davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
NEW YoRK MARKET.
Dealings In Wheat Confined Within
a Cent Range.

New York. Aug. a.-DeaIings in
wheat today were confined within q
cent range. The market had fairly
steady tone. Continental houses sold
and showed cables not in sympathy
with the steadiness here. English mar
kets were frmer. but quiet. Enormous
seaboard wheat and -four clearances
more than Offset the enlarged move
meut of spring and winter wheat at
interior points Crop news had little
effect on the market. Export trade
was disappointing. About y carloads
we're reported, mostly Kansas hard
wheat. December opened 1se. higher
at 94Ac, touched Sac. during the day.
dropped to 941zc. and closed at 949sc-,
or &c higher than it closed last night.
Total transactions were only 3,230,0O0
bushels.
Corn maintained a steady tone all
day in the face of rather heavy selling
on the part of several big western
longs Local demand was stimulated
by dry weather, stronger cables and
lighter receipts that expected Deem
Der sold from 371A to S73sc.. closing at
size. which was 1sc. higher than last
right. Sentiment locally continues
buuish on corn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01

A year or more ago the Venezuela
Gold Mining and Milling company was
organized i'm this city for the express
purpose of prospecting and mining in
South America, but for some reason or
other the project was not carried out
and ever since the company has been
in a state of inactivity.
In the articles Of incorporation of the
company provision is made 50 that
operations can be carried on in Alaska
and British Columbia, so that the as
soctation is at liberty to change its
former plans, and it is learned that it
is now the intention of the company to
direct its attention to exploration into
the Rlondike country, and already
there has been considerable demand for
the treasury stock of the company in
mining circles in this city.
The capitalization Of the company
was originally placed at $40, 900, but it
has been suggested that this capitaliza-
ton be doubled and that the company,
instead of sending out two or three
men in the quest for gold, should buy
a sailing vessel or a small steamboat
and go into the business on a. more en-
larged scale, and in order to consider
this subject in detail a meeting of the
directors Of the company Will be held
some time this week
Colonel E. ". Tatlock is president of
the company, DIR. Scott Chapman,
treasurer; George T. Downey secretary,
and these gentlemen with Captain H
G. Snyder and W. H. Chapman conn
prise the directory.
Should it be decided to increase the
capital stock of the company and to-
embark in the proposed enterprise on a
larger scale there is no reason why the
project should not receive good backing
in this city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
New State Operations.

The New State Mining company.
which is operating near the mouth Of
Little Cottonwood canyon, a few miles
south of this city, has just put on an
other shift. and it is the intention of the
association to push work in the eff
Gent development of this valuable gold
property. One shift is still at work in
sinking on the rich pay streak in the
WINE from the upper workings, while
the other has commenced operations on
the hig ledge encountered within so
feet from the mouth of the lower tun-
mel. This ledge is five or six feet wide,
and an incline is being sunk upon it
from? the tunnel level, and it is now the
prevailing opinion with the officers of
the company that this is the main ore
body of the group. and that with depth
a fine chute of pay mineral will be en-
countered. Recent assays from this
vein near the surface showed values of
two ounces silver. per cent copper and
s2.06 in gold to the ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01

Superintendent T. w Buzzo of the
Alice mine at Walkerville., Mocl, who
has been in the city for the past two or
three days, returned home last night.
Mr.. Buzzo informs The Herald that the
Alice company has about $50 men in its
employ. and that for the present at
least there is no intention of closing
down this magnificent property, as the
output of the mine and mill is more
than paying expenses, and it is hoped
that in the near future advances will
be made in silver quotations SO that the
payment of dividends may be resumed,
and in the meanwhile the mine is be-
ing kept up in good shape and some
prospecting work is being done. The
company is the owner OF large group
OF valuable claims in the immediate
vicinity Of Walkerville, and in the Alice.
Magma Charta, Yaldemere, Blue Wing,
Midnight, Curry and Paymaster good
bodies of ore have been uncovered The
ore from this property is principally
silver, alt ugh the by-product OF gold
forms an ALportant item in the output
Of the mine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01

has in Its property. IF the property is
proven to be rich the company will
surely receive the benefit. while, on the
other hand. Mr.. Breitung is not COM
PEELED TO risk large sums in the under
taking. It would seem that if the own
ers of property in that district would
manifest the same spirit that has ac-
tuated the owners Of the Albany in this
deal. it would be the means of opening
up the undoubted valua bic mineral re-
sources of our surroundings and would
be lasting benefit to the community.
1t has always been the experience of
our people that it is difficult to get
capitalists to invest large sums with
the risk entirely with themselves.
The Albany. property consists. of ], 500
or 1900 acres of land. with 100 acres
which are supposed to be very valuable
placer mines. The balance of the pres
ent year will be devoted to the making
of surveys and exploring the ground
with the view to. preparing for a good
years work in 1898, but nothing definite
can be learned as to the best way TO
work the property or the methods to
be adopted by Mr.. Breitung and those
associated with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01

G. /. Preble, Of Mercur. who left Salt
Lake a few weeks ago with a we'll
developed case of Klondike fever care
fully stored away in his inside pocket.
writes from Skaguay bay. Alaska. .un-
der The date Of Aug. IS. as follows:
I'VE arrived here on the 10th of this
month. There is the darndest excite
nlent here You eyer heard Of and I
think there are 1900 people on this side
Of the summit. It is Il miles from the
beach to The summit We can make
I've miles Of this distance with teams
at a cost Of only $40. while the rest of
the way to the summit is over the
worst trail one ever saw, as there are
some places along it where a horse can
pack only 100 pounds. We have pur-
chased Two pack horses. They are small
and VIII weigh about 800 pounds each
We got them cheap as we were able 10
get the two for 800 IN cash. We nave
been trying for two days and these
We're the only good horses we were able
to find, and any old horse will easily
bring $3.50, It IS oftes. that men are
Obliged to pack their supplies on their
own backs, as they cannot get any one
to pack for them for love or money.
1t is awfully hard work TO get horses,
and men and horses are all the same
in this respect. It is a common thing
here to see a man With 80 pounds of
supplies on his back leading a horse
loaded down With from 100 to 800
pounds
Money seems to be no object here,
and men owning q team of horses are
making Fl 3 \ $50 TO $3.50 day.
We viii start packing over the traia
tomorrow, and il VIII take us 10 or Is
days TO get over to the lakes, when we
VIII build :, boat and so down the river
some $50 miles. 1t is about So miles
from the beach 70 the lake. Alamo is
not a marker to the excitement up
here.
IF any one from Utah should strike
for this country in the spring I would
advise that they bring a horse to the
man, and if the excitement keeps up
I believe it would pay to ship horses in
here from Utah, and they should be
small. stout horse of the cayuse order.
am we'll and am going into the Rlon-
dixie country. sure. if we don't strike
something good on the way down the
river. I viii write you again in about
two weeks
I went through the big TreadweIl
stamp mill near Juneau, and it is
whale. There is going to be a good
country opened up there some time.
Do not write me for a While as I would
not set your letters"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
IN FRISCO HAUNTs.
Encouraging Reports Received From
Beaver Lake Mines.


Frisco, Utah Aug. 3O.-Each week
gives additional assurance that In
Beaver Lake district, or close about
where water is more plentiful, will be
located one of the largest mining and
smelling centerS in the United States
In addition to what is, being done by
the Beaver Lake Copper company and
the True F'issure Gold and Copper COM
pany, work will be started very shortly
upon the Copper Mountain and Skylark
properties. A company is to be incor-
porated this week to develop property
ad jjua1-.ug the True Fissure holdings
upon the east. This ground is owned
by Mr.. T. B. Widner and is said to have
a mammoth surface showing. Mr.
Widner states that Professor L. H.
Mitchell expressed q most favorable
I opinion upon the property. The Yellow
Jacket Copper company, recently i'm
corporated, has ground east of the o.
K, owned by a. G. Campbell, that is
said to be. by those that nave visited
! it, of as great promise as any similar
area in the district.
To the east of the Beaver Lake Cop
per company's holdings and adjoining
their Kate Sackett claim, is the Crete,
owned by Francis Hall and c. c. Hig-
gins, of Mercur. This ground is COW
cred with a loose wash for some depth
and work was started last week to get
down to the solid formation and SHOW
some of the veins that outcrop ON the
Kate Saekett Last but not least of
the properties working or upon which
work VIII soon commence, is the Ga
lena, lead-silver property: all others
mentioned being copper, gold and silver.
The strikes for the past week have
been in the Beaver Lake Copper and
Galena shafts. A sample was brought
in yesterday from the bottom of the
Beaver Lake Copper shaft that assays
20 per cent copper, So gold and 10
ounces silver. How much OF this ore
exists is not known as the shaft had
just broken into it. Mr.. Anderson, vice
president of the company, says the ore
is of the red oxide character and he is
agreeably SURPRISED by the values
shown.
Two samples were taken from the
bottom of the Galena shaft yesterday
and the following results were OBJ
tanned: Is per cent lead and so ounces
silver; 20 per cent lead and so ounces
solver Each showed 81 in gold. The
Galena shaft is now SO feet deep. and
the ere is more of a carbonate nature
than any had before. which is consider
ed to be q coed Indication in q lime
formation This is the first assay ever
secured out of the Galena ledge that
showed more than SO cents in gold, al
though those familiar with the ground
have always maintained that better
gold values would some day be had
With more depth it is Thought the gold
viii increase. No more sinking cam be
done en the Galena until a whiIn is put
in place. which Will be two weeks on,
more owing to the obstacles to be over
come to get one and the necessary
timber TO the crest of the nil.
The owners of the Milan B.. a copper
lead west of the Beaver Lake Copper
and Copper Mountain ground have let
a contract for 20 feet from the bottom
of a IS foot shaft. to cover assessment
work for this year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
90 Years Of Cures,

here is even stronger than last prices
and prices are still advancing. The
demand continues good and dealers are
disposed to buy freely. Fleece woods
are doing little, although supplies avail
able are small and dealers are making
no efforts to sell. The sales of territory
woods continue good. Fine medium and
fine on the secured basis are calling for
42@44c. while choice staple lots would
go considerably higher if they could
be obtained. Australian woods con-
t1nue in excellent demand, and values
show a hardening tendency.
Territory Wools--Montana fine me-
dunn and fine, 19Q15c; secured price. 43
Q44c; Utah. Wyoming, etc, fine me-
dunn and fine, 12@14c; secured price.
42@44c: staple, 45647c.
Australian-Scoured basis, combing
superfine, 5605Sc; com bling. good. san
SIC; combing, average, 52@53c; Queens
land, combing, 52056c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
MErEoRo1oaIcA1 RECORD.
Yesterdays Observations at the Local
Weather Bureau Office.

Salt Lake City, Aug. S1-Barometer,
6 a. M. 1855; p. m, 1856 Thernom-
-eter, 6 a. M, 81 degrees; p m, IS de-
grees. Relative humidity (per cent?, 6
a. M, 20: 6 .. M, "a. Direction of wind,
6 a. m. southeast 6 p. m, northwest.
Velocity of wind (miles per hour, a.
m, 2; p. M. 9. State Of weather, 6
a. M, clear: 6 p. M, clear. Maximum
temperature, II degrees; minimum tenn
perature, 50 degrees; mean temperature,
s. degrees; for % years. So degrees; de-
ficiency for this date, 5 degrees; accu-
mulated deficiency since Jan. l. 1897. 339
degrees; accumulated excess since Aug
/, 1897. II degrees. Precipitation On
Guiding rain, hail and melted snow,
inch; accumulated excess since Jan. l..
1897. 81 inch; accumulated deficiency
since Aug. 1, 1897, SO inch.
Forecast for Salt Lake City and vi
entity fc the q hours ending at p.
m. today: Fair; stationary tempera-
ture. J. II. SMITH.
Observer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Aug. S1.-Cattle-Native
beef steers sold between 3SO955O, but
not many went under $50. This was
calf day and there was a very dull
trade, the best fetching 5.75. or 40
lower than a week ago.
Hogs.-The bulk of sales were at As
g4-S5 Heavy packing lots brought 3.S5
$500 and choice to extra light weights
found buyers at 4.45@455
Sheep were in demand at 2.2592 80
for culls up to 3.75@4.G6 for choice ex-
ira natives, few going as high as 3.75.
Western range focks sold actively at
3.3o@3.55 for feeders, with killers in de-
mand at 3.6003.70 Lambs were active
at 3-40@5-30 for poor to prime, few 60
ing below 3.75.
Receipts: Cattle, $500 head; hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep. 1900 head.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
GEM STONES OF IDAHO.
Sale of Sapphire Mines to an English
Syndicate.

Syno1caCe-
A special from Boise City, Ida, TO
the Denver. Republican, says:
a quarter interest in the Yogo sap
phire mines in Fergus county has been
sold to an English syndicate for $780,
909 and q new company VIII be formed
Last year the company, which had
bean mining for gold, concluded to de-
vote its energies 10 procuring the sap
Dhires. Some beautiful specimens we're
obtained. Armed with lot OF these
George A. Wells. of Great Falls. went
TO London last fail for the purpose of
interesting some Englishmen in the en-
terprise.
While sapphirss have a great intrinsic
value they cannot be sold as adVan-
tageously as precious metals They
are ornaments pure and simple, and
cannot be tramcked in like gold or
silver bullion. London is the great dia
mond and sapphire center of the world
Efforts to negotiate these sapphires
through an American jewelry house
did not prove very successful, and for
that reason it was considered advisable
70 interest some Englishmen in the
ENTERPRISE in order to have the stones
handled by some large London dealers
in precious stones. This was the OBJ
iect of Mr.. Wells London trip. and
that he succeeded is evident. The news
Of the purchase Of an interest by the
Englishma.n will give an impetus to
mining of all sorts. especially to sap
phire mining.
The Yogo company has large area
of ground. and owns some very yalu
able water rights, with bitches and
connecting fumes. About $4,000 has
been expended in Improvement OF the
water facilities. One large ditch is
carried in a flume right over the top
Of mountain.
The sapphires are found in a soft
clay like substance. This material is
first taken out through a shaft, then
exposed several days 10 the rays of the
sun Then 1t is dumped into sludce
box.
A strong current of water separates
the stones from the particles Of clay
or matrix in which the gems are i'm
bedded. Whenever a cleanup is to be
made the stones are found caught in
the rubbing at the bottom of the sluice
box.
The company owns land enough to
furnish material for mining operations
for many years. Among those at pres
ent owning the sapphire fields are s:
S. Hobson. president OF the bank of
Fergus county, Matt Dunn, G. A. Wells
and other Great Falls citizens.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Will OPERATE IN alaska.
Venezuela Company Changes
It's Base Of Operations.
THEY D0UBLEITs CAPITAL
AND OUTFIT FOR DAWSON CITY
WITH ITS OWN SHIP.

IN Frisco Haunts-Encouraging Re
ports Received From Beaver Lake
Mines-Eigh Grade Copper Ore
From the Bottom Of the Beaver
Lake Copper Company's Shaft
Good Silver-Lead Ore From the
Galena Work on the Milan B.
Group-Wyoming Placers Sold
The Albany Diggings Purchased
By Michigan Capitalists-Ontario
Bullion Shipment-Will Pile Up
Ore on the Dump of the Rescue
Mine-The Red Wing Mining
Company Files It's Articles of In
corporation-Hoist For the Lower
Mammoth Silver and Lead-Min-
ing Notes and Personals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Changes at the Mammoth.

The resignation Of Hon. P T Farms
worth as Superintendent of the Mann
moth mine goes into effect today, and
it is learned that the management of
the property viii again be vested IN the
two managing directors, J. A. Cunning
ham and William Mcintyre, While Mr..
Earls will remain in charge of the
mine under their direction, but it is
predicted that in due time William
Nesbitt viii be reinstated in the posi-
ton he filed so successfully for so long
q time
Superintendent at the Mill, and the old
policy of shipping the high grade ore
and milling the other classes will again
be adopted.
1t Is stated that the mine is in e0-
cellent shape with fine bodies of ore
exposed on the different levels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
PREBLE At NAGUAT BAY.
Great Excitement Reported
In That Neck o. Woods.
GOOD HORSES in DEMAND
STOUT LITTLE cAYUSEs WORTH
a MINT OF MONEY THERE.

People With Teams Making Good
Money Every Day-shipment Of
Offer ore-Another Consignment
Of Mizersl From State Line Dis
trict-Enough Ore Donated to Pay
For the Construction of a Custom
Mill In the csmp-RIr. Clark
Sizes Up the Average Mining OPP
erator-Eays Cook Also Takes a
Fling at the yellow Legged Cen
try-operations In Rocky District
Gem Stones of Tdaho-sale of
Sapphire Mines TO an English
Syndicate-Changes at the Nam
moth-1he Managing Directors
VIII Run the Property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
ONTARIO BULLION SHIPMENT.
Diem Will Pile Up Ore on the Dump
of the Rescue Mine

Diem Will Pile Up Ore on the Dump
Of the Rescue Mine.
Park City Aug. 31.-The Ontario mill
shipped today 81 bars base bullion con-
tanning 81, a416s fine ounces silver.
John Diem. who has lease on the
property of the Rescue Mining com
pany at Charleston, New states that he
will put several men to work in a few
days taking out ore, and this work will
be continued until nearly spring, when
a supply is obtained to start the mill
which will be run by water power of
which there is an abundant supply
Clifford Herbert returned today to a.
mining claim, which he, in company
With several other persons, is working
about % miles southeast of Peoa. They
have a tunnel rs feet in length. The
outcroppings of the ledge indicate a
gold and copper proposition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Kansas City LIVE Stock.

Kansas City, Aug S1-Cattle.-Re-
ceipts, 11,G0O head; best natives. steady;
others weak to 10c. lower. Texas
steers, 2.9O@4.45; Texas cows, 2.25@3. 90:
native steers. 9.501530: native cows
and heifers, 1.50@3.50; packers and feed
ers, 250@45O: bulls. 200G950
Hogs.-Receipts 10000 head Market
50i0c. higher. HeaYies. 4G56410:
packers, 395@415; mixed, AC5@4. 20;
lights. 9.7504171; workers, 415@41715:
pigs, 3.35@4.05-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
The Red Wing.

The Red Wing Mining company, oper-
ating on lease and bond on the Red
Wing mine at Bingham, Incorporated
Yesterday by filing articles of agree
rlent with the county clerk. The capt
tai stock is placed at S112,5O0. divided
into 225. 900 shares of the par value OF
50 cents each
The organizers and officers are Il.
MeCarrick, president; j. j. Corum, vice
president; Walter G. Orem, treasurer,
and William H Tibbals, secretary, and
these With Frank NJ Orem. Alex /.
wyatt and b. L. Corun. constitute the
hoard of directors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Aug. 31.-CattIe.-Receipts
$500 head. Market steady to easier
Native beef steers, 4.15G5.O5: western
steers, 3.70@46o; Texas steers, $3.50
AS; cows and heifers. 2.SO@3.S0: can
ners, 2.00@2.S 80; stockers and feeders
3.70@4.5O; calves. 4.O0@6.OO; bulls. stays
ETC., 2.00@3.70.
Hogs.-Receipts, 400 head. Market
5d10c. higher. Heavies, 3.90Q4 90;
mixed, 3.95@400; light. 40004.071a;
bulk of sales, S.95@4-00-
Sheep.-Receipts, 1900 head. Market
steady. Fair to choice natives. 5000
$50; fair to choice westerns, 3.20@3.50
common and stock sheep. 2-7503.30;
lambs. 9.50@4.50.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Liverpool Wheat

Liverpool. Aug. 81.-Close:
Wheat.-No. 2 red western winter.
dull, Is. Id; No. / red northern spring,
dull, So
orn.-September, steady, IS. Id;
October, steady, IS sd
Fvlour-St. Louis fancy winter, dull
the close of July Las fallen again to
$40. The Berlin and Paris markets
xIrara d1111
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
WYOMING PLACERs SOLD.
The Albany Diggings Purchased 81
MICHIGAN Capitalists.

The Boomerang of Laramie Wyo..
says:
An important mining deal was closed
on Saturday whereby Edward n. Bret
tung Of Marquette, Mich, the extensive
mining operator, purchased the Albany
placer mines on Douglas creek
The purchase price. we understand, is
$40. 0C0 but outside Of q small cash pay
ment, this amount is 10 be paid cut of
a certain per cent of the gross products,
as stimulated in the contract,
1t is generally conceded that Mr..
I2raitIIne has obtained a very favorable
contract, as according to the terms Of
the purchase. the mine VIII have TO
nav for itself On the other hand. the
Albany county company has shown the
RIGHT spirit and the great confidence it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to aH others.
High School Examinations.

The examination of pupils who de-
sire to enter the public high school of
this city, and who do not hold certifi-
Gates emitting them TO admission, viii
be held in the high school building on
Richards street, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Sept. and S. 1881.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Ore From the Offer.

Provo. Utah. Aug. 31.-James Clark,
Of State Line mining district, stopped
off at Provo today to cali upon his
friend, Attorney Ira W. kenward. He
is on his way TO Salt Lake with a ship
mont, of ore taken from the Offer mine
at that camp. This ore assays $500 10
the ton and is the +.A'T actual paving
proposition now being operated at
STATE Line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01

matter TO run in. and this is the diff
Guilty he is encountering.
Mr.. Kempland of Rocky has put g
fcrce of eight men to work on his prop
erty. They are sinking and VIII go zoo
feet or, more. He is building a house in
Milford ana hopes to add one more
good mine to the list.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-01
Denver Live Stock.

Denver, Colo. Aug. -Cattle.-Re-
ceipts. 1SS; sales of steers were at $500
4.20; cows. 2.0O@3.4O: calves. 4.2564. "a:
stockers and feeders, 225@3.5O.
Hogs.-Receipts, 545 head; sales were
at 3.921A@4-05
Sheep.-No market.