The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-10

they visited San Francisco and re-
tanned Colonel A. E. Ellis, then of that
city, now of the firm of Dickson, Ellis
! & Ellis of this city, in the case
In 1853 suit was brought in the Uni
| ted States court at Carson City, New,
| the bill of complaint covering more
than forty pages of closely type
written matter The defendants were
wealthy men and engaged j. W. Dor
sey, an industrious, bright and skilful
! lawyer, to defend. Through his eff
forts the issues were not made UP IN
til June, 1895
In the meantime Colonel Ellis had
moved to Salt Lake, and Hon. w. H.
Dickson became interested in the case.
The array Of counsel for the plaintiff,
after many contiruances, succeeded in
having Gay set for the commission
to take testimony. The defendants
then made UP their mind to settle, and
a compromise was effected on Deem
Der l, 1895, whereby the interests of
John Hubbards heirs were recognized
in and to his estate
During the litigation the mine was
closed down, but since the John Hub
bard heirs, through Dickson, Ellis &
Ellis and Booth, Lee & Gray, obtained
control of the property, men have been
put to work and high grade gold ore is
being taken out. The first shipment
was sold in the city a few days ago
DO T. r. Jones of the Germania. Large
shipments of equally as rich ore are
sacked ready for shipment, but the
roads from Tuscarora to Elko are at
this season Of the year in bad condition
and it may be some three or four weeks
before it can be shipped.
The Herald has long been cognizant
of the great DeXters wealth, but now
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ger. The owners have not desired no
toriety, as the corporation is a close
one.
Soon after the rights of the Hubbard
heirs were recognized and compro-
mise effected, a. reorga nization of the
Dexter company took place, as fol-
lows:
James w. Linnell, president; w. H.
Dickson, vice president; Hiram E.
Booth, secretary and treasurer, and
these, with E. o. Lee and A. c. Ellis,
compose the board Of directors.
Now that the property is again placed
on the producing list, the public will
hear from it from time TO time as
work progresses, and it is believed that
good news concerning it will soon
reach the ears of the stockholders Of
the company, who are scattered from
California to Maine, and it certainly
will be gratifying for them TO learn
that within the past few days the di-
rectors of the Dexter have secured
bond on the Coptic mine, which ad-
joins the Dexter on the east, the con-
solidation making one of the finest
gold mines in the west. The Copttc is
an old producer, and has paid $500
in dividends the last dividend having
been paid in February, 1895, and the
mine is now in excellent shape for
future work. The last dividend paid by
the Dexter company was in July, 1885,
but now that the affairs of the
company are so satisfactorily adjusted,
it is believed. that it will not be long
now before the payment of velvet
will be resumed, and with this end in
view the management has secured the
services Of r. G. Legg, an experienced
miner, well known in Utah, who leaves
today for Tuscarora, Nevada, accom-
panied by President Linnell, the former
to take charge of the mine, while the
latter will have'the mana gement of the
mill, ten stamp plant having a capa-
city of twenty-five tons of ore daily.
Since taking hold of the Dexter the
new board of directors has made a
shipment of ore that went $208 a ton in
gold, and as soon as Mr.. Legg takes
charge of the mine regular shipments
will be made of first class ore, which
will run from $500 to $1,000 a ton,
shipment of fifty tons to be made by
the 18th inst, while the second class
ore, running from $1OO to $500 will find
it's way through the mill and be
marketed in the shape of gold bullion,
and there is no doubt but that the
will soon be receiving
dividends
The company is to be congratulated
upon obtaining the services of Mr.
Legg, as it is believed that he will
give excellent satisfaction.