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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19

The people OF this country need not
think that because Klondiloe is all the
rage at the present time This west
ern country cannot have its gold OK
elements and gold booms, and from
every section of this inter mountain
region reports are daily coming in of
finds and valuable discoveries.
Gold Mountain and state Line have
contributed their share towards keeping
the gala fever up to the boiling point.
and camps Of lesser ncte are dong what
they can TO divert the attention Of min
ing men from the Alaska furore 10 OPP.
portunlties that are offered here in
Uta&
On Tuesday Of this week word was
received in this city that promising
geld ledGes had been discovered in Pine
CANYON, Tooele county. just over the
divide from GOlconda mountain. at the
head Of Kess.eT's canyon. On rhe night
OF the same day three rigs were driven
IN front ftne Valley House. and three
parties, headed by James Steward.
started out for an all night drive to
the sce17a Of the new gold discovery.
and il is supposed that by this time a
number of locations have been made
n the ledge, which is reported to ne
from four to five feet wide on the sur
face and to carry from SIS TO $40 in tree
milling gold ct the grass roots.
The same day Colonel Hardy and
others left the city mysteriously..
and. ii is believed that they had re-
ceived an mixing of the gold discovery
and that they are on the ground fo6rp
in the new camp.
This section has not been Dro5-ected
To sny extent, and yet it IS a richly
nineralized country With almost every
facility for q prosperous district. as
there IS water and timber there in
abundance
Kessler's canyon IS also attracting
great deal of attention at the present
time. and il IS believed that this IS des-
tined to become enc Of the leading gold
camps of this western country. Con
stds-ab,a work has been done in s!s:s
locality during n'1e. past year and ar.
rangelnents are being made for opera
items there during the coming winSer
The lodges there ara large and well der
fined. They also carry gold values at
the surface and Il systematic work will
accomplish anything, here will be
number of shippers thcre by spring. OF
g. number of producers viii come to the
front as milling propositions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19

J. L. McKenna appeared before
Justice McMasiter yesterday for pre-
linlinary nearing on the charge of as
sauiting T. e. Laing with a, deadly
weapon, to-wit, knife, with which he
irfiicted very serious injuries on Laing
One OF the principal witnesses, Miss
Florence Smith, was absent on account
of sickness. it is said, and the case had
to be continued until Friday. 1t was
stated that McKenna had offered the
complaining witness, Laing, $50 TO with
draw from the case, and that he had
actually made a payment on account.
The matter was reported to the
county attorney who notified them that
no such proceedings would be counter
anced, and that Laing by his alleged
action was liable to prosecution for
commanding a felony.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19

In answer to the inquiry as to the
cause of the present remarkable fall in
the price of silver Hon. Thomas c.
Merrill, OF this city, said:
There is nothing in the present com
mercial or financial situation in the
world that could account for the de-
probation of silver to any considerable
extent, much less for drop of about
$ cents in the price OF silver, per ounce
in as many days. The cause must BE
looked for in another quarter. The
strongest argument that the bimetal-
lists have always had with the farming
classes has been that they were able
to show, under normal conditions, that
the price of silver as Il commodity has
always kept pace with the price of the
other products OF the country, and es-
pecially has this been the case in re-
spect to the price Of wheat
4 rs g1'oat shortage Of the wheat crop
in India, Australia, Argentine and Rus
STA, which are the wheat exporting
countries of the world, outside of the
United States, has caused wheat to ad-
vance within short time in this coun-
try fully 25 cents per bushel, and they
are now Selling upon what they con-
slider as an opportune moment for the
COlIlp lClC lLlS, WHICH has
always been to them an unanswerable
argument. by suddenly depressing the
price of silver at the same time that
this great advance in the price of
wheat is taking place. The price of
silver is entirely controlled from day
to day by the stock exchanges of Lon
don and New York, and these eX-
changes are composed almost exclu-
siYely of men whose most earnest eff
forts are in favor of the gold standard.
The leading Republican politicians
gold men-and the gold men of Wall
street, fearing that the falsity of their
promises for prosperity would give
overwhelming bimetallist majorities in
the elections Of this. fall, have conspired
together to so depreciate the price of
silver in order, if possible, to prevent
bimetallism from becoming an issue in
the campaign this year or next, and
have seized upon the opportunity
which the sudden advance in the prices
Of wheat has afforded them of destroy
ing the force of the most effective ar
gument that the bimetaIlists ever had
with the farmers, and have caused the
present depreciation in silver. It Will
unqueStiOnably give them a temporary
advantage, especially among the farm
ing community, but [ am certain that
the favorable effect which may crown
their efforts will be but temporary.
With a good crop of wheat another
year in the wheat exporting countries
of the world the price of wheat will go
to lower point in the United States
than it has been before for so years;
but the depreciation of silver will be
continued by them in order, if possible,
to accomplish the effects which they
desire, and thus forever shutting out
bimetallism as an issue in the future
political campaigns of this country;
and the future only can SHOW What
the success of this heartless conspiracy
against the we'll being of our people
VA be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
PROBATE MATTERS.
Wants a Change CT Administrators
For the McEvoy Estate.

Nellie NJ McEvoy yesterday filed
a petition in the probate court
praying for the removal of James J..
MeEvoy as administrator of the estate
of the late Bertha McEyoy. who left
An eyua.ta value dat about $1,000 The
petitioner alleges that she is a daughter
of the deceased and an heir at law. and
that the present administrator refuses
to take care CT and protect the inter
ests of the petitioner; that he sold the
property belonging 10 the estate with
out an order of the court at a grossly
Inadequate price, and that all his acts
as administrator have been done with
out the order of the court. and that his
acts are unfair, and that he is incon-
petent to act as administrator. The
petitioner prays that J. J. McEvoy be
renewed and that E. McCarrick be ap-
pointed as administrl tor in his stead
Estate of Ellen L. Snedaker. deceas-
ed: Sept. set as time for hearing Pc
tition for settlement of accounts.
Estate of Thomas Corkle, deceased;
Scot. set as time for hearing the pc
tition for probate of will
Estate of May Ann Coult. deceased;
petition for letters of administration
filed by Joseph Coult
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
POLITICS AT LEHI.
Non-Partisan Proposition Meets
Some Opposition.


The Lehi Banner is quite certain
that the non-partisan proposition wIII
win in that town. and backs I'D it's be-
lief with interviews with six proni-
nent citizens. But it appears that only
three of those citizens favored the nom
partisan plan, one OF the three being
Senator A. J. Evans. OF the other
three. two were emphatically against
it and one was undecided. They ex-
pressed themselves as follows:
DR.. g. L. Seabright-I am against
the move. Let the Democrats stand
by their colors. 1t seems to me that
to adopt this idea would be a step
towards a return to the old conditions
when we fought it out as Peoples and
Liberal parties We don't want that.
so | am opposed 10 the move
Post Master Evans-I am unquali-
fedly against it. If but five Democrats
would stand with me 1 would favor
putting a ticket in the field. If the
Democratic party has not got good
men for these positions, let's disband.
If prohibition is wanted let US join the
National Prohibition party. I am par
tisan and want to see the fight on
party lines.
City Treasurer James Harwood-I am
not sure about it. Sometimes I favor
one plan and sometimes another. I
shall study UP the matter more thor
oughly before | express an opinion
on H.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
MINING AROUND HALEY.
Renewed Activity In This Famous
Old Camp.

Haley. Ida. Aug. l6.-aomer c..
Gems. within three miles Of Haley.
has just started ten-stamp mill on
his Creosus gold mine, and it is max
ing money. He has the new Whitley
concen trating tables on, and they are
doing good work This mine is likely
to turn out big money maker, as the
ore runs from SIS to $40. His concen-
/ trates so far run about 800 a ton
In the mine and mills he is working
q men.
The Hope and Hope extension lie
right across the gulch from the Croesus,
and the owners have ten men doing
development work under the charge of
that old veteran miner, Mr.. Thomp-
son, and there can be no doubt but
that they viii develop it into as good
a mine as the Croesus.
NJ H. Ryan of Salt Lake is doing
| development on the Camas No. 1, which
LOOKS well.
The Tip Top. owned by J. Q. Packard
of Salt Lake, is working 16 men, who
have opened large bodies of ore that
run from $40 to $40 in gold.
The American Cyanide company of
Denver viii have its cyanide plant on
the Camas No. tailings in operation
neyt week.
The Jumbo has five men at work run
iA4llS d lui4<tSA N4ldl S5yOQ Showing
II. r. PiughoH has eight men at work
on his Star of the West, near the Tip
Tco.
Our silver miners do not seem to be
much cast down on account of the fall
in silver, as the rise in lead more than
counter balance the fall in silver in our
ores, as they run from so to 76 per cent
lead
The old reliable Red Elephant is
working a full force of men. The Pass
company, On the opposite side of the
mountain from the Red Elephant, is
also working q full force.
j. a. Boggs, on the Jay Gould. is
working SO men at the mine and mill
The Bassett Bros. are working the
Crown Point up Kelly gulch.
The Starrh mine has been leased to
our sheriff, Ben Gray, and he is TO run
lower tunnel. The upper portion Of
the mine is leased to Charles Sheehan
and Al Granville.
Maux Mills and Angus Mcdonald
have leased the Narrow Gauge mine
that belongs to that merchant prince
J. V. O'Farren Of Chicago, WHO took
1900, 900 from this mine. Mills lso has
a. lease on the 160-foot level of the Red
Elephant.
Hi & Ballantine have a suitcase on
the Minnie Moore taiiings dump. and
they think they will make, it pay we'll
The Idaho Democrat is now under
bond to Colorado parties, at a price
that no one can find out. It must be a.
coed round price, however, Sr else Tom
Brennan. ". II. Watt. F. II. Parsons
and l. wertheinler would not let it GO
They are all ''stayers," and know when
they have a good thing in mines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
MAMMOTH RECORD NOTES.
The Silver Belt Strike Hidden Behind
Locked Doors.

The mail service between Deseret and
Detroit, or Drum, was discontinued
yesterday. and that mining district now
goes to Deseret for its mail, distance
Of about 50 miles.
Work is still progressing on the
Cherry creek pipe line, and it is ex-
pected that if there is no delay in Sc
curing lead the line will be completed
and water flowing through it in about
two weeks.
Lumber was hauled UP to the Red
Rose, adjoining the Boss Tweed, last
week, and an entire new set of ladders
have been put down the shaft, prepar-
atory to resuming work.
Several copper strikes have recently
been made in the prospects and mines
lying south of Mammoth hollow. Values
run from Is to 80 per cent copper, be-
sides the lead and silver.
temporary ore bin has been built
at the Lower Mammoth and sufficient
ore has now been taken out for a ship
ment station is to be cut on the
100-foot level, from which point drift
ing on the ore body will be continued.
Only five men and two women now
reside in Drum. the camp being prac-
tically deserted. At the Utah and Ga
lena at Fish Springs "A men are en-
ployed, and a few are working at the
Emma. these constituting the chief in
habitants of Fish Springs.
The second shipment for the month,
consisting of five cars of concentrates
and one bar of bullion, was made this
week from the Mammoth. The last
shipment. made on the End inst, con-
sisted OF seven cars concentrates. five
cars frst-class ore and three bars of
bullion.
Ed Hoffman has resigned his position
as foreman at the Lower Mammoth to
accept the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
GaIena mine in Fish Springs, and. left
for that property last Thursday. M. l.
Morris has been appointed to fill the
position of foreman of the Lower Mann
moth.
Waterman is constantly stationed
at the Silver Belt. where the recent
strike of rich ore was recently made at
depth of II feet from the surface,
and the entrace to the workings is kept
under lock and key, away from the
gaze of the common herd. 1t is said.
however, that q, force of men will be
put on in a few days and the work of
development resumed.
We are pleased to announce this
week that the Sioux mill will reopen in
a day or two. F. H. Peyton has sue
ceeded in making ARA gements for a
supply VI OIe MlllCH MI clidDlc nllu 10
resume operations as soon as sufficient
ore can be placed in the bins to enable
him to run The Northern Spy will
furnish the supply of ore, but in case
that property should at times not be
able to furnish sufficient, Mr.. Peyton
has several lots from other properties
to fall back on. A rumor has been cir
culated to the effect that the Sioux
mill would run on Bullion Beck ores,
I, T. Cd ~ A., :
report ever came to being true was
that the Sioux leasers made a PROPOSE
ton to the Bullion Beck company, but
it was never even considered, at least
no reply was ever received to the COM
nunication,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19

of the precious metals. But instead Of
woTkin TIE property In a workman hike
manner the owner only gouged here
and there, striking pocket of very
rich lead carborrates now and then and
leaving the mine in a very bad condi-
tdcn. From surface slnowings, however,
1t would seem that the work was mis-
directed, and that the expenditure of q,
much less sum than was put into the
mime, would, if properly applied, have
opened the property so that today it
would have been a. regular producer.
Finally, for no assigned reason. the
claim was abandoned and remained
idle until few years ago. when it was
located by the parties who have just
transferred the same to the Yellow
Jacket company mentioned above.
The VIII c. is 9. recent location in
Beaver Lake district, and surface show
ings would indicate that with but q
small amount of development work a
large body of high grade copper and
gold ore would be exposed. as the ledge.
although small, crops boldly on the sur
face, and can be traced for a consider
able distance
The company viii begin active work
upon its claims at an early date.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
THE sANTAQUIN COMPANY.

Fine Showing In Utah County Cop
per and Lead Properties.
The Herald yesterday mentioned the
fact that W. H. West. the general man
ager of the Constellation. at Park City,
had just returned from a visit to San
taquin, in Utah county, where he had
made an examination of some copper
and lead propositions of considera BILE
promise, the object being to incorpo-
rate company for their development.
Since his return Mr.. West has sub
mltted his samples for fire assay, the
result being that the copper lodges, on
the surface, which is about six feet in
width, showed values of 9.4 per cent
copper and one ounce in silver TO the
ton, while samples taken from the lead
vein disclosed values of y per cent
lead, 20 ounces silver and so cents in
gold. The lead vein is from eight to
twelve feet vide in which there are
numerous stringers that run high in
lead, and it is believed that with depth
these pay streaks viii unite and form
fine body Of good ore
But little work has been done in the
development Of these properties, the
samples from which Nthe above tests
were made being taken from within a
foot of the surface.
MIR. West has also made an inspec-
ton of the Silver Reef group of four
claims in Ophir district, from which
he took samples of ore from a vein
that will average three and one-haIf
feet in width that gave values ranging
from 36 to rs ounces in silver to the
ton
Arrangements are being made to in
corporate on this ground under the IT,
tie of the Wide Vein Mining company.
The organization will be perfected next
week with W. H. West, Joseph A.
West, DR.. NJ. N Buck and C. 3. burst
as iucorporators.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
Calumet and Hecla.

Boston. Aug. 1S.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Calumet and
Hecla Mining company was held here
today. Colonel Livnrmore acted as
chairman.
There was represented, by proxy and
in person. 1914 shares. and the follow
ing directors were Fa- elected:
Alexander A. GasSisz of Cambridge,
Francis L. Higginson of Boston, Fran
Chs Hunnewell of Wellesley. Mass,
Quincy A. Shaw, jr., of Boston, and
Jamse NJ Wright of Detroit.
Following the annual meeting of the
stockholders, the directors reelected
former officers. They took no action on
the dividend
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
PLAINTIFF FAILED TO APPEAR
Tables Are Turned In the Case of
RYAN VS.. Kaighn.

The case of Maggie NJ Ryan against
Attorney M. NJ. Kaighn came on for
hearing in Justice Margetts' court on
Tuesday but the plaintiff failed to ap-
pear by counsel or otherwise, and judg-
ment was rendered for the defendant
on his cross complaint for 1929.
Mrs. Ryan alleged that Colonel
Kaig-hn, who was her legal adviser in
the divorce proceedings brought against
her by her husband, had failed and
neglected to turn over to her certain
money received by him ON her account
for almcny, and she prayed for judg-
meGlt for S299
Colonel Kaighm filed a cross complaint
alleging that he had turned over all the
money Mrs. Ryan was entitled to, and
claiming 1929 for professional services.
McGurrin & McGurrin were Mrs.
Ryan's attorneys at first, but they
Withdrew from the case, and the plain
tiff failing to appear either in person
or by counsel, Judgment was rendered
for Colonel Kaighn for the amount of
mis- claim 1929.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
THE YELLOW JACKET.
The New incorporation Under the
Above Title.

IN yesterdays issue mention was
made Of the Incorporation Of the Yellow
Jacket Copper Mining company, the
property Of the Organization consisting
of the Yellow Jacket and VIII G.
mining iodes. not far from the mining
camp of Frisco.
The yellow Jacket, wllsch is located
a mile north of the famous Horn SILVER
mine, was one Of the early locations
made az the district. and has baen
developed 10 the extent Of several
thousand dollars. Il is believed that
THIS ground has the north extension Of
the Horn Silver vela, while within its
lIrss the lead from this noted carbonate
nline joins tI1a naajn ledge that cuts
through the property IN northeTiy
and southerly direction.
IN the early days several shipments
Of very high grade silver and lead ore
was made from the Yellow Jacket. and
It is reported that at enc time the owner
received 2 handsome offer for the Nine.
which, was refused. As time went On
the pockets. near tl1e surface, from
which the shipments of high grade ore
were made. pinched out. leaving string
ers Of very rich stuff, which with depth,
II is believed. VIII lead to~a large body
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
SUITS FILED.
New Actions Begun In the Third
District Court.

District Court.
Patrick Ryan has entered suit in the
Third district court against Robert Ro-
dan, ST., and Jane Roden, wife of Rob-
ert Roden, alleging that on April 10.
1898, the plaintiff was, and. still is, thu
owner in fee simple Of a piece of land
described as part of lot 10, block %,
plat a. Big Field survey. and that the
defendants now are and have been sine
April. 1893. In possession of the same
and hold it without legal right or title.
Plaintiff prays Judgment. that he is the
owner and entitled to the possession of
the property. and for $780, the rents and
profits of the same.
McGuTrin s, McGurrin are the plain
tiff's attorneys.
Selma A. Lucas is suing Henry Wage
nar ct al to recover $1,TS5.3O ON a prom
issorY note.
Henry Rives has entered an attach
nlent suit against D. A. F. Merkle ct al.
to recover 81, $50 alleged to be due for
legal services performed.
Samuel SternDerger & Co. are suing
Edward Contain to recover s525.60 al
legged to be due for goods sold and de-
liyered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
The Golden EAGLE.

The Golden Eagle mine, situated in
Humboldt county, Nevada, was on the
market yesterday with a lot Of % tons
Of ore from their mine, the a.say
value Of which was over s67, Of which
over $40 was gold. It seems good to
know that one mine owned by Salt
Lake parties is not forced TO shut
down by reason Of the low price of
silver This is the second lot of ore
already marketed this month. and an
other lot is due this week. The COM
pany has a large amount of second
class ore on its different dumps that
it is nov experimenting with, with q
view of putting some plant for the
treatment OF this class of ore at the
mine We are indebted to C. H VIII
bur. the superintendent, for the infor-
nation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
IN WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT.
Promising Outlook For This Pros
porous Idaho Gold Camp.

E. E. Quentin of Denver, Colo, VINO
vas in the city yesterday on his way
home from Willow Creek mining dis
trict. not far from Boise Ida. where,
with his associates. he is interested in
the LaYiathan mine, Informs The Her
aid that this is a most promising gold
district. and that al that is needed TO
bring It to the front US a heavy pro-
Queer of the yellow metal is the in
V-stnent of mora ca oital and the par
Torrance Of more development work.
The LeViathan. although but a pros
pect rs yet, mas already made several
shipments Of good ore. but the energies
5T The owners are nov being directed to
the DEVELOPMENT Of the property. and
with this in view, depth is being at.
tanned as rapidly as possible. although
there are fire bodies Of mineral eX-
posed in the mine.
Mr.. Quentin confirms the reports Of
several valuable strikes recently made,
and feels that the mine Owners there
have good reason for concentrating
themselves on the outlook for the fu-
tire.
IN speaking Of the Checkmate mine
which Is one Of the first discoveries of
inheritance 10 he made in the district
and which is largely owned by Utah
people, NIr- Quentin stated that the
MANAGEMENT was now milling its own
low grade ores, while a carload of high
grade mineral was now on the road to
this city. The ChecSmate has all the
earnarks of a rich and heavy producer
and nov that II has been surveyed for
patent and the titles are all straight
ened out, it is expected that 1t viii
make a most credItable record for itself
in the near future
There Is. considerable activity in the
development OF the other mines and
1l7-csrs->ts of c.aa district. an daccnlInts
Of new strikes are almost dail.- in cir
culaticn.
After q short stay in Denver. Mr..
Clrentin wi! return to Willow Cp.iek.
and viii watch developments on the
I,sriathan with much Interest. as it is a
property Of excellent promise.