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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
MINES AND STOCKS.
w. E. HUBBARD & CO.,
TEL. sos. 10 w. I'd So. ST
MINING AT MERcUR.
Extensive Development Projected For
the Black Horse.

Mercur, Dec. Is. E. McConkey has
commenced work on the Valley View
group and will drive an incline of $50
feet The group has been pretty we'll
prospected in the past, and the where
abouts of the vein pretty definitely To-
Gated. Last year shaft was sunk on
the property SO feet, at which point the
ore was reached. From this point an
incline was run 40 feet on the dip of
the vein. About so feet of drifting was
also done at this point and the vein
pretty well proved up. 1t is now in
tended to make permanent works, from
which the vein will be developed, with
view TO erecting q mill when neces-
sary. It is proposed to do considerable
development work in the ground this
winter
Work at the Wonder is once more
under way, and a great deal is hoped
for from the new superintendent, w. T.
McFarlane. The gentleman is a miner
of experience, and for several years
was foreman of the Golden Gate and
is well acquainted with the workings in
that famous property. No one in camp
is better able to search for the vein
than Mr.. McFarlane. The work is at
present being done on the 600-foot level.
Jack Davis paid a visit to the Annie
yesterday and on measuring up found
that the shaft had reached a depth of
S0S feet. There is still a, distance of 45
feet to sink on the contract taken by
Kellogg & Burmester, from which point
it will be determined in what direc-
ton the work will be continued The
formation is at present a shale full of
pyrites of iron, which carries values
in GOLD and at various points seems to
be heavily mineralized. 1t is likely
that the ore zone will be reached be-
fore long.
Work on the Black Horse group, east
of the Daisy, will be commenced in a
few days. The property belongs to
Mr.. Dignowity, who did considerable
prospecting on the group last year.
The contract will be let in a few days
for $500 worth of work. which, it is
believed, viii prove up the value of
the property. Good assays have been
found at different points on the prop
erty, and the work of development will
be continued through the winter.
The return of Hon. Thomas Merrill
is earnestly looked for, as it is under
stood that new era of activity at the
Vanderbilt will be inaugurated as soon
as he reaches the camp. Work has been
going along slowly for the past few
months, but the results have been graf
flying
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
PROF. ARTHUR R. SPADE.
A Short Talk About Growing Chill
dren.

The Journal of Education has the fol-
lowing from the pen of Professor Arthur
Spade of Wilmington. Del:
Poor ventilation is not responsible for
all the dullness and headache among
school children. In our school of two
hundred pupils, at least one hundred and
seventy were found to be tea and coffee
drinkers, with the habit SO strongly
fastened upon some of them that they
could not we'll do without coffee for one
day.
IF we only knew how much headache
and even heart trouble the use of tea
and coffee produces. mighty crusade
would be made against their use. They
are positively injurious to children and
young people and many persons past
middle life would be much better off with
out them. An experienced physician,
who has spent many years in Il great
hospital, declares that over seventy per
cent of the cases classed under nervous
diseases. that came under his personal
observation, were caused by tea and
coffee drinking"
In another letter the Professor says:
After using Postum Food Coffee two
weeks | found that | had gained four
pounds in weight and that my appetite
had increased.
When first tried it failed to suit the
taste, but when the secret of preparation
was learned, 1t came to the table most
delicious cup.
The proper taste and nourishment can
not be obtained unless it is allowed to
boiling starts; not simply Is minutes
after 1t is put on the stove.
Many of the limitations of Postum have
a favorable taste upon two or three min
utes preparation. The analysis shows
these to be a low grade adulterated coffee
and without food value.
1t requires time to extract food value
and flavor from pure cereals.
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Sausage For Klondikers.

Tacoma, Dec. 1-Steamer Alki sailed
from Tacoma tonight for Skaguay,
Dyea and other Alaskan points She
carries to the north 100 passengers and
a full cargo of miscellaneous freight
The Axis passengers include a num-
Der of men bound for the interior of
Alaska, and some of them will start
for the gold fields as soon as they can
get in readiness to leave the northern
coast Among the number is Robert
Blei of Chicago, who will join a party
of eight men in Juneau and outfit for a
trip across the Dalton trail immedi-
ately. Mr.. Blei says that he is taking
northward five tons of sausage and
other cured meats. which he expects
to carry to Dawson, or as far in the
interior as he can, and there sell them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
LIFE AND LIMB ON RAILROADS
ON EXTENSION OF
NEW COUPLER LAW.
Delinquent Roads Ask That Time Be
Extended Five Years to Equip
Their Cars.

Washington Dec. 1.-The hearing
given by the Interstate commerce
commission to the representatives of
the railroads which. have petitioned
for an extension of time in which to
comply with the new coupler law,
passed in 1898, was resumed today
William Brown, general solicitor of
the Chicago & Alton, replied at some
length to the protest made by Mr..
Gompers yesterday against any extern
sion to roads which had made no ef-
fort to comply with the law. He spoke,
he said. for the stockholders of the
railroads, VINO were as much entitled to
receive their dividends as the labOrerS
working for the companies their daily
wages. On behalf of the 5000 EN-
ployees of his road Mr.. Brown pre-
sented to the commission a petition
for reasonable extension 1t was q
practical and physical impOssibility ne
said, to comply with the law. To
bring every road, especially trunk
lines, into active sympathy with the
law, and to refuse would be to punish
those who had complied.
Representatives of other delinquent.
roads rendered their excuses 70 the
commission, and in each instance in->
timated the time required f)r the FULL
united, however, in the request of Mr.
Cowan for a general fve-year extern
sion. Lack of funds, reduced earnings,
want of shop facilities and the difficult
ty of determining the safest and most
economical appliance were the main
reasons given for delinquencies.
After the afternoon session President
Smith of the L. &. N, in course of hiss
explanation of the delinquency of his
road. expressed the opinion that the
time was coming when the people of
this country would demand the con-
fiscation and government ownership of
railroads.
Questions asked by the commissions
ers developed the fact that 10 per cents
of the freight cars now in service We're
not worth equipment. Those cars,
would be retired during the period of
extension.
The hearing was adjourned at p. m.
until tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
They VIII Not starve.

Chicago, Dec. George Burnel of
the North American Transportation 81
Trading company, says that the efforts
of the government to send a relief ex
petition to klondike are sure to come
to nothing.
1t will be impossible, he says, to
carry overland enough provisions to
satisfy 5000 men, no matter how well
equipped the expedition may be. The
only two methods of travelling over that
territory in winter are by means of
dogs or reindeer. but it is a we'll known
fact that dogs can haul no more on a
long Journey than their own food.
Trained reindeer are SO scarce that to
rely on these for the expedition is out
of the question. Mr.. Burnen does not
think, though, that the miners are in
any danger of starving. 1t is likely
that a few of them may have to live
for time on half rations, but he says
that will be ALL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03

A Popkees, who viii have the honor
of erecting the first mill in the pronlis-
ing gold and silver camp of Stateline,
in western Iron county, is in the city
on business connected with the same.
In speaking Of the new mill, which
embraces two steam stamps with a ca
pacity Of treating from Is to 20 tons
of ore daily, according to the character
of the mineral, Mr.. Popkees states that
the machinery is now all on the ground
and everything else, with the possible
exception OF q load or two Of lumber
and a few fittings, and he also states
that it is expected that the initial run
viii be made by Christmas, or at least
by the first of the year.
In referring to the condition Of the
properties, on which his company con-
trolls certain interests on lease and
bond, Mr.. Popkees said that q good
force is being employed in pushing
work on the Creole, and that IN the
face of the 175-foot tunnel in this
promising property face Of quartz
was now exposed to a width OF four
feet, the entire body being a solid mass
of mineral which viii carry average
values OF $50 to the ton in gold, &C
cCrding to assays made by the local
in his tests. In extending the tunnel in
the Creole a good tonnage of fine mill
ing ore is being taken out and piled on
the dump ready for the mill as soon
as it starts up.
The company is also stopping on a
fourfoot body of ore in the Gold Belt,
and from frequent fire tests made on
the ore ii is estimated that it will
carry average values of from IS to $40
in the yellow metal, and as work pro-
crosses in the operation Of the two
properties named the evidences Of per-
manency are most pleasing, and there
is now but little doubt but that the
naturalization goes to the deep.
At the Ophir, on which the company
has a bond and lease on a half inter
est, a shaft house is being built and
work will soon begin in the way of
ore extraction for the mill.
Taking it all in all, the outlook for
the future of the camp is very propi-
tious, and the claimholders there are
feeling good in consequence.
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power and is determined to defend the
present monetary standard. Indeed,
with sufficient revenue to meet all cur
rent expenditures, as we shall have in
the next fiscal year, the treasury de-
partment can accomplish the purpose
indicated without any new legislation.
Legislation, however, is desirable be-
cause under the existing conditions by
which the government notes are re-
deemed in gold, there are only two
ways in which they can be disbursed,
viz: By purchase of government bonds
or in exchange for gold"
VARIOUS TOPICS.
Immigration legislation, said Mr.
Dingley, lis likely to be contaminated.
Some legislation may be required to
commerce commission, whose power for
good has been largely taken away
by the decisions of the courts. 1t is
said the railroads will again urge their
pooling bill. Preliminary census leg
islation is necessary. Undoubtedly the
effort to secure the admission of Ari-
iona and New Mexico as state will
be renewed. Some better form of
government must be given Alaska. and
the postmaster general will urge his
postal savings system
POSTAL SAVINGS.
Concerning the proposed postal saw
ings bank system, Mr.. Dingley said:
Il have reached no conclusion on the
question, as 1 want first to know more
definitely how the deposits can safely
be invested; what would be the effect
on the existing savings bank system,
which has proved so valuable, and
whether the tendency of the new sys-
TEN would be to draw capital from the
more thinly populated parts of the
country (where more capital is re-
quired) and transfer it to the centers
of business already congested with cap
ital, or to make it available for use
outside these centers.
unless those who have canvassed
the senate are much mistaken, the
Hawaiian annexation treaty will either
be promptly ratified by the senate OF
an annexation resolution passed and
Hawaii brought into the Union as a
territory
Speaking for myself, I think that
sound policy and the best interests OF
Cuba require that the question of our
attitude toward the island and Spain
be left with the president, who has al
ready done much for the Cuban cause. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03

still wanted at s1521b without draw
ing out any more of the stock. Mann
moth was somewhat weak and failed to
draw out more than S2.25 and $3.50 in
the bidding. Sacramento was firm at
2211a bid. Geyser- Marion gathered
strength during the afternoon and at
the close of business was in brisk de-
mand at $1.02h and s1.05. For some
reason Four Aces, which sold in the
morning at IL cents, caused a decided
stir in the market and at the close of
business hours was wanted at rs and
cents with sellers hard to find at this
figure.
AS a general thing the outlook for the
stock market is good and active bust
ness is anticipated from now on for
several months at least.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Scarcity of Provisions.

San Francisco. Dec. Edgar L.
Strauss of this city, a member of the
Pacific Stock Exchange. has received a
letter from his brother-in-law, James
w. Morrison, who is now at Dawson
City, which confirms the news of the
scarcity of food on the Klondike He
says: THE steamer Bella arrived,
bringing about so tons of provisions,
but still that will not be sufficient. The
authorities have posted notices advising
all persons rot supplied with year s
supplies to so to Circle City or Fort
Yukon, where provisions are to be had.
The stores are closed. The cargo of
the Bella won't begin to fill half the
orders
The amount of provisions taken to
Dawson City on the Weare is now
placed at only 6S tons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
BOUND FOR DAWSON CITY.
E. A. Franks Writes From Pyramid
Harbor, Alaska.

E. A. Franks OF this city, who is on
his way to the Klondi1e country, writes
The Herald from Pyramid Harbor
Alaska, under date of Nov. IS, as fol-
lows:
4 left Seattle on Oct 30 on the Colo
rado one of the ships of the Humbert
Yukon Alaska Exploration company
and am now fairly on my way to Daw-
son City.
The vessel had on board 400 tons of
provisions, 275 head of range horses
$50 head of broken fat steers, about 600
sledS and pack saddles, and also 60
men, all of whom are we'll equipped for
the expedition.
THE company sent out 100 head of
pack horses on the 18th, loaded with
grain and provisions, and on the goth
it will send out another pack train, and
will continue this programme from time
to time during the winter.
1T is the intention to transport pro-
visions and supplies by pack animals to
Fort Selkirk, where the steers will be
slaughtered and the beef and all other
supplies will be transported down the
river to Dawson City on the ice, which
place, the company believes, will be
reached by the first outfit about Jan l.
the remaining supplies reaching their
destination from 10 to Is days after
wards.
THE company is also surveying a
railroad from this point over the Daw-
son trail. The surveying party has al
ready set stakes for 20 miles, and is
hard at work every day. The company
will also start pony express and stage
line as soon as practicable.
From what l can learn there are a
great many men at Dyea and Skaguay
and other points, who are waiting for
the company to break the trail, and
these will follow the company into the
land of promise.
THE weather here is quite cold, and
the mercury has been down to zero sew
eral times. We have had but little
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Regarding the Winnanuck.

It was rumored on the streets yes
terday afternoon that the parties hay
ing a bond on the old Winnamuck. at
Bingham. had closed down the mine
and that it was quite probable that
the bond on the property. which ex-
pires on the 1st of February, would
not be taken up.
Upon inquiry at the office of the
company in this city, however, a rep
resentative of The Herald was in
formed by Colonel Percy Sewers and
Colonel J. F. Woodman that they had
had no intimation of the reported
cessation of work at the mine. They
also doubted the accuracy of the ru-
NOR, as it is understood that in the
development of the property fine body
of mineral has lately been encoun-
tered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Pursuit of Arizona Robbers.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. "A posse of
deputy United States marshals has
left Bisbee for Mexico in pursuit Of
the Black Jack robbers. County
Sheriff Scott White with several dep
uty United States marshals, and Spec.
ial Agent Dodge of the Welsh Fargo
Express company, are here. They are
forming another posse to leave here
tomorrow. A courier is expected hour
ly from FrOnteras, when further par
ticulars will be known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
MAN WITHOUT BACKBONE.
Gov. Atkinson's Way of Sinking a
Disagreeable Duty.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2.-Through the
fundamentally of Governor Atkinson,
Representative Berry has introduced
bill in the house Of representatives
providing that unless jury so stipu-
lates, no woman shall ever be hanged
in Georgia The bill was framed to re-
lieve the governor of responsibility in
the Eliza beth Mobiles murder case, as
since the United States supreme court
refused to interfere in her behalf he
has been besieged with petitions for
pardon from men and women. Mrs.
Mobiles will hang for the killing of her
husband soon unless the bill becomes
a law The bill will not aid her negro
accomplice, Gus Rambles, who is con-
fined at Macon with her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Killed In Reven ge.

Bakersfield, Cal, Dec. because Emf
liano Ramos refused to buy drink for
ISABEL Molina, an ex-convict, today,
the latter waited outside the saloon
and when Ramos appeared shot him
dead and then fed. A large posse has
been searching unsuccessfully for the
murderer. The Mexican population of
this city is greatly excited, and many
Mexicans are Joining in the search for
Molina.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03

VIII BE Ready TO Drop Stamps BY
the First of the Year.
STRIKE IN THE CREOLE
FOUR FEET OF HIGH GRADE MIL
LING ORE is EXPOSED.

Stopping In the Gold Belt-Mining
Stocks Buoyant-Interest Increas-
ing In the Dealings In the Pit of
the Exchange = Another Mining
Swindle-A Boston Lady Held Up
For Large Sum - Bound For
Dawson City,. A. Franks
Writes From Pyramid Harbor,
Alaska-Bank For Mercur- Nc
Cornick to Establish One In This
Progressive Canp-Mining at
Mercur-Extensive Development
Projected For the Black Horse
Stocks On the Curb-Regarding
the Winnamuck-ore and Bullion
Silver and Lead-Mining Notes
and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Another Cripple Creek Strike.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Dec. 2.-The
northern boundary of the Cripple Creek
gold district has been extended three
miles by the discovery on Copper noun
tain of an immense blanket vein of ore
running from $40 to $1,000 per ton in
gold The ore lies near the surface,
and is mined with pillow and wheelbar-
row. In the opinion of many mining
men Copper mountain is likely to prove
one of the richest hills in the camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
A PHILANTHROPIST'S WILL.
Designing Persons Influenced the
Late DR. Evans

New York, Dec. 2.-According to the
Worlds Paris correspondent, exciting
scenes may be looked for when the will
of the late Dr. Thomas W. Evans, the
American dentist, is read. The claim
ants are arriving from America twice
a week in patches. The last batch is
expected next Saturday.
There seems to be an impression that
the doctor fell under bad influences
Just before his death, and that the will
of last September was dictated by de-
signing persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
MINING STOCKS BUoYANr.
Interest Increasing In the Dealings
On the Mining Exchange.

O1 Ine M1l11ASS GACnd14S6.
Increased interest has been taken in
the transactions on the floor of the
Mining Exchange ever since the board
was moved from Commercial street to
its present quarters, and yesterday the
lobby was hlled with spectators, While
in the pit the brokers We're out in full
force.
During the call the new favorite,
Bullion-Beck, claimed its share of at
tention, and, to make out broken lot,
Josephs transferred % shares to.
Sheets at $5.75 which is a decided ad-
vance over the selling quotation of the
previous call. Geyser- Marion suffered
from a bear assault, and as the call
was drawing TO a close, JosephS cor
rallied a block of the stock at q decline
Colburn selling. Four Aces disclosed
upward tendencies, and as a flyer
Sheets relieved Peery of 1000 shares at
~ cents. Mammoth was not as brisk
as during the previous call, and
slight reaction set in with this stock,
which closed weak at $2.25 bid and $3.50
asked.
In the unlisted stocks business was
also fairly active and new quotations
were established by some of the leading
securities. Swansea was in good de-
mand, but a bear movement was no.
ticeahia in order to bring out the
INDUCED in when South Swansea was
called, but at the close Sheets nailed
a block of this security at $1.50, Josephs
parting with the stock with handsome
profits to his credit. Chloride Point
was bounced on by bruin whose eff
forts were futile, as transfers We're re-
corded at 40 cents, Tibbals buying and
Sheets selling. Buyer and seller We're
near together when Pan American was
called, and only one cent prevented a
sale when Golden Eagle was presented
for the consideration of the brokers.
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
SALES OF STOCKS.
% Bullion-Beck at 1913.
1900 -Four Aces at IL cents.
100 Geyser-NIarion at Sol
100 South Swansea at SI5O.
100 Chloride Point at IS cents.
The closing quotations We're as fol-
bows:
CALL OF LISTED STOCKS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
GOOD FOR GAGE.
Rules Against Dutch and In Favor
of Home S1gar

Washington, Dec. 2-The secretary of
the treasury today decided that The
Netherlands governments pays bounty
on all raw and refined sugars exported
from that country, "a hence, under
the new tariff act, all sugars from
The Netherlands entering the United
States are subject to discriminating
duty equal to the export bounty paid
The amount of raw sugar imported
from The Netherlands during the last
year was over SS,O00,0OO pounds. of
which about 25,5OO,O0O were not above
No. 16, Dutch standard, and 62,7OO, GOO
above that number. The sugar imports
from Belgium during the last year ag-
gregated over 123,OOO,OOO pounds, of
which nearly 121,0OO,oo0 was below
No 16
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[ilI1 5llxz;Z7Ex

to the mill for the purpose of locating
a defect in the working of a motor,
when he was dumped out, falling to the
ground below. Doubtless death was
instantaneous
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
A Terrihle Fall.

Telluride, Colo, Dec. 2.-B. F. Crit
fin, a well known electrician. who was
engineer of the electric holster at the
Valley View mines, fell 800 feet from
the bucket of tramway and almost
every bone in his body was reduced to
splinters. He was being conveyed down
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Silver and Lead.

The silver and lead quotations yes
terday were as follows:
Bar silver, 5912 cents.
Lead brokers', $500 exchange, 1913.
Copper, lake, $10,75; casting, $10.25.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Ore and Bullion.

The ore and bullion receipts yester-
day were as follows:
Mccormick & Co., bullion, $4,000; ores,
$1,350
Bamberger & MCMILLAN, ores, $12,s4s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-03
Rancher Hangs Himself.

North Yakima. Wash. Dec. u. A
Rollins, an aged rancher living near
Tampico, 20 miles from this city, COM
mitted suicide last night by hanging
himself He is thought to have been
mentally affected