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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
THE sILvER DECLINE. .
Hard to Tell What the Future Has In
Store For the White Metal.

-NA%'-U ~ LII w Adt the ECCcfe Has II
Store For the White Metal.
The decline in silver yesterday TO
56S4 cents had a paralyzing effect on
the owners of strictly silver producers.
and it IS q question OF only a short
time, if this quotation is maintained. or
continues 10 decline, before nearly ev-
cry silver mine in the west will be
closed down for an indefinite period, as
in most cases they have been run at
small margin for several months. or
have jCst about paid expenses, while
IL several Instances The mines have
been kept in operation for the sole pur-
pose OF keeping the men al work This
cannot be kept up forever, however.
and it is now thought that the last
straw has been added to the burden
that has been carried by the silver
mine owners for the past few years,
and that suspension viii soon follow.
What the end Will be is hard 10 fore
tell. Some are of the opinion that bed
re < has been reached: in fact. that
silver mine owners are on the under
side OF il, and that il will cot he horv
before an upward tendency will be no
tiCeable. and that the restoration to
former prices will be much more rapid
than the fall has been. On the other
hard, there are others who believe that
Silver viii go still lower and that
within the next few weeks il will touch
the 50 cent mark, or that it may go
even to 20. and that the object of the
gold standard advocates is to SO dis
credit silver that it will lose all
Standing in the commercial circles of
tbs world
II might puzzle many TO find any in
stance in which the fall of silver has
been of benefit 10 this western country.
The old saying is that 1t is an i'll wind
that blows nobody good" This is so.
and ii is safe to say that had il not
been for the decline in the white metal
there would not have been so much
earnest inquiry for gold propositions
during the past few years. the result
Of which is that Utah today can boast
Of several very promising gold camps, !
where before but little gold was pro-
duced in the state, which shows that |
the people of this commonwealth are !
rot restricted in the way of resources,
and that even with silver destroyed, /
the- can still exist and prosper
Mercur is an instance of what the
depreciation of silver has done for
Utah, as it was not long after the
depreciation of the white metal began
10 be felt in mining circles before a
persistent search was made for low
grade gold propositions. the result be-
ing that today the people OF this coun-
try can boast of the possession of one
of the greatest gold camps in the
world. Then there is Gold Mountain,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
HAENs PEAK PROSPERITY.
Ten or Twelve Miles Will Ship By
August Is.

Ien OF Twelve Mics Will snip By
August IS.
The Hahn's Peak district, in the
northwest portion of Colorado, is rap
idly growing in public estimation, and
it is stated that within the next few
months the camp will make an envi-
able record as producer and shipper.
A special from Columbine, the bust
ness center of the district in making
mention of the outlook for the camp
SAYS:
The Klondyke country has no at
fractions for the people in the Hahns
Peak district. Shipping viii begin
from 10 or y properties by Aug. 10, as
sacks are being filed with good ore
from all of them and some of these
bonanza kings are so poor now that
they are fully satisfied with gunny-
sacks. The miners of the Three Folks
have Joined together and built wa
gon road from Harold, on the Hahn's
Peak and Slater mail route 10 their
camp, and postoffice will be petitioned
for as soon as a person willing TO take
the office can be found. AT present all
mail directed TO Whisky Park or Three
Forks. via Columbine, is carried over
by private conveyance twice a week.
Provisions can be bought as cheap!y
a COlumbine as ct any point north OF
Leadville, and the merchants are lay
ing in ample suppliesy so that there
need be no fears that starvation VIII
stare anyone in the face who has
money to purchase. Men who want
work would Go we'll to steer clear of
this section, as there is as yet an
abundant supply of that class and men
who have located properties and are
trying to stay with them have the
preference when men are needed.
Prospect holes do not demand many
laborers, unless the prospect is owned
by men who have plenty of money To
things will be different, as many men
who are now wondering how their grub
will last until they can make ship
ment, will be flush. Twenty claim ,
owners of this class can be. named !
now, and some of them have the ore
on the way to market, or are beginning
to sack. but in some cases it is SLOW
work, as it takes a good mine to pile |
up much ore out OF a shaft.
Heretofore but little has been said |
about the Wyoming side of the state
line, but those people over there are on
the same belt and practically the DIS
trict is one and the same clear on be
yond the Encampment. or necesslts
Grand Encampment extends south to
the line and the Hahn's Peak district
goes north and joins it.
s. A. Vandeusen, who for many
years was in Denver, visited the camp
last week In a talk with him about
that section he became wonderfully
worked UP. When asked if he thought
the camp had been overrated, he said
Il think l am pretty well posted IN re-
gard to the business, as l gained al,
nv experience in paying out good hard
ash for II and have made and lost
money hand over hand, and do not
believe there has ever been sucn
.ich district discovered before. Why.
I is wonderful. There are number
If properties that are paying from the
OBJ of the ground. l went up there
nareIv IN satisfy myself, and was
'ather Drejudiced against it from what
had read, as most of the new camps
ire much overrated. out I found this
vas not the case UP there"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

Mailing Combination.

New York, Aug. 4.-Representatives
of large mailing firms met at the Ho-
tel Manhattan in this city today by
instigation of Seymour Hit of Lyons,
n. Y, and took the first steps to form
a combination. The firm represents
about so per cent of the malt output
of the United States, which averages
3O.0O0O 900 bushels. The Glucose trust is
supposed to be behind the proposed
combination of maltsters.
Nothing definite was done today, ex-
cept to discuss in a general way the
plan to form a combination. 1t is as
yet only possibility. The temporary
chairman decided to call meeting at
q later day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Summary of the Report For the Past
Week.

The week ending Aug. 2 was the warm
est so far this season. AT sevo al places
throughout the state the te Iperature
reached the 100 mark on the 18th. Re
freshing showers occurred in many dis
tricts on the Goth and Goth, doing much
good to the growing crops. The warm
weather has ripened the grain rapidly,
and IN a week or ten days the most of
rule, Indicate that the yield of grain in
most districts Will be much below the
usual average of previous years. In por-
lions of Garfield county a great deal of
and will be cut for hay. The second
crop of lucerne is being cut, and the yield
is reported equal 10 the first crop. Corn
beets in some districts are not very prom
ising The fruit crop promises TO be un-
usually large and profitable this season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
FINE SIJRFbT 5HOVING5
Which Give Every Indication of
Permanency.
SHOWING IN THE CREOLE.
WHOLE FACE OF THE TUNNEL
IN GOOD GOLD ORE.

Line City Charmingly Located-The
Camp Easy of Accessible Silver
Decline-Hard to Tell What the
Future Has In Store For the
White neutrality-suspicious. of the
White Metal Causing an Earnest
Inquiry For Low Grade Gold Prop
critics, Resulting In Valuable
Discoveries Of This Metal Being
Made Throughout the State
Hahn's Peak Prosperity-Ten or
More Mines There Will Ship Soon
Silver Belle Gold = Important
Strike Reported In Silver City
Claim.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Sands nj the Head.

Aug. ]. Bogel. the leading druggist of
Shreveport. La, says: DR.. Kings New
Discovery is the only thing that cures
my cough, and it is the oest' seller 1
have" j. +. Campbell, merchant of SAT-
ford, Ariz., writes: DIR. Kings New Dis
covery is all that is claimed for it: IL
never fails, and is a sure cure Tor Con-
sumption. Coughs and Colds. [ cannot
say enough for its merits" DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds IS not an experiment.
It has been tried for a quarter of a
century. and today stands at the head.
It never disappoints Free trial bottles
at z. c. NJ. ]. drug dept
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

Mercur, Aug. 4.-Eight of the tanks
for the La Cigale mill have been re-
ceived and u more are on the wav.
They are oblong shaped, weigh 1000
pounds each and have a capacity of
40 tons. The pipe line is well under
way and will be completed in about
two weeks, at which time the mill aili
be about completed. Work in the mine
is progressing more rapidly than be-
fore, as the steam hoist is now in oper-
alton.
The contract for enlarging the main
shaft at the Golden Gate has not vet
been let, but large number of bids
were put in. In addition - he shaft
tunnel will be run, connecting the
Brickyard ground with the main shaft.
This tunnel will be nearly a mile .U7g,
and work on the Brickydrd eii1 CT it
has already commenced.
At the Mercur most of the men
have been laid off on account of the
accident to the crusher. The old
crusher is only able to handle about 200
tons per day, hence not all of he men
are necessary TO supply Il. The mine
is looking well and more ore is con
Sldllly being developed, sometimes IN
places where its presence has oeen I'M
suspected.
Lars Olsen of the Mercur Deep Min
ing company is over from TiH.ic, NOV
ing their boiler from its place behind
the Mercur hotel. It viii De used OF
their mine in Tintic for some THE.
The laying of the track to the Golden
Gate is being delayed on account II he
difficulty in obtaining ties. This
trouble will probably be remedied in a
few days and the work be proceeded
with.
Later-The bids for the work of en-
arging the main shaft at the Golden
Gate were opened on Monday after
noon, but as they were considered 100
high, no contract was let and The work
S being done by the company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

Times, of Haley, Ida. Forces of miners
are at work on the Tip Top, the Camas
No. l, the Golden Star, the Doniphan,
the Jumbo, the Del Monte and other
groups of mines. About a dozen men
are at work erecting the cyanide works
at the Camas No. 2, and the roads for
miles around are lined with teams
hauling machinery, tagging, timbers
and other supplies.
Parties that own or control millions
of dollars have recently become in
terested, and although working on a
small scale as yet, they are likely to
soon enlarge their scale of operations.
In fact they are only prospecting
claims offered them to see whether
they wish to take hold. If the work
induces them to go ahead they will
spend all the money needed TO make
a decisive test
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Wool Market a waiting One.

Boston, Aug 4.-The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow
of the wool trade: The market is even
more awaiting market than was last
week The trade, as a whole. is not
selling. The diminution of activity is
not accompanied by sagging quotations.
Wool is now practically CLEARED up in
the west, sales of fleece wool have been
light and large amounts of territory
have been sold. Sales of foreign wool
are small. In Boston sales for the week
aggregated 7.9S7,O00 pounds, of which
5.3S5,000 were domestic and ZOO. 900
pounds foreign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
THE DR|(KYARD TUNNEL,
VIII Be a Mile Long and Connect
With the Golden Gate.
TANKS FOR THE LA CIGALE
THE MILL WILL SOON BE READY
FOR WORK.

Number of Men Laid Off at the Mer-
cur on Account of the Accident to
the Crusher-The Mine Looking
Well and Ore Being Found In
New Places-The Lower Mammoth
Strike-An Instance of What Grit
and Energy Will Do-The Com
pany Will Soon Make a Shipment
Forming Klondyke Company
viii Send Two Men to the Gold
Fields In the Spring-The Haley
Gold Belt-Lively Times In and
Around This Old Idaho Camp
Mining In the Cariboo-Mining
Notes and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 4.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 100: shipments, 1,40O; strong.
1Oc higher; heavies, 3.50@3.55; medium,
3.55G36O lights. 3.65@S.671k.
Cattle-Receipts. $500; shipments,
S55@3.6 60; lights, 3.65@3.6715.
@4.55; cows, 1.25@S.90; stockers. $3.50
AGO. westerns, S.30Q3.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 800; shipments.
none; steady; lambs, 400.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Doesn't Want Our Bicycles.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Consul General
De Kay. at Berlin, writes to the state
department at some length concerning
the efforts that are being made in Ger
many to prevent the importation and
sale of American bicycles in that cOun-
Try Several schemes have been devised
and the probabilities are that increased
tariff rates win be adopted TO carry
out the desires of the Germans.
Mr. De Kay also suggests that some
international plan should be adopted
to protect American trademarks in
German-.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, Aug. At was again an
advance at Liverpool that supplied the
motive for a fresh rise here at the
start. September which yesterday
closed at nc. opened irregularly at from
7l7s to 771a, the offerings at the lower
quotation being trifling. however. and
very little changing hands below the
higher figures. These were quickly
added to by an energetic jump to 49,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

Don't thin your blood with sassafras
or poison it with bluemoss, but aid
nature by using DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for con-
stipation, biliousness and stomach and
liver troubles. They are purely veg
etable. A. C. Smith & c. D. swift, 142
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Much Grain at Galveston, Texas.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. 4.-Grain for
export is beginning to arrive here in
lively style One hundred and sixty-five
cars have come in during the past "a
hours. Three vessels, with engagements
of 40, 600 bushels. viii leave here be-
fore Saturday night, and a large
amount of grain is due TO arrive within
the next six weeks. The continued APP
probation in the price of wheat makes
it difficult fer buyers to secure as large
amounts for export as they wish. but
the average amount 10 reach here from
now on is expected to be not less than
100 cars daily.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Aug. 4.-Cattle.-Re-
ceipts. $1,000 Market, steady to strong.
Texas steers, 2.S5G425: Texas COWS.
2.25G3.35; native steers, 3.40@1S5; ma
tive COWS and heifers. LO0@3.60; stock
ers and feeders, 2.90Q40O; bulls 2.25
@S-75.
Hogs.-Receipts, 1900. Market, so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Silver and Lead.

The silver and lead quotations yes
terday were as follows:
Bar silver, 56s4 cents.
Lead, exchange, S3.75@$S.S0; brokers' /,
S2.e0.
Copper, exchange. $40. 35@s11.1 Is; brok-
ers, $11 12h: casting. S1025.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco, Aug. 1.-The official clos
Condition of the Treasury.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $231.-
502, 81; gold reserve. SAC. 160. 439
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Ore and Bullion.

The ere and bullion receipts yester-
dav were as follows:
Mccormick G. Co.. bullion. $1,000.
n R. Jones & Co., ores. $1,000; bull
lion 81 600
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
The Hawes Engraving Co., 72 West
Temple Street.

We are now located 1t the above
number with a complete plant for
making half tone engrayings, zinc etch-
ings and all kinds of cLlor blocks. Write
us for samples and prices before plac-
ing Y11Ir. orders
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

1Oc higher. Bulk of sales, s.6O@s. 20;
heavies, 3.55@S.65; packers, 3.5003.65:
mixed, 3.55@3.70; lights. 3.6O0s.7O; york
ers. S.65Q3.721s; pigs, 3.00Q3.60
Sheep.-Receipts, 3.000 Market.
strong Lambs, 3.OOQ5.1O; muttons.
2.5O6l4 81 -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
Practice Economy

In buying medicine as in other mat
tiers. 1t is economy to get Hoods Sar-
saparilla because there is more me-
dicinal value in Hoods Sarsaparilla
than in any other. Every bottle of
Hoods Sarsaparilla contains 100 doses
and will average, taken according to
directions, TO last a month, while 9TH
ers last but fortnight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
LOWEST EAsT-BoUND RATES,

Via Rio Grande Western Railway.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays, until
Aug. II, the Rio Grande Western COM
tinues. its low passenger rates to ali
points east. Call at ticket Office, Dooly
block corner. for particulars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
c. L. DIGNOWITY & CO,
MINE EXPERTING.
Dealers in Hines

Dealers in Mines and Stocks.
We recommend no stocks to investors
unless we have personally examined the
property. Market quotations furnished
upon application, free of charge. Office
IS East Second South street, Salt Lake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
JArIES A. POLLOCK,
$50 Main Street.

Stocks bought and sold for cash, or on
commission. Weekly market letter and
nuCfations upon application. e. G. Wool
ieS f. Member Salt Lake Stock tx
change.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy and
yet efficient.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

They are dandies." said Thomas
Bowers, of the Crockett. Texas. Enter
prise, while writing about De Wits
Little Early Risers. The famous pills for
SEX headache and disorders of the stom-
ach and liver. y c. Smith & c. D.
Swift 10 Main
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
THE HALEY GOLD BELT.
Tt Is Livelier Than at Any Time
Heretofore.

The Gold Belt is livelier now than
at any time in its history. says the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05
CUT RATES EAST
Union PaciAv system.

on July IA to 10, inclusive, and on
July q. "a, %. 81 and Aug. 4. and IL
lowing very low rates:
To Denver -:;....-c..-.; -..-.......s 11 90
To Kansas City. Omaha. Sioux
City, etc -.,--.,-..----- ----.-.... Is 50
To Fort WORTH Iexas ---....-... 10 so
To St. Louis ---....-..--.-.-..- 20 %
To Chicago ----.....-----...- % Sc
Consult your own interest and use
the line which offers several hours
quickest time, the finest equipment.
consisting of Pullman Palace and
Tourist Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars.
Buffet Smoking and Library Cars and
Free Reclining Chair Cars. with no
change between Salt Lake City and the
Missouri River or Chicago. Call at
ticket office. POI Main ST., for full par
ticula-s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-05

1t dropped again suddenly 10 775k. and
as quickly rose again. this time to
1874 The Liverpool advance before
trading started here was 2Ad per-
GENITAL or about the equivalent of 23l
cents per bushel.
The great export business done yes
terday and numerous acceptances of
cargces and smaller parcels ordered by
cable yesterday afternoon from Chicago
and the aboard, was, of course. an
element of strength. The feverish fluc-
tuations at the same time gave an ex-
act Interpretation of the unsettled feel
ing among the spectators The price
had another break TO 1873 before the
expiration of the first hour and a half
of the session, and a rally in the follow
ing 20 minutes TO 77ss.
Germany accepted everything offered
last night, and the United Kingdom
bought what No. spring had been Of
fered. 1t was still claimed. however.
that seaboard exporters were having
much trouble in getting the Kansas
hard wheat they had already sold TO go
abroad.
The Chicago receipts were 1S6 cars,
against 144 cars a year ago. OF which
135 were new Primary western mar
ket receipts were nc. 705 bushels.
against 539, 100 bushels the correspond
ing day of 1896. The clearances for
export from the Atlantic ports were
very liberal. the wheat alone being
413, 922 bushels.
Prices reached the highest point of
the day near the close, reacting only a.
September opened 1ac higher, at THO
777s, sold between 1875 and 1874, closing
with buyers at 1S1a-
Rains in Kansas, more particularly,
but also in other important sections or
the corn belt where moisture was
needed, created a general desire to
sell out long corn. The decline was
very small in comparison with the i'm
mense quantities disposed of.
Provisions opened strong and higher,
but became easier for a time. and then
once more started into activity and IN
Armour's name was given
up near the middle of the day on
amount OF lard and ribs
that had been bought earlier. and that
was the signal for a general demand
that started and lasted through the re-
mainder of the session
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-09
PHILANTHR0PIC GIFT.
Dedication of Bradley Polytechnic
Institnte at Peoria.

Peoria, Ills. Oct. S-This afternoon
occurred the exercises dedicatory of
the Bradley POLYTECHNIC institute. to
which wealthy Peoria lady Mrs Ly-
dia Bradley. has given $4,000 The
building is a very handsome and spaci-
Gus one of White stone, and nearby is
another large edifice of the same ma
terial which viii be occupied by an
Theological institute under the control
of the same board of trustees. a num-
Der of prominent educators from
abroad, including college presidents,
were in attendance.
The most notable feature on the pro
g1amme was the dedicatorY address by
Hon. Lyman J. Gage. secretary of the
treasury. The institute was presented
tc the trustees by the founder, Mrs.
Bradley, and accepted in their behalf
by their president, Oliver j. Bailey. An
address IN behalf of the faculty was
delivered by w. r. Harper, president
OF the University of Chicago, who is
also president of the faculty of the
Bradley institute.
Mrs. Gage accompanied Mr.. Gage to
the city and was given lunch at the
residence of ]. 3. Greenhut. president
of the Old DistillerS and Cattle Feed
ing company. Mr.. Gage vas rendered a
brief reception at the National hotel
After the exercises Mr.. and Mrs. Gage
departed for Nashville. Tenn.