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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
GRANITE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
Lodges Strong and the Mineral Indi-
cations All That Could be Desired.


D. Edmunds of this city, who has just
returned from an extended visit TO the
Granite Mountain district in TOoele
county. informs The Herald that con-
siderable amount of prospecting is now
in progress in this promising camp, in
which Hon. George w. E. Dorsey and
his associates are largely interested
and also that the outlook for the devel-
opment OF several heavy producers in
the camp is excellent.
In speaking of the formation of this
locality, Mr. Edmunds states that on
the east side of the mountain five paral-
lei Lodges have been found which have
a north and south trend, and that these
veins are crossed with stringers or feed
ers of ore which would indicate that the
mineral deposits were very extensive.
These parallel veins are true assures
in slate, the predOminating mineral be-
ing gold and lead. These lodges are
wide on the surface, some of them be-
ing 60 feet across, being filed with
quartz that is We'll mineralized and
bearing sratas Of good ore. There are
also two east and west assures, also
in slate. so that il would seem that ma
ture had been prodigal in her deposits
Of the precious minerals in this locality,
and that now all that was wanted was
the expenditure of capital and labor TO
draw upon these reserves.
The property in which Senator Dor
sey is interested in this section is the
Alpha group, which is now being Oper-
ated under the supervision of Charlie
Bradd, veteran miner of great eX-
perience and good judgment, who is as
confident as can be that the company
is in possession Of what viii eventually
open OUT into a paying mine.
The COe brothers and Shale are also
at work in THAI locality in the develop
ment Of the Flush and Annabel claims,
beth heavy lead propositions. On these
properties the boys have uncovered
good bodies of ore which viii carry
average values of from % to 80 per cent
lead, with from to l6 ounces in silver
10 the ton, and as there is a shipment
of ore now on the dump. il is the in
tention to take a flyer at the market
within . short time.
The Perkins boys have a promising
prospect on the east side of the mount
ain. in which a, fine body of lead ore is
also exposed. a shipment was made
from this ground some time ago, and
it is believed that the owners are pre-
pairing for another consignment.
Mir. Edmunds is heavily1interested in
the Emma group of eight claims IN the
south end of the mountain. But little
development has been done on this
ground, but the surface indications are
very fiattering. and Mr.. Edmunds states
that the ledge is so feet wide at the
grass roots, and that it carries values
in nickle. cobalt. bismuth and copper.
His trip to this city is for the purpose
Of having a thorough test made Of the
ore, both by fire assay and analysis.
and if it is demonstrated that the val
ues are there in paving quantities. ac-
tive work will be resumed in the devel-
Opment Of the property.
Granite mountain is easily accessible.
water is abundant, but wood is q scarce
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25

/ understand that Denver is making
a great effort to have the visitors to
the trans Mississippi congress and the
jubilee stop OFF at that place both in
coming and going, and the people there
viii make splendid mineral displays in
connection with the other attractions
they will offer. so that it behooves
Utahnians TO move fast and firm in
getting up the best display possible in
order to interest our visitors, many of
whom are coming 10 Utah for the sole
purpose of Investigating into the mer-
its of The mineral resources of the
state
The mining exchange should appoint
a committee and solicit funds for the
purposes above stated. and thus aid the
jubilee committee in it's great work. as
mining is the most important of all Of
Utahs varied interests.
l find that Mercur is still forging
ahead into the mountains on magnifi-
cent bodies of ore, bringing to light the
hidden treasures of the camp; while
the Generalization is following suit
with plows and scrapers. The La CT
gale mill and other buildings at La
Cigale City are looming up in attract
I've shape at the base of the west dip
mountains, and it must be said that
Mr. Schue is deserving of much credit
for his untiring efforts in bringing so
prominently to the front this wonder
ful acquisition to the Mercur mineral
zone.
Considerable activity is noticeable in
Mercur real estate circles. By some of
the wise ones it is claimed that the
cause for this is that the old chest
nut" is really TO be cracked, and that
the Golden Gate mill will soon be a
reality
From all indications there is some
thing tangible in the breeze.
c. L. DIGNOWITY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
THE MINING EXCHANGE.
The Call Experiences Another White
wash and Stocks Inactive.

The call of the Mining Exchange
yesterday was almost featureless and
the board sustained another white
wash.
There was but little demand for
stocks, good. bad or Indifferent. and in
only one or two instances were anv
advances noted
Geyser maintained its former quota
ton and the same can be said of Gey-
ser-Marion, while Mercur lost IT. the
bidding as well as in the offerings.
Mammoth was really the only strong
stock in the listed securities. Northern
Light suffered from a vicious attack
from the bears.
The unlisted stocks were hardly no.
ticed. Dexter was wanted at S175 and
offered at $1.S5, but the stock was in
active. Swansea was unchanged. The
only feature of the call of the I'M
listed stocks was the demand for Sun
beam at cents, which is a decided
advance over former quotations. The
stock was offered at s cents.
At the call -oday the subject of TAX
ing an adjournment for the usual va
cation for so or go days will be dis
cussed and it is more than likely that
there Will be no more calls until cooler
weather sets in.
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
Government Telcgraph rolls

Washington. June 24.-The United States
court of claims on the recommendation
of the department of justice. has ap-
pointed Assistant PoStmaster-Gener
Perry Heath sole referee in the case of
the Western Union Telegraph company
VS.. the United States. growing out of
Postmaster-General Wanamaker's order
providing an arbitrary telegraph tariff
for the government. He succeeds the
former referees, Charles O. Shepard and
William H. Browne. The postmaster
general is charged with the duty of fix
ing the tolls to be paid on all govern
ment messages. During the Harrison adj
ministrat ton. Mr.. Wanamaker fixed the
rate ct one mill . word, which rate was
in operation for a long period. but was
finally raised TO about 10 per cent of the
rate charged individuals. In the settle
ment of the bills covering the MIL rate
period, a dispute arose and the case was
taken to tire courts. where Il has been
pending since. but will de decided shortly
MI Heath. IS referee. viii ascertain
the exact figures in the dispute which
amounts TO nearly S1.000. 600. and on his
report the court of claims will proceed to
determine the question whether the post
ter-general may arbitrarily fix tele-
graph rates for public business. The case.
probably. VIII be taken before congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25

New York, June 24.-The prices OF
stocks made further average advance
today, putting the top level in the cur
rent bull movement one notch higher.
The advance. however. was not uni
versal and some prices are lower, the
anthracite coal group losing something
/ of its strong advance of yesterday.
! Some of the international shares dis
played the sympathetic effect of lower
prices in Lordon, and of selling here
for London account. Others of this
group were bought for London account
and gained IN price. There were times
during the day when prices were
generally below last nights close and
there were evidences of heavy realizing
in some stocks. The volume of dealings
was smaller by over 10000 shares than
yesterday, but was rather better dis
tTlbuted. though the Changers, Chicago
I Gas. Bay State Gas, and sugar ab-
snrbed about three-ffths of the total
dealings.
An aggressive advance of Northwest
which was resumed after a days halt,
carried the stock up "a points to 1.17A
and was a sustaining influence in the
whole market The Grangers also
maintained their strong upward tend
ency and their potent influence in the
market under heavy dealings and in
spite of some alarming reports as to
damage to crops. The belief in good
crop prospects which advanced the
price of this group was an influence
on nearly every railroad property in the
west whose securities are dealt in on
Exchange. St. Paul's third week state
ment showing an increase in gross
earnings to over $22. 600, was an en-
couraging feature.
This roads earnings have been greater
each week in the present month than
in the corresponding week of any year
since 1893.
There is reported some movement of
currency of small denomination to some
interior points. of small proportions, as
yet. but which is looked upon as indi-
eating a revival of business activity.
The strength of the market is almost
entirely due TO confidence in the gen
eral outlook but a number of individual
stocks were strong on account of spec
ial causes including Tobacco, Bay State
Gas, Rubber preferred and Leather pre-
ferred Sugar was somewhat erratic
and remained somewhat below yester-
days close most of the day under
pressure to realize, but rising to 4
above Yesterdays close in the final
l4dISdCllOilS Cli4dll lSSSCS dlt SilON II
in some of the low priced Southwest
ems. but otherwise gains were general.
The aggl egaJe sales were. $l.671. 900.
% Governments We're in moderate de-
mand and improved slightly on pur-
cha SEES of S37 900.
- Money on call easy at 1G1A per cent;
last loan. !: closed. 1@1A.
Prime mercantile paper, 3d4.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.S7A a
4.S112 for demand, and at 4.s61sQ4S61s
for SO days.
Posted rates. 4.S7@4S71A and 4SsQ
ASST
Commercial bills. 1851
Silver certificates, 601s@609s.
Mexican dollars. 47ss.
Government bonds. strong; state /
bonds dulI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25

The officers and stockholders of the
Chloride Point company are feeling
well pleased with the result of the
tests that have been made on ore from
the new strike made a day or so ago
in the Gladstone shaft on this property
which is being sunk for the purpose OF
making air and working connections
with the drift that is being driven from
the main Chloride Point tunnl.
When Mr.. Dignowity came in from
Lion hill Wednesday night he brought
in with him average samples OF ore
from the eight feet Of mineral already
exposed in the bottom of the shaft and
from fire tests made yesterday it was
demonstrated that it carried values of
Il per cent lead, 90.42 ounces silver and
$2.40 in gold TO the ton, which at the
present quotations of these metals
would bring the value of the ore to
nearly S100 a Ton.
The shaft was down 120 feet when
the ore was encountered, and the indi-
cations are that il is a great blanket
deposit and independent of the large
body Of ore disclosed in the workings
and drifts in the Chloride Point tun-
mel, and this opinion is strengthened
DN the TACT lndl the ore zone Was
struck fat, the bottom of the shaft
breaking into mineral all al once with
out waiting for the usual Formally Of
going through a hanging wall other
than the country rock with which the
body was covered.
The point at which this ore was en-
countere6 is at least 40 feet above the
level Of the drift that is being driven
from the Chloride Point tunnel in order
: a fra no shaft
and as the face Of the drift IS not far
from where the connection viii eventu-
ally be made, and the body of milling
and shipping ore az this point is all of
80 feet thick. it is evident that at the
juncture of the two workings a mag
nificent body of mineral viii be dis
closed.
Another reason advanced for the be-
lief that the new find is an independent
body of mineral is the fact that the
ore in the Chloride Point workings car
ries but / per cent in lead at the ut
most. while the ore in the Gladstone
shaft is a heavy lead ore and of a char
acter that is very desirable at the
smelters.
In the drift from the main tunnel. as
above stated. the breast of ore is 30
feet thick. the large body of milling
ore going on an average from y to %
ounces silver and from So to 80 in gold
to the ton, while through this body
the e are stratas ranging from six to
i inches in width from which the con-
siglments Of shipping ore have been
taken. the average value Of which was
oven 100 ounces in silver ana S4.25 in
gold 10 the ton, while occasional
pockets of mineral are found in the
vein that assays as high as 2,000 in sill
yer TO the ton.
Future developments in the sinking
Of the Gladstone shaft Will be watched
with interest. and not only by the Of
ficers and stockholders of the company.
but also by the owners Of adjoining
properties. as they viii most likely find
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
CHLORIDE POINT VALUES
Ore in the New Strike Goes High
in Silver and Lead.
JUBILEE MINING DISPLAY
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS REGARD
ING THIS MATTER.

to Erect Four Mineral
Monuments at the Intersection of
Main and Second South Streets
One Each For Mercur, Park City,
Tintic and Bingham-Granite
Mountain District-Ledges Strong
and Mineral Indications All That
Gould be Dissatisfaction of Coun-
try in Which Senator Dorsey is
Largely Interested-ore That
Goes rs to eoq6 Lead and From 8
to 10 Ounces Silver-Grist of Mer-
cur News-Dern and Airs Buy
the Bank Building = The South
Daisy Strike = The Mining Ex-
change-The Call Experiences An
other Whitewash - The Mining
Excursion - Arrangements Com
pleted For the Jaunt to Gold
Mountain and Marysvale-Valu-
able Gold Discoveries Liable ito
Cause Complications Between This
Country and Canada-A Hoist
For the Frisco-Rich Golden Star
ore-Ore and Bullion-Silver and
Lead-Mining Notes and Person
ais.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
GRIsT OF MERCUR NEWS.
Dern and Airs Buy the Bank Build
ing-South Daisy Strike.

Mercur, June 24-It is not prophecy
now TO say THAI Mercur is going tC
boom. Mercur is already booming and
there is but little business property in
the town that is not tied up. The fig
ures at which real estate is being held
is low but il looks as if Il was rising
rapidly. Very few sales have been
made where the purchaser cannot get
more than he paid for the property,
and without and account being taken
of the action of De Lamar. prices are
bound 20 advance.
Quite number of people have been
holding property here who had no use
Tor it and il is being bought by parties
who intend putting it into a condition
TO return a revenue. As far as any
undue excitement is concerned, there is
none: and many people have not yet
discovered that anything out of the
ordinary course of events has been
transpiring. At the same time more
property has changed hands in the
last week than in the previous IS
months, and all parties seem to be
satisfied with their deals.
1t is reported that Messrs. Dern and
Airs. who were with Jacobs in the
deal by which the bank building
changed hands, intend to open up a
bank. The camp needs a bank if the
right parties control it, and Messrs.
Dern and Airs would undoubtedly
have the confidence of the business
men.
Joseph LiDnman of the Eagle COM
pany was in camp yesterday and
squared up all the old accounts. Your
correspondent is informed that work
viii be recommended on the property
at an early date. The divining rod
man SAYS there is ore on the property
9nd designated where ii could be
reached. The outcome of the proposed
work viii either leave the expert in an
unenviable condition or cover him all
over with glory. But then it is a
pretty safe proposition to say that the
company VIII find ore-most of them
do. if they do enough work.
John Smith. the contractor. having
completed the work of grading the La
Cigale mill site, has taken his outfit 10
Manning and is now engaged in MAX
ing a waterway for floods, so that all
danger of the mill being injured as il
was last summer will be prevented.
There are jumpers and then other
jumpers. Mr.. Allen found that a GER
tain party had laid claim to part of
the Silver Lode and refused to vacate
The jumper in this case was a large
lynx ana his claim was TO one Of the
Old tunnels on the property Finding
that reasoning produced no effect. Mr.
HItrh anu d parry OF SIoTlSinen iOaued
themselves with guns and other imple-
ments of warfare and went up TO the
gulch to bring back the scalp of the
intruder. The lynx did not wait for
their arrival and Mr.. Allen is now in
possession of the property, on which
he is doing some preliminary work
. Surveyors have been busy on Lion
Hill and in Silverado canyon lately.
and now the Little Pittsburg, Chloride
Point Consolidated and the c L c !
claims are staked .out and applications
for patent are being filed for all the
ground embraced in these properties
unpatented.
A new industry has been started in |
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
JUBILEE MINERAL DISPLAY.
Suggestions Relative to This
Important Matter.
Mercur. June "a. 1897

Mercur, June "a, 1897
To the Mining Editor Of The Herald:
During my short sojourn in Mercur I
have succeeded in interesting the min
ing fraternity here in the subject Of
getting up a good mineral disolav in
Salt Lake for the Trans Mississippi
congress and the pioneer jubilee. and 1
find that the mine owners of Mercur
are willing To deliver a select collec-
ton OF mineral at the depot 90 this
place. and Manager J. G. Jacobs as
sures me that he viii transport the
same to Farchild free Of charge, and
there is but little doubt but that the
oregon Short Line people viii carry it
the balance Of the way to Salt Lake
on the same terms.
The same arrangements can probably
be made at Park City. Tintic and BinS-
ham. and when the ores and minerals
are delivered at the deDots in Salt Lake
the mining committee of the Jubilee
sta1 viii take them in charge and
make arrangements for their proper
display during the carnival.
| would suggest that square mOnu-
n,ents four feet square a the base, and
ten feet high. be erected upon the four
corners Of Main and Second South
streets. as this is practically the min
ing center Of the city. and these four
monuments should represent the four
leading camps Of the state-Park City,
Tintic Bingham and Mercur.
would also suggest that the Mer-
cur monument be represented at the
base by ore from the Mercur mine. the
base 10 be two feet in height with plate
glass on each side for protection. and
upon which also Will he inscribed a de-
scrintion Of the mine. and the state
ment OF the amount that the company
has paid IN dividends. Then the main
shaft of the monument could be made
up of ores from the other mines o. the
camp. such as mineral from the Gey-
ser Marion. The Golden Gate, the Brick
yard. the Gold Dust. Northern Light. !
Chloride Point. the La Cigale. Daisy,
Sunshine and other properties thu min- F.
eral 10 be set in cement making 4 firm
and stationary
These monuments could he made neat /
and attractive. The city would Doubt 4
less give permission for their erection, /
and they would probably be allowed 10 I.
remain on the streets as attractive or /
naments until 1898.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
Rich Golden Star Ore.

Captain Timothy Egan. of the Golden
Star, in Gold Mountain district. sold a
carload OF ore from this property
yesterday that was marketed on as
says showing values of 1888 ounces
silver and S1T7 in gold 10 the ton.
The captain will go out with the r.
G. W. excursion tomorrow with suf-
ficient sacks 10 make another consign
ment of this grade of ore, consisting of
two or three carloads.
He is highly elated over the result of
the shipment and the remarkably fine
showing in the mine, and is satisfied
that within a short time. when pro-
posed developments are completed that
the mine will enter the list as a regular
shipper of high grade gold ore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
VALUABLE GOLD Discoveries
Liable to Cause Complications Be
tween the q. S. and Canada.

st. Louis, June PA special to the
Globe-Democrat from Duluth. Mimi,
says: Gold has been discovered in o.
K. Point Island in Rain lake which viii
undoubtedly lead TO an international
boundary dispute between Great
Britain and the United States. Accord
ing TO the maps Of the geological sur
vey the island is in Canadian territory.
but according to the wording of the
treaty of Client, the island is a part of
the state of Minnesota. Canada has
issued patents TO several valuable min
ing locations on the island and vigor-
Gus protests are being sent to Wash
ington by American prospectors. The
miners throughout the Rainy Lake dis
trict are greatly wrought up over the
matter and there is a possibility Of
trouble unless something is done. The
way things now stand the United
States loses entire control even of her
waters in Rainy Lake. as according TO
the geological survey, the United States
cannot get a boat into Rainy Lake
without first going through Canadian
waters. This is a direct violation of
the treaty The three hundred islands
boundary dispute is of minor impor-
lance compared with this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25

Mercur. A streak of fire clay about IS
inches thick has been found in the
Daily, just below the hanging wall.
Mr. Mayne is making his crucibles out
of ii and they are equal TO the i'm
ported An excellent quality of fire
brick can be made with this material.
In the shaft being sunk on the Little
Daisy the ore body has been reached.
The distance from the surface is So
ieet- The ore is similar TO that found
IN the La Cigale, Omaha and Daisy.
and as the property joins the Daisy
on the south ard lies along the strike
of the vein as far as developed. there
is but little doubt as TO its being the
same vein The same parties who own
the Daisy are the principal owners in
this property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-25
THE MINING EXCURSION.
Arrangements Completed For the
Jaunt to Gold Mountain and
Marvsvala


John Meter. the pushing and enter
prising editor of the Richfield Advocate,
sans his flowing locks and luxuriant
mustache, is in the city in company
with W. J. Snyder, the chief push of
Gold Mountain district, and H. w.
Ramlose, of the Golden Queen mine;
the trio composing a committee ap-
pointed by the Gold Mountain nine
owners and miners to perfect arrange
ments for the r. G. W. excursion to
Gold Mountain and Marysvale, which
leaves. this city tomorrow.
The Herald was indebted to the
above-named gentlemen for a pleasant
call last night, and it is not drawing
on the Imagination in the least to say
that they were boiling over with en-
thusiasm over the promising ind-
cations that the excursion would be
grand success; at least as far as their
end of il was concerned, as they con-
firmed the reports already made in
these columns to the effect that ar
rangements have been made to give the
excursionists a right royal time, as
teams will be provided for their mi
grations in the mountains, and they
will be Hospitality entertained while
there.
The boys were also highly elated over
the verv promising condition of the
district and they predict that in course
of time it will develop into one of the
leading gold producing camps in the
west.
Charles ". Jones. a leading attorney
of Marysvale. was also a pleasant caller
at the Herald office last night.
Mr.. Jones was sent here by the people
of Marysvale to look after the interests
no Mo in nd he
assured the Herald that Marysvale
citizens have made ample provision for
the entertainment of the excursionists
who visit this promising gold and silver
camp, in which there is more activity
at the present time than for several
years past.
The fare for the round trip is So.
IL =. 4