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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
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Today Frank r. Shepard returned to
the camp, after a day spent in Rich
field o. business. Between the Blue
Bird and the Silver King, Mr. Shepard
and Dwight Meter are driving a tun-
mel or the Gold Pan, which they pur-
chased last month from w. z. Snyder
and Lars Fl. OutZen. In the group are
four claims called the Gold Pan, Toss
Up, Half Dollar and Bonanza Queen.
The tunnel is now 40 feet long, and is
being run to cut the ledge, which 1t
should encounter in about so feet more
Already there has been crosscut in this
working a body of red tale that pans
well, and looks exactly like the stuff
taken from the Silver King, and in a
blowout above there is rock which
shows healthy colors in the pan. Me-
teer and Shepard will keep pegging
away at the Gold Pan all winter, having
a cal bin jam full of grub. a small shaft
or one OF their claims exposes a well
defined vein Of ore like that in the
Blue Bird. The formation is principally
! porphyritic quartz and red tale. The
| elevation at the tunnel is about 10000
feet, being one of the highest PROPOSE
lions in the district.
! Around the diggingS is an abundance
| of fine timber, but no water. The men
at work there now are using melted
snow, but not far away is good spring
that they viii develop next summer
and pipe into their cabin, to prevent 1t
/ freezing.
In the shaft that is being sunk on the
/ Mammoth Breckenridge, unconfirmed
reports say there has been unearthed
another seam of the blue quartz that
caused the sensation of the year last
summer, assaying up to 81, coo. Accord
| ing to rumor, the last find is three feet
! wide ard carries free gold. Yesterday
afternoon James Long, jr., the Brock
/ enridges manager, who, for some
weeks, has been in Omaha, at the bed
side of his sick wife, got back to Rich
field. Mrs. Long having recovered. Here
he viii remain a few days, and stock
up with supplies to keep a few men
employed on Bonanza Hill all winter.
c. D. Burkholder owns the Mckinley
group, called the Mckinley No. and :
and the Good Luck, near the head OF
Dry Creek, bounding the Silver King or
| the north. The claims are of this year
location, and all assessments are work
ed. A good house has been built at the
| diggings, and q road to the ground
Four veins, one of them II to 16 fee
wide, have been uncovered, the ore
| ranging from 81 to SO in gold. The othel
three Lodges are four feet across, anC
run higher in mineral The formation
IS tale and porphyritic quartz, much o.
it decomposed. Being a near neighbol
of the Silver King, and apparently
about the same sort of a property, anC
having the timber that the Silve
King lacks, and the Silver King havins
abundance of water it is possible tina
the two groups will consolidate mex
year. when the Silver Kings mill i
built.
Snow-shoeing is the most practicabl
method Of navigation over Gold Noun
tain now, the beautiful being abou
five and six feet deep on a level.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25

of the annual assessment work on the
Gypsy Queen group of claims, owned
by a Salt Lake company. Mr.. LaFaye
states that the property is looking we'll
with a fair amount of teaching gold
in sight. He also states that there is
considerable activity in that locality
at the present time and that Don Ma
guire, of Ogden has let contracts for
the assessment work on his properties
there: work is progressing on the
Moonstone, while the Gold King COM
pany is putting UP a dwelling house
with the intention of doing some eX-
tensive work on it's group during the
coming year. Mr.. LaFave expects to
leave in February for Alaska, joining
his father, a. LaFave, at Juneau, and
together the two will go over into the
Klondike country.
Viii Orr, the metallurgist and expert
of the observation-disclosures Cyanide com
pany, arrived in the city yesterday
from Rochester, Mon, where he has
been experimenting the starting of a
new cyanide plant erected by J. K.
Clark, q brother of w. a. Clark, the
bonanza copper mine owner Mr.. Orr
will spend the holidays in the city and
his many friends here are pleased to
see him. Mr.. Orr was somewhat sur
prised to hear of the vigorous bear at
tack that has been made on Northern
Light stock of late, but he attaches no
Importance to the movement, as he is
satisfied as to the ultimate successful
outcome of the enterprise. In fact, Mr.
! Orr has made several thorough and ex-
/ hauStive examinations of the property
! and has made numerous tests on the
ore, and he states that in the lower
workings Of the mine there are i'm
mense bodies of milling ore which not
only carry heavier gold values than tbs
mineral in the upper workings, but
that it also is a perfect teaching
mineral from which a high recovery
can be made by the use of the cyanide
process of reduction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
AFTER THE NICARAGUA CANAL
CHICAGO MEN CAN COMPLETE
1T FOR $5o,ooo,ooo.
Delegation Preparing to Look Over
the Route and Make Surveys On
Their Own Hook.

Chicago, Dec PA special to the
Record from Washington, D. c.. says:
The steamer Finance, which sails from
New York next Thursday, carries an
important delegation of engineers and
contractors, who propose to look over
the route of the Nicaraguan canal on
their own hook, without waiting for
the report of the commission Which the
government recently sent to revise the
surveys and estimates heretofore SUD-
mitted to congress. AS far as can be
learned, this party has no connection
with. and has asked no assistance from,
the government, although Senator Nor
gan, who has always taken the leading
part in legislation relating to the
canal has encouraged the journey, and
thinks that the interest which has in
| spired the enterprise is the most Ia
vorable sign that has lately appeared.
! The senator understands that the party
will be composed of some of the heay-
| lest contractors now engaged in the
| construction of the Chicago drainage
canal, and that they will be accom-
panied by consulting engineers of their
own choice, who will assist them in
making a practical examination of the
! several routes that have been recon-
mended, and preparing estimates OF the
cost of construction. 1t is understood
| here that the contractors on the drain
age canal are taking this step with a
view to utilizing their machinery and
force OF employees when their present
| contracts are completed and if they
find things to their satisfaction, they
propose either to purchase the conces-
sion of the Maritime company or tC
enter into a contract to complete the
canal, taking certain amount of stocl
and bonds in the corporation as Iheil
compensation. The original estimate O.
the outside cost of construction wa:
$50, 600, 900, including interest, but it il
believed now that the work can b.
completed for $50 900, 600.
The present situation in Nicaragua
requires that some action shall b.
taken by the United States immediate
ly to preserve our rights under the eX
listing treaty and concessions. Tn
Menocal concession, upon which tn
present company is working, and upol
+ which the legislation now pending il
: congress is based, expires in 1899.
: Senator Morgan does not think Grea
Britain will ever attempt to maintai
the petty concessions that interior
with the right of the canal company
although such an interference woul
be the cause of irritation and delay.
Il rejoice to see such men taking a
interest in the enterprise" said Sena
tor Morgan. They are the best me
) in the world to assist us in it's promo
ton. They are practical men of al
fairs. They have experience an
knowledge. and reputation that wi
make their testimony of the highes
value, and I am glad they are going.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Montana.

The fact that the committee ap-
pointed by the Ministers association at
Butte on Monday to wait on County
Attorney Stapleton and Mayor Har-
rington, and inform them of the fact
that the association had resolved to
back those gentlemen in their anti
gambling crusade, have not yet called
on the mayor, is causing comment.
The mayor is not worried over the
snub.
Lemuel Fowler and Billy Gaul, two
honest blacksmiths of Helena, are the
victims of a smooth bunco man. What
was the blacksmiths' bad luck proved
to be the strangers gain, for he found
them easy victims. The visitor said
his name was John Palmer, and, as
the agent of his uncle, John B. Atkin-
son, he had come to Helena to collect
horses and coaches for an overland
route to the Klondike, which his uncle,
a man worth many fortunes, proposed
to institute in the spring. To make a
long story short, one day Mr.. Palmer
was short of funds, but had draft
Could he secure the loan of $50 until
And that was the last seen of Palmer
or his uncle.
The party that left Missoula to search
for the bodies of Columbus Burrill and
Otto Egbrecht, who are supposed to
have been drowned in the -Four Mile
rapids, below st. Regis, has returned
and found no trace of the missing men
The bodies have probably been carried
down stream, and the quest is hope
less.
Failing to find enough evidence tc
hold Frank Moody for the Kruger muir
der, he was re-arrested Wednesday or
criminal charge, and committed tc
Jail. He is charged with having takeI
part in the robbery of the Great
Northern Bridge crew near Meader-
vile on the night of Feb. u, 1897
Moody, it will be remembered, was sup
posed to be a member of the ole
Clancy gang, which did the job al
MeaderviIle, but all escaped punish
ment except the ringleader. Clancy
who was sent to the penitentiary for {
long term by his namesake, Judge
Clancy. Two of the gang have, how
ever been sent to Deer Lodge fol
other crimes, two have gone to thu
Utah penitentiary, and another il
awaiting trial for breaking into DO,
car and stealing a quantity of larG
some time ago. Moody is supposed t.
be the sixth member of the gang.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
PELICAN POINT ONYX.
Utah Product to Be Displayed at the
Omaha Exhibition.

Mr.. Cederstrom is just in from the
Pelican Point onyx mines, and reports
all assessment work now done, and
also that the mines look better than
ever before.
A large amount of very fine onyx is
now in sight, and can be got at very
easily. 1t is expected that in few
weeks a large windmill will be put in
running order at the mines to run the
machinery for cutting and polishing
and turning blocks of onyx.
Mr.. Cederstrom expects to make a
very fine exhibit at the Omaha exhibit
ton next June, and will no doubt at
tend in person, as he thoroughly under
stands his business, when it comes to
the handling of this stone. He is a
good carver in stone, and will show
very fine specimens of his handiwork.
Every facility for putting the onyx
into proper shape can be found at the
mines when the machinery is put up.
Mr.. Cederstrom is pusher. He has
now been at the work for nearly &c
years. and it is to be hoped that he
will yet see his hopes realized-that OF
putting the onyx on the eastern and
western markets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Wild Duck Confscated.

A consignment of 101 wild ducks, sent
by a Provo firm to Ender & Ender of
Chicago, were yesterday seized by
Game Warden earn and confiscated to
the state. 1t is against the law to ship
wild duck shot in Utah out of the state.
The consignment in question was put
irto the hands of the Pacific Express
company by the parties in Provo, to be
forwarded to Chicago, and the game
warden obtained from Justice Som
mer's court a search warrant, emDOW-
ering him to make a search of the goods
in the hands Of the Pacific Express
company. and found the ducks at the
Oregon Short Line depot. They will
be sold ct auction, and the proceeds
turned over to the state treasury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25

who have been hard at work in Will
lard district, 20 miles north of Ogden,
during the past season, are in the city
for the purpose of enjoying little re-
taxation and recreation during the holi-
days These gentlemen are heavily in
terested in the Standard mine, in the
north fork of Ogden canyon, and from
all indications this property is the
making of a bonanza proposition, as
the ledge is a strong one, cropping we'll
at the surface. the vein being four feet
wide at the grass roots.
On the ledge a 30foot shaft has been
sunk, in the bottom of which there is
a two-foot body of chlorides which
carries values ranging from so to 250
ounces in silver and from $12 to SIS
in gold to the ton, besides a small per-
centage in lead.
1t was decided, however, to develop
the tunnel by a cross-cut tunnel, and
during the past few months the ener-
gies Of the owners of the group have
been directed to this work, the tunnel
/ being now in distance OF no feet,
and it is estimated that twill have
to be extended for distance of 200
feet more before the ledge is encoun-
tered, and at the point of connection
it is believed the ore zones will have
| increased in size as well as in value.
In driving the tunnel a ten-inch
stringer has been cut. the ore being of
high grade, but this will not be fol-
lowed until the tunnel has made the
! desired connection with the main ledge.
Mr. W. A. Hunt, who was having
| some assays made on Standard ore yes
| terday, states that there is consider
able activity in that locality, and that,
adjoining the Standard, is the Alpine
group, on which there is an encourag-
| ing showing, and he also states that
considerable work has been done in its
development, the improvements con-
sisting of a 195-foot tunnel and a $50
foot shaft.
The Alpine is owned by j. c. Arm
strong, John Tyler and syndicate OF
Boston capitalists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
YESTERDAYS COURT DOINGS
SUIT TO RECOVER FROM STOCK
HOLDER OF DEFUNCT BANK.
Large Consignment of Wild Duck
Confscated, Which It Is Alleged
Were Illegally Attempted to Be
Shipped From the State-Short
Orders and Notes.

Theodore C. Steinke, receiver of the
Cass county, Ia, bank, has entered suit
in the Third district court against c..
F. Loofbourow. to recover SO, 900 1t is
alleged il the complaint that the de-
PENDANT owned six shares of stock of
the bank, of the par value of $4,000. The
bank failed in December 1898, with liza
bilities OF 1914. 461.67. and the assets,
exclusive of the statutory liability OF
the stockholders, were 100000
The statutes OF Iowa provide that
stockholders in a bank are liable over
and above the stock held by them tC
an amount as large as their respective
shares, hence plaintiff asks for judg-
ment for SO 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Nevada.

The grand jury was to have met in
Genoa Tuesday to investigate the
lynching of Adam Uber, but owing to
the absence of Judge Mack was not
called. 1t is not known there whether
a new grand jury will be called or
not, but it is presumed it will, as many
of the members of the old one would
seem to have disqualified themselves
by signing the petition upholding the
lynchers.
George Worn, one of the Comstock-
ers, who started for the Klondike last
summer writes to his family at Vir-
ginia City from White Horse rapids,
where he is wintering. He bitterly
condemns the transportation compan-
les and lying newspapers for encourag-
ing men to go into that country, says
the Reno Journal.
The membership roll of Reno wheel
men has been increased to 50.
The News says there has been a sud-
den exodus from the neighborhood of
Gardnerville since it became known
that the governor would offer a reward
for the lynchers of Uber.
The White Pine News says that taxes
have been paid closer in White Pine
county this year than for a number OF
years. The treasurer collected 339 pol
taxes, which was only Is less than the
total vote of the county last year.
Elko Argonaut: James F. Holland
today started an action in the distric
court against the Gold Creek Nevada
Mining company for $954S6 balance due
him for teaming for said company int
Gold Creek. Mr.. Holland has waited
patiently for some time, but his pa
thence has ceased to be virtue. Thi:
makes six suits now pending agains
this company, two of which have beer
tried and are now awaiting judgment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25

While the Ajax mine, at Mammoth
has not been able to cause rejoicing
among its stockholders by the an
nouncement of a holiday dividend, it
is able to lineup in another direction
and to report one of the biggest strikes
OF the season as Christmas gift.
Yesterday afternoon Frank Knox,
president of the Ajax Minins company
received telephone message from
Superintendent Frank salisbury stat
ing that on Thursday of this week a
6-foot body of solid copper ore had peen
uncovered in virgin ground IN the NINE
and that the mineral was OF better ana
higher grade than any ore yet dlscIoseo
in the property, which Is SAYING
good deal, as the mine is noted 1or It's
deposits and shipments OF rich copper
and gold ore.
For the past three months Mr.. Knox
who has had the management OF the
company, has employed force OF only
five men at the mine, and YET the ore
shipments during this period nave eX-
ceeded over 100 tons a month, and MT
Knox informs The Herald that al
mortgages on the mine have been pald
off, operating expenses have peen
promptly met and that the treasury o.
the company has accumulated j nice
little nucleus on which to build sur
plus for the future payment of divl-
dends.
There is no doubling the statement
that the Ajax is the making of one
of the most prolific and best payint
mines of that portion of Tintic dis
trict, and in all probability it Will maxi
an excellent showing during the com
ing year. and if warning stockholders
will hurry tba hatchat there is every
reason TO hope that the company VII
soon be on a dividend paying basis.
Ajax stock has been on the up-grad'
during the past week and it is likel!
that the news OF this important dis
covery Will stimulate it still more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Informations Filed.

Informations We're Yesterday filed in
the district court, charging Arm Mayer
and Jack Richardson with burglary.
and w. w. Nsuvinhausen with two
similar offenses.
The two first named are charged with
entering the Victoria hotel and stealing
two overcoats, valued at $50
Neuvinhausen IS accused Of stealing
a s25 set of harness from George Girls
mons barn, and stealing chickens and
harness from Lorenzo Clark.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
GOULD'S CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Imagination Cannot Conceive the
Prodigality of the millionaire.

Imagination Cannot Conceive the
Prodigality of the millionaire.
New York, Dec. 24.-Howard Gould
is to give a Christmas dinner at the
Holland house. It will surpass in
sumptuousness everything that has
occurred in the annals of private festi-
walls in years and its guests will be y
persons.
What the presents will be, those who
remember that Mr.. Gould gave a fan,
the cost of which was $50 600 to the
beautiful woman who sat near him at
Rodney Wanamaker's dinner in Paris
last year, hardly dare to imagine He
has selected his guests admirably Not
one OF them is inclined to make set
speeches, to formulate toastS or to
prepare phrases in dialogue like game
of chess. Every month at this dinner
will be represented by it's special fruit,
even if that be extremely exotic, and
its special flower, even if this be
doomed to death by cold in moment.
Each month will be represented also
by a special gem, in lace pins, in scarf
pins, and in other jewels chased by
artists There are also to be selams
which are bouquets that the Orientals
made of precious stones that spoke a
special language.
There are to be il this dinner pat
ties as tall as citadels, meats as deli
cate as crystallized candy violets, and
all the vegetables that Lucullus caused
to be prepared by cooks who were great
artists.
Twelve persons, six of whom are
women, are to give to this dinner
which will have history, it's enduring
charm. The women will be beautiful
the men will be interesting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
AJAX COPPER STRIKE
Slx-FOOt Body of Solid Ore Unc0v-
cred Recently.
IT IS HIGH-GRADE TRUCK
8 MICE NUCLEUS FOR FUTURE
DIVIDENDS.

Filing of Proofs of Labor-Ruling of
the County Attorney On the New
Mining Law-Another Golden
Star Strike-The Encouraging
Showing In the Gold Pan Group
Good Day For stocks-A Number
of Properties Come In For Recog-
administering In the Standard
Prospective Bonanza Located On
Willard Hill-Pelican Point Onyx
Utah Product to Be Displayed
at the Omaha Exhibition-ore and
Bullion-Silver and Lead-Mining
Notes and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
Colorado.

Two youths who were sent to the In
dustrial home from Leadville the other
day, on the petition of their parents,
confessed to being cigarette fiends.
Hunting for Christmas trees around
Leadville involved a perilous adven-
ture to a party Of young men. They
travelled through four feet Of snow and
their sleigh was upset half a dozen
times, producing bruises and injuries
to it's occupants.
Michael Harms, father of John
Harms, a well-known mining contrac-
tor of Telluride. was found frozen to
death to an arch OF brick kiln, one
half mile below town.
At Boulder, the Adventist children
have returned to school, and it is I'M
derstood the school board will expel
no pupil who refuses to repeat the
words of the salute.
D. w. Campbell, attorney for Mrs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
spencer VS.. Farnsworth.

The trial of the case of Emma Spen-
GER VS.. Philo T. Farnsworth was re-
sumed yesterday morning before Judge
Cherry and a jury, and was still pro-
ceeding when court adjourned until
Monday morning, when the hearing
Will be resumed. Mrs. Spencer sued to
recover $1,296 damages for breach of
contract, alleging that the defendant
had rented her a house on Brigham
street, and afterwards refused to give
her possession of the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-25
TOM PAINE'S OLD FARM.
What Thoughts Will Be Awakened
By Its Transformation

By Its Transformation!
New York. Dec. 24.-Tom Paine's old
farm is to be turned into a cemetery,
which Will rival in beauty and imDor-
lance New York's celebrated lecro9o-
lis-Greenwood.
The property is near New Rochelle.
and has just been sold to a syndicate
of New York millionaires, who propose
to so enhance its beauty as to make it
one of the most romantic graveyards
in the world. 1t was sold to the syn
dicate by John II. Tracy of New RO-
chelle. It's 500 acres brought the sum
of 5000 900 In the bosom of this land
repose the mortal remains of the au-
thor OF THE Age OF Reason" and of
1.-THE Rights of Man" Above his dust
stands a monument much more humble
than many that have been erected to
men of far less renOWn.
This land was the spot on which the
Huguenots settled when they landed in
America