The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-17
RAILWAY MAN On
THE SITUATION
L, c, Van Riper of Everywhere,
Talks of Western
Conditions.
SAYS P. AND |. N. ROAD
Is DOING WELL NOW
He Also Discusses Mining Out
look in Idaho and
Nevada,

L. B. Van Ripper, of New York, and
Incidentally of the whole mining region
of the Northwest, is a guest at the
Knutsford just in from visit to his
mining properties in Goldneld,e New.
In a general way he said:
Il find all mining propositions in the
Goldfield district to be excellent, l
have part of the Mohawk leased. and
since last May we have sunk three
compartment shaft It's feet, and have
been in the ledge since we got sixty
two feet down.
New York and Eastern capital in
general Is coming to the Northwest
in millions, and so far has always
found a good return on investment.
II am going now to take up active
work on the Pacific & Idaho North
ern road from Weiser to Stevens.
When | took over the road, 1t was
5000, 600 in debt, and badly handi-
capped in other ways, paid all debts,
and have fourteen miles completed, and
shall be into Payette lakes this fall. We
shall Install telephone service along the
line The road now has doubled In
earning capacity. Since we have
brought an earning capacity to the road,
several parties have come forward to
annoy us. but am used to that. The
old saying: Anything worth fighting
for Is worth having is changed In my
experience to, Anything worth having
you must fight for
Opens Up Lumber Region.
"Our road will open up two billion
feet of mechantable lumber, and that
is money, for there is now lumber IA
mine all through that country. You
cannot get lumber. just now, even at
Weiser. for local use.
THE Big Creek, Idaho, country Is
phenomenally rich. The ledge there Is
from 30 to 40 miles long and from 100
to 500 feet wide, and assays anywhere
from 20 cents to 50 per ton.
Lack of Transportation ties up this val
liable country
THE Dewey mine in which | am In
terested has a small, ten-stamp mill
and Is turning on about eight thousand
dollars per month, on 81 ore. The
Sunnyside mine, near the Dewey, has
1000 600 tons Of ore blocked out
II trust your damage by fire In the
building Is not serious. We need a
patriotic paper here. and The Tribune
fills the bill By the way. Sunday 1s
the 18th of June, or Bunker Hill day,
What a day the people make Of 1t In
the New England States. The battle
of Bunker Hill or Breeds HILL was
the opening fight Of the Revolution,
and the memory OF 1t shall never be
forgotten by the American people. l
hope to see flags everywhere tomor-
row, and would have them up on every
shack and shanty on my holdings II
were there.
1.-THE Sword of Bunker HILL"
How that grand old song, The
Sword of Bunker HILL mades the
blood bound In fellows veins. Let
me repeat 1t for you:
He lay upon his dying bed
His eye was growing dim.
When with n feeble voice, he called
His weeping son to HIM
"Weep not my boy" the veteran cried, |
II bow to Heavens high Will;
But quickly from yon antlers bring
The sword of Bunker HILL
The sword was brought, the soldiers
Lit with n sudden fame.
And as he grasped the ancient blade
He murnured Warren's name
Then said My boy, leave you Solo,
But what Is richer still.
] leave you, mark me. mark me now,
The sword OF Bunker HILL
"Twas on that dread, immortal day.
dared the Briton's band;
A captain raised this blade DER me,
: I tore It from his hand
And while the glorious battle ragged,
It lightened Freedoms will.
For, boy, tho god OF battles blessed
The sword OF Bunker HILL
"Oh. keep the swordv His accents
broke.
A smile, and he was dead;
But his wrinkled hand still grasped |
the blade,
Upon his dying bed.
That son remains. that sword remains, |
Their glory giving still.
And eighty millions bless that son
And sword OF Bunker HILL
How can any man, normally born |
and bred in this great country. read |
that song, or hear 1t sung, and not get |
out and shake old Glory to the breeze, |
and yell7"