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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09

per ton, being hauled 30 miles upon
freight wagons to connect with the G.
y. railroad at Winnemucca The old
smelter dump remains TO testify to the
amount Of ore handled, and scraps of
lead bullion picked out from various
parts of the dump give an assay value
OF 300 ounces in silver per ton. AS it
takes from two and one-half to three
tons of ore to produce one ton Of bull
non, the foregoing list of assays tally
very we'll with actual working results.
me workings of the camp were car
rled on but Is months, attaining no
greater depth than $50 feet in any in
stance, and ceased upon the death of
Mr. W. Q. Ralston, cashier of the Bank
OF California, Who was president OF the
mining company which operated at
South Mountain and other mining
camps in Idaho, Nevada and Califor-
MA. Complications of a business ma
ture arose, so that the work was not
resumed, and all the companys prop
erty at South Mountain and elsewhere
went into other hands. Assessment
work has been kept up and recorded
according to law, and the mining titles
of the various claims are all clear. as
shown by the records of Owyhee coun-
w.. Many mines in this county after
remaining idle from 10 to 20 years,
have been re-opened, and under better
management and with better methods
are, in many cases, paying monthly
dividends ranging from $500 to 500
600 The present owners of the South
Mountain mines have consolidated
their interests under the management
OF a company incorporated under the
laws OF the state of Washington, known
as the Spokane & South Mountain Min
ing, Milling & Smelling company, with
headquarters at Spokane, Wash. The
surface ground of number of these
claims covers all of the available
townsite of the camp. A clear, cold
stream of water runs through the
townsite and is included in the posses
sions of the company. This property
covers over two miles in extent of the
main ledge, as well as seven side
claims"
After remaining in Salt Lake for
few days Mr.. Weed will go on to st.
Louis, where he expects to interest
capitalists in this promising piece of
property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09

treasury department in suppressing
filibustering expeditions to Cuba. in vio-
lauon of the neutrality laws.
g lie. points out the fact that during the
past two years and a. half only six
American vessels of an aggregate of
1,331 registered tons are alleged to have
safely landed expeditions from the
United States in Cuba Perhaps the
strongest statement in the report is
this:
IF the Spanish patrol of 1000 miles
of Cuban coast has frustrated one-half
the number of expeditions which were
frustrated by the United States author
tiles along a coast line of $40 miles,
not one man nor one cartridge would
have been illicitly landed in Cuba from
the United States. Out of the 60 al
legged expeditions, only four have been
broken up by Spain. Illustrating this
statement, he refers particularly 10
the expedition that left on the Laurada
from Baltimore and landed at Banes
on March 81. Ranes is an important
seaport on the northern coast of Cuba,
with which the United States carried
on valuable fruit trade until the
Spanish order prohibiting the exporta-
ton of bananas was issued.
1T appears that the Laurada re-
NAMED in this seaport two days, land
ing men and arms, and was not modest
ed by the Spanish authorities in Cuba,
who had been informed of her landing,
and even infinitely where torpedoes had
been placed. Unless Spain is prepared
to avow the inability or indisposition to
defend her interests in Cuba, Secretary
Gage holds that the responsibility for
any HllbuStering expedition may be
properly fixed on Spanish authorities in
Cuba, who had been properly informed
by the Spanish legation. The Spanish
have repeatedly asserted that all the
seaports in Cuba were in Spanish pos
session
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
THE BEAM PROCESS.
Letter of Protest From the President
of the Companv.

A week or so ago The Herald pub
lished an article relative to the Beam
process of ore reduction, based on
opinions expressed regarding the
method by the New York Engineering
and Mining Journal, and also well
known and competent millmen and
metallurgists of this state:
IL seems. however, that the president
OF the Beam Furnace company has
taken exceptions to the criticism. and
III order to show that The Herald has
no inclination to do an injustice to the
promoters of this method of ore treat
ment, the letter received from the com
pany is given below, as follows:
Denver, Dec. 7, 1897.
TO the Editor of The Herald
Dear Sr:-We notice an article in vo,,r
valued paper of Dec. q an article headed
me Beam Process, in which You criti-
else II very severely and base these criti-
clslns upon an article contained in the
New York Engineering & Mining Journal.
Inc engineering & Mining Journal has
never Investigated the Beam process and
we consicer 1t wholly incompetent to
crlncise the same. We DO not f6rSet the
severe criticisms by this yery same
journal on the cyanide process. and, in
act, every other process in which the
e0tor is not financially Interested
You do this method a great iniustice
Wnen YOU compare Professor Beam with
PROFESSOR Bfice- Professor Beam does
not claim to make gold. He does not
even claim by his method TO save ali of
tho gold contained in the ore What he
does claim Is the fact that in tellurillm.
sylyanite, arsenical and anttmonial ores
the fire assay does not show the value of
the ore, and that by roasting in a closed
muffle. at a low temperature, he pre-
vents mobilization ana thereby saves an
excess of value over many of the old
methods Again you DO the process an
injustice when you say there is no practi-
cal formula used in the treatment of
ores. This Is absolutely untrue, as there
is separate and distinct formula for
every kind of ore treated. and sawdust Is
not one of the necessary ingredients at
az, neither is the salt in its natural state.
We beg to enclose YOU an answer il
the Mining Record TO an attack made
upon the process by one of our home
journals. You can readily discover the
Gauge OF the aninlus manifested by this
paper.
The character of the men owning the
Beam process for the United States can
easily be obtained by references to the
Denver National and First National
banks Of this city. and we believe they
will tell you shat they arc men who are
Incapable Of engineering any bunco
schencs on the people of Colorado, or any
other state.
Trusting that YOU may give this as
much space in your valued paper as fair
ness would seem to dictate. we are yours
Ve5v courteously,
THE BEAM FURNACE COMPANY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
OLD BRADSHAW AND LINCOLN.
Activity In Two of the Leading
Lead Canins Of Beaver County.

Activity In Two of the Leading
Lead Camps Of Beaver County
From Louis Lessing, of Minersville,
an old-times in Beaver county, it is
learned that there is considerable activ-
ity at the present time in Bradshaw
and Lincoln districts, which are two
of the leading silver and lead camps in
that portion of the south.
In Bradshaw district Chicago people
are hard at work in the operation and
development of the old Rollins mine,
which is credited with being the first
lead discovery in the commonwealth of
Utah.
The Rollins mine figures extensively
in the history of the state. 1t has al
ready made several fortunes and is still
a most valuable piece of property, and
in the hands of the present owners
gives promise of soon heading the list
of lead producers in the south AT the
present time there is a goodly shipment
Of high grade ore on the dump of this
property, which was taken from the
upper workings Of the mine, and Mr.
Leasing states that the mine is soon to
be equipped with a powerful pump so
that the lower workings can be reach
ed and the large ore bodies there taken
out and marketed.
Active operations are also in progress
at the Cave mine, in Lincoln district
This mine has been worked for years
by H. w. Lawrence and Ben Hampton,
and under their direction the property
is being thoroughly opened and devel-
oped. and it is understood that in the
workings of this old producer some
fine bodies of high grade ore are ex-
posed.
Adjoining the Cave mine is the Pre-
mature, owned by Mr.. Leasing, in the
development Of which he has a force
of three or four men employed, under
the superintendency of his son. Con-
siderable fine ore is showing in the pre-
mature, and Mr.. Leasing has assays of
the rock indicating that the mineral
carries values of 20 to 60 per cent lead,
% to so ounces silver and in the neigh
borhood Of SO in gold to the ton. A
shipment of this ore is being piled on
the dump, and one of the objects of Mr.
Lessings visit TO Salt Lake is to make
arrangements for its sale with the local
smelters.
In referring to the old Rollins Mr.
Leasing stated that in opening I'D the
mine a large body of high grade gold
ore had been encountered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
owYREE COUNTY MINES.
The Grand Old Lead Producing Camp
Located In Southwestern Idaho.

Located In southwestern Idaho.
Howard L. Weed, NJ E., of Spokane,
Wash, is in the city in the interest of
the Spokane & South Mountain Mining,
Milling & Smelling company, of which
he is president and general manager.
The property of the company. en-
bracing q group Of IS valuable claims.
is located in Owyhee county, Idaho.
about % miles southwest of Dewey
now one of the leading gold calnps of
the west. Unlike Willow Creek. how
ever, for Dewey is located in this dis
trict the mines of South Mountain are
silver and lead bearing, some splendid
specimens Of mineral from the group
being on exhibition at the ASSAY office
of Officer & Co on West Temple street
and as the ore is g fine carbonate and
sulphide in character as well as being
OF high grade, it is a pleasure to look
at it, and especially SO as Mr.. Weed
states that it abounds in large o1,an-
titles, The veins being from three to 40
feet in width, the formation being a
contact between shist. shaIe and
QuartZite, the gangue matter being cal
cite While the ore carries vaiues rang
ing from 49 to 81 per cent lead and G. 3
to 1872 ounces in silver to the ton.
In speaking Of the camp and the
property OF the company, Mr.. Weed
said:
South Mountain camp, or q part of
it, rather, was operated 20 years ago
by a company which extracted ore
from four Of the smaller ore chutes
ard snlelted it in the camp, the neces-
sary iluyes, including iron. being near
at hand. Over 10000 tons of ore (Which
would have a valuation Of 81. $50. GOO. al
present prices Of lead and silyer) were
handled in this way, the product. lead
bullion containing 300 ounces of silver
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
PROHIBIT PELAGIc SEALING.
Bills Intended to Strengthen Uncle
Sans PROPOSALS.


Washington, Dec S.-The senate COM
mittee on foreign relations today au-
thorized a favorable report upon a bill
prohibiting pelagic sealing by the peo-
pie of the United States. The bill is a
joint production of the state and treas
ury department, and its passage is
asked upon the ground that with such
law upon the statute books, the ad-
ministration will be in a, better posi-
ton than at present to ask the other
governments to prohibit pelagic sealing.
The bill received the affirmative votes
of all the senators present, but it's pro-
visions were discussed at considerable
length
Representative Hit of Illinois, chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tons of the house, introduced a similar
bill in the house.
This measure supplements the diplo
matte negotiations which have been go
ing on for some time between the
United States, Great Britain, Russia
and japan. Throughout the negotia
lions with the representatives of Great
Britain, an effort was ling made to
have British citizens stap pelagic seal
ing, While at the same '..ne tho United
States permitted its own citiznns to
carry on this practice.
When the American commissioners
urged that pelagic sealing was contrary
to the dictates of humanity, they were
invariably met with the answer that
this inhumanity was sanctioned by the
laws of the United States. The state
department desires to overcome this OBJ
lection. The law as it stands permits
citizens of the United States to take
seals outside Of the threernile limits
surrounding the Prbyloff islands. This
was never intended but has come about
by a supreme court decision respecting
the Paris award.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
MINES AND MINING
Geyser-Marion Strong and Is On
the UPGRADE.
CHLORIDE POINT IS STRONG
BULLIoN-BECK CAUSES SUR
PRISEs IN THE PIT.

owyhee County Mines-The Grand
Old Lead Producing Camp Located
In Southwestern Idaho-The
Beam Process Of Ore Reduction
Letter of Protest From the Presi-
dent of the company-old Brad
shaw and Lincoln Districts-Ac-
tivity In Two of the Lending Lead
Camps of Beaver County-Work
Being Pushed In the Operation of
the Cave, Rollins and Premature
Mines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
THE BONNEVILLE PROJECT.
LAND BOARD DECIDES TO APP
PROVE THE CONTRACT.
Terms of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Water Rights Maintenance
Charges-Rights of Way Stipu-
lations.

With the exception of some matters of
minor detail which will probably be adj
justed today, the state board of land COM
missioners yesterday concluded to ap-
prove the contract with the Lake Bonnie
vile Water & Power company. At this
mornings session the question of allowing
settlers to make partial payments on their
permanent water rights will be eonsid-
cred, as will also the amount of land to
be subject to the right of way for canals
and branch bitches. These two are the
only points to be cleared up and it is
quite unlikely that there will be any diff
fcplty in reaching an agreement, and as
soon as this is done, the contract will be
signed. The expectation is that the COM
pany will file it's bond within few days
so that the work Of retaining the arid
tracks in Juab and Willard counties may
be commenced and rushed as rapidly as
possible. The enterprise of the Lake Bon
neville company is of great magnitude
and will have an important bearing upon
the future industrial prosperity of cen
trail Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
HOW THEY TRAIN.
The Famous Football Team of the
University of Micnig.an.

University of Michigan.
When | took charge of the football
team for the University Of Michigan. | at
once ordered cottee abandoned and pos
tum Cereal Food Coffee used as a beve1.-
age in it's stead. The boys have used it
Wlth most gratifying results.
Every athlete who comes under nv
charge must abandon coffee. and Postum
strength and muscle and makes d steady
heart
THOMAS cox. Trainer.
But they have it made right, fit for
men to drink, and not like the weak sort
Of hope-desgroying emaseulated driveIing
lquid too Gften put OF an innocent public
for Postum. 1t has no flavor and little
food value, when under boiled: on the
contrary. il has a delicious Java like,
piquanr favor, rich deep coffee color and
IS heavy in food value when 1t is al
lowed to continue boiling full fifteen min
uteS after boiling commences (remember
after boiling commences). A good article
of diet cannot be prepared with "a lick
and promise.
Athletic trainers are almost universally
putting their men on Postum In place of
coffee owing to the effect of coffee on the
heart and the certainty of it's inducing
shortness of breath in time of exertion
Postum has been analysed by many
prominent chemists in America. and its
ingredients are known to practically ali
prominent physicians. 1t IS very strong
in the peculiar elements CT parts needed
py nature 70 reinforce the nerve CcnterS
OF brain and body. It's adoption by
Wheelmen Football teams. Boxers
Runners and Athletes in general. has
come as q natural step, when a pure
article is found that really supplies a de-
cided need. Brain workers need as
careful feeding as Athletes. Postum
properly made land that's easy) is a most
delicious hot beverage.
Postum is the only cereal coffee yet dis
covered, with a coffee taste, that is pure
and free from low grade coffee or other
drugs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
NO COMPROMISE.
White Ribboners Oppose License For
All Vices.

Chicago, Dec. s.-Miss Frances E. Will
ard, as president of the Worlds w. c. t
u. has accepted the resignation of Mrs
Josephine Butter as superintendent of the
purity department
Leaders of the movement say that
latter the clear and explicit statements
made in the recent resolutions adopted
at Toronto and in the presidents annual
address. 1t would be useless to endeavor
to express with greater clearness the OBJ
position of the White Ribbon women ev-
cry where to any form of license involv-
ing social vice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

Members Of Lower House to Settle
on Party Policy.
Washington, Dec. 8.-The Democrats
of the house will caucus soon on party
policy. Representative Richardson, the
caucus chairman, said today that he
expected the meeting would occur the
latter part of this week, or early next
week.
The understanding is that the pur-
pose Of the caucus is to determine upon
finance, although it would not be sur
prising if some question as to the DEM
ocratic leadership in the house came
nm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
RIVERS AND EARBoRs.
Bill Will Be Reported Against Re
trencl1ment Efforts.

trenCHIns11t ENortS.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The house COM
mittee on foreign affairs will hold it's
first meeting Thursday, when Chair
man Hit will name the subcommittee
which will consider the several ques-
tons of Cuba, Hawaii, etc.
The river and harbor committee will
meet the early part of next week. AL
ready the strong pressure is brought
to bear for the preparation of a river
and harbor bill. The indications are
that it will result in the reporting of
such BILL notwithstanding efforts to-
ward retrenchment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
Ore and Bullion

The ore and bullion receipts yester-
day were as follows:
Mccormick & Co, bullion, IS. 400; ores.
$500: cyanides SIS, coo
Y. r. Jones G Co, bullion, s7,7OO.
National Bank Of the Republic, gold
bar. Sc. 00O
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
CHANGE IN CIVIL SERVICE.
Petition Circulated Among the Mem
bers of the Lower House.

EetlIIoh IlfcuIateU AMONG the MeIn-
bers of the Lower House.
Washington, Dec. S.-A paper was
circulated in the house of representa-
tives today with a view of bringing
about a conference of those members
favorable to a change in the present
civil service system. The paper was
handled by Representative Pearson of
North Carolina, and received numerous
signatures. The purpose, it is under
stood, is to make the conference non
political in character and to extend it
outside of the membership of the civil
service committee, as some of the men
most active in urging a revision of the
law are not on this committee. Cen
eral Grosvenor of Ohio, is among these
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
Tammany's Leader Goes South.

New York. Dec. S.-John c. sheehan,
the Tammany leader, left for Hot
Springs, Ark, today He intends to re-
main in the south until his health. is fully
restored.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
Mining Notes and Personals.

Tomorrow the Marcur company will de-
clare its usual monthly dividend. and con-
siderable speculation is being INDUCED in
as to how much it viii be.
F. B. Taylor of the Taylor & Brunton
sampling works, who has been in the city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
Silver and Lead.

The silver and lead quotations yes
terdsy wereeas follows:
Rar silver, 5eA cents.
Lead, brokers'. $3.50; exchange, SO. 65.
Copper, lake. s10S715; casting. $40 Is,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
GRIMES OF INDIANS.
Courts Without OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Case Presented.

St. Paul. Dec S-A Madison, Wis,
special to the dispatch says:
The case of Lie2zie Daneoc, a half
breed from Lac Ia Flambeau, was be-
fore the federal court today She was
charged with assault with intent to kill
two Indians and her case brought up
an important oversight in tho federal
laws. The assault was committed at a
dance Aug. 22nd. After the girl had
spent 115 days il jail here, Judge Dunno
today dismissed her case on a motion
for want of jurisdiction. Congress, in
1885, passed a law to provide punish
ment for assault committed by Indians
on a reservation, but left it to the other
statutes to settle in what courts and in
what manner the offender should be
tried. Upon investigation it was found
that there was no other statute which
contains these provisions and the court
was without jurisdiction. The decision
is one Of national Importance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
TERMS OF THE CONTRACT.

Judge J. A. Street, attorney for the
Lake Bonneville company, and Manager
Cavanaugh met with the state land board
yesterday afternoon to complete the terms
of the contract under consideration. After
reading the contract, Judge Street ex-
planned each section in order. and also
construed the various provisions of the
state and federal land laws under which
the document had been drawn The
parties to the contract are the state of
Utah and the Lake Bonneville Water &
Power company. The Carey land act,
congressional enactment, is the basis of
authority for the contract. The companys
possession of certain water rights and
reservoir sites is set forth in the contract,
as well as the application for 2l6000 acres
of desert lands owned by the United
States, all of which has been adjudged to
the Lake Bonneville company in its con-
test with the White Mountain Reservoir
company, which was recently heard and
determined by the board. Accompanying
the contract are maps and specifications,
showing the system contemplated for ir-
rigatiOn and reclamation of the arid
tracts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09

]. A. Perkins of Antiquity, O., was for.
thirty years needlessly tortured by ply
siciaps for the cure of eczema. He was
quickly cured by using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. the famous healing salve
for piles and skin diseases. A. c. Smith.
c. D Swift
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-09
CONDITIONS AS TO TIME.

1t also recftes the obligation of the Lake
Bonnevlle company TO commence active
construction on the system within six
months from date of the contracts exc
cution, according to the specifications,
and to prosecute work continuously and
diligently and have the entire project
completed by Jan. l. 1902.