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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
THE LOST LEAD FOUND.
Fine Body of Ore Opened in the Gold
Flint Mine.

One of the richest strikes made for
long time in the mines tributary to
Butte, says the Miner, is reported from
the Gold Flint mine, held by lease
and bond in this city. The holders of
the lease and bond are John Cotter Ed
Mahoney, Al Fisher and Cobban & Co.
On the mine in the past a great deal
of money has been spent and it has
yielded its owners several hundred
thousand dollars. The lead was lost
several years ago and after the prop
erty changed hands several times the
big lead is again found. From the most
conservative standpoint the present
discovery will certainly result in hand
some profits to the present lease and
bondholderS. The mine is situated L
miles southeast Of the city and is in
the old Homestake district, also In old
precinct "a, so well known to local poll
ticianS. The present strike was made
about 300 feet from the surface and the
body of ore is large and rich. 1t runs
so far about $115 to the ton. Some of it
went as high as $40 in gold and $50
ounces in silver Owing to the fact
that the lead was apparently lost for
good, long lease and a low bond was
secured by the present operators who
have thus ample time in which to de-
velop the mine and see just what they
have before taking up the bond.
The history of The Gold Flint goes
back to 1884, when it was owned by
William Husselton. He sold half in
terest in the mine to r. M Cobban
and w. F. Cobban for 5000. This half
interest was then sold to the Gold
Flint Mining company, who gave back
to HuSSelton a lease and bond. HuSSel-
ton started in a tunnel, struck small
rich lead near the surface from which
he took $4,000 net after paying all eX-
FOL Of
He lost the lead. Before he found the
lead Husselton was in bad shape fl
financially and used up all the money he
sources as well as all the money he
could borrow. When he had exhausted
all his resources he was about to give
up when he struck the lead. One even
ing he put in his last charge of powder
and stated that he would give it up
after that as he had no more powder
and nothing to purchase more with.
His whole stock was half dozen
candles which he had left over. The
blast was set off and when the smoke
cleared away a fine body of rich ore
was exposed to view. Husselton
nearly went mad with joy. The ore
was very rich and he was soon on his
financial legs in good shape. Soon
after the mine passed into the hands
of the Gold Flint Mining company. A
new tunnel uncovered another part of
the lead and $4,000 worth or ore was
taken out at this time. when the lead
again was lost sight of. Al. Fisher
was then given a lease and he found
a pocket which netted him $4,000. Some
years ago the mine passed into the
hands of ]. II. Durston and two Du-
luth men who spent about $4,000 in
going in 700 feet. But they failed to
find ore and thev gave the present
operators a lease and bond on the
property. From present indications
the bond will not be allowed to lapse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Dagmar hill to the 'front.'

Dagnd1 nil 10 the 'front.'
This is now the cry at Eureka, and
it is made by those who have become
satisfied that there is great mineral
wealth to be found north of Eureka
gulch, and that in time to come the
mines on the north side of the camp
will be as rich and valuable as those
Which have made such remarkable rec
ords on the south.
1t is about a year ago now that it
was announced that very encourage
ing showing had been made in the
Dagmar, which is located north of the
gulch and west of the great keystone
mine.
Lack of funds, however, put a stop
to the work for some time, but it is
now stated that developments have
been resumed and that the showing at
the present time is more encouraging,
so much so in fact that the belief is
now gaining ground in the camp that
within the next few months the Dag
mar will be on a paying basis.
AS an Indication of the favorable
showing in the Dagmar and that it is
regarded as important, it is stated
that Jesse Knight, of Humbug fame,
has just purchased of Con Hennifin,
the huStling mining operator, the De-
fender and Ruby claims, adjoining the
Dagmar on the south. The price paid,
it is stated, ran up into the thousands,
and it is said that the new owners,
for it is understood that Tom VIM
mer, the Payson banker, and Leslie
Taylor and r. Corlett, of the same
place, are associated with Mr.. Knight
in the deal, will begin at once the
thorough development of the property,
which is confidently believed to be on
an extension of the Dagmar ledge.
Yesterday the Herald quoted Captain
Hugo DePrizen as being most thor
oughly and favorably impressed with
the country north of Eureka, and The
Herald'S informant, who brings the
news of the purchase of the Defender
and Ruby claims, states that at the
present time there il considerable
work going on in the development of
properties north of Eureka guich.
1t is also stated that Jackson Nc
Chrystal and his associates have just
secured a bond on the Rising Sun
group, located 1000 feet east OF the
Dagmar for $4,000. 1t is the intention
of these parties to begin work at once
in opening up this property, and they
are confident that their efforts will be
crowned with success.
Work is also being pushed in the
development of the Crown Point claim
on the north side This ground ad-
joins the keystone mine on the west
and north, and is owned by John Beck
and others.
On Godiva mountain, which has been
made famous during the past year by
the discovery of the Humbug mine
within it's environments, T. d. DriS-
coll, the fortunate owner of the Noun
tain View and Contact claims, has just
given a bond on the same to Salt
Lake and eastern parties. and it is
understood that it is the intention to
begin the development of this property
this winter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09

San Francisco, Jan. ESPECIAL cor
respondence of the United Associated
Presses. 1-Tolio, Dec. 22.-The report
of the society for diffusion of Christian
and general knowledge among the Chi
nese contains this paragraph:
There is a feeling. even among the
Chinese themselves, which has lately
found expression in many contribu-
lions by them to the native press, that
this is a critical hour in Chinese his
tory; that great changes are imminent
and that the wiseSt management is
necessary to avoid national shipwreck.
Among the younger men there is a
great deal of unrest. and not little
recent disloyalty. This is greatly to
be deplored. All needed reforms may
be introduced and ought to be intro
duced by peaceful and legal methods,
and it is our hope that as a society
we may be able to turn this misdirected
energy into lawful channels, and by
reaching the minds of those who are
in authority We may help the govern
ment by timely advice 70 recognize
the dangers ahead and to avoid them
by introducing such reforms as will
take away the just reasons for dissat-
isfactiOn."
In connection with the fears re-
Gently entertained in America, lest
Japan should become a serious indus
trial competitor of the United States,
it is interesting to observe that the
old problem of capital and labor is
already beginning to harass Japan's
manufacturing career. Warned by
western experience, Japanese cotton
spinners adopted at the outset meas
ures to guard against arbitrary de-
mands on the part of their operatives
The various mills throughout the
country entered into a union, each
pledging itself not to employ Operat-
ives who had been dismissed by. or
had deserted from any other member
of the combination. Had it been pos
sible to bring all the cotton factories
into the union. the position of CAPT
taIists would have been impregna BILE
But one mill, the Kanagafuchi. declined
to join. and in a short time the female
operatives of the union mills began to
desert at an alarming rate Every
effort has been made to stop the de-
sertions. but so far without result, and
the union mills have served notice that
anybody dealing with the Kanagafuchi
mill will not be allowed to buy union
mill yarns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
HERE'S A ROMANCE.
One of the Astors Employed as
Cham bermaid in a Sedalia Hotel.

One of the Astors Employed as
Chambermaid in Sedalia Hotel.
Chicago, JAN S.-A special form Sc
dalia, Mo, says:
Miss L. Drayton Aston, an heiress,
and descendant of the late John Jacob
Aston of New York, is employed as a
chambermaid in the Hotel Pitcher here
under the name of Dratie Langdon.
She is a daughter of w. D. Aston who
died in St Louis IS years ago, leaving
his only child in charge of her aunt,
wife of the late Major LanGdon- Six
years later the aunt died, leaving
Dratie to fight her way in the world
She acquired a common school educa-
ton and was sent out as public
speaker by the National Reform asso-
citation. Three years ago she suffered
a severe attack of pneumonia, and was
compelled to abandon her vocation on
account Of a weak voice. Then she
went 70 live with her aunt's relatives
in Saline county, No.
Attorney Garesche of St Louis. who
has Miss Astors interests in charge
says that she will receive a legacy of
$40, 900 in June, 1887, left her by
cousin, Miss DreXel of Philadelphia,
who recently entered a convent. She
will also receive in October the deeds
and full title to a $50 acre tract of
land in Saline county, Mo-, Whlch is IN
a high state of cultivation and is very
valua BILE. This land is part OF the
estate of Miss Astor's aunt, and has
been in litigation for Is years. Re-
Gently the case has been decided in
favor of Miss Aston. it having been
shown that il was purchased with
money belonging to her father. Lawyer
Garesche adds that by next October
he will have disposed of three wills,
which will leave Miss Aston in posses
sion of about $4,000, besides which
she will receive. after the first of May
next an annual sum of $4,000 from the
estate of the late J. j. Astor of New
York
Miss Astor is a grand niece of John
Jacob Astor, deceased. Her mother
was a Drexel. Her father was con-
nected with Blows Lead factory, st.
Louis. and at the time of his death
was studying law.
Miss Aston was u years old when her
father died. She is of medium height.
has golden brown hair, large blue eyes
and a clear open cOuntenance- She
says that she prefers dOinS the work of
a domestic to living on the bounty Of
relatives until she comes into her pos
sessions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Working His Way Up.

A. c. Miner, the son of S. B. Miner
of the Geyser mine, will leave for Mer-
cur this morning. where he. will resume
his work at the Geyser mine and mill.
Arch Miner, as he is called by his
friends, is a young man of excellent
qualifications and promise, and he is
also ambitious. his highest aim being
to fit himself for the mining business
in all its branches; and with this in
view he has accepted position at the
Geyser mine and mill for the purpose
of working his way up from the very
beginning and to familiarize himself
with the details of mining and milling
in all its ramfications, and it is I'M
derstood that it is his intention within
the next II months to take thorough
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Eureka Democrat Notes.

Active development work Will begin
on the Florence at Silver. City at once.
A contract has just been let to Mr.
Moffit to sink a shaft 100 feet within
the next 60 days.
Manager o. H. Hardy of the Bullion
Beck Tunnel company has been in Salt
Lake for few weeks suffering from an
injury received from slipping down
stairs.
Woodmansee, Brown and Beaman
have secured lease on the Woodman-
Sunbeam and are taking out some
fine ore. They made a shipment last
week and one this week and are still
piling ore on the dump.
Messrs. Terry and Brown are in
specting the Black Dragon, at Silver,
in which they are interested. The prop
erty is looking fine and if indications
do not fail, the Black Dragon will soon
be listed with the regular ore ship
pers.
Machinery for the new smelter being
erected at Mt Nebo is all on the
ground and the foundation has already
been laid. 1t is reported that the
smelter will be in running order by
February and ready to handle the ores
of that district The smelter is being
built for the purpose of doing custom
work and will be prepared to treat the
class of lead and silver found in that
section.
The Francis mining claim. owned by
John Francis of Mt. Pleasant, and
Samuel Freckleton of Eureka, was
purchased last week by Mrs. ~
Marks. This property is adjoining the
Ajax, Pluto and Hades group, which
she also owns, and is located near the
Bullion-Beck mine. The assessment
work for 1896 was done in the shaft.
which is now down so feet, and has
a splendid showing in the bottom. Mrs.
Marks states that she is we'll satisfied
with her purchase and feels confident
that paying mine can be made out of
the property with only a reasonable
amount of development work She
deserves credit for enterprise and good
I'D
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Boulanger's Modest Claim.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. S.-Joseph
Boulanger, a half breed Usage Indian,
came here yesterday from Elgin. Kan.
and announced that ne would immedi-
ately bring suit to recover 43 acres of
land in the heart of Kansas City. now
worth between $40, 900, 900 and O.o00,-
0O0 The land was bought by the gov
eminent in 1882 from Collise Montar-
deau, a French trader, who was the
grandfather of the present claimant.
Boulanger is a prosperous former and
has lived in Elgin for years. He shows
apparently indisputable proof of his
relation to Montardeau.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
DAGMAR HILL ACTIVITY
Work Being Pushed North of
Eureka GulCh.
CAMP FLOYD DEVELOPMENT
THE OLDER PORTIONS OF THE
DISTRICT NOT NEGLECTED.

State Line-Developing
the Mines and Making Small
Shipments-Tintic Miner News
Park Patriot Jottings-The Fav-
orable Showing in the South
Swansea-Is Getting Another
Consignment of Ore Ready-En-
couraging News From the Buck
eye-Bond on Dipper Stock
Noted Mining Experts Establish
Headquarters at Mercur-Favor-
able Indications in the Lower
Mining in British CO.
lunabia-Ore and Bullion-Silver
and Lead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09

course at the Colorado school of mines,
where he will take up mining engineer
ing, chemistry, geology, assaying and
other metallurgical studies.
Nothing, in the business line is more
legitimate than mining, and there is
no profession that offers a more prom
ising field for a young man than the
search for the precious metals; and it
is safe to say that the young man
that thoroughly prepares himself for
this walk in life will never have occa-
sion to regret his choice. 1t would be
well for many other bright young men
in this city if they, would follow Mr.
Miners example in this respect
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09

NJ Clements arrived. He is one of the
most prominent of those who were on
the staff of John Hays Hammond at
johannesburg. 1t is said E. Bates
Dorsey is also en- route to the camp
Accompanying Mr.. Buffers are his wife
and two nephews, who have secured a
lease in the Spooner building, where
offices are being prepared. In the
meantime the gentlemen are putting in
their time faithfully examining the
various mines and prospects in the
gold belt, and indications are that their
work will be thorough and exhaust
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
WILL TEST ITS ORES.
The Rescue Mining Company to
Make a Mill Run.

Park City, Jan. S.-The Rescue Min
ing company held a meeting Wednes-
day evening and it was decided that
a quantity of ore should be brought
from the mine to be tested. Although
the tests will not all be made here yet
Park City will be the distributing
point.
John j Daily. DR.. Allen Fowler and
L. c. Trent of Salt Lake were visitors
at the Daily West yesterday. 1t is ru-
mored that improvements of import
Just now the accommodations for the
miners have been greatly increased by
the construction of a series of bath
rooms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
MINES, MINING AND MILLING.
are located about T. miles east of Swan

are located about u miles east of Swan
Lake.
This property, according to Mr..
Thomas, embraces four claims on the
ledge and from what work has already
been done on the property there is
good reason to believe that it will open
out into valuable milling PROPOSE
ton.
At one end of the group, on the ledge,
6O-foot shaft has been sunk on the
vein with drift of so feet, all in ore
and as depth is attained the values
are constantly increasing. AS it is, an
average of the ore from the surface
down assays 81 in free milling quartz.
On another portion of the group
nearly three-quarters of a mile from
the original workings and on an extern
sion of the same ledge, there is an in
cline that is down on the ore for a
depth of 1G5 feet. besides a 1OO-foot
tunnel in which the rock carries about
the same values, although as work
progresses the ore becomes richer and
frequent assays are obtained showing
gold values of S13 and $18 in gold TO
the ton, and if the quartz continues to
improve in quality it is the intention
in the spring to put in a mill as there
Is good water power in the imme-
date vicinity and timber is abundant
The ore IS decomposed white
quartz that is very easily milled, and
it has been demonstrated to the salts
faction of those interested in the prop
erty that the mineral bearing zone is
all of 300 feet in width
Associated with Mr.. Thomas in the
Swan Lake group are c. F. Ferguson
and w. Z. Wood of Mercur and these
gentlemen propose to push work in the
development of the group all winter,
and it is expected that by spring the
showing made will be such that a mill
can be put in, and it is the intention,
at any rate, to install a small Hunt
ington on the ground.
Mr.. Thomas speaks very highly of
the naturalization of Bannock county,
and he is satisfied that a number of
paying mines viii be opened UP there
in the near f11tnra
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
New Mexican Railway.

San Diego, Cal, Jan. S.-A movement
by the Mexican Southeastern Railway
company to build from San Geronimo,
on the Tehauntepec railroad to Tapa-
chula, in the state of Chiapas, opening
UP the states of OaXaca and ChiapaS.
The company has secured a concession
for this road, and Engineer William
Stewart has left the City of Mexico to
so over the railroad and determine the
general route. The road will open
up one of the richest portions of Mex
leo and give northwestern Guatemala
q railroad outlet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
THE MINING EXCHANGE
The Pit and Lobby Crowded With
Brokers and Spectators.
SWAN LAKE MINING CLAIMS
a PROMISING GOLD PROPERTY
LOCATED IN IDAHO.

Owned by Utah Men Who Believe
That They Have Bonanza-The
Lost Lead Found-Fine Ore Body
Opened in the Old Flint Mine,
Near Butte-Gold Hill Mining
Company-rhe First State Line
Property That Has Been Stocked
Working His Way Up-Study-
ing Mining and Milling in All
Its Branches-The Old Park Mine
Active Work Begun in Its De-
velopment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
A Real Estate Fraud.

New York, Jan. S.-Moritz Bauer.
a real estate dealer was arrested yes
terday on an indictment charging him
with swindling people out of real es-
tate to the amount of 100000. 1t is
alleged that Bauer, as president or
the Manhattan Investment q Con-
struction company carried on an extern
sive swindle in disposing of land in
Westchester county and other parts of
rreater New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
GOLD HILL MINING COMPANY.
The First State Line Property That
Has Been Stocked.

GaS oSSn OLOCk0O
Provo. Jan. S.-Articles of incorpora-
ton of the Gold Hill Mining and Mil
ling company have been filed in the
office of the county clerk. The object
of the Incorporation is to conduct a
general mining business and do all
things incident thereto. Provo City is
named as the principal place of bust
neSs.
The capital stock of the company is
placed at $4,000 divided in shares of
the par value Of 81 each.
The property of the company con-
sists of the Gold Hill mining claims,
situated in State Line mining district.
The incorporators, who are also the
directors, are Franklin N. Millett,
Joseph NJ. Brown, j. E. Snow, all of
Provo, and Artemus Millett and
Hyrum Rice of Spring Valley, New.
Each incorporation owns 10000 shares
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Establish Headquarters at Mercur.

Mercur Mercury: 1t begins to ap-
pear that Mercur is to be the field of
operation CT some of the heaviest Eng
lish companies; at least, the experts of
some of the big London firms who have
been operating in South Africa are
here, and from indications their stay
will not be a short one. The first to
arrive was Professor Mitchell. who has
been here some weeks, ostensibly max
ing a study of the geology of the
camp; he was followed Sunday by
Charles Buffers, direct from johann
nesburg. who is popularity supposed to
be here for the purpose of experiment
ing with the ores with the Siemens-
Halske process. Later in the week V.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
REGARDING STATE LINE.
Developing the Mines and Making
Small Shipments.

The Richfield Advocate contains the
following regarding State Line and its
mines:
Charles Webb, the Richfield owner
of State Line mines, left the city Mon
day for Line City to resume work on
his Hard Times claim. Before going
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Corbin and Pratt Estates.

New York, Jan. S.-The holding OF
the Austin Corbin estate in the stock
of the Long Island railroad, was yes
terday transferred to the Charles NJ
Pratt estate. 1t amounted to $4,000, oct
par value and increa sed the Pratt eS-
tate holding to S6,500,0 600 or more than
a majority of the entire capital stock
of the railroad which is S12.0O0,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
"
PHILADELPHIA ABLAZE.
Serious Fire on Board the American
Cruise.

San Francisco, Jan. S.-A letter writ
ten by one of the crew of the cruiser
Philadelphia has been received, and
tells of a disastrous fire in the cruisers
bunkers on the morning of her arrival
at Callao. Peru.
Notwithstanding the fact that all
the water possible was used" said the
writer of the letter, the plates in the
magazine room became so heated that
an order to abandon ship would not
have surprised me.
After three hours hard work the
flames were extinguished in the coal
bunkers, but the fire broke out in an
adjoining room from the heated plates.
The crew was again put to work and
in half hour had the fire out. The
hatch plates were cooled.-to prevent
further damage, by running streams
of water over them, and the excite
ment ended
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
THE SWAN LAKE GROUP.
Promising Gold Property Located in
Idaho.

]. NJ. Thomas, the weil-known attor-
ley, who has just returned from a
trip to Bannock county, Ida, informs
The Herald that the object of his visit
was 10 look after work that is now be-
ing done in the development of the
Swan Lake group of gold claims which
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Ore and Bullion Receipts.

The ore and bullion receipts yester
day were as follows:
Bamberger e Mcmillan, ores, S6,747.
T. r. Jones & Co., bullion. $4,000.
Mccormick & Co., ores, $3.50.
Wells, Fargo & Co., bullion, 4.274.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-09
Silver and Lead Quotations.

The silver and lead quotations yes
terday were as follows:
Western Union-Bar silver, 64A
cents; lead, $3.50; casting copper, 105s
cents.
United Press-Bar silver, 64& cents;
lead, S3.OO@3O5; lake copper, liz cents.