Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-27
rvo Rich Strikes Close to Town
stir up the Old Dry
Bones.
HUMOROUS FIRE INCIDENT.
,o, Too Terror Stricken to Walk
downstairs TO Safety--Christo-
phcr Armstrong Dies.
sDeclal Correspondence.

noCATELLO, Ida, Jan. 25.-Qulte a
- little excitement has been occa-
stoned here by the announcement
=, ot least two rich strikes in the
mining properties near the city. 1t
has long been conceded that all that
pocatello requires to make OF 1t big
cty Is an adequate water supply, and
me discovery Of some good ore bodies,
near us borders. The first requisite
-vater-must be left to the future for
soutlon, but the mining industry now
bids fair to be fully established.
The first strike" is reported to have
been made this week. in the Hovey
claims Of the Great Northwestern Mill
lug & Mining Co, These claims are
located about one mile east Of the
mosqulto Springs. being about one mile
south and one mile east of Pocatello.
The company has a tunnel $50 feet
ong running into the hill, and it Is at
The end Of this tunnel that the large
body Of ore was encountered. the To-
cation Of II having been previously as
tertalned by sinking shaft.
The strike was made at IA distance OF
10 feet on the vein leading off the main
tunnel Manager NJ, q. Carbon says
there is an unlimited amount of ore
IN sight IN fact, enough to enable them
10 get out and ship some 30 tons per
day The ore runs from 10 to 20 per
cent copper TO the ton, and In the
course of developments smaller ore
bodies have been encountered that have
sssayed nom 1913 per ton upward, run
ming into fabulous values. But this
Is the first large ore body 10 be opened
and gives every indication OF perma-
nency. The company last fall sold
considerable stock IN the concern. and
since then has been keeping force OF
men actively at work on the property.
Manager Carbon Is now putting In
steel rails and ore cars, so that work
may be carried on with greater vigor.
The second strike" is reported at the
property Of the Portneuf Consolidated
Mining & Milling company. located at
the mouth Of Portneuf canyon, and ly-
ing less than 200 yards distant from
The main line Of the Oregon Short Line.
The ore body was uncovNed In the
Lucky Boy tunnel, which extends for
a distance Of l6j feet into the mountain.
The vein tapped Is about 2la feet wide
and carries in II IS inches OF the rich
ore. This also runs very nigh in copper
and resembles very much the ore taken
from the Moonlight claim north OF the
city. There are four men now work.
ing daily on the property, and the work
will be pushed steadily, In the mean
tine the people here are watching the
results with great eagerness
CHRIS ARMSTRONG DEAD.
Many friends and acqualntances
throuhgout the state will be panied to
learn OF the death of Christopher Arm
strong, the genial proprietor of tne
Bannock hotel here. For long time
MI Armstrong has been suffering with
consumption, and Notwithstanding his
strenuous attempts to rid himself of It..
both by repeated changes of climate
and by securing what aid medical skin
Or Ingenuity could command, The emu
came at eight minutes past three this
morning
The deceased was 80 years of age ana
vas born IN Canada. He came west
anumber of years ago and has conduct
"a hotels at Sumpter. Or, and also the
BROOKS House, at Idaho Falls. Three
years ago he associated himself with
A Norman In the management of the
Bannock hotel. and one of their first
moves was the enlarglng of the hotel
py remodeling the old apartments and
aiso erecting a large new annex, maxi
Hg the BannOck What II now H. one
VI me larsest and best hostelries in the
state
the body viii be shipped to canada
ior burial after the local order Of Elks
.aVe conducted memorial services over
The same
"CoLoRED" WEDDING.
MitMka Kobayshl. Jap and Pinklc
AolnaS lady Of color, whose progeni-
wlS came from the sunny land of the
,uNer Nlle, were yesterday united i'm the
,nUlciad bonds Of matrimony by Judge
MhUe The groom Is a member of the
japanese firm OF Denote q Co. the
Eocets and LIQUOR dealers I'm the new
commercial block here. and is very pop.
u,al among the Japs The bride is one
latIon. N''''S ~ P'P"'
A man 50 afflicted with rheumatism
.nat he was unable to move at ali was
i,aAeh from the train by Policeman Edg.
~ Yesterday He had been sent here
ION Mlnldoka by subscription taken
Wy mere. The county will take charge
Of The sufferer.
LITTLE BOY HURT.
A. rolntul accident hefeu the ,,t,le
vbo rgal-oid son Of Mrs. Hattie Smith.
lost rvs '.t5 on the east side OF town,
nine urauoy' The little chap was run
wool 't'uhu the house with stick OF
And ~ nls mouth when he trlpped
forc,re striking upon his face and
thro",s we tnd Of the stick into his
mi ,, "uG paiote, causing very palm
had ,9'.,,L doctor was called and
co,ld 'a9or Tor some time before he
EXCITING FIRE.
Ma Man. destroyed a portion of the old
clsy9i1sa building on Clark sa. between
nlir,,t, hna Arthur Avenues, about
cbiof , pu4a was discovered bv Fire
10 irot ,pn, who happened TO arise
n1ticsS ~ u"ul the Fire Hall when he
upon - V'c rguectlonof the fire falling
he ,i,ua vail lie immediatlve cave
cult ,h qua u was with great dIH-
tued w '"e names We're nnally sub
Holm. Sc belonging to Peterson q
become was burned to death. having
All rcS,,' 20 rantic that he lay down
FUSED 70 be move WV"
turrrn n.ner humorous phase Of tho oc.
tabe p ~, Wes the utter inability 10 cs-
N the blnlt,,t'd by the ladies' roou,nr
tooms 11ullirg. Notwithstanding theIs
End tba only on the second eoor
re- Sro,,, 'Wr' were entirely safe and
laddlss NE we elaze. The doughty Are
meet lbs "ers horoughly qualified 10
' eAleencies Of the case how