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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-27
ANOTHER kINK IN
C|TY'S FINANCES
Plan to Refund Collections on
Unbuilt Sidewalks Involves
Complications.
MONEY is ALL EXPENDED
PAID OUT WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO THE WORK DONE.

The action OF the council Thursday
evening in the committee of the whole
recommending that all assessments paid
on uncompleted sidewalk extensions be
refunded upon application. seems to have
struck a tender chord in the hearts OF
many long-suffering taxpayers, for sew
eral made application for their rerunQ AT
the treasurer'S office yesterday Ihey
were refused and told that they must
make individual application to the coun-
Gil. AS a matter of fact the action OF
the committee is not binding and must
be confirmed, as il doubtless will be. at
The council meeting next Monday even
ing.
The greatest part of the uncompleted
work is located on the north bench, where
the Utah Eireproofing company has sun
about fourteen miles of work to do. This
is located between Brigham and Third
streets and A and Z streets, and IS
known as extension No So Only Tour
miles of work was done here
The same concern also has several
blocks uncompleted in extension No. 81.
IN the vicinity of Eighth East and Ninth
South streets, and on Foley, Indiana ana
TitusvilIe avenues Extension No. IS is
also nearly completed. This is located
near the capitol grounds and was but a
small piece of work. Extension NO. W
is the only one completed and this is To-
Gated on Seventh South street. between
Seventh and Eighth West streets. Eek
tension No. %, which included about
tnlTfN-TlNS miles OF WOIk. IL tOIlpiFttO
with the exception of about three mics.
This extension is located in the district
bounded by Fourth and Ninth South
streets and Main and Ninth East streets
Il was all easy work and the company
did not hesitate to rush things there
Contractors seem to have SHE'D at the
work on the north bench, and this is &C
counted for by the fact that the ground
there is hard to work and it has been
much more profitable for them TO con-
fine their efforts TO other localities.
Financial TangIe.
The city will be in a complicated finan-
cial tangle as a result of the releasing oil
the Utah Fireproofing company. It seems
that when the assessments are collected
they are paid out to the contractor with
no attention being paid 10 where he Is
working on the extension For instance
\ pays an assessment of 800 and no WORK
is done in front of his place. b is also
assessed and he fails 10 pay on time
but is lucky enough to be in that portion
of the extension which is completed. This
makes A pay for the extension in front
of BIS place, while A gets no benefit This
is repeated a hundred-fold in each extern
sion as many of the property owners who
have received no benefits have paid. and
vice versa. How this tangle Will be-
straightened out is up to the finance
committee of the council and the city
treasurer and city auditor. As in most
cases all of the money received on an
extension has been paid out TO the con-
tractors, there is nothing left in the fund
10 paw refunds and it Will take some
rapid calculation in order TO make both
ends meet
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resigned from his position andL. III. Pc
terson has been named for the place. Mr..
Peterson was principal of the Eden school
for two years.
SYLVAN PARK COMPANy.-TheS yi-
van Park Amusement company has filed
articles OF Incorporation with a capital
stock Of SIS 900, divided into SO shares
The officers are: President, E. T. Rich
ardson: vice president, J. y. Spargo; sec
retary-tr aasurer, ]. t. Peterson These.
with F. NJ Nye and j. S. Carver, are the
board of directors.
LOOKING FOR HERBERT WATSON.
The local police have been requested to
locate If possible Herbert Watson. who
was last heard of in this city Nov %.
1eo5 Mrs Mary Watson, the young man :
mother, makes the request. She lives al
Henry Clay, Del, and says she last heard
from her son in this city. At that time
he complained of being in i'll health. and
she fears that he may have died.
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Oqden Briefs.

r. ]. KIESEL SICK.-Fred ]. Kiesel is
reported to be seriously i'll at his home in
this city.
DENAfAN Is HELD.-In the municipal
court yesterday John Denman was ar
raigned and held under 500 bail for trial.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.-A license to
marry was issued yesterday to ]. w. Mil
Ter and Miss Martha Ray, both of North
Ogden.
CHANGE OF PRINCIPALs.-Priuci
c. W. Kunz of the Huntsville school has
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OGDEN NEWS
Office, 24s4 Washington Avenue.
Ogden. Saturday, April 27.
COMPANY GETS 100000.
Utah Construction Company Settles
With Short Line.

The case OF the Utah Construction
against the Oregon Short Line. which
was dismissed in the supreme court dur
ing the week. has been settled out of
court for 100000. The action was brought
to settle a dispute over the amount Of
work handled by the construction people
in building the bennington cutoff. The
plaintiffs contended that they would
more than the railroad company would
pay for. The trouble seems to have been
brought about by the difference of opin-
ion of the engineers The case was tried
in the district court and the plaintiffs
were given judgment for $4,000, which
with interest. equaled S112o00.
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croshie Is Sentenced.

John Crosbie, arrested here some
months ago, was taken before Judge j.
A Howell yesterday. The charge against
him was changed to assault and battery,
to which he pleaded guilty, and he was
sentenced to serve 100 days in the county
Jail or pay fine of 500.
John Carson, who pleaded guilty to a
charge of forgery a few days ago, swas
sentenced to serve one year in the state
peritentiary
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County Buys Tickets.

Travelling on tickets purchased by coun-
ty commissioners, o. l.. Van Omberg, wife
and son, will leave today with the body
of their two-year old daughter for OF
tawa, Kan. The Vsn OTnbergs were COM
PEELED to stop here because of the i'll
ness of their child and during this time
their tickets expired leaving them strand
tend the time limit, but the commissioners
expect to secure refund for the unused
tickets
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STREET CARS DIDN'T RUN.
Dynamo Burned Out and Half the
Cars Mere Stoned.

AS result of the burning out of one
of the dynam0s at the power house Of
the Ogden Rapid Transit company, but
half OF the cars were operated yesterday.
Beginning today the Utah Light & Rail-
way company will assist in furnishing the
power to operate the cars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-27
A CARD.

This is TO certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money II
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
YOUR cough or cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents serious
results from a cold. Cures la grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Contains no opiates. The
genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse
substitutes. F. ]. Hill Drug Co.. THE
Never Substitutors."
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Weber School CLOSING.

The Weber county schools will close
this year on Friday, May 10. The eighth
grade examinations will be held May 13-
IA. 1t is expected that there will be about
100 graduates. The commencement exer-
cises for the eighth grade pupils will be
held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning,
May IS, in the Ogden tabernacle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-27

Keep MOUNTS Pork and Beans in
the house and you will always have the
substance of good meal.
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CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.
April &c TO May 10 inclusive.

Via oregon Short Line and Southern
Pacific. Following rates from Salt
To San Francisco and return via
Ogden and S. p. both ways. $S1 90
To San Francisco and return via
Portland one way ..s--...-... S44 90
To Los Angeles and return via
Ogden and s. P. both ways. $40. 80
To Los Angeles and return via
Portland one way ....-.........S5 500. 40
Tickets limited to July 81. Proper
tionately low rates from other stations.
City Ticket Office 201 Main Street.
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New Wall Papers.

MIDGLEY-BODEL CO..
1896 East First South.
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rEAchERI TEAcHERi

Our Grill Room at the, Royal Cafe Is
open daily from to y 2. m
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Special rates for you to Los Angeles
June list to July End, Salt Lake Route.
News lust received. Please call at 169
Main ST for full information 1t viii
interest you.
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this he went to San Francisco and en-
tered the employ of the San Francisco
Undertaking company, where he
learned the undertaking business.
In 1891 Mr.. O'Donnell came to Salt
Lake City and entered the employ of
the Utah Undertaking company in this
city. In the hard times of 1893 this
company, like many others, had finan-
cial troubles and went out of business.
Then it was that Mr.. O'Donnell showed
his nerve and his confidence in the fu-
ture of Salt Lake City. He purchased
the business of his former employer
and faced the world single-handed in
the most acute stage of the panic. He
had a hard pull of it for the first year,
and he admits that there were times
when il looked dark ahead, but he did
not falter nor turn back. He, remained
with his business, conducted under the
name of O'Donnell & Co. from that day
to this, and he has the satisfaction Of
knowing that now he has a well es-
tablished business that is growing con-
stantly.
In addition to his undertaking bust
ness, Mr.. O'DonneI has always been
heavily interested in mining. Since
coming to Utah he has invested upward
of $4,000 in mining ventures. He has
received very little in return, but is
now the owner of properties that he is
confident will reimburse him many
times over for the money and energy
invested. His operations have been in
Bingham and Tintic largely. He is now
the president and manager of the Eu-
tonia Mining & Milling company, the
owner of valuable property in Death
valley, in the Erickson district in Bling
ham. Development work is being
pushed on this property and every in
dication points to good returns in the
near future. Mr.. O'Donnell has been
operating in Bingham canyon for the
past thirteen years.
In politics and matters affecting the
welfare of the community, Mr.. O'Don-
nell has always taken lively interest.
He has absolute confidence in the fu-
ture of Salt Lake City. He has chosen
this city as his permanent home. He
was married to Miss Mary A. Miller in
San Francisco before coming to Salt
Lake City. and five bright children
grace their home.
I Generous to a fault. happy in his dis
position, and always wideawake to
what is going on about him, Edward G..
O'Donnell has friends by the hundreds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

The year 1907 will pass into history
with a record of greater progress in
mining in the La Sal mountains than
any of its predecessors. The dreams
of the old-time prOspectors are nearer
realization today than they have ever
been. Work has been humming along
merrily all summer, and from present
indications will be continued on a larg-
er scale next season. Individual own
ers have, as a rule, contented them
selves with doing their regular assess
ments, but several companies have
been spending large sums of money for
the purpose of making the mines more
accessible, and i'm putting things in
shape for real mining next year.
The Rio Dolores Copper company,
with Thomas w. Crawford of Denver
as manager and jeremiah Nolan as 10
cal superintendent. has probably done
more work this year than any OF the
other concerns. This company owns
the High Ore, Little Dot, Bryan, Gold
Standard, Japan, Dewey, Green Noun
tain and Hsme Stake claims In Bach
1 elor basin. ut has spent about $4,000 in
building a road to the camp, has built
a large barn, a commOdious boarding
house, and a thoroughly equipped
blacksmith shop. 1t has prepared this
summer TO work its property on larg-
er scale hereafter. 1t has also opened
up large store in the old Antlers
building at Castleton. Most of It's force
has been working on the reg and
buildings this summer. but something
over 100 feet of shaft has been sunk
on the Little Dot mine 1t has two
cars of shipping ore on the dump. Sew
eral men will be kept working during
the winter, and some kind of a reduc-
ton plant will be put in next spring.
6oston-Utah Copper is Busy.
In Beaver basin the Boston-Utah Cop
per company, with George G. Heath
as manager has been working all of the
men it could get this summer. cit has
put up a number of buildings and re-
Gently shipped five tons of ore for d
test The amount received for the ore
has not been made public. but was evil
IDENTIFY satisfactory, as since the ship
ment was made winter supplies for at
least fifteen men have been freighted
into camp. Work will go forward with
out regard to cold weather. The Thorn
as w. Lawson Brokerage company has
been acting as fiscal agent for this
concern, and this itself would indicate
that it was considered one of the best
prospective copper bOnanzas to be
found.
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at Globe. Ariz., one of the largest cop
per companies in the world. He re-
turned to Denver later and was assn
ciated with Franz Cain for a year,
and then went 10 Nevada, WheTs he
built a mill and superintcnGed a large
property.
Mr.. Saunders came to Salt Lake City
in 1904. when he was retained as super
intendent of construction for the
American Smelling company plant at
Murray. After a year and half with
this company he entered the employ Of
the United States Smelling company.
In October of last year he opened an
office tor himself, room No. 319, DOOly
block, and since that time he has es-
tablished business relations with some
of the largest companies operating in
the west. being consulting engineer for
a large number of big concerns He
designed the Tintic slnelter, the Coco
mongo Gold Mining company's mill at
Cherry Creek, the Corinth Copper COM
pany's smelter at Corinth, Vt, and al
tered and revised the Smelter for the
Santa Fe Gold & Copper company at
San Pedro, n. NJ. In addition to all
this he is engineer for the Salt Lake
Copper company at Tecoma, New, and
consulting engineer for the Superior
Mines company at Humboldt, New,
and a member of the executive COM
mites OF that company. 1t goes with
out saying that Howard p. Saunders
is a very busy man.
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THE SCRANTON MINING co.

Inc Scranton Mining company pre-
SCENTS good illustration of what per-
severance and good management will
do in the development of a property,
when great obstacles are to be over
come, when grave problems of financ-
ing, transportation and development
are to be solved.
The property of the Scranton Min
ing company is located five miles east
OF Del Monte station, on the Salt Lake
route. 1t includes a group of about
twenty patented mining claims and
several unPatented claims. The pa
tented ground of the company covers
fully 5000 feet of the main mineral
bearing zone of the district.
The Scranton has been worked sys-
tematically for seven years. The work
ingS include three miles of tunnels,
drifts and other workings. The mine is
equipped with engine, compressor, air
drills, air hoist and substantial build
ings for clubhouse. boarding house,
assay office, carpenter shop, black
smith shop, barn and ore bins.
The output of the Scranton consists
of lead and zinc ores. Since of the first
of January last the output has aver
aged 600 tons of zinc ore and 200 tons
of lead ore. The zinc ore has been
shipped to the Kansas gas belt: the
lead ore has been treated by the Utah
smelters. OF course, the recent slump
affected the Scranton as it did all the
mines in the west, especially those pro-
duciug ores of lower grades.
While the Scranton produces both
zinc and lead ores, the two are sepa-
rate and distinct in the mine. The lead
ore contains very little, if any, zinc,
and the zinc ere is entirely free from
lead. This greatly Simplifies the work
of extraction. The chief character
istic OF the mine, the one that gives
the owners absolute confidence in its
future, is the tremendous extent of the
ore deposits. As yet, even with all the
work that has been done, the surface
has been merely scratched; the ore
body has been hardly exposed. And
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More Mines Being
Worked In La SAILS
Than Ever Before

TIE Grand-La Sal company, whose
claims join those of the Rio Dolores.
and which is owned principally by
Provo parties, has had four men at
work during the summer, with ]. w.
Beasley as manager. 1t has also made
a survey for the purpose of patenting
the ground.
Victor Pushes Work With Visor.
The Victor Mining company has put
up commodious quarters for its men,
has installed a new assaying plant, and
has run a tunnel fifty or sixty feet,
prosecuting the main contact. Some
fine specimens are shown, but the main
body Of ore is not expected for at
least thirty feet more. l. Antics of
Grand Junction has the management
of this company.
In August the Miners Basin stamp
mill, belonging to r. J. Thomson, was
used to make a run of $500 pounds OF
ore taken from the dump of the Tor
nadO. Gold Mining company. This ore
yielded $12.40 per ton in gold on the
plates, and since that time the COM
pany has, by prosecuting, developed
a larger body of ore that averages SIS
in gold. The Tornado company has
done a great deal Of retimbering. has
put III new tracks and snowsheds and
has done about 100 feet of cross-cut-
ting. Three or four men have been
kept at work all summer, and a larger
force will be put on by Feb. 1.
Gold by the Pound.
The Wilson Mesa placers are still
holding the center of the stage to a
large extent, and next year will un-
dOubtedIy see eight or ten of it's prop
critics worked. Only three OF four Of
them have been worked this year, and
those with only the primative methods.
However, these claims have produced
plenty of gold, and the men who
worked them have been well paid for
their summers labor The first mail
sent out from the new pOstOffice at
Mesa contained a pound of gold, taken
out by two men in less than two
weeks time.
The Lisbon Valley Copper company
has purchased outright several claims
in Lisbon valley, and have had a num-
Der OF men at work all summer build
ing bunk and eating houses, and will
as soon as spring opens up, put in
reduction plant. 1t has spent several
thousand dollars in buying claims, and
within the. last month secured a lease
on the Tom Daily property, in Lisbon
valley A heavy cash payment was
made Oh this property and payments
are to be made monthly hereafter.
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Big Years Work Done.
Developing the Mines
Of Beaver County

There has been a great deal of telling
work done in the mines and prospects
of Beaver county during the past
twelve months. and it is doubtful if any
other mining section of the state has
made more substantial progress. The
Cactus bonanza of the NeWhouse
Mines & Shelters corporation has been
brought TO such state of development
that it is now entitled to rank with the
great copper mines of this country. IN
addition to that, it has been the means
of creating more confidence in the fu-
ture or that section than anything that
has happened since the discovery of
the old Horn Silver, which has been a
constant producer ans dividend-payer
for twenty-five years or mere.
Good Work on the Indian Queen.
East of the Cactus. Uncle Jesse
Knight, David Evans, Lorin Morrison
and others have Joined forces and now,
under the corporate title of the Indian
Queen Consolidated company, they
have put in machinery, erected build
lngs and began the driving of long
tunnel to develop the known ore re
sources of the Indian Queen property
at great deDth. This work is going on
less than two miles east of NeWhOuse,
and is relied upon to develop another
great mine in the Beaver county min
eral belt.
Frisco Contact a Big Mine.
on the opposite side of the range.
and adjoining the Horn Silver on the
northeast, is the property of the Frisco
Contact company, magnificent block
Of ground that was quietly rounded up
few years ago by d. p. ROhlfng, the
well known mining engineer who was
Tor long time in charge of operations
at the Horn Silver. Since organizing
his company on this property, which
covers the extension of the Horn Sill
yer vein, fine buildings have been
erected. hosting machinery, compress
or plant, etc, have been installed and
the ledge has been opened TO a depth
Os 600 feet. It is known that good ore
has been encountered, but Manager
ROhlfing declines TO discuss the matter
declaring that it is a nice thing to be
able to say that there is ore in mine,
but a great deal nicer, when justified,
to be able to report that it is there in
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quantity. Mr.. ROhlfing rs not much OF
a hand to talk. but there is no question
but what he is making mine or the
Frisco Contact He evidently intends
to first develop the ore bodies and then
tell his shareholders a story that will
amount TO something.
Big Plans of the Majestic.
The Majestic company has done a
great deal of work during the year and
shipped a great deal of ore. With the
SLUMP in the price of copper the man.
agement put the lid on and has since
been combining itself to the more ex-
tensive development of its several
groups of fine claims. The company
owns a big combinati ton lead and cop
Der smelter at Milford, and there Is
talk to the effect that some arrange
ment will be made during the next few
months To have the plant trimmed up
and placed i'm commission. 1t is certain
that the ores of Beaver county and
shipments that would come from
Phoebe and other places along the San
Pedro would keep the plant going to
its capacity of 500 tons day without
any trouble. Producers are deter
mined. apparently. not to be held up
by the smelter trust, and in that event,
there is sure to be a great demand for
accommodation at the Majestic plant
in case il is started up.
What Other Mines Are Doing
The Burning Moscow, Beaver. Car
hOnate. Cedar. Tallsman. Black Rock,
Hecla. and a dozen or more other prop
critics are now rounding into shape for
the steady production of fine ore and,
with the metals restored in price to
near what they are worth,
the mines of the Beaver mineral zone
viii make more Of noise than they
have ever done in the past. The min
eralized zone in this county is not sur
pa sSed in extent, richness and variety
of minerals by any district in this or
any other state, and there is simply
no way in the world to head it off.
Even the old Cave mile has at last
been taken hold of by a crowd that
will go at it and open it up as it ought
to be, and that will mean the addition,
or rather the reclamation, of another
bonanza to or for the splendidly grow
ing list Of money-making mines in that
county.