The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-17
LOOKING Up THE
new DISTRICT
Samuel NeWhouse Sends Ex-
pert to Examine Ground in
White Pine County, New.
Especial to The Herald.l

Ely. New, June 16.-The White Cloud
mining district. located in the eastern
part of White Pine county. has at
house, the prominent Salt Lake min
ing man. He had his expert make a
thorough examination of the country,
and upon his recommendations has
purchased an interest in group of
claims The owners of the group in
which he has invested are John Ben
son, NJ. p. Donovan, Harry Lacey and
Albert Brooks. The surface showings
are very encouraging and. although
the claims are still in the prospect
stage, present indications justify the
expenditure for development work 1t
is said Mr.. Newhouse paid small fig
ure for his interest with the under
standing that he would pay the as
sessment work for the coming year.
MeSsrs. Benson and Donovan have
been in this city for the past three
days purchasing supplies and mining
materials. Samples taken from the
surface groupings have gone as high
as % per cent copper and 1.200 ounces
in silver. The ore also carries small
values in gold.
Articles of incorporation of. the
Blaine Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany were filed with the local county
clerk today. The company intends do
ing some extensive work and has fix
ed the number of shares of stock at
900, OOO Four hundred thousand
shares have been reserved for treas
uTy purposes. The actual amount of
stock subscribed is 100000 shares and
has been taken by the stockholders as
follows: D. S. Dickerson, 225,0OO shares;
James Reilly, 100000 shares; Dee A.
Clark, 10000 shares, and Thomas
O'NeiI, 10000 shares.
Ten claims of the Granite district
are controlled by the company, the
n1-incinaI one being the Blaine. The
Blaine was located ten years ago by V.
G. Shepherd. The development work
consists of tunnel 500 feet in length
and a shaft 400 feet deep.
Another Salt Lake man is figuring
prominently IN local mining properties.
He is John c. Rane and has been
chosen superintendent of the White
Cloud Mining and Milling company.
This company's properties are located
in the White Cloud district in the east
ern part of the county. Louis Simon,
the general manager, who is also d
Salt Lake man, accompanied Mr.. Rane
on his trip to the mines The ore now
being taken out at the surface runs as
high as nine to thirty-three ounces of
silver, and Is per cent copper A fine
tonnage of milling grades is being ex-
posed. Within thirty days the company
expects to make steady shipments to
the Salt Lake smelter. The only de-
Law that may be encountered is the
lack of transportation facilities
Mr.. Rane's company owns town
site near the immense properties and
the new town is to be known as White
Cloud.
Mr.. Simon and his wife will leave
in few days for New York, where the
latter will take a steamer for France
Mr. Simon returns to Utah.
The criminal cases that came up be
fore Judge Brown of the circuit court
during the present session were fin
ished today when three men convicted
of felony charges were sentenced to
terms in the state prison.
Jack Winton, alias Roberts. got three
years for forgery. Frank Clayes,
young man who stole $50 from local
saloon, will serve two years and four
months for his crime, while George
Trebenos, a Mexican, who stabbed
man, was sentenced to serve two yers.
d. c. Mcdonald. manager of the Nc
DOnald-EIy company and Success
mines, has been elected president of the
Ely Mining Stock exchange Mr.. Nc
Donald has been interested in mining
properties for nearly twenty years,
during which time he has been a resi-
dent of Ely. The former president
was f. o. McFaI of Salt Lake, and
he sent in his resignation about