The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-01-10

large increase in the output Of the
mines OF the state is predicted for 1899.
and number OF new shippers will be
added to the list
The wheat yield Of the state for tho
past year is placed at 2 900, 900 bushels
Wheat raising has been abandoned in
many localities in favor Of beet grow
ing.
Utah's mines paid dividends TO the
amount OF si,sat,3g5 ia 1901, an in.
crease Of si,s3i,2as or almost 60 per
cent. The 1900 dividends amounted to
100000.
Park city mines during 1901 paid
s2'G'5'ooo In dividends. apportioned as
follows Silver King, si,3OO,Ooo;
Quincy, sss7,5OO; Daly-wcst. 1900;
Ontario, ssO,0ot
The total receipts Of the state trens.
urer for 1901 were lisa, COG. % and the
expenditures amounted tosI,g45 500 IS,
leaving sO2s, 3ogs7 ia the treasury at
beginning OF the year
Park City mines produced $50. 900, 900
pounds OF ore last year. Of which the
Silver King and Daly-Wcst produced
about 1000, 600 each. the Ontario as.
100000 and the Quincy 4o,OOo.O 600.
1t is estimated that the silver King
at Park City, has ore enough blocked
out to last twelve years at the present
rate Of production, while the DAILY
West has ten years supply in sight.
During the year Tintic produced
e,aG9,v03 pounds OF copper, a77,ei6
ounces OF silver and 5000 ounces OF
gold. Lead ceased to be factor, fall
ing from a production Of 100000 In
1900.
During the year II was demonstrated
that Utah has great deposits OF cooking
coal, and the production OF coke
amounted To 5O,oo7 tons during the
year. an increase OF 40 per cent over
1900.
The Independent Crystal Salt com.
pany manufactured 1850. BOO pounds
OF salt last year. II has let contracts
for new mill TO cost s25, 900, which
win have daily capacity Of $4,000
pounds.
The Consolidated Mercur, at Mercur.
paid dividends amounting to $4,000.
and met other unusual expenses which
brought the total to moro than half a
million. Its daily output has averaged
800 tons.
The alfalfa seed product OF the state
for 1901 was i,5O0,OOO pounds. which
was produced on $500 acres OF land.
The Wholesale price OF seed for the
crop Is placed at cents per pound,
giving value OF $4,000
The faur-tear-old daughter OF Oscar
Thompson OF Gainesville was drowned
In water barrel last week. The lit
tie one stood on box to get a drink
from the barrel, fell in aud WINS not
discovered for an hour aftcrwnrd.
Utah had but fifty-Gve business fall
ures during 1901, with assets OF si4i,-
$50 and liabilities of s1s6,53i. In 1900
the failures numbered iii, with assets
Of S3li,oe aud liabilities Of s07s, ise.
The failures were fewer than any year
in the last ten.
John II. Gee, recent arrival from
Salmon City, Idaho, and formerly
resident OF Moberly, Mo-, sulcided in
Salt Lake City last week. Gee had
been in AN extremely morbid condition
for months on account Of being a sui.
ferer from epilepsy,
William A. Budd Of Salt Lake was
found lying In the street on the morn
log OF the End aud the police gathered
him In as a common drunk. Later In
the day IL developed that he had been
drugged aud robbed, his assailant hav.
ing made good his escape
Ray Leepham. aged IS, and Morley
Hall, aged 10, were skating on Utah
Lake near Lake Shore, Friday last,
1900 N'N"FAN "SNfNAhk VIC ANhFtF tue
boys skated together into an air-hole
in the ice, and before assistance could
reach them both were drowned
The past year has been recud
breaker on the Salt Lake Stock ex-
change. During the year 1854 ,G6i4
shares of stock sold for $40, 200. s6O.45
as against ., i50,i95 shares and 81, see.
sO0.o4 last year, the increase being 49,.
66i, 100 shares and sii,2sl,o5ril.
After an illness Of only four days,
Walter f. Philips, Mormon mission
airy OF Park City, died Of pneumonia
on December 18th, in the Hawaiian
islands, where he was sent last July.
he was attended during his Hines by
his wife, who Is also missionary.
The annual report Of the chief OF
the salt Lake fire department shows
that the loss, by IRE in that city during
the year 1901 reached a total OF s3i4,-
1909. Total amount Of Insurance in.
volved, sl75. 500, total amount Of iu-
suranee paid, si7o, $4,000. Total mum