Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-27

bears throat after bruin had charged
| MIN, ana ne had had no time TO re-
| load. The outcome was that Bunch
showed bruin backward, over ledge
| OF rock, and another cartridge was
inserted while the bear was scramb-
ling up again.
GREAT BEAR HUNTER.
Another story from the same source
deals with deer hunt, where the hunt
| ers discovered bear following the
blood scent OF the deer which one OF
them was carrying towards camp.
Their guns had gone forward with an
other member Of the party and as they
emerged from a stream, they caught
sight OF bruin plunging In on the oppo-
site bank to follow them across. Bunch
dropped down stream TO the point he
thought the bear would land, struck
him square In the head with a large
rock as he gained the bank. and then
followed this up bp plunglng his hunt
Ing knife between the bears shoulders
while 1t was dazed from the blow. He
then forced bruins head under water
and held him there until he drowned
In the country In which he lives, Mr.
Bunch Is said TO have the reputation
OF being fearless hunter and one
OF the best rife shots In the mountains
AZ his home he has couple Of bear
cubs which he captured In their lair
after Shooting the mother at close range
MORE GOLD NUGGETS.
The article in the Boise Capital News
giving the details Of the present min
ing controversy between Mr.. Bunch and
Samuel Newhouse Of this city is as fol-
lows
Lee Bunch of Garden Valley is in
the city today, registered at the Idan-
ha. He has Just returned from several
days spent on the Hayfork group Of
mlres IN the Basin, where he accom-
panied George +. Snow Of Chicago and
Arthur r. Snow Of Salt Lake. mining
experts who were examining the prop
erty
Mr. Bunch was found in his room at
the hotel by a Capital News reporter
washing the dirt from a sack fun OF
specimens taken from 6-inch streak
In the Hummingbird claim OF the group.
The ore is a honeycombed crystalized
quartz( free gold showing on every Side
OF each specimen. and estimated TO be
worth from 81 TO S. a pound
Mr. Bunch and his associates have
bond on the Hayfork group, taken from
the Untermeyers ar sl5O000, and prep
Rrations are being made 10 take over
the property and operate II on an ex-
tensive scale. There are three claims,
the Goldbug, Switzerland and Hum
mingbird. The two first-named are on
the same ledge and cross the mountain
froG gulch 10 gulch. Adit tunnels
are being driven on each, and now eN-
tend for 200 feet into the hill. The ledge
L. 81. q. nth col taa
or other refractory indications, and Is
therefore entirely free milling. All Of
the dirt taken out In driving the tun-
nels is being saved on the dump and
numerous assays give 1t an average
value OF sl2 a ton.
The Hummingbird is a parallel lode,
the vein being much smaller, but car
rying a small streak Of bonanza ore,
the remainder OF the creyice matter
being high grade free milling. For the
past three months a force OF 10 men
have been kept at work opening up
the property, the purpose being to
make such a showing as would JUSTIFY
capitalists to furnish funds necessary
to equip the proposition with nh
chirery and reduction works to operate
on large scale, and II was 10 make
an examination and report that the
experts UdNt DctH Nlslllhk lHV WI
Mr.. Punch had no prediction to MAX .
as TO what opinion the experts wou ,
give ON the property. but the showing
he exhibited In the way Of free gold
specimens, and the hopeful view he
took Of the future. indicated that he
had lots Of good feeling coming TO him.
Several days ago. It will be remem-
bered some OF the newspapers pub
lished statement that Sam New
house OF Salt Lake had caused the ar
rest of Bunch on charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. When
asked as to the particulars OF the In
cident, he said that under the advice
of his attorneys he thought 1t best not
TO talk Of the affair. II am too well
known throughout southern Idaho TO
need to say anything to square my
self with my friends, and for the pres
ent. at least. | am Indifferent TO the
opinions OF others" said he. The
trouble arose over a settlement be-
tween Newhouse and myself on the
Commoner property deal There mas
been a balance due me from New
house of sIl.600 since October. and I
went to Salt Lake 10 endeavor to col
lect the money. Newhouse anticipated
all other payments In the deal. dis
counting payments due IN December
two months before that time, but
when I called at his office his insults
lead TO some interesting and exciting
proceedings.
while at the Wilson hotel the
night following my Interview with
Newhouse. deputy sheriff called at
my room with a warrant for my ar
rest for obtaining money on false
pretenses. A friend happened to be
in the room at the time and we were
Joined by another In few minutes.
taking an automobile ride to the
judges office, whore a bond was
given, so that / was In no way en-
barrassed. There Is long story
connected with the transaction, all
OF which will be told at the proper
time and place."
HISTORY OF NINE,
The trouble between Lee Bunch and
the Salt Lake mining millionaire, as
related by parties who have kept In
touch with the matter, is the result
of deal on the Commoner mine in
Owyhee county. The property origin
ally belonged to John +. Nugent, II.
X. McLoud and John Hogan. who
worked the mine In a small way
for two or three years, producing
some extremely rich ore.
A little more than a year ago Lee
Bunch formed pool and took bond
on the Commoner and Southern Nettie,
making a substantial payment. They
organized a company capitalized at
81, 100000, OF which 100000 shares was
treasury stock. Several miners were
put TO work In the shaft, the ore care
fully saved and sacked, and an excel
lent showing made,
report on the property was sub
mltted to Newhouse, who sent his
expert to make an examination. The
latter remained at the mine over
month experimenting the work and
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