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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17
Cockrell township, 5000.

Cockrell township, 5000.
Same as to VIM. Bitter, assessing
Bowling Green township, $69.3o.
Same as to Thos B. Jordan, assess
ing Brunswick township. $z79.3o.
Same as to B. F. Heaton, assessing
| Yellow Creek township, $S6.Io.
Edward Lippincott balance for
support of self, a pauper, for 18th
/ quarter Of 1899, $I4.73.
Mortgage of NJ. F, Bills and hus-
band to the county school funds for
the sum OF S39S.49 ordered released,
it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court that the same was fully paid
January ?, 1895,
A. + Arlington. county bridge
Commissioner, presents report show
ing that the bridge across branch
between 1 and 2-55-IS has been
completed. according to plans
and specifications. by ", H. Wilson,
contractor. and recommending the
payment Of contract price therefor
$s4-tO said contractor.
Upon the petition OF B. Il Smith
and J a. Smith for a ditch OF drain
in J 81 2I and 7-54-zo, B. L. Elliott,
VIM. Koch, ST., and A. Wood are
appointed as viewers. and A T.
Arlington as civil engineer TO meet at
Trip.ett Saturday, Dec. ?, and locate
said ditch and make report to this
court the second day Of January,
1000.
Osdered that all applications tor
loans from the county or township
school funds shall hereafter be present
ed to John knappenberger, county
treasurer, and if the said uea. urer
shall find SAID bonds. mortgages. alb
suacts and necessary afidav!ts as to
the value Of the real estate offered for
mortgage, and as to the suficlency Of.
the personal securities on said bonds
to be in due form, he shall number said
bonds 10 the order of their reception,
and shall deliver all such applications
to the clerk Of this court on the first
day Of each term thereof, and the
said clerk shall present them to the
court in the order of the numbers
endorsed thereon by said treasurer.
Ordered that the clerk of this court
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

enter upon the records that the court
have this day visited and Inspected
the county poor farm, and after a
careful inspection, found everything
in tel1ttt orbtr about the houses, barn
and the farm in general-a condition
of affairs which IS, in the opinion of
the court, very highly creditabIe to
the superintendent Of the farm, NJ.
7. Davenport, and his wife.
Contract made with J. r. Dempsey
sheriff, to board such prisoners as
may be committed to the county jail
duriug the year 1900 at 50 cents a
day for each Of said prisoners.
Contract, made oct. 50. 1899 by
y. T. Arlington. county bridge com
missioner. with VIM. H. Wilson 10
build bridge across Mussel Fork
creek at or near the line between L
and r2-56-I8, for the sum of S299 S..
is presented, examined. approved and
ordered filed. An appropriation Of
$299S5 IS hereby made by this court
Tor the construction Of SAID bridge
according to plans and specifications
OF said contract
Fees OF II H. Miller as county
clerk presented, examined. approved
and ordered certified to the state
auditor for paymen.
The court proceeding TO select
jurors to serve at the February. 1899.
term of circuit court at Salisbury.
doth select the following named per
sons to serve as such jurors. to-wit
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17
Maria ges,

BENrLEy-SANDERsON:- d ami
Bentley and Miss Josephine Sander
son of near Keytesville were married
by Squire H. A. Wheeler at his resi-
dence in this city Wednesday, Nov.
IS. The COURIER extends its best
wishes to the young couple Ia the
language of Rip Van Winkle, "May
they live long and prosper"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

trial that day, and that the matter
will come before the grand jury for
investigation nsxt Monday. Welch
IS II a precarious condition, and a
good deal of feeling has been engen-
dered against his assailant by the bet
ter element of the community in
which the tragedy occurred.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17
Frank WIseman and TGford Sturgis.


Tom Hall. col, pleaded guilty in
Justice J NJ. DeMOss' court Wednes-
day to the charge Of feIonious assault
on David T. Johnson of near Shan
nondale by drawing a pistol in Mr.
JOhnsOn's face. Il seems that Hall
was trying to get a drunken negro In
to Mr. Johnson's barn, presumably
for the purpose of frObbing him of S.,
but Mr.. Johnson interfered, whereup-
on Hall drew a pistol, and Halls ar
rest followed. Being charged with a
felony, of course Justice DeAIoss
could not accept Halls plea Of guilty,
and held him to await the action Of
the grand jury at the November term
of circuit court, which conyenes next
Monday Halls bond was fixed at
5000. but he could not give the re
qured bail and was taken back to jail
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

Ed. Nunson was tried before JUS
Gce VIM. P, Jared Wednesday. aud
found guilty OF the charge Of setting
fire to and destroying grass, or
herbage to the value Of S. on the
farm OF Dan'I Eastridge. near Chrane-
vile. The court fixed the lads pun
ishment at a hne Of 81 and costs.
which he IS now laying out 10 Jail.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

GRMsLEY-CoX:-Barney Grmsley
and Miss Made Cox of near Rock
ford were married at the residence of
the officiating justice OF the peace,
H. A. Wheeler, IN Keytesyille Sunday,
November II. We did not learn
whether Squire Wheeler kissed the
bride, as is his custom, but assure
Mr.. and Mrs Grimsley Of the CoU-
RIER's cordial good wishes for their
and success as they journey
along the pathway of welded life
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

The cases of Hal Currs. Sim Lake
and Lafe and Price STANDBY charged
with stealing a silk dress, q pair Of
slippers and lap robe from Fred
Sanderson's buggy at Bethany church.
two miles north of We5tyiue. were
called in Justice Wm. CIark's court
III Clark township last Friday The
charge was dismissed as to Lake and
Curry was tried by jury. found guilty
and fined S. and costs. The Two
Standiey boys. having made their
escape while TRUSTEES at the county
jail. were not tried. and a continuance
was taken 10 their cases.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

TiIlord S,lrg.s and Fraak and Caas
NViseman were arra!gaed IN Justice
Wm. CIark's court at WestyiIe last
Friday They were charged with
participating IN a three-cornered cut
tins afray at Bethany church two
miles north OF WestviIle the night OF
October 20. A severance was grant
ed, and the case against the Wi5emans
tried by the court, who found the
was insufficient to hold the
accused for the grand jury. There
upon Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
J. F. Pratt dismissed the case against
Sturgis. The only injury sustained
from the carving match was the cut
ting of a hole or two in the coats of
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

IREL ELAND-DuFF-Geo. T Ireland
and Miss Rebecca Duff were married
at the residence Of the brides
brother-ln-Iaw, /. r Terrett, IN Sal
isbury Wednesday, Nov. 8tb. Rev
J. d. Smith tying the nuptial knot.
Mr.. Ireland the bridegroom, is an
aHaa6s of the Model FIouring mill and
is q young man OF sterling worth,
while the bride IS possessed of all
those admirable traits of character
that will make a valuable helpmeet
and lovable companion to her hus-
band. The COURIER joins their
numerous friends in extending con-
gratulations, and pronounces its BEN
ediction upon this happy union of
hands and hearts.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-11-17

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See Mrs. G. P. Vandlver's nice line
Of fall and winter millinery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
LA SAL.

One of the most promising copper re-
gions in the United States at present
is the La Sale district. A short time
ago this district was examined by ex-
perts, and they all pronounced the re-
gion far more promising than that of
upper Michigan. The copper belt is
thirty-five miles in width by eighty in
length. The veins are as perfect true
assures as are to be found anywhere.
The ore is very rich, and is now be-
ing shipped crude to the smelters4
Some of the ore runs as high as 20 per
cent copper per ton, and several cars
have run 3S11s per cent copper and 3715
per cent silver. One shipment was
made to Liverpool, England, which
paid profit and commanded a great
deal of attention among mining invest
ors there.
The mines are very advantageously
located for easy, rapid and economical
development. The veins are large, run
ming from thirty feet to three feet in
width Besides copper and silver, the
ore also carries small values in gold.
All doubts as to the large bodies of
rich ore and strong veins in the La
Sale region have been overcome, and it
is now recognized as one of the richest
of copper belts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
ALTA,

Alta lies in the heart OF the Wasatcf3,
mountains, at an elevation of $500 feet
above the level of the sea. In early
days the camp was so prosperous that
railroad was built To Sandy, a point
in the valley eighteen miles distant.
steam as a motive power was used q
portion OF this distance; the remainder
OF the distance mules were EMPLOYED
TO draw up the cars, which, when
loaded, were returned a portion of the
way by gravity. The region embraces
all Of the glacial basins which head
in the heart OF the mountains around
Clayton'S peak. There are included
within it the mining districts of Big
Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood. Ameri-
can Fork and Draperville The mineral
deposits were first discovered by Cen
eral Conner in 1864. There are some
5000 mining claims recorded in this re-
gion, and the ores are chiefly lead and
silver, although considerable quantities
of gold have been taken out.
The revival in mining which has
taken place all over Utah within the
past three years has been particularly
manifest in the CottonwOOds and the
surrounding mineral region, and the
districts of the region are commencing
to take on some of the life and hustle
which characterized them in the hey
day of their prosperity years ago. The
accessibility from the valley of these
mines. and the facilities which are fur
nished for the treatment of ore by near
by smelters, make this region particu-
larly attractive to the miner and pros
pectOr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

Heaven. 1t used to be a heaven for
horses, it is now almost a paradise
lost" for proSpectorS. The source of
those great powders of free gold are
what used to razzle-dazzle the brains of
so many prospectors, has eluded their
vigilant eyes and ii is no wonder. for
it is said that some of the early gold
seekers would find a big chunk of the
glittering god of the goldlbugs on the
mountain side, then the prospector
would select a common scrub bowlder-
not caring to experiment with the prec-
iouS yellow chunk-of about the same
size and shape, and go up on the wall
and roll it down. If the bowlder
stopped about where he found the
chunk of gold, he would, begin a shaft
or tunnel on the spot where he stood.
If the first experience failed it was
repeated until the bowlder lodged near
where he found the float, and thus the
supposed source Of wealth was located
However, there are some strong, rich
veins in Horse Heaven, and among
them are the Wedge, Out of Sight,
Eagle, Aurora and a host of lesser
bonanzas. Prospecting and develop
ment work is being pushed on the Dali
ton, Wedge and several other claims.
and with gratifying results.
The principal claim in Cottonwood
canyon is the Crystal, we'll known as a
valuable producer OF lead, silver and
gold. About one year ago a mill was
completed and run for several weeks,
but did not save the values, and has
since been idle, although work is pro-
crossing at the mine and large blocks
of ore developed. A few changes in
the mill will put the Crystal on a pay
ing basis.
1t would be an injustice to the camp
to omit mention of the rich Copper Belt
mine, satuated north of Bullion can
yon about two miles. The vein is in
trachite, is from eighteen inches to four
feet wide and runs high in copper silver
and gold. A shaft is down on the vein
800 feet and shows up strong and reg
ular- Water and litigation stopped de-
velopment work. The former will be
easily overcome, and it is hoped by
every well-wisher of the camp that the
latter difficulty may be soon settled.
There are many meritorious claims
in the camp, but space forbids their
mention.
All that is asked for this district is
that men of nerve, money and intelli-
gence will investigate its merits, then
sink to the depths. If one-half of the
energy and money that is wasted in
sinking in barren limestone in other
camps were only put into the promising
contacts and assures of the Marysvile
district it would become one of the
richest camps Of the west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
BINGHAM.

| In reviewing the work of the mines
and mills Of Bingham during 1898 it
will not be necessary to resort to a
threshing over of old straw-so common
! in mining reVieWs-Or to weary readers
with an elaboration of pertinent fea-
lures.
| Bingham is in a state of transition
and soon to pass into new form. As a
creeper its main production and de-
! pendence was lead carbonate, with
! desultory placer mining as a side in
dustry, and in this form it was the
poor mans paradise. A claim could
then be opened on grub stake sufti-
GENTLY to take out and send to mill a
lag of pay ore In transition varied
i changes have occurred. a claim worked
to any depth was sure to play out of
carbonate, and the poor owner, alarmed
and disheartened at the appearance of
base or rebelliOuS ores, went in search
of something new. His place was
taken by man with a little capital
or a company, and the succession re-
suited, as whole, IN the production
of varied mineral combinations, from
which fortunes have been extracted in
gold. silver, lead and copper, with the
building Of mills to reduce ores Of low
value to shipping grades.
We find the "Old Reliable camp" to-
day. though still in this second stage,
rapidly passing to its ultimate form, in
which il is destined to obliterate by
COMPARISON it's record of a third of a
century. The more important features
of its immediate future may be grouped
under four heads, all Innovations thus:
!. Deep mining.
2. Reduction of lowgrade gold ores
by cyaniding.
8. Bedrock placer mining by organ
lied capital.
4 Mining and smelling in combina=
ton.
To begin with. the writer predicts
that under rapid changes now taking
place the camp will boom" by mid
summer. In the light of past exper-
fence, a great awakening is certain
Throughout West Mountain districs
wherever mining is going on TO the
deep. the inevitable result is copper,
and often startling per cents of that
much-sought-for mineral are found
Immense veins and deposits CT eva
hiding gold ore, run over in the past as
worthless perhaps richer than the de-
posits of Mercur ARE now turned to.
One new cyaniding mill is in most sue
cessful operation, and to be enlarged:
three others are about to be construct
ed, and the cyaniding industry is be-.
ginning.
Operations of the West Mountain
Placer company are bringing a start
ling fulfiilment of anticirations enter
tanned when they were begun At the
first touch of bedrock gravel was found
panning rs cents to IS, and in no in
stance less than 10 to 20 cents. Esti--
mated average value is SO per square
yard. 1t is costing a large sum to open
up the con1pany's ground, which COW
ers over mile OF the canyon, but they
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

reduction works, expense of extraction
and milling. leaves a round $1,000,000
as profits. o. J. Salisbury of Salt Lake
City is having a 600-fOot working tun-
mel driven in under this great property
as preparatory work for utilizing the
million or so of big dollars now lying
idle.
On Gold hill the bed of quartzite is
backed on the southwest by an i'm
mense bed of limestone, which crosses
Gold Run and extends on southwark ID
Ten Mile canyon, being backed on the
east by the eruptive formation before
mentioned. Gaping the lime and
quartzite and forming the westerly con-
tinuation of the apex of Gold hill back
10 the crest Of the main range, is a
huge dyke of trachite, which, in the
very dawn OF geological time was
forced up through the lime and quartz
lite contact. Lying within and running
parallel with the great trachite dyke is
the Monte del Rey vein, which crops
along its strike for more than $500
feet, and in every instance where the
vein has been prospected to depth of
ten or more feet fabulously rich free
gold and silver ore has been found
Owing to the generally treacherous ma
ture of trachite which came to the sur
face in the condition of hot, pasty
mud, and the further fact that it
SpIedu out over the lime ana quartz
lite. forming superficial and purely local
blanket contacts, the labor of tracing
the vein, or veins, as there are several
parallel outcrops, has been most diff
cult and vexatious. 1t is not in the ma
ture of gold and silver to run down,
at least since the close of the earth's
nebulous period, and all the evidence
points to the vertical contact as the
source of the Monte del Rey ore This
view is doubtless held by the share
holders OF the Monte del Rey Gold
Mining & Milling company of Salt
Lake; who have a small force at work,
and 1t is safe to say that the source
Of the ore will be found and a bonanza
discovered before the close of 1899.
Following the strike of the contact
south from Gold hill some three miles,
we find the Ten Mile ore outcrop. The
ore is similar to that of Gold hill, and
is exposed in the same eruptive CAP
ping. The same difficulty in tracing
the veins downward is also there en-
countered, only in an aggravated form,
owing to the greater thickness of the
eruptive cap, which, in that locality,
entirely covers the underlying beds Of
quartzite and lime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

Tuscarora has also been noted for it's
! placer diggings, which have been
I worked almost continuously for a per-
| iod of twenty-eight years, the gold be
I ing in what is generally known as
bench diggings to a large extent, and
it is believed that in the future these
placer deposits will receive more at
tention than they have for the past
eight or ten years, as outside capital is
becoming more and more interested in
this branch of the mining industry.
The first discovery of gold quartz was
made in the Grand Prize mine, a dis
tinct ore chute in this property reveal
ing the fact that this was a gold as well
as q. silver camp, and ever since then
gold mining has been a feature OF
quartz mining operations in TuSca-
rora. In the early SOS the Coptis and
the Dexter mines were worked more or
less for gold, but the effort was not at
tended by a marked degree of success,
but in 1889 the great gold ledge of the
Dexter was encountered, the output Of
the yellow metal from this mine being
heavy the following year and also up to
1898, when, on account Of litigation,
the property was closed down until
1896, when it passed into the hands of
the reorganized Dexter company OF
Salt Lake.
During the past summer new work
west of Tuscarora, a shaft being sunk
through the wash to bedrock, at which
point lodges of quartz were uncovered
carrying gold values of from So to SIS
20 the ton, and the present year will
doubtless witness considerable activity
in this locality. OF late years it has
been demonstrated that an immense
porphyry dyke cuts through the camp,
and it has been found that wherever
this is broken and creased by quartz
seams fair values in gold exist.
The operations OF the Dexter COM !
pany at TuscarOra enthused new life
into this ancient camp, while the recent
Incorporation of other enterprises, such
as the Tuscarora Mining company, thk
Young America and the Owyhee, and
extensive operations in the development
Of several other of the promising prop
critics of the place. such as the Ezra,
has caused a regular boom for the old
town. which is now enjoying a rapid
and solid growth with new buildings
going up at every hand. while the fu-
ture outlook for the camp is most graf
flying from every point of view.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

here until about three years ago, and
when it was announced people f1ocked
into the country. Claims were staked
off and the people, many of whom knew
absolutely nothing of mining, waited
for capital to come along and buy up
their prospects.
There is no water at the Line. but by
digging ten or twelve feet to bedrock in
| the gulches a good supply can be had.
There is plenty of wood in the vicinity,
and it is good for all purposes. Con
! siderable capital has already been in
vested in the claims at Stateline and
with systematic and thorough develop
ment more will be put in and the coun-
| try will rapidly push to the front
The ore makes a good showing at
the top and gold and silver is obtained
in paying quantities. Some OF the ore
shipped out has Melted the owners $40
a ton and even higher values are OBJ
tanned. Many people have entered the
region during the past year and houses
and stores have been erected. The out
look for the region is a bright one and
promises much for the future.
There is a feeling of confidence in
the camp at the present time. which
has not been equaled since the discoV-
cry of the place, The owners OF prop
critics are actively engaged in working
their claims. but there is little done in
! the way OF deep development Most OF
the owners of claims have but little
capital. which handicaps them in their
work. Nevertheless some excellent
prospects are obtained.
The ore has considerable free gold in
it and it is thought that if the claims
are more thoroughly worked Il much
higher grade of ore will be uncovered.
The Burro and Ophir claims have an
output of from 200 to 25G tons of high
grade ore per day.
1t will not be long before capital will
make up to the advantages offered in
this camp and upon the advent Of the
Utah & Pacific railroad. which VIII
reach here in the near future. Il sec
ond Cripple Creek will, it is believed. be
inaugurated. AT present it is somewhat
difficult to reach the camp and many
are kept away for that reason. But
with the coming of spring and the rail-
road this will all be changed.
A townsite has already been surveyed
at the point where the railroads will
cross the state line. This will be about
thirteen miles from the camp.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
TUSCARORA, NEVADA.

Tuscarora, in Elko county. is one OF
the oldest and most famous mining
camps in eastern Nevada, the history
of mining in that section dating back
to about the year 1870, although it was
not until six years later that this de-
veloped into a red-hOt mining camp,
with excitement running high over the
splendid disclosures of big bodies of a
good grade of free milling ore in the
mines of that locality, which resulted
in the building of numerous mills for
ore treatment, the values of the min
eral being principally in silver. The
Independence and Union mills were
among the leading reduction works OF
the camp, and it is estimated that be-
tween the years 1870 and 1889 the output
of the producers Of this section amount
ed to over 100000 ounces of silver.