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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
Railroads and Steamboats,.
BANGOR & ARoOsTooK R. R,

Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
caribou at 5.45 A. NJ. and Bangor, at 3l5
p. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06
BUSINESS CHANCES
For Sale.

$500 buys stock and fixtures of finely
fitted shoe and gents furnishing goods
store. located in smart town of Melrose
Mass. seven miles from Boston; rent is
$32o: good lease and situated near depot;
does a large transient trade in rubbers:
above price is less than actual value
which can be determined by thorough
investigation. | cheerfully recommend
this store to any wide awake business
man looking for a first class store, trade
and home; population. 1900. No mistake
could be made in looking here.
W. #. CARRUTHERS,
80 School ST.. Boston.
deco d1ws
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

10 have well-defined ore body. which,
q I the depth of u feet assays 800 ounces
silver and % ounces gold per ton. Since
the discoveries have become known.
several mining men and prospectors
nave visited the camp and report that
il is one. of the best prospective @iS-
tricts along the divide.
a short distance from here, we reach
Columbine and Hahn's peak. of which
others have written. but l viii say that
these people are energetic. wide awake
and know a good thing when they see
ii, and have it properly prospected and
opened up as is the case in Colum bine.
These people have demonstrated be-
yond any question that they have a
permanent and dividend-paying camp,
provided capital Will come 10 the rescue
and enable them to erect the necessary
plants TO reduce the ore. AS soon as
these camps are able TO get road
across the divide. of which ] am in
formed only ten miles remains to be
completed, ley will be able TO shin
their ores at a good profit as we'll as TO
ship in the necessary plants and re-
duce their ores at home.
The Union Pacific railroad is the
proper outlet for this portion of Colo
RADIO. and it would be 10 the advantage
in the way of increased business as
well as Laramie, If this connection was
made. If this road was opened there
would he large and prosperous mining
districts built IN not only at Hahn's
peak and Columbine, but alOng the
Medicine Bow range, IS miles out from
Laramie to Hahns peak, a distance of
60 miles or more. f. P. SNOW, NJ. Z.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
THE La SALE FOUNTAINS.
Prospectors Find Plenty of Indica-
tions to Go On.

s. e McGraw. who is one of those
heavily interested in claims in Miner 5
Basin, says the Times, of Moab, writes
US that he fears our report on prospects
at the head of Mill creek may be mislead-
ing. He informs us that the camp he
is interested ia is strictly copper camp.
S. TO So in gold being as high as assays
have shown on ore taken out, while cop
per runs up to 30 per cent, and conse-
ouently is. no PLACE for those looking ex-
clusively for gold
This may be true OF that camp but
TIE La Sales cover many miles and the
mineral : not confined to coDper. the
head of Mill creek is but a few miles from
Miners Basin and has no indications of
the lead. ProsDectors for any Kind OF
mineral can find plenty to encourage
them in the La Sale mountains.
Paul Brzoslonsky.. who is working
few miles above its mouth. made Moab
a visit this week to record his claims
and buy Supplies He, is much elated
over his prospects. He has been at work
a fiume and cutting a ditch for sluicinS-
1t has been reported that Mr.. Daily had
closed a deal for his copper .-o9erty at
Lisbon Springs. Mr.. Daily Is at the mines
and we could not learn particulars. On
last Saturday Mr.. DAILY denied that he
had closed deal with Mr.. Nichols. of
Butte. who was here, few weeks ago.
as had been reported in the Salt Lake
Herald, stating that when Mr. Nichols
left here terms had been agreed upon but
when the papers came back they failed
10 cover the terms as Mr.. DAILY agreed
to and he refused to sign.
Captain J. W. Angel and NJ J. Esty. of
Owasso. Mich. have bought a group of
five copper claims in Paradox valley from
Messrs. HUFF. Wilkinson and Gleason.
Mr. Angel believes these claims make rs
good showing as any in this ricinit.
Some large samples from there were
practically pure copper.
DTnSnpcfnrS 10 To
SALES daily. A large number are reported
on the south end.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
HANNA SCARED.
Ohio Plutocrat Apparently Has Good
Reason TO Fear Defeat

James Creelman. who has been looking
into political and Industrial conditions in
ONO. sends this to the New York Jour
nal:
No wonder Mr.. Hanna is startled by
the reports he is getting from every part
of Ohio Nothing but a war or a threat
of war can prevent the state from going
Democratic. The further l go the more
frightful is the evidence of suffering and
despair that meets my eyes. Great mul-
titudes are abandoning the Republican
party. That is evident to the most cas-
ual oulooker.
Ne-e- in the history of the state has
there been such a collapse of business.
such a wreck of homes. Look at the fig
ures. which show the steady march of
misery since McKinley's election
Il did not support Mr.. Bryan for the
presidency. nor did l advocate free silver
as cure for our industrial and COM
mercial troubles. | can. therefore. present
the record of the Republican administra-
ton with some right TO be regarded an
entirely fair witness. Take Franklin
county. in which the capital of Ohio is
situated. Let me give the cold figures
written down on the public records since
the day Mr.. Mckinley WAS elected with
the unders landing that he was to find a
way 10 instant prosperity.
Here are the records from November l.
of last year to June of this year:
49, Of Acct Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
The San Xavier Mines.

Star. Tucson. AriZ.: Now that the San
Xavier mines have passed into the hands
of parties who will work the properties
there is little doubt of their Importance
TO the commercial interests of Tucson. 1t
may not be generally known that these
mines have an interesting history The
Star yesterday learned from General Sam
Hughes. who has lived here since the dis
covery Of this region. that the original
San Xavier mine was discovered by a
half-breed Indian named VIII Can. early
in the sos. The mines was first worked
by Colonel Wainwright in 1851 He built
a Mexican furnace 1T the Puerto de
Aqua. bout two and a half miles above
San Xavier church. for smelling out sill
yer He worked the mine with profit but
While silver was worth S1.25 an ounce.
powder steel was worth 81 per pound and
everything else in proportion. so that sill
yer at 60 cents an ounce today with min
ing supplies one-fourth the price of the
early period. ought to pay. In 1853 Colonel
Wainwright went into San Francisco and
died and Colonel Blanchard managed the
property He erected eight Mexican
furnaces. four of which he kent running
steadily on ore from the San Xavier. with
good results. until the civil war broke out.
1S6S the mines We're started uD again and
worked with success. for a time Then
the Aoaches seemed to become f,ossessed
of the devil. closing uD all the mining
operations in Arizona and northern
Sonora. Mexico. So much for the early
history of the San Xavier mines which
are now for the first time 10 be worked
on large scale. and no doubt with much
profit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

No, was practically. valueess. One
night sack OF Wildwood ore disappeared
and sort time afterwards the miners
in the Sunbeam No 2 reported an ore
strike which. on being assayed showed
very high grade The company contin-
ued work on the latter claim all one
winter on the strength of ore strikes
mede through the medium of the Wild
wood sack of ore. tand Il was many
months before they discovered the decep-
ton and smut down- Louis -Ashbaugh,
the locator of the Wildwood. was most
well and favorably known in the south
end of the district. and was Familiarity
called Banjo Lou he was accidentally
shot by II. +. Black while hunting rab-
bits and died in Silver City.
The Wyoming Silver Mining company
millsite was located February 20 1874. by
James Powell. president of the Wyoming
Silver Mining comp:tny of Cincinnati.
TIE location embraced the site of the
old Wyoming mill at Homansviile. The
mill was built in 1874 and was run in
che of James Powell, for some time.
and sold to Colonel Lock. who operated
= until 1856 on custom work ard Sun
beam ores. Lock sold in 1856 TO Chicago
parties, who also at that time owned the
Northern Spy mine and was worked for
some time under the charge OF AleXan-
der Graham. On ores from the Spy and a
few Eureka properties II afterwards.
together with the Northern Spy mine.
became the property Of John Beck. II
has not been run for several years, and
is now completely dismantled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
Mining Notes.

The annual stockholders meeting of the
Swansea Mining company will be held to-
da,r in this city.
Silver City Star: A body of ore ten
inches wide showing. values of 70 oIfnces
silver is reported TO have been struck in
the Triumph this week. and the property
is now in excellent shape.
World. Idaho City, Ida: Idaho has some
mines that can equal those of Cripple
Creek for rich ores. and one OF these is
the Trade Dollar in Owyhee county This
nls-e recently turned out l. tons of ore
that was shipped 10 Denver and yielded
s72,0o0-se.0o0 a ton-s4.G00 in gold and s.. coo
in silver.
A Mexican paper says that the yaquis
at work for the Pan-American company
STRUCK for higher wages last week They
wanted $50 per day because the cyanide
plant was paying that price for the same
kind of labor. After holding out a Few
days Superintendent Beveridge had to
aceede 10 the demand.
A special from Cheyenne. Wyo.. says:
The miners al Wood River Big Horn ba-
sin. have recently struck rich ore depos-
It's of both gold and silver. The average
assays made show that the ore runs
about $50 in gold and 400 ounces in silver
to the ton. Omaha capitalists have
bought a number of the claims and in
tend TO develop the mines at once.
keystone. Ketchum. Ida: Ketchum
has been visited during the week by
prominent mining men from different Sec
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
SOME TINTIC HISTORY.
"reminiscences of Early Events in
This Progressive Camn.


The Silver City Star, in its resume of
the history of Tintic district. says:
In our article this week we conclude
the history Of discovery and location of
well known properties for 1915. the fourth
year Of the districts history. and COM
mence the year 1874 As before we omit
such properties as have 10 special claim
To notice or those whose identity has
been lost.
The Germania Smelling works millsite
was located October 6, 1915 by the Ger
mania Mining company. The location
VS. made al the time of the successful
operation of the Copperopolis furnaces
AID Il was intended 10 locate a smelter
site. but the idea was shortly afterwards
abandoned The chief cause Of the To-
cation wes undoubtedly the discovery OF
a good flow of water on that site The
GermaHia smelling works milisite was
situated at the forks of Dragon Hollow.
and is now occupied by the residence
property OF William Gundry.
The Lady Alice was located October >.
1913. by W. l. Shook and David Gundry
1t was situated in Undine Hollow and at
one time produced considerable high grade
ore. but its identity has been lost bv
subsequent locations Gundry. one of the
locaiors, was Il well known character in
Tintic and many amusing stories are told
OF him. AT one time 1t is stated that he
left home TO go 10 town to purchase a
package of tea he was not heard of.
showed up with the tea. having spent the
intervening time in Montana The num-
erous quarrels between himself and his
better half have passed into the well
known but unwritten history of Silver
City.
The Quincy Quarry lode was located
December %, 1873. by c. II. Blanchard
the present recorder of the district. and
was his first loca ton. II is situated in
Dragon Hollow and was located by MIR
Blanchard upon the discovery OF 4 small
vein while excayating for the proposed
smelter. 1t was leased for some time to
the Paclxards and produced several tons
of high grade silver ore some running
as high as 900 ounces. but the pay streaiS
was TOO small TO make much of a payer.
II is now embraced in the Great Whelyor
lode. which is patented ground belonging
to William Gundrv.
The Wildwood lode was located April
10. 1874. by Louis Ashbaugh. 1t produced
some very high grade ore running from
l 200 10 i.500 ounces silver and consider
able quantity OF ore was sacked and
shipped. An amusing story is told in
with the development of the
Wildwood and the Sunbeam No , which |
were adjoining claims. The rock coming
out of each were identical in appearance
but while that from the wildwood was
high grade, ore, that from .le Sunbeam
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

rebellious ores of Meadow Lake have
been conquered.
a company of capitalists from Salt
Lake and San Francisco have acquired
2. number of claims in Meadow Lake
district and are negotiating for a
smeiter to be erected on the South
Yuba river, near the Central Pacific
railway.
B. A. CardwelI & Co, who secured a
franchise from the supervisors of Ne
vada county to construct a toll road
from Cisco to Meadow Lake. have the
work well under way and are working
= force Of 26 men.
The editor of the Sentinel made a
visit to Cisco last Saturday and Sun
day and took a trip over the road on
horseback The company began the
work or the road in May. The work
commenced by bridging the South
Yuha at a point about two miles below
Cisco opposite the Black Butte bridge
on the railroad. Here a substantial
bridge was built and the work of con-
structing the toll road was commenced.
The grade Of the new road is excel
lent and the work is all done in a sub
stantial manner. The last bridge work
completed was that Of snanning For
Dleted seven miles from Cisco TO a
point near old Cariysle at Old Man
mountain
At this point the townsite of Card
well. three miles from Meadow Lake.
has been located. Buildings Will be
erected Immediately.
Stage travel has been COMMENCED, the
first trip being made Wednesday with
four passengers for Cardwell.
The road viii be completed into
Meadow Lake in about ten days.
The company expect 10 secure a
franchise from the supervisors OF Sierra
county at the July session, and il sue
cessful will extend the road to Sierra
City. making the distance from Cusco
IN less than 80 miles.
MEADOW LAKE MINING NOTES.
Quite a. number of mining men and
prospectors have gone into Meadow
Lake district. There is still ice and
snow in the lower end of the lake and
some in the road on the mountains
half mile this side.
The California Gold Mining company
of Salt Lake own the Washington,
Crown Point. Oakland and others. y
force of men have been employed and
work commenced.
c. A. Shaw, representing Los Angeles
capitalists, has bonded some claims
and expects soon to commence work.
Colonel Blakeley of South America
has representatives in the district. who
have taken hold of some claims with
view of developing them.
A number OF mining men from Salt
Lake wiz visit the district about June
90
Roy Bemis of Salt Lake is in camp
Austin Bemis, who represents Salt
Lake syndicate, viii reach the district
about June Is.
r T. T. Smart of Seattle. Washington.
a partner of H. NJ. Freeman and Henry
Smith in the Nickel mine in Rattle
snake canyon, is at Cisco. The main
shaft to develop this property is down
30 feet. A second shaft has been
started 200 feet further south.
Several matt furnaces and concen-
traitors viii be erected in the district
John Clark, George Clark and Joseph
William, who have had faith in the
camp for many years. went in last
week to commence work on properties
held by them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
MINING IN CACHE COUNTY.
Promising Properties Twenty-Five
Miles South of Logan.

The Logan Nation, in commenting on
the mining interests of that section says:
A group of claims that has very prom
Using outlook is situated about % miles
south of Logan. Considerable development
work has been done on the Blue Bell
claim. II IS located near the summit of
the mountain; the ore was discovered
in . cliff of rocks that stands about 20
feet high, the face OF which has the an
pearance of being all copper ore. At this
point a tunnel of % feet has been run the
full distance through the rock that as
says TO 20 per cent copper and some gold
and silver.
Another tunnel is now being run some
hundred feet lower down TO strike the
vein. 1t IS now in about l25, feet, This
claim is owned BY Joseph Howells, James
Squires, John SGuires. G. Wilson NJ
Wilson, Andrew Nelson and others.
Next to the southwark is the Ogden
and Others. on which Wesley Mann and
Oscar Liijenquist have contract 10 sink
q shaft % feet A very fine showing of
copper is found here on the contact
joining the Ogden south is the Hard
Scrabble. owned by Messrs. Thompson
and G. Williams.
South OF the Hard Scrabble are the
Mormon Girl Randolph and Queen of
the Hills. owned by j. +. Edwards and
being worked by Olaf Frogner and Will
ford Monson. The tunnel is in about %
feet and has well defined vein
South of the Queen OF the Hills : the
Disguised. owned by c. F. Olsen and
others.
North of the Blue Bell is the Basin,
owned by DIR. Brick, NJ. Fl. Farnes and
others.
Between Browns ranch and the Basin
there are four locations on which very lit
tie development work has been done, the
Jessie B.. Jumbo. Copper King and Con-
fident. These claims are owned by NJ II.
Farnes. John Farnes. Mr.. Monsen, George
Farnes and others.
A short distance north of Browns ranch
is an Old claim on which about IS. goo has
been spent by J. r. Edwards. John Trew-
hela, Thomas Snarr and 5. w. Scott.
About 500 feet OF tunneling has been done
at this place. They have on the dump
about 30 tons of ore of which an average
assay is AZ ounces silver and 81 gold.
About SEQ tons of float ore at this place
can be picked up that viii run from
and with a mill it could be worked for
$50 per ton This vein has been traced
for fi-e or six miles
Mr. Emil Vaterlaus. who was in town
from Garden City, Bear Lake county
states that considera BILE interest is being
shown in mining matters in that locality
hundreds of claims have been located on
the eastern side of the Wasatch noun
tains.
John ]. Stewart of Ogden is the in
ventor and Datentee OF new steam
to lessen the first cost of reducing gold
silver and other ores to the fineness re-
quired for extracting the precious metals
and 10 ouiversze ores of any description
No work IS being done on the Rich
Cache at present. The assessment of /
per cent on the capital stock of this mine
is now delinquent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
The Grnniest Remedy.

Mr.. r. B. Greeye. merchant of Chill
howie. Va. certities that re had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure. tried ali cough remedies he
could hear of. but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in chair; was
induced TO try DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry, and was cur.d by the use Of two
bottles For past three years has been
attending to business. and says DR..
Kings New Discovery is the graadest
remedy ever made. as it has done so
much for him and also for others in
his community. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is guaranteed for Coughs, Colds
and Consumption. 1t don't fail Trial
bottles free at z. C. NJ L drug dept
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

tions OF the country. We got the mines,
both gold and silver. on Wood river.
and Its tributaries. but ii takes capital
10 work and develop them. which the
average prospector rarely ever has Diff
ferent parties. representing large capital.
are now out in the hills investigating for
themselves. and we hope to be able in
the. neas future 10 report the consumma-
ton of several sales
The Victoria mining property was
sold for the sum of $4,000 TO j.. l. Gates.
an eastern capitalist; r. G. Chambers A.
lessen. J. w Burton and w H. Brum-
r,ell We're at the sale and the bids run
from $4,000 up to the amount above
stated J. W. Burton. Salt Lake at
torney, being the highest bidder. IL will
proDably be about six months before any
work will be done At the mine. B. Gam
bic of Henrys Fork brought in portion
OF the party OF gentlemen mentioned
above over the old Fort Thornburg and
Bridger road.
Denver News: a very nice little strike
was made in the McAlIister mine. located
IN clear Creek county, about one and a
haI miles above Idaho Springs. last
Week The mine is worked through a
sh2ft. now 60 feet deep and has come
INTO vein of the hardest porphyry, flint
IKE IN character, which fractures like
glass. and in which occur streaks of
SuipAioes running about So to the ton.
Jne streaks are OF varying thickness and
an appear TO come together deeper down.
The ore is changing depth is gained
running about $50 to the ton with high
percentage OF copper and a small excess
of iron.
Denver News: Mr. Louis X Pratt of
the Hahn's Peak district has brought 10
the city number of specimens from re-
cent discoveries in that extensive gold
region. Some of these specimens assay
as nigh as $500 per ton. the percentage of
copper being fair. The road TO Rawlins
ana WolcOtt are now open and some
shipments of ore are being made by
wagon. \ large number of prospectOrs
ca-etal behind them. The small smelter
at Columbine-about ten tons per day
Is preparing TO blow in. The formation of
the district is in granite. with well de-
fined assure veins. The prevalent direc-
t-o- of the ore veins is almost north
and south
Western World. Butte, Mon An in
teresting competitive test is now going
on at the Parrot companys plant in this
city between the different makes of con-
centrating machinery. Among the ma
chinery now in operation we notice a
IuiOck and Il Woodbury.. All these diff
ferent cOncentrators are striving for SUI
9remacy. and the results. to the makers.
VIII be of considerable interest. The one
tnat does the best work viii be ordered
for the new Parrot concentration at Gay
lord This order alone means at least 30
machines, which viii amount TO fully
.le.Oee- Such a test has meyer been made
In this camp before. and many am eye is
watching the work done by each ma
chine. The special success OF any one
system means a great deal to the fOrtu-
mining men will be more satisfied when
the test is completed. as they viii then
be fully informed as TO the best appli-
ances 10 handle their product
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
NEWS FROM The VALE0
Park City Mining News CuIied
from the Record.
MEADOW LAKE. DISTRICT
THE TOLL ROAD FROM CISCO
NEARLY COMPLETED.

The Grand Encampment = South
Western Wyoming Camps Coming
to the Front-Mining Fever at st.
Acknowledgements Discovery of
Deposits of High Grade Copper
Mining in Cache County-Prom-
Using Properties 25 Miles South of
Logan - Some Tintic History
"reminiscences of Early Events in
This Prospective Camp-The La
Sale Mountains = Prospectors
Find Plenty of Good Indications
There to Go On-The San Xavier
Mines Near Tucson, Arizona
Mining Notes.