The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-20
coon FEELING AT MERcUR.
New Strikes Reported Throughout
the Camp.

the Camp.
MERCUR. Aug. 19.-The report that
the Golden Gate mill plans have been
mence, is causing a better feeling in
the camp, and, taken in connection
with the number of rich strikes being
made here recently, speaks well for
the future. The renewed confidence is
Illustrated by the number of new resi-
dences being planned and in various
stages of construction.
For some time the Wonder has been
worked by contract, but on account OF
the water and hard drilling the con-
tractors threw up their contract and
the property is now being worked once
more by the company.
At the East Golden Gate work has
been suspended for a few days on &C
count Of the breaking of the machin-
cry. but it will probably be resumed
again in day or two,
There seems to be renewed interest
in Mercur mining property just now,
as several parties are in the camp in
curing for choice ground in which to
invest their means. Outside parties
think the boys hold their property a
little high, but in view Of the results
obtained by mines in different locali-
ties, it looks as if property here was
worth good prices. Every mine that
has been worked to any extent has paid
the investors well.
The indignation in relation to the
Bacon bank business is again rising
and the report Of the receivers is read
with disgust. The $4,000 liabilities
were the savings, to a great extent, of
men who worked hard for their money,
md 70 HOY
over the proverbial rainy day. The bus
mess men had supported the bank
also with their surplus, and it has
seriously cramped them in their af-
fairs. No loans were made on Mercur
property, unless it was in the shape of
stock purchases. Why the people here
should stand all the losses and receive
none Of the benefits, is a query in the
minds of many. Whether Bacon will
receive justice at the hands of the
law remains to be seen, but if he should
visit Mercur he would receive a warm
reception.
The first benefits of incorporation
are being felt by the people here. The
city treasury is at low ebb-so low, in
fact that none of the promised bene-
fits can be derived for some time. 1t
is only fair, however, to the men who
hold the offices, to point out the fact
that they do not have the benefit of
city tax this year Should the city tax
in any city be cut off for a year the
same state of affairs would exist. The
men who run the city are probably
doing as we'll as any other set of men
would do; hence the grumbling is a
little out of order.
The stake presidency of Tooele were
in town on Sunday and organized the
branch, which has been without a
head ever since President Felt closed
the bank and departed. A complete
reorganization was effected, so we now
have the benefit of two churches
Mormon and Baptist
The holders of some of the CITY
property known as johannesburg have
been in doubt as to the validity of
their titles. An alleged mine was
worked in that locality, apparently for
the purpose of obtaining title to the
land and making a speculation by the
sale of city lots. The settlers have
claimed all along that no ore could
be found there and no patent could be
obtained for the ground, except by
incorporation under city regulations.
Action has been taken in relation to
the matter and a meeting of those
interested viii be held tonight to per
feet their arrangements for obtaining
title to their ground.
Work on the power house for the
eleclrlc Hgnt plant VIII be commenced
Immediately. Work at this end of the
line is almost completed.
Charlie Ashcroft, a bartender in
Lewis saloon, made a hasty trip to
Salt Lake City yesterday. The cause
of the sudden movement was his hay-
ing to cash a check, which proved to
be a forgery. The alleged forger is E.
r. Abbot, a carpenter who seems to
have a faculty of causing trouble.
During the last food he took a dose
of laudanum and raised an. excitement.
He is supposed TO be in Salt Lake City.
and should the officers succeed in.
catching him he viii not get out of
this scrape as easily as he was de-
TERED from climbing the golden stairs.