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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
ONE OF THE JESTS OF T A =
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hood. I do not know what this jewelers. rouge
is; but it may be the remains OF some prehistoric
she'll to be found where communities Of the are,1
shellfsh happened to meet with favor-. Il
environment.
At last the jeweler sold his shop and stock f
goods homestead and farm. to supply himself -b
the funds for his explorations. We may be sure
that he had little hope OF success, for he still r
tanned prudence enough, or sentiment enough. rs
reserve from sale one portion of his farm-that r
which was the burial ground of his family With
all his other worldly possessions converted into cash
this modern knight OF commerce sailed for EuroIe
and there wandered for years among familiar ari
unfamiliar accessible and inaccessible, 1ocahtes
that seemed to him likely to contain the object Qr
his search.
We often hear of the total depravity OF inar5-
mate things; in the case of this knight errant. ue
shall find proof that there may be
diabolical nature at work among the ions II
vibrate endlessly around The quest was neirts-
a success nor failure. As if some Mephistophe-
had 50 placed the rouge as to lure him ever ar,
he came now and then upon little pockets Of te
precious material, but all too small to reward IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

leisure hours he pursued
the subject, until he
had learned that in all
the world there We're
only a few localities in
which this precious rouge
was to be found; hence
the high price, for moth
ing else could give the
same beautiful polish to
articles Of the precious
metals and gems. Grad
ually he became over
mastered by one ruling
passion: he would dis
cover a mine OF rouge.
This became to him the
anyi Sacra james.
Apparently he was not
led to the quest by
avarice, for the chances
Of success were remote.
\ long search was Ger
tam, and he could have
no clue pointing to local
ties where the rouge
might be found. 1t &C
Cured, 50 his books told
him, in isolated pockets.
4 few Of which had
been found in America
East of the .Allcgha
MES. they said and the
finding OF one brought no
likelihood that there was
another in the neighbor-
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II vi -
At length, disappo.rr-
ment or the exhaust =
OF his resources put IS
end to his mission. VII
the remnant OF his wasted
possessions he returned
broken-hearted, to the
village where his only
home was a burial lot,
and like one crossed IN
love and disappointed in
his life's object, he laid
him down and died.
Then came the last
jeering smile of the mock
ing Mephistopheles for
when the grave Was
opened for his long rest.
by the veriest IRONY e
fate the trench prepare.
for his body proved to
an opening into the l0r
sought deposit OF jew
er's rouge; and
worse, instead OF hy
a small and unimpo--.
pocket OF the prec,
material, this proved
he OF almost unl'm
extent, and for Years
nishcd the rare MN,
in ample quantities
was one OF the pocl
East of the Alle-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02

J. OBERNDORFER. STOCK BRO
KER. 161 S. Main. Tel. Bell. 1872.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
RESULTS OF TAKING INTEREST
Large Savings Effected by Mere Ap-
plication Of Inventive Genius.

A millman, fond of experimenting.
removed the belt from a vannine ma
chine and covered the upper rollers
with board table on which he secured
silver plated copper plates Of the usual
kind. He passed his mill pulp ove1
this vibrating table as 1t came from
the apron plates, and claimed that a
highly satisfactory saving was the re-
suit. Why more gold was not saved
on the apron plates. he did not state
Small strips Of amalgamatlng plate.
placed on the spreader OF a concentrat-
ing machine will often accumulate gold
and emalgam. II the millman would
carefully investigate the amount of
loss, In milling. and endeavor by care
ful sampling OF the failing TO find out
where the loss actually occurs. he may
In many cases be able to check the es-
capo Of gold by application Of the prop
er remedy.
Sometimes 1t Will be found to be due
to fine sulphide escaping over the van
ner belt owing to the fact that no
classification of the pulp is made be-
fore concentrating And often, 1t Will
be learned that the loss Is in the coarser
sand, particles of which still inclose
gold. Finer grinding is the only REM
edy for this condition, and the gold
content OF the sand may not justify tho
additional expense.-Mlning and Scien-
tlfc Press.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
WHY GOLDF|E[D IS
NOT SHIPPING MORE
Operators Waiting Patiently for
Reduction Works to Handle
Their Product.

A feature OF the local mining situa-
tion which Is not appreciated here,
and much less outside of this camp
Is the relatively small amount OF ore
and ore values quoted as shipped
from the local mines and leases says
the Goldneld Sun. The comparative
lightness of these figures is readily ac-
counted for. In the first place, this Is
hlgh-grade camp and much or tho
development thus far has been done by
leasers whose efforts have been confined
TO extracting the highest grade ores
and relying upon the future construc-
ton of mills to work the medium and
lower grade, which, al the time and
during the tenureAof their leases, could
not be profltably shipped to great DIS
tanccs. and at the existing high freight
rates, TO points where they could be re-
duced.
Orc Still on Dumps.
Many thousands of tons of these ores
are still upon the dumps awaiting the
cheapest means OF handling them, and
II must be remembered that this Ia still
a very young camp. Another Item
which enters here is the fact that
great deal OF ore, mostly Of the high
grade, has been worked in the mills and
samplers already established In the
camp. The condition which prevails at
present In nearly all the mines of tho
blB companies ana III 1lhuN Ol Ius
leases is one which is not calculated to
cause any immediate large increase IN
the shipments, with the exception OF
very few cases. and this fact Is. un-
der the circumstances, a decided rec
ommendatlon to the camp and in no
way detriment In the opinion OF those
who understand the situation.
Simply Resting Easy.
It simply demonstrates the fact that
the operators are so we'll equipped
financially, and are so sangulne as to
the ultimate returns OF their labor md
investment that they have so far dem
onstrated the ore bodies In their prop
critics that they are willing to continue
the development OF the veins and lodges
and to work them into such conditions
that when the inevitable reduction
works are established on the ground
they Will be In a condition to supply
plenty Of ore OF a good grade from the
day such mills are In working order.
Are Not Hysterical.
Such conditions Will prove far more
beneficial and must ultimately tend to
stimulate the confidence OF investors
and prospective operators to a far
greater degree than II the camp were
making any hysterical record by ship
ping out all Of It's product. q course
which has been pursued by a number OF
new mining camps and one which has
usually had the effect OF curtalling their
existence, in the successful state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
ECONOMY IN MINING.
Reasonable Power Rates Are Doing n
Great Work In Mining World.

When expensive plants are required
In he conduct of mining operations
the development OF mineral ground can
be probably undertaken only by lndi-
viduals OF companies having abundant
capital says the Ores and Metals.
Conversely, everything that reduces
the amount of money that must be
tied up in machinery and buildings
throws open the possibilities of profita-
BILE mining to a larger number of oper-
ators. II an individual power plant
must be built at q mine, II Will con-
siderably increase the amount OF capi-
tai necessary 10 bring the property into
production.
Cheap power, sold at retail. deliv-
cred at any desired point In any desired
quantity, adds TO the independence OF
the small operator or leaser. In min
ing comps, as In manufacturing CEN
ters its tendency Is toward a better
distribution of capital Power is an
important Item in most mining costs.
and In this respect, cheap and dlvisible
power. delivered from a central station,
does put, or should put, small and large
operators upon a footing of equality.
True II is common practice to make
a lower rate to the large consumer,
and for this there Is some justification
from business standpoint. The situa-
ton bears an analogy to long and short
nauls ana 10 large ana s1al shipments
by rail. There are reasons for the rail-
way determinations that exist. Still,
they are vicious In principle and dis
astrous IN their effect Practically, in
the case of power, the results Of a
variable schedule are less important.
But the practice is none the less essen
TALLY dishonest.
or the effects of cheap power widely
distributed, the revival of mining In
the Mother Lode counties OF California
is convincing proof II is to the inter-
est of mining men IN all parts OF the
West to support In every way possible
all legitimate power development en-
terprises. Some power companies nre
encouraging mining development by
supplying motors at a reasonable
rental This still further reduces the
amount of capital necessary in small
Operations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
UTAH RETARDED BY
GREAT PROSPERITY
Building of SmeIter Center En-
barraSSed by the Lack
of Material.
DIFFICULT TO SECURE
LUMBER AND STEEL
Outside Labor Cornered by
Builders Of New Railroads
in the West.

The building operations at the new
smelling city of Garfield have empha-
sized In manner quite to the satlsfac-
ton and discomfort OF those RESPONSE
bic Tor the completion of the great work
the tremendous prosperity that now Ia
charaoterizing our National life. Ono
prominent gentleman operating at Gar
Held stated Sunday morning that his
and other companies were having q
very hard time In securing the neces-
sary building materials for the work
now under way.
Material Greatly In Demand
There Is hardly an Item that goes to
form the sum total OF building material
easily procurable at this time That
this condition OF affairs Is felt by the
contractors and companies goes with
out saying. 1t is practically impossible
Tor the consumer TO secure from the
producer any promise regarding the de-
livery of material, and oftentimes
promises when made go for nothing
All over the country there is a demand
for structural steel, lumber. cement and
kindred material that is not being sat
isfed, while there is an ever-increasing
call tor such commodities.
Outside Labor Scarce.
For some time the mine operators Of
Utah were complaining greatly over the
unusual scarcity OF miners. Several
large Bingham operators now state
that they have plenty of underground
labor, the difficulty being IN the secur Il
Ing OF outside labor. This is felt more
especially at Garfield. where an enor-
nous amout OF railroad construction is
being done. in addition to the
erection Of the vast buildings which
are 10 house the machinery for numcr-
Gus companies.
Between Two Fires.
The scarcity OF what Is called OUT
side labor is due to the extent Of rail-
road building and kindred work that
is being done In this and adjoining
States at this time. Last year Ne
Vada held the plum for railroad build
ing. and from the extensions that are
now under way in that State the year
1906 bids fair to equal II not TO sx-
ceed 1905. So the Garfield employers
are between two flres-the scarcity OF
materials for building and the scarcity
OF labor TO further the completion of
enterprises that represent the expendi-
ture OF many millions Of dollars.
Behind It all, however there Is an
underlying hope and determination that
the work as planned will be completed
almost on schedule time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Duchssne Myton, and Randlett Town
Lots Uintah Indian Lands. Utah, YER
mol, Utah. June 18. 1905.
Notice is hereby gwen that. In pur-
uuance of Instructions from tho Com
missioner of the General Land Office. un-
aer authority vested In him by section
23sl. United States Revised Statutes, we
Will ofrer at public safe to the highest
bidder at not less than the appraised
price. on Tuesday, the 17th day OF July.
fsos, at this Office. between tho hours
of 8 o'clock a IN. and O'Clock D. M.
Of that day and OF the succeeding days
thereafter. until all lots have been
praised. unsold, and unreserved lots and
Myton, and Asndlett. Of the Uintah In
dian Lands, State Of U.ah. as appears
upon the plata of said townsites. ap-
proved by tho COMMISSIONS of the Gem
eral Land offlee on October Is. septem-
Der 10, and November l6, 1905. respeot-
lively. The lots In Duchesne townsite
will be offored flrst, In Myton townsite
next, and in Randlett townsite last. The
purchase price of lots sold must be paid
TO tho receiver Immediately on accept-
anco Of bid. All persons are warned
under the penalty mentioned in Sec,
1878, u. 8. Rey Statutes, against any
com mbination or action which may tend
10 hinder OF embarress tho sale Of said
lots. or prevent full and free competi-
ton between bidders.
CHARLES DEMOISY, Register.
DON 3. COLTON Receivar,
y1a72
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
ALASKA NOW HOLDS
RECORD OF OUTPUT
KIondike Region Must Yield to
Territory Possessed by
United States.

SO loud wero the efforts to establish
the Klondike territory as a gold-produc-
ing region OF unparalleled proportions
in the eyes OF the world that the echos
OF the attempt are still revcrbcrating
throughout the country, but 1t is to
Alaska that the KlondiKe must don It's
cap. To many people klondlke ana
Alaska are synonymous terms. but they
are different territories entirely, tho
stars and stripes floating only over the
latter, and to tho former was given
most oil the credit for the discoveries
of the yellow metal,
DISCOVERIES Were Americans.
While the Klondike proper provided
tho scenes OF the earlier excitenonts. 1t
was American citizens who made the dis
covcrics and American grit that stayed
by the proposition. 1t took time for
the prospector to return with confidence
to Alaskan territory. but from tho
present Indications IT is apparent he
has done so without failure or regret
It is estimated by the Alaska club OF
Seattle, a recognized authority on the
subject. that the gold output OF Alaska
for the present yoar will exceed s24.
600 900 and that OF Dawson and Yukon
territory at $S.0OO.000 moro, This
would make q grand total of S32, 100000,
an excess of over SS. 1000 600 OF the year
1905.
Alaska Output Increasing.
The most significant item in the
above is the fact that the increase Is
limited to Alaskan territory alone, the
Klondiko territory varying but little
tiles in the way OF securing and trans
porting the necessaG supplies. and for
reaching the yellow metal beneath the
liberal depth OF frozen DRIFT Alaska
bids fair to steadily Increase Its gold
output from year TO year. Improved
appliances are being added continually
and with the advent Of the telegraph
desired.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
THE LAGOON ROA|

SALT LAKE AND OGDEN RAILWA
Tine Table In EfIoct May 10, l$e.
Salt Lake, Lv .. ). IL g. m.. .. 4 g.
p N. .xh to L<ny
First six trains run through 10 -
Extra Lagoon to Knysyillo. 1000 p
(Sunday $50 p. m. < =
Lagoon Lv. 7. 10. 1s a m. .. q g
1890 p. IN. Sunday s:SO.) .nro..
Sundays and holidays speciaL SA
trains to Lagoon at and p. IN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
METALLURGY OF COPPER.
Recovery of Gold VIII Be Greatly In
creased by These Improvements.

Lead smelling and the various wet
processes of ore treatment have for
many years been rightly regarded as
the main sources of recovery Of the
precious metals. With the improve
ment In copper smelling. however, this
branch of metallurgy is gaining favor
as a means for collecting gold and sill
ver, and ultimately recovering them In
a pure state. The refining OF lead bull
lion is a crude process compared with
the clean and accurate electrolyttc pro-
cess for copper bullion. which gives
chemically pure copper and from IS to
80 per cent of the noble metals. Not
only is copper refining more accurate,
but the smelling OF copper ore and con-
verting OF copper matte are simple pro-
cesses In which gold-bearing silicious
ores can be used to advantage. We
may therefore expect to see the re-
coyery of gold and silver greatly In
creased by reason of the improvements
in the metallurgy of copper-Mining
Reporter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
NEW PLANT COMPLETED.
Tonopah Sampling Company Now
Waiting for Railroad Spur.

One Of the largest establishments for
the reduction and sampllng Of ores In
tho State Of Nevada Ia now nearing COM
plcuon In tho northern suburbs of Tono-
pan, says the Mining and Engineering
Review 1t is the property OF the Tono-
pah Sampling and Ore Purchasing COM
pany. The main building in the works
group Is a structure OF five stories and
a two-story basement, s6x32 feet, and Is
fcet high, the basement extending TO a
depth OF % feet below tho ground sur
face. 1t is built OF substantial mill con-
strucuon. common to this class OF build
ings, and covered with corrugated iron
The methods employed for handling
large quantities OF ores utilize the most
building is provided with eight storage
and two receiving bins. each with O ca
paclty OF 100 tons. These are connected
with three bucket elevators used in con-
seends by gravity through the various
chambers and grinders and is distributed
hnally through chutes 10 proper recep-
tacles, ready for the assayer. Every op-
Grafton Is performed automatically, pre-
cludlng possibilities Of error In the weight
or measure OF ores being treated.
The building equipment consists OF two
Gates Style ID" ore crushers, one set OF
rolls +oxi5 inches, one 8Oxl0 inches. and
another loXl0 inches. two pulp grinders;
a l50 horsepower Allis-Chalmers motor;
one double Vazine sampler; one duplicate
Vazine sampler. The plant will be cleo
trically operated, A transformer house
has been erected adjacent to the main
building,i In which three power transform
ers are Installed. Eighty-fAve tons OF orc
will be treated daily when the plant is
in regular operation. This output can
be readily increased by the addition of
more equipment. should necessity require
The remaining buildings In the group
are four-room office. a building 1sx2I
feet for the sampling OF ores. and an up
to-date assay off1ce fully equipped The
treatment OF ores at the new plant Will
begin as soon as the railroad tracks lead
be completed. The entire equipment for
this plant is being furnished by the Allis-
Chalmers company Of Milwaukee
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
AssAYERs ARE QUICKLY MADE.
Young Men Must Be Initiated to a
Most Thorough Grind.

A young man with a good public
school education. under competent In
struction. should be able to learn TO
assay ores for gold. silver, copper and
lead In from three to six months. Some
pupils prove more adept than others.
The first work he must perform Is tho
grinding OF the sample, The novice Is
inclined to consider this an unneces-
sary part OF the drudgery of the assay
offlce. but 1t is, in fact, most import
ant portion Of the process. One thing
the beginner in assaying must learn
promptly, and that IS not to reject any
part Of the sample, but to continue
grinding and screening until every por-
tion has been reduced to pass the screen
selected as suitable for the sample to
be assayed.-Mining and Scientific
Press.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
Mining Blanks,

Stock certificates. seals. reports. book
let's. Prospector's Manual (Copp's). soc.
Tribune JOB Printing Co
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
INCREASED SPELTER OUTPUT.
Experts Anticipate Better Times
Ahead for the Zinc Producer

An increased spelter output for the year
1906 is anticipated by those who arc au-
thorty on the subject The Mining Re-
porter quotes from an article on the Pro
ductlon OF Europe" by Rudolf Wolf.
Kreugcr * Co.. as follows:
Zinc ore throughout the year was Of
feTed In tremendous quantities and from
all quarters. interest was chiefly directed
TO the huge accumulation Of tailings on
the Barrier Reef OF Australia, contracts
having been entered into for bringing
part OF these vast supplies 10 tho market
The actual production of metallic spelter
in Australia is. we believe. not to be eX-
pected In any quantity until sufficient
suitable refractory material for the re-
torts is locally forthcoming Consider
ing the copiouSness OF ore supplies dur
ing 1896. II Will be matter of surprise
that production OF spelter did not in
crease on a greater scale.
Moro Furnaces Needed.
Most works were smelling during the
year TO their fullest capacity. The build
ing of new furnaces meant capital out
lay which had to be seriously considered
in view OF a possible break In the high
prices, moreover, more furnaces meant
more workmen, and zinc distilling work
man con be made. but not found. All
completion of arrangements happening too
late. II is scarcely surprising that many
hesltatod about increasing their ca
pacity'
The production of spelter In 1905 In tho
United states. as given by Charles Nrch-
or OF the United States Geological Sur
yey. was greater than that of 1904 by
Is SS4 tons The State OF Illinois Is ex-
pected to show a great increase In out
put In 1906 and 1907.
Broke All Records.
since the imports OF spelter In 1906 wero
52l tons as compared with 34l tons In 1904
and since the exports OF domestic spelter
and the re-exports of foreign smelter were
tons in 1904 the estimated homo consump-
ton figures out 1se 125 tons in 1903. as com
pared with 1881 tons In 1904 and ld. 3Sl
ions In 1903 AS in Iron and steel ana
in 1905 broke ell records and was very
close to 10000 tons net.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-02
INVENTION FOR CRAFTSMEN
New Yorker Has Scheme to Do Away
With Aching Fingers.

The craftsman. of whom 1t has oeen
said that he possesses no rights
which any one Is bound to respect. says
the Engineering and Mining Journal,
has at last been favored by the In
yention OF an erasing fluid that VIII
materially lessen the number of sore
thumbs Gas well as sore heads) devel-
oped In tho processes OF alternating
drawings. -,
The Invention is a fluid which VIII
micl1ly dissolve lines, figures. etc,
which have been drawn with black
waterproof ink. The fluid is applied
with sponge or cloth, and the dissolved
ink is then removed with clean
sponge. f. G. Soltman, 125 East Forty
second street. New York. Is the lnven-
tor.