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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
The Northern Bell.

Sun-Leader, Cheyenne, Wyo.: Colo
mel E. P. Snow, the mining man, is in
the city today, having recently returned
from Sandstone creek, where he in
spected the noted Douglas mine, COM
monty known as the Northern Bell.
This mine is located on Sandstone
creek, eight miles west of Battle lake
Development of this promising proper
~ is being vigorously pushed there
being worked at the present time three
shifts. A 40G-foot tunnel has recently
been completed, at the foot of which
a shaft has been sunk 100 feet and a
teR-foot vein encountered. A low aver
age of the ore is s65 in gold
The 20-stamp mill which has recently
been put in viii be in full operation In
very few days. The work of moving
the machinery was unavoidably de-
layed. This promising property is
owned by ]. Z. Adams and James
Douglas.
Mr.. Snow says the indications at
Grand Encampment are most encour-
aging. There will be a large influx of
people into the country in the spring.
which, it is feared, cannot be accommo-
dated unless the present facilities are
greatly enlarged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
RaScality of an ErStWhile Salt Lake
Attorney In Butte.
SINGLE MEN PICKED OUT
ANOTHER LAY-OFF IN THE U. P.
SHOPS AT CHEYENNE.
Great Activity In Brush Creek, Wyo-
Bishop Talbot Announced His
Plans at Ketchum, Ida-Preacher
Sentenced at Pueblo-News of
Nevada.
Montana.

Helena Independent: The clerk of the
supreme court, Ben Webster, received
yesterday certified copy of the judgment
entered in a Justices court in Butte
against William Newton, a notorious law
yer who practiced some time in that city.
Newton. Nov. q. stole s4.l5 from Sheriff
P. H. Regain. The lawyer, who had gone
to the county jail to consult with D. n.
Dickinson, his client, opened a drawer in
d desk in the office of the Jail and took
from it the money which he appropriated.
He was arrested. but released on bonds.
Before his trial was due, he escaped from
Butte, leaving his bondSmen in the lurch.
Justice T.. j. Laurandeau entered default
AGAINST him. found him guilty and fined
hum $50 and costs. Newton will be dis
barred and f he should return to Nom
tana and pay his fine he would not be
allowed to practice law IN the state. When
the supreme court receives official notice
of the proof of the raScality of lawyer,
such as was filed in the Newton case, 1t
must take cogn1zance OF II: me certlhed
copy of the judgment against Newton is
all the proof of moral ooloquy required,
and the court must by law dlsbar him.
l.. w. Curtis, who is one of the commits
sionerS of the Omaha exposition, was in
Butte last week in the discharge of his
duties. Mr.. Curtis states that the mining
men are not taking as much interest in
the matter as was expected or as the i'm
states that at the worlds fair Montana
took the prize for the best arranged eX-
h:bit over all the other mineral produc-
ing states. He hopes that at the Omaha
exposition he can make a still more at
tractive showing. but in order to do this
he must have the assistance of the
miners in the shape of exhibits.
From evidence given al the continuation
of the coroner'S inquest in Butte on Fri
da-. there can be no doubt that there is
a general suspicion that Tuesdays fire in
the Never Sweat mine was of incendiary
origin. and such seems to be the belief of
the miners working there. Men whose
duty It is to go through the mine after
the shifts quit work, swear that there
was no fire in the crosscrt a few hours
before the men were suffocated. Not
withstandinS the testimony given, the
jury returned the following verdict: THAT
deceased came to their death Jan. T. $685.
at about 1890 Il. m, from suffocatiOn
caused from gas as the result of a fire at
the 700-foot level of the Never Sweat
mine. and from the evidence before this
jury We are unable to determine the origin
OF the fire"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
GOLD IN THE CLIMAX.
Splendid Discoveries In Two Baker
CITY Producers.

The Democrat, of Baker City, Ore,
tells Of two important gold strikes in
mines in that vicinity, as follows:
Yesterday Democrat reporter inter
viewed Mr.. P. r. Bishop. who has just
returned from the Bourne mining dis
trict, where he passed a week looking
over the mineral prospects, especially
on an investigation of the promising
Climax mine in which he and Mr.. G.
w. Grayson, owner of the veteran Vir-
tue mine, are both interested
In September, 1886, Mr.. Grayson with
Mr.. Bishop took hold of the fine prop
erty. proven to be immensely valuable.
known to the world as the Climax.
These gentlemen have seen to it that
work has been pushed forward on this
treasure producing property with all
the speed consistent with correct and
up-to-date mining operations.
The work accomplished on the Gil
max, since Messrs. Grayson and Bis
hop took hold of this splendid mine,
includes a total tunneling of us feet
the shaft inside the tunnel being down
80 feet, with an upraise of 90 feet, this
being on a rich ore chute actually as
saying from $500 to $1,000 a ton This
shows that the Climax mine certainly
has a big future.
Mr.. John Vass manager of the La
Bellevue mine, returned from Granite
last evening and brings the good news
of a very rich discovery of ore which
has created considerable excitement in
the Granite district.
Mr.. Vass says the find was made on
Boulder creek about three and a half
miles above Granite, by Messrs. Niven,
Robinson, Merritt and Ditmar The
vein of ore shows a width of three and
one-half feet and is of very high grade
Mr.. Vass says the mining prospects
for the camp are exceedingly bright
and the district will be heard of in no
uncertain tone this year.
The La Bellevue, he says, is to be
equipped at once with machinery for
mill purposes. All that remains is to
close the contract with mill builders
and that will be done at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
SOUTH AFRICAN HOLD-UP.
$4,000 Worth of Gold Secured By
HighWaymen.

From South Africa comes the story
of the "Great Sheba Gold Robbery,
telling how Dick Turpin of the
Transvaal with two fellow highway
men. held up a mine official and his
two friends and relieved them of S5O,-
coo in gold dust.
The Sheba mine lies Is miles from the
town of Barberton. 1t is in a deep val
lev, and the only way to and from II is
by zigzag paths cut IN the mountain
sides. The gold from the mine is car
ried bv men on foot over the mountains
by a path known as The Elephant
Kloof," and is then met by carriage,
which takes it into town
A Mr.. Holland, an important official
of the mine, accompanied by Two
friends, was taking a sum OF gold over
the mountain recently, when the party
was suddenly confronted at turn IN
the path, by a barTicade, behind which
were three masked highwaymen, who
covered them with their rifles and de-
manded an immediate and uncOndition-
al surrender. Mr. Holland and his
friends were armed with revolvers, but
cot no chance to use them. The high
Uaynen had the drop on them, and
they surrendered at discretion
The leader of the highwaymen talked
cheerfully with his prisoners, and said
that he had horses in waiting TO carry
his men and his booty to a place of
safety, and that if ne got reasonable
start of the police. he could not be
caught One Of the prisoners had in his
grip a costume which he was going
to wear at fancy dress ball that
night, and asked the chief of the
brigands if he might keep it. ''Oh.
yes said the chief. I shall not at
tend the ball myself, but wish you a
pleasant evening.
So far the robbers have not been
caught, for, although the leader has
twice been face to face with those sent
out to catch him, he has each time
been in a position to cover them with
his rife and make good his escape. All
gold going over the. Elephant Kloof''
is now accompanied by an armed es-
cort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
Park Record Notes.

The Ontario mill is still CLOSING
down.
The finishing touches are being put
on lot of uncompIeted mining cars at
the Ontario mill machine shop. What
for? Don't know.
Monday next is payday at the Silver
King and Anchor mine. The thirty
seventh dividend of the Silver Kins,
amounting to $4,000, viii also be paIa.
This amount will run the total W 10
81, 5S7, 500.
Oscar Rydval was exhibiting some
nice-looking ore the first of the week,
taken from the Norma claim, at the
head of Iron canyon. The specimens
came from small streak in the face of
the tunnel, which is in some 200 feet.
From surveys made on the property,
the ledge proper is yet some 80 feet
from the face of the tunnel, and the
streak of ore just encountered is mere
~ looked upon as indicating a good
thing when the ledge is tapped
It was reported Thursday afternoon
that William NJ. Curtis was taking out
and shipping gold ore from the Thun-
derer, a short distance this side of the
mouth of the Anchor, on the south side
of Empire canyon. Mr. Curtis has not
yet been seen, so the statements cannot
be verified. The ore is described as
being of a nature to yield readily to
cyanide treatment, and this assertion
probably accounts for the rumored
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
DIAMoNDFIELD JACKS CASE.
It Is Before the Court On a Motion
For q New Trial.

Haley Times: The arguments on a
motion for new trial in the Diamond
field jack murder case began this after
noon before Judge Stockslager. in the
district court room. and in the presence of
a goodly number OF Interested spectators.
Diamondfield Jack. a cattle man, killed
two sheapherders on Dry creek. in the
southwestern corner of Idaho in Feb
ruary 1895, in a dispute over the respec-
tive rights of cattle and sheep men to
the range. He fled, and was not recap
tured for over a year. He was finally
brought to trial in Albion, Cassia county
in April 1897. and convicted of murder
His attorneys afterward applied for a
new trial
The prosecution objects to a new trial
because it says that if granted it may as
well abandon the case The witnesses
who were brought from the states of
Utah. Idaho. Nevada and California. are
now scattered to parts unknown. and the
cost of securing their attendance, even if
they could be found. would be enormous.
The trial has cost Cassfa county over
$4,000 already. The Cattle Growers as
ISOLATION is believed to be paying the eX-
penses of the defense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
WYOMING.

Laramie county's share, $500. has been
raised for a county and state exhibit at
the Omaha exposition The full amount
was pledged by leading citizens in few
hours.
At Dixon, John Jones, Democratic can
didate for county commissioner, who con-
tested the seat of w. A. Clark to that po-
sitiOn, and by decision of the supreme
cational qualification clause of the state
constitution. secured his bond during the
past week.
The working force in the Union Pacific
shops at Cheyenne was on Friday reduced
by the laying off of 40 men. The force is
now smaller in the shops than for some
years past. Such reduction OF the work.
ing force is especially felt by merchants
for 1885, In picking out the men to be laid
off in the shops. Superintendent
o. Hearne selected, as nearly as possible.
single men, who were for the most part
There is great activity on Brush creek.
A large force of men are at work getting
out ties, but the force is altogether too
small. and Mr.. Teller. the contractor, is
vainly trying to secure more men. He
says he will give employment to any
number of tie-choppers that may apply
for work. Mr.. Teller says the Union Pa
cific uses over !. 900, 900 ties each year. To
supply this number requires a large
amount of work and the services of a
large number of men. but there is plenty
OF timber along Brush creek.
Rock Springs Independent: a Finn paid
a man 81 for a piece of green paper used
by one of our merchants for advertising
purposes, supposed to represent Confeder-
ate money. That night he approached
one of his countrymen and requested
change for go, exhibiting the green side
of his paper. He got the change, and
next morning was landed in Jail by one
of our narshals, where he remained until
he concluded to reimburse his country
man. and pay the necessary fine. He Is
now a free and a wiser man.
Evanston Press: Robert White Of Sher-
idan county is the latest inmate received
at the hospital for insane by DIR. Solier.
Seventy-one unfortunates POW ill the in
stitute to- overfioWiag and tax the inge-
nuity of the doctor to provide for them.
AS a purely humane act. outside of the
necuniary interests. Evanston naturally
manifests in this matter. it is certainly a
disgrace to the state that more ample
quarters are not provided for the insane
in this great state OF Wyoming.
Governor Richards, State Engineer
Mead and President Graves of the uni
as q committee 10 engage. space for Wy
Oming at the Mississippi exposition,
left Cheyenne on FRIDAY for that purpose.
Mrs. Kate Pluto, the mother of Is
was fined SO and sentenced to
30 days in jail on charge of adultery
at Rock Springs. The Woman's husband
was the complaining witness.
The Evanston News-Register says that
with so additional miners secured by the
Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron company
the capacity of the mine will be increased
Of 175 men, The demand for men is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
THE GREAT LIE RoI.
Will Pay Another Dividend the
Twelfth of January.

A dispatch from Rossland, British
Columbia, states that the lie Roi mine
viii pay another dividend of $50 600 on
Jan - This was declared at the reg
ular monthly meeting of the directors
on the 9th. 1t is the twenty-second
dividend paid by the company, and
brings the total close to three quarters
of a million dollars. the exact figures
being $725. GOO. The last dividend prior
to this was declared at the meeting of
the directors the first Tuesday in No
vember, and was for the same
amount. The company passed the divi-
dend in December, for the reason that
the snelter at Northport had required
the expenditure of large sum of
money and the output of ore, owing
to development work in the mine, was
not UP to the usual amount.
The first shipments from the mine to
the new smelter at Northport were
made yesterday, and all the ore will go
there in future. 1t is certain that the
shelter will blow in one day this week,
but Colonel w. w. D. Turner was I'M
able to state the exact date when
asked about it last evening" Most of
the directors are planning to be in
Northport on that auspicious occasion
The work of the companH @"ring the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
PARADOX VALLEY COPPER.
A Most Important Discovery In the
La Sale Mountains.

G. NJ. Van Law, general manager of
the Columbus Mining company, that
holds extensive copper interests in Par
adox valley, says the Denver Times,
has received word from the scene of
operations that rich strike has been
made in the Cyclops tunnel, and in such
a position that the fondest hopes of
the owners of the property have been
realized
The vein is of rich copper ore, is two
feet wide, and appears to be ineXhauS
tible. 1t was encountered at depth
of about 10 feet. When the company
located its claim in Paradox valley a
rich copper bearing vein was encoun-
tered on the surface, but it was feared
that this might be a surface vein only.
and to determine whether this were
true or net development work was at
once started.
Double shifts OF men were kept con-
stantly at work on several different
holes, working day and night, but up
to a few days ago had met with indif
ferent success Still the work was
pushed, the directors of the company
being determined to give the district a
fair trial before pronouncing it worth
less. Some were OF the opinion that
the vein would not be found, if at all,
before a depth of nearly 100 feet had
rectors expected the luck with which
they have been favored
This new vein underlies a stratum of
limestone, above which the tunnel Ii
being pushed in an the upper vein. 1t
was thought that the vein for which
they were hunting lay beneath the
limestone, but it was supposedly much
further in than it has proved to be-
The men were working doggedly
few days ago, hustling the tunnel as
rapidly as the character of the rock
would permit, when, after the smoke
of a blast had cleared away they dis
covered cropping up from the bottom
of the tunnel a streak of what looked
like pay ore. This was followed UP and
proved to be a vein two feet in width
and running rich in copper
The news was at once communicated
to Mr.. Van Law here, who wired it on
to the other directors of the company in
Columbus, o. They were highly elated
over the find, and telegraphed back
congratulations. It has been decided to
push the tunnel so feet further into the
hill before sinking on the vein.
This virtually brands Paradox val
ley as a successful mining district, and
insures great wealth for the men for
tunate enough to hold property there.
The Columbus company has control Of
some is claims, covering the most de-
sirable part of the valley.
Ever since the first locations were
made in Paradox valley some months
ago the Rio Grande Western road has
had under consideration a plan to
build branch road into the valley
from Cisco, Utah, a distance of about
80 miles, and this recent strike, insur-
ing the permanency of the copper veins,
will doubtless tend to hasten the ma
turity Of these plans. The Rio Grande
Southern is also keeping watch of the
district, with view to building in from
Placerville, this state.
In all probability the strike in the
Cyclops will bring a good sized boom to
Paradox valley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
THE HAHN,s PEAK COUNTRY.
Rich In Mineral But Lacking Capital
For Development.


In speaking of the Hahn's Peak min
ing district in Colorado, just east of
Uintah county, Utah, the Denver Re-
publican says:
T. r. Miller returned yesterday from
a trip to Hahns Peak and reports mat
ters somewhat dull on account of the
difficulty of mining in the destrict, and
the lack of money with which to prose-
cute development But the time will
come said he, when that great
district, extending from the south of
the Grand Encampment district of
Wyoming to a point far south of
Hahns Peak, viii be a rich and pros
Porous district. A big and we'll de-
fined vein passes through the country
from north to south, beginning at
Jack creek, and passing through
Whisky park and Iahn's Peak, which
has been traced to a distance of 20
miles south of the peak, and there is
every indication that it will prove, in
the course of time, when there has been
sufficient development, an extremely
rich country. The great difficulty ex-
perienced by all who have attempted to
mine in that country is the depth OF
the wash. The country has been scored
down and eroded till it is hard to figure
on where the solid formation will be
found. And then it is so far from
transportation INES InaI IL VIII De
long time before it is thoroughly de-
veloped.
A good discovery of gold-bearing
quartz was made a few weeks ago at a
point about 20 miles south of the peak
and there is every reason to belive that
it will eventually be found that the
gold-bearing rock is continuous all
along the course of the porphyry dixie
1 have mentioned. At Sandstone creek
a 10-stamp mill has recently been
erected and is now working on a big
vein of oxidized quartz which yields
So gold to the ton on the plates. The
rock is very hard, and l think that it
will continue for a long distance below
the water line before the sulphides are
reached. 1 have seen indications
which lead me to believe that a new
gold matriX viii be found in the
Hahn's Peak district. Some of the rock
bears very strong resemblance to
that in the Breckenridge district, where
the gold is found in slate, and believe
that a similar condition win be found
at Hahn's Peak upon development. The
people there are working to the best of
their ability, but the infusion of a lit
tie capital would be a great help in
the development of a rich camp"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10
Regarding Silver Quotations.

An informal meeting was held yes
terday in the Offices of a prominent
smelling and refining company in the
Equitable building, says the Denver
News. The topic in hand was the
abandonment of the brokers', or bogus
New York quotations on silver and
lead, and such REIMBURSEMENT of
smelter charges as would cover sudden
drops in value while the ore is in the
hands of the purchasing company,
either at the smelter or refinery. In
other words, an insurance charge run
ming for so days.
Directors in the recently formed as
ISOLATION of mining companies held an
informal session in their offices on the
ninth floor of the same building.
1t is understood that the general
freight agents OF the Rio Grande, Gulf
and Midland are acting as peacemakers
and that the war Of the quotations will
speedily be ended inasmuch as the
New York brokers who send out the
Objectionable figures are. acting as
agents for the western refneries.
The London quotation on bar silver
yesterday was 26 us pence, equivalent
TO 5712 cents per ounce in New York
The cash market in the latter city, for
silver intended for today's steamers,
was 81 cents, while Handy & Harmon,
fineries, quoted silver. in ores" at 56A
cents per ounce, or six points below
the cash market, and ten points less
than London, where the silver is dis
posed of.
In speaking on the subject, the Re
publican says:
The shelters of the state held a
meeting yesterday in the offices of the
Arkansas Valley Smelling company in
the Equitable building, for the purpose
of considering the situation of the sill
yer market. No mining men were pres
ent at the meeting. Settlements have
recently been made upon the basis of
the probable price of silver so days af-
ter the purchase of the ore. The po-
sition of the miners is that this is I'M
fair to them, as in the event of silver
advancing, they would lose, while on
the other hand, the shelters claim that
to buy for cash on a falling market
would be to insure a loss to them. The
matter was thoroughly discussed at
yesterdays meeting, and it was de-
cided that for the present settlements
would be made as heretofore upon spot
cash quotations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-10

gold dust taken out of any one claim
is overdrawn. It's slow work, as bed
rock on the Bonanza and Eldorado is
from Is to % feet deep, the gravel
being frozen solid from its moscow
cred top to bed rock To get at the
gravel they build a fire and keep NOV
ing the fire in a circle, shOveling out
the thawed-out gravel and putting the
same on the dump to be washed out in
the summer. when they cannot get at
the gravel because of the water they
have to contend with. After the win
ter's gravel is washed up they have to
cut and get their wood supply in to use
in their future thawing operations The
country in and around Dawson City,
for 40 square miles, is all covered with
locations. Parties now going in must
find new grounds, but the indications
are favorable for new discoveries. The
production of gold dust will be cut
down during the coming year because
of lack of candles ard oil. Candies
were selling at 81 each and oil was not
70 be had at any price"
How about the rush from the Klon-
dike?'
That's all wrong. as it is still rush
for the Klondike, all the
STORIES OF STARVATION
are overdrawn and sensational. and,
i4OS " al ldA.lSQ ~ Tie 1dStS- lie SUI
fering, if any, will be by those who
may undertake 10 walk to Fort Yukon,
as they cannot carry enough food to
last them the 500 miles to that point,
and they stand no chance of finding
any parties camped between Dawson
City and Fort Yukon who can give or
sell them any provisions. The country
affords good opportunities to make
money in legitimate business. The men
who get in with a stock of goods early
in the year will make a fortune
Mr.. Kastner believes that private
parties will get in to Dawson City with
provisions long before the government
relief party.
Mr.. Kastner and Mr. Mclaughlin ex-
pect to go back early in March so as
to be on the ground as soon as the
weather will permit prospecting.
a J. HOFFMAN,