
plate starting lime kilns.
We are panied to mention the ser
ious illness OF Judge q. w. Mcclure,
who has been declining in health rapidly
during the past few months. We trust
that speedy recovery awaits him.
&C. q. Williams ia grading and other.
wise improving with view to erecting a
handsome residences on his lot on Main
street. This lot is ornamented with fine,
old forest trees that once shaded the
home of the late Capt. Jack Adams.
Elder Jos. Ballou, who has labored
20 faithfully for the Christian church,
filled his appointment here last Sunday,
preaching excellent sermons. Mr.. w. II.
Cox, OF the Presbyterian church, presen
ted himself for membership during the
Sunday services.
The ladies' aid society met with Mrs.
w. j. Sparks last Thurday. This little
band OF church workers has done much
good since IL was organized three years
ago during the psstorate Of the revered
Elder John Bell Gibson, who gave this
work great encouragement.
DIR. and Mrs. A. q. Lowell will enter.
tain the Sslsmagundi Club this evening
Miss Msrv Collier has been i'll for se veral
weeks. Capt. w. II. Spradin and family
have taken rooms at the Miller Hotel.
Mr.. +. 4, Reppert and family have
moved to Cincinnati, where Mr.. Rspper,
takes q position with the @. s. X. r,
Miss Carrie Lair is visiting friends al
Livingston. Miss Ray Jones is the CUES,
os Mr.. j. j Williams family.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-20

Robert b. Fosrd, a brakeman, was
given q verdict at Hopkinsville for 81. 900
damages for cutting his foot of. He
sued for s25. 900 and claimed that the &C
cident was entirely due to the careless
ness OF the engineer, who jerked the
train in such way as to throw him OF.
The verdict was against the L. d N.
Mrs. Ed Ksicblo, the vile Of al
Evansville Manufacturer, wss burned to
death by her dress catching ars from .
crate.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-20

"A Kansas editor, when told by his
doctor that he could not survive more
than certain number Of days, ordered
the issue Of his paper held up 60 - to get
q scoop on his hated rival.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06

Col w. II. Smith, Of Milford, who
was in the city yesterday, informs The
Herald that he has but recently re-
turned from Death valley, in San Ber-
nadine county, California, where min
ing excitement at the present time is
running high, caused by recent rich gold
discoveries in the Funeral and Pana-
ment ranges.
In the Funeral range the Sterling
Gold Mining company, of this city, is
the owner of the Confidence mine.
which promises to develop into one OF
the greatest gold producers in the west
The Panamet range, on the west side
of Death valley, is a practically unex-
plored region. OF late, however, Indi-
ans have been bringing down from its
hidden recesses samples of exceedingly
rich gold ore and the miners in the
valleys are only waiting the melting of
the snow, when they will thoroughly
prospect that region
From Death valley, accompanied by
Sam Godbe, Colonel Smith went over
to the Sterling mines, in Lincoln coun-
ty. Nevada, where Mr.. Godbe secured
an option on the Johnny mine, the prop
erty Of the Sterling Gold Mining COM
pany, fof $500 600 This mine, Mr.. Smith
says, is d bonanza, and at the present
time shows up large bodies of gold ore
that will average 500 to the ton. The
company is employing from thirty-five
to forty men, and is mining and mill
ing about thirty tons of ore daily.
At Keystone, Nevada, is located the
Chariot mine the property of Colonel
Smith. on which y. G. Campbell and
r. c. Lund have a bond These gentle
men are now working this mine, and
are taking out $50 ore from a ledge va
rying from three to six feet wide.
on the keystone Messrs. Woodbury.
and Harp are making arrangements for
the erection of an eighty-stamp mill.
the water for the running of which will
be piped from the valley below, a dis
lance Of six miles. This promising
property was formerly owned by l. c.
Blake, of Nevada Southern railroad
fame. but now that it has changed
hands it is believed that it will soon
be listed as one of the large producers
OF the state.
Pueblo people are also operating in
keystone. and one of the most promis-
ing properties in the district is the
mine owned by Humphreys and AL
len, OF the Pueblo smelter. on the Key
stone belt Work 50 far on this proper
~ has disclosed from three to four feet
of so ore, the formation being a con-
tact between lime and birdseye porphy-
~.
Joe Kelley. formerly with Wells. Far
go Co. at Phoebe, is also at keystone.
where he is developing a group of
claims.
As for the mining interests around
Milford In Utah, Colonel Smith SAYS
that in Rocky district, four miles west
of that place, a syndicate is sinking a
double compartment shaft on a ledge
of low grade copper that is from thirty
to forty feet wide. On the surface the
ore is oxydized but it is hoped that
with depth the character OF the miner
al Will change so that it can be hand
led by concentration
IN other portions Of the country min
ing enterprises are being pushed. and
during the summer most favorable 70
suits are anticipated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
THE SOUTH SWANSEA.
4 Half Interest Sold in This VaIu-
able Silver City Property.

Mr. Thomas Croxall, of Silver City
Tintic, who was in the city yesterday
informs The Herald that he has just
sold half interest in the South Swan
sea mine to J. NJ. Wheeler, the con-
sideration being in the neighborhood
of $4,000 or $4,000.
Mr.. Wheeler has been working in the
South Swansea the past year on the
lease system, and the purchase price
for the half interest in the mine rep
resents very largely his earnings dur
ing that period.
The South Swansea, located a few
below the old Swansea mine, is de-
veloping into a veritable bonanza. Mr.
Croxall was given the horse laugh
when he located this property and be-
gan sinking through the wash and deb
ris for the vein that theoretical mining
experts claimed did not exist But in
time he uncovered a fine body of sill
Yer lead ores, and ever since he has
beer in comfortable circumstances,
with a solid bank to draw from as oc-
casion demanded.
Since the discovery Of this mine,
work has been prosecuted at intervals
with ever gratifying results, and at
the present time the property is in an
excellent condition with good ore bod
les in sight and a new hosting plant
just added to its equipment.
MIR. Wheeler is to be congratulated
upon his purchase. as his recently ac-
Quired interest is worth ten times what
he paid for it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
Mining Notes and Personals.

Colonel E. A. Wall and j. B. Black
came in from Mercur last night.
j. j. Brown, who is in from Sunshine,
says that the Sunshine is d great sue
cess.
Captain William Davidson. foreman
of the Niagara tunnel, was in from
Bingham yesterday.
a. n. Holderway, of Provo who is
interested in Camp Floyd mines, was
in the city yesterday.
The Mast Mining and Milling com
pany has a shipment of ore en- route
from its Bingham mine.
The Searchlght Mining company.
which is operating near Sunshine, will
soon put in a new hoist
w. W. Ercambrock of Goshen. Utah,
has made application for membership
in the mining stock exchange.
The Herald is informed that Colorado
capitalists are negotiating for the
purchase of the Utica mine, near Mer-
cur.
D. P. Felt. the versatile editor of the
Springfield Independent, was a visitor
at the stock exchange yesterday, the
guest of DR.. G. w. Shores.
The Herschel Gold Mining company.
]
ury stock a 10 cents share, are now
making another issue at 15
Will Griffiths obtained a thirty-day
option yesterday on $4,000 shares OF
Segregated Mercur Gold Mining COM
pany's stock at % cents share
The Manti parties who are running a
tunnel just east of the Bullion-Paris
are reported to have struck a vein of
good mineraL-Ephraim Enterprise
The shipment Of second class ore
from the Four Aces mine atlSilver CITY
Tintic, sampled 81 ounces silver, 1920
per cent lead and so cents in gold to
the ton.
Hon. w R. Myers of Indiana, ex-
secretary of state, expects to visit
Salt Lake about the 18th for the pur-
pose of looking up our unrivaled min
eral resources.
John Meter, the poetical editor of
the Richfield Advocate was in the city
yesterday and reports that in his neck
o woods considerable activity in min
ing matters is observable.
The owners of the Great Dream are
laboring diligently on their incline
which is now in about 150 feet They
expect to strike the main body of ore
in short time.-Ephraim Enterprise
T. S. Jones. superintendent of the
Marion mines, who has been in the
city since Monday, leaves for the mine
this morning. According to Mr. Jones,
the Marion is a magnificent property
and is destined to make a great record
in the future.
George E. Blair returned Wednes-
day night from his Mercur trip, and
he reports that the Mercur King prop
erty is looking fine Mr.. Blair will soon
have his handbook on Mercur mines in
the hands of the printer. 1t will prove
valuable reference book
The Good Luck claim is fulfilling all
the expectations of its owners. The
vein is showing UP better as develop
ment progresses and the ore increases
IN value more rapidly than was expec-
ted. The shaft is being sunk as rapidly
as possible and the company expects
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
1T WAS PRosrECT DAY.
The Unlisted stocks Garry OF the
HOnOrs of the Day.

The Unlisted stocks Garry OF the
HOnors of the Day.
The unlisted stocks carried of the
honors of the day in the pit OF the stock
exchange yesterday; and as for the list
ed stocks, they scored a complete white
wash. Yet. while this was the case,
the quotations of listed stocks were
higher than they have been for the
past week
Ajax. which sold the day before at
81, was wanted at S1.05, while the hold
ers were firm at 1920 asked
Bulion-Beck was strongest at Sc bid
and $3.50 asked. but the difference be-
tween buyer and seller could not be
bridged.
Observation-Disclosures was in active de-
mand. 1t opened with a bid of S66 and
rose rapidly until il was wanted at
S69.25; offered at 500 and $50. Six years
ago this stock sold readily at 81. 20
Since then 1t has paid nearly million
and half in dividends. and if the Stock
does not reach the hundred dollar mark
within three months, well informed
men viii miss their guess.
DAILY was strong in the bidding. and
held its own at $3.50 with 81 IS asked
Daly-West closed at $3.50. with no
sellers in the pit
Dalton & Lark was not traded In.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
was only a cent between buyer and
seller
East Golden Gate suffered with the rest
of the listed stocks and closed at 20
cents bid. 90 asked
Herschel made decided gains. The
first block of the treasury stock of this
company was closed out the first of the
weak at 10 centaHa share, yet, never
theless. the stock was wanted yesterday
at IA. Offered at 90.
Mercur was stationary at 81. 921s bid
$7.55 asked.
Mammoth was dull but still it held
the advance it had made during the
past week.
Ontario was wanted at $3.50, with no
stock offere
Silver King, Sunshine and Utah were
stationary at the ruling figures.
The unlisted stocks. while active to
certain extent exhibited a down
ward tendency.
Dalton enjoyed quite a boom at AZ
end s3s cents. and considerable trading
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
PoLLoCK's LETTER.
His weekly Review of the Mining
Share Market.

His Weekly keTleW OF the "lnAn =
Share Market.
James A. Pollock will say in his
weekly mining share market letter, I'M
der date of March 6, 1896:
The general stock market is still ad-
vancing. There was some indication
of weakness in spots, but it was of a
ftful character. The few exceptions
to this rule only serve to make trad
ing more healthy and to prevent over
SPECULATION; altogether this market is
considered the best in the country for
legitimate mining securities and will
doubtless continue to maintain its pres
ent high character.
Ajax Just about held it's own, sell
ing around 81. Much of this stock is
held in a pool. Good. shipments are
being made from the mines. Alliance
was weak Anchor was wanted at
slightly better figures than during the
previous week
With the settlement of the Began
differences came an increased inquiry
for the stock. Work is to be pushed on
the properties, an assessment of 10
cents per share having been levied. 1t
would not cause any great amount of
surprise among the well posted if the
Bulhon-Beck passed its February div
idend. there being some heavy pay
ments to make and considerable dead
development work to do. The mines
a very creditable advance in price
over the former weeks figures, and
inquiry increased materially.
Centennial-Eureka paid it's usual
double special dividend of 81 per share
on the first of the month, end the reg
ular double will come on the 18th
There was great inquiry for the sock
and bids of sos brought out little stock
AS a matter of fact there is very lit
tie of this security for sale under $75.
Dalton has made contracts for con-
siderable development work recommen-
ded by the engineers who visited the
properties last week 1t is expected
that the new work will put the mines
in shape for ore shipments The stock
was slightly shaded again. Daily has
not declared its dividend yet but the
stock held up well. DAILY West was in
good demand, with not very great
amount of the stock offered under sc. IS.
The mines of the company are show
ing UP better than ever before. Out
side inquiry for the stock was heavy.
Geyser was quiet in the stock market.
The mill is doing good work.
Horn Silver was fairly active. Moth
ing has been heard from the east re-
garding the quarterly dividend of the
company. and stockholders expect that
it will be paid on the last day of the
present month Development work in
the properties is being pushed and
should open up a great stretch of rich
virgin territory The annual report for
1895 shows that the company has S220.-
744 cash on hand, while 1t has due from
outside sources the sum of s574.955. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06

receipts for the year aggregate s414,-
2S7
Little Pittsburg was considerably
weaker, selling down again as low as
219 cents. Mammoth was very strong
and in good demand. The company has
just made a 100-ton shipment of very
high grade ore from the lower Levels.
Morgan CMears) showed some activity
The mine improvements are practically
completed Mercur was strong above
81. so. The regular dividend will be
declared on the 10th and paid on the
10Th. Ontario continue on the Slp ;s'ade
there being little of the stock offered
and that little is quickly absorbed. t5il-
yer King will pay its usual dividend of
$4,000 tomorrow. The stock is held
very firmly above SIS. Development s
in the mines of the company are daily
adding immense values to the proper
ties
Sunshine was somewhat stronger,
selling at $3.50 again. The reports
from the properties are of the best.
the mill doing good work and the
shipments of product being regular,
new stock was added Ia the list
during the week, namely, the Dalton
ana Lark, whose properties are locat-
ed in Bingham, consisting of three
groups of mines and two mills. There
-'oUV'VVV olI1lCo III lHe COMPANY,
and sales are being made arount Sc
cents. Within six days of the date
OF corporation the company paid a
dividend o. u cent per share, or S12-
5Oo. and the management says this rec
ord will be maintained with prospects
Of an increase in dividends The stock
of the Overland Gold Mining company
OF the Mercur district will come out
within the next ten days at 30 cents
per share. This company has proper
ties directly north and adjoining the
sunshine. Utah will pay it's regular
dividend on the 10th
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06

the two camps is one vast sea of gold
bearing rock
These lodges are strongly mineral
ized and on surface samples taken
from their ground. the Monitor ccm-
pany has obtained assays ranging
from %l-z0 to $500 in gold to the ton,
ana they were much pleased with this
showing, as, by the use of the cyanide
process OF reduction, So ore is pay ore,
ds Inc mineral can be treated at cost
OF 10 per ton, which includes all ex-
penses contingent upon its extraction
rom the mine, and it is believed that
DIT no great depth a large body of good
mllllnS ore will be uncovered
ne capitalization of the Monitor
STold Mining and Milling company has
oeen placed at $500 shares at a par
Vdiue OF 80 $4,000 shares of which were
SET aside as working capital or treas
~ Try stock, while the personal stock,
lovVVV shares. was pooled, thus show
ms the faith and confidence that the
shareholders had in the future of the
property. Of the treasury stock. 1000
SHARES nave been sold at 10 cents a
SNARE winch will meet all expenses at
tehdant upon the fulfllment of the
contract for the first hundred feet of
WORK; and the next issue of stock fo~
development purposes will probably 90
al ~ or % cents, subject to the discre
eion OF the board OF directors. AS the
nrst block of stock was taken readily
at the figure quoted, the company feel
no apprehension but that they can
ootdIh all the money required for the
development of the property.
Inc officers and directors of the COM
Pany are O. f. Peterson, president: J.
>. Johnson, Vice-president; Francis @
Gilds, treasurer; A. ]. Davis. secretarv
and D. N. Straup. W '''i y
Peepstone, with the other mining dis
lrlcts IN Utah, is on the eve of ex-
per1encing great mining boon. and
already quite number of good COM
panles have been formed for the de-
Teiopment of its mineral resources, and
oy early summer we shall expect to
near OF number of rich strikes having
been made there. .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
NICARAUGAN CANAL.
An Important Meeting, the Exact
Objects of which, Have Not Been
Made Public.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The Herald
this morning says:
The Nicaragua canal company met
yesterday, but the proceedings of the
directors were not made public. Yet the
object OF the meeting and the matters
discussed had very important bearing
on the report of the commission of engi-
neers which was sent to Panama by the
government to report whether or not the
United States would be justified in be-
coming the guarantor for the success of
the undertaking. The canal company is
determined to contest the report of the
committee which was unfavorable to the
work of the engineers of the company.
The directors declare that the govern
ment engineers instead of making a
thorough study of the whole route of the
canal decided that they would not go
over the ground covered by the great
lock at which the chief engineering diff
ficulties of the whole canal present them
selves, but would go around this and
proceed on the other side.
The contest Of the report will be made
on this omission, for the government
of the company's engineers are too low.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06

was INDUCED in at these figures.
Little Pittsburg sold 1000 shares at
pa cents, while Natural Gas found
buyers at 11%.
After the call the following letter was
read TO the members of the exchange.
The letter was addressed to Colonel
John w. Donnellan, president of the
Salt Lake exchange. and was written
by Secretary Burkholder, of the Chica-
go mining and mineral board, as fol-
lows:
Dear Strive have had the pleasure
OF a brief visit from Judge Colborn of
your exchange. While here he delivered
an instructive address before this board
regarding the mineral wealth of Utah,
which have no doubt will be product
i've Of no little good TO the mining in
forests of your state. The judge is al
most the first western gentleman spec
tally interested in mining who has
come before us without any particular
interests to serve and in consequence,
MS visit has been specially interest
ing. His presence here in his repre-
sentative capacity and his talk with US
will do much toward calling the atten-
ton Of Chicago investors to the lavish
mineral wealth of your state and to
bring US into closer business relations
to our mutual advantage and profit.
IL Cali De OF any service TO you IN
any way l beg you viii not hesitate to
command me"
The transactions of the day we're as
follows:
SALES OF STOCK.
1000 Dalton at AZ cents.
2,500 Dalton at AS cents.
1000 Little Pfttsburg at 2% cents.
LOCO Natural Gas at Tx cents.
Total sales II E00 Oh
CALL OF LISTED STOCKS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
A pRospEcroR RETURNED.
S. III. Alexander Brings Ore Samples
From Dugway, Drum and Saw
tooth.

S. II. Alexander, of Mill Creek drove
into the city yesterday with his wa
gon we'll loaded with ore samples from
Dugway, Drum and Sawtooth Mining
districts, and when he stopped at Nc
Vicker's and began to unload his min
eral wealth, quite a crowd gathered
to see what he had in his sacks"
To Herald representative Mr. Alex
ander stated that he had just returned
from a long prospecting trip into the
localities mentioned, and that during
his absence he had made sixteen min
eral locations, some of which he be-
heves to be quite valuable.
In DugWay Mr.. Alexander found
strong lodges of silver-lead ores, and
the samples he brought in surface crop
pings looked very much like shipping
ore. In Drum district he located large
lodges of gold quartz, and the rock he
exhibited yesterday would all pan.
showing the existence of free gold in
paying quantities. The SaWtooth ores
were diversified in character some of
them showing silver and lead, while
others resembled very closely the ores
of Camp Floyd district
Mr. Alexander made several tests on
ores from Drum district by horning and
panning, and found that they carried
values ranging from SIS to Is ounces
in gold to the ton
He viii soon take to the hills again.
and by fall he expects to have one or
two paying mines in operation.