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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
REGARDING THE IOWA.
Fl. P. Mason Reports on This New
Park Valley Property.

Manager II. p. Mason has just re-
turned from the Iowa property in the
Park valley district, bringing with him
some good looking specimens of ore,
: picked samples of which give returns
of $50 a ton, in gold, silver and lead.
Mr.. Mason has been at the mine for
. the past month and speaks in glowing
terms of the prospects for the Iowa
in particular, and the district as a
whole.
The Iowa company, which was in
corporated some two months ago, is
developing its property through a
tunnel and shaft The latter is being
sunk on the vein and is going down at
the rate of three feet a day. The tun-
mel was in a distance of seventy feet
when Mr. Mason left and he estimates
that 100 feet more Will have to be run
10 cut the vein, which shows twenty
inches of mineral bearing quartz in the
bottom of the tunnel. The Iowa COM
pany is now expanding about $500 a
month in developments and Mr.. Mason
is so impressed with the showing which
is being made that he proposes to give
some time to come. He viii return TO
the mine Tuesday next.
In speaking of the district in general,
Mr.. Mason says il is a pity that more
interest is not shown in the opportuni-
ties there afforded for the legitimate in
Vestment OF capital. In his opinion no
district in Utah has a surface showing
anywhere comparable with that Of
Park Valley and in no other district
can mines be developed at as little eX-
pense. IF the Park Valley district
was isolated and inaccessible" said Mr..
Mason, there would be stampede in
that direction"
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Stocks In Better Tone and Showed
Improvement.
TRADING IN BIG STOCKS
THE TRADING MOSTLY IN THAT
CLASS.
Eagle & Blue Bell Showed Marked
Advances-The Grand Central
Changes to the Extraordinarily All
the First-class Stocks Go Upwards
Yesterdays Sales.

Taking everything into consideration
the mining stock market was in better
shape yesterday. The little stocks
seemed to have been dropped, and the
brokers found a demand for those of
higher grade. This class of stocks
shows signs of Improvement and many
of them have made marked advances
over a few days ago.
Eagle d Blue Bell, for instance, has
made big strides forward, stimulated
no doubt by the important strike re-
ported in the mine. Grand Central is
in splendid shape and the stock sold
up to SS.021s a share. Mammoth ad-
vanced and one 800 block went at even
81 share. Northern Light followed
the rest upward. With new shipments
coming in and constant development
going on ii seems the stock has reached
the bottom for a time and will be on the
improve for awhile
Star Consolidated also recorded i'm
provement. 200 shares being pulled
down at 81. Joe Bowers and Home
stake were the only second grade
stocks sold during the call of the Salt
Lake board; all the rest of the trading
being confined to the higher class Sc
curities.
Daly-West, Lower Mammoth and
Sacramento were the only stocks Of a
higher grade that participated in the
dealing on the Utah board; all these
showed a better tone. OF the little
stocks International and Midnight
Bowers were the leaders; selling at the
usual prices.
The quotations posted by the eX-
changes We're as follows:
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Four Aces Sends a Shipment of
High-grade Ore to Market.
SOUTH SWANSEA SHAFT
NEW ONE HAS REACHED SIXTY
FEET DEPTH.
Drifting at the Picnic-Contractors
Begin Sinking the Seaswan Shaft
100 Feet Deeper-Strike Reported
In the Little Chief-Notes from
Eureka and Mammoth.
Special Correspondence


Silver, City, June 1.-The Four Aces
sent out two cars of ore to the salt
Lake market Yesterday. Speaking OF
the grade of the ore, Manager Cole said
he was hopeful that it might equal III
value the car shipped about two weeks
ago, which gave decidedly the best re-
turns of any previous shipment. The
most hopeful feature. of the condition IF
the mine inst nov is the rerceptlble IN
crease o. mineral III the nurth work
ings, rom which the present 81 .ment
was mainly extracted.
The 1:cnic folks continue very ener-
geticallv driving east II'! south Gil the
COO level, the character of the ground
bearing hopeful indications of the ap-
proach to the Park and Swansea veins,
both of which pass through their
ground. 1t is impossible to make rapid
progress, owing to the extremely hard
character of the rock.
The new shaft of the South Swansea
has been sunk to a depth of sixty feet.
the site being located about $50 feet
south, and possibly fifty feet west of
the old workings. Workmen ara laying
a very substantial stone foundation TO
support the new shat: house, and a
temporary hosting equipment, consist
ing of q donkey engine suitable to lift
from 500 depth has been placed on the
ground. The presence of splendid Ore
gOn sticks of timber indicate d sub
stantial and roomY building.
Messrs. Richards ard associates ves-
terday commenced work on their sink
ing contract in the Seaswan shaft. The
award consists of 100 feet vertically
from the present depth, 200 feet, to
the 800 level. 1t is .luite probable that
drifting in an easterly direction will
begin when the 900 is reached. search
ing for the Swansea ledge, which cuts
the mountain close to the Seaswan's
territory.
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OMAHA CASE SETTLED.
Stock In Dispute Divided Between
the Contending Parties.

After litigation extending over pc
Rod of three years, the Omaha min
ing case was yesterday settled for good
and all and by agreement the block OF
stock whose possession has been in dis
pute was distributed equitably among
the various parties in interest
The case was Frank c. Morehous VS..
Simon Bamberger ct al. and involved
the ownership of 24,700 shares of the
stock of the Omaha Mining company,
whose property adjoins the Daisy and
La Cigale mines at West Dip.
The case is an outgrowth of the cele
brated case of Walker VS.. Fugate, in
which ii was decided by the courts that
]. r. Walker had purchased from Flu
gate. his option on 179,300 shares of
Omaha stock As part of this transac-
ton Walker agreed to give Fugate
24.700 shares of the stock and by an
arrangement between Fugate and BAN
berger TO the latter was adjudged the
title to the 24,7C0 shares. Morehous
then sued Bamberger, claiming that
the ZOO shares were never included
in the 179.3OO.
Judge Hiles Strengthened out this
tangled web in a decision rendered on
May IL, granting to Simon BamberGer
the title to 1901 % shares, @. 5.
Holmes 6,175 shares, J. X. Gillespie
$. 1913 is shares. He also found that
there was a contract between More
hous and Fugate to share the profits
on the sale of the 179,S00 shares, but
Morehous did not set up this contract
in his cross complaint, hence Judge
Hiles was not able to pass upon that
point.
Morehous Immediately amended his
complaint and the litigation began all
over again, to conclude yesterday,
when the parties entered upon a stip-
ulation to settle the matter.
BY the terms of the stipulation More
hous is to get $500 shares of the stock,
Hamburger 200 shares, J. h. Giles
pie 5000 shares and @. s. Holmes $500
shares. 1t was also agreed that B. y.
McMillan's interest should be settled
by the payment by Morehous, Bam
berger. Gillespie and Holmes, at the
rate of q of a cent per share of the
stock. The latter four also agreed to
nav the costs of the suit
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Mining Notes.

The New Pass mine at Austin, New,
has 4 shipment of gold bars in.
Sam Pollock came in from Lion Hill
and reports the Hercules looking good.
The Horseshoe mine in Deer Lodge
district, Nevada, has been closed down
| temporarily.
Harry Joseph packed his grip and
went TO Tintic last night to look after
Lower Mammoth interests.
Fourteen cars of ore were received
at the Taylor & BruntOn sampler yes
terday-twelve from Tintic and two
from Milford.
]. G. Edwards, the well known Wyo-
ming sheepman, was in the city for a
few hours yesterday. He has just re-
turned from Deep Creek, where he has
mining interests.
The stockholders of the Rover will
hold a meeting on the 18th of June to
consider matters concerning the option
on the property recently given to Cap
tain J. r. De Lamar.
a. ]. McMullen has received some nice
samples OF ore from a property he is
developing near Panaca New. He SAYS
he has good showing and expects 10
make big thing out of it.
Parties interested in the Ross mine.
in Deer Lodge district. Nevada, have
paid off the company'S Indebtedness,
and it is rumored that work will be re-
sumed at the mine some time next
month.
The car of ore from the Utah mine,
at Fish Springs, sampled Thursday,
went 81 per cent lead and 137 ounces
in silver TO the ton. A lot from the
Vulcan, in the same district, gave II
per cent lead and 1876 ounces silver.
NJ. c. Morris has bonded the Gaiena
mine, in Beaver Lake district, for so =
600. the bond to run six months. Ore
has recently been uncovered in the
property which runs as high as 80 per
cent lead and over 100 ounces in silver
to the ton.
Sinking has been resumed on the Mid
night Bowers. and the shaft will be
sent down until the water level is
reached, which is supposed to be about
the 300-foot level. Three shifts are
working the Lulah Consolidated, adj
and his associates are also working
contracts on these Tintic properties.
w. !. Snyder and ]. c. Weeter came
down from the Park last evening and
registered at the Kenyon. Mr.. Snyder
says mining interests are looking up III
the big camp. and aside from the I'M
usual activity displayed at other prop
critics, the gentleman says il is firmly
believed that the Ontario is about to
increase the force at the mine, and once
more become an active producer
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Mono & April Fool Company Is
Organized.
WILL OPEN RICH MINE
PROPERTY ADJOINS THE FA-
NOUS APRIL FOOL.
Frank Knox Is President of the
Company, and Prominent Capital
lists Are Interested-John Beck
Negotiating a Half-million As
phaltum Deal-Omaha Lease.

One of the strongest mining COM
panies formed in this city for some
time was that of the Mono April
Fool Consolidated, which filed articles
of incorporation With the county clerk
yesterday. The ground which forms
the basis of the incorporation consists
of six claims-the Mono, Tony, Gold
Note. Fetterman, Ontario and Flea
nor-which lay north of and adjoining
the famous April Fool property at De
Lamar, New.
The capital stock of the company is
placed at 100000, divided into $780, 600
shares of a par value of 81 each, and
the principal place of business is Salt
Lake.
The names of the incorporators, who
are also directors of the company. are:
Frank Knox, president and treasurer;
George c. Fetterman, vice president;
r.. b. Smith, secretary; r. c. Lund, w.
j. Dooly. F. r. McNamee and ]. e.
Jackson being the other directors.
Frank Knox subscribes for $3.50
worth of the stock; George c. Fetter-
man, s124,000 worth. while the balance
IS divided among the other gentlemen
named.
The credit of forming the company
lies with Mr.. Fetterman, who has been
working the matter up for long time
MeSSrS. Fetterman. McNamee and
Dolly are from De Lamar, while the
other gentlemen interested are all Of
Utah.
w. J. Dolly is the secretary and
treasurer of the April Fool company.
Mr.. Fetterman is one of the owners of
the Magnolia property. while Mr. Nc
Nance is the district attorney of Lin
coin county Nevada. and the new COM
pany's attorney in that state. The
Utah members of the company are all
well known capitalists, prominent in
the mining world.
The compaDy's property is a straight
gold proposition and takes in practic-
ally all of the mineral zone lying north
of the April Fool. and competent eX-
perts, who have thoroughly examined
the company's holdings. declare it is
the coming big mine of the district.
large amount of development work
has already been done and gold values
ranging from IS to $50, have been OBJ
tanned. 1t is proposed to continue the
work Of prosecuting the ledge from
the tunnel which has opened it up, and
in the near future another tunnel,
which will tap the ore bodies at a depth
of 500 or 600 feet. viii be undertaken.
Three shifts, under the management of
Mr.. Fetterman, will be put TO work at
once and as soon as developments war
rant it a mill will be erected to treat
the ores.
None of the stock of the company is
TO be put on the market, as ample
means TO develop the property has al
ready been provided.
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W|LLED BROTHER HIS VILE
QUEER REQUEST LEFT BY THE
LATE SAM T. JACK.
Beneficiary Declines to Say Whether
or Not He Will Comply-How the
Estate Was Divided.

New York, June 2.-Sam T. Jack
willed his wife 10 his brother, James c.
Jack.
The last testament of the actor and
theatrical manager, proprietor of sew
eral theatres, Creole" and other bur-
lesque companies. who died April 81
last, has been filed for probate in the
office of the surrogate. 1t contains this
remarkable provision:
1T is my wish, first and foremost
that my brother, James, and my wife,
Emma, shall become husband and
wife"
Mrs. Jack, the Emma" of the will,
was Miss Emma Ward the favorite ac-
tress in the old Lily Clay Burlesque
company. which was playing at Mich
OILS in 1892, when Sam T. Jack married
her.
James c. Jack was asked if he would
accept the bequest of his brother, but
he would make no statement.
The estate is valued at $4,000 of
which 100000 is said to be in banks in
this city and Chicago. The testator
left one-third to his brother. James c..
Jack, and divided the remaining among
other relatives
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
ANOTHER TINTIC SALE.
Property Adjoining the Dragon Iron
Mine Goes for $4,000.

The sale of another Tintic property
has been consummated and a. H. Stur-
gis and w. F. Smith have transferred
their interests in the Amore and Three
Deuces claims to a syndicate of local
capitalists. The claims are located
near the Martha Washington mine and
one part of the group sides up against
the Dragon Iron mine. which was re-
Gently sold to Sam NewhOuse and
Thomas Weir for the neat sum of
S275, 900.
Just who the purchasers of the
Amore and Three Deuces are could not
be definitely learned yesterday.
The price the group goes at is said
to be something over $1,000.
A party of surveyors are on the
ground locating the boundary lines de-
finitely, as the preliminaries toward
getting a patent.
The property is said to be very
good one and shows strong indications
of pay ore in 200-foot tunnel. A force
of men will be put to work at once and
development work vigorously pushed.
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WILL MAKE SHIPMENTS.
Copper King Will Market Some
High-grade Ore.
(Special Correspondence.)

Park City. June 1.-The Copper King
property in Big Cottonwood canyon, a
mile below Brighton's. is much
talked-about prospect. and many min
ing men will inspect il as soon as the
snow disappears, permitting easy
travel.
The ore already in sight is sufficient,
the owners say to warrant making
shipments, which viii be done as soon
as the roads will permit. The richest
ore so far uncovered lies at a depth Of
100 feet in a drift which is now being
run on the vein. The pay streak shows
up about two feet thick and six feet
high, and it is claimed that an average
sample of the ore will go 20 per cent
copper, 3 ounces silver and 81 gold. Fur
Their back in the workings. where the
men have been sinking on vein, the
ore is about four feet each way. A
picked sample has not been taken, but
a sample from the blast went 5 per
cent copper. Ii is believed to be on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03

the county court house. in the city OF
Salt Lake. county of Salt Lake. state Of
Utah. on Monday June 26th. A. d. 1892
at twelve o'clock noon of said daT, tho
real estate described as follows. to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the north line
of lot six 90. block thirteen 0a9. plat
"A" Salt Lake City survey, three rods
east from the northwest corner of said
lot six (6); thence east seven "a rods:
thence south ten Q0) rods; thence west
seven "a rods; thence north ten lO) rods
to the place of commencement. situate In
Salt Lake county. state of Utah.
Purchase price payable in lawful money
of the United States
JOHN F. HOWELLS
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. State OF
Utah
BY A. G. DYER. Deputy Sheriff.
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah. this I'd
day of June. 1899.
Williams Van Colt & Sutherland, At
torneys for Plaintiff
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sor francisco Mining Stocks.

car Francisco. June 2-The official
closing quotations for mining STOCKS TO-
sl,,-s v-ere as follows:
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LITTLE CHIEF STRIKE.
Vein of Good Copper Ore Has Been
Uncovered.
Especial Correspondence.

especial Correspondence
Eureka, June 2-Thera were quiet
whisperings of Il strike in the Little
Chief here today, rumors that seemed
to have SOME significance, on account
of the vagueneSS and mystery sur
rounding the reports, and it was with
some difficulty that your correspondent
obtained any reliable information per-
tanning thereto. After having talke1
with several men who are working in
the Little Chief, the writer interviewed
John Hupfer, one of the parties inter-
eSted in the mine. AT first for reasons
hard to understand. Mr.. Hupfer denied
any and all knowledge of strike, but
being pressed for facts and accuracy,
produced some of the ore, which, he
said, came from the showing, first ex-
posed three days ago. then being a
small seam of a few inches, the streak
now measuring from fourteen to six
teen inches. AS claimed by Mr.. Hup-
fer, no tests had been made on the min
eral in his possession other than for
copper values, which indicate very sat
isfactory results.
Something over two weeks ago The
Herald predicted. from the general
character and condition of the ground,
that in all likelihood an ore showing
would soon be made in the Little Chief,
and the fulfillment, therefore. is no
surprise. The ground lies north and
east Of the Snowflake, joins the Eagle
and Blue Bell territory, and, conse-
quently, in keeping with big disclose
ments in that immediate locality, has a
good license to be in line with them all.
The ore has the appearance of being
much the same in character as that
found in the Eagle-Blue Bird, Centen-
nial-Eureka territory, which it natur-
ally would do, coming unquestionably
from the same chute or zone. The men
employed at the mine regard the strike
as being important
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-03
MRS. STANFORD'S GIFT.
The Property Is Said to be Worth
Fully S38,OOO,OOO.

San Francisco, June IS. F. Leib,
president of the Stanford university
trustees, is quoted as saying that the
property decided to that institution by
Mrs. Stanford is worth S3S. 900, 900, and
could be converted into $15.000,000 cash.
The gift to the trustees of 300. 600
shares of Southern Pacific stock will
not affect the management of the rail-
road. The Searles and Croker inter
ests in the Southern Pacific company
are pledged to protect the interests of
the Stanford university. 1t is under
stood that all of Mrs. Stanfords re-
manning property will, in course of
time, become part of the university en-
dowment. Her health is poor, and on
Wednesday next she will start for Eu-
rope, where she will remain for several
months.
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CONTRACT LET.
Carisa Shaft to be Sunk 300 Feet
Deeper.

Especial Correspondence
MamTHoth, June Your correspond
ent today at Eureka had the pleasure
of an extended interview with Messrs.
Eben Smith of Colorado, W. H. Bre-
WORT of hotel fame, New York City,
and II. Z. Carey of Salt Lake. The i'm
preston accepted by casual observers
was to the effect that Messrs. Smith
and Brevoort, always open to likely
propositions, were here in quest of
copper showings, and as the guests of
Mr.. Carey, had accompanied him to
this section with a view of getting
general idea of the Tintic country.
Those who assume to be better in
formed, however, assert that all three
of the gentlemen are largely interested
in the Carisa, and that the visit to
Eureka was wholly for the purpose of
inspecting the Carisa mine and to de-
termine the policy and propriety of
pursuing work, the result being the
awarding of a contract for 800 feet of
sinking. The Carisa has yielded large
ly, the product being very rich. though
no attempt at development or deep
mining has been done, but if Messrs.
Smith and Brevoort esteem the prop.
osition deserving the consideration of
their time and money, it is safe to say
the property Will be extensively eX-
plotted.
The gentlemen expressed their in
tention of remaining in Utah for a
period of three weeks. or more, visit
ing various mining sections, and it is
to be hoped that in their wanderings
they will encounter a number If oppor-
tunities which will prove worthy of
engaging their efforts and investment
Mr.. Smith, notably. is conceded to be
foremost in the ranks of the stalw:lrt
mining men of Colorado, being, ard
having been almost from the inception
of the great industry, a leading spirit
and daring promoter of gigantic pro
jects. the majority of which have been
eminently successful.
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NEW KLoNDIKE.
Three Shifts Making Rapid Progress
on the Shaft.

Few properties in the state are at
tanning depth as fast as the New Klon-
dixie, adjoining the Buckeye in the
Tintic district Contractors Smith &
Free have charge of the development
work and are operating a force of three
shifts. The ground is easy to work and
the shaft is down To a depth of 2l0 feet.
II is so soft that it can be spaded with
out any difficulty and in the loose dirt
hoisted out Of the shaft great boulders
of galena are found coming up with
nearly every bucket full.
The formation is a peculiar one. Mr.
Smith says il is so easy to work that
the men are able 10 put in a new set Of
1imbcrs every day. making an average
from. seven TO ten feet every twenty
four hours.
1t is expected that the vein will be
cut into within the next 100 feet when
it is expected something pretty good
will be opened up.
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BIG AsPKALTUM DEAL.
British Capital to Operate the Utah
Company's Property.

For some time past, John Beck, the
well-known mining man, has been in
Chicago negotiating the sale of the
Utah Asphaltum company's property,
which is located in Uintah county, near
Ashley. 1t consists Of some 5000 acres
of the finest asphaltum deposits in the
state, and 1t is understood that Mr.
TO syndicate of British capitalists at
a figure somewhere in the neighbOrhoOd
of $500, 900. Representatives of the syn
dictate are expected to put in an ap-
pearance any day 10 examine the prop
erty and nothing but their report
which cannot fail to he favorable, re-
mains TO close the deal.
II is said to be the purpose of the
big syndicate to operate the deposits
on a magnificent scale, commencing as
soon as the transfer is made.
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Dinner Set Day.
Great American Importing Tea Co.

245 Main street, Salt Lake City.
$40 Twenty-fifth street. Ogden.
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property is being worked by a tunnel
which has reached the length of $50
feet. 1t is the intention. Mr.. Jennings
says, to drive the tunnel at least 100
feet further or until the ledge is cut.
which is supposed to be within that
distance.
he brought UP from his Grand Gulch
property in Arizona, assayed. A gen.
eral average taken from across the
bottom of the four shafts gave % 4-10
per cent copper. while a picked sample
of first-class ore ran 80 $40 per cent
copper. Just what disposition will be
made of the Grand Gulch has not been
decided upon, but in all probability
vigorous steps will be taken to open up
the ground and make other improve
ments during the present year.