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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13

was largely due to the low price of
silver and lead, and for the present
the company will confine its operations
to the extraction and shipment of first
class ore, while the second class will
be allowed to remain in the mine until
such a time as it will pay to work.
The closing down of the mill, which
will take place on the 18th inst, will
mean the discharge of about 80 men
employed in the works, and also quite
a number of miners who have been
working on low grade ores.
The company will also practically
close down its pumping plant. as there
is an abundance of water in the reSer-
voir, and the works will only be util-
lied to an extent necessary to supply
the city of Eureka with fresh water
and the amount needed for the hosting
works of the camp.
This will also throw quite a mum Der
of men out of employment, so that
taking it all in ALL this move on the
part of the Bullion-Be will work
quite hardship with the laboring men
of Eureka. 4Tf
The Herald is informed that the Bull
lion-Beck mine is looking better than
formerly, if anything, and that ore
has been disclosed below the 1.000-foot
level to the north, while a large amount
of prospecting work is being done to
the south.
The-impression that the company will
yet declare dividend for May is not
warranted, as it was passed on the
10th, and it is not at all likely that
the board of directors will meet again
this month for the purpose of declaring
a dividend. EVENT. if there was money
in the treasury to pay it, as steps will
now be taken to build up a reserve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13

sors on two points: Gold Mountain dis
trict is no poor mans camp, but by
surface indications Gold Mountain dis
trict has equal in Utah. It's large
bodies of hot stuff are far below the
to2 groupings at d depth that only good
money can reach. and the diorite and
granite formations at Baldy's foot have
near the surface been so slid and pushed
and otherwise disturbed that biologists
can with difficulty figure out the depth
of the great lodges. Still a casual glance
conVinces anyone with knowledge of
minerals that gold and silver are there
in inestimable quantities and paying val
ues and for an undeveloped region MIR.
Logan repeats it has no equal in all
Utah @
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
One object of this gentlemans trip
hither was to look into the feasibility of
establishing ng-distance telephone
service between Richfied and Salt Lake.
\ line can be stretched for $4,000. The
Bell company will put up one-half of this
and will dispose of Sc. 500 worth of shares
to outside and local capital, guaranteeing
TO takers an annual dividend of per
cent on their money invested. Mr.. Logan
has already placed nearly the entire block
of shares offered and the project is now
assured a go. Richfield will be the CEN
trail station and from here will be run
branch wires TO all surrounding towns
and especially to Gold Mountain.
The BreckenridgeS and Mammoth S
wide-awake operator, James Long. left
Richfield yesterday for his Gold Mount
ain group after few days sojourn here
on business Since the 18th of last jan
uary there has been 375 feet of work
done on the Breckenridge. OF this 49,
feet consisted of levels run on an eight
foot ledge whose ore in spots runs as
high as s122 in gold to the ton and con-
ta!ns 155 ounces of silver. Mr.. Long has
been considerably bothered by water IN
this upper tunnel of 23S feet. and to OBJ
viate this difficulty will at once set three
Shifts of men to work on a new tunnel to
be driven 800 feet at a far greater depth
than the wet one above and to run cross
country to tap the ledge at a dry level.
Nine men in all will be given employ
ment by Mr.. Long and we expect to hear
good reports of his mine this summer.
Charles Lammersdorf was on last
Thursdays frain. en- route to Salt Lake
from the Gold Mountain Sewer, which
he controls. In his pocket he carried
big chunk of quartz from his mine, spat-
tered all over with the precious yellow
metal. Mr.. Lammersdorf said this was
a fair sample of a vein now being ex-
plored in the Sewer and that the great
mine is looking up better than ever be-
fore Washouts on the canyon roads. he
fears, will seriously delay work on his
bonanza this summer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13

plant in operation would attract the
attention of home people as well as
strangers. Jack Blake, formerly Of the
Marion, is spoken of as a good man to
take charge of the exhibit.
A robbery was committed here on
Monday night. Mr.. Presnell, who lives
at the forks of the Geyser and Hecla
gulches. went down town about p.
M, and on his return at IL p. m. found
that a burglar had entered his house
and, having ransacked the building,
discovered SIS. Nothing else was TAX
en-. A near neighbor. Charles Hales,
coming home at the same time. found
a similar condition of affairs. but
luckily lost nothing There is no clue
TO the housebreaker. and as a conse-
quence little hope of detection, but
people Will probably be a little careful
about leaving their homes hereafter
without a guardian.
Braman. Hicks & Williams have
commenced operations on the Wa
chusetts. They will drive tunnel in
from the lower level for the purpose
of tapping the vein, which crops to
the surface farther up the hill.
superintendent McEvoy of the
Chloride Point has purchased a lot of
new rails for laying the car track in
the tunnel. He is also preparing to
make shipment of high grade ores at
an early date.
Edward c. Hodges of Boston. one of
the heavy stockholders in the La
Cigale. has been spending a few days
in Mercur and has visited a number
of the leading properties in the camp.
William Flowers. one of the men in
jured at the Golden Gate. has been
moved TO st. Marks hospital, where
it is hoped he will receive better at
tention than could possibly be given
him here on account of being better
provided with appliances there. 1t is
hoped that one eye will be saved. His
companion in misfortune, Richard
Kemp, is doing as we'll as can be ex-
pected.
The city council has completed ar
rangements whereby the jail passes
from the county and becomes city
property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
FRAGRANCE By THE CARLOAD
Utah's Lilac Car at the Colorado Min
ing Camps.

Denver Republican: Cripple Creek,
Col, May G-(SpeciaI 1.-THE perfume
of Salt Lake lilacs has filled the air
of Cripple Creek all day. This morn
ing a carload of flowers sent out BIZ
the Utah serni-centennial commission
reached Victor, where half of them
were distributed, and this afternoon
the fragrant blossoms We're given out
at the Florence & Cripple Creek depot
of this city to those who gathered TO
receive them in response to a notice OF
their arrival. Women and children
composed a large part of the crowd
that was gathered at both points TO
receive the favors of Salt Lakes CHI
zens. but gray-haired men did not hest
tate to Join in the scramble for sweet
scented reminders Of the lilac bush in
the old home garden back east The
idea of the Salt Lake commission in ad-
vertising Utah's jubilee to be given
on July "a has proven successful one
in this district, where such flowers are
rare The car Of flowers came over
the Denver & Rio Grande road, in
charge of II. NJ. Gushing, travelling pas
senger agent. from Salt Lake On be-
half of the commission, +. G. RoSnon.
secretary. was in charge of the distri-
button. and was assisted by Judge T.
F. Colburn, chief of the press bureau
Mrs. w. A Nelden, MIS- Koghoh' MIS-.
Colborn. Miss Ardelle Cummings and
Miss Clara ClawsOn. The two young
ladies last named are granddaughter
of Brigham Young. In addition TO the
carload of lilacs. Dotted plants We're
distributed among the ladies'
AT Leadville yesterday the commits
sion distributed flowers to fully 1000
people. and the number in both sides
of the Cripple Creek district TO which
flowers were given today would fully
eoI1al that.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
ACTIVITY AT BEAVER LAKE.
Mining Men Quietly Making Invest
mentS There

Frisco Utah, May 11.-Beaver Lake
district is awakening from its long pc
riod of inaction and the systematic
development of at least two properties
will begin at once and it is not unlikely
that other property will be worked
soon. The Herald of the 9th notes the
filing of incorporation papers of the
Wasatch Mining & Milling company,
and the Beaver Lake Copper Mining
company. Both companies possess
ground showing large and valuable
lodges. The Wasatch is gold. silver
and lead ore and the Beaver Lake Cop
per company, as its name indicates,
has a copper ore but the gold and sill
YER values with the copper are of note,
and often sufficient to yield a profit
without the copper
Mercur people are interesting them
selves in the district. c. c. Higgins,
of the Mercury. and c. L. Preble, Wis
tied the district a couple of weeks ago
and secured two copper and a lead
silver claim. 1t is said they secured
some very rich ore from their ground.
Mayor Hall of Mercur, is now in the
district and making an exhaustive ex-
animation. To The Herald correspond
ent, who met him in the district last
Sunday. he showed a sample of ore
that appeared to be rich in copper and
covered and located.
The Herald correspondent visited the
June FarnSwOrth claim in the same
district last Sunday This seems to be
an immense ledge of quartz in shale
with a north and south trend and an
easterly dip. A shaft has been sunk to
depth of 40 feet and this is stopped
out for 80 feet wide. Apparently, al
most all the material extracted was
shipping ore, as there is not much of a
dump. This work was done in the
early days, perhaps % years ago. Low
grade ore is still showing on all sides
and considerable milling ore could he
taken out. The ore is chiefly lead and
of a carbonate character There is
splendid tunnel site on this ground and
a short tunnel should tap this ledge
deep enough to make it a steady pro-
Queer. The property is owned by Rube
Farnsworth and o. s. Carver.
Nearer to Frisco. very little new
work is going on. The find reported TO
have been made in the vicinity of the
Yellow Jacket did not prove to be what
was claimed for it. When first found,
snow and loose rocks did not permit a
close examination. and subsequent in
vestigation proved il to be mostly iron
Benjamin Hampton and L. a. H
Franklin were in town today examining
the Carbonate and Rather mines. An
earnest effort is being made to start
these properties up and it is TO be
hoped the effort will be crowned with
success.
Frisco needs but one new producer,
ana this is only necessary to draw the
attention of investors to the unlimited
treasures TO be had for the seeking in
the home of Utah's second greatest
dividend DdVer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
CALL OF UNLISTED STOCKS.
TEE HIGHLAND BOY NINE.
Work Progressing in the Erection O.
the Mill.

Manager Thomas Weir, Of the High
land BOY mine, at Bingham. who re
turned day before yesterday from his
weekly visit to the property. states that
the frost is now about out of the
ground: that the grading for the mill
site * nearly completed, and that the
lumber for the plant is now beginning
TO Al rive.
The now working tunnel near Sap
gulch that was started by Mr.. Weir
after the purchase of the property, is
now in a distance of over 500 feet. and
this is the only straight piece of work
in the mine. The face OF this tuanel
IS in lime and it is expected that with
in % feeG more it viii connect with the
other workings in the mine "a a YER
teal depth OF 80 feet below tunnel No.
4. and when this connection is made 1t
will give $50 feet Of stopping ground on
the dip of the vein.
About ten da-rs ago the air was so
bad in the face of the tunnel thai il
was feared that work would have to be
discontinued for the time being, but to
obviate this difficulty the water in Sap
gulch was utilized and a blower was
put in the tunnel on Monday of this
week. This blower was operated by an
oVershot wheel and il has been found
that it works admirably, so much so. in
fact. that good progress is now being
made in the extension Of the Tunnel.
a a distance of about $50 feet srom
the mouth of this tunnel a BODY of
decomposed sulphides was broken into
that is about ~ feet in width. This
body Of mineral carries good values in
copper and gold. and it is believed that
with concentration this would make
very desirable product at the snelters,
especially as in the concentration of
the mineral the silica would be carried
off in the tailings. This is the first
discovery of sulDhide ores to be found
in the Highland Boy ground, and it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
NEWTON DISTRICT RECORDS.
Carried Away by the Breaking of the
Twitchell Dam.
Especial to The Herald

Especial to The Herald.)
Beaver. Utah, May 12.-Your reporter
today interviewed Mr. Buckmaster,
the mining recorder of the Newton
mining district, as to the breaking of
the Twitchell reservoir on Indian
creek. His office was below the mill
at the Rob Roy. After breakfast on
the morning of the break he put the
mining records in his leather trunk,
fastened the straps good, and, locking
the cover securely, hung up his vest
containing a valuable gold watch and
chain. in his office and went south TO
the Sheep Rock mines.
About 80 Jesse Orwin, in charge at
the Rob Roy. says he heard a roaring
noise for fully half an hour coming
down the canyon. and about p. m.
the torrent, with brush, timbers,
boulders and debris, reached the Rob
Roy properties. striking the boarding
houses, recorders office and four or
five other buildings, including a two
room log building so feet long, and i'm
mediately they were being carried
down the creek.
Everything except the mill and as
tunately the leather trunk, containing
the mining records, though badly
soaked and covered with mud and the
lock broken, was found the next day
about a mile below. The recorder lost
all his clothing, tools. and valuable
papers, with his money and watch and
chain.
John Meyer. living about three miles
above the Rob Roy, had his house and
wagon swept away and his 17-year-old
son had a very narrow escape for life.
Young Finley, son of an old miner,
located with Meyer on the creek, tried
to keep ahead of the flood on horse
back for miles shouting to the miners
on the creek as to the break, but be-
fore he could get to the Rob Roy it
passed him with tremendous force.
The probability of foul play in the
breaking of the dam is questioned and
considerable feeling is expressed by
the sufferers that the headgate was
not attended To with more care
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
AS TO WATER RIGHTS.
The Boston & Mercur Company is
Given a Pointer in the Premises.

Given Pointer in the Premises.
With the erection of a mill on the La
Cigale. on the west dip, in Camp Floyd
district, the question of a water supply
for its operation and also for the uses
of the new town just laid cut AT the
mine, has become a most important
one, and 1T is stated that il has been
the intention of the Boston * Mercur
Mining company to pipe the needed
supply from Ophir creek.
Hearing of such intention, the man
agement of the Ophir Hill Consolidated
Mining company has sent the follow
ing notification TO c. H. Schue, viz:
Salt Lake City, Utah, May II. 1897.
Mr. c. H. Scheu, Mercur. Utah:
/ am informed that YOU contemplate
taking water out of Ophir creek above
soint opposite the ODhir Hill con-
centrating mill belonging to the under
signed company, and that you intend
piping such water down past such mill
and using it below somewhere.
The undersigned company has the
right to divert and take from SAID
creek all of the waters thereof, and
has heretofore diverted and taken same
from the creek and used the same al
it's said mill, and 1T has the right TO
use same at said mill, for steam pllr-
poses. the reduction Of ores, and osner
purposes: and you and your associates
or principals, if you have any, are notl-
fed not to interfere with the rights OF
the undersigned company to any OF the
waters of said creek, either as you pro-
pose doing or otherwise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
A MINE OF WIRE GOLD.
A California Miner Suddenly Ac-
ouires a Fortune.

The MADEIRA county miners are ex-
cited, says the Fresno (Cal), Repub-
lican. over a rich strike made in Wag-
ner's mine. which is situated about
eight miles above Raymond and the
same distance from the old mining
canp and station known as coarse
Gold The reports which have reached
this city are based on reliable author
inv and they indicate that a Won
derful deposit of the yellow metal mas
been found AS yet the mine has been
worked only on a small scale, ana
there are good reasons TO expect that
when more extensive work is done the
mine will develop into real bonanza.
Mr.. Wagner first began striking gold
in his crude shaft about the hTSt OF
March, and UP to April l he extracted
in the neighborhood of S2l,OO0 worth
of highly productive ore. On April ne
sold the mine for S11 900 to Shaw Bros,
of Raymond, one of whom, A. c Shaw,
was the Republican candidate for the
assembly in the sixty-third district last
fall. They have great faith in the fu-
ture of their property, and those VINO
have investigated the mine give the
new owners every announcement by
expressions of highly favorable opin-
ions.
The precious metal exists in the form
known as wire gold, and is of unusual
purity. the rock abounds with it and 1t
is easily worked out. Wagner picked
his fortune out with hammer after
having struck the ledge.
One ton of ore was run through an
arasta, and it yielded $4,000 in gold
The ore is considered too valuable to
be staked in the usual manner on the
dump" and it is sacked and stored
in a building, where it will be kept I'M
til worked in a mill, which Shaw Bros.
will erect.
The old miners in the neighborhood
of the new bonanza are very enthusi-
astic over it. and all those who own
claims in the vicinity are digging for
the continuation of the wonderful
ledge. Mr. Wagner. whom fortune has
smiled upon so favorably. has resided
at the place with his family for the
past 20 years, and prospecting with
poor success all that time. He is now
about so years of age, and he and his
family have already been enjoying their
wealth. They have bought complete
set of new furniture for their mountain
home. a new $500 piano, and provided
themselves with other comforts that
wealth can afford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
THE BULLWN-BECK MILL
The Plant Will be Closed Down
Next Saturday.
ACTIVITY AT BEAVER LAKE
MINING MEN MAKING INVEST
MENTS THERE.

P. A. n. Franklin Making an Exam
ination of the Old Carbonate and
Rather Mines, Near Frisco-The
Golden Star Good Showing in
This Gold Mountain Producer
The Company Expects to Make a
Two Carload Shipment of High
Grade Ore Within the Next Thirty
Days-The District Looking Well
Mammoth Record Notes-What
Is Going on in This Progressive
Camp-Affairs at the Gold Dust
A Brief Description of this Magnif-
icent Property-A Cyanide Plant
Exhibit For the Seni-Centenn1al
The Newton District Records
Ore and Bullion-Silver and Lead
Mining Notes and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13
MAMMOTH RECORD NOTES.
What is Going on in This Progress
siVe Camp.

shinment of ore is now on the dump
at the Joe Bowers and will be marketed
in a few days.
Regular ore shipments may now be ex-
pected from the Domingo, as the new
wagon road to Silver City has been COM
While in Salt Lake City B. NJ. Cornish
let contract FOR lSI 1eel eS Sd 'G WORK to- to
commence June /.
Development IS somewhat delayed at
the Alaska, owing. to the non-arriVal OF
the machinery and timbers for the new
hoist which were ordered some time
ago.
a new spur is to be run from the main
line of the New East Tintic to the Sioux
mill and the survey has already been
made. Arrangements are being made to
ship some of the low grade ores of Eu-
reka to the mill as soon as the spur mas
been completed.
A new wagon road is to be graded from
the Governor and Dragon mines to the
mile. This road will connect with the
New East Tintic when the track has been
completed to the North Star
A four-inch pipe line has been run dur
ing the past week from the Sioux mill to
the Sioux-Ajax tunnel for the purpose of
furnishing air to the underground work
ings. Air has heretofore been obtained
from the Mammoth mine
The new compressor has been received
for the Sioux-Ajax pipe line and will be
put in at the Sioux mill al once. When
IflS new air line Is III OUeTdllOI - -
probable that another drill will be put
to work in the tunnel and the progress
of that project will be much fastened
A shipment of 10 tons made from
the Black Dragon last Friday. which paid
the owners a handsome margin. The
shaft on this property is now down $50
feet and a winze is being sunk on the
ledge from the 250-foot level. new
steam hoist IS to be put in and the de-
yelopment of the property will be vigor-
ously pushed.
The material for the new pipe line to
be laid between Cherry creek and this
point. as announced in these columns a
few weeks ago, IS on the way and will
be put in as soon as the pipe arrives. 1t
has been decided to put in a 10-inch pipe
summit. a distance of about two miles
and from that point the line will be
doubled by putting in another six-inch
pipe. The pump at Cherry creek has sufti-
cient power to fill the. new pipe and all
that IS needed to double the water sup
ply is pipe capacity.
The preliminary survey of the proposed
railroad to the North Star mines. rs an
nourced IN these columns last weel-. has
been completed. and grading will be be-
gun in the near future. The New East
Tintic promises to becom1 an important
railroad system. and il is only a matter
the hills and extend it's lines to all the
leading mines of this camp. Diamond
Silver ard in other directions. This will
make Mammoth the central point for all
the ores in this end of the district and
when the new custom mill has been erect
ed the camp will receive an additional
impetus.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-13

stocks to chronicle sales, and the way
this security was slaughtered was a
surprise to nearly every broker on the
floor Observation-Disclosures was also the
subject of a bear attack and closed
weak. Galena succeeded in holding its
own fairly well, but was inactive.
Geyser was slumpy and is on the
downward grade, and there was but
little demand for this security. Mer-
cur made decided gains and was want
ed at steadily advancing figures, but
none Of the stock was offered under IS.
Mammoth was stationary, but firm.
while no change was noticeable in
veloped strong upward tendencies and
orders at SO cents could not be filed.
Utah was dull
The unlisted stocks were sighted
and but few of them were called up.
Dalton was quoted at the figures of the
previous day, but did not indulge in
any trading. Grand Central was called
again and this time received a bid of
81, with no sellers in the pit Little
Pittsburg was a favOrite and sales
were recorded at AZ cents Swansea
went no higher than 50 in the bidding
and the stock was beared in the Of
ferings. South Swansea Jared no bet
ter and closed almost unnoticed at
$l.5212 bid and S1.10 asked. Creole of
Park City was wanted at Az cents,
offered at go. A bluff was made at
s. .ramentO. but it is believed that
TIN stock viii soon move upward.
II, mestake maintained the quotations
OF the former call
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
SALES OF STOCKS.
100 Daily at $3.50
1000 Little Pitttsburg at 4Hc
Total sales. LOO shares.
Value of sales, 1892. so
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows: