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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
THE MERCUR MILL.
The Additions Completed and the
Plant Started Up.

Plant Started Up.
'Mercur, May 2S.-The Mercur mill
was completed yesterday afternoon and
the new machinery put in motion. That
the trial was satisfactory Is proved by
the fact that in the evening the flag
hoated at the top of the flag pole in
front of the Office. the signal to the
men that work at the mine would be
resumed at the mine in the morning.
The new engine-houSe is 36x5O feet
and the 125 horse power for driving the
crushers IS well as the dynamo and
engine for lighting. will occupy this
part of the building. The dynamo will
be put in place in a few days and the
mill lighted with electric light. The
capacity of the dynamo is 100 lights
and will be sufficient 70 light up the
works as well as the offices, etc
The crusher weighs 50. 500 pounds and
has a crushing capacity of 500 tons.
The ore passes through two sets of
wall rolls. after leaving the crCsher.
reducing it to the proper size. The
old crusher is left in place and can be
used in case of emergency.
The ore bins are capable of holding
LOCO tons. so that a supply sufficient for
the use of the mill three days can be
kept on hand.
Forsy-seven tanks are now in place
and six more will be put in the old
engine house. The ore is leached so
hours. that time being the most profit
able on rock now being treated
The precipitattng tanks are sufficient
for the needs of the company for some
tine u GENE. me Mercur company
takes its cyanides and retorts them,
thus C.. -ainlng All the quicksilver in
the product, which. besides paying a
margin on the extra labor involved,
puts their cyanides in better condition.
The comparison between the mill as
il is at present and what il was FIVE
years ago is. TO say the least, an evil
dence of remarkable prosperity. In
the fall of 1891 the company. after
vainly trying 10 save the gold by ANAL
gamafi0n, put in four tanks. giving the
mill 6 capacity Tor teaching ten tons
per day From time to time additions
have been made until now its daily out
put viii be 200 tons. Another feature
which speaks well for the company is
the fact that the men VINO handled
the tailings at the beginning still hold
the contract and in other departments
a both the mine and mill many OF
their men have been With the company
during all the FIVE years in which the
mine has had a practical existence.
The work of taking samples from all
parts of the Backyard for testing at
tlt poiUtn tdtc experimental HAlH, mas
commenced. In all 90 tons VIII be tried.
not as some have supposed TO test
whether the ore can be worked by the
cyanide process. for that part of il is
a foregone conclusion. but 10 determine
how fine it must be crushed 10 obtain
the best results, the strength of So
luton required and the length Of time
necessary in teaching. With this in
formation a hand the directors will
be in position to act intelligently in
the building of the mill. 1t is esti-
mated that the experiments will be
completed in about 20 days.
The mill viii be built on the hill near
the Geyser and about 500 yards fur
Their up than at first intended. The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29

had heard very favorable reports con-
corning this locality.
A good many miners and prospeo.ors
are nov heading towards the Blue
mountains. many of whom went in
there in the fail and were driven our
by the snow, and are now going back
again, which shows the confidence
they have in the future of the dis
tr.ct
A Br. McNutt, representing Durango
Colo) capitalists, has established an
assay Office there and the camp prom
ises TO be an active one this season.
The people of the Blue mountain
country" said Mr. Rippeto. in con-
clusion, have been maligned and lied
about. They treated me very cleverly
and found them to be hospitable and
generous TO a degree
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
Jesse knight and Godiva Mountain.

Jesse Knight will no doubt soon be-
come the sole owner Of Godiva noun
tain, says the Eureka Democrat. IL is
said that he now has in contemplation
the purchase of the Godiva mine and
that negotiations locking TO that end
are now pending. No definite infor1na-
ton as to the price could be obtained
but it is understood that a figure OF
SIPS 900 is being considered. If this deal
goes through Mr.. Knight will have a
chain of claims. which, with thorough
development, viii prove to be the most
valuable producers in all Tintic- with
the Godiva, Uncle Sam and Humbus,
which are yet but in their infancy. and
have scarcely been developed beyond
the grass-roots, although thousands OF
dollars have been taken from them,
there is an opportunity to develop this
ledge thoroughly and Systematically.
which could not otherwise be done TO
such advantage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
DEATH OF GORDON.
He Made a Brilliant Record Ere He
Was Cut Down.

New York, May 2S.-The Herald this
morning published details concerning
Charles S. Gordon. an American. re-
ported to have been killed in Cuba
while with the insurgents in the vicin-
ity of Cienfuegoss Says the Herald:
Colonel Charles Gordon disembarKed
in Cuba last June and was soon pro-
moted TO the rank of major. His re-
markable shooting at the fight of Vista
Hermosa. in the province of Havana,
astonished both the Spanish and Gu
bans. He crossed the trocha and
Joined MaceO.
Maceo promoted him for bravery in
the field and thought so much Of him
that ne was selected as one of the few
to cross the trocha in his company.
Gordon was wounded at the same
time that MaceO was killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
BLUE MOUNTAIN GOLD
Hugh Rippe;o Well Pleased With
This Promising Camp.
BRITISH COLUMBIA CAMPS
ONE OF THE GREATEST MINER
AL BELTS EVER FOUND.

of a Gentleman Who
Has Mining Interests in That
Countrywide Great Producers of
Rossland, Adjoining Which Is the
Nickel Plate, Owned by Hon. A.
W McCune Of This City-The
Government Protects Miners and
Claim Owners-The Mercur Mill
The Additions Completed and the
Plant Successfully Started Up
Description of the Plant and It's
History to Date - Experiments
Being Made on Backyard Ore
Mining Shares Inactive-Listed
Securities Passed Without a
Single Transfer-Tintic Miner
Jottings-Eureka Notes-At the
Buckeye-Important Strike Re
ported in This Property-The
Utah and Gaiena-Both Mines
Looking Well-ore and Bullion
Silver and Lead-Mining Notes
and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
MINING SHARES INACTIVE.
The Listed Securities Passed Without

The Listed Securities Passed Without
Making a Single Transfer.
The mining share market was in a
demoralized condition yesterday and in
the listed securities not a single sale
was recorded and the bears neld full
sway in the pit of the Mining Ex-
change.
AS usual there were more sellers than
buyers on the floor, and although
stocks We're slaughtered in the offer
ings, it was a whitewash for the call
In the listed stocks declines were the
order of the day and there was not one
of these but suffered from a bear at
tack.
The unlisted securities were a little
stronger, but inactive, with the excep-
lon or the transfer of 1000 Little
Pittsburg at AS cents.
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior TO all others.
Ocean MYSTERY Solved.

San Francisco, May 2S.-Private ad-
vices from Sydney to the owners of the
American bark oregon just received,
furnish the solution of the mystery
surrounding the discovery on the Sa-
moan coast of drifting lumber marked
"B. B. B" 1t now appears that the
Oregon encountered hurricane when
about 30 days out and lost her deck
load of lumber. consisting of 10000 feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
Postmaster Mccoppin,s Funeral.

San Francisco. May 2S.-The funeral
of the late Postmaster Frank ]. Nc
Coppin, which was held at St. Mary's
cathedral today, was a most Impressive
one Four hundred postmen in uniform
escorted the remains of their dead
chief from his former residence to the
cathedral and from thence to the ceme-
terry A large number of prominent
citizens attended the funeral and the
casket- was literally buried with floral
tributes. Among the tributes was an
immense floral envelope addressed to
Our Postmaster from the employees
of the Dostcffice.
Among the candidates for the office
of postmaster are John D. DAILY, Harry
l. Dodge and Benjamin Mckinley,
uncle Of the president.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
Getting Even with Britain.

San Francisco, May 2S.@The an
nouncement is made il this city that
on June another of the beautiful
daughters of the wealthy Chinese
merchant of Honolulu, All FOng, is to
marry an American The prospective
groom is William A. Henshall, former
ly OF this city, and one of the most
prominent lawyers of the Hawaiian
capital. Miss Helena F. FOng is said
to be verv beautiful.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
win Run Forty Hours

sonerswcrth, n. H. MAY est was
announced today that beginning June
the mills of the Great Falls Cotton
Manufacturing company Will run on a
40 hours a week schedule until the sur
plus is disposed OF.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
The Cactus Closed Down.

Frisco. Utah, May 26.-Orders have
been received at the Cactus mine to
close down temporarily until more re-
munerative prices are received for the
product of the property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
Silver and Lead.

The silver and lead quotations yes
terday were as follows:
Bar silver. 601s cents.
sS-121z.
Copper, casting. s1O12sk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
Ayers
Sarsaparilla
The Remedy with
a Record.
so Years of Cures


thorized to have engraved and printed
the bonds aforesaid"
This was ali the business transacted
and the board adjourned to meet again
at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29

Mccormick & Co.. bullion. $3.50; ores.
SIS. COO
National Bank of the Republic. Dex-
ter bullion. $500; Sacramento cyanides.
S, 00O
Bamberger & Mcmillan. ores. s1O,215.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
Ore and Bullion.

The ore and bullion receipts yester-
day were as follows:
T. r; Jones & Co.. bullion. $4,000;
ores, 5000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
JArlES A. POLLOCK,
l6O Main Street.

Stocks bought and sold for cash or on
commission Weekly market letter and
quotations upon application j.. q. Wool
ley. jr. Member Salt Lake Stock Ex-
change.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29


HERE is probably
70 portion of Utah
a. the present time
that is attracting
more attention from
abroad than the
Blue Mountain dis
triot, in San Juan
County. this state,
and it is the opinion
of mining men who
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29
FIRST EXCURSION

To Northern Uzsh. Idaho and Ore
via the Oregon sort Line. Saturday.
June 10. at specially low rates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29

That tired feeling is due to impover-
jshed blood. Enrich the blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla and be strong and
Vigorous
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
ALL AROUND The FARM.

In sandy soil deep planting is best
for potatoes.
IL the hay is dusty, dampen 1t for
feeding to horses.
Pull the collars away from the horses
shoulders while they are resting.
Ashes may be considered as a special
fertilizer for potatoes. improving the
yield and quality.
Generally with flower seed, large or
coarse seed should be planted much
deeper than fine seed.
The most successful work of the farm
Is done according to the season, rather
than by any other set rule.
IL viii be an exceptional case when
some soiling crop cannot be used to q
good advantage during the summer.
When the cabbage, tomatoes or sweet
potato plants have grown long and
spindling set them deeper into the
soil; down to the first leaf is usually a
good plan.
If the full number of stock is kept
that the pastures win carry during the
best part Of the growing season, some
soiling crop must be grown to help
out when the pasturesifail.
One advantage with all farm prod
ucts and stocks is that:if prices fall it
is certain t'lat the lower quality drops
first and mast, and usually is most DIFF
ficult to sell. There Is always sale
for the products of better quality
Farmers Union.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
How Much Butter9

Question. much butter should
a COW make that tests per cent butter
fat Babcook and gives 30 pounds of milk
per day? How much butter to each de-
gree of test to pound of milk?-J. G.
H.
Answer. -The Babcock test shows the
actual amount of butter fat produced
by the COW, and no fixed rule can be
laid down for calculating the proper
ton of butter, as that depends on the
system of cream raising, the skill and
care of the butter maker and the guam
tity of moisture left in the butter. In
these days of centrifugal Swimming
all, or virtually all. the butter fat may
be recovered, and if a rich cream is pro-
duced there need be but little loss in
the buttermilk. Thus we are able to
come to very fair estimate of the but
ter yield. Accepting the standard of So
per cent of butter fat in the butter, on
this basis you should add 10 per cent to
the butter fat, thus giving in your case
S5 pounds of milk testing per cent, or
1.75 pounds of butter fat, plus 8 per
cent, or .26 pound, making about 2
pounds of butter, or .0l16 pound Of but
ter for one pound of milk testing / per
cent Of fat. You will understand that
this is only approximate. The expert
ment stations have adopted the standard
Of I-6-that is, for every pound of
butter fat they add one-sixth of pound
and call it butter. This formula would
make it l.75 pounds, plus one-sixth, or
80 pound, which makes 2.04 pounds
of butter.-Country Gentleman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12

One Ia struggling for Justice. and an
other is fleeing from 1t. One man is
saving to build house.. and another
is trying to sell his for less than cost,
TO get rid Of it. One man is spending
all the money he can make in taking
a girl to the theater and sending her
flowers, with the hope Of making her
his wife, while his!neighbor is spending
what gold he has,in getting divorce.
One man escapestall the diseases that
flesh is heir to and ,gets killed on the
railroad. Another escapes with a
scratch and dies with the whooping
cough One man islands OH his cred
itors and goes travelling, while another
pays his debts andastays at home Col
mans Rural World
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12

Diseased plants should never be add
ed to the manureA heap, as they con-
taminate the wholesmass. tits possible
to spread plant diseases over the en-
tire farm through the agency of ma
nure, and no farm viii get rid Of any
disease that attacks plants until all
refuse is burnt. Onion smut, potato
scab and sweet potato rot are spread
when the tops are thrown on the ma
nure. Every tree or plant that is
brought on the. farm from other places
becomes medium accommodating
disease and should be, carefully exam
lned onjarrivai, as thelnurseryman may
rot be aware ofIthe fact that a plant
Ia not healthy. It is cheaper to keep
disease away than to combat it after it
becomes established.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
Marketing Horses.

The greatest mistake that farmers
make is the way they market their
horses. It makes no difference what
kind of condition an animal may be
in. or what age. if it is swapping or
trading beast. But the majority of
farmers depend upon the city buyer or
a nearby trader as a purchaser The
animal is taken to either, too often thin
In flesh, name and tail ragged, and
without any preparation. The dealer
explains that it is not fit for the city
market, but makes an offer. The farmer
in most cases is compelled to accept it,
for he knows it is his only chance The
dealer takes the animal, feeds it liberal
ly for several days, grooms it as long as
there is loose hair on it, gets it to
feeling good, puts it in biting harness,
teaching it to hold its head up, and then
gives it perhaps its first real lessons,
and in such lines as it is most fitted for.
If it has any saddle gaits, it is shown
Just how to make the most of them If
light harness work suits it best it is put
to work in such rig as it looks best in
and taught to go its very best for a
short time once or twice per day. No
slow motions are allowed. and it is
jerked and yanked around till it gets
some life into it if it has any ambi-
tion and fire at all When feed and
grooming have done all the good they
can. it is sent to market. and the dealer
more than doubles his money on it.
A dealer in our town told me that he
was getting rich off the ignorance or
carelessness of farmers in this respect,
and that it was very foolish in any
farmer to bring horse to market as
long as food and work would enhance
its value dollar, for feed and labor
were so much cheaper on the farm than
in town and city. He had just bought a
horse of a farmers son who was working
for $40 per month, and the dealer said
that one week S feed and handling would
have made that horse worth at least $40
more on the market Here is point
worth remembering. - Cor. National
Stockman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
Humbert,s Generosity.

King Humbert's generosity in chart
table works is said to be fabulous. A
petition hardly ever remains without
an answer. His majesty spontaneously
gives presents to those persons to whom
he does not wish to grant subsidies.
These presents are generally of two
kinds-a golden clock with the royal
arms or brooch set in diamonds. His
jeweler supplies him each year with
500 clocks and 1000 brooches. King
Humbert never goes to the tbeater save
on the occasion Of an official solemnity.
He says that he finds no pleasure in
artificial life.
81 play part every day." he says.
Sin the political and official comedy.
What can the other comedians teach
me?"-Rome Letter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12

end and stick (b) on the other, have
two smooth sticks (c), with rounded
tops, like the upper part Of q broom
handle. Drive in the end stake very
firmly at a, the second end Of the first
row. Walk across, unreeling the cord,
to e. Put In one of the extra sticks
lightly and pass the cord around It. Put
the reel In very firmly at +. The cord is
now as shown by the continuous line.
Mark or plant from to a. Put in the
other new stick at b lightly. Take up
the end stick at a and pull so hard on
the line that the stick at e leans over
and the cord slips of. Stretch the cord
tight around the stick b and drive the
other end of stick firmly at c. The
cord now appears as the dotted line, and
it will have been shifted for the second
row without loss of time or unneces-
sary walking. You are always working
toward the one stick and away from the
two sticks. In this way you can plant
an indefinite number of rows and only
cross the ground without planting OF
marking when you set the line and
when you reel it up.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
VlcToRiA's REGAL RIGHT.


why the Niece of William Nv Was Called
TO the Throne.
Several newspapers, in explaining to
their readers how Queen Victoria came
to succeed William w, say it was be-
cause she was his niece. That is the
truth, but only half the truth, for Will
lam " had nephews and other nieces.
George HIS first, second, third and
fourth SONS were respectively the Prince
of Wales. afterward George ~, who
died childless in 1880; Frederick, duke
of York, who died in 1897. also with
out children; William, duke Of CLAIR
ence, who died William ~, June 30,
1887, without lawful issue, and Ed
ward, duke of Kent and Strathearn
and earl Of Dublin, who died Jan. 2S,
1920, aged So, leaving as the sole issue
of his marriage with Princess Victoria
of Leiningen a baby daughter, now
Queen Victoria. The queen succeeded
William " not because she was simply
his niece, but because she was the only
child of the brother next to him in the
order of succession.
Had Queen Victoria had brother
she would in all probability not have
been parsonage of historical celebrity,
save in the contingency Of succeeding
him. Her rights were those that de-
volved on her from her father. At the
time she succeeded to the throne her
uncles-the Dukes of Cumberland, Of
Sussex and Cambridge-were living,
younger brothers of her father and jun
ior to him in the line of succession in
the order named The Duke of Cumber-
land, who became king of Hanover on
the death of William ", was a man of
such despotic temper and principles
that all England cherished the Prin-
cess Victoria as standing between it
and his succession to the throne. He
had lawful issue, as had the Duke of
Cambridge.
The Duke of Sussex, a most estimable
man, married twice, but these unions
being repugnant to the provisions of the
royal marriage act, his children were
barred from the line of succession.
From the revolution of 1888 rose the
Jacobite party, made up of those who
supported the cause of James II, his
sons and descendants. The picturesque
modern Jacobites do not recognize
Queen Victoria, despite the fact that
her succession is due to her Smart
blood, for she is direct descendant of
Elizabeth, daughter of James /. to
whose heirs the title to the throne de-
volved by the act of settlement on the
death of Anne. Boston Transcript
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
Gnmha PatotN.

There is much in understanding the
peculiarities Of the gumbo patois.
There is NO rule to gro by. 1t is either
instinct or hard study that solves the
problem. The other day Creole had
a man arrested for stealing q COW. He
was put on the witness stand and In
terrogated about the bovine.
s'To whom did the COW belong which
this defendant was trying to seil?''
asked the lawyer retained by the de-
spoiled.
The face Of the despoiled was blank.
From whom did the man steal the
cow he tried to sell? reinterrogated
the lawyer.
The witness shrugged his shoulders
In token OF his inability to understand
Then one of the audience spoke to the
lawyer.
"Let me ask the witness about the
cow" he said. II can make him under
stand,r
The necessary permission was given,
and the man who knew it all took bis
stand in front of the witness.
''Tha cow yelled he. who she be?r
The witness smiled broadly as be an
swered IN torres most positive:
"She be men. O. Times Democrat
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-12
AeREEABLY DIsArrv.l.,E0.

He Thought She Was Begging. Bat
She Merely wanted the Mustard.
One of the richest men living, whose
immense wealth makes him target
for poor people, has recently been in
Paris and the way In which he repealed
one of the applicants for his generosity
is related like this, says tho Pittsburgh
Dispatch: On the opposite side Of the
hotel table sat woman who had once
been rich.
Monsieur. you Englishmen are SO
ehivalrous so ready to assist those in
distress"
"Yes." said the man of wealth, hest
tating. He had heard that before and
thought he knew what was coming
next.
Would you. with your usual gener-
isity, do me favor and q great kind
ness?"
"Yes, madam that is, it depends
somewhat"
Think well, monsieur, before you
promise, for it Is great kindness"
1t was the same old plea that he had
heard many times before from people
who wanted loan.
II am afraid, madam, that shall
have to-but what is it you wish9"
.'OnIy that youwould be kind enough.
monsieur, to pass me the mustard. You
have everything on your side OF the
table,"