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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26
HAS CONF|DENC[| /
NEVADA D|S|
Governor MeikleiohD|
Many Excellent Prop
in Land of Valid

George d. Meiklejohn. a prort=.
Nebraska. cx-Lleutensnt- &C.,.
sistNnt Secretary OF War IN Z
times during Presiden, ycK,,,-
tration. Is making an e1,en..s
Rullfrog district, says the I'd
Mr. Meiklejohn ls largely Inter
in Mexico and elsewhere ps WI
frog. He has been n closs r-
science OF geology ~ applied \
many yenrS and the following b.
ho OF Interest 10 Operations a,s
tho district
Good Rates Will Pre-
Gov. MelkleJohn believes ,A,r
smelter at Los Angeles and the .
roads will mako rates 10 r,t n
railroads aro being built into h.
tonnage. and as the tonnaes ~
VIII make ratrA low enough I, |.
Concerning the geology Of IN
stntos that Bullfrog ia IN ns 81
Client Inland seq This nnelesl :
from tho Sierra Nevada ranev =
To ths Rocky mountains on n, II
In this bed arc Nevada as4 u.
prcs5ions OF Utah The remA.ns =
tho Great Salt lake. The Coss,1'
city. Tonopah. Goldneld. BsEh.
light. Austin. Ely. Phoebe a1i p
in the bed OF this encisnt sd b.
Ey gives a dlagrAm~o! and ur,-s 4
You SEQ all through this secrin n
results OF saline action.
Beginning of Permanest
Tho recent discoveries In ~
field and BunCrog. Nevada. th> 9
lleycs, VIII prove 10 be The bsyr
greatest permanent mines In tks .
discoveries made 20 date he occs*
the forerunnsrs OF many oiser a.
be established IN thls belt. The
only been scratched. The Na11
shone is only one Of many zoe u|
10 be developed in this dlstict
PullfroE with Tonopah aat C.
MeikleJohn states that tho eTcS1
greater here. soyenty-hvc mllt
Client SEA bed further south. ibid
the veins closer 10 the sufeet- r
omicIl mining. Tho veins a.e AZ
defined nssurc veins.
Some Formations in ~
Tho Governor is interested u
Mexico. where he has spent g
time during tho past four yeayx
uons of the camps Of Mexico.
cntc that they are but ar sru7@
Tonopah. Goldhcld. Bullfos -
zone. No mining district has e''
tnblished In this country. he ay1
tho railroads have pushed 50
which was a barren desert e -
In a foW months be connected ~
world by rails.
Have Conidence In -
This is the Governors tbird US,
bonanza mining camps OF Nese
WiRgcrs Of Realty was pdt IN
locate properties IN Brillros.
tuhn and his associates. Heb'l
Walter Bnrnes ard others, ha,e
ly interested in several promn',-
including the Decllion and tne ~
mines, limited. cast OF me
Mt. Meiklciohn says outside
favorable 20 BulifgOg. IL Is r
good properly here, pnovl1Sa "
a square doal. Eenry I. hsn
successful business nan, sotsig-
ltallst OF Nebraska has -
Nfc'klciohn. Mr.. Knapp Is
with the business prospects hr,
tends 10 remain indefinitely.
have the utmost confidence Ia o'
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Frogs in Myrinds,

BY soolo peculiar working ot nature the
Gov from the hundreds of Fprlncq In the
Nmargosa valley above Beatty IL warU-in
somo places hot. This water uniting forms
the AmnrEoSl river ard what does not 90 over
TO Ehyolite md BulIfroE IN wntcr mains flows
down the valley Though Beatty, iTiGnting
number Of ranches on tho way down. The
water I'm tho rivor retains part of It's warmth
and forms n Congonial home for myrlods OF
froEs-tEs aonFCul kind. our winter climate Ia
mild thar thoir vocal cords remain unim-
paired nnd thcir mingled harpirg Is continu-
Gus People In Rhyolite. BulfrUE. Gold Cen
tor md South BullfroE nro denied tho pleasure
OF listening 60 tho bulfroC's song In tho calm
al our warm winter evenings Rhyolitc and
Eullfrog arc too far away, and IN" topds are
afraid 10 tackle tho several ritlcs on 5h" river
between here oud tho othcr two towns
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HOW BULLFROG WAS
NAMED BY CROSS
Mining District Was Christened
by Prospector Desiring to
Tease Wife.

There has always been considerable curtosi-
~ as 70 the origin Of tho nnuoo OF Bullfrog
for q mining district on a desert where frogH
are never seen. Rhyoitc and BullfroF. both
practically ono town, woro dry os the pro
verbal chips when the rush frat began to
that region. Water had TO be hauled In bar
rcl7 from Beatty. nvc milos distant. and this
oas sold to tho thirsty pnospoctors nt good
prices per gallon At nrSt this water wHS any
thing but pleasant tho barrels being utilized
Tor water purposes before tho former whisky
contents had bcen wholly eradicatcd, and the
most that could DO said about the liquid was
ihal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26

PLANS FURNISHED TO
MINING MEN FREE
Process Consists in Panning
Entire Mass Carefully in
Still Water.

During the past two years the discovery
has been made that the old channol placer
deposits OF the Pacific coast contain much
platinum as we'll as gold, says the Mining
md Scientific Press. This important truth
was further demonstrated by DR.. David T.
Day OF the United Stntes geological sur
vey In his experiments conducted at the
Lewis and Clark fair last year But pre-
yious to these experiments a few man
ayers OF the larger hydraulic mines OF
southern oregon and northern California
we're at work saving tho precious sands
from the mass Of debris scoopcd from tho
sluicc-noors at cleanup time. One mine,
the Deep Gravel In the Waldo district.
southern oregon. saved Eearly 90 ounces
OF platinum during 1896. Considering tho
fact that but 10 ounces OF platinum werc
reported mined I'm the United States
Grring 1914, this showing of one mine Is
exceptional
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How Name Originated.

Ed Cross and Shorty Harris were the hr7t
men on tho ground at Bullfrog. and Cross was
given tho honor Of naming tho district. He
and his wife Ind spent some timo along the
AmnrGcSa rlvor, along whosc eandod beds tho
NonG OF countless frogs served 10 make Mrs
Cross very homesick for her Eastern homo.
Cross, more from desire 70 tease his wife
esvc tho name OF SullfroC 10 the now district.
Tho Beatty Bultrog Miner recently men
toned tho froGs along the Amargosa river NJ
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26
Panning Method Is Successful.

As stated, the only paying method is by
panning The entire mass in still water.
y big tub made for the purpose IS en-
ploycd. The black sand aud gold ar,
scGopcd from the sluice-hoor, after the
rifles arc lifted and rinsed. with a sharp
shovel, and carefully panncd over the tub
The amalgam Is thcn freed OF the black
sand, A part OF the platinum spills over
the pan during the panning process. but Il
crops and settles into tho tub, instead OF
being washed away, az would occur were
the panninS done In the running water Of
The slulcc. BY careful work a great por-
ton Is saved during the first banning
that which falls into the tub is panncd
out later. Tho residue. which consists OF
platinum and gold particles. held as an
amalgam, Is then put in a blow pan and
cried, after which the gold and platinum
fall apart and are easily separated The
two metals arc then put In separate
tasks and are ready for the refinery. Old
channel platinum has the appearance OF
black powder, with the exception that the
ilakes have greater metallic lustcr than
powder grains.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26

J. OBERNDORFER, STOCK BRO
KER, 16l S. Main. Tel. Bell. 1872.
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No New Work in Idaho.

No new area WAS geographically sur
v,eyed In Idaho during the last fiscal year.
a party under III. S. Bright. levelman, In
the early part OF tho season ran n iino
or levels from Elmira TO Bonner's Ferry,
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Saving Is Simplicity Itself.

The method OF saving the platinum
adopted by the hydraulic miners is sim
plcity Itself The method was FIRST hit
upon by Manager Winner Of the Deep
Gravel mines, and II viii be used this sen
sen by nearly nll OF the placer mines OF
the coast. the digEings of which comprise
Ol1-rivcr channels. Mr.. Wilmer found that
cleaning tho gold with shovel by scoop
Ing IL directly from the sluiCes. and wash
ing II In running water as has been the
custom since the early days OF placer min
ing, meant loss of all the platinum sX-
cCpt the very heaviest particles Only one
fourth Of an ounce was saved where an
ounce and thrcc-QuartOrS are saved now.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26
Country of Enormous Faultlng
and Vast 0utcroppings
Is Described.
COVERING OF VEINS
IS IMPORTANT ITEM
Older Tufts Extensively Min
eraIized, While More Recent
Formations Are Barren.

There has recently been q demand for
moro definite details regarding the geo
logical conditions OF the Bullfrog mining
district This demnud seems iair to be
realized in q series of articles that have
been prepared by II. H Taft the advance
sheets Of which have received considerable
attention from the Engineering and Min
Ing Journal The following Is an excerpt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26
Great Waste in sluicing.

Miners have long known that the black
sand, TO which the placer gold closely ad-
heres, contains platinum, and many meth
DDS OF saving the rare metal have been
tried. An attempt 10 save II by panninG
IN the running water OF the Sluice resulted
in as great waste as cleaning up by
shovel. Another method was To save the
llutinum sand by a system OF undcrcur-
rents attached TO tho slulCes, this was the
Ilcthod introduced by representatives. OF
tho WclsbaCh Gas Mantle company, which
uses platinum in The manufacture OF It's
articles. The company supplied drawings
OF plans 10 all miners who desired them
tLat tho saving Of the rare metal might
be encouraged. The sgmc method was fol-
lowed by the Waratah Minerals company
But the undcrcurrent never became popu-
lar with hydraulic miners because IL was
not successful Cnlercurrents require
close attention and the cleaning OF them
Is tedious, too tedious for tho average
placer miner, whose whole inclination la
toward getting gold. moreover. the re-
QUlred undcrcurreuts were different from
those used for saving -four gold.
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Only Feasible Plan.

So, after many experiments and repeat
ed trials OF various methods, tho only
feasible plan Is found TO be the old time
and simple way OF pannlng in stiIl water.
The platinum occurs In thin. flat flakes
Though II Is n heavy metal its atomic
Weight being 1852, and It's specific gravity
2l0, the thin flakes float easily on running
water and VIII not settle with the gold
II Is therefore impossible to save Il by
ScooplnS up black sand and gold together
1nd washing the 9malgam free OF foreign
naTtLClns In tho alulcn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-26

In recent Issue of tho Mining World,
A g Hillcn writes most ontertainingly In
regard 10 the mines OF Goldncld and Ton
opah al depth 1t IL apparent that Mr..
ulllon has gono over tho ground most
thoroughly, and his article Is most timely
at this season when stocks arc on the up
word trend and great Eastern interests
are planning a consolidation OF nearly all
the prominent mines in tho State OF Nc
vada. In part, the article Is as follows
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
University Will Get the Twenty
Acres When President Signs
the Bill.
Especial TO The Herald.O

Washington, D. c.. May S.-The sec
rotary of the interior today heard ar
guments submitted by former Congress
man John z. Shafroth of Denver
against the Raven Mining company.
which is seeking to locate a number of
mining claims in the Uintah Indian res
ervatiOn in Utah outside of the area
formerly occupied by the company I'M
der lease granted it by the government.
The decision in the case will not be
rendered for several days.
Representative Howell yesterday Sc
cured passage in the house of the Suth-
erland bill granting the war depart
ment authority to cede twenty acres of
land embraced in the Fort Douglas mil
itary reserve to the University of Utah,
and the bill goes to the president for
signature.
Senator Clark of Wyoming today APP
reared before the senate committee on
claims and secured authorization of a
favorable report upon his bill 20 adjust
claims of settlers upon the abandoned
Fort Bridger military reservation for
property condemned, and appropriated
bv the government amounting to sc J45.
Senator Sutherland today proposed an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priatiOn bill appropriating $4,000 for al
terations and additions 20 the federal
building at Salt Lake City.
Senator Hepburn continues to improve
and his friends state that he may be
able TO resume his duties in the senate
next week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
UNITED STATES
PAYS DOUBLE
Great Graft in SmokeIeSS Pow
DER Furnished to the
Government.

Washington, May S--The house of rep
resentatives devoted the day to the naval
appropriation bill and accomplished the
reading for amendment OF the first fiji
teen pages. During this time several top
les incident to the measure were dis
cussed. including the difficulty of obtain
ing enlisted men in the navy. the location
of the naval training station on the great
lakes the cost of smokeless powder and
finally the expenditure of SEQ. 600 a year
for chains for ships. This last matter was
under considers ton when the house ad-
jOuTned.
Representatives Long of Michigan and
GroSvenor of Ohio offered amendments
providing that the purchase OF such sup
plies as chains. anchors, cOrdage. etc,
shall hereafter be by the competitive bid
process.
Representative Rixey of Virginia was
unsuccessful in getting amendment
through limiting to so cents a pound the
amount which may be expended for
smOkeIess powder. He stated that the
price now paid was 70 cents a pound, but
that the inquiry made by the naval com
mittee showed that it actually cost but
50 cents to manufacture the powder. The
army appropriation bill was sent to con-
ference with all of the senate amendments
diSa greed to.
The house adjourned at 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
NEW JERSEY GIRL IN
A SERIOUS SCRAPE

New York, May San alleged attempt
to fraudulently transfer 100000 worth of
property belonging to Mrs Charles F.
Wenham of Chicago. without her knowl-
edge to New York man for use in Sc
curing $4,000 bail for her husband. who
is in jail here. was disclosed in court to-
day. 1t is charged that Mrs. Wenham
was imperSOnated in the attempted trans
fer by Miss Clay Lawrence of Hoboken,
n. j. who was arrested today and ar
raigned in the TOmbs police court charged
with forgery.
Miss Lawrence was held in 81 500 bail
for further examination. Wenham was
sent to pail for not paying judgments
against him held by the Canadian Pa
cific railway and the firm of Elder
Dempter IL Co. He formerly was pas
senger agent at Chicago for the Canadian
Pacific.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
LIFE IN
GREAT DANGER
Opening of Russian Assembly
May Result in Terrible
Tragedy.

st Petersburg, May S-Although there
are few surface indications of the fact
an earnest duel is in progress between
the police and terrOrists and revolutionists
who are thronging to the capital alert for
any opportunity 20 strike Emperor NichO-
las or other marked men among the off
Gals gathered here for the opening OF the
national parliament. Precautionary meas
ures on an extensive scale have been
taken. The police have been reinforced
Dy the keeneSt men from the interior
cities The railways are being watched
most diligently, but search of the bag
gage of three members of the lower
branch of the parliament was the only
public incident in a campaign today BIZ
which several terroriStS were so quietly
bagged that the general public was not
aware of the arrests
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
COMING BACK TO SETTLE UP
Minnesota Embezzler Not Dead, as
Long Supposed.

Crookston Mimi. May S-News from
source considered thoroughly reliable has
been received here to the effect that Jo-
seph Matthews, who, as deputy treasurer
of Polk county. defaulted to the extent
OF about 5000. is alive and expects soon
10 return to CroOkston to reimburse the
bondsmen of County Treasurer Beaudry.
who settled with Polk county.
Matthews disappeared in 1898. man
was found dead in a London hotel.
Matthews watch and ring were found
uDon the dead man. together with other
papers Now IL is thought that Matthews
was i'm London at the time and changed
clothing with the dead man TO confuse
Identification Mrs. Matthews collected
s. OOO life insurance and has remarked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
OFFER OF HELP
is ACCEPTED
Canadian Parliament Contrib
uteS 100000 to San Fran
cisco Sufferers.
AID COMES FROM FRANCE
DAILY REPORT ON EXISTING
CONDITIONS.

San Francisco, May S--With the in
creasing severity of the regulations sur
rounding the dread line" General Greedy
has hopes of soon eliminating from the
relief lists a large percentage of the peo-
pie who are now receiving free food sup
plies. 1t is becoming more difficult every
day for able-bodied men to secure their
army ratiOnS. When a healthy appearing
man presents himself for food he is fire.
quently confronted by an offer of en-
ployment and if he refuses to engage in
the prOffered work he Is denied relief. All
the women must prove beyond doubt that
they are I'm need of assistance. Tickets
good for only a few days food are fur
nished them and at the expiration Of the
privilege they much again demonstrate
their restitution before aid is given them.
Already there is a big decrease in the
daily output of supplies and the officials
expect that by June their labOrs in this
direction will be practically ended
1t is anticipated that when the savings
banks are opened for payments to small
depositors that there will be further les
SEEMING in the number of the men and wo-
men who are now forced to ask for their
SuStenanCe from the stations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
SCHANDEIN HEIRS
GET AGOODLY SUM

Milwaukee, Wis. May S.-Terms OF the
final settlement Of the will of Mrs Ii
zette Schandein were made public in the
probate court today. Mrs. Ella E Frank
and Emil Schandein. who contested the
will, are given $4,000 in cash and 600
shares of stock in a Milwaukee brewing
company each, the shares having a face
value of $1,000 each. In ad iition. each
receives $3l2.5OO of property b5 Iueathed by
the will of their mother
Erik Heyi. son of Jacob Heyl by his
first wife. will receive 200 of ) per
pany. The will made no specific provi-
sion for him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
Safeguarding the Gear.

In order to safeguard the emperor in
his passage up the river in the time OF his
arrival and departure is being kept a
dead secret The Nicholas palace bridges
through draws of which the imperial
yacht must pass will be closed to traffic
from daylight of Thursday until the de-
parture of the emperor. The general pub
lie will not even be admitted to a long
distance view of the yacht from the pal
ace of the admiralty or the quays lining
the river front, admission to which and
to the palace square will be by ticket
only The project of police in an order
issued which is wOrded. in contrast with
formed notifications. is the most polite
terms, asks the public to keep moving
while in the streets and concludes that
lin order to avoid encounters which might
cost a shadow over the solemn day pro-
pernitted-p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
CONVICT ESCAPES
FROM THE IDAHO PEN
Especial to The Herald1

Boise. Ida. May S.-George Holland.
a convict, made his escape this after
noon while assisting ia unloading a car
of lime. He and another convict were
brought down town under guard for
the purpose Watching for. an opening.
cars Guard Robbins had the other
to hold until he could get help The
fugitive was out of sight when the
posse started. He has not been appre-
hended. Holland was brought to the
penitentiary in 1902 from Bear Lake
county to serve a sentence of ten wears
for manslaughter. He is about % years
old.
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SIX MONTHS AT THE
ROCK PILE FOR HIM

New York May S.-An unknown man.
who wall ed down the main street of
Hoboken today kicking an American
flag along in the dirt, was mObbed by
citizens. dubbed by a policeman. SEN
fenced by a court and put to work break
ing stones in a penitentiary before the
dav was over The man refused to dis
close his identity when questioned by the
court hut said he was the King of
Runos'' and came from Nowhere"
When Recorder Stanton read a lecture
to him in court for abusing the flag.
he interrupted, declaring THAT is all it
is good for
The recorder sentenced him to six
months
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committee here direct? Would be most
welcome
The following reply was received this
afternoon:
American Chamber of Commerce IN
Paris has opened subscription amounting
so far to 10000 francs. of which = on
francs already forwarded by mail to May-
or Schnitz'
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other causes except causes Of like charac-
ter and criminal causes
The amendment further provides for
striking out the last sentence of section &
which reads as follows: -
whenever an order of the commission
made in pursuance of section Ia aS
amended. other than an order for the
payment OF money, shall have been COM
piled with for the period Of three years.
such order shall not thereafter be in force
as against the carrier 50 complying there
with"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
NEBRASKA BEET SUGAR
COMPANY GOES BROKE

Omaha. May S.-Judge Munger i'm the
United States court today appointed w
II. Ferguson as receiver for the plant of
the Standard Beet Sugar company at
T,eavitt Dodge county. Nebraska. This
IS one of the largest plants of the kind
in the west. having cost 81. 2T7OO0 to
build and having a daily capacity OF LOO
tons of beets and 10000 pounds of sugar
1t is bonded for over half a million
dollars.
Failure of the beet crop to, properly
ripen last year is given as the cause Of
the trouble.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN CONNECTICUT

East Hampton, Conn, May S.-A very
slight earthquake shock. lasting possibly
a second. was felt here today. No dam
age was done, nor was any one fright
ened. A similar phenomenon occurred here
lust a year ago today.
The earth tremors are attributed to
small iandslides on the ridge Of which
Mount Tom in Massac husetts is the high
est point They are felt over a very
small area.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
ACTION THREATENED.

Columbus o.. May S.-Assist- y
= ant Attorney General Miller to- y
y day said that criminal proceed =
= ings will be brought against the =
y officials of the Standard Oil com >
y pany in Ohio ;
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