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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
ROBBERS ROOST OUTLAWS.
Only Eight of Them, and Not Very
Wicked.

Denver News: Postoffice Inspector
Waterbury has returned from a trip Of
two or three weeks through southern
Utah. In the course of his journey
the inspector met several persons who
are familiar with the mountainous dis
trict called the Robbers BOOST" on
account of the secure retreat used by
freebOOterS of various degrees Of guilt.
The inspector was shown q picture of a
stone hut which is said to be the head
quarters of the rObOer gang The hut
stands at the head of d narrow can
yon, which an advancing party could
penetrate only in single file. The
stone building is supplied with port
holes and little windows through which
it would be possible to make a stubborn
defense in case of attack This spot
is visited only by few persons, as trav-
elers fear to come into contact with
the gentry who have chosen the region
for their habitatiOn.
In one respect" said Mr.. Waterbury,
''the reports concerning the men in the
Robbers Roost are misleading. Accord
ing to common reports there are sew
eral hundred rough characters in the
district who live entirely by making
raids upon settlements train robbery
cattle stealing and like occupations.
According to the best information
could secure, the gang accused of all
lllCSC w lChGu lIlluSS uUIIBCIS uOL IlOIG
than eight men all told. These eight
are not painted by their neighbors as
so very wicked. 1t is even claimed
that a belated traveller might drop
into the rendezvous and be received
without being harmed L heard of one
man who wandered accidentally into
the region and came to the cabin. He
entered the wide open door and to his
surprise found many of the convent
of 1,-rr,r
of food, from which he satisfied his
hunger. He slept in the house that
night and left the following day with
out meeting any of the owners of the
place. They were evidently out on an
excursion. 1t is their habit to leave
the house open. They never lock the
doors and any hungry man that comes
along is welcome TO help himself, pro-
vided he does not make toe free with
the provisions"
Mr.. Waterbury does not explain the
object of his trip to southern Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
The CRYSTAL Palace.

S. A. Work, who is we'll known in
mining circles in the west, writes Mr.
]. Schenck from Sparta, Ore, that the
little Huntington mill at the Crystal
Palace mine has been running very
satisfactorily during the past few
months, but that the mine will likely
be closed down for the winter about
the 1st of December.
During the past season the mill at
the Crystal Palace has been treating
about three tons of $40 ore a day, 12-
hour shifts, the ore carrying this
amount on the plates, making a clean
up OF $50 a day at an expenditure of
about $14 a day, which gives a hand
some profit to the two owners of This
promising gold property, in which
there is an immense amount of ore
blocked out ready for extraction and
treatment.
While the property has been operated
in a small way, it has much more than
paid expenses, and now that the mine
has been well developed and prospected
it will justify the erection of a larger
plant, and The Herald is informed that
it is the intention Of Messrs. Schenck
and Work to install a 5O-ton plant in
the spring, when the output will run
up into something handsome
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
THE OLD AZTEC PLAcERs.
Colorado and Utah Men Will Operate
in Wyoming.


Cheyenne, W-yo.. Nov. 5.-Mr. j. c.
Teller, nephew of Senator Teller, was
here today and in an interview with
The Herald correspondent regarding
the building OF a line of railroad from
the Colorado Midland in Colorado to
Fort Steele Wyo, denied that there is
anything il the rumor and as far as
he knew a road would not be built
for some time.
During the Interview it developed,
however, that Mr.. Teller is at the head
OF a company of Colorado and Utah
capitalists who have purchased the old
deserted Aztec placer dlggings on
Brush creek. about i miles south of
Saratoga, in Carbon county. Wyoming.
Mr. Teller has just returned from the
scene Of the placer mines, where he has
put a large force of men at work cut
ting timber for funding purposes. A
number OF cabins and store houses have
been built and by spring fully 500 men
win be at work The company has
about 1900 acres of ground which is
exceedingly rich, as high as SIG per
cubic yard having been cleaned up. The
formation is Of gravel and bedrock lies
1T c depth of from ten to 100 feet.
Brush creek carries an immense volume
of water the year round and having a
fall oe from 900 to 500 feet to the mile
by hydraulic pressure. From what
can be learned the placers. which con-
slst OF five claims the Cortez. Desota,
Saratoga, Ben Hur and Bloody Span
lard. are the richest in the western
country and viii make millionaires of
the owners in a very short time.
The mines were originally discovered
in 1868 by John II. Mullison, an aged
and respected resident of Fort Steele.
Wyo There is no doubt but that the
ground was worked centuries ago by
the Aztecs. as numerous shafts are
found there which range in depth from
ten to 20 feet and out OF which are
growing pine trees TO a height Of 100
feet and averaging Is inches an
diameter The scene is an ideal one for
placer mining, for the mountains are
covered by a rich growth Of heavy tim
Der such as is necessary in construct
ing fumes, etc.
a force Of 80 men are now at work
and in the spring work win be rushed.
In all probability the old Aztec placers
will be heard from before many months
as a worthy rival of FL Dorado creek in
the Kfordille country.
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BACK FROM KLoNDIKE.
VIII Lead a Party of Salt Lakers to
the Land of Gold Galore.

one by one the Klondikers are COM
ing in, and from one and all it is
learned that the reports of the great
wealth of the Alaska gold diggings on
the banks of the Klondike river have
not been exaggerated.
Ben r. Johnson is the latest arrival
from the gold fields of the far and froz-
en- north, and he is so well satisfied
with that region and its possibilities
that on Wednesday of next week he
Will leave on his return trip at the head
of a party of five Salt Lakers, it being
his intention to start from juneau with
his dog teams and supplies, his route
being through a region that will shor-
ten the journey at least 400 miles, as
now travel can be made on snow and
ice. and the route taken viii not be as
difficult as Chiikoot pass.
Mr.. Johnson, who is a brother of An
drew johnson Of this city, who lives at
1874 Stevens avenue, arrived in Salt Lake
on Tuesday of this week. He left Daw-
son City two months ago. and come
over by the way Of Chilkoot. pass with
q companions. none Of whom had ls--s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06

Eureka, Nov. 81. w. Green is back
from Salt Lake, where he attended the
meeting of the board of directors of
the Buckeye Mining company, of which
he is a member. He states that it was
decided to levy an assessment on the
capital stock of the company of 1 cent
per share, or 5000 in all; also that
the proposition made by MIR. L. c. Doty
Of this place be accepted. This prop
osition calls for a lease on the Buck
eye mine for a term of two years, be-
ginning Jan. 1, 1898, and requires the
lessee to sink the shaft on the property
200 feet.
Mr. John A Kirby, superintendent of
the Bullion Beck, is in Salt Lake on
mining business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
TIE sTATELINE MILL.
Deer Lodge Proving Up In Excellent
Shape.

Shape.
Stateline, Nov 1.-The inertia which
has characterized Stateline for some
months was not dispelled by the rains,
cold or the great SnoWStorm of last
week, but with the arrival of Mr.. A.
POpkess, the camp, as if touched by
deSs, sprang into life and action a mill
really and truly a mill-and ere this
world is two months older the stamps
will be pounding merrily away. Mr.
Popkess has Just returned from the
east and brought the mill with him.
The enterprise will be a great success
and Stateline will have the long-de-
sired opportunity of showing what can
be done here.
Building is going on and lots are be-
ing secured for business purposes. Flu
ture prospects are brilliant and hopes
and expectations are at their highest
ebb.
Deer Lodge is at -ork The lusty fell
lows rise before day and work with
might and main to succeed. Every
claim is showing UP finely. The Bar
ney brothers have good gold bearing
quartz in their Homestake claim.
The Buck and Charley Ross mines,
bonded to Lane and Mcleod, are prov
ing bonanzas. Energy is syn
onimous term with the names of both
these gentlemen.
town in embryo. Several Stateliners
have taken up lots there and intend
building soon. Our next letter will
perhaps see the mill at Stateline in the
course of erection and work progress
ing everywhere.
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days, and Pat Ryan of this city, who
has a lease and bond on a controlling
interest, has just arrived on the scene
of action, and in consequence of the
difficulty between the two, 81, 800 will be
spent in the development OF the prop
erty before the first Of the year.
On the Annie Laurie, owned by the
Bald Mountain NJ. & NJ. company, so
feet of the contract for 100 feet of work
have been completed and when the 100
feet are run, prosecuting for the ledge
will begin.
In the development of the district the
Sewer is not the only mine to report a
strike, as it is learned that in the Ha-
eel Kirk, located between the Breck-
enridge and Sewer, a nice body of free
gold ore has recently been encountered.
Mr.. Voight has completed the assess
ment work on the Surprise, owned by
Moore, Snyder and James, and he re-
ports that this property is Che making
of a heavy producer, and that within
another year other properties through
out the district will be making brilliant
records
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
a Woodworking Woman

sooner or later suffers from back
ache, nervous. WORKOUT feelings, or a
sense of weight in the abdomen, drag
glng down sensations and dizziness. II
Will all come to an end with Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, for it's woman's
special tonic and nervine; it restores
her strength, regulates and promotes;
all the natural functions, and makes a
new woman of her. Uterine debility
irregularity and Inflammation are most
often the cause of extreme nervousness
and irritability of some women-tbe
medicine to cure it is the 'Prescrip-
ton of Dr. Pierce. All the aches.
pains and weaknesses of Womanhood
vanish where it is faithfully employed.
pr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is,
therefore, just the medicine for young
girls just entering womanhood. and
for women at the critical change of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06

than $1,000 in gold, while some brought
back with them as much as $4,000, and
many of the successful ones will return
IN the spring accompanied by friends
and acquaintance.
At the present time, according to Mr..
johnson, the pass is dangerous, and he
states that just after they were sue
cessful in getting through, it vas
learned that a party of 50 had been
killed in a snowslide Later on, how
ever, this danger viii be lessened, and
the pass Will be comparatively safe.
Mr.. Johnson is an interesting t-clker,
and as be has made the trip % the
Yukon and the Klondike at least once
a year for the past five years; he is
thoroughly familiar with the country
geographically and otherwise, besides
which he can talk Chilkat like a ma
tive. Regarding his success he was
very reticent, but it is known that he
brought small fortune down with
him, and that he owns valuable and
productive claims on Bonanza and Ell
dorado creeks.
He is of the opinion, however, that
as rich a stretch of country viii be
found on the American side ST the Yu-
kon river as has been so far discovered
on the Klondike, and upon his return
he proposes to devote considerable time
in this line Of exploration.
In speaking of the food situation in
the KlCndike, Mr.. Johnson is of the
opinion that it is inadequate to the
necessities of the people, and that con-
sequently there will he much suffering
there this winter unless supplies are
sent in from the outside. AS a matter
of fact economy will have to be en-
forced or the supply will soon give cut,
as the transportation companies failed
TO get in with the required amount,
and now it is too late by the river
route. However, according to Mr.
Johnson. the prime minister of Canada
is now in that region trying to make
arrangements to get in food for the
needy, and he may succeed in his
endeavor.
When asked as to the hardships of
Klondike, Mr.. Johnson states that the
country is all right after getting there,
providing one has plenty of provisions
The hardships come in in getting there
but once there and we'll provided with
provisions and supplies, one can get
along very nicely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
fRE[ 'KINLEY MINE
Another Lion Hill Property Asking
For Recognition.
FINE BODY OF PAY ORE
THE MAKING OF A RICE AND
HEAVY PRODUCER.

The Old Aztec Placers-Colorado and
Utah Men VIII Operate in Wyo-
m1ng-Back From Klondike-
VIII Lead a Party of Salt Lakers
to the Land of Gold Galore-Nor-
theIn Tight Advances-Brokers
Do a Light Business on the Floor
Of the Exchange = Sewer Strike
Ore That Assays $4,000 to the
Ten in Gold-The State Line Mill
Deer Lodge Proving Up In Ex-
cellent Shape-Big Dividend Com
ing - a Surprise In Store For
Holders of Victor Stock-Lease on
the Buckeye-The Crystal Palace
Ore and Bullion = Silver and
Lead-Mining Notes and Person
ais.
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BIG DIVIDEND COMING.
a Surprise In Store For Holders of
Victor Stock.
A snecial from victor. Colo. to- tia

A special from Victor, Colo, to the
Denver News SAYS:
In a roundabout way news reaches
here that Messrs. Moffat and Smith
have a great surprise in store for the
stockholders in the Victor mine. 1t
will be remembered that in February
last the company owning the Bull hill
bonanza ceased paying dividends, and
how the stock went to pieces in a
single hour is now an old story. AT
the time this move was made on the
part of the management only a little
high grade ore was in sight in the
Victor. Extensive Improvements were
becoming necessary and in order to do
the work outlined a large expenditure
of cash would be required. In the
treasury there was only a small sum,
and so the dividends We're promptly
cut off. Now the mine is in excellent
condition. The main working shaft
has been pushed down to $40 feet.
where a station is now being cut. The
levels run have exposed large bodies
of ore, and While opening up the mine
was the main idea in view by the man
agement, all expenses have been
promptly met, and there is now a cash
credit to the mine in bank of close to
$780, 900. Outside of this, there is es-
timated at least $4,000 worth of ore
piled up on the ground OF the MetaIlc
Reduction works at Florence that has
not yet been settled for. On the first
of the week the enormous engine which
has been completed in Denver, that is
guaranteed to lift from 1900 feet at the
rate Of 1000 feet per minute, will ar
rive and will at once be put in place.
With this machinery and so much
ground opened, a monthly output could
be made that would eclipse that of any
property in the camp. Now, the sur
prise mentioned is to give the stock
holders in one dividend in February
next the exact amount they would
have received had such distribution
not ceased The dividend was $40, OGO
per month, which, for u months, would
amount to $240.0 900. Manager n. H.
Cone was seen in regard to the rumor
at his Office in Goldfeld today He
denied all knowledge of it, but when
pressed, admitted that large sum of
money was to the credit of the mine
in bank. and that several thousand
dollars worth of ore not settled for
was at the Florence mill. When pinned
down as to what the mine could do
with its new machinery in place, he
laughingly said: I'VE could surprise
the natives. and no mistake: and so
far as q dividend Of the size you men
ton, [ have no doubt Messrs Smith
and MOffat could pay it at that time
and still leave the company with plenty
of money on hand. So far as the Vic
tor is concerned, I have mined for an
average lifetime, and 1 am free to say
that it is one of the greatest properties
/ have ever seem
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
THE SILVER STRIKE.
Ore That Assays $4,000 to the Ton
In Gold

Charlie Voight, an employee at the
Sewer mine in Gold Mountain district,
who arrived in the city yesterday, cor
roborates the reports already given in
these columns relative to the rich and
important strike in this property, and
he states that Charlie Lammersdorf,
the manager, is now taking out and
piling high grade ore on the dump,
some of which, taken from the one and
two-inch streaks in the vein, avera ges
s.. 600 in gold to the ton, While portions
of these stringers go as high as $50, 600
and SO, 600 in the yellow metal.
The discovery was made in the face
of a 500-foot drift from the main tun-
mel at a depth of 700 feet on the dip of
the vein. and proves beyond a doubt
the continuity and permanency of the
mineral deposits of that section, which
now should enjoy a genuine boom.
In speaking of the district at large,
Mr.. Voight says that work is progress
ing finely in the Brecllenridge-M Nam
moth. and the manager, James Long.
jr., is pushing work in the sinking of a
shaft, and the driving Of a tunnel. The
latter is now in a distance of 20 feet.
and the ledge of rich ore is maintain
ing its size and value, While the shaft
is opening up promising ground. At
the BIN. some fine ore is on the dump.
but as the district is covered with two
feet of snow it will probably remain
untouched until spring.
At the Silver King, owned by the
Dsseret NJ & NJ. company, five cars of
high grade ore are out ready for ship
rnent and the property is in a most
fiattering condition.
The Butler-Beck. according to Mr..
Voight, gives promise Of being a bone
Of contention for some time to come, as
two opposing parties are now doing the
annual assessment work on the nine
claims embraced in the group.
Judge Wallace, as trustee, has had
men at work on the ground for several
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06

From all indications Lion hill is
destined to become as great a mining
center as NIercur, and it viii not be
long now before it can boast of produc-
ing and paying mines over its entire
area
OF course the Northern Light and
Chloride Point are wen known in min
ing circles. but it will not be long
that these VIII be the only pebbles on
the beach, as. from developments now
in progress on the hill ii is almost Ger
tain that new producers win eventu-
ally be evolved, among the number be-
lnS The Mckinley, joining the Northern
Light on the north.
The Mckinley is owned by a Salt
L-a--e company and the first of the
week MesSrs- J. j. Stewart and S. W.
Morrison. two Of the officers OF the
company, made an inspection OF the
property, and the report as 10 its con-
dItlOn brought home by tnem Is very
gathering, 10 say The least. as they
state thar in the face Of the l00-foot
tunnel which WAS run IN on the VEN. a
5-foot body of ore has been disclosed,
Two and a. half feet of which carries
silver values ranging from sc 10 $50
ounces, While the rest OF the ledge IS
fair low grade mineral. the whole zone
SoinS some in gold.
The ore is 4 lime spar, very similar
in its characteristics TO the rich mineral
il the upper workings of the Northern
Iisht Which made Ihat mine so famous
several years ago.
The tunnel on the Mckinley ground
mentioned above, has been driven with
the expectation that eventually it
would cut . prominent cross-vein,
known as the New York ledge, from
which $4,000 and upwards We're taken
from the surface several years ago.
Al present but 10 or 10 feet remain be-
fore the desired connection is made and
il is believed that where the two veins
high grade mineral win be disclosed.
and tla tunnel is being pushed as
rapidly as two shifts can break down
and take out the ore.
Under present conditions the com
pany could begin regular ore shipments
but for the fact that there is no road
to the mine. in consequence of which
the ore VIII be piled on the dump, the
high grade by Itself, anu when spring
arrives AID the cross-veil is cut and
the ore bodies thoroughly developed,
the company win be in d position so
that ii can begin heavy ore consiSn-
nlents and also make arrangements for
the treatment of its low grade ores.
AessrS. Stewart and Morrison are
well pleased with the outlook for the
mine AID think they have the making
Of a bonanza.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
NORTHERN LIGHT ADVANCES.
Brokers Do a Light Business on the
Floor of the Mining Exchange.


Floor of the Mining Exchange.
business was light on change yes
terday and had it not been for the
transfer OF a. block of Northern Light
the pit would have experienced a
whiteWash.
AS a general thing the favorites were
neglected and the tone of the market
was rather weak. AIercur in the bid
ding was quoted at $7.75 and the stock
was offered at a less figure than was
bid for it on the curb later on. Mann
moth suffered losses in the bids, al
though the stock was fairly strong in
the asking. When Northern Light was
called a little more life was infused
into the pit and the stock advanced in
the bidding until a transfer was made
at 81 cents. and more shares were
wanted at this figure, with offerings at
60. Galena closed strong at 80 cents
bid and Ga asked.
The unlisted securities failed to ere
ate any enthusiasm and were very
quiet. Chloride Point was firm at the
quotations given below, and it is evil
dent that its loss of a cent or two in
the bidding viii be but temporary.
South Swansea was unchanged in the
bidding and was held higher in the
offerings. Swansea was not in active
demand and the bid of S1.40 was a long
way from the asking price. Creole Of
Park City was offered at 80 cents, with
no buyers in the pit
The closing quotations We're as fol-
lows:
CALL OF LISTED STOCKS.
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Centenarian Negress Dies.

San Francisco, Nov. 5.-Mrs. Lucy
Evans, a colored woman born on the
estates of the noted Randolph family
in AIbemarle county, Virginia, in May.
1897, is dead. She was we'll known to
many prominent people here as a. ca
pable nurse. For over 40 years she had
been a widow, but leaves two chill
dren, four grandchildren and six great
era rdc hi dren
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06
Killed In Bed By a Robber

Detroit, Nov. John Needing, a
shoemaker, was shot and fatally
wounded by robber early this morn
ing While asleep in his house on An
tome street. Mrs. Neding was awak-
ened just as the intruder appeared in
tie doorway. Realizing he was dis
covered. the man fired a revolver at
the bed. The bullet pierced the breast
of Mrs. Nedings husband, penetrating
q lung and blood vessels. Neding can
live but a few hours. The robber es-
capped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06

j. M. Thirswend. of Groesbeclz, Tex,
says that when he has a spell of indi-
gestion. and feels bad and sluggish, he
takes two of DeWitt's Little Early
Risers at night. and he is all right the
next morning. Many thousands of
others do the same thing. Do you? A.
c. Smith, C. D. Swift, 142 Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-06

j. c. Berry. ole of the best known
citizens of Spencer. Mo, testifes that
he cured himself of the worst kind OF
piles by using a few boxes of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. He had been
troubled with piles for over thirty
years and had used many different
kinds of so-caIled cures; but DeWitt's
was the one that did the work and he
viii verify this statement if any one
wishes to write him. A. c. Smith, c..
D. Swift, 142 IE4in.