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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
MONTANA IS IN GOOD SHAPE
Visitor Says There Has Been Little
Winter and Ranges Are Open
and Strong.

S. n. Nicholson, deputy collector of
internal revenue, with headquarters in
Helena, is in the city for day or two
Mr.. Nicholson is one of the old-time
residents of the state.
I'VE have had scarcely any cold
weather" said Mr.. Nicholson. The
reports are, l believe, that the whole
state of Montana has experienced an
exceptionally fine fall. There has been
no cold to speak of and little snow.
The cattle are fat for the reason that
the range is open and stong.
Il do not believe that it can be pos
sibie to have a recurrence of last win
ter's conditions, when so many animals
persisted on the ranges. Sheep as well
as cattle are in good shape.
1T might be of interest to you and
it certainly was to me, that was
privileged to be present at the gather
ing of the big stOckmen in Fort Ben
ton, which for them will probably be
the last gathering of the kind after a
series of stockmen's meetings that have
extended over a period of years. The
day of the big cattleman' in Montana
is past; the range is being taken up
and farmers are coming in to settle the
lands that are to be reclaimed by the
great irrigating projects up there. 1
am not a stockman myself, but il
seemed to me that when that Fort
Benton session was over, everyone felt
that the stockman had arrived at the
parting of the ways. Certain it is that
big cattleman is giving way before the
coming of fences, stubbOrnly, IL is true,
but giving way nevertheless. The
small farmer will step into his place.
Mr.. Nicholson will return to Mon
tana Monday, after visiting Ogden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
SOME TELEPHONE HISTORY.
illustrated Booklet Gives Story of
Rocky Mountain Bell.

''The Story of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone Company" is an illustrated
booklet issued by the company yeSter-
day and is a review of its twenty-four
years of operation. The text reviews the
cOmpany's history briefly and contains
several interesting and amusing stories in
telling of some of the difficulties that
confronted the company in its earlier years
of development.
The book has half-tone pictures of TWEEN
ty-three of the company's building, and
pictures showing various portions OF the
plant in Utah. Idaho. Montana and Wyo-
ming with maps of the territory and
general statistical data. Several land
scapes are shown. including a view of
Fourth of July canyon in the Occur
d'Alenes. and the famous tree on which
Lieutenant Mullan's party carved an in
scription July 4, 1851
A sheep herder's wagon connected by
telephone with town, and man tele-
phoning from the underground workings
OF a mine are two novel pictures In the
book
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
TO TEST LICENSE LAW
Mining Company Sues Secretary of
State for Return of
Tax Paid.

The proceedings to test the validity of
the law passed by the last legislature
imposing a graduated license tax on all
corporations doing business within the
state were begun in the district court
yesterday.
The suit is brought against Charles s
Tingey, secretary of state and collector
of the license tax, by the Black Rock
Copper Mining & Milling company. 1t is
alleged that the company paid, under
protest, to the secretary SIS for its tax
on its 10000 of capital stock. The re-
turn of this money is asked for the Tea-
son that the law under which it is col
lected is unconstitutional and that the
pretended license is in no sense a Ii
cense, but a tax on the franchise of the
plaintiff company.
Lawrence & Robertson and Snyder &
Snyder represent the company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
SALT LAKE IS RECOGNIZED
Will Be One of Three Supply Depots
for Forestry Serviee-Will
Save Much Time.

r. P. Benedict, the director in charge
of the Salt Lake and other forest re
serves. has received word from Wash
ington to the effect that the bureau has
decided to establish three supply depcts.
One of these is to be in Salt Lake
Heretofore the supervisor and his as
Sistants have often been sore beset for
office furniture. stationery and the like.
The only relaxation of the rule of send
ing to Washington and waiting for ii
to come back is in emergency supplies
for the rangers.
The recognition of Salt Lake as one OF
the supply headquarters is naturally graft
flying to the service in this vicinity. 1t
is expected that much time and money
will be saved in the establishment of
these supply depots. Under existing cir
cumstances acquisitions are many days in
the filling
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
OIL MAN CHARGES Ill FAITH
]. L. Richards Says Attempt to Make
Him Testify Was Fishing
Expedition"

In an affidavit filed in the district court
yesterday ]. II. Richards objects stTenU-
ously to the effort being made by w. NJ.
Wantland to have him punished for con-
tempt for not testifying at a hearing be-
fore Justice Danta t. Smith in relation
to the affairs of the Pittsburg-Salt Lake
Oil company, against which Wantland
has brought suit to secure the transfer
of some stock, in which he alleges he has
an interest. Richards said that the at
tempt to secure evidence from him was
not made in good faith and for a proper
and legitimate purpose, but was simply
fishing expedition on the part OF the
plaintiff for the purpose of ascertainIng
facts concerning the business and affairs
of the Pittsburg-Salt Lake Oil company
to which he was not entitled" He says
that he refused to testify on advice OF
counsel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
Wife and Children.
CARDIFF SUES CHAMBERLAIN
Professor Says Head of Medical De-
partment at University Over
estimated Salary.

4 A suit brought by Ira d. Cardiff, y
= a professor at the university, =
y against I. V. Chamberlain, head of 4
Z the medical department of the y
= same institution, was heard by y
= Judge Whitaker of the civil =
= branch of the city court yesterday. =
y The amount involved is S499.
y Cardiff claims that in August, =
= 1906, while an instructor in Column \
= bia college, New York. Chamber y
= lain wrote him and offered him a =
4 job with a salary of from s., 900 y
4 TO $500 a year attached Being =
= enamored of the offer he came \
y west and discovered that he could =
= earn only $3.50. AS his position :
y in New York was paying more =
= thar that. Cardiff was naturally =
4 angry and brought suit against =
y Chamberlain for the difference. y
4+<<%<+%<$<+%<
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
FORM GOVERNORS CLUB.
Twenty Eight Young Men Organize
for Social Purposes.

A number of the young men of the city
recently organized the Governors club,
which viii carry out a series of social
affairs this winter, beginning with a
ball to be given soon The club will have
elegantly furnished rooms which are sit
uated in the new dancing hall on North
Temple street The members are: r. g.
Afford, F. c. Barnes. w. II. Bintz, jr.,
D. c. Brough. F. c. Cohen, F. Fowler,
F. POLAND. r. J. Froiseth. /. p. Frost,
H. W. Goodwin. NJ. B. GrOesbeck, II. c.
Hansen, c. Hansen. L. ]. Hays, J. H.
Hilton, J. HowaTth, o. c. Hoebel, w. E.
1mpey, o. A. Jensen, W. n. Lewis. G..
g. Moffat. j. II. Marsall. d. ]. Murphy,
T. c. McCurdy, J. w. Nay, B. G. Rich
ardson, Max Rouse. L. Squires.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
NO LACK OF ROOM.
Provo Will Be Able to Take Care of
Visiting Teachers.

Representative Preston D. Richards
has returned from a trip TO Provo.
whittier he went with the object in view
of arranging accommodations for eighty
five members of the Granite school dis
district. of which he is the head.
There has been some fear expressed, y
said Mr. Richards, that Provo would
not be able to take care of the teach
ers who will attend the state teachers
institute on Jan 1. and 3.
Il have just returned from Provo" said
MIR. Richards. land I bring the assurance
that there will be accommodations for
all who attend. The people of Provo prom
Use to throw open their hospitable homes
to the teachers. Fully 1.500 are expected
to attend the institute. which will. / be-
lieve be one of the most important in
the history of schools in this state
the card system of certification. One
presenting a card at the place indicated
will be assured of warm reception"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
The Best Christmas Gift

A Christmas gift is best when
it carries with it the most lasting
good. A bank book becomes a
constant reminder of the giver's
good wishes. This company is
sues passbooks, enclosed in spe-
cial holiday envelopes, and either
delivers them to the giver for per-
sonal presentation OF mails them
direct from the bank to the re-
cipients.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
KNIGHTS OF PHTHIAs

Are requested to meet 1t Castle hal
today at II o'clock to attend the fu-
neral of Brother r. c. Greaves OF
Washington lodge No. 81, Denver
Colo. Services under thek auspices OF
the knights of Pythias loS ges at 1 p
m. at the home of his mOtnSr, Mrs z
G. Bishop. Cleveland avenuetand State
street. Please wear funeral badges.
CALANTHE-M LODGE NO. 1
c. e. Holman, c. c.
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Card of Thanks.

The relatives and family of the late
Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth McComb Mar
tin desire TO thank their many friends
and relatives for the kindness and
beautiful floral offerings given them
during the sickness and death of their
beloved mother and aunt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
Miners Imprisoned 1000 Feet
Below Surface in Telephone
Communication With the
Upper World.
ImperilIed Men Feast on Deli
CaCieS and Hope for Liber-
alton Christmas Day.
Especial to The Herald.)

Ely, New, Dec. 13.-Freedom from
captivity in the bowels of the earth is
the Christmas present that three
miners employed by the GirOuX Con-
sOIidated Mines company are looking
forward to with eagerness.
These men have been entombed on
the 1000 foot level of the Alpha shaft
OF the Giroux property since December
4, and do not look for release before
Christmas day.
The men are r. A. Bailey, pumpman;
Pete Mcdonald, 20 years old, and Fred
Brown, 40 years old. Bailey is mar
ried and has two children. Mcdonald,
a mere boy, is having d thrilling initia-
ton into the mining business in this
country. He came from Cornwall only
a short time ago, and had worked but
two weeks when caught by the slide
of rock that wrecked the shaft. Brown
is an old MINER experienced in the
hazards of the calling.
In their dangerous situation. the
three men are standing together,
shoulder to shoulder, and facing the
unknown with the same degree of cool
bravery.
Wife and Children.
Bailey's wife and children are at the
mouth of the shaft during the greater
part of every day. The children play
on the mine dump, little realizing the
perilous position in which their father
waits for his release. The mother re-
mains near the telephone in the engine
room, eagerly waiting for an occa-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15

Talks About Cliff Dwellers Given at
Meeting of Archaeological Society
New Officers Elected,

The Utah Society of the Archaeological
Institute of America and a number OF
guests were entertained last evening BY
Mrs. Byron Cummings at the university,
and, following d delightful program, the
biennial election was held. The new pres
ident Of the society, taking the place held
for TWO years by Colonel r. A. Wall,
Judge Henry +. Henderson. whose cleo
ton was unanimous. The first and sec
ono vice presidents are DR.. J. 7. Kings
bury and Colonel Willard Young while
Dean Byron Cummings, whose work has
meant 20 much to the society since its
beginning, was reelected secretary and
later, the two offices having been conf
bined, treasurer as well. To these four
directors were added to form the exec
utiYe board Colonel L. @. Weber. Miss
MathOnihah Thomas being the four
Prior to the election three talks were
given relating directly TO the San Juan
expedition under the leadership OF Pro-
fessOr HeWett, the director of American
antiquities last summer. Burl Arm
strong talked from the standpoint of
newspaper man, giving a brief and en-
PERTAINING survey OF the trip and speak
ing in highest praise of the work of the
society in its efforts TO preserve the relics
found there. Neil Judd followed with a
talk, giving some of the amusing Incl
dents of the triD.
p Professor Cummings made an earnest
plea for the study of that section of tho
country and reported the splendid results
from even the short time spent on that
trip. Numerous relics Of great interest
We're shown and their finding and sup
posed significance explained by Dean
Cummings. 1t was stated both by Pro-
fesSOr Cummings and by Mr.. Armstrong
that hundreds Of these relics have been
taken to the museums of the old world
mainly through the neglect Of the people
of the west
The last part of the evening was
spent in exchange of greetings, when
delicious supper was served.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
An Appreciated Convenience

Is shopping over our telephone This,
with our quick delivery, places any item
in our stock within your reach prompt
ly. Let us send for your prescriptions.
F. J. HILL DRUG CO,
1.-THE Never Substitutors'
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sional opportunity to talk with her
husband.
AT no time since recovering from the
first shock of the news of her hus-
bands peril has Mrs. Bailey lost her
self control, and while fully cognizant
that any minute may leave her a
widow, she bravely gives words of
cheer and confidence to her husband in
the darkness of the shaft, a thousand
feet below the surface of the earth.
While friends look forward to the re-
lease of the three men, other friends
are mourning the death of their COM
rades who were killed when the first
mighty CONFUSION of earth sent thou
sands of tons of rock and debris hurt
ling down the shaft.
The dead men are c. W. Turner
known by his friends as Slim" and
Mike CONSTANT.
Caught in the Shaft.
Neither Turner nor CONSTANT was
married. Turner was about 40 years
old. a thoroughly competent miner, and
a native of England CONSTANT is a
mere boy. being but u years old. He is
a Turk, ard has no relatives in this
country. Both were popular and held
the esteem of their employers as good
miners, sober and reliable workmen.
These men were caught on the bot
tom of the shaft by the first fall of
earth. Turner was instantly crushed
to death and CONSTANT was terribly in
jured, and later smothered in the
clouds of dust that rose from the de-
bris. and sifted down from the point
at which it was held in suspension in
the shaft.
Their bodies are still in the bottom
Of the shaft.
The cause of the wreckirg of the Al
pha shaft IS peculiar, and the blame
can only rest upon the shoulders of
Nature.
Between the 500 foot level and the 500
foot level Of this shaft is a strata of
hard quartZite, resting on and sur
mounted BY soft stratas of porphyry.
The great weight of the upper strata
caused the quartzite strata to break
and settle, the lower soft strata giving
beneath the weight.
Great Timbers Snapped.
The shifting of rock caused one en-
tire side of the shaft to buckle. and the
great timbers We're snapped like straws
in a storm. Thousands of tons of earth
and rock slid into the shaft without an
instant's warning, and with a roar that
could be heard in underground work
ings a half mile away.
Bailey, the pumpman, was at his
station on the 1000 foot level. He ran
back to the fact of the drift until the
mass of rock has ceased to shoot past
his station. Then, in total darkness
he crawled. amid smothering clouds of
dust, to the telephone, and rang the
bell. An answer came from above, and
Bailey told the surface man that an ac-
cidenf had MIA and fold him
to shut off the steam at once. so that
the men would not be parboiled in the
event the pipes broke. Just as this
message was delivered there was an
other dull grinding roar, and the tele-
phone wires were snapped.
Hundreds of Volunteers.
Bailey did not know the fate of the
men below, but supposed them all
killed. A short time later the sur
vivors, Mcdonald and Brown, crawled
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
There's Comfort

These cold nights in our Last Forever
hot water bottles. Never Leak guar
anteed for five years.
F. ]. HILL DRUG co,
THE Never Substitutdrs.'
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How Food Is Sent Down.

While this was being done, prepara-
lions We're made to feed the men.
Sections of two-inch pipe were cut,
eight inches in length. Caps were
made for these, threaded to fit the
threads cut on either end of these pipe
sections. These were fastened together
with chain links, and the food carriers
were complete.
The carriers were filed with food,
and quantities were lowered to the men
below, by means of a windlass. The
carriers were lowered through the six
inch air pipe, when the latter was IN
coupled from the compressor from time
to time.
Food, the best that the market af-
fords, cigars, tobacco, cigarette mate
rial and various delicacies have been
supplied to the men in this manner
since they have been imprisoned.
Fearing that there might be another
slip of earth which would break this
pipe and cut the men off completely
from the surface, they have been given
a sufficient quantity of food to last
them ten days, at least One man is
kept at the windlass constantly lower
ing food and drink to the men, who are
storing it as best they may.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
CHRISTMAS SALE CONTINUED.

St Marks Christmas sale will be
continued today in the Sunday school
rooms, beginning at 1890 o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
Shaft Is Retimbered.

The shaft is being retimbered as the
work is proceeding, and the work of
actually removing the debris from the
shaft was not begun for more than a
week after the accident.
In the meantime the men on the 1000
level are being advised as to the exact
state of affairs No effort has been
made to deceive them, or to lead them
to hold false hopes.
By a seeming miracle. the air pipe
which was on the side of the shaft op
posite that broken in, was left intact
This is a six-inch pipe, and the men
below owe their salvation to the fact
that this pipe did not break.
After telephone communication was
broken the first time, the men shouted
up the air pipe that they were all right.
A little later they attached the broken
telephone wires below to the steam
pipe and shouted instructions to the
men on the surface to do the same
Thus was communication re-estab-
hshed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
Receive Daily Papers.

The men receive the daily papers
and discuss the news of the day with
their friends on the surface by tele-
phone. The men have fashioned rude
hunks, on the pump level, from short
pieces of timber. and have padded
them with engine packing and waste
They say they are as comfortable as
though they were at home.
Virtually the entire camp has offered
itself to aid the imprisoned men.
Among those who were first in their
offers of aid were Tex Rickard, the
millionaire mining man, fight promoter
and business man, and Mrs. Richard
They went to the Alpha shaft on the
day of the accident and rendered their
services.
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Hundreds of Volunteers.

Bailey did not know the fate of the
men below, but supposed them all
killed. A short time later the sur
vivors, Mcdonald and Brown, crawled
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
S. D. Evans,

Undertaken and embalmeT, removed {,
new location. As South State street.
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Imply up the ladder from the 100
station, and told their story.
CONSTANT and Turner were dead be-
low. The survivors had escaped as by
miracle. The instant they heard the
roar of che breaking timbers they had
run TO the back Of the drift, away
from the face of the shaft, shouting to
their companions to follow.
Theunfortunate men were dazed and
unable to heed this advice, and their
lives were paid as forfeit.
As soon as word was spread concern
ing the accident, there were hundreds
of volunteers from all the surrounding
properties. to aid in the work of rescue.
OF the many competent miners who
volunteered for this dangerous work,
was J. A. Gallagher, foreman of the
Veteran mine of the Cumberland Ely.
Because of his wide experience in
mines and his thorough reliability, he
was chosen by Superintendent E. W.
Walters as the foreman of the rescue
crews.
Mass Held Suspended.
Examination of the shaft showed
that between the 400 and 600 level, a
great hole had been torn in the earth,
thousands of tens of rock having been
displaced and fallen in the shaft.
By some peculiar freak, the mine
timbers had caught and interlaced
somewhere below the 600 level and
above the 1000 level holding almost
the entire mass in suspension in the
shaft
The ground was constantly slipping
from the hole in the side of the shaft
and there was imminent danger of an
other and even more disastrous slip.
This hole was filed with cordwood,
140 cords of wood being required for
this purpose. The blocks are fastened
together with cables, and are packed
into the hole as tightly as possible, to
prevent a further shifting of the rock.
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FOR sALE-REAn ESTATE.
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10 WHOM IT MAY coNcERr.

$4,000
TO WHOM II MAY CONCERN-Be it
known that my application is now on
file in the office of the probate court OF
Shawnee county, Kan, asking for per-
to law at Nos. 122 and 124 East 4th st.. IN
the Second ward of the city of Topeka
Shawnee county, state of Kansas. Hear
ing is set fer January 18th, 1907 at a. m.
NJ. A Punches.
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FOR SALE-At a bargain. Groom, mod
front corner lots, Will sell with or with
out furniture. This house Is going to sell
It and make an offer. A. P, Tone Wilson,
Jr,, Owner, AS Kansas ave. Ind phone
FOR SALE-6-rooms, corner lots. Price
.oSO 1-s cash, bal, years per cent
Address Owner" Journal
PICTURE FRAMING Is per cent less a.
Coe Bros. $50 Kansas ave, q
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NOON. CHARLES g. CO..
Room Il. onioe Bldg. 11s East 6th st.

For sale, iRe new cottages, six rooms
hall, closets, pantry, BATH gas heat, gas
and electric light modern. fne location,
value g 500. VIII sell on payment. cash
For sale, Fine new house ? story &
rooms attic. floored, bath, gas heat "a
Hight, modern; very fine location on Ru-
ehanan ST, Value $4,000.
We have large lists of properties and
farms, money to loan and are agents for
very excellent fire insurance companies.
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MERCHANDISE TRADES.

MERCHANDISE TRADES.
We have fine list Of general merchant,
disc and other stocks to trade for farms
and city properties, WHAT HAVE, YOU
TO OFFER? ~ anIooI esssses ..-s1s7-
GEO. M. NOBLE & CO.. ~
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