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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31

near future work is to be commenced
on a shaft which is destined to be the
foundation work of another bonanza.
In the Crescent Country.
Following along that district we go
over into the old Crescent country.
now owned by the Silver King COM
pany. Up the hill farther is the Jupi-
ter, now operating under a lease and
bond to Oscar Lawrence. Years ago
there was paying ore there and Mr..
Lawrence has a force of twelve men
at work. Some exceedingly fine rock
is being taken out and shipments are
being made from time to time. No
very big showing has ever been made
in this district, but the Odin and Jupi-
ter now bid fair to break the regular
run of things.
The Odin company is working a force
steadily, and in their tunnel have
opened up some Of the finest ore ever
taken out in Park City. The company
own eleven claims, four of which are
patented, four surveyed for patent,
and three unpatented. They also have
an option upon six patented claims,
and if they get a little more of the
quality Of ore they now have. will be
among the richest of the producers.
The California has done but little
this year aside from assessment work.
There is some ore in sight; in fact,
those who know say that the property
is looking better now than ever in it's
history.
comstock PIugger.
The Comstock is one of the plug
gers" that stays on and on. They have
spent a mint Of money and are prac-
tically where they were ten years ago.
They have q little ore, but not enough
to make a mine as yet
The Silver King Consolidated is in
the same district though on the other
side of the divide This is one OF the
properties which has gone after the
ore In the right manner. This COM
pany has had some of the greatest
obstacles to overcome. It has had
water so much that It requires enor-
nous pumps to handle 1t. The conf
dence Of the owners in the property is
the highest, and the fact that the
stockholders are going down into their
pockets for more than $1,000 per month
is one Of the evidences of the value
placed upon the ground. The mine is
being operated by means of a shaft.
which is now down over 800 feet. A
fine ledge has been encountered, and
as the new year opens work Of driving
a cross-cut on the vein will be begun,
American Flag Is Great.
The American Flag, situated Just
east Of the Daly-Judge tunnel, is one
Of the promising mines of the camp,
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The property was opened up by the
late John @. Rhodin, who was q heavy
owner of the stock. This mine has
shipped and is regularly in the market
with some Of the richest ore ever
shipped from this town, some of the
ore carrying values as high at 81, 500
per ton. Recently 1t installed a COM
plete new hosting and compressor
plant and the mine is one of the finest
equipped little properties in Park City
Considerable ore has been shipped dur
ing the vast year, but over conserva-
tism on the part of the officers pre-
vents any Of the figures being made
public.
Going west a person finds several
Of the most promising looking pros
poets on the Bonanza Flat district.
among which are the Wild Flower,
Boulder Basin, Silver Islet and Gold
King. This ground is practically new,
as no deep work has been done here
except by the Daly-Judge, and many
big mines are likely to be found, as the
surface shOwings are all that could be
desired.
Strike In Little Bell.
The Little Bell at present in the
limelight as a splendid investment Is,
perhaps, at this time, the prospect in
which the most interest is taken in the
camp. 1t has made fine strike Of ore.
of the old Quincy quality, and the In
dications Of permanence are exceed
ingly fine. The BELL" was closed for
some time, but last winter a deal was
made with the West Quincy whereby
that mine was to run a drift to it's
Bonanza Fiat holdings from BELL"
workings, and it was while driving this
that the strike which has boosted the
price OF Little Bell was made. The West
Quincy operators kept ahead and
found some fine ore on their own prop
erty. However, water drove them out.
and now the important question with
them is how to handle the water. This
must be solved, but even with this
proposition before them the ore dis
covered shows fine values and should
the vein make ore" as It dips, the
quality and quantity would IN a meas
ure satisfy. The workings Of the West
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fail, the fondest expectations are to
be realized. This property was orig
inally owned by the old Anchor COM
pany. OF course there was a little
ground in the name of the present
company prior to the Daly-Judge alb
sOrbing the Anchor, but the tunnel and
shaft of the Anchor company afforded
such an excellent entrance to the vir-
gin ground of the Bonanza fiat district
that 1t was purchased by the DAILY
Judge company For some time in
fact since early in 1904, John J. DAILY,
manager of the company, has, through
his superintendent, John McSOrley,
been waging an extensive exploration
campaign, and as fast as men and
modern appliances could drive them
drifts have been driven into the cOun-
try owned by the company. What the
result has been is evidenced by the
fact that the property is now being
fitted for immediate and active work
The drifts upon the 1920, 1900 and
!, 400-fOOt levels have demonstrated the
theory that the Daly-Judge ground is
a solid body of ore at depth. Accord
ing 10 disinterested persons who have
been through the mine, the amount Of
ore in sight is almost incredible. The
mill bins are filed to overlooking with
concentrating ore taken out in actual
course Of development and quite a
little high-grade ore is being shipped.
The market for various products of
the mine seems at the present time to
be right for the Daly-Judge, and even
the zinc middlings made during past
years at the old concentration are being
sold.
The Daly-Judge and it's work has
past month by The Herald and moth
ing more can be said Of II except to
reiterate the statement that the DAILY
Judge will surely be among Parks
dividend payers.
Youngster Is Looking Well.
The Kearns-Keith is regarded here
as one Of the most likely youngsters.
For the past three years the property
has been under development, and dur
ing that time a great amount of work
has been done. The property adjOins
the Silver King and is owned by men,
bers of the King corporation. The
company is in much better condition
than most companies, inasmuch as 1t
has ore to work on and a mill of 100
tons capacity daily is constantly
pounding away on ore, which greatly
development expenses.
Between this property and that of
the Silver King are two claims owned
by James McGregor. and It is now
given out by this owner that in the
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Quincy and the main portion of this
property is on the west of the pOr-
phyry dyke and the water on that side
is not drained by the Ontario tunnel;
hence the trouble. However, the prop
erty is a fine one and the difficulties
will be met.
Ore From the New York.
The New York is in the market with
regularity with small quantities Of ore,
and there is always a little being taken
out. Men here have great confidence
in the property, and nothing will
change the opinion that there is a big
mine there
+ The Wabash is still pounding away.
1t has nothing to give out, but several
fine samples of ore have been shown
on the streets here taken from the
property.
Situation at the Ontario.
At the Ontario, there is nothing par
ticularly new to tell about this old
property The year opened bright for
1t, and the new mill was handling the
low-grade ores and turning out a fine
grade Of concentrates until the cave-in
I'm the tunnel came early in April.
With this the mine shut down, and
every energy was turned towards
opening up the drainage. Up to the
present time this has not been accom-
plished and there are none so sanguine
who believes that the work will be
completed for a long time to come.
With a glorious record of $14 962 600
in dividends the old standby has an
ore shipment record this year of only
26OO,OOO pounds, or about a weeks out
put of either the King or DAILY West;
and to meet the heavy expense of the
tunnel opening an assessment of %
cents per share was levied That the
mine is worked out none believes, but
the tunnel must be opened before it
will be possible to take out the ore
below the 1.500-foot level.
What the Park Has Done.
Park City's mines have added a large
amount to the wealth of the country.
as will be shown in the following list
Of dividends paid:
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The Utah-Mexican Sugar and Live
stock company, organized in this city
by Utah people last August, for the
purpose of engaging in the cane sugar
industry and livestock and general
farm business in Central Mexico, is
rapidly forging to the front as one
of the leading companies Offering a
good investment. The company is can
italized al 100000, $500, 600 Of which
Is preferred per cent stock and $780,
600 common stock.
The company has purchased two
plantations. One containing g.. GOO
acres of land. situated about seventy
five miles west of the City of Mexico,
known as the Tenayac Hacienda. This
tract has some fine sugar cane land
and land adapted for tropical fruits
and general agricultural products. Be
ing so near the City of Mexico, the
company win have the advantage Of
the fine markets that large city gives.
The second plantation is known as
the Soledad Hacienda and is situated
in the state Of Oaxaca, about eighty
miles from the city of that name. and
contains about 10000 acres of land.
While there is some good agricultural
land on this plantation, the major part
OF ii is grazing and timber land. Both
plantations have fine virgin forests OF
long-leaved pine and oak timber. the
marketing of which will bring a large
income to the company for a good
many years.
The Tenayac Hacienda has a sugar
mill and other fine buildings costing
several hundred thousand dollars to
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construct. There are several Thousand
acres of growing corn. about 900
acres of sugar cane, a banana pIanta-
ton and other tropical fruit Orchards.
Inc corn and cane are now being har-
vested and the company gets this
years crop. Land there produces two
crops of corn per annum and the best
soil produces as much as I5e bushels
per acre IN one year. With corn at IS
cents per busRel. American money, this
leaves nice margin Of profit. Sugar
retaIls at Mexico City at cents per
pound American money. the wholesale
price being about 1 cents.
We are now paying on our planta-
ton, for the plowmen 10 cent? per day,
and the boys and men who irrigate
from IA to u - cents per day With
this cheap labor, and good virgin soil,
which does not need fertilizing, sugar
can be produced at a cost OF from
to l IL cents per pound. thus leaving
a wide margin Of profit.
The company intends TO utilize a
large acreage Of agricultural land in
growing sugar cane, corn and tropical
fruits and products, and utilize the pas
ture land for cattle, horses and sheep,
and in this way viii bring revenues
from every available source.
With the properties fully developed,
II CoilAuSiAtiy expects 70 pay a QlNl-
dend Of from 10 to 20 per cert per an
mum.
1t just recently closed its sale of the
first block of stock put on the market,
and is now placing on-the market an
other block Of 8 per cent preferred
stock. This is being taken by some OF
the most conservative capitalists OF the
state and viii no doubt De taken up
rapidly. It is sold at par, $100 a share.
but win no doubt advance in the near
future.
The officers Of the company are:
President, Heber NJ. Wells
ice-President VIM. M. Roylance.
Secretary. James n. Hammond
Treasurer. F. c. Jensen,
With strong eaFd-of-direetors from
different parts Of the state and Offices
at 315 and SIG Mccormick block. Salt
Lake City.
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AMERICA For MONEY.

The recent illness Of Nine. Schu-
mann-Heink recalled a story told Of
the singers sentiment toward this
country. On the lawn Of the Drima
dOnna's house, so the story goes. are
two flag poles. Usually Il German
banner floats from one. while on the
other is an American flag why 90
you have both f1ags?" Mime. SchumanR-
Heink was asked one day. This" she
replied, pointing, to the German enI-
blem, "is the flag Of the country that
is my home" Then she turned to the
American flag. THAT is the flag Of
the country where make the money
to buy the home"
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New Mines in Park City Reaching the Dividend Period

made the chief Of which were the
granting Of a franchise for a new cleo
trio light company in town, the grant
ing OF franchise to the Utah Inde-
pendent Telephone company. and that
company has already nearly completed
the installation Of their telephone ex-
change in town, Through this move
the city is given a fine new freproof
building and all have been benefited
by the expenditure Of a large sum OF
money in the construction of. the sys-
TEN. A new system Of telenhone has
been installed by the Rocky Mountain
Bell company and it's exchange build
ing greatly enlarged
The schools of the town are i'm ex-
cepttonally good condition. Three fine
large buildings and a CORPS of thirty
teachers are required to handle the
LOU pupils. In all Park City is in
hrst-class condition. and it is the belief
of all that a bright future is yet in
store for the Robin Nest City of Utah.
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Total
Work Done This Year.

During the past year the town
proper has improved not a little. The
growth has been steady and healthy
Several improvements of a high quail
ity for the towns benefit have been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
Daly-Judge Is Coming.

= The Daly-Judge is one OF the proper
tiles OF which much is expected during
the coming year, and unless all signs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-10
TERROR KILLS
YOUNG WOMAN
Colorado Miss Thrown Into
Commissions by the Fear
of a Surgical Operation
DIES IN A FEW MINUTES
Ordeal She Dreaded Only
a Simple One Involving
No Risk of Her Life
DIES IN A FEW MINUTES
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, May g.
One of the saddest deaths in the his
tory of Colorado Springs and one of the
strangest cases in the experience of
any of the physicians called was that
of Miss Susie Herrin, who died at the
home Of her mother, 314 East Monu-
ment street, yesterday morning at $50
O'Clock. The girl is declared by the
physicians in attendance to have died
from fright.
Miss Herrin was 10 years of age and
in perfect health until yesterday. She
showed signs of nervousness in the
morning, and her mother decided to
send for a physician. When the girl
learned that a physician was coming
her condition became more serious, and
when the doctor arrived and reported
that treatment in the nature of a slight
operation would be necessary the
young woman went into Mysteries and
commissions, and another physician
was summoned. The two worked des-
perately to bring her out of the serious
condition, but were unable to relieve
her.
Efforts to induce respiration by arti-
fetal means were resorted to, and final
ly third physician was called. The
efforts of the doctors were continued
for nearly an hour and a half, but
were utterly unavailing, and the girl
died a half-hour later in commissions.
An autopsy performed upon the body
showed that the direct cause Of death
was cerebral hemorrhage, induced by
fright.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at o'clock at the residence.
Miss Herrin was we'll known to the
young people of the city and was a
student of the high school last year.
She was very handsome.
The physicians unite in saying that
there is no other explanation for her
death than that it was caused by ter
ror due to fear of simple operation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-10
MAY FIND INDICTMENTS.

The Grand Jury will meet in Judge
Lawlor's court to-day to take definite
action on the Investigations made into
the affairs of the Treasurer office. 1t
ments will be found. 1t is certain that
the jury will also call to account some
one in the license office.
Foreman Andrews has announced
that section 424 of the Penal Code has
been violated in the Treasurer's office,
but he declines TO say what action may
be taken by the jury in regard to it.
Graft has been rampant in the license
office, but the foreman refuses to say
who was proved guilty by the investi-
cations. THE Grand Jury will do it's
duty" he said. THE results of the in
vestigations will be laid before the jury
tomorrow and it will be up to them.
WILL MAKE SHORTAGE GOOD.
City Treasurer McDougald yesterday
issued a public statement, in which he
announces that the personal check of
defaulting ex-TaX Collector Smith for
SIS $50 08 which Chief Deputy Devote
cashed will be taken up. McDougald
desires to inform the public that the
rumors prevailing that he would not
make good the check in the event that
the Grand Jury should return indict-
ments against him or Devote are with
out foundation. The statement follows:
Treasurer's Ofhce, City Hall, May 9, 1905
In the matter Of the shortage in my office,
resulting from the action of E. ]. Smith, Tax
Collector wish to announce that will cover
the same. No action that can will be taken
in the premises will deter me from returning
TO the treasury the money represented by the
check cashed by my deputy for the Tax Col
lector. This statement is made to set at rest
many conflicting rurnors and to inform my
friends and the public of my intentions.
J. E. McDOUGALD.
Treasurer city and county of San Francisco.
McDougald has already received as
surances from number of friends
which will enable him to gather the
funds to take up the check. Some of
those who wish to aid McDougald in
his trouble are indignant at the delay
of the Grand Jury in taking whatever
action it may see fit in the premises
McDougald hopes to have all the
money subscribed in two or three days.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-10
CHOOSING SITE
FOR A TUNNEL
Railroad Contractors Getting
Ready to Begin Task OF
Boring Through Sierras
SELECT CAMP PLACES
Work, It Is Believed, Will Be
Commenced Near Truckee
About the Middle of June
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TRUCKER, May 9.-It is believed
mel of the Southern Pacific through
the summit of the Sierra Mountains at
a point one and half miles from
here will soon be commenced.
Charles Erickson of the firm of Erick-
son & Peterson of Los Angeles, gen.
eral contractors for the Southern Pa
cific, was here and spent several days
between Blue Canyon and the sup
posed east end of the tunnel looking
for good places for camps and gener-
ally viewing the entire length OF the
mountain through which the hole will
be bored.
1t has been announced that the
Southern Pacific Company has award
ed the contract for this great work to
this firm and that it will commence
preliminary work some time during
the month of June. While here
Erickson made arrangements with a
Truckee butcher to furnish his camps
with meats, and gave out that he
probably would want his supply of
meat about the middle of June.
Heretofore the citizens of Truckee
have been 10th to believe the many
stories that have been published con-
corning the boring of this tunnel, but
since learning that Gould has with
drawn from the Hartman crowd and
will build the Western Pacific from
Salt Lake to Oakland, they believe the
Southern Pacific will be ready to meet
the time of their competitors when
the Goulds complete their line from
coast to coast. BY beginning the work
at once the Southern Pacific can have
the tunnel bored by the time the
Western Pacific is driving the last
spike at Oakland. thus enabling
Hartman to go his competitors one
better by the time their road is COM
nleted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-10
WILL IMPROVE SERVICE.
Scott Will Merge License and Tax
Offices for Better Supervision.


j. Harry Scott, the newly appointed
! Tax Collector, is of the opinion that
the affairs of the license office have
past and he proposes to effect a reo--
ganization of the office. To that end
he will have the license office trans
ferred from its present location in the
City Hall to the main office, where the
taxes are collected.
Scott proposes to have but one CASH
Ter to handle the moneys received for
both licenses and taxes. He has ap-
pointed his brother-in-law, Oscar Cur
tsdZ, to the position, and Cuctaz viii:
alone he RESPONSIBLE for -he collec-
tons. Scott says there has been too
much divided responsibility, and he
means to effect a reform in the man.
ner of transactiong the city's bust
ness.
Scott yesterday brought nearly all
the clerks of the license Office over to
the tax Office for the purpose of pre-
pairing the delinquent tax roll. He ex-
poets to have the list ready by next
Saturday evening, as it will go to the
printer next week. Scott does not con-
template making any removals in the
office now. George B. Benham has
assumed his duties as Chief Deputy
Tax Collector. Scott said that he
knew of Deputy James w. McCabe's
alleged shortcomings and he did not
intend to remove him.
"McCabe is good clerk said
Scott land when he returns he will be
permitted to resume his duties. He
will draw salary only for the time he
has worked this month. His retention
of the place will depend on his good
conduct in the future
McCabe went to the Central Elmer
genary Hospital yesterday to be treated
for his nerves and left for his home
in. the evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-10
LEoNA BROOKS ARRIVES.
Woman Whom Smith Met in ST. Louis
Tells Her Story.

Woman Whom Smith Met in ST. Louis
Tells Her Story.
Leona Brooks, the woman with whom
Tax Collector Edward J. Smith fed
after robbing the city of nearly 100000,
arrived in San Francisco yesterday.
She maintained at first that she had
not left with Smith, but had met him
in ST. Louis by appointment Later she
admitted that she was with the de-
faulter during his fight until they ar
rived in New York
There the woman read an account of
Smiths crime in a newspaper and
learned, she asserts, for the first time
that he was a criminal. She became
alarmed and almost created a scene in
the hotel where they were staying, but
Smith soothed her. She left him, how
ever. and went TO Hot Springs. Later
Smith telegraphed her to meet him in
ST. Louis, and detectives who traced
her from. Hot Springs found him
through following his paramount
She is not the brazen type of the
fallen woman with whom the defaulter
was infatuated. She seemed worn and
tired from the effects of her experience,
but even in that state her claims to
attractiveness could not be disputed
OF the Grand Jury, who interviewed
her in the Chiefs Office, are both GER
tain that she knows more than she
told or can ever be made to tell.
Smith was not what could be called
a spender," she said. When / asked
him in New York what he had done
with the money he said I don't know;
IL just went"
How much money did he have?"
was the pertinent question asked her.
He must have had nearly $34, 900 when
he left"
ct don't think that he had that
much" she replied quickly. He only
had a little in a wallet"
The woman was very nervous
throughout the investigation and at
times seemed on the verge of collapse.
She will be kept under close police sur
VIGILANCE. The belief still exists that
Smith has cached some of his steal
ings and the detectives believe that she
may know the hiding place.
The woman's accounts of her reIa-