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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
DEATH OF ANTOINE cAvIGLIA.
The Mercur Company Fxonerated
From Liability.

Mercur. June 4-Antone CaviSlia is
the third victim who has met death in
the Mercur mine. He was at work in
No. ] crosscut of the 300-foot level in
Resolute incline, shortly after l p. M,
Thursday, and was just finishing up
the ground for the insertion of a set of
square set timhers, the second OF the
series. He was standing on top of the
lower set, about six and a half feet
from the floor of the drift, picking
down some loose dirt. and below him
was the car, and the two muck9rs at
work in that part Of the mine. a few
pieces of rock fell behind him and
little to the left. and he stepped onto
the Gaping timber to get out Of The
way he must have stepped a little too
far, and fell on his right side on the
edge of the car. his right arm being on
the inside and his left on the outside.
the end of the car being across the alb
domen. His companions. John Little
and +. L. Larsen. went to his assist
ance and carried him into the level and
summoned assistance. Cariglia vomited
considerable. but on account of the
short distance he fell. it was not
thought he was seriously injured. but
he expired while being taken to his
home.
Caviglia has been employed az the
Mercur mine nearly four years and has
the reputation of being an experienced
and careful miner He was native of
Italy, but has resided in this country
about 16 years. lie was about so years
Of age. He leaves wife and three step
children.
Justice Conner empaneled a jury,
which visited the mine and after hear
ing the evidence OF number of Wit
nessec, rendered a decision that Ge-
ceased came TO his death by falling
from a square set. onto pit car. The
company was not blamed, and indeed
it would be hard to see how any one
could be held responsible for the acct
dent.
The body viii be taken to Sal Lake
City TODAY FOR burial. The deceased
was a member OF the Italian society.
and belongs to a lodge in Nevada,
where he is said to have some relatives.
This morning one OF the teams h3ul-
ing sand for Mankin's new building
was frightened by a dog and ran away.
The S-year-old son of Alonzo Smith was
IN the wagon. and after going some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
TINTIc MINER NOTES.
Good Ore in the Eagle-The Grand
Central Shipment.

The Luzerne is loading a shipment of
ore which VIII go out in day or So
The shutting down.of the Mammoth
new East T1ntic railway
The Utah Silver King Mining COM
pany is figuring on putting up a steam
hoist on the Susan, on which they are
at present doing a great deal OF de-
veloomert.
Hudson Smith returned to Salt Lake
Wednesday after several days stay in
the district. He reports the develop
ment of the Brooklyn progressing as
usual.
The Snowflake Mining company is
advertising for bids to sink the Shaft
in that property 100 feet deaper. The
shaft is now down nearly 200 feet .l,:d
enc shift steadily employed.
The Buckeye commenced sinking this
week from the $50 level and will send
the shaft down to the $50. A shipment
of ore is now being loaded and VIII go
out in a few DAYS.
superintendent Green. of the Buck
eye, reports new strike made Wednes-
day in the bottom of the shaft in that
property. The ore showed three feet
wide yesterday. and the assay returns
are 60 ounces silver. 81 per ,ent lead
and SO gold.
Superintendent McChrystal reports
that considerable shipping ore is being
encountered in the Eagle min. in the
course of development together with a
great deal of ore of good milling
grade. A shipment from the property
is probability in very short time.
Some extremely rich gold ore is be-
ing taken out of the Grand Central
and sacked A shipment of one car
load was sent out yesterday While
lol hi To lnnr ? y "a
value of the ore, we are reliably in
formed that it runs well into the hun
dreGs. Local reports make it as high
as $500. The Grand Central is prov
ing a bonanza.
The rumor reported in the Miner last
week to the effect that the Eureka
Hill, would not work Sundays here
after proves to have been correct, and
that company is now only working six
days in the week This move is to be
regretted as under the prevailing low
rate of wages, the loss of Sunday
makes a serious hole in the employees
wares.
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bull
lion-Beck mine II carloads of ore, from
the Centennial-Eureka carloads ore,
from the Eureka-Hill mill carloads
concentrates, from the Uncle Sam 6
carloads ore, from the Swansea car
loads ore. from the South Swansea 6
carloads ore, from the Northern Soy
carload ore, from the Morning Glory
carload ore, from the Grand Central
carload ore.
The Eldorado mine. near Payson
owned by G. T. Bridges, l.. T. Jacobs
and C. F. Thompson. of Eureka. and
Thomas Coward, of Payson. is reported
To he one of rhe most promising prop
critics in the New Eldorado district. \
1oTce OF hve men are at work in the
mine and assays have been secured
showing values as follows: CO per cent
lead and to Is ounces silver. These
values are secured in an open cut
which tapped the vein at a depth CT
20 feet, and with continued develop
ment much better results are ex-
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MINING AT ALTA.
Arrangements Being Made to Incor-
porate on the Outcast Group.

]. B. Taylor, who has been snow
bound at Alta, at the head of Little
Cottonwood. all winter, where he mas
been busily engaged in the development
of the Outcast mine, arrived in the city
Thursday, and ever since he has been
receiving the greetings of friends, who
have not seen him for several months,
as If has been almost impossible 10
get out of the canyon since the first OF
the year
In the DEVELOPMENT of the Outcast,
Mr.. Taylor has employed from four to
six men most all of the time. The
group of seven claims is recent To-
cation and already Mr.. Taylor has sunk
a shaft TO depth of SO feet, at which
point mineral was encountered; which
was cross-cut for a distance of Y feet,
disclosing a solid body of ore IA feet
thick that carries values of 16 to II per
cent lead, % ounces silver and $3.50 in
gold to the ton, and high in iron.
A tunnel was started some distance
down the hill. This tunnel has made
connections with the shaft and IS be
ing driven into the hill, the intention
being to begin heavy shipments from
the property at an early day, to be kept
up all summer.
The Outcast group is owned by Mr..
( Taylor. J. NJ. Stout, J. r. Slater and
John Stillwell. and Mr.. Taylor states
that it is more than likely that COM
pany viii soon be formed for its de-
velopment.
Mr.. Taylor speaks very encourag-
ingly of the outlook for Alta and is of
the opinion that a large amount of
work will be done this season in the
development of its mines and prospects,
and even at the present time consider
able is being done there in this direc-
ton.
At the Silver King three men are at
work on nice body of ore. The three
Nicholson boys are at work on The
Vallejo, which they are operating on
a lease, and shipping ore that nets
them from $54 to S67 ton. The Peter
son boys are working the GriZZley and
have about $50 tons of low grade ore
on the dump. Davis and O'Neir are
developing the William J. Bryan claim
and have uncovered a. few inches of
very high grade ore; while men are at
work on the Frederick, the City Rocks
and the Prince of Wales. and it is re-
ported that ]. r. Mcdonald and several
other Park City people will soon COM
mence operations IN the district.
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Facts About Failures.

New York, June 4.-Braistreet's pub
fishes this week the results Of what is
claimed to be the most important sta
tistical investigation ever made cor
corning business failures in various
lines of trade. 1t covers the past three
years, and the summary of its results
presents the total number of failures
in lines of business in which there were
ten or more annually during the three
years named. Purely commercial en-
terprises, wholesale and retail, are seen
to furnish 20 per cent of the business
failures each year. and manufacturing
establishments about 20 per cent. Out
of the increase of nearly 200 failures
in 1896, compared with 1895. l,335. or
more than one-half, were of retail COM
mercial concerns. This record shows
that in 1896. a out of every 1000 cloth
ing concessions and 81 out of every 1000
bicycle houses failed in business. the
two lines having relatively the greatest
commercial mortality last year. The
rate throughout the country in all lines
last year was IA commercial deaths out
of every 1000 in business. Commercial
failures were relatively most numer-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
PARK CITY GOLD.
The Utah M. & D. Company Acquir-
ing Valuable Propertv.

A meeting of the directors of the
Utah Mining and Development COM
pany was held yesterday afternoon in
the office of the company in the Whit
ingham block, and a report was re-
ceived from Metallurgist A. L. Morris,
who, a few days ago, examined 4 Park
City property for the company, which
lies to the west and adjoining the Con-
stellation Mining companys ground.
The report of Mr.. Morris is very favor
able and in it he states the true apex
of the gold vein recently opened up on
the Constellation extends across this
property.
While Mr.. Morris was making an ex-
animation of the property, two men
V ere put to work about 90 feet north
west of the shaft being sunk on the
gold vein on the Constellation property,
where the recent discovery was made.
At this point, and within two feet of
the surface, the vein was opened up
and to a width of about three feet.
The directors are very much elated
over the new strike. and they expect 10
push work as fast as possible.
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distance he was thrown out and run
over, receiving some very severe
bruises, but apparently no permanent
injury. The wagon collided with a
house a little further along, tearing
down part of the building, and running
the wagon
The contract for running a tunnel on
the Little Pittsburg has been let to
Bradley & Co., and work will be COM
menced at an early date. The company
win put a force of men at work on the
gold vein on the same property in u
few days.
The Geyser- Marion shipped their
most valuable lot of cyaYf:des on
Wednesday. The consignment reached
close to the $4,000 mark. and was
mainly from the Geyser The work in
the new tanks is progressing favorsbly
and viii soon be in running order
Colonel Wall has commenced oDer-
ations on his Silyerado canyon Drop-
erty. 1t joins the Little Pittsburg on
Ia xVpSr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Cities
/ Amount Inc. Dec
As Seen by Dun.

New York, June Ar. G. Dun & Cos
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say: The statement of failures in May
by branches of business gives much
encouragement. An amount of de-
faulted liabilities for the month was
the smallest since September 1895, in
manufacturing liabilities the smallest
since November, 1895, and in trading
liabilities the smallest since September
except the last month of 1894.
The statement that, except for the
extraordinary depression in prices the
volume of business transacted is now
larger than il was in 1S92-the year of
greatest prosperity-has been ques-
toned by some. But a comparison of
prices this week in the leading branches
of manufacture not only confirms that
view, but shows remarkable similar
ity to the course of prices in the earlier
months of 1879, when the most wonder
full advance in production and prices
ever known in this or any other coun-
try was close at hand. The key of the
situation is the excessive production of
some goods in advance of an expected
increase in demand.
Reports from all parts of the country
now show that retail distribution of
products is unusually large and in
creasing.
0IOD IIOSDctlS dlc ~ SOOO tidN btAC
rumors customary at this season have
no attention. 1t was stated week ago
that along the Northwestern road
prospects We're remarkably bright and
highly favorable reports have since
appeared from Kansas and from Texas.
and are given in today's dispatches
from the Pacific coast. The receipts at
western points are 2.O5S,9I5 bushels.
against 2,006,475 last year, and the At
lantic exports, flour included, were
2,165.7 bushels against 2,,S39,S52 last
year.
Failures for the week have been PAL
in the United States against 234 last
year, and 80 in Canada against 20 last
year
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
STOCKTON MINING NEWS.
Renewed Activity in This Noted Old
Camp

The Mercur Mercury. in speaking of
the mines of Stockton, says:
Raddatz Bros, working the Bullion
mine, now have their drift in $50 feet.
and expect to tap the vein in a short
time.
Maze, Conway & Co., who recently
secured a lease and bond on the old
Lenore mine, have just made a ship
ment Of 20 tons of first-class ore.
Hennefer Bros, leasing on the No
You Don't mine, have a fine showing
Of milling ore, and are now having a
trial run made at James Spalding's re-
ductiOn works
1t is rumored that ore has been en-
countered at the bottom of the Black
Diamond shaft, which is being worked
by Mr.. Brockbank of this place and
W. E Hubbard ct al. of Salt Lake
CITY.
]. P. Kitchener and son and Captain
Ping, who are working the Lyon mine
made a shipment of 35 tons of first
class ore Monday. They have been
working the property several months,
and now have fine showing of ore in
the mine.
IN the Argent mine, which has been
under lease 10 Hans Peterson. a fine
lot of ore, consisting of 80 tons, was
just shipped. Mr.. Peterson's last ship
ment sold for $54 per ton. AS Mr.. Peter
sons lease has expired, it is rumored
that J. f. Connor. owner of the prop
erty. viii have a force Of men at work
on the mine in the near future.
Mr. e. p Kitchener & Co, owners of
the Yellow Metal group Of mines on
the grade between Stockton and Dry
Canyon. have let contract to sink a
50-foot shaft on the silver vein, also a
contract to run a 100foot tunnel on
the gold vein on the same property. On
the gold vein under the black shale,
the company gets very encouraging as
says. and in the silver vein. which IN
derlays the gold vein, they get IS ounces
silver and % per cent lead on the sur
face. The company is very much en-
couraged with the property. and we
think under the management of Mr..
Kitchener this end of the west dip viii
number among the gold producers in
the near future. The cofpany has just
completed a house at the mine and will
thoroughly develop the property.
superintendent E. p. Kitchener of the
Hercules mine is now shipping a Cotton
lot of first-class ore. The shaft has at
tanned a depth OF 200 feet, and the ore
body at that point appears TO be a
better grade, and a larger body than it
was at the 150-foot level, where it was
first encountered. A 10e-foot contract
has been let to run the east level, ais o
a 100-foot contract TO run the west
level. from the bottom of the shaft at
the 150-foot level they have run an up
raise through the ore a distance of so
feet. and at the top the ore is about
so feet along the vein and about five
feet wide. From present indications it
looks as though this property would be
equally as good as the famous Silver
King mine, which joins il on the north
east The Hercules is owned by E. P.
Kitchener and Messrs. Benton and
Zerbe-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-05
COCHITI LAND GRANT.
Opinion of the Supreme Court Re-
ceived at Santa Fe.

Denver. June "A special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Santa Fe.
n. NJ, says: The opinion of the United
States Supreme court in the Cochiti
land grant case was received from
Washington today by United States
Attorney Reynolds, of the court of
private land claims. The decision of
the land court respecting the north.
east and south boundaries of the grand
claim IS affirmed. and the case is re-
manded for further proceedings in the
lower court only as respects the west
ern boundary, which the supreme court
suggests should be at the nearest
Jemez mountain west of the COchiti
mesa or table land. In effect, the land
grant petitioned for Joel P. Whitney of
Boston, wherein he claimed 104. 55z
acre., is cut down to about 15.0G0 acres
and all the big mining properties in
the COchiti district are declared to be
outside of the grant and on the public
domain. In addition TO the final settle
ment of this notable case, so holly
contested because the value of the
gold and silver lands affected runs
up into the millions. this opinion also
lays down principles OF evidence of
the highest Importance in future It'll
cation over land grants. There is
great rejoicing here over United States
Attorney Reynolds victory on behalf
of the government and the miners.
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On Wall Street.

New York, June 4.-There was some
room traders of the stock exchange to-
day, who manifested occasional timid-
ity as to the stability of values at the
Improvement, which has been sustained
now for the greater part of two weeks
This element took their profits from
time TO time during the day. and their
selling had a slight temporary effect
by causing small recessionS in the more
susceptible stocks. But the offers 10
realize We're absorbed without notable
effect on the general market, which re-
manned strong and firm all day and
closed at practically the best prices of
the day. net gains being the rule. which
extended TO noteworthy proportions in
some of the specialties. The newly re-
awakened outside interest in the mar
kets. made manifest by the commission
house buying, was the noteworthy sus-
tanning interest in the market Orders
We're forthcoming in all the leading
stocks upon the smallest recession in
price.
The engagement of $500. 900 in gold for
shipment to Europe was without ap-
probable effect on the market.
The strength of the bond market
continued undated and considerable
degree of confidence was noted in the
dealings. The aggregate sales We're
$2254, 900.
Governments displayed a hardening
tendency, with the new As absorbing
the bulk of the dealings tn sizes were
y .000
Money on call easy at 1G11a per cent,
last loan l per cent, closed offered l
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 81.
"a per cent. Sterling exchange easier.
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4S67s04S7 for demand and Assn
1856 for 60 days. Posted rates, 4-S6iaW
4S7 and 4SS@4SS1s Commercial bills.
4.S5. Mexican dollars, 47A. Govern
ment bonds strong; state bonds, dull;
railroad bonds, dull.
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Articles.
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. June 4.-Cattle-Native beef
steers sold at 4.OOG5.0O; choice at AS
G4.90: an occasional sale was made of
prime beeves at 5.1O615.20. Stockers and
feeders. 390G4.50; calves We're in good
demand by country feeders. and the
best lots brought $50.
Hogs-Common to prime lots sold at
3.25@3-60; and largely at 3.J0G3.57is.
Bulk of hogs brought 3.00G3.55.
Sheep-InferiOr to prime sheep were
saleable at 2.50Q5.00. The bulk brought
3.75G4.50. Lambs sold at 3250375 for
inferior to choice clipped and wCOled /:
Colorado flocks sold freely at 5.0OG5. 80.
Spring lambs sold at 4.2546.o0 per 100
pounds.
Receipts-Cattle. $500; hogs, $4,000;
sheep, 5000.
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STRONG DEMAND FOR OMAHA.
No Special Improvement Noticeable
in the Stock Market.


All was quiet and inactivity on the
floor of the mining exchange yesterday
and the pit would have scored a white
wash had it not been for the transfer
of = few thousand shares of Richmond
& Anaconda.
In the listed securities there was a
dull. aching void" long felt want"
that could not be filed, and declines
were noted until Geyser was reached.
which managed to hold its quotation
of the previous day. Four Aces also
exhibited an upward tendency. al
though the rise has been very slow and
gradual. Mercur was stationary but
it is believed that il will move upward
in the near future. Mammoth was eX-
tremely low in its bidding quotation.
although holders stood out for $3.50 in
the asking. Geyser- Marion was IN
changed and somewhat weak. North
ern Light was inactive. and yet the
stock was firm and in favor with the
brokers.
In the unlisted stocks Little Pitts
burg recorded slight gains Swansea
was firm at the bids of the previous
day and stronger in the offerings
South Swansea noted gains in the bid
dings and holders stood ont for better
prices. Sacramento was also in better
demand and advanced to q cents in
the bidding. offered at %. The feature
of tie call. however. was the squirt
made by Omaha. Two weeks ago this
stock was offered al % cents. but since
that time il has made steady gains,
and yesterday. starting AT 81 cents in
the bids il advanced rapidly until at
the close 1t was wanted at so; offered
AT 40
The transactions of the day were as
follows:
SALE OF STOCKS.
1000 Richmond & Anaconda at ?
rents.
1000 Richmond & Anaconda at IA
gents.
1000 Richmond < Anaconda at rs
cents.
Total sales, 5000 shares.
Value Of sales. $3.50.
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tendent Frank Hines, of the Northern
Light, who was in the city yesterday,
ii was learned that the mine is look
ing better and better every day. and
that the mill is operating most success
fully.
In speaking of the Northern Light
Mr. Hines made special mention Of the
strike OF high grade ore recently made
III the old workings connected with the
Tolinan tunnel. mention of which was
made in these columns at the time.
This. at first, was a small pipe OF ore,
ranging from an inch and a half to a
foot in width and carrying values of
from 175 10 $50 ounces silver and from
81 to Sl9 in gold TO the ton. This
seam of ore was sunk on for a depth
Of 80 feet, when a drift was run for
30 feet east and now the drift is being
driven on the strike of the deposit TO
the south, and in the face there is a
six-foot body of solid ore the average
value IF which, from wall TO wall, is
56 ounces silver and $19 in gold to the
ton, an1 the indica tons are that the
deposit VIII widen out into a splendid
chute of high grade ore, such as has
made this property famous in the past
while in this siX-foot face of mineral
there is a small pipe of ore that carries
high values, as stated above.
In referring 10 the new discovery.
Mr.. Hines states that in his opinion
this is only one of the hundreds OF
similar deposits which he believes will
yet be uncovered in the mine.
Six or seven tons OF this rich ore has
been taken out and it will not be long
before the company Will have a ship
ment ready.
The Iron tunnel which lies below
the recent strike, viii make connec-
lions with il within 30 feet more. when
its development will be greatly facil
itated.
The lumber for the increased tank
age is now being hauled from Mercur
TO the mine, and il viii not be long
before the 20 additional tanks, of a
holding capacity of 20 tons each, will
be in place. which. with the tanks row
in the mill, will increase the capacity
of the plant to 1850 tons.
These tanks will be put in one at a
time and as soon as ready they will be
utilized, so that the work of ore re-
duction will be pushed as rapidly as
possible, and il is believed that when
this lot Of tanks are put in that other
Will soon be added, and Mr.. Hines
states that with the tanks all in opera
ton II will not necessitate an increase
OF the working force at the mill
The second shipment Of cyanides
from the mill was received in the city
yesterday. The mill assay of the lot
showed values of 1000 junces silver
and 500 ounces in gold 81, the ton. The
first consignment was valued at Il 500
ounces silver and 40 ounces in gold. SO
that it VIII be seen that the product
is getting richer as time progresses.
and il is believed that as soon as the
mill begins running on regular gold
ores from the mine, instead of on waste
and old dumps. as has been the case
ever since It was started up. the out
put viii average UP well with the
product of the mills at the Mercur
mines.