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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-14

Nancy Allison Mckinley came OF
family which was transplanted from En-
gland 10 the hills OF Virginia. The lam
ily subsequently removed to Green couh-
~. Pa. where Abner Allison. her father'
was born and where n married Ann
Campbell who was of Scotch-Germah
descent. Early in the present century
Mr. and Mrs. Allison went from Pennsyi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
IN STATE LINE DISTRICT.
Encouraging Outlook For the Camp
This Summer

The State Line correspondent to the
Iron County Record, in his review of
the camp, says:
Very little can be added to the praise
of State Line at this writing. Recent
| transactions, however, insure consider
able actual development work the COM
ing season
Surface scratching will avail nothing.
ard the sooner it is realized the better
it will be for the camp. Proper develop
ment work is being pushed only in few
places. Depth-vertical. not horizontal
is what is needed now. We all know of
the, splendid surface showing throughout
the district: all this air tunnel building
will not demonstrate the presence OF ores
exceot a few feet in depth. One shaft
two or three hundred feet in depth--will
do more to prove the worth of this dis
t-:ct than all the work that has been
done up TO date. The recent snow storms
have retarded progress very much. but
development work (of the kind is being
pushed throughout the camp.
Messrs. Hicks and Washer are still TAX
inc out and sacking some very fine gold
ore that shows plentifully of the yellow
metal. Where these ores come from cam
not properly he termed mine as it is
simply an immense deposit. The form
alton is white decomposed porphyry,
and these strata of rich quartz are founQ
wherever they have been sought for on
the ground owned by these parties.
The Ophir people have cleared the snow
banks away from their workings. and
with q small force of men have resumed
THE blocking out of ores
The Rice brothers group, which was
recently bonded to Denver parties, is be-
ing looked after and prospected by George
Rice. one of the principal owners, the
bond giving the owners the same Drivi-
lece to mine and mill the ores as they
had before the deal was made. The par
ties bonding this ground will commence
active DEVELOPMENT work just as soon as
the weather will permit.
1,e firm of Blake & Lambert are still
har-.nering away on their gold belt tun-
rel, which has reached a distance of a
l:ttlo over $50 feet. and almost an equal
depth. They are well under the apex of
tie mountain. ana as we have stated
elsewhere. this kind of work will not dem
onstrate the presence of ore bodies. 1t has
in this case proven that gold values eXistA
from one end of their works to the other.
Harris Walker and others. residents of
Cedar City, are vigorously pushing work
on their cross-cut tunnel about one mile
north of town. They have run some 80
feet and in going this distance have cut
various stringers that show values in the
pan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
STRIKE NEAR GRANeEvmLE.
A Three Foot Ledge Which Shows
$500 in Gold to the Ton.

A dispatch from Lewiston, Ida, to the
Spokesman Review says: W. H. V. Rick
ards. a prospector from Dayton, Wash.
returned from the mountains Thursday
with some fine samples of ore and re-
ports an important strike on the Clear
water. II miles from Grangeville. The
party located five claims on a three-foot
ledge which shows free gold and assays
$500 to the ton. The idiscoverers claim to
be able to mortar a good prospect from
every sample of the rock.
This strike practically opens up a new
gold field. There has never been any
work done in the immediate vicinity, al
though rich float has been found through
our. the district. A fine quar-Z belt ex-
tends across Camas prairie from Jackson
bridge, on the Clearwater, to the mouth
of White Bird creek. AS early as the
COS fine samples of ore were found in
this belt. but no producing quartz claims
have ever been developed in the district.
The rock all carries gold silver and cop
per. and ii is at the same time free mill
ms at the surface. The lodges are well
defined walls, and there is no doubt of
their permanency. for the deep canyons
cut them a thousand feet deep. The strike
near the river on one of these Lodges is
very significant. 1t will give an impetus
to development throughout a large dis
trict. A mill will be put on this new
strike. which is on Green creek, near
the mouth, with available water power
The millsite is accessible by a good
wagon road. The discoveries will ship a
few tons of ore next month to demon
str2te its value beyond a doubt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
THE SILVER CITY FIAsCo.
Two Incidents With No Connection
Whatever.

A morning and an evening paper
made a great splurge yesterday over
what was alleged to be a fierce en-
counter over the possession of mining
property in Tintic-district, not far from
Silver City, but it now transpires that
while there was some difficulty there
over the title to prospect in that
section, and also a disgusting saloon
row in the camp. the two incidents had
no connection whatever, although it
was made to appear so in the papers
alluded to.
The ground in question was the Lu-
cerne claim. owned by Messrs. Osborne,
Short. McGlynn and Tibbetts. This
property, it seems, had been held un-
der lease and bond by r. Fl. GabelI for
a period of a year from last Deem
Der, the stipulation being that Mr.. Ca
bell was to pay the owners of the
claim the sum of 5000 in December of
the present year, besides which he was
to employ two men in the development
of the property for at least 90 days in
each calendar month, during the life of
the bond.
This work was done until within
few days of the LIST of the present
month. but for the month of March
nothing has been done so far.
At the time that Mr.. Cabell was
forced to retire from active work on
account of the difficulty experienced
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
REBATING TAXES.
SOME CRITICISM OF THE
COMMISSIONERS ACTION.
The Case of A. j. White Pointed Out
as an Instance Where the Board
Acted Without Authority-The
Law in the Case.

A good deal of criticism is being
heaped upon the heads of the county
commissioners for their action in re-
batting taxes. reducing assessments and
so forth at this time. when it is claimed
they have no right TO do so. AS an ex-
ample of this, the action on the part of
the board in the case of A. ]. White is
pointed out by those who made the OBJ
lection. Mr.. White appeared before the
board last Monday and represented
that his taxes on personal property
amounted to S1042. This was too high,
and he sought relief on the grounds
of erroneous assessment, alleging the
assessor had never been inside of the
house, so that he could not place a fair
valuation on the property.
The board, after hearing Mr. Whites
statement. which was also supple
mentsd by an affidavit. abated s542 of
his tax. leaving an even So, which Mr..
White had already paid in
THE LAW.
1t appears that the only powers the
board have in such matters are con-
ferred upon it in section Is of of
county government act. which reads
that the commissioners shall have
power Ito equalize assessments and TO
raise or lower the assessed valuation
of any class of property in their re-
spective counties Except property as
sessed and valued by the state board of
equalization). for county, county school
or special school taxes. The board of
county commissioners may remit or
abate the taxes of any insane, idiotic.
infirn or INDECENT person to an amount
not exceeding SO for the current year.
1t seems plain that under the section
quoted the board has no power to abate
taxes unless the applicant comes within
to this it is claimed the board can do
nothing to reduce taxes except while
Sitting as a board of equalization Sec
ton ~ of-the revenue act reads:
mo reduction must be made in the
valuation Of property unless the party
affected thereby, or his agent, makes
and files with the board a written
application therefor, verified by his
oath. or shall appear before the county
board of equalization and show facts
upon which it is claimed such reduc-
tons should be made
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RULING.
The attorney general has ruled that
the only remedy a taxpayer has is to
appear before the board of equalization
and that any abatement of taxes or
decrease of the revenue must be made
subsequent to it's adjournment in july.
Assessor Quinn. who ought to be
posted in the matter, is of the opinion
the board is acting Illegally in assum-
ing to abate taxes at this time.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
Randsburg District.

James S. Brown, part owner of the Lit
tie Johnny mine of Leadville, and James
A. Shinn. a prominent operator of the
camp. says the Denver Post, have re-
turned to Denver after spending three
months in the Randsburg district, Death
valley and the vicinity of the new Cali
fornia mining camp.
In Randsburg they purchased three
claims for $4,000 adjoining the Butte
Wedge mine. which is now shipping ore
that mills over 800 a ton in gold. The
Leadville capitalists left three shifts of
men engaged in sinking two shafts in one
of their claims.
4 exported the country thoroughly
while in California, said Mr.. Brown.
land the outlook for the Randsburg dis
t-:ct is very flattering. Sufficient work
has not been done yet to prove whether
the mineral veins that have been located
are continuous. Just now the district is
held back by the people who have located
upon it. Sheep herders, orange pickers
ard bee keepers. having no money and
knowing nothing about mining, overrun
the district and are holding their claims
at ridiculously high figures.
There are three good shipping mines
in Randsburg today. and d promise of
several others. In my opinion the camp is
a splendid one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
The PILL THAT WILL.

of high-grade ore from this property is
now en- route to this city.
Hon. Scip. Kenner was rejoicing yester-
day over reports from a prospect in Bea-
yer county in which he is interested. and
especially so as it is stated that large
body of ore has been disclosed in the
mine which carries average values of "a
per cent copper to the ton.
A letter was received yesterday from
Secretary Fl. c. Bacon of the OpeX mine.
near Mammoth. in which ii was stated
that the shaft on this property was now
down to the 420-foot level. and that the
bottom was in the same character of shale
that is the casing of the ore bodies in
that portion of Tintic district. Manager
P. j. Donohue, who is in the city: VIII
go out to the mine this evening with the
expectation of starting cross-cut Tor
the vein.
The Mollie Bawn Mining company will
doubtless file its articles of incorporation
today. The company is the owner of the
Mollie BaWn and the Last Chance claims,
adjoining the Iron Duke mine. in Tintic
district. the titles to which were trans
ferred yesterday. These are promising
properties and it is the intention of the
company to develop them in a thorough
manner. In one of these claims 14-inch
body of ore has been exposed that car
ries average values of F.4 ounces silver,
IS per cent lead. l per cent copper and
81. in gold to the ton.
Ores and Metals, a Denver publication,
gives an account of the tragical death OF
Captain Jackson. as follows: SCeptain e.
A. Jackson a Colorado pioneer. was &C
cidentaIly shot while in charge of train
load of supplies for his promising camp
in the Blue mountains. He was walking
behind the wagon. while the teamsters
were urging their struggling horses
through the snow. and in attempting to
pull out a loaded shotgun from the rear
end of the wagon, it was discharged. the
load entering and shattering his head
Captain Jackson came west in 1853 and
has been a pioneer proSpector ever since
He was we'll known all over the west
and owned some valuable properties
Mark Atkins, newspaper man of the
San Juan. his son-in-law, is in charge OF
his affairs.
From c. II. Schue the manager of the
La Cigale mine on the west dip. in Camp
Floyd district. who was in the city yes
terday. it is learned that the contract for
the new mill has been let and that work
in its construction Will begin within 80
days under the supervision of Jacobs &
Jones. mill builders and engineers. The
plant will be equipped with power for the
treatment of 500 tons of ore daily, but at
first the tank capacity will be for only 100
tons. The Boston shaft in this property
is now down to the 265-foot level, all the
the vein at this depth to make connec
tons with the Lillian Russell or discov
cry shaft. which was also sunk on the
ore body on the ledge 500 feet from the
Boston. while another drift is being run
from the 1G0-foot level in both shafts.
The ore values are holding out in a most
satisfactory manner, and when the con-
nectiOnS are made a mammoth body of
ore will be disclosed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25

It was a cloudy day in the pit of
the Mining Exchange yesterday as far
as Sunshine" was concerned, and this
once favorite stock lost all of its bril-
liancy and luster. In fact, Sunshine
was q shining mark for a determined
hear attack. and so fierce was the on
slaught that before the close the shine
was taken entirely out of this security,
and Il was hammered into the dust
At the opening Sunshine advanced to
As cents in the bidding, and at this
figure 100 shares changed hands. At
this signal rush was made by the
bears and il was not long before bids
OF 46 cents were taken up, and later on
sales were chronicled at 431s, and at
the close blocks of the stock were
dropped al 20.
The market was fairly strong with
most OF the listed stocks, but there
was but little activity in these outside
OF Sunshine and Utah. Bullion-Beck
was not at all responsive in the bid
ding, although the stock was low in
the offerings. DAILY was also shaded
in the bidding as well as in the offer
ings, While DAILY West developed an
upward tendency and was in good de-
mand at an advance. Galena was able
to hold its own, while Geyser was weak
with no sellers in the pit. No change
vas noticeable in Mercur. Some little
STARRING was INDUCED in when Nam
moth was called and it looked for
While as if there would be dealings in
this stock. but the call closed without
sale being recorded. Ontario was
1irmer in the offerings, but the stock
failed to show any strength in the
! bids. Utah was a good seller at 81 021b.
In the unlisted stocks the usual ia
Vorites held the lead. Northern Light
was in good demand and registered
sales at S312 cents. Swansea made de-
cided advances in the bidding while
holders refused to let go at Che closing
asked quotations of the previous day.
South Swansea was also quite popular
and was active at S1.771R, xnd before
the close bids of 81. so were made. which
were subsequently withdrawn. Little
Pittsburg, Dalton and Richmond &
Anaconda, while firmly held and main
tanning former quotations, were in
active. Sunbeam was a back number
When Buckeye was called a cent stood
between buyer and seller Dexter was
wanted at $14212, but was firmly held
at 81.
The transactions of the day we're as
follows:
SALE OF STOCKS.
200 Sunshine at 30 cents
100 Sunshine at 4252 cents.
100 Sunshine at IS cents
200 Sunshine at 46 cents.
100 Sunshine at 49, cents.
200 Utah at S10212
100 Northern Light at S31a cents
100 South Swansea at S1.77ia
Total sales, LOO shares.
Value of sales. S772
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
THE MAGNOLIA AND ORC.
Two Promising De Lamar Gold and
Silver Producers.

From gentleman who is just in from
De Lamar. Nevada it is learned that
there is considerable activity in the camp
at the present time. and that ii is more
than likely that at Helene, which was
the first town started in the district, two
propositions will make regulations this
season as producers.
The Magnolia. which was the first gold
discovery to be made in the district, is
now developed in a thorough manner
and The Heralds informant states that
some very rich ore is being taken out Of
this property from the 215-fOot level and
that the indications are that this mine
Will eventually come TO the front as one
OF the most prolific producers of the yell
low metal to be found in the camp. As
is well known by Herald readers. Ts r.
Jones of this city is heavily interested
in the Magnolia
About 800 feet from the Magnolia is
the Orc ground, which is owned by L.
M. HARDWOOD. formerly of this city, and
his associates.
The O-o is nothing more than a pros
pect as yet. and yet it is a most prom
lslng proposition. When the ledge was
first struck on this ground values of LA
ounces in silver and $3.50 in gold were
encountered. The shaft is now down to
d depth of % feet at which level a five
foot ledge has been uncovered in which
there are about four inches of ore that
assays from 800 to $500 ounces silver and
Sl5 IN gold to the ton; besides which there
Is two-foot body of mineral that car
ries from 60 to 800 ounces in silver and
$40 in the yellow metal. The deposit is
growing in size and value with depth ana
ii is believed that after deepening the
shaft by 80 feet more the mine can be
listed as a regular shipper.
Work is going on steadily at the De
Lamar mine and mill just the same as
if the property had not been shut down
for a short time, while at the April Fool
everything is clear sailing and the prec-
ious metal is being placed in circulation
with pleasing regularity.
What the district needs is better trans
portation facilities, and when these are
given II It viii oDen out into one of the
greatest mining camps in the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25

with, Uncle Sam he was owing for
VICES at the mine and for supplies a
sli1 not far from 81 900, az! when the
agent for the parties TO whom Mr.. Ca
bell had assigned the lease appeared
on the ground with the intention of
taking possession et the mine, the
parties in charge simply refused to give
possession until back accounts had
been paid, and they felt justified in
doing this from the fact that the week
before Mr. Cabell had sent down word
for the men to send in their time and
their accounts, as the same would be
audited and paid, after which work
would be resumed in the DEVELOPMENT
of the property. AS it was, however.
the miners, who are worthy of their
hire, and who had not been paid for
January and February work, refused
to give the agent possession of the
mine until they had been reimbursed
for their services. ,.P
The stabbing ARRAY at the saloon
the same evening had no connection
whatever with the difficulty regarding
the mine, and the gentlemen above
mentioned, who are the owners of the
Lucerne, feel that they have just
cause TO feel aggrieved, as they are
men of responsibility and are not TO
be associated in business matters with
saloon loafers and tramps.
Furthermore. they had no intention
or desire to hold the property, al
though the terms of the option have
been violated, and Mr. Tibbetts, who
was in the city yesterday, stated to
Herald representative that if the
amount due the men had been paid and
the other accounts settled. himself and
ASSOCIATES would have been willing to
have given possession to the agent of
the parties to whom the bond had been
transferred by the sureties of Mr. Ca
bell, providing that the terms of the
bond had afterwards been lived up to.
The owners of the Lucerne are we'll
known citizens of Silver City. and not
DULLES or cut-throats, as would appear
from the reading of the account of the
alleged battle as given in the press of
yesterday, as above stated, and they
have good reason to resent the impu-
tation.
AS the matter now stands it will take
a legal battle to determine the rights
of the different interested parties in
the premises. as, among other things,
the employees of the mine have as
signed their accounts to Mr. Tibbetts,
who has sued out an attachment
against the property for the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
ASSAULT ON SUNSHINE
The Brokers Play Football With
This Old Time Favorite.
MAGNOLIA AND THE ORC
TWO PROMISING DE LAMAR
GOLD PROPERTIES.

Rich Ore Being Taken Out of the
Fomer, While in the Latter There
is Most Favorable Showing-ore
Bodies Growing in Size and Value
as Depth is Attained-The Colo
RADIO River-Making Arrange
ments For Big Dredging Ma
chimes With Which to Recover
the Precious Metal From the Bed
of the Stream-Will Use Electric
ity For Power-Work Going on
at the California BARN State
Line District-Encouraging Out
look For the Camp This Summer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-25
THE COLORADO RIVER.
Making Arrangements For Big
Dredging Machines.

The indications are that this will be a
lively season on the Colorado river as
far as placer mining is concerned and
besides the ordinary methods used for
the recovery of gold The Herald is in
formed that two syndicateS. one hailing
from Ohio and the other from Chicago,
are making arrangements for the install
lation of mammoth dredgers on the river
for the purpose of working the river beds
for their golden treasures. and even now
their agents are in that region taking up
the river beds in the stretch of country
between Dandy Crossing and the Cali
fornia bar.
These dredging machines will be man.
moth affairs and will be placed on boats.
The motive power for the operation of
the machinery will be derived from cleo
tricity which will be generated by water
wheels. and as the opportunities for the
procuring of this class of power are
abundant and the cost will be light. it
can be seen that the enterprise is SIM
plicity itself and entirely practicable.
The bars on the river bank often carry
as high as 81 and 50 in gold to me cubic
yard. and as the coarser gold invariably
sinks to the bottom of the stream it is
believed that with d good dredger there
will be no difficulty in taking out a for
tune in the yellow metal at a small eX-
penses. The dredger will have sufficient
power so that the bedrock can be
Scrap ped. and the equipment of the plant
will boast of a device whereby the seams
and creViceS in the bedrock <can be
cleaned out. which means that a greater
saving will be made, as every old placer
miner knows that gold finds its way into
every hiding place and that in those
usually inacceSsibly placed the coarsest
colors are found.
Tommy Ryan is operating successfully
with his amalgamator on the California
bar. and it is more than likely that he
will have neighbors to keep him company
this summer. as it is stated that there
are = number of parties who are inter-
ested along the river who will soon be-
gin operations there.