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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
Business Was Light and Market
Demoralized.
EFFECT OF THE ELECTION
SALES OF THE WEEK AGGRE-
GATED se4, 1884.
Mercur Stocks Were In Fair Demand,
But Prices Ruled Lower-Park
City Securities Kept Up Well
Transactions On Exchange Yes
terday-Closing Quotations.

The business done in mining stocks
last week was the lightest in a long
time. The market was in a demoralized
state, made worse by political excite
ment and the election. There was a fair
demand for Mercur stocks during the
week, and an improvement over the
preceding week. Mercur found a few
buyers, and Northern Light participant
ed freely, but at weak prices. Sacra-
meiito gained and closed strong around
80 cents. Daisy also slumped, and
Chloride Point was lower. Tintic
stocks were not in the best tone dur
ing the week, but Mammoth kept above
the 50 mark. Grand Central dropped
off towards the close and ended lower
than a week before. Conditions are
favorable at the Yankee Consolidated,
and the stock was kept in good condi-
ton around % cents. Dexter stock was
not in much demand during the week.
Spirited bidding was done for it, but
holders are not anxious to let go. DAILY
West and other Park City stocks re-
manned in good condition, and did not
suffer the declines recorded by some
other stocks. The sales for the week
were:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITS
PUPILS WILL SEE THE FINEST
PAINTINGS.
Inauguration of the Art Loan Plan
One of Harwood's Pictures Placed
On Exhibition.

A new educational factor is being
tried in the High school of this city.
This is the exhibition on the walls of
the assembly room of the finest paint
ings in the city. loaned by the owners
for the benefit of the High school pu-
pills.
The plan was inaugurated yesterday.
When the 800 teachers met for their
monthly consultation they found on the
east wall of the assembly room in a
studio shadow box, j. T. Harwood'S
painting Preparation for the Dinner"
At the close of the regular programme.
Mr.. Hager of the High school. explain
ed the art loan plan. He laid special
stress on the Importance o. educating
the child through the eye. and with
that in view, he said, it has been plan
ned to draw upon the art treasures OF
the city for the benefit of the pupils.
Preparation for the Dinner" was
painted by ]. T. Harwood of Salt Lake
while attending Leccle des Beaux Arts.
1t has been exhibited at the Paris
salon, the Worlds fair and in Boston.
1t is work of which all Salt Lake is
proud. The method of exhibiting here
is that used in the best art galleries.
The owners of fine pictures in the city
are enthusiastic in praise of the plan.
as are also the teachers of the city.
The school has arranged for the careful
transportation of all loans and they
will be fully insured while on exhibit
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
HENRY M. RYAN's TROUBLE.
Blaine County, Idaho, officials Sell
His Mining Machinery.
CHailey TimeS)

Henry M. Ryan appeared before the
board of county commissioners yester-
day morning and rendered $4,000 in
United States gold coin-all in $40
piecesin full payment of the countys
claim against the machinery at the
Queen of the Hills mine and mill.
The money was refused, the board
saying that the matter had just passed
beyond its jurisdiction.
Mr.. Ryan thereupon asked the board
to designate an officer or person to
whom the money should be paid in
trust for the county.
This the board said it had no power
to do. Mr.. Ryan thereupon withdrew
with his money and witnesses.
The incident arose out of the recent
sale of the machinery referred to. Mr..
Ryan claimed to have an equitable title
to it, subject to the county's lien. and,
last July, endeavored to ascertain the
amount claimed by the county. He
went east without buying the county's
lien but intending to buy it on his re-
turn. In the meantime the property
was sold and the most valuable part of
it removed beyond the jurisdiction of
the Idaho courts
Being deprived of his lien in equity
upon the property without any consid-
Grafton whatever, and otherwise dam
aged by its, loss. Mr.. Ryan contem-
plates bringing suit for damages
against the county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
SOUND COUNTRY PROSPEROUS.
Ore From Mexico and South America
Used For Ballast In Ships.

w. H. Remington has arrived in the
city from Tacoma, Wash, where he is
interested in smelling. Mr.. Remington
says the conditions of business in the
northwest were never SO prosperous as
they are at the present time.
An interest has been awakened in the
mining industry, and as a result all of
the Puget Sound cities are on the i'm
prove. a few years ago little attention
was paid to the mines. The country in
general, Mr.. Remington states, is recov
ering from the setback it received by
the collapse in 1898.
The shelters opera ting in the sound
regions. he says, have plenty to do,
and additions are being made to the
plants constantly. Ore is shipped to
them from Mexico and South American
points as low as $3.50 per ton. The
owners of vessels coming in with car
goes have found it profitable business
to ballast their ships with ore, and to
reload outgoing with wheat. Ore is
sent down from Alaska in the same
manner to be treated.
In Tacoma and Seattle, according to
Mr.. Remington, it is almost impossible
to find a vacant house for rent. 1t was
only a few years ago that conditions
were just the reverse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
PRICE OF COPPER.
a. S. Mckay Thinks the Depression
Only Temporary.

H S. Mckay of the Boston & Mercur
and other mines does not look upon
the present decline in the price of cop
per with alarm. He thinks the depre-
citation is only temporary, and that it
viii be but short time until the mar
ket will improve again. He does not be-
lieve copper Will always stay up to
where il has been for several months
past. however, and thinks the promo
tiers of copper mines should not figure
on propositions where the cost of pro-
duction exceeds 10 cents a pound. Mr.
Mckay attributes the depression in
copper to the striI.gen of the east
ern money market The large financial
concerns have made immense advances
on this years grain crop, which is now
being moved TO market from all parts
of the country. After settlements are
made he expects investors to pay at
tention TO copper stocks again, and the
advance that win certainly be made
in them viii have a sympathetic effect
on the market price of the metal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12


shaft was sunk too far east to en-
counter the vein, and that necessarily
they will not find anything in place
u.lile sinking. Speaking Of the affairs
of the Ajax, Mr.. Weir said that they
continue in very gratifying way. and
that the company will send three cars
of very fine copper ore to market to-
day.
Speaking of the situation as it pre-
sents itself, Robert d. Grant, gen.
eral manager of the Sioux Utah inter-
ests said. las the smoke clears, and
we begin TO see our way clearly, We
feel much pleased with our investments
in the district, particularly with the
Sioux and Utah mines. Mr.. Gillies had
much dead work 10 do at both of the
mines, as leasers never leave things in
very good shape, and now that he
has just about Strengthened things out
we can resume the shipment of ore. In
fact, the ore bins at the Sioux are filled
with first-class mineral, and Mr.. Gillies
will be able to market something like
800 tons OF nice ore at once, and as for
the milling grade, there seems TO be no
end OF II. The company has concluded
its relations with Mr.. Peyton at the
mill, and VIII at once assume control
of the premises, and as soon as the
plant can be overhauled and put in
good shape, we will run the Farrell mill
on company product from the Sioux
and Utah mines. 1t has been limited
that past operations in. that direction
were not wholly profitable, but that
will not deter US in demonstrating 10
our satisfaction What values cara be
obtained. The milling grades of ores
in the mines are known to contain
ample margins to yield paying profits,
and If by employing competent men
We can get the values out TO an advant-
no mill
can't we won't; that's all there is to
It"
Messrs. Grant and Wallace will leave
for Connecticut Immediately after the
meeting of the stockholders of the COM
pany to be held here this coming Tues
day. Mr.. Grant will return at once
with his family and locate in Salt Lake
City.
Broker Porter J. Conway, accompan-
led by c. A. Barker of Concord, Mass.
spent several days in Tintic during the
week just ended. Mr.. Conway took his
friend and guest all over the Eureka
end of the district first, showing him
the La RENE, May Day, Eagle & Blue
Bell and the older and big producers.
Yesterday they covered the Mammoth
Robinson end in the morning. and
wound up by visiting the Silver Park
and Picnic at Silver City in the after
noon. Mr.. Barker is variously inter-
ested about Silver, especially in the
Picnic, of which he spoke very hope
fully. When informed that the district
extended further south of Silver more
than four miles, embracing a number of
shipping mines, he expressed much sur
prise at the scope and magnitude of
Tintic's possibilities. The gentleman
informed the writer that ne had been
to Mercur, where he has some inter
ests. but from what he saw and I ,ard
he thought the Tintic district possessed
greater inducements from a mining and
commercial standpoint than any in
Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
Saturdays Trading.

The market was sluggish yesterday,
but the sales aggregated larger
amount than for several days. Yankee
Consolidated kept at about a stationary
figure, while Sunbeam was in good
condition. and sold at a fraction above
rs cents. Sacramento was in good tone,
but showed no Improvement in prices
over Fridays quotations. Valeo found
buyers at so cents and South Swansea
at s1.29 and S1.30 There were buyers
out for Daly-West. who succeeded in
getting 800 shares at from $12.10 up to
S12.75. Showers Consolidated was quite
active and closed with bid of 81 cents
and being offered at 3212 cents. North
ern Light was weak. selling at 151a
cents. Star Consolidated was offered
and taken at As cents, while Bunker
Hill sold readily at cents. The clos
ing quotations We're as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
Mining Notes.

r. c. Chambers vas Tintic visitor
yesterday.
The Swansea marketed four cars of
ore YESTERDAY.
A. E. Edwards of the Highland Boy
came into town last night
The Conl<lin sampling works received
four cars of ore from Tintic yesterday.
]. Kemp. the well known Stockton
mining man. came in from camp last
night.
below 1850 station. At $50 this morn
ing water was l02 feet 10 inches below
$50 station"
A small shiprzent OF ore from the
Phoenix, at Bingham, was in the mar
,,st last week.
z. F. Frendenthal came up from
Phoebe yesterday. to attend TO some
important mining business.
varian p. Strange has returned from
a trip to Bingham, where ne has been
conducting some engineering work.
The Taylor & Brunton samDling
works received one car of ore from
Bingham and one from Nevada yester-
dav.
The Greek property at Bingham is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
WORK OF BINGHAM TUNNEL CO.
Col. Posey Admits That His Com
pany Nav Accept Lamson's Offer.

Several months. ago The Herald
printed story to the effect that the
Bingham Tunnel company was trying
to make arrangements with some of the
large companies operating in Bingham
for the extensfon-of the big tunnel into
their respective possessions Tor the
purpose of afferding them drainage
and an avenue through which to bring
out their ores at a minimum cost.
With characteristic persistency, Cen
eral Manager Allan G. Lamson has con-
stantly kept the merits of his enter
prise before those he has sought to
aquaint with its advantages, the only
handicap with which he has had 10
contend being the great distance that
his tunnel would have to be run to
reach the heart of the claims to be
benefited.
knowing the worth of the proposition
himself and depending on the future
for its ultimate contamination, he has
recently been at work on new lines
"a scheme which will meet the imme-
date needs of some of the companies
interested-and to get his plans into
action he has proposed to the Bingham
Copper & Gold Mining company to
give a smelter site at the mouth of the
Bingham tunnel, construct an aerial
tranWay to their mineS-a distance of
some $4,000 feet-and transport their
ores over 1t Tor 70 cents ton-
As a further inducement TO interest
the company in the undertaking he has
been negotiating with the Rio Grande
Western railway for the purpose of
having it make Bingham a common
shipping point. so that the location Of
reduction works at the mouth of his
tunnel would not be a detriment to the
companies who should erect shelters or
other works at that point
Speaking of the proposition yester-
Gay, General Manager o. P. Posey of
the Bingham Copper & Gold Mining
company said he understood that sat
isfactory arrangements had been made
with the railroad company. and he did
not know but what his company would
vet decide to accept Mr.. Lamson's
proposition. but nothing definite, he
said. could or would be done pending
the arrival and Investigations of the
company's engineers and metallurgists,
whom he hoped TO have on the ground
during the next few days.
With q tramway in operation and a
smelling plant at the mouth of the
tunnel. Mr.. Lamson will feel sufficient
" encouraged TO push on with his work,
and by the time the big companies
have attained sufficient depth in their
mines to convince them that their ores
go to the deep. the Bingham Tunnel
company VIII be prepared to drain their
mines and again offer them an up-to-
GATE cheap outlet for their minerals.
1t may take a few years yet, but Mr..
J-amson's scheme is sure to win out in
the end.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
THE PICNIC STRIKE.
Pleases Officials of the Silver Park
Mine.

L. E. Ritter and Claude Wheeler have
returned from a trip of several days
duration to Tintic, where they went to
look after the affairs of the South
Swansea and Silver Park mines 1t has
not been determined yet how large the
ore body encountered in the latter
property a short time ago really is. 1t
is known that the pay streak or ship
ping ore in the vein is at least twenty
inches wide, while there is an immense
lot of low-grade ore that will pay
handsome profits when run Through a
mill on the ground. The Silver Park
officials are all in a high state of glee
over the strike made in the Picnic
ground, which is an adjoining property
on the south. The ore encountered
there is a continuation of the Silver
Park vein, so it leaves no doubt that
the same class of ore will show itself in
the Silver Park with little more ex-
ploratory work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12

In answer to call published yes
terday, twenty or more stockholders in
the Joe Bowers Extension Mining COM
pany, representing 10000 shares Of
stock. met at the office OF Simon Bam-
berger yesterday afternoon and listened
10 a report from A. w. Mountenay on
the condition of the company and the
management of it's affairs by the pres
ent board of directors and officers
Among other things it was stated that
the records showed that $500 had been
appropriated for the purpose of keep
ing up the price Of the stock and it was
also shown that James E. jennings, one
of the directors, had been authorized
by the board to purchase 2i,OOO snareS
of stock for the ostensible purpose OF
applying it on certain indebtedness
against the company, but for the real
purpose. the minority thought, or nav
ing it to vote at the annual meeting
next Monday.
In view of this exhibit and other
seeming irregularities brought to the
attention of those present, a resoiu-
ton was unanimously adopted de-
manding that Messrs. John A Kirby,
H. G. Mcmillan and James +. Brown
be elected as directors in the company
for the ensuing year.
After the meeting Simon Bamberger
said that If the wishes OF the minority
were not complied with, i'll electing the
gentlemen named as directors, they
proposed to air their grievances in
court and keep at it until they got the
company's affairs Strengthened out to
their satisfaction.
In the case of A. w. Mountenay
against the company, wherein an order
commanding Secretary Druehl to per
init plaintiff to examine the books of
the corporation was asked for, and
(which was acquiesced in by defendant
as soon as the order to show cause was
issued, Judge Cherry yesterday granted
plaintiff his costs.
However. the more important action
of Mountenay against the directors
wherein he asks for an injunction for
bidding the collection Of the alleged IL
legal cent assessment and enJolnlng
defendants from specializing iii the
stock with company funds, as the plain
tiff alleges has been done, will come
up for hearing next Wednesday. unless
a truce is declared between the con-
tending factions in the meantime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12

cornish pump Will arrive tomorrow
and when in place there will be two
distinct sets of pumps, with indepen-
dent power. which will render another
flooding practically impossible
Work is to begin at once sinking
provided with hoists for raising gravel
and small pumps for handling dead
water. From these inclines the main
product of the placer will come
Two cleanupS have been made and
another will be made tomorrow The
product is a number of ounces of
coarse shot gold, containing nuggets
from the size of wheat KERNELS to two
pennyweights in weight. The nuggets
are generally rounnd and worn smooth
Gravel is now raised at the rate of
zen to fifteen carloads daily. 1t yields
not more than 20 per cent of what
is shown by panning-averages being
about 20 cents to the pan. This is &C
counted for by the fact that the gravel
is taken out of flowing water; that
cannot be fully arrested until the
upper drift is completed.
Old placer miners will doubt this
statement of richness, when told the
bedrock on which the gravel rests is
smooth as glass; yet. so it is The
pumping works of the West Moutain
were wisely located by Charley Watson
on narrow gorse-in fact at the mar
rowest part of the creek. The bedrock
here makes quick fall, and was cut
down by ancient rapids One hundred
feet below, where the working inclines
are, is broad basin in which the
waters of the old river had resting
place. If gravel five feet deep; averag-
ing 20 cents to the pan, is found on
smooth rapid beds, what will be found
in that basin? Even Charley Watson,
the most conservative miner that ever
opened a Bingham prospect, gets ex-
cited when that question is asked. His
faith. based on experience locates
more gold on bedrock of Bingham creek
than has been found in Klondike. And
this idea is shared by Manager Dan
Clays, who washed two fortunes from
along rimrock of our creek in the early
DAYS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
LUCKY BOY IMPROVEMENTS.
A Tramway and Cyanide Plant Re-
Gently Completed.

]. A. White, the well known mining
engineer and mill wright, has returned
from a trip to the Lucky Boy mine,
near Custer City, Ida, where he has
been engaged in making some improve
ments which will greatly facilitate mat
tiers at that property in the future.
A tramway, about a mile and half
in length, was put in by Mr.. White.
connecting the mill with the large ore
house at the mine. In the construction
of the tram. trestle work sixty feet high
was needed in places.
The new cyanide plant, which is to
be used in conjunction with the old
stamp mill, has been completed under
the direction of Mr.. White. 1t has
capacity of 500 tons daily, and since
being put into commission has been
operating very satisfactorily.
The improvements added lately have
cost the Lucky Boy company large
amount of money. but Mr.. White says
there is an immense lot of ore in sight
and thinks it will be but short time
until the mine will have returned every
dollar expended in making the changes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
HOME OF GOLD.
Showing at the West Mountain Pla-
GER Property.


Visiting West Mountain placer last
evening, reporter found work active
ly progressing on safety measures
which in a short time viii insure the
works against spring freshets and dis
asters of every kind, says the Bingham
Bulletin.
The drift at bedrock from rim to
rim should be completed for present
purposes in couple of weeks. 1t will
be cut six timbers higher before the
spring freshets-cutting to be done
from the east or safety shaft, which
is going down under contract and will
be completed this month.
An additional safety measure will
be tunneling a distance up stream and
prosecuting, at intervals to turn
freshet water as nearly as possible
into a common channel.
These precautions with adequate
equipment of power and pumping
facilities will prevent any possible
water disaster in future. The company
now appreciates the. Importance of
having in place reinforcement ma
chinery, and the ample provisions to
install it is a most reassuring feature.
Repairs for valve chest of the big
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
Yesterdays Stock Sales.

Daly-west, scoasl2.7o; 1Oeasl2. 72ls; 1909
Daisy. 5cca17c; 5Ooa175sc; 2.oeol7&c.
Grand Central, 1G0aS5.7O; 1oOus5. 67ls,
seller 20 days.
Lower Mammoth. 100a51c.
Mammoth. 100M s.. 0l12; 1O0Gs3.Os: 1000
$685.; 1C0a$3.11; 10Ods3. 111z; 1oOds3 ~; 100
G$3.01, seller 60 days
Ingot. 2.OOOa12c: 1,OOl@l11sc: s.OOOa11 Isc.
seller 80 days; 20CoM1f2sc. seller 30 DAYS.
Northern Light. 1.000d154c.
Star Consolidated. 100d45c.
Omaha, 1,cc0d14c.
Shower, Consolidated. 5OoasO4c; 5ooa
Bic: 500G31slc
South Swansea. aoOasl.so; 2OGsl p.
seller 60 days.
Sacramento. 1.OO9@33c: 1.OoO6325sc: 5O0G
32S4c; 2,0ced32c. seller so days.
Sunbeam. 10odI5lsc; 10)d75Ac; 700Q75c.
Valeo. 5G00S0c
Ben Butler 1,000G3c
International. 4.000n2c
Joe Bowers. 5Oca17Ac; 1oOOal7ssc; s,5OOa
17ihc.
Joe Bowers Extension 1.cc0d7s4c; 1900
77sc: 5G06Sc'
Bunker Hill. 6.o0015c.
Total shares sold 1890
Selling value of stock. Sl6.6H.12.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
A Stir in the Kitchen.

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ticle for kitchen use; ii is reliable and
desirable. 1t will put excellence into
even ordinary material, and will insure
excellence when used with the high
quality groceries you purchase.
Three Crown Baking Powder is sold
and guaranteed by all grocers at Zoe
pound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-12
MINES IN BOX ELDER.
Company Organized to Develop Cop
per and Slate Claims.

The Brigham City Copper & Slate
Mining company was Incorporated in
this city yesterday, to develop the
Dorthea. Dorthea No. and No. 4,
Henry, Rambler, Blue Jay, Lulu, Queen
of the Hills and Bowring mining
claims, situated in Box Elder county
The company's capital stock is fixed at
$4,000, in 10-cent shares, and the Of
ficers are: P. S. Keogh, president; John
Sharp, vice president and manager; F.
E. Wilson, secretary and treasurer, and
the other directors are NJ J. West, J.
H Carson, Alviras E. Snow and C. B.
burst