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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

In the latter place was the personal
baggage of General Beauregard, which
was also carried away by the mass. 1t
was next rumored that the mob would
loot the Mechanics bank. A consulta-
ton was held between Messrs. Metcalf
and Crump and in the hopes of quell-
ing the raiders, they ordered the bank
TO pay out 500 in gold for something
like $4,000 in confederate currency
The run that this inaugurated was
/ tremendous. Confederate notes were
brought in hand carts and wheel
barrowS and for one entire day the
bank paid out gold for worthless paper
So great was the quantity presented
for exchange that cotton baskets were
used to hold it. The first days eX-
perience caused Messrs. Crump and
Metcalf to countermand the order to
pay out gold for confederate currency.
That night a number of teams under
guard of cavalry drew up at the bank
and what remained of the treasury was
loaded on the wagons.
The wagon train crossed into Caro-
lima and proceeded up the river and
crossed back, easterly of Washington
Ga This was the last seen of the
wealth of the treasury and no au-
thentic account of its disappearance
has ever been published. 1t was re-
l1letl the llltn the
removal inaugurated a raid. Each is
said to have taken as much gold as he
could conveniently carry, and, mount
ing a mule, departed TO enjoy his loot.
Some portion of the bullion was
finally recovered by the federals, who
were closely pursuing the treasury
train. This money was returned to
Augusta, from whence it was sent to
Washington. d. c.
Shortly after the war the president
of the Louisiana bank made a personal
demand on Mr.. Metcalf for the return
of that portion of money sent from his
bank when the money was removed
from New Orleans. The demand met
with refusal and no effort was then
made TO collect the sum.
1t was contended that the entire
wagon train with all it's wealth fell into
the hands of the federals and at vari-
Gus times efforts have been made to
have congress reimburse several pri-
vaTe corporations that entrusted their
money to the confederate government
for safe keeping, it being alleged that
the money was captured and returned
to Washington.
The old Mechanics bank passed out
of existence with the close of the war,
but the building yet remains as sub
Stantial as ever Ii is situated just be-
low Washington, on Broad street, and
is one of the sights of the city.
Shortly after the war the building
again did services as a banking institu-
ton to the great loss of hundreds of
the colored people. a branch of the
notorious Freedman's bank was estab-
lished here. Its career is too well
known to require comment or review.
The building is now used for general
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hermlts of St Anthony are merely
cages. At distance they look, some
or them, like big bird cages hung up
against the face of the cliff AS dwell
ings they are all exceedingly primitive
The Thessalian hermit did not ask
much of life. A rocky floor to lie on.
bars or ratings to keep him from fall
ing out of his hole, a shakey ladder
down which he might nov and then
descend 10 earth, and a basket and
string to let down for supplies were all
he needed in addition to his crucifix
and other religious necessities.
These aerial caves were occupied in
the fourteenth century. Thousands of
hernits, judging from the remains of
habitations, must at one time or an
other have sought refuge in these cliffs.
Few of them can now be entered. for
the ladders have for the nest part
fallen away.
Seemingly, the wav a hermit pro-
ceeded was to choose hole that took
his fancy; uD to this he ran a ladder:
then, driving poles into the rock before
the cave, he built out a little platform.
this he rooted in and surrounded with a
wall made of sticks or dried grass.
From one platform to another these
anchorites ran uD their ladders until
the whole face of the rock was alive
with these hermits of St Anthony
After the time honored fashion of re-
ligicus recluses the cliff dwelling her
mits of st. Anthony depended wholly
on charity for their sustenance. Far
up in their airy caves they spent their
days and nights in prayer and contem-
plation. When hungry or thirsty they
let down their baskets to the ground,
and when these were filled they pulled
them up again.
The devout people of Kalibaki be-
lieVed that these herrnifS Ware a S0ec-
ial charge upon them, and kept them
we'll supplied with bread and water.
Every morning men. women and chill
dren could be seen tramping to cliffs
to fill the baskets that were let down
by strings from above. And so the
hermits were able to live their quiet,
lazy lives without single worldly care.
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CONFEDERATE WEALTH.

Augusta, Ga, Chronicle: At stated
intervals one sees in the press of the
country an alleged authentic account
of what became of the wealth of the
confederacv.
The confederate government pos
sessed in the neighborhood of 100000
in gold and silver coin and bullion, not
to mention the billion or so of currency.
This sum was reduced from time to
time TO pay for blockade runners at
the ports of Charleston and Whining
ton, the same being used for the pur-
chase of arms and supplies.
The following story of what became
Of the money is of peculiar interest to
Augustans, from the fact that the con-
federate treasury was located here the
last years of the war, the old Me
chanics' bank being the depository
Mr. John a. North was at that time
the teller of the bank, and it was from
him that l learned the particulars re
counted below of the disappearance of
the nations wealth. And, by the way
Mr.. North is the sole survivor of the
officers of that institution. and he has
a very distinct recollection of the
financial doings of those days.
The Mechanics bank was at that
time one of the largest financial insti-
buttons in the south. Its officers were
Thomas A Metcalf. president; Milo
Hatch, cashier; and John A North,
teller.
When it became evident that New
Orleans would fall into the possession
of the federals the money contained in
the mint there was removed TO Mont
gomery and subsequently brought to
Augusta. The treasury here was in a
plethoric condition when the crisis be-
came apparent to the confederate
cabinet. Early in 1865 Judge Crump,
assistant secretary of the treasury, put
in an appearance here with a consider
able sum of money, mostly in gold, be-
longing TO the banks of Richmond.
This money was also deposited in the
Mechanics bank along with that
brought from New Orleans
The raassing of this enormous wealth
at this point was not unknown TO
great many, and the question of its
safety was one of great concern
Especially was this true as the nope
Iessness of the confederate cause grew
more apparent TO the people. This fear
for the safety of the money was aug
menfed by the fact that the city was
filed with returners from the army, the
majority of whom were in desperate
straits for the necessities of life, and
starvation became more serious day by
dav. The report reached the city that
the government had fallen, and the
r1eople became wild. The confederate
stores located here were raided along
with the Georgia railroad depot.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE NO. 5.
The Tetro Mining Company of Tintic

The Tetro Mining Company of Tintic.
Location of principal place of bust
ness, Salt Lake City, state of Utah.
Location of mine and works. Tintic Min
ing District. Juab county. state of Utah.
Notice is hereby given that at a meet
ing of the board of directors of said COM
pany, held on the 18th day of May, 1897.
assessment No. of one cent Qc) per
share was levied on the capital stock of
the corporation, payable Immediately to
the secretary at the Office of the company.
$50 Main street, Salt Lake City, state OF
Utah
ANY stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on Thursday, June II.
1897, will be delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction, and unless pay
nent is made before. will be sold on
Thursday the 10th day of July, 1897, to
pay the delinquent assessment. together
with the costs of advertising and expense
of sale.
BY order of the board of directors.
WILLIAM r. WALLACE.
Secretary.
Salt Lake City, Utah. 18th May. 1897.
First publication May 10. 1897.
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kings of early California days dwindles
10 pigmy proportions compared with
it. Nothing like ii was ever heard. of
among the diamond mine princes of
South Africa. Wall street or Lombard
street furnish no parallel. The histories
of the financiers of Europe. or of the
potentates of the east, could be ran
sacked without unearthing its dupli-
cate.
Rockefeller's wealth is not all locked
up in the Standard Oil company. He
has nearly a solid 500 loco, coo invested
in many enterprises of vast magnitude.
In real estate he has tied up $15,000,-
600; in steamship lines, S2,O0O,O00; n
iron mines, $4,000, 000 in railroad
stocks and bonds, S25 OOo, 600; in bank
stock, sS,000000; in natural gas stock.
"a, 000 900; in manufactured gas stock,
SO, 000 900; in mines in western states,
So, 100000; in government bonds and
miscellaneous securities. about S12-
900, 900, and in cash, about 100000. ~
All of the figures just given are APP
proximate, as the securities are con-
stantly fiuctuating, and the incessant
flow Of income necessitateS new in
vestments. A total estimate, however,
of 1914 200, 900 can be regarded as con-
servative. His fortune may be greater
by $4,000, 600, but it is hardly less than
the figure just given.
This places John d. Rockefeller at
the head Of the millionaires, not only
of this country, but of the world. At
one time it was said that Ii Hung
Chang was worth $500, OOO, 600, but this
was proven a great exa operation, the
noted Chinaman not owning property
worth one-fifth of that sum.
None of the Dotentates, of the world
has the fortune or the income of Mr..
Rockefeller. Queen Victoria receives
So, 100000 d year. about one-ninth of
the income of Rockefeller. and out of
this sum she must spend 81, DOC to
maintain the court. She doesn't even
have the pleasure of spending it,
either; the government performs that
duty
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will bring in per cent. Many are
content with per cent But the
Rockefeller riches earn more than Z
per cent. That part of it invested in
the Standard Oil company earns y
per cent, based upon a $500 value of
the shares. The par value of the GER
tificates is 800, and they are now pay
ing dividends at the rate of SO per cent.
per annum. The belief that they will
soon pay 40 per cent. is the cause of
their recent appreciation.
Just how Mr.. Rockefeller's fortune
jumped $40. 900 in three months is
easily explained. He owns 500, 900 shares
of the Standard Oil company, or a
trifle more than one-half of the total
capitalization. The par value of these
is $4,000, 600. In February last the GER
tifcates Were sold at $3.50. At this
figure his holdings were Worth $780,,
600 600. Today, at 300, they are worth
$50, 600 00o. Last August Standard Oil
certificates were sold at $3.50. At this
figure his holdings were worth $95, 000,
600, or 5000, 600 less than they are
today.
Jay Gould achieved worldwide fame
as a money maker. When he died he
left S72, 900, 000 and the world stood
of the man-$72 600, 900 in forty years,
almost $4,000, 600 a year.
But here is a man whose wealth has
grown at the rate of $6,00000O a month,
and the outside world scarcely dreams
of il: a man who earned his first
quarter of a dollar hoeing potatoes on
a Tioga county farm, in the upper part
of this state; a man VINO 50 years ago
did not have $1,000 to his name.
Some people say that money is not
made as easily or as rapidly nowadays
as it used to be. This may be true as
far as the generality of money. makers
are concerned but the chosen few, of
which Rockefeller is the premier, are
piling up riches today faster than ever.
Where in the history of the world did
any man ever make $55, 900, 900 in nine
months? The luck of the bonanza
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Third judicial district of the state of
Utah, county of Salt Lake, probate divis-
JOHN the matter of the, estate or
George W. Crowley. deceased, order APP
pointing time and place for hearing petit
ton for conveyance and directing publica-
ton of notice.-On presentation of the YER
flied petition of William D. Clays, claim
Ing to be entitled by virtue of a certain
contract in writing, made by said Crow
ley In his life time, and to the deHVeIS
of certain deed conveying certain MN
ing property, particularly described III
said petition. setting forth the facts upon
praying for a decree authorizing ana u
recting the administrator of the estate OF
said George w. Crowley, deceased, 70
denver said deed now in escrow, anu "
execute a conveyance to a certain piece
OF ground more fully described IN salu
peIltion 1t is ordered by the olstrlS1
Judge or the Third judicial district couIt.
propate division, state of Utah, county NY
OF salt Lake that Saturday, the zStn
DAY OF May 1897, at ten o'clock IN the
forenoon of said day. at the court room
OF said court. at the joint city and county
pudding in the city and county OF SAT-
Lake, state of Utah. be. and the same IS
nereDy appointed as the time ana place
1or hearing said petition, when and where
an persons Interested In the estate OF said
deceased may appear and contest sdio
petition by filing their objections IN writ
ing. And it is further ordered that no
uce or the tendency of said petition ana
OF the said time and place of hearing be
1Ot at ledSI lcuI SuSScSSAsO
weeks before said hearing, in the Salt
Lake Daily Herald. a newspaper printed
ana published N said city and county
OGDEN HlLES,
District Judge Probate Division
April 90 1897
attest: DAVID C. DUNBAR. Clerk
~ GEORGE E. BLAIR. Deputy
State of Utah. County of Salt Lake, IS.
!. David e Dunbar. clerk of the Third
judicial district court of the state of
Stah. in and for Salt Lake county. do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
Iuil. true and correct copy of the origi-
nal order appointing time and place for
nearing petition for conveyance and di-
recting publication of notice in the mat
deceased, as appear of record in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court. at Salt Lake City, this
(SealD 23rd day of April. a. d. 1897
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk.
BY GEO. E. BLAIR, Deputy Clerk.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
pursuant to a decree of foreclosure and
order of sale, to me directed from the
Third judicial district court, state of
Utah, county of Salt Lake in a cause
therein pending, wherein Jacob II. Cook
is plaintiff and Conrad G. Wilkinson,
Georgina NJ. Wilkinson and the New En-
gland Loan and Trust company. a corpo-
ration. are defendants. TO which decree
and order of sale reference is hereby
made, | shall expose for sale. at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash. at
the west front door of the county court
house, in the city and county of Salt Lake
state of Utah, on the 9TH day of June. A.
d. 1887. at u o'clock noon, all the right.
title. claim and interest of Conrad G..
Wilkinson, Georgina NJ. Wilkinson and
the New England Loan and Trust COM
pany, a corporation, of, in and to the
following described real estate, situate
lying and being in Salt Lake City, Salt
Lake county, state of Utah to-wit being
an of lots one ID, two 81. three 81. four
"a. five 90, six 90, seven %, eight C0,
nine 90, ten QO). eleven I'D. twelve Q2),
thirteen O3, fourteen 90. fifteen Q5).
sixteen 90, seventeen % and thirty-six
(2s. thirty-seven 80. thirty-eight (Ss).
forty-two (i2). forty-three (4S), forty-four
Ga forty-five (45), forty-six (46) forty
seven 40, forty-eight (4S), forty-nine (49).
fifty C5O, fifty-one cd and fifty-two (52),
subdivision of block ninety 900. in plat
C. Salt Lake City survey, being part
of the northwest quarter of section thir-
ty-five (35), township one north, range one
west Salt Lake meridian. being i'll all lots
numbered from one % to seventeen 40,
and thirty-siX 1861 to fifty-two (52) inclu-
sive. to be sold as the property of Conrad
G. wilkinson and Georgina NJ. Wilkin-
son. at the suit of Jacob II. Cook under
said decree and order of sale in the above
cause. THOMAS p. LEWIS.
s # of Salt Lake County, Utah
i = B. TIMMONY. Deputy Sheriff.
Z. : a. s.. Lake City. Utah, this 18th
day OF May, ~. d. 1897.
Pardee & K J., eyer, attorneys for plain
tiff.
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HERMITS OF GREECE.
Strange Religious Racluses Who
Lived in Holes in the Thessalian
Cliffs.


Lived in Holes in the Thessalian
Cliffs.
New York Herald: One of the most
curious scenes on the Thessalian
frontier, now the center of the war be-
tween Greece and Turkey, is to be
found al Nalibaki, some so miles by
rail above Trikhala. The town lies on
a plain, which is backed by the extra
ordinary rocks of Meteora, rising pre-
cipttously to great height and COM
handing. the marked attention of
travellers. In places the cliffs ascend
like a wall to a height of 1000 feet.
They are rough, free from verdure,
and disfigured by innumerable holes
and caves all over their face.
1t is these caves and the remains of
monkish dwellings in them that give
the rocks of Meteora the strange. al
most prehistoric appearance that has
made them famous.
There are several monasteries at
Kalibaki. The largest is st. Stephen
Unlike the other monasteries, this is
reached by means of a orawbridge
thrown across a yawning chasm. This
is one of the largest of the monasteries
of Meteora, and has a guest chamber
especially fitted up for visitors-that
is to say, there are three iron beds in
it, and it is only courteous to surmise
that the wadded coverlet and single
sheet, that go to make up a Greek bed,
once were new
The Hegoumenos is most hospitable;
he gives his visitors excellent monastic
wine, dinner of many weird courses.
and is himself very good company. AS
usual, there are two churches in this
monastery, the smaller of the two
possesses some very fair ikcns, set in
beautifully carved frames, and one
very old picture, dated 3ST.
The large church consists of a nave.
ante-chapel. with the body of the
church under the dome, which is
decorated with the usual half-length
figure of Christ. Here are seen some
of the inlaid ivory and mother-of-pearl
stools and lecterns which at one time
were the staple work of the Meteora
monks.
All the manuscripts of any value
have been removed TO Athens. A long
building to the right of the bridge con-
tains the cells of the monks, which
open into a dark covered corridor. In
time of war these monasteries are used
as places of refuge.
Not the least curious feature of these
unique rocks of Meteora are the holes
and caves which iftersiiy pepper the
face of the cliff in places.
IN many cases these retreats Of the
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Proposals For Printing r
Statutes of Utah.
: Revised

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. MAY H.
1s97.-Sealed proposals for printing three
thousand volumes of the revised statutes
umes thereof will be received at the office
of the code commission. 26 Main ST.. Salt
Lake City, on or before the 18th day of
June. 1897 Bids will ne received for both
printing and binding, or for either print
ing or binding separately, and are to be
based upon the proposed contract and
specifications on file at the Office of the
commission. Bids will be opened at 10 a.
m. June 18th, 1897.
RICHARD w. YOUNG,
GRANT II. SMITH,
WILLIAM A. LEE.
Code Commissioners.
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State of Utah, ONCE of the Secretary of

state of Utah. Office of the Secretary of
State.-ss.
/. James T. Hammond. secretary of
state of the state of Utah. do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
full true and correct copy of the annual
statement of the general condition of the
above named insurance company, filed in
nv office on the 9Th day of April. 1891
i'm pursuance of the laws of this state re-
lating to insurance companies.
In witness whereof. | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
(SeaD great seal of the state of Utah, at
Salt Lake City, this 18th day of
April, 1897. j. T. HAMMOND
Secretary of State.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Third judicial district of the state of
Utah, county of Salt Lake, probate divis-
ion.--In the matter OF the estate of Jacob
Weller. deceased.-Order to show cause
why a decree of partial distribution
should not be made.-On reading and fill
beth NJ. Weller. Joseph S. Horne. exc
cutors of the estate of Jacob Weller. de-
ceased. setting forth that all the debts
and expenses of administration having
been duly paid. and that a portion of said
estate, both of real property, stocks and
money can now be safely distributed and
divided 2mong the dsvisees, heirs-at-law
of said deceased. and still leave sufficient
property and funds in the hands of said
executors TO pay and discharge the re-
naming expenses of said administration.
and to edualize as between said devisees
their distributive proportions or shares;
and that said deviSeeS and parties in in
terest have agreed upon the distribution
among themselves to the extent set forth
in said petition, il is ordered that all per-
sons interested in the estate of said ia
cob Weller, deceased, be and appear be-
fore the district court, probate division.
of the Third judicial district state of
Utah. county of Salt Lake, at the court
room of said court, N the joint city and
county building, on Saturday. the 9Th day
of June. 1897. at ZEN O'Clock a. m. then
and there to show cause why an order of
distribution should not be made under
and in accordance with the said petition,
among the devisees and heirs-at-law of
said deceased. according to law. 1t is
further ordered that copy of this order
be published for four successive weeks
prior to the 5th day of June 1897. in The
Salt Lake Daily Herald. a newspaper
printed and published in the city and
county of Salt Lake. state of Utah.
OGDEN. HILES.
Judge of the Third Judicial District Court
April 18th. 1897.
Attest: DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk.
BY GEORGE E. BLAIR, Deputy Clerk
(Seal)
State of Utah. County of Salt Lake, SIS.
I, David c. Dunbar clerk of the Third
judicial district court of the state of
Utah. in and for Salt Lake county. do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
full. true and correct copy of the origi-
nal order to show cause why a decree of
partial distribution should not be- made
IN the matter of the estate of Jacob Wei
Ter. deceased. as appear of record in my
Office. eos
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court, at Salt Lake City. this
(Seal) 23rd day of April. A. d. 1897.
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk
BY GEO. E. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk
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SPECIAL MEETING.


A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the HomeStake Mining
and Milling company. for the purpose of
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of amending
the articles of incorporation to make the
capital stock assessable. will be held in
rooms IL and u. Eagle block, Saturday,
June u, 1897. at o'clock p. m.
JAY T. HARRIS. Secretary.
Salt Lake CITY Nav IL 1891
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merchandising purposes. Its strong
vaults no longer protect immense
amounts of wealth, but could the walls
speak, they could tell some startling
tales of other times