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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
ENEMIES OF FRUIT
Precautions Are Taken to Keep
Them Out of the
State.

A sharp fight will be waged against
future pests which happen TO infes-
the fruit orchards of this state. The
Utah state board of horticulture has
just issued a pamphlet containing
rules. formulas. and recommendations
for the disinfection of orchards, which
furnishes considerable information re-
garding the duties of the board. The
state is divided into four districts. Salt
Lake county being in the first district.
The members of the board receive $500
per year and the secretary receives
81, 900, travelling expenses not to ex-
coed 5000 per year being allowed
The board, upon the presentation Of n
petition by fifteen persons interested
iE orchards. may appoint a special
board composed Of practical hOrticUl-
turists, where it is found necessary
to wage war against fruit pests. These
officers viii receive such pay as the
county commissioners may allow, and
the board may appoint special hor-
ticulturist as county inspector, who
will draw SO per day. The county
board may cause an inspection to be
made at any time of any orchard,
trees, fruit packing house. store room
or sales room which will have to be
disinfected if directed by the board.
The object is TO prevent the intro
duction into this state and the spread
of contagious diseases, pests or fungus
growths on fruit and fruit trees. and
to prevent, treat and cure and eXtir-
pate these contagious and to disinfecJ
gratis. scions, orchard debris, fruit
boxes and other material or transport
able articles dangerous to orchards.
A copy Of the pamphlet viii be
mailed free upon application to J. II.
Parry, Salt Lake. secretary state board
of horticulture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
PUSHING ON TO
SALT LAKE CITY
Construction Company Formed
For Building Western Pacific.
SALMON RIVER MYSTERY OUT
MoFFAT ROAD TO BUILD FROM
UTAH JUNCTION TO ARMADA.

Every movement by the Western Pa
cific railroad shows the determination OF
the mel behind the enterprise to reach
Salt Lake from the coast Another move
which has just been made by the COM
pany is to file a certified copy of in
corporation in Yuba county. California.
II IS the intention of the company to
build from San Jose and connect with
its line at Haywards at once. The dis
tance is twenty-five miles. With this line
and one of forty-nine miles through san
Mateo county the company would gain
entrance into San Francisco.
The capital stock of the company is $50
C0O,OO0, of which 81. 100000 is subscribed.
The length of the line from this city
to San Francisco is estimated at so miles.
and the branch lines in California will
give the company trackage of loo
miles. The route is to be from San Fran
cisco 20 Oakland, Stockton, Sacramento,
MarysV1lle. OrCVille, up the Feather river.
through the Sierra valley to Beckwith
pass and on TO Salt Lake City.
The construction company which will
Guild the road has filed articles of in
CCrpOr alton in Nevada The object of the
company Is declared 20 be the construc-
ton of railroads, dams. fumes and mills,
the development of mines, the erection
of sawmills and other public enterprises.
The headquarters of the company are at
Reno, New
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
Bingham Mining Notes.
bingham Bulletin.)

Yesterday two cars of nice Columbia
Concentrates from Rogers mill were
loaded az the depot.
The 4ampa smelter VIII never be
hampered for water, as an emergency
we'll viii soon be completed.
A very nice layout OF copper ore is
showing I'm \ winze sinking from the Dali
ton & Lark $50 level east
r. l.. Herrick this week drew down a
very satisfactory settlement from the car
load Of ore shipped recently from his
Yosemite No. ? lease.
Last Sunday the compressor at the
Commercial mine was disabled by "A pis-
tOn-head blowout. Repairs were made
and IL was working again tuesday.
Water Is rcceding in the Dalton & Lark
incline at the rate of seven inches "a night
The flow from the long tunnel has again
increased and is as heavy as at any
What threatened to be an expensive
apex contest between the Highland Boy
and Highland Boy Consolidated has been
happily adjusted by the contestants agree
ing TO settle disputed rights to ground by
opening the vein to surface.
Eight cars of Tampa ore for the Bing-
ham Con. smelter having gone out, haul
ing to the depot has been suspended un-
til after the Fourth. There is no defi-
mite Information as to the tonnage that
TIE smelter will receive from the Yampa.
Sunday night the Butler Liberal began
breaking down ore and Monday made a
two-car shipment. 1t has plenty Of ore
IN sight and, as soon as slopes can be
opened. VIII ne MAKING uHALt a. htdN9
output Names on the payroll are in
creasing.
A switch is being laid from the Rio
Crande Western track to the Aampa
smeltsr site for the delivery Of building
materials and machinery, and engineers
are surveying at the head of the depot
yard for the crossing of the Copper Belt
road 20 the smelter.
V. B. Sherwood. accompanied by his
wife. has Just returned from the Bo-
lanitus property in old Mexico and Is TAX
ing up work again with the Bingham
Consolidated company. He surveyed the
Dalton & Lark railroad and tramway,
and that with other work for the COM
pany. gave him the distinction of being
one Of the best engineers that has oper-
ated In this district
T. Laurence White. son of President
T. l. White Of the Bingham Consolidated.
is spending his vacation from college at
the Dalton e Lark. where he is famil-
iarizing himself with practical mining by
putting in regular shifts with pick and
drill Before returning east he viii also
DO time at the smelter. His studies in
clude mining engineering. etc, and he is
taking the right course to qualify him
self as a genuine expert
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
BINGHAM GROUP
CHANGES HANDS
Colonel {. A. Wall Adds Jay
Gould to the Maxwell.
ACTIVITY ALONG NEW ROAD
gALT LAKERs IN A BIG BUTTE
DEAL.

Colonel Z. A. Wall. so long a prom
cent figure in the operations in Bing-
lam, has closed a deal whereby he
omes into possession of the Jay Gould
Toup Of claims, lying just east OF the
Tampa. AS a result Of this transac-
ION. active work will be Immediately
'esumed on this property. which has
leen consolidated with the Maxwell
Iroup, already owned by Colonel Wall.
This consolidated property is con-
ieded to have the extension of the
Tampa vein, which has been opened
~ into such a bonanza under the
Erection Of George II. Robinson. The
property has belonged to Jerome BOur-
gard and n. G.. Garard. from whom
I has been purchased It consists Of
our claims, dovetailing into the Max
Nell group Colonel Wall held a lease
Ind bond on the property once before,
out did not take il up. A short time
ago a proposition was made 70 him on
cash basis, of which he promptly
walled himself. The consideration is
lot given out, being entered in the deed
rs 81"
The Jay Gould group comprises
lbout seventy-five acres of mineral
;round. a tunnel 200 feet long has
seen driven on the vein, and a large
mount of low grade ore has been
lpened up. During the present week
work on this tunnel will be resumed.
It will be driven along the vein with
lross-cutting at intervals, until it gets
tnder the incline shaft already on the
property. This will probably take il
an added distance OF 500 feet, at which
vertical depth OF 400 feet viii be at
tained. The probabilities are that the
tuhnel viii be driven farther than this,
and considerable more work done to
open up the property, which its new
owner believes has the making of an
other big iow-grade copper PROPOSE
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
AcTIvE IN soUTHERN NEVADA
Many Prospectors Out Along Salt
Lake Route.

Reports from southern Nevada state
that a large number OF prOspcCtOrs are
covering the territory which is to be
tapped by the new Salt Lake route, de-
spite the hot weather. From Cauentes
clear across 10 GOodsprings and Crescent
there Is activity.
we'll known Park City mining man, says
there is cOnsiderab BILE activity in the Ores
cent mining district. near the California
Nevada line. Several Salt Lakers are in
terested in this region, where some high
grade gold has been found. A number
OF Colorado men, including Senator y. O.
Wolcott, Dennis Sullivan. d. II. MOffat
and others, are interested in the develop
ment of this camp.
The Pacific Borax company, operating
on the great deposits to the north, has
commenced to build what is designated
a ''steam wagon road" from the deposits
TO the limo OF the new railroad. The gen
Cral belief in that vicinity is that this
viii turn out 10 be a railroad, branching
from the main line of the Salt Lake
route. a grade not over per cent Is
being secured. and the roadbed IS eight
feet wide The road runs from Marvel
where connection h. made with the Call
fornia Eastern branch Of the Santa Fee
past the mining camp Of Sandy. past the
Boss and Green Monster mines and
Yount's ranch TO Ash Meadows, where
the boraN deposits are. At the foot Of
Lone pass well has been dug, shops
are being put up and quite little town
is springing up.
The deal being engineered by Frank
Knox and G.. 5. Holmes of Salt Lake for
the taking over OF the A G. Campbell
estate properties at GOodsprings is still
hanging fire, but something Is expected
of Il bcfOre the end OF tue present month.
Several mines having excellent showings
OF silver-lesd. copper and gold ores are
involved I'm the deal. which cOntemplates
operations on an extensive scale.
The e. NJ. Overs copper mine, from
which several cars OF high-grade ore have
been shipped. has been bonded TO County
Attorney McNamee OF Lincoln county.
who Is supposed 70 represent Salt Lake
capital
The extreme heat and lack OF water,
even snow water. has driven q large num-
Der OF prospectOrs out of the region. but
renewed activity is expected all along the
line In southern Nevada in the fall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
Mining Mates.


/. Z. Stoddard has returned from a
trip to the Utah d Eastern company
Dixie mine N Washington county.
The work Of sinking the shaft in the
South Swansea property is still in prog
ress and has reached the depth Of about
$50 feet. station will soon be cut and
drift started.
The directors of the Majestic Mining
company. except President w. B. Muck
low, have gone on to their homes IN the
east after inspecting the properties OF
the company IN Beaver county.
For the extension of the Copper Belt
line up Carr fork to the Highland Boy
mine, in Bingham, and to the site of the
new smelter on the lower hillside con-
tract has already been let TO tne Ctah
Construction COMPANY. The line involves
about three miles q heavy Feck work
construction. 800
H l. Mas. a new arrival in the salt
Lake fraternity of mining engineers, Will
leave tomorrow TO examine properly IN
northern California Mr.. Mas is
former Michigan man. For some time he
has been in the copper and iron fields OF
nesota. He comes to Salt Lake from 81.
Paul.
A Ieaser by the name Of Taylor has
opened a large body of iron ore, IN the
Star Consolidated and is shipping the
product to the smelter, says the I1ntlc
Miner. The values are confined almost
entirely TO the iron, fer which the smelter
pays s2.35 per ton at the mine. The COM
pany is taking out some high-grade gold
rock from the same level, and several
leasers are shipping a good grade from
other parts of the mine.
+. J. Epperson and D. c. Smith, who
went out from Salt Lake on prospect
ing tour in Nevada, have located some
claims on Lone mountain. fourteen miles
southwest of Tonopah. where there Is
some activity at present. They have sent
on some samples taken from the surface
which run In one instance "a per cent IN
lead and 10. ounces silver. in another st
per cent lead and 23.6 ounces OF silver
while one assay gives 120 ounces of silver.
A carload of good ore was shipped last
Monday from the lease which ID. d.
Hanks. Albert Bray and others have be-
tween the 200 and S00-foot levels of the
BuIIion-Beck mine, says the Eureka Re
porter The other shipments of eighteen
tons of ore which were made some time
ago from this lease netted almost $1,000,
the company receiving one-half of that
amount. Mr.. Hanks says that he expects
the caryshipped this week to net between
81 400 and 81 600 This Is one of the best
leases in the mine. At this time there
are between fifty and sixty men at work
on the various leases in the Beck.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
BUY MINE IN BUTTE.
Salt Lakers interested in New
Company.
lSpecial ID Nd Herald.


Butte. Mont. July 4.-Colonel j. NJ
Guffy. the wen known politician, coal
and oil man of PittSburg. Pa, is the
principal man interested IN new copper
mining company which has been organ
ized 10 operate the Combination mine, an
extension on the Leonard lode. in Butte
and which had been in litigation for
twenty-five years. Mr.. Guffy and his as
soeiates learned Of the property and set
about TO settle the long pending -litlga-
ton between the different claimants, and
when IL was found that they were sue
ceeoing the Amalgamated company tried
TO buy the Combination. but came too
late. The new corporation is known as
the Retns Copper company. and several
Salt Lake men are interested In it. a
million and a half dollars are back Of
the new company, but it is promised BY
the engineers having the work in charge
that the mine will be producing ore
within two months.
According to the government reports
the Leonard lode is the largest in the
world. It's width running from 135 to $50
feet, and its ore averaging J5 per cent
copper. 1t is the principal producer of
the AmalganIated company Colonel Cut
~. who recently made several nildos
dollars by the sale of oil LANDS In Texas
and several million more by selling coal
lands TO the PennsylVanla railroad Is
now looking about TO invest some of his
money in western mines and II is stated
that ne has an agent in Utah looking up
opportunities for investment
A number OF other Pittsburg capitalists
have secured control of the Franklin
Farrel properties in the new East Butte
district, lying east OF and adjoining the
Combination mine. and are building a
large smelter in which the Garretson fur
mace process will be used. II the new
system of smelling proves a success. of
which the company is confident. il will
revolutiOnizc the smelling business and
will mean untold benefits to Montana,
Utah and all western mining states
President Ralph Bagley of the Pittsburg
& Montana Copper company declares
that the system has been thoroughly
tested and is no longer an experiment
He saws the company will be able to treat
at A profit per cent ore. even in Butte
where the cost of production is uncom-
monty high. The company Is spending
moro than 100000 i'm developing it's new
property and building great surface
plants. and the fact that the company is
a close corporation and has no stock for
sale creates confidence in its claims.
Among the Salt Lake men interested in
this deal is George n. Robinson, formerly
of Butte, now in charge of operations at
the Tampa mine in Bingham. Several
others are associated with him in the
transaction
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
SALMON RIVER MYSTERY.
Cross Not After Lost Mines, But a
Burlington Route.
(Special to Mo Herald.'


Dillon. July A private letter received
from Salmon City, Ida. says that the
mysterious surveyors operating in that
section for the past two months have
arrived in Salmon and have the survey
stakes set within the city limits. As a
consequence Of the survey, town prop
erty in Salmon has doubled in value
within the past few weeks
Mr.. Collins, when approached by Sal
mon residents, admitted his object was
to survey line to the coast and did
not deny his company was backed by
the Burlington. From authentic sources
It is learned that an individual named
Cross. who has been in the Salmon sec
ton for several months past, hunting
for lost mine. is really the agent for
the Collins party, and he has had sew
eral scowloads of provisions floated down
the river to points where they will be
available to the surveyors as they pass
down the river. --- oo0
The tunnel in the Midway pass is 300
feet long and from the west end to the
Iemhi valley the surveyors have Sc
cured a grade the average of which is
IL 10 per cent heretofore the descent
of the mountain on that side OF the
range has been considered impracucaple
for a railroad. aa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05

mine the early part OF the week. in com.
pany with Manager FarnswOrth. The
mill was scheduled to start up on We'd
nesday.
Joe Covert. the veteran prOspectOr. has
torsaken his COW ranch temporarily and
gone up TO the CottonwOOds In Salt Lake
county, to do a little prospecting, after
which he viii spend a few weeks in Idaho.
Mrs. Covert accompanies him on the trip.
The owners of the Cave mine have de-
elded to install a pump on the tunnel
level. in order that sinking may be re-
sumed upon the vein. f. 4. WOlvertcn,
who held bond on the property. opened
uD a body Of high-grade ore at this point
but was unable TO follow it down on &C
count OF the water.
John Moves and sons have made a
number Of locations in the new gold diS-
trict on the south fork of North creek.
Mrs. Monahan and Miss Effie Mathews
are interested in some of the locations
which adjoin the locations made by
Samuel Rhinehart. and from which some
good assays were secured. Mr.. Moves
states that he has q very strong vein ana
that he has traced the mineral belt right
through from Gold Mountain. He be-
lieves the new discovery Will become as
good a camp as any in the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
OPPOSED TO OPTION.
Some of the Illinois Stockholders Do
Not Like Deal.
CTintic Miner.

The minority stockholders in the Illinois
are not satisfied with the action of the
board of directors in giving an option on
Wood who is interested in the Raymond
with Kearns, coTfrOls twc-thirds of the
stock. and they can't help themselves.
The objections which they urge are that
the price. SIPS 900. is insufficient, and that
a cash payment should have been ex-
acted. AS it is. the purchasers have until
Jan. /. 1904. to determine the value of the
ground. II. as the insurgents firmly be-
love, the Gemini ore system extends in
that direction. they contend that the iii
rois is worth many times the proposed
purchase price. According 10 the terms
of the option. work must begin from the
Raymond shaft. July l. and continue
without interruption.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
Reaver Mining Notes.
NIilford Tlmes.)

A majority of the mines wiz be closed
down for several days TO permit the
miners 90 celebrate the Fourth.
Colonel Henry Altman. one OF the heavy
stockholders Of the Majestic company,
has been visiting the company's proper
ties this week.
per ore was recently encountered IN the
King. Bird Consolidated. located just
north of the o. X, and that the force
al the mine is to be increased.
Considerable quartz Is making its ap-
Dearauce in the Beaver Consolidated, al
though the shaft Is still in country rock
and no important developments are eX-
peotfd until the cross-euts are run out
from the SEQ
=. =. Rohlfing, consulting engineer OF
the Horn Silver company, visited the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05

White. 56x12S feet southeast from
Isl feet south. So feet east OF north
west corner lot ., block So plat c. zoo
Edward l.. RaypbOuld TO George A
White. SIKH feet southwest from
Sd feet south of northeast corner
lot 1, block 3. plat C--------.--.---.- zoo
Charles e. Shill TO Davis H Nickel.
lots and S. block ]. East Lawn. 25
Charles G.. Shill 10 Willard c.
Knight lots and 10. block 1, East
Lava subdivision .. ............--... %
Annie s Cutler ct al to United
States Mining company. part south
east quarter section IS township
south rance ! west .,.--.......-.. !. IS
Thomas H Woodbury. to Margaret
Dell. 50Nll1 reet lot s, block 4,
Five-acre plat A .--------------.---.-. so
Carrie Cain TO Francis L. Cain. lot
?, block 8, Gabbotts addition -. 100
Cora b Cadv to +. 3. Lawrence. lots
AZ and A. block . South Main street
dulilluIl
Chilion l. Miller to Rhoda Z. Har-
mon, block :, plat b. Miller's Muir
ray --.-..---......-.. 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
HOPEFUL FOR SILVER.
Despite MexicO's Action, Authorities
Are Optimistic-

Despite the announcement that Mexico
Is TO give silver less important place in
her system OF currency. there IS a gen
eral belief among those we'll informed
that the price will not be brought down
much lower. One OF the encouraging fea
yer in the orient On this subject The
Engineering and Mining Journal saws:
"One of the great Problems or mvs-
teries. OF trade is the absorption Of silver
some extent by other eastern countries
Ever since Europe began 10 trade with
the east IL has been taking all the silver
~ could get, and at the present time India
and China take approximately one-half
of the silver which the world produces
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
MORE ORE FOR UTAH SHELTERS
Colorado Strike Is Likely to Have a
Local Effect.

The strike of smeltermen in Colorado is
likely to result in large amounts of ore
being shipped to the smclters in the Salt
Lake valley. The plants in Denver and
Pueblo are owned by the American Smelt-
ing & Refining company. which also las
plants at Murray. When the new plant
of 1000 tons capacity was completed, the
bulk OF the Park City ores. which had
been going to Pueblo, were diverted to the
local smelter.
With the plants i'm Colorado tied up,
the trust win probably ship as much ore
as IL can to salt Lake. keeping all the
local plants running TO their fun ca
pacity. The independent smelters may
also take a hand. providing satisfactory
traffic arrangements can be made ana
large quantities of Colorado ore will prob
ably be coming TO the Utah smelters un-
til the strike is settled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
MORE GOLD IN NEVADA.
Promising Discoveries Are Made
Near Reno.

A. ]. Pritehett and Sam J. POrteous
have returned from Saliva, twenty-five
miles east of Reno, where they have q
promising mining property near tia
Southern Pacific railroad. says the Reno
State Journal. There are four parallel
lodges and the assays range from 50 TO
$50. Selected samples would so much
higher.
The ore is free-milling and COncentrdt-
ing and the contact evidences perma-
nency. There are several other Reno peo-
pie with properties adjoining, among
whom are Colonel II. b. MaXsOn and
Holster & Urban. Development work is
being actively carried on and there is
every indication that a little camp will
spring up there before the summer is
over.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05

yearly. It is true that silver is the
money Of those countries. but the people
are poor. their daily transactions are on a
very small scale. and the amount Of
money required for circulation is very
much less, in proportion 20 population,
than IN the United States or Europe. The
cas- does not export silver: it keeps what
II gets. All sorts of theories have been
advanced by all sorts OF economists.
None Of them has satisfactorily explained
what has become of the silver, or where
are the great accommodations which un-
doubtedly exist. but which cannot be
drawn out even by famine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
ore in the Centennial.

Good reports are coming from the Cen
tennial group in Markham. being operated
under contract. says the Bingham Bulle-
tin. The main tunnel having been driven
about 800 feet. has just cut a big bedded
vein and is in good milling ore carry
ing streaks of shipping grade. Ground
will soon be ready for stopping
This property, consisting of six claims.
is owned by the Bingham Centennial Min
Ing company. which has its office In the
Commercial building. city and j. a. ia
cObsOn is the supelsint endent