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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
MAzUMk HILLS
LEASERS HIT It
In Six Weeks Two Men Open
Up Riches That Means
Fortune.

In shaft I'D on the Mazuma Hills
mine. John B. Prior and Fay Chadbourne
have encountered a ledge three feet wide
of quartz ore that carries values averag-
ing $500 to $1,000 a ton. The shaft is now
down to a depth of fifty feet and the rich
ledge is gradually growing wider as depth
is attained.
Prior and Chadbourne were granted
lease on the Mazuma Hills estate about
the fifth of June. They Immediately put
two men to work sinking a shaft on their
thirty days from the time they began
work, they encountered in the shaft
twenty-five inches of ore that showed
average assay values of $500 to the ton.
widened to three feet and ranges from
$500 a ton in value to $1,000 ton.
The Prior and Chadbourne lease is
block three on the Mazuma Hills and is
200 feet wide and 800 feet in length along
the ledge. 1t laps 100 feet on Lookout No.
claim, the same claim on which the
company tunnels are located, which tap
a parallel ledge. and 100 feet on Lookout
No. claim. The shaft where the strike
was made is located near the center of
the surface area of the lease.
Prior and Chadbourne had only surface
indications to guide them in selecting the
point to put down their shaft. In the
small gulch twenty-five feet to the east
of the collar of the shaft thew obtained
good surface paintings, and also up the
rise TO the place where the shaft is To-
Gated. They had also closely watched
the work on the Hayes Monnette-R Reagan
leases just to the north. They believe,
however, that they are on vein parallel
to and about % feet from the vein dis
closed in the prospect shaft of Hayes,
Monnette and Reagan. Should this theory
prove correct, another rich vein not yet
encountered by Prior and Chadbourne,
passes through their lease.
Prior and ChadbOurne have a shaft Axe
feet in the clear. 1t is timbered from top
TO bottom with sawed timbers and planks.
They will cut a station at fifty feet and
drift on the ledge While this work is
being pursued they will also follow their
ore to depth in the shaft, and as rapidly
as possible make room for men to work.
The windlass win soon be replaced by
gasoline power hoist.
The Prior and Chadbourne strike is gen.
uine. Scores of people have visited the
workings and viewed the strong vein and
also the glitteriDg ore on the dump which
is nearly all put in sacks as fast as
raised. One may see free gold in almost
any piece picked up at random.
Prior spent four years in Alaska and
made some money there, but he will make
more ia Seven Troughs Chadbourne is
a nephew of Col. F. S. Chadbourne, the
well known San Franciscan Prior and
Chadbourne arrived in MaZuma February.
They are hot on the trail Of fortune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
SCIENTISTS SCENT GOLD
IN DEATH VALLEY SINK

1t is held by scientists who have made
a study Of the situation that the floor OF
Death valley, or the great sink which
ranges below sea level, probably contains
some of the richest gold deposits to be
found in the world. From every indl-
cation this valley of mystery and death
is the bed of an ancient inland sea, which
in earlier geologic history was an arm OF
the Pacific, cut off by some movement
of the earth's crust says the Mining
Record.
The mountains surrounding and inclos-
ing this remarkable basin are the Grape
vines the Funerals and the Panamints,
which, although they have been prospect
ed In the most superficial manner on &C
count of the dangers and difficulties
which the region presents, are known to
be exceedingly rich in gold.
It is reasonable to suppose that througn n
the disintegration Of ages the gold and
other metallic substances were carried
by natural drainage from the surround
ing mountains into this body of water and
there held in solution. When the day OF
separation came, when this arm was sew
cred by some crust movement from its
parent, the Pacific, many years must have
elapsed before evaporation reduced the
great inland sea to what 1t is TO-DAY
vast areas of salt beds and salt marshes:
With the saline substance the gold ana
other metals held in the water must have
been deposited.
It Is known that ordinary ocean water
contains q certain per cent of gold held
in solution. IT Is Ou SOOQ
that the waters Of Salt lake, Utah, carry
S. to the ton in gold, and it is just in
ference that the waters which once COW
cred the basin Of Death valley, under con-
ditions stated, carried many times this
amount The residue is doubtless In the
salt beds.
The difficulty in the way of recovering
gold from ocean water Is to secure an
inexpensive method Of extraction, and the
same obstacle doubtless awaits the ex.
perimenter with reference to the salt
beds of Death valley But these beds are
there with their billions Of tons Of SAT-
and their millions Of dollars of gold, and
the natural terrors of the region. its in
tense heat, It's dearth of water: vii! pale
before the man with the correct methoo.
Besides the gold and the salt, there are
Immense deposits of borax, nitre and oth-
er minerals IN this Death valley basin.
'F8orax'' Smith, who is now building the
Tonopah & Tidewater railroad through
the Bullfrog district. received nus mex
nenne from the Lila c. borax mine, which
he has operated for years in the heart OF
the valley. It was here that he cor
nered the borax trade and laid the feun-
dalton of his fortune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
SENATOR STEWART
MINED IN THE PANAMINT

In the light of recent developments
which are attracting a great deal of at
tention to the Panamint range, on the
west side of Death valley. the Rhyolite
Herald took occasion to interview Sena-
tor Stewart on the early operations in
that section.
The senator was one Of the large stock
holders in the Panamnit Mining company.
which operated a silver mine in the Pana-
minis in 1875 and 1876. They found some
wonderfully rich black sulphurettes which
ran in the neighborhood of $500 to the ton.
The company paid a large sum for their
property, in the neighboThood of $3o,000
and prepared to develop the mine on a
large scale. They erected fine big mill
to treat their ores, at cost Of about
100000. A town sprung UP which In its
prime had about 1000 people. The only
means Of access was through a canyon,
where a wagon road was built, and each
freshet would wash II out. Besides the
mill buildings, there were several sub
stantial business and residence houses.
Tho town was well supplied with thirst
parIors, and other business institutions
The company mined in q remarkably
short space of time a million dollars
worth OF silver ore. going down about 500
feet, but at that depth they ran into
white quartz carrying but small values.
farther, and becoming discouraged, quit
the mine. The town which had sprung
up like a mushroom was deserted just
as quickly and the fine hotel and par
bat and mole. The mill shortly after
burned to the ground. and certain per-
sons were prosecuted on the charge OF
having destroyed It to get the insurance.
When the mine was producing ore the
bullion from the mill was run into huge
balls weighing 700 pounds, and shipped to
San Francisco on the wagons which had
come In laden with freight. This was the
only means OF taking them out and none
was ever lost through the dishonesty OF
the freighters, and the loads OF precious
metal were not guarded Mr. Stewart
says their company came out loser on the
venture. on account of the extensive plan
of mining and milling iraugurated and
the excessive rates for freightins and sup
plies. He still believes that other and
perhaps richer deposits will be opened In
the Psnamints, carrying gold as well as
silver. The ruins of the mill and other
buildings remain as silent witnesses OF
the industry OF the miners Of the old
school
The senator said thai his company had
not patented tha ground. and although "
has besn relocated at various times. II
might now be open ground
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
COPPER BUTTE
HAS RICH ROCK
Gold Mountain Property Reach
ing Zone in Tunnel that Is
Copper Laden.
LEDGE SEVERAL FEET THICK
FASTENERS OUT TO INSPECT
THE SOUTHERN BOY.

Rich1zeld. July 20.-WiIliam johnson
has received samples of ore from the Cop
per Butte. The rock is the finest look
ing stuff ever taken out of the prop
erty. The samples came from the new
est point of development in the main
tunnel Several of the pieces are as
large as a mans doubled fists and seem
to be almost solid mass of copper
glance, peacock and green copper, black
oxide and a little silver.
These samples did not come from a
solid ore body, but from a ledge that
Is several feet wide, with the rich ore
scattered through vein filling or gangue.
The assay returns have not yet been re-
Ceived. but it is estimated by expert
enced mining men that the samples will
go at least 60 per cent copper. in addition
to other values.
The Copper Butte is making some great
showings, and If it keeps up for another
fifty feet as it has in the past fifty feet,
1t will become one of the most wonder
full prospects in Gold Mountain district.
All the ledge matter now encountered Is
impregnated with peacock and green cop
per stains to a high degree. This week
will complete the present contract, but
the company will award another the same
day. the property seems right on the
verge of demonstrating whether it is a
mine or net
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22

Ask your grocer TO send you Royal
Bread. The crown label is on every
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22

Black Rock opening. Bathing. re-
freshments.- Special trains. Tickets
&c. July "a. Salt Lake route.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
THE MINING EXPERT AND
MINING CAMP PAPER

The funniest thing q newspaper man
has to deal with in a mining camp is
the visiting mining expert % who comes
to camp with about $4l4.75 with which to
buy a mining property, SAYS Nevada
exchange. You approach him for news,
as a matter of courtesy. with request
for information, and he pompously IN
forms YOU that he represents big peo-
pie who don't care 70 have any pub
iicitv accompanying his operations
An air of mystery is Immediately prev
alent; men on the street whisper oues-
tons as to who he epresents-Schwab,
Guggenhein. Diamondfield Jack, Swift
water Bill or the London Venture COM
pany.
In about two weeks he struts into the
editors office, hands you cigar that
stinks like cabbage, and says;
well, I'm ready TO give you the Dig
story now. i have Just bought for
consideration of $4,000 a group of claims
adjoining the Hot Air & Cold storage
Mining company" etc, etc.
In the next issue Of the paper he gets
about an inch and a half on the back
mage. and a few hours later he again
tnVades the office, mad as wet hen.
and starts his TRADE with:
why in the hell didn't you give my
people the prominence they were entitled
to? Have we got to start paper here
to get any publicity"
Then he gets straight talk that makes
him think
J. oBERNDoRFER,
Stock Broker.
Tel. Bell 792. 1e1 s. Main ST
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
Sources of Production.

The product of refined lead cannot be
apportioned according to sources of ore
from which it was derived, owing TO the
tact that lead refineries treat products
which are secondary and are derived from
diverse sources. The identity of ore, and
thus its original source, is preserved only
as far az the smelter. Accordingly. the
following table showing sources of lead
produced in the United States is based
Lead reported by all known smelters
running on Mississippi valley lead ores,
and lead produced at all other known
lead smelters in this country. Returns
from all known Canadian lead smelters
state that in 1906 they did not treat any
lead ores from the United States.
United States
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
Union Assay Office.

NJ. s. Hanauer. J. " Sadler.
is2 So. west Temple p. o. Box 144s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22

Apparent consumption of lead in the
United States in 1906. 376. 800
Quantity. Percentage
Increase in consumption in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-22
Operators from the East.

W. L. Neal is down from Gold Noun
tain to meet some stockholders and Of
hcers of the company from the east and
some capitalists from Oklahoma who are
out to make an examination of the South
ern Boy property. Mr.. Neal says he has
been bending his efforts for the past
few months to opening up the outcrop-
pings above the tunnel in order to show
the visitors what to expect in driving
the tunnel The showing he has made
has been such that there is no doubt but
what they have a wonderful property.
The only thing it needs now is some tun-
mel development, which he has contended
for all the time
Mr.. Neal says that there is a more
confident feeling among mining men on
the mountain now than there has been
70 rsome time. Some very encouraging
reports come from number of proper
ties which are now being developed
A R. Hawley and George II. Ogden
made a trip to the Copper Butte and
the B. W. & II. property dfring the past
week. They report the outlook at the
Copper Butte as highly encouraging. At
the B. w. e. II. work is still confined
to following the vein in the lower tun-
mel. This will be continued until an ex-
pecte6 change of formation occurs, when
an entirely different condition is antici-
pated from that heretofore existing. Sew
eraI cars Of good ore are sacked and on
the dump ready for shipment.
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Total production of refined lead. 4o4.s6
Consumption of Lead.

The totals in this table include end pro
ducts only. Thus: stocks, both domestic
and foreign, and production are in terms
Of refined lead, imports and exports are
in finished state, and anttmonial lead Is
In marketable form, while lead ores and
bullion is excluded The figures for re-
fined and antimonial lead. and for do
mestic stocks are based upon dirct re-
turns from all known operating refineries,
and frCm all known smelters treating
lead ores from the Mississippi valley. All
other figures are from statistics compiled
by the bureau OF commerce and labor.
Supply
Stock, domestic, beginning of year. 1915
Stock, foreign. beginning of year.. 90
Total production, refined Lead. 4o4 500
Total production, antimonial lead. 1856
Imports, foreign refined........ u,763
Total available ............-.. 49, o9
Withdrawn
Stock, domestic, close Of year. l.5n
Stock, foreign, In bond, close of
year .--... .-.-------.---..--s.-.--- o.
Refined in bond from foreign base
bullion and ores and exported. As 50S
Lead IN manufacturers exported
under drawback ..--.....-......... 1876
Total Withdrawn ....-.-....-..... $500
Apparent consumption OF lead in the
United States in 1906. 376.SOo
Quantity. Percentage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11
The New Lum bermen's National Bank.

of Bemidji institution, as it
were, than formerly. A. P.
White, we'll known here by his
former connection with the First
National Bank of Bemidji, has
purchased the interests of John
S. Tucker and julius Rosholt of
Minneapolis, and will of6ciate as
president of the new Lumber
mems organization. w. L. Brooks,
who has labored assiduously for
several years in building up the
business of the bank, retains his
interest and will continue as
cashier. Other local stockhold.
ers in the bank are Earl Carson,
A.Schneider, W.N. Bowser and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11
Steenerson, on the Canal.

For the real thing in local
government the canal zone leads
all nations according to Congress-
man Halvor Steenerson who has
just returned from a trip to Pa
mama.
81 am not going to criticise
what I saw there" said MIR.
Steenerson today, ''because the
undertaking is of such gigantic
character and tremendous re-
sponsibilities that it fairly takes
a visitors breath away when he
beholds the magnitude of the
canal.
'But a few things struck me
as being rather peculiar; for in
stance the government erected a
house of state for the governor
of the zone and over 200, 900 have
been expended upon it; there is
no governor now to occupy it.
If the state of Minnesota should
exercise such Judgment the Off
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11

cials who we're in authority would
soon be ousted. Uncle Sam also
erected residences for the local
judges but they will not live ia
them.
IA great hotel equal in style
and appurtenances to any in New
York or Washington is a big
losing proposition for the govern.
ment. | paid $6 a day there and
the service was first class but
expenses are five times the in.
come from the establishment.
There are more than 10000
people on the government nav
roll in Panama. Good work is
being done and there are good
men in charge of the various
branches of canal construction.
It will be nearer ten than six
years before it is completed.
We enjoyed the trip because this
is the dry season and the weather
was fine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11
][1l[l ]l[1ll)[MllR}ERMENS l} M ATIONAAII.i ,:sss s,s,
- .s51 = BANK is. RI ORGANIZED
zsoA Mhte purchases the h
and Roshot and Is Elected President. ..0tier bna
e ter ae H. a


Charles Nangle. znW.siR. Baum.
bach Peell 81 fd2Wa1adena5 a1 who was Con.
nected with the banky3in former
years, has been able TO 5rreettin 5rreetinrrnl1 rrl1at5 10
the state and has also asspciated
with the bank again. and b Tie
new vice president. baAnother
stockholder, who has q statewide
reputation as a conservative
banker, is A. D. Stephens cash.
ier of the Merchants National
bank of Crookston.
At the election of officers held
yesterday, the following were
chosen as the board of directors:
A. P. White, W. L. Brooks, G.. E.
Carson, A. D. Stephens and W.
E. Baum bach.
L L. Berman will ,,Fbe retained
as assistant cashier.
The return of A. P. White to
A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11
I0 StOy9O4NNN a8D7Ns- --.-. =
n ri f1aEu s4I9iIIqY

That men Of means wi who q AK are
prominent in the financial world
are convinced that Bemidii has has
a bright future as a commercial
center, and offers special induce
ments to investors, is we'll
known fact among both local and
foreign capitalists; that this is
true, has been amply demons
trated recently by the change in
the affairs of the Lum bermen's
National Bank of this city, where
in number Of gentlemen who
have the reputation of being
among the shrewdest and most
solid banking men in the state
have associated themselves with
the local bank and invested
heavily in Lum bermens stock.
Under the new regime, the
Lumb bermens bank will be more
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11

the local banking field will be
welcomed by all citizens of Be-.
midi. While he was connected
with the First National bank he
made many friends here and
throughout Beltrami county. He
was compelled to leave this city
two years ago, on account of
poor health, locating at Ft.
Smith, Ark. Mr.. White has
fully recovered his wonted
energy and will enter into the
management of the affairs of the
bank with renewed zeal.
The Lum bermens National
bank, now, is one of the
strongest financial institutions
in the north half of the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-11

Local news on last page.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-27
REPUBLICAN CAMP
Row Among Brotherhood Since
 Postmaster Matter Came Up.

Things are bordering on open rup- ture in tho local republican camp. and If something does not happen very soon to placate the warning fac- tfons the public will hear lots of music. The trouble started with the scheme to remove Postmaster Guern- sey and kept growing steadily until 1t reached the climax with the perfec- tion of plans for the decapitation of Prosecuting Agent Pierce to make room for A. F. Hayes. The feeling was intensified somewhat. so much so that many of the faithful were moved to tears when they learned that in addition to making Mr Hayes prose- cutting agent he was to have an as- sistant in the person of a recent con- vert to the party, Attorney John F. McGrath. Some of the older mem bers of the organization have sworn on their family Bibles that they hope President Roosevelt will be renom- infted for another term so that they will have an opportunity of giving public expression to their ideas as to his notion of what constitutes square deal. Guernsey was doing his work we'll and had no reason to believe that so long as no specific charges had been preferred against him the powers that be would not think seriously of making change simply to please a few of his personal enemies. But 1t didn't take him long
 to find out that he had too high an opinion of the leaders of the 2. o. D., and when the truth of this came home to him it took the heart out of him and 1t is doubtful If he ever again will be we'll man.
 The younger element is a trifie more guarded in speech, but just the same some of them are making no secret of their indignation of the idea of relegating such men as Guernsey and Pierce to the rear and rewarding
 men who never did anything for the party except to fill offices that paid handsomely. They point to the fact that Mir Filling has held paying pulp
 lie positions almost continuously since he came to Waterbury and that instead of the party owing anything
 he is deeply indebted to the organ ization for what it has done for him. MT McGrath and MT Hayes, they al lege, should be kept among the rank and file for a few years yet before honoring them with berths which rightfully belong to men who have been fighting the party's battles for years without any reward.
 But such views as are being ex- pressed by the dissatisfied wing oi the party do not appear very strongly l to those who have charge of the ma chine. and, unless the Hon George l.
 Lilley and his associates who have the whole program in hand can be prevailed upon to change their tao tics, which is very unlikely, John H Guernsey's head will not be alone 1T
 the basket