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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

six miles of its course will have a ca
pacity of 1,400 cubic feet of water per
second. At the end of this section a
branch. with u capacity of go cubic
feet per second, Will take off to the
north, crossing the Truckee river by
means of an inverted siphon. and run
ming in the direction of Pyramid lake.
supplying $1,000 acres of land. From
the head of the Pyramid lake branch
to the Carson river the main canal Will
have capacity Of 1900 cubic feet per
second.
The capacity of the various reservoirs
in conjunction with the system are as
follows TruCkee river reservoir. 29O. 600
acre feet; lower Carson reservoir, 2S6 -
600 acre feet, and the other three reser-
Voirs on the Carson river 25O, 900 acre
feet This storage water viii be used
to supplant the normal flow of the
Truckee and Carson rivers during the
iFTigating sea son. During the coming
year water will be supplied to some
50 600 acres in the TruCkee valley, and
by 1906 it is anticipated that the en-
tire system viii be in operation. The
territory embraced under the system
now in process of construction is in
Washoe, Storey, Lyon and Churchill
counties. These lands are now open TO
settlement under the homestead act
and are rapidly being taken up. The
cost Of water viii be from SIS to $40
per acre irTigable and viii be paya BILE
in ten equal annual installments with
out interest. Entries are limited to
from 40 to $50 acres. depending upon To-
cation, character of soil surface and
irrigability- The opening of these de-
sirable tracts of lands with their per
petual water rights has been the means
of bringing to the state hundreds of
desirable agriculturists, who Will make
this their future home. As this project
is one of the greatest ever projected by
the government, and as the land
thrown open for settlement is among
the most productive in the entire west
1t will eventually bring thousands of
hOmeSteaders to the state who viii in
time develop it into one of the most
productive agricultural sections in the
west.
Mining Development.
From its early settlement until the
present day Nevada has been known
as one Of che most productive mining
sections Of the World. In the days of
the ComstOck sEe was known as the
Silver state nut under present deval-
Opment the production Of silver has
greatly diminished and IL its place lyolS
has taken sIll command. When the
news Of the discovery of the T0nopdn
camp was first given TO the world an
incredulOus public was 10th 10 believe
the stories Of its enormous riches, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

Trust company 1t San Francisco.
William II. Taylor is vice president of
Bowling Green Trust company of. New
York
Edwin HaWley Of New York is presi-
dent of the Iowa Central railway and
president Of the Minneapolis q ST
Louis railroad.
John Lloyd is president of the Ger
man Savings & Loan Society of San
Francisco.
John Tread veil of San Francisco is
a prominent capitalist and mine owner
George A BatCnelder is manager of
the San Francisco branch and vice
president Of the Boston banking house
of Z. II. Rollins * Sons.
Fred NJ. West OF Stockton. Cal is
president Of the Stockton Savings &
Loan Society.
David f. Walker is a capitalist and
banker Of San Francisco and Salt Lake
City.
The Western Pacinc has already ex-
pended $S,500,300 on its proposed road
On surveys It has spent $250, 600. for
organization anu current expenses
SlC0,0O0; for terminals, rights of way
station grounds and other property
S2,5OO,OO0. other items make UP total
Of $500 900. Only one railroad was
purchased BY tie Western Pacific. This
was the Alameda & san Joaquin in
California which extends a distance of
forty miles from Stockton TO Tesla.
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when two years later the GoIdfeId dis
coVery was heraIded its very existence
was questioned and its riches were
generally looked upon as visionary and
beyond belief. Tie development Of the
past Two years and particularly of the
year just ended have proven beyond
doubt that in this wonderful district
are the future producing gold mines of
the west.
In the TOno9ah camp there are now
sixteen producing mines, mines which
have passed he experimental stage and
are now or nave been shippers. The
total output of these mines for the past
year as near as can be ascertained will
aggregate $500 900. While this output
is not large compared with the area
covered, il in reality represents only a
part of the product, as large quantities
of ore of the lower grades have been
thrown or the Cumps awaiting proper
TRANSFORMATION facilities TO the mills,
this ore at once the product of the
Tonopah min IS would exceed $1,000, 000
for the year 5ust closed
OF the producing mines the famous
Mizpah and Valley View, owned by the
TOnOpah Mining company, have been
the largest producers. OF the Mizpah,
which is the pioneer mine Of the dis
trict, and whicl was for a time oper-
ated by leaSer5, the output from Janu-
airy. 1902, t. April, 1901. is on good au-
that period its output has not been
made public. In conjunction with the
Valley there are over 5000 feet of I'M
deTgrOund workings, and in these are
blocked out ere in excess of 1000, 900
tons Of a value of 500 per ton, aggre-
eating a total 500 coo. 600. Large as
this statement may seem, it is amply
borne out by the facts in the mines
development.
Another large producing property is
that Of the MOntana-TOnOpah company.
which has been Il steady shipper and
has accumulated an enormous ore
dump. estimated at over $4,000 tons. of
an average value Of $50 per ton This,
in combination with its large ship
ments. will JTIug the products Of this
property for the past year far in ex-
cess of 81. 000, 900. The shipping ore sent
out by this company VIII average bet
ter than 800 per ton, all under that
values being thrown on the dump.
The TonOpah Belmont company has
also been q shipper. but the products
Of the mines are rot made public.
Another large producing property is
that of the Tonopah Midway Mining
company, owned by the original lOca-
tors Of the camp. This property is
looked upon as being one of the most
valuable in the camp. The milling ore
from this property is now being worked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
TROUBLES OVER,
PROSPEROUS CAREER AHEAD

The Majestic Copper Mining &
Smelling company. with holdings in
beaver county. - playing an important
II TT in the davelopment of that re-
Gion. 1t owns = number Of mining
s. cups agSreSaUing 120 claims and Il
smelter, together with a section Of
land and a water supply sufficient to
operate it. The smelter, a mile and a
kalf south of Milford. while the other
properties are all within nine miles of
that town. The .. X. group is but q
mile and a fourth from Solus side track,
from which point d switch will soon
ne built. so that the ore can be trans
PORTED direct to The smelter. This PROC
eIty came into Prominence few years
ego by producing two train loads OF
ere carrying 40 per cent copper and
better, together with liberal values IN
silver and gold. all of which were found
at a depth Of only zoo feet and i'm q
pocket which has been designated az
The Jewel Box" Another group is the
Ola Hickory. which is connected with
the railroad by a side track about a
mile in length from Hickory switch
Then there is the Harrington Hickory.
y lckSbuTg. HOoSicr Boy. Copperfield,
Larkspur. Southern States and Treas
urer groups. all situated to the south
OF the two first named properties.
This property, within the last few
yearS has passed through a compIica-
ton or uncertainties and misULder-
standings, but IS now happily headed
toward success. \ few months ago w.
y. Mucklow, president of the company.
ceme in charge, and With f. F. Freu-
Genthal, as mine superintendent, inau-
gurated a practically system of deveI-
clment, which is being supplemented
by experiments OF reduction and smslt-
tpg that together promise 10 place the
Majestic in the profit earning list. The
GeVPipDnent work has haan directed
with a view to developing the large
bodies of low grade material in accord
snee With the best and most modern
methods OF mining
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strong supply of water was recently
found, so that in case concentration
should be decided upon as the proper
method to pursue, IL can be convent
entity adopted.
At the Old Hickory the shaft is be
ing sunk and will be continued prob
ably to the 5OO-foot level. for it is ex-
pected water viii also be found. In
iris property the ore Is exceedingly
high in iron; ia fact il is typical iron
ere carrying copper, usually to the
CEteHt TO place II a few points below
that designated as low grade.
This character of ore is especially
.aIuable fer smelling. tine iron being
conducive for tiGxing. The property is
mand IN the way OF tonnage. which
ability is being greatly increased by
every blast in shaft or drift
At the HaTTinStO Hickory, q short
distance south of the railroad. work has
also been actively carried on This is
Il silver-lead property and, while the
values are not high. they are decided
u uniform. The bodies have proved
&c be permanent and the amount al
the statement that the extraction Of
these ores will soon begin
There is an air Of thrift about all of
these mines am a feeling of content
nent about the town. which has been
looking so long for something 70 ma
teriSIjze from the Majestic manage
ment. There has been pluck and judS-
ment exercised in every department Of
the Majestic's possessions for several
months past and as a result a conf
dence has been restored and the pre-
d-ction of success is universal among
the residents of that community and
the stockholders Of the company
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in the local mill of the Tonopah Min
ing. Milling q Development company,
while the shipping ore goes to the sam
ping works at Reno and thence to the
smeiterS at Salt. Lake.
other producing properties are the
Tonopah Extension Mining company,
Tonopah Relunoat Development COM
pahy, Jim Butler TonOpah Mining COM
pany, Men aFakra Mining company,
Mizpah Extension Mining company.
Ohio Tonopah Mining company. TOno-
'pah Gold Mountain Mining company
and the Halifax Mining company. the
latter cOHtrOlted by Senator KeaTnS of
Salt Lake. This property has an eX-
Ceedingly brig1t future. and viii even
tualIy develop into one Of the big pro-
number of other smaller properties in
process of development, which have
been small shfppers to considerable
extent
At GoIdfeId.
In the great GoI1feld camp, which is
located to the south Of Tonopah some
twenty-six miles, the past year has
been one Of phenomenal activity. Hard
~ week mas passed but that some
new strike of phenomenal richness has
been recorded The Jumbo property.
which is the greatest producer of the
camp, has In the nine months of its ex-
lStence Sh1pQe1 ore TO the value of 81
100000. These remarkable shipments
have been made by leasers who have
operated the property since its discov-
cry. It is now understood that one the
expiration of these leases that the COM
pany viii operate the property on a
more conservative basis and develop the
mine according 10 modern methods
The Combination mine, which adioins
the Jumbo, has continued a steady pro
duction- This IS the best developed
property in the district. No ore under
$500 per ton IN value has been shipped,
that going below that figure being
thrown on the dumps. which are now
roughly value at over $500, 900. The
ore mined in the development work has,
in addition to paying the original pur-
chase price Of So 600 for the mine, paid
all expenses of equipment as well as
placed a very large surplus in the
treasury In the past year the total
production mas aggregated $1,000. coo,
with ore to the value of several mil
lions blocked out waiting proper trans
pOrtation facilities. The company is
erecting a ten-Stamp mill and as soon
as completed viii treat all Of the mill
ing ore now on the dump and which
may hereafter ! e mined
OF the other prominent producers of
the camp che January lease shows a
production IF $4,000, the Florence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01
Reflections of a Bachelor.
(New York Press)

NNeW 1OEk EfeSS-J
Christmas is q very happy time after Il
is all over
It's queer what an awful long stocking
the shortest kind of a woman can wear.
A very young Eirl is Crazy 10 be old. so
as to have beaus. and old ones to be
young. for the same reason
When a girl puts rouge on her checks
il is sign she trusts the man who is
going 10 be with her not 20 kiss her any
where except on the lips.
Every time woman reads "A new novel
she has aspiration 90 be different from
what she has ever been for thirty seconds
after she finishes il.
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short notice The different mines and
the smelter are substantially equipped
and the mine equipment IS now for the
most part in active use.
The workings III the G. X. have been
extended to a depth of 400 Ieet and the
Cx cellent showing Of large bodies of
medium and low grade ore are decided
y more pronounced than those encOun-
tered on the level above, the Jewel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

The smeIter is composed of two units,
one for producing copper matte, with
a daily capacity of ESQ tons. The other
is a silver-leed furnace OF 100 tons ca
Eacity.
Since the advent of the new manage
rient shipments have been made to the
Salt Lake smelters sufficient to pay
the company's expenses. Its own smell
ter is not now IN operation. excepting
Tor the purpose of making tests. but 1t
can be blown IN at full capacity on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

has been mined FOR the past ten years.
number of new properties have been
opened up here which show every in
dication Of rich production. The Ne
Vada Goldfish Mining company is now
developing its eight claims in this sec
ton, which Ind lair 70 be large pro-
dUcers.
From the old Austin district in Ian
der county comes reports Of rich
strike made II New York canyon by
the Austin G0lJheld Mining company
of $500 ore This company. which is
a regular shipper. is doing much TO re-
vive interest III d field which has been
idle since the depression in silver
From Lincoln and White Pine cOun-
ties in the extreme western and south
western parts Of the state, come reports
Of revival n mining, as well as rich
strikes of boCn gold and silver ores salt
Lake capital IS largely interested in
this section. md with the completion Of
the Salt Lake rUaG in the early spring
il will open up one Of the largest and
highest mineralIzed zones in the state.
Taken on tho whole the mining in
dustry of the state has an exceedingly
bright outlook. and when the returns
are all in for ;he past year it VIII show
a productiCn Of inc precious metals of
not less than $I5,000.o00, a product more
than double that Of 1903.
The Lumber Industry.
While m2a-atively little timber re
mains standing IN the state suitable for
commercial uses. the lumber industry
is not on the wane, In the vicinity of
Lake Tahoe n California. and in Sierra
and Plumas counties, which are cele-
brated for heir extensive forests of
white pine ana spruce, the supply for
the mills Of the state are obtained The
large cOmDa lieS which operate their
own mills and lumber camps are the
Verdi Lumber company. Reno Mill &
Lumber company and Nevada Planning
Mill company. These three companies
produce an annual output of 10000 900
feet of white pine lumber. This prod
Uce is largely USED at home, although
extensive shipments are made to the
east and the Pacific coast states. The
industry in the logging camps and
mills gives employment To 500 men and
is an important factor of commercial
industry.
The Cattle Industry
On the ranges of Humboldt, Washoe,
Churchill ana Elko counties of the
state are approximately. 100000 beef
cattle. of la1e years the breeds have
been greatly improved by the introduc-
ton Of the Her efOTd and Durham stock,
with the result that the lOng-hOrn is
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s450, 900, the. Kendall $3.50. 900. St Ives
$4,000. Velvet $4,000. Quartzite $4,000.
Sandstone $125. 600. and other smaller
leases and mines 1000. making a to-
tai production for the district of 50, H.
GOO.
Ray Camp
Six miles forth of TOnOpah, at what
is known as the Ray camp, another
well known district has since its dis
covery in 1901 been regular producer
This camp 1as shipped during the past
year ore of The value of $3.50 900. with
concentrating ore on the dumps which
will equal The above amount The Ray
Consolidated 'IOld Mining company, a
consolidation of two companies, Oper-
ate the property Shipments have aver
aged about Sill per ton in gold. silver
and lead.
Five miles mort beast of GOIdfield is
the new camp OF Diamondfeld, which is
making an excellent showing. In this
camp are the Keane, Great Bend. Nc
MahOn. FletcherS, Black Butte. Daisy
and Nernal groups, Blue Bell, Common
wealth, Lone star, Adams and the IA
nous SANDSTONE. in addition to hun
dredS Of undevHlOped claims. This dis
triCt is rapidly coming to the front and
will shortly prove d close rival to Gold
field.
Reveille's Reawakening.
Fifty miles to the eastward of Tono-
pain is the old silver camp Of ReveilIe.
Recent prospecting has opened up ex-
tensive bodies of silver-lead ores and
these are now being extensively worked
these are now being extensively
worked. The SJLlhern Nevada Mining
company has now secured control OF
the property AID has opened up one Of
the largest deposits in the west. The
ore assays from $50 to SIS per ton.
Large shipm antS are now being made
but the exact output is not known.
In the Silver Peak district to the west
of GOldfeld recent rich strikes are re-
ported of gold ores. This district
which was formerly a producer of sill
yer. is now developed into a gold zone
in which large values are obtained.
Thorough pros ecting and development
win no doubt lead to further discov-
cries.
Bullfrog District
Sixty-five niles to the southeast of
Goldheld is the new Bullfrog district
which is nov attracting unusual at
tention. In this section a number of
rich strikes raVe been made. and min
ers and prospcctors are now hocking to
the new camp
Midway between this and GOldfeld
is the old Gold Mountain district. which
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

traYerSed by the Western Pacific. It's
route IS as follows. Leaving Salt Lake
CITY, II skirts the southerly shores Of
Great SAT- lake, chen westerly on a tam
gent across he Great salt Lake desert,
thence TO Wells, in EIko county. Nev.
thence following generally the Central
Pacific line to Winnemucca. thence
southwesterly, crossing the northerIy
edge Of Pyramid Lake Indian reserva-
ton, thence SOutherly to Beckwith
pass. through the pass. across Sierra
and Mohawk valleys in Plumas county.
California: along the middle fork of
Feather river, across the divide by tun-
mel to the head waters OF Spring Car
den creek. down this stream to Ameri-
can valley. down Spanish creek 10 its
junction with he east branch Of Feath-
er river. down the east branch 10 the
north fork Of Feather river, and down
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Eox'' only excepted.
The showing here presented is more
encouraging, however. TO practical min
ing men, than was that OF the Jewel
Fox" for while the values are not so
great the bodies IN extent in the great
o. X. vein approach that described by
the word inexhaustible. While this
work has been in progre IS a consider
able quantity of exceedingly rich ore
has been found ia numerous places.
In a Winze from the lower level
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-24
wICKLIFFE, KY.
June q. 1905.


Thomas Freeman. who lived with
his mother about a mile east of town,
died Wednesday morning Of consump
ton. Mr. Freeman was a half-brother
to Mrs. n. l. Rogers.
So much rain is hard on the farm
er who has wheat. and likewise on
the thresher man who wants TO thresh
il. The market has not yet opened AT
this place. though we understand
some has sold at Barlow for 50 cents.
Mrs. Bette Hawthorne is i'll with
case OF malarial fever.
Charles Biney and another man left
Tuesday afternoon for Dawson Springs
10 spend a few days.
Judge Reeves had another attack Of
congestion = few days since and is
still in bed
Mr. Altman. father of NJ, and o. Sec,
ton Foreman John Altman. is suffer
ing very much from what the doctor
terms a "wart on the back OF his
right hand
That rainmaker we we're wanting
few days sineei Where Is he? some
one please tell him to let up for about
a week
Little Carl Williams, four years OLD.
who had heard others speak OF "mrn.
Ing On" the electric lights. suddenly
looking mp ut the moon one evening
not long since exclaimed; Il saw
the moon when they turned it on
G b Wilds Jr., aud wife went to
Todd county a few days ago where
Mrs. Wilds will remain with her moth.
ar while Mr. Wilds will go to Idaho
n the employ of the National Irriga-
lion company Mr. Wilds mother viii
accompany him en- route to Missoula,
Montana. where she expects to spend
the summer visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Sid Coffee
Mrs Carrie shelbourne and daugh
fers, Blanche and Ruth, are visiting
relatives in Paducah this week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-24
DROWNED IN THE LAKE
Popular Kentucky Girl Rocked the
Boat and Found Watery Grave
AS a Result.

Miss Lee Johnson, popular young
lady and daughter Of J. Fl. Johnson.
living at Reelfoot Lake, near Hick-
man met a tragic death In the lake.
Miss Johnson, aged IL, and her com
panion, MISS Ethel Williams. were out
riding iii small canoe, when Miss
Johnson. in moment Of fun and care.
lessness stood up in the boar, which
Immediately began rocking They be-
came frightened. thereby nearly cap
sizing the boat which began rapidly
filing with water They tried TO row
{ to bank, but not In time 10 save
themselves, for the already nearly fill
Ell boat began sinking, aud Miss John
son was terrified ana jumped into the
water. Being unable to swim and be-
yond the reach Of any human aid, she
gave one despa ring cry and sank be
meath the water Her companion had
the presence Of mind 10 cling % thu
half snnken boat until aid could ar
rive, when she was removed from
the water nearly dead from fright.
The body Of Miss Johnson was re
| covered a short time afterwards.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-24
DEPOT WASBURCLARIZED
7obber Entered |. C. Station at Cob
den and Ransaeked the Place
Police on the Lookout

The Illinos Central depot at Cob
len. ILL.,, a few miles above this city,
was broken into and robbed sometime
Thursday night or early yesterday
morning Of large quantity of freight
and baggage. II is also stated that
the safe in the ticket Office was blown
open and the days rece' pts taken out
of n though whether or nor that Isl
true could not be learned definitely
The robber is supposed to be an I'M
known negro who was seen hanging
around the vicinity of the depot early
in the evening. His entrance was ef-
fected through a window. the catch Oil
which was broken WITH a Jimmy or
a burglars TOOL OF some sort
Among the things known to have
been taken b. the burglar were mum
Der Of packages Of smoking tobacco.
several boxes 81 chewing gum amount
ing to S4.65. and a quantity of pennies
Two suit cases belonging to a travel
ing man, which he had left in the
baggage room overnight, were rifed
and the valuable contents taken. in
GLIDING two handsome suits of clothes
and two pairs OF shoes. For his per-
sonal use the crook also confscated a
hQx Of 100 stogies
a complete description Of the negro
as nearly as poss bic. has been fur
nished 10 the police n this city and
others where he is likely to go and a
sharp lookout is being kept for him
OFT any Of the stolen goods