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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
THE APRIL FOOL MINE.
Brief History of This Valuable Ne
vada Gold Property.


In another column in this issue the
readers of The Herald will see that
the April Fool Gold Mining company
has filed it's articles of incorporation.
and that the personnel of the officers
of the company comprises the names
of some of the best known mining
operators in the county of Lincoln.
state of Nevada.
The April Fool was the first gold
mine to be discovered in Ferguson dis
trict, what is now known as De La
mar Frank Wilson was one of the
original discoveries and locators Of this
property and also of the claims that
have since been purchased by Captain
]. r. De Lamar, and which now are
known as the De Lamar mines, and
which are said to be the largest pro-
producers of the yellow metal in The
state of Nevada.
Five years ago the writer took dinner
with Frank Wilson in a tent that stood
near the prospect hole of the Apr
Fool mine, and ali the development
that had been done on the property al
that time was an open cut in which
there was a fine body of ore in which
the free gold could be seen with The
naked eye. This ore was being sacked
by Mr.. Wilson and his associates, and
to say that they were excited over
the discovery and their good luck is
putting it mild. AT that time every
thing in that locality was wild and
woolly. There was not a house where
De Lamar now stands and ell the
water for drinking and culinary pur-
poses had to be hauled in barrels for
several mines.
AT that time the owners of the April
Fool claim were offered $1,000 for the
property but this offer was laughed
at, and since thar time they have re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
MOUNT NEBo MINES.
What the Nephi Republic Has to Say
of Them.

II has been known for some time
that work was quietly progressing in
the Mount Nebo mining district and
thai certain parties are quietly ship
ping good pay ore.
The Republic representative made
some inquiries relative to the matter
and found that the reports were cor
rect.
There is no question in the minds
of intelligent prosDectors but that this
district will come to the front in che
near future as one of the best paying
prospects in Utah. Hitherto the min
eral has been in small pockets and
when the excited miner thought he
had snap" the pocket. was ex-
hausted. Now, however, development
work is being pushed and small veins
Of sIlver-lead ores have been encount-
cred and from present indications seem
to be opening out TO a large body of
ore.
Messrs. Hyde and Murphy, it is said,
have 80 burros packing ore in sacks
down to the railroad track for ship
ment. distance of five miles from
the claims
The Empire Consolidated is looking
well, and it is said that Dave Rees
distance of % feet. They claim that
the owners Will ship ore in the near
future
Messrs. Blackett and Lamb have
struck what they claim will open out
into large body of ore. The crop
ping is peacock iron. while under
meath strongly impregnated with iron
is good silver-lead ore
1t is also stated on good authority
that a contract has been let by Bull
hon-Beck people for 200 feet CT tunnel
work on Mount NebO
Taken altogether the new finds seem
to indicate the inauguration of better
times for Nephi and vicinity, the
claims being only short distance
Work is quietly progressing on the
coal claims u miles southeast of Ne
phi and owned respectively by Abb
bott, Black and ST Foote, which prom
Use we'll for the owners
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
The Morse Mining Companx

The Morse Mining company is the
title of a new incorporation of which
articles were filed in the Office of the
county clerk yesterday with F. E.
Rowe, E. B. Wicks, A. F. Holden,
James A Pollock and George F.
Downey as incerporators.
The capital stock is placed at 81 900
divided into a like number of shares of
the face value of 81 each. A F.
Holden has 1896 shares and Rowe,
Wicks, Pollock and Downey one share
each. a F. Holden is president and
treasurer of the company; James A.
Pollock vice-president, and Edward
B. Wicks secretary, who with E. E.
Rowe and George F. Downey form the
directorate.
The property of the incorporation
consists of one-third interest in the
Mary Ellen, Live Yankee, Live Yankee
extension, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus.
Neptune and Venus mining claims in
the American Fork mining district.
Utah county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25


however, that an assay of $3.50 in gold
and two and one-half ounces in silver
has been made.
Work is being pushed on new -un-
mel at the Autumnal, it being started
200 feet below the old one, and will cut
the vein 100 feet below the old work
ings.
Peter Krawler has several men work
ing at the Dunberberg and Gulf mines,
which are located near the Vallejo. The
new tunnel is in 200 feet.
The Silver King now enjoys telephone
connections with the Park. the work
of stringing the line having been fin
ished yesterday.
Shipments from the Silver King
have been rather light for the past
few days on account of bad roads.
The work or retimbering the Ontario
drain tunnel No. l has progressed 1850
feet from the mouth.
Harry Deming has a very fine-look-
ing sample of ore which came from
near the Glenco, one and one-hah miles
on this side of the Vallejo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Very Rich Orc.

Secretary Hunter of the Mining Ex-
change, says the Democrat of Boise,
Idaho, received some very rich speci-
mems of gold ore from the Little Giant
mine at Warrens last week. It as
sayed 1.155.30 in gold to the ton, and
$50. 40 in silver. From a piece of ore
about the size of your thumb Mr.. Hun
ter got a gold button as big as a pea
Specimens of ore taken from other
claims in that district were also re-
ceived. All of this rock is very rich
being spsckled with gold
A piece of. ore from the North Star
mine at Shaw Mountain, taken from
a ive-foot vein on a S0O-foot level.
assaying $SS.SS in gold and six ounces
in silver. is late arrival
Samples from the Pioneer and Hog
ham Iodes, Boise county, have been re-
ceived. which assay 1913 in gold and Sc
ounces in silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
CALL OF UNLISTED STOCKS.
TIE OLD CHICAGO NINE.
Famous Old Producer That Gives
Promise of Coming to the Front.

The old Chicago mine in Dry canyon.
in Ophir mining district, which at one
time was one of the most famous pro-
ducers in the state an6 which at a
certain .eriod furnished all the ore
that was necessary TO keep two smelt-
ers in operation al Stockton, gives
promise OF re-entering the list as
heavy shipper of the precious metals,
as arrangements have been made for
the active working of the property this
winter.
The Chicago is owned by r. w. Law
renee and the Kimball estate and
short time aoo, as mentioned in these
columns. 2 lease was obtained on the
property by Arbogast and the Bowr-
ing Bros, of this city, who have been
at work ever since n cleaning out the
mine and in doing dead work, but now
everything is IN readiness for continu-
Gus ore extra elton this winter, as a
wilim has beer put in at the mouth of
the incline, car tracks have been laid,
winterquarters established and the
winters supply of food has been laid
in.
The Chicago has always been famous
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25

the worlds stocks caused a sharp bulge
around the noon hour Closing Liverpool
cables gave a net advance OF ed for the
day. Continental markets were irregular.
Export clearances aggregated 3H.S73
bushels. May wheat opened from SOS to
S015; sold between S2L. and S01z closing
at S17sGS2; 1ssd11a higher than yesterday.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow, As cars
No. red spot wheat ragged from S61z to-
so. closing at about SS24GS9$4.
Corn moved upward fractionally early
but was inclined to act slowly and the
gain was not considered legitimate. The
trade consisted mainly of scalping and
local operations OF no particular moment
or significance. Receipts were 364 cars
and 9O956 bushels were withdrawn from
stock Liverpool opening cables were
quiet and 14d higher. Closing ones were
Ad lower.
Oats-The tone and direction of oats
were obtained from wheat but like corn
there was no enthusiasm. slight adj
vance took place. though the feeling was
ouotably only steady. Receipts were
3OS cars and 1905 bushels were taken
from stock. Exports We're SITS bushels
Brandstreets reported a decrease IN
stocks of 35S, 900 bushels. May oats closed
a shade over yesterday Estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow 135 cars.
Provisions-A steady to firm feeling
obtained in product at the start Rogs
were up cents, that being the main
proposition of an encouraging nature
Offerings became heavier near the close,
declines resulting January pork closed
71sG10 cents lower: January lard. 212G5
cents lower, and January ribs, cents
lower
Closing prices:
Wheat-November, 7g4; December, iele
ass; May, S15sQS2T.
Corn-November. 2S9s; December, 25ss;
May, 271s.
Oats-November. 1855; December. 1S7s;
Pork-December, 65Ea: January. 7s5;
May 1912.
d-December. SS21; January. 4O21@;
4 q
Ribs-December. s.7213; January, $50;
May 400.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
The April Fool Incorporated.

Articles of Incorporation of the
April Fool Gold Mining & Milling COM
pany were filed with County Crelk
Stanton yesterday. The. incorporators
are Frank NJ. Wilson, w. ]. Dooley, H.
I. Duke, Henry Rives and P. Sheahan.
The capital stock is placed at $500, 900
divided into 100000 shares of the par
value of So each. Wilson takes 81, SS2
shares. Dooley 15,115 shares and Duke,
Sheahan and Rice one share each.
Frank NJ. Wilson is president of the
company, w. ]. Dooley treasurer and
secretary, and these with Harry T.
Duke form the board of trustees.
The property of the company con-
sists of certain interests in the April
Fool, Sumpter, Dublin. Lookout. Cliff.
Thanksgiving, Boomer, Quail. Aurora,
Colorado and Lone Tree mining claims
in the Ferguson district, Lincoln
county, New. The general officers of
the company are at De Lamar, New
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET.
Wheat Stronger and Higher-Oats
Follow Wheat.

Chicago. Nov. 24.-In total disregard of
a weak feeling in Liverpool, the market
for wheat here was strong and higher
today. The disposition of traders was
to go it alone and reported sales of flour
at San Francisco and of cash business
transacted at this place, but stimulated
of squeeze in December which added
10 the strength displayed. Light re-
ceipts in the northwest, 652 cars against
an argument in favor of higher prices.
Second Liverpool cables were even weak
er than the early ones, but no recogni-
ton was accorded them Chicago re- re-
bushels. The Liverpool Corn Trade News
was out with an estimate that Europe
would require 100000 bushels monthly
from America between now and next
harvest. This was the leading factor in
causing the advance. Bradstreets re-
port OF only 100000 bushels increase in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Indiana Men After $50, 900. 900.

La Grange, Ind, Nov. PA. ]. Roger
and Joseph Roger of this city, together
with several hundred prospective heirs
sea tered throughout the United States.
will seek to establish a claim to the es-
tate of one Jacques Roger, the exact
date of whose death is not known, but
whose undivided fortune is reported to
be s24O0O9,COO. OF this immense fortune.
$1Sc, 0OC, COO is represented in bonds issued
BY the government of France The
residue of the estate. valued at s60,OO0O0O.
is represented in real estate holdings in
ST. Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
GRAND CENTRAL STRIKE
Reported Rich Discovery in This
Tintic Property.
IMPORTANT FIND OF TIN ORE SAID
To HAVE BEEN MADE.

The April Fool Mine-A Brief His
tory of This Nevada Gold Prop
erty-Strike in the HecIa-Inter-
estinE Budget of Mercur News
From The Herald's Regular Cor
Delighted Over the Strike in the
Grand Central Mine and Ed Loose
Is Being COngratulated-Fiv
Thousand Shares Change Hands
at the Park-Ore and BulIiOn-SiI-
yer and Lead-Mining Notes and
Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Kansas CITY Live stock.

Kansas City. Nov. 24-Hog receipts.
IL, 900; market dull; cents lower. Light.
5000. 40; medium, 3.25q3.35; heavy, BOO
&15.
Native steers. best. 4.15G4.60; fair to
good. 3.1O6415; cows and heifers. best.
.95G3. 20; fair to good, 1.70d2.95; bulls,
/ 6Od2SG; stockers and feeders, 2-4OQ3.yV:
Texas and western. 2. 80. $50; calves, 800
Sheep receipts. 5000; market steady.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Orc and bullion.

The ore and bullion receipts yester-
day were as follows:
Commercial National bank, gold and
silver bars, $1,000.
National Bank of Republic, Ajax
ores, $1,000; cyanides, $1,000.
Mccormick & Co., bullion, 81, 100;
ores, $1O,2OO; cyanides, 81, 500.
Wells, Fargo & Co., bullion, 1854.
T. r. Jones & Co., bullion, $500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Riches Found by an Ohio Tramp.

Chillicothe, o., Nov. 24.-At Remington
station an old colored tramp named
Grimes yesterday found a pocketbook be-
side the railroad tra61 and handed it to
the agent.
1t was found to contain $500 in money
and package in which were diamond
ring and stud and a. lot of loose diamonds.
The pocketbook is supposed TO have been
dropped from a car window.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Ran with a Hole Through His Heart

New Hoven, Conn.,, Nov A--F'rank
Richards. who lived near Torrington, was
playing with some other boys in a, field.
when a loaded rife which they had was
discharged The bullet struck young
Richards in the breast and passed di-
rectly through his heart and out of his
body Despite his death wound in the
heart, he got up and ran all the way
home arriving there ten minutes after
the fatal shot He died in two or three
minutes after reaching home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25

New York, Nov 24.-Money on call easy
at 2q3 per cent; last loan. 212. closing
offered. 21s. Prime mercantile paper,
4i9Q4$4 per cent Mexican dollars, SOS.
Sterling exchange, easy with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at 1884 for 60
days and 1864 G4.S6i5 for demand. Posted
rates 4S312Q4s7. Commercial bills. 4.S11s
Q4.s21s.
Government bonds, firm; state, quiet;
railroad, easier
The tendency of prices at the stock ex-
change during the early session was up
ward. Sterling exchange. which ruled
decidedly strong for the past few days.
weakened and posted rates were re-
duced z to 4.SS15 and 4.S7. Locally, money
was even in better supply than OF late,
isolated transactions in call loans having
been reported as low as 1 per cent.
United States Leather preferred was the
from 66ls to 62la. The decline was due
to disappointment at the action of the
directors in declaring a dividend OF only
l per cent on the preferred. Chicago
Gas ran off from 761a to 15A on vague
rumor that the courts would be asked to
enjoin the dividend of IL per cent pay
able tomorrow. Sugar was the most
active stock. The general run of stocks
were not specially affected by the de-
clines noted above, and receded 1sQSs-
In the specialties Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago fell q and the preferred q
to q Central Pacific jumped 3; New
York, Lackawanna & Western 8; Great
Northern preferred 2 Speculation closed
quiet and steady. Net changes show
losses of Ad1k per cent in the general
list, and 2s4 per cent in Leather preferred
The grangers and Louisville & Nashville
however gained 1s@5s per cent. Total
sales, ,329 shares.
The bond market was irregular. The
transactions were $1,6SS,000 International
and Great Northern thirds fell /; New
Jersey Central general 5s, q; New York
Central first coupon rs, y; and North
western debenture IS of 1907. "a Northern
Pacific 3rds rose /; Northern Paclnc
terminal 6s. 1; Northern Pacific consol 5s,
/: Peoria & Eastern consol As, 2; St. Paul
terminal IS, 3a4, and st. Paul 1. & Nj.
Is, 2. =.
of 1925 sold at 110%61107s; $50 registered
As of 1907 at 11O14, and $4,000 coupons As
ar 110G1101t
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
South Omnha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Nov. 24.-Hog receipts.
1900: market steady Light and mixed.
S.2Od3.45; heavy, 3.1215GS25
Cattle receipts, $500: market steady.
Steers, 325G4.25; COWS, 1.5G6I325; feeders,
27563.6c.
Sheep receipts, 500; market stronger.
Muttons. 325; lambs. AS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
DALTON SHOOTS UP.
Makes Rapid Advances and Is in
Good Demand.
SWANSEA AND SOUTH SWANSEA
MAKE DECIDED GAINS.

The Chicago Mine-A Famous OLD
Producer That Gives Promise on
Coming to the Front Again-Dis-
coyery- of Large bodies of Copper
Ore in This BOnanza-Mount Ne"o
NineS--VVhat the NeDhf Repuniic
Has 10 Say o. Them-FOund n FOR
tune-An Arizona Prospector
Makes a bonanza Find-Very Rich
ore-Eacven Thousand Rock in the
Little Giant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Liverpool wheat.

Liverpool, Nov. 24.-Spot wheat. dull;
poor demand; California club, Is sd; No
, red winter, 6s 1Od; No L northern, a
sgd. ~
F'utures-Red American. firm; good 90
mand; December, 6s 61ad; January 40
February, Is 6sld; March. 6s I'd
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Fifty Years Ago.

This is the way it was bound to look
When grandfather had his "picter took.e
These were the shadows cast before
The coming of Conjurer Daguerre
And his art; like a girl in pinafore
Some day to bloom to goddess fair.
Men certainly were not IS black, we know
as they pictured them, so years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Ayers Sarsaparilla

began to make new men, just
as the new pictures of men
began to be made. Thousands
Of people fronted the camera
with skins made clean from
blotch and blemish, because
they had purified the blood
with Ayers Sarsaparilla. It
is as powerful now as then.
Its record proves it. Others
initiate the remedy; they
can't initiate the records
80 Years of Cures.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
EXCURSION.

Eureka-Mammoth City.
Via Union Pacific
Thanksgiving day,
November 26- Only 81
for the Round Trip.
Train leaves 7:40 a. m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
Silver and Lead.

Silver and lead quotations yesterday
were as follows:
Western Union, bar silver, 65A
cents; lead, s3@$S.05; lake copper, $11.S9
@$11.50.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
GOVERNMENTS
FIRM
State Bonds Quiet and Railroads
Easier.
TENDENCY OF WALL. STREET
PRICES WAS UPWARD.

Sterling Exchange Weakened and
Posted Rates Were Reduced-Mis-
souri, Savings Bank Closes its
DOOrs-Chicago Wheat Stronger
and Higher-Oats Show an Up
ward Tendency-PrOvision Were
Steady.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25

Broker Ken Donnellan was up to the
Park the first of the week on mining
business. This famous old camp, he SAYS,
is all Q. K. and in condition to hold
its own for great many years to come
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
JArIES A. POLLOCK,
go Main street.

Stocks bought and sold for cash or on
commission. Weekly market letter and
quotations upon application. E. G. Wool
key. jr. Member Salt Lake Stock Fx-
change
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-25
MING STOCKS.

N5tHII eIIINI'N07, wv.
closing quotations for mining stocks to-
day were fnllnus
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-02-28

THE republican territorial commit
tee has called the convention to Sc
select delegates to the St. Louis cen.
Vention to meet at Albuquerque on
March 23rd. The county committees
are to call the precinct mass meetings
and name time and place and call the
county conventions not later than
March 18th. The committee passed
resolutions deploring the death OF Col.
Fountain and commanding the vigor-
Gus efforts made by Gov. Thornton
and Marshal Hall to discover the
murderers. 1t also passed resolutions
commencing the action Of T. B. Cat
ron In congress.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-02-28

THE Rincou Weekly has changed
hands. The publishing company
which has been running it w since
Captain Hyland skipped, has turned
IL over 10 Fred A. Anderson Of Las
Cruces. Anderson says he will drink
no more liquor and will run a republi-
can paper. This is a hard proposition.
The only mar in the territory who
has succeeded in doing this for any
considerable length OF time is Col. 10
Sheridan, Of the Silver City Enter
prise, and it has only been the strength
Of Andy Hughes breath that has held
him up. Here is wishing Anderson
luck on both Of his propositions.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-02-28

THE mystery Of the death Of Col
Fountain and his son is still as impen-
etrable as ever. The Republican
says that some important clues have
been discovered, but it would endan-
ger the ends Of justice if they we're
made public. Governor Thornton is
doing good work on this case, putting
In most Of his time at Las Cruces.
LasC week at FL Paso there was a con-
~sultatiOn between Gov. Thornton,
Marshal Hall, Judge Fan, Sheriff AS
carate, Major Llewellyn, Geo. Curry,
W. A. Hawkins and other prominent
New MeXicans. IL was suggested that
Pat Garrett, who as sheriff Of Lincoln
county killed Billy the Kid aud ended
the Lincoln county war, be appointed
sheriff with instructions 70 disarm
every n and clear up the mystery
Of the Fountain murder. This was
thought to be the most practical
course. Sheriff AscArate agreed to
resign, the frieuds Of Numa Raymond,
the legally elected sheriff Of the coun,
ty, who is suing for the possession OF
the ONCE, agreed that he should not
stand in the way, but Judge Fall OBJ.
jected, he claimed there was a politi
cal scheme in the appointment Of q
good democrat like Garrett. 1t is ru
mOred thathe was afraid Of the dis
armament scheme. 1t IS conceded
that the two weapons most dangerous
to the public peace in Dona Ana coun.
" are the judges mouth and Allen
Kelly's editorial pen, and the Judge
did nos want TO have Pat Garrett
seize them. All the conferences re
sultah in was an agreement Of Ber
Williams 10 stay in ri Paso and tn,
taxing away Of the commissions Of q
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-02-28
A sonud Liver Makes a VOL Man,

Are you bilious, constipated or troub-
led with jaundice, sick headache bad
taste in mouth, foul breath, coated
tongue, dyspepsia, indigestion, hot dry
skin, pain In back and between shOul-
ders, chills and fever, etc. If you
have any OF these symptoms your liver
is out Of order, and your blood is be-
ing poisoned because your liver does
not act promptly. Herbine will cure
any disease OF the liver stomach OIL
bowels. 1t has no equal as a Liver
medicine. Price 70 cents. Free trial
bottle at Eaple drug store.