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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
BIG PAY DAY AT MERcUR.
Merchants and Business Men Feeling
Good Over the Outlook.

Mercur. Aug. 12.-The biggest pay day
ever seen in the camp was on the 18th
of this month, when $4,000 was paid
the workmen in the mines and mills of
the district, and the fact that it is not
as high as the regular pay will be every
month. from now on. is making the
business men feel good. and business is
lively il consequence.
Among those looking for a business
opening in Mercur are w. H Woods of
The latter is senior member of a hard
v-rs firm.
G. w. Clays is in town, making ar
engagements for the care of his mining
property here during his visit to Alaska,
where he expects to start in a few
DAYS.
Martin Mahnken is just finishing his
store, the first rock building in the
cam9-
1t is probable that Charles Weber
will commence the erection of a two
story building on his property, near the
Prosser House.
The political pot is beginning to boil,
and available candidates for the various
city offices are being discussed. AS
usual in such cases, there are plenty of
candidates to supply several tickets.
and there is a possibility that there will
be three or four in the field.
Every train brings in a large number
of men in search of work, a large pro-
portion of them being from Park City
and Eureka While there is a great
deal of work going on here. laDorers
are coming in much faster than places
are open for them. so that there is
no danger OF a scarcity of men for some
time 70 come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
All Previous Wheat Records Eclipsed
Yesterday.

New York, Aug. 12.-Wheat prices
shot I'D today in leaps and bounds.
SURPRISING by more than a cent a
bushel al previous records since the
bull campaign opened. Chicago at first
led the rise, but gave place to New
York later in the dav.
Cash wheat in all markets was very
strong. Locally. No. 1 northern was
quoted 61s over September. and No. L
red AZ cents over. while late in the day
the latter option attained a premium
of 15sc over December. Only a few days
ago they were on an even basis. while
some of the conservative bulls deplOred
such a remarkable advance on top OF
recent bulges, as being too rapid and
disastrous to general speculation. POpu-
lar opinion favored it on the idea that
the foreign and home situation justified
dollar wheat in New York. The range
in September was from $3.50. the open
ing figure, to S97s, from which it
dropped a cent bushel. only to recover
later in the day, reaching 90ss. Right at
the close a lot of long wheat was I'M
expectedly dumped on the market. pre-
cipitating a Sudden break to S9ssc for
September, or a cent below the highest
point Total transactions for the day
were II, $4,000 bushels. Official closing
prices were 1G1K cents higher than
last night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13

The company has prospected the
mountains of eastern Alaska for five
years, employing the best experts who
could be induced to go into that re-
gion- This prospecting has been car
ried on Systematically in the high re-
gions sloping toward the Klondyke
placers. While it has been limited that
good veins had been found, an ap-
proximate statement of their value is
now made public for the first time. The
richness of the placer diggings points
to enormous values in the veins above
them.
London and New York syndicates
have been after this property for
sore tine. h'lf il viii be l~ept in Chi
cago. One Of the stockholders was in
terviewed By New York Herald cor
respondent the other day, but he was
reluctant in yielding information. In
reply TO the question: do you thinS
you have struck the mother lode?' he
said;
Well, I'll tell you Everybody thinks
he's got the mother lode when he
strikes q gold vein in the mountains,
and he's got 10 spend lot of money to
find out for certain. Flood and Mackay
and Fair and O'Brien thought they had
struck the mother lode on the Bonanza
in the Comstock, but they did not,
though they managed to clean up $685.
GOO, coo apiece. We have specimens Of
ore which assay from $50 a ton to-
guess L had better not tell how much
Ask Cudahy.'
But Cudahy prefers not to say any
thing al present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
MIDSUMMER MADNESS.
It Took Possession of the Chicago
Wheat Pit.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-September wheat
today reached the best price of the
year. selling at S415. After a SIC bulge
in wheat yesterday the ordinary rules
of speculation REQUIRED that it should
have dropped half of it this morning.
if only to brace itself for another ex-
cited tussel with the bears A sort of
midsummer madness appeared to have
taken possession of the market, how
ever. and all the rules of the game were
disregarded. September started a trifie
higher at from S15s9S17s. compared
with S15s at the close of yesterdays
session. For about five minutes II
played 10 and down between S17S and
S1is. At the end OF that time it started
to climb and in three minutes was sell
ing at 81. The demand slackened and
realizing turned off to S27s. where il
hung for some time. Then the market
hardened out and on heavy trading ad-
vanced steadily TO the highest point
of the season.
Buying orders poured in 10 some Of
the commission houses at a rate that
simply precluded the possibility of their
being satisfactorily filed. People who
had four or five brokers in the pit
could not cope with the volume of or
ders to buy wheat The discouraging
reports regarding the spring wheat
crop that have been coming to hand
this week added to what was previously
known of European scarcity, was prob
ably the last straw of the heavy load
assumed by the bears. the addition of
which broke the latter's back The
Liverpool and Paris markets were
again higher at the opening That
readiness to respond to advances on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
CHARLIE CRANE IN IDAHO.
Infusing New Life and Activity Into
An Old Camp.

A correspondent ce the Boise States
man from Pine Grove, Ida. gives the
following interesting account relative
to what Charlie Crane is doing there
in the mining line. viz:
This district IS now making a fine
showing and the Indications are that
it will become a large and permaners,
producer. Hon. Charles Crane of Salt
Lake has been the most active spirit
in reviving the district. He was over
here last fall and returned on the first
of June. Mr.. Crane bonded he~Nag-
pie, Silver Bow and Badger properties
belonging to John Silverton. The Silver
Bow and Badger show a continuous ore
chute of HOO feet. The Magpie had
previously produced at different times
several hundred tons of ore.
Mr.. Cranes next move was to lease
the old Franklin mill, which was in a
very bad condition. He put it in thor
ough order and introduced a new style
concentrator which is certainly the
most effective machine vet invented
for saving sulphides and shines. Mr..
Crane has been experimenting with the
old tailIngs. These run about 81 a ton.
II IL not known what success he has
met with. but he has dug out 800 tons
already for treatment.
The fixing up of this mill has demon
strated that Mr.. Crane is perfect mill
man. He has an arrangement of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13

the Red jacket mine. The ledge is about
three feet wide and prospects well in
gold, the piece referred to showing gold
well as many others in the Cornucopia
district. is developed sufficiently TO bear
inspection by capital and investors could
not do better than pay attention to these
properties.
The Democrat of Baker City, Ore.
reports wonderfully rich gold discovery
near SDorte, so miles northeast of Baker
CITY, by tenderfoot who is not yet of
voting age. The young man was a stage
driver, but took time to do little pros
pecting on his own hook, and few
days ago knocked a piece of quartz from
a ledge that fairly glstened with yellow
metal, and Subsequently assay tests
showed that it carried SAC. 900 in gold TO the
ton The little mining camp is all ex-
element over the rich find and mining
men are fiocking TO the scene of the dis
covery by the hundreds. The rock car
ries more gold than quartz.
A special from Rawlins Wyo., says:
Word has Just been received from Grand
EncamDment that the lead in the Ada
tunnel, one of the Mollie Hill company S
properties, has been discovered at dis
lance of 100 feet The ore taken out
is very rich and there is much excitement
here over the discovery. The owners of
this property have been drilling for some
time to find the lead and il was no sur
prise when the final discovery was made.
though it is reported the ore taken cut is
much richer than was anticipated. From
the first rock taken out a large amount
will be sent to Denver Immediately and
if ASSAYS bear the reports out, there will
no doubt be boom at Grand Encamp-
ment.
Colonel S. B. Miner and E. H Airs,
who went up to the Jordan Narrows yes
terday with the party headed by Allan
G. Lamson, the representative of the Jor-
dan River Electric Generating company.
report having had a most pleasant trio
and they also spoke most favorably of the
enterprise inaugurated by the company,
and are of the opinion that il should be
given every encouragement possible by
the mining men of the surrounding
camps. as it is the purpose of the com
pany TO furnish electricity for power and
lighting for Mercur, Bingham and Tfntic
camps. The scheme is easible and the
wonder is that it has not been taken ad-
vantage of long ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
Seventy searchlights on St. Paups

New York Evening Post: Electrical
Examinations, although familiar here
were tried for the first time in London
on a grand scale in connection with the
queens diamond jubilee. One of the
best effects was that obtained with the
dome of st. PauFs cathedral. The beams
OF no fewer than 20 searchlights were
concentrated upon it during the even
ing of June %, with beautiful effect.
the lamps and the men operating them
being stationed all around st. PauPs
churchyard. This display cost no less
than $4,000. The English papers dwell
with admiring comment upon the use
made at the SDithead naval review by
the United States cruiser Brooklyn of
her searchlight beam upon the Ameri-
can and English flags. making them ap-
pear to feat in midair in a blaze of
light without support. The effect ap-
pears to be new across the water.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
THE PAN AMERICAN.
Proposition That Is Paying Good
Money to Stockholders.

j. E. Beveridge, the superintendent of
the Pan American cyanide mill and
works at Prietas, state of Sonora, Old
Mexico, which are being operated by a
Salt Lake company. returned to Mexico
day before yesterday, after having Wis
tied with his family in this city for the
last two or three weeks
The operations of the Pan American
have been mentioned in these columns
several times during the past few years.
and it is generally known that the com
pany has been engaged in extracting
the gold values from old failing pits
with quite satisfactory results In fact
since the company began the handling
of these tailings about five or six years
ago, it has paid IS dividends. amount
ing to $4,000, and there is enough pay
dirt in sight in the pits to keep the mill
constantlv at work for several wears
to come. These tailings carry average
gold values of about 50 to the ton. and
the mill is saving something over 8S per
cant of this.
Mr.. Beveridge is working about so
Yaqui Indians at the mills and in the
pits. These are paid S1.25 a day in
Mexican money, and they are good
workers, much better, in fact than the
average Mexican.
According to Mr.. Beveridge. the de-
cline in silver is a material help to the
Pan American company, as there is a
heavy premium on American money.
which is changed at a rood advance
into Mexican coin with which the la
borers are paid. while there is no
change in the scale of wages.
Mr.. Beveridge has been with the COM
pany for the past two years. and in his
MANAGEMENT of the mill and the com
pany's affairs he has given excellent
satisfaction. In fact. he is the best man
they ever had at the works. and the
officers of the company are well pleased
to know that he will stay with them.
c. L. Dignowity of this city was
elected president of the company at a
meeting of the board of directors held
a short time ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
Queer Names for Books.

The following are some of the cur
ious titles of old English books:
"A Most Detachable Sweet tPerfumed
Nosegay for Gods Saints to Smell At
Biscuit Baked in the Oven of Char
ity, Carefully Conserved for the Chick
ems of the Church, the Sparrows of the
Spirit and the Sweet Swallows of Sal
walton"
"A Sigh of Sorrow for the Sinners of
Zion Breathed Out of a Hole in the
Wall of an Earthly Vessel Known
Among Men by the Name of Samuel
Fish" Ca Quaker who had been impris-
oned).
Eggs of Charity Layed for the
Chickens of the Covenant and Boiled
with the Water of Divine Love. Take
Ye Out and Eat
THE Spiritual Mustard Pot to Make
the Soul Sneeze with Devotion"
Most of these were published in the
time of Cromwell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
The young America East.

Mr.. w. D. Ard-ew returned Sunday
night from Salt Lake, says the Times
Review of Tuscarora. New, where he
has been making arrangements look
ing TO the resumption of work in the
Young America East property. A few
men have been at work he past few
days cutting around the shaft TO drain
off the surface water. Mr.. Andrews ir-
forms US that pump will be placed at
the upper shaft at once, and as soon
as it is cleared of water work will COM
mence and the ore bodies known to ex-
list be fully developed. The Young
America East joins the Dexter group
on the east, and the Frank and Mar
guerite and Poorman group on the
south, and is in the great east and west
gold bearing ledge. 1t is one of the
best located properties in the camp,
but like some others in that vicinity
there is just enough water to keep
windlass and bucket busy and hslmper
the development. With a small pump
the owners will no longer be bothered,
and their attention devoted wholly to
exDlOring the mine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13

Mercur. Utah. Aug. 12-John Gallo
way of jamestown is in camp looking
over the various properties and getting
acquainted with the possibilities of the
district. When he returns he will be
able to report the situation to his east
ern friends.
Quite large amount of stock in the
Great Eastern has changed hands in
the last few days, and it is evident that
something VIII be done with that prop
erty soon. Frank z. Davis. the mana
ger, is in town, and informs your cor
respondent that work on several prop
critics in that part of the camp viii
be commenced at en- early date.
An accident happened at the La Gil
gale a few days ago which, through
the foresight of the management. did
not result fatally. a new skip holding
four tons of ore was being tried and
for fear of accidents, the men were or
dered away from the incline. The first
time it was brought up all right. but
just before reaching the top of the in
cline, II broke loose and went 10 the
bottom of the incline, distance of
about 300 feet. ever twenty sets of
tnnDers We're torn cut and the incline
damaged considerably.
The Sunshine END Of the district is
partaking Of the spirit Of activity which
prevails in the rest of Camp Lloyd
Contractors are working on the Buck
eye and the Searchlight, Gold Point
and Overland are being operated Ar
rangements are completed for resum-
ing work at the Glencoe At the An
ME, matters are beginning to look diff
ferent, While on various other proper
ties, which have long been lying idle.
there are prospects OF work being COM
lnenced.
Mr.. Benson of Omaha, and H. e. Ca
rey of Provo, are in camp. perfecting
the organization of the Daisy COM
pany. AS soon as arrangements are
completed. the work of bnilding a mill
VIII be commenced. While the plans of
the company only look to the erection
of a so ton mill 10 start with. every
thing viii be of the latest style and viii
be built in such a way that additions
can be made with but little trouble.
The working Of the mine will be in the
way of blocking out ore and develop
Ing, While the capacity Of the mill will
be increased as the progress viii justi-
~ Tests of the ore show that very
high percentage can be saved
A party OF miners from the iron belt
Wisconsin, arrived in camp today
Among them was John Mcdonald, the
new foreman of the Golden Gate. His
companions are men who, like himself
have worked under The direction of
Superintendent McVichie, and all viii
be connected with the Golden Gate for
some time.
i is the intention to work 100 men
il the mine, and the force is being put
TO work as rapidly as conditions will
allow.
The tunnel between the Backyard
ground and the main shaft at the mill
site is being put through as fast as
men can work it from both ends.
Work on the Henrietta ground. near
the Gladstone. Will soon be commenced.
There Is a nice boxing assure vein in
the property. and it is proposed to ex-
plore it for some distance and deter
mine its value.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
A Combination Prayer.

San Francisco Argonaut: President
McCosh. of Princeton. was accustomed
to lead the morning exercises in the
chapel every day, and during the exer-
cises he gave out the notices to the
students. One morning, after he had
read the notices, student came up
with a notice that Professor Karge's
French class would be at o'clock that
day. instead of $3.50. as usual. DR.. Nc
Gosh said it was too late. but the stu
dent insisted that Professor Karge
would be much disappointed if the no.
tica was not read
The exercises went on and the doctor
forgot all about the notice He started
to. make the final prayer. He PRAYED
for the president of the United States.
the members of the cabinet. the sena-
tors and representatives. the governor
of New Jersey, the mayor and other
officials of Princeton. and then came
the professors and instructors in the
college
Then Professor Karge's notice came
into his mind, and the assembled stu
dents were astonished to hear the ven
cradle president say: And. Lord. bless
Professor Karge. whose French class
will be held this morning at O'Clock.
instead Of at $3.50. as usual"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13

plates at the battery which present a
surface. of IA inches, over which the
gold must pass before any of il can
drop into the Sluices. Through the
sluices the material is conveyed TO the
concentration. This is a fiat table 7x1t
feet 1t is operated by an eccentric
which imparts jerking motion. Mr..
Crane says il is the best concentration
now in the market. The mill is now
running through 100 tons of ore from
the Bird mine, owned by the Shea
brothers The ore mills about s25 g
tom 80 per cent of the value being
saved a lot of ore from the Bro ex-
tension is awaiting treatment. This ore
seems to be very rich, showing much
free gold and sulpherets. The property
belongs TO Mr.. Loften, an old Boise
basin miner
Ore, is also being hauled to the mill
from the Daisy mine, which has just
been purchased by Mr.. Wilson of Den
yer from Charles Cannon and the An
drews boys of Mountainhome- 1t is I'M
derstood that two or three Boise peo-
pie are interested in the property. One
hundred tons of the ore will be milled
next week and it is predicted that it
will yield $50 a ton.
Mr.. Crane is sinking on the Maybe,
taking out no ore but that which comes
out in the course of development. The
main tunnel on this property is in 400
feet on the vein. Three hundred feet
from the entrance a Wine is being
sunk on the ledge. which shows a con-
tinuous chute of ore. This winze will
be continued as deep as it is possible
to go without machinery. No stopping
has been done. All above the tunnel is
ore clear to the surface. From the
surface to the bottom of the winze it is
about 200 feet
The mill is about two miles from the
Maybe. necessitating quite a haul A
splendid grade, however, is completed
TO the mine.
A contract has been let TO tap the Sill
YER Bow by a tunnel, and MIR. Crane
expects to strike it this week. Should
the ledge prove satisfactory a new tun-
mel viii be started on the ledge which
viii open it up for 600 feet in length
and 300 feet in depth. Magnificent tim
Der is on the ground, and water ample
for a ten-stamp steam mill. which will
probably be erected next spring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
cUDAHY as A MINER.
S Heavily Interested In Alaska
Gold Properties.

Most people out this way know John
Cudahy as a pork packer, the same as
Armour. The women know him be-
cause of "Cudahy's beef tea" but few
people in this neck of the mountains
connect him with vast mining exploit
1ations, perhaps because he owns no
property Of this sort in Utah.
But John Cudahy, the Chicago pork
hacker. is at the head of a corporation
10 be capitalized at $500 600. which is
10 own and develop nearly all the gold
auartz mines in eastern Alaska which
have been discovered up TO this time.
The corporation viii own properties, the
I-esent value of which al the lowest
Estimate IS $50. 0000 600. The prospec-
five value is several times s50,000.0o0.
The organization IS an outgrowth of
tho North American Transportation &
rT,radine company. which was incorpo-
-ated five years ago under the laws of
Illinois with a capital stock OF $3.50, Geo.
T. had two objects-doing business as
q common carrier and selling mer-
chsndise. and also prospecting for
1,iTerais. John Cudahy is the largest
.;,,dividual stakeholder, and is under
s+ood TO control a majority of shares.
a1s has personally directed all the mat
1e~s pertaining TO mining
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Cattle-Commo
dressed beef steers were salable at 3.T5
@4.25, and good to prime cattle sold at
4.75@5. %. The bulk of the cattle crossed
the scales at 4.50G5.00, exporters being
good buyers at 40 and upward. and
prices were largely 15c TO zoe higher
than at the close of last week Heavy
steers sold at 3.75q5.25; bulls were
strong at 2.4O@4.10; calves, unchanged;
stockers and feeders sold at 3.40G4.0O-
Hogs-The bulk of today's run sold
at 3.721aQ3.S5, the extreme range being
3.5OG3.95: pigs sold at 2-75Q3-95; heavy
hogs were slow of sale.
Sheep-Sold at 2.5O0S.00 for the poor
est to good lots, 3.S0G4.00 for good to
choice natives; western rangers sold
at S.3503.75; lambs were active at $50
@5.40.
Receipts-Cattle. 1890; hogs. $4,000;
sheep, II, 900.