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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13

SURE REVIVAL
Camp With Record Output OF
S60,000,000 Is Again At
tracing Attention.

TusCarOra. the old camp which startled
the world with its tale of riches thirty
years ago, is sharing in the general re-
ViVai which is now transforming northern
Nevada and bids fair to rival Gold Circle
IN the interest which has been aroused in
its possibilities. For many years lit has
remained as deserted as the grave. but
within the last few months Reno mining
men have secured control Of some of the
principal properties in the camp and they
will be opened up at once.
Practically the first property 10 be Sc
cured after this long lapse of time is the
Pdymaster group, recently taken over by
a Nevada company formed to exploit it,
The property is the southwest extension
of the famous old Navajo which produced
81 100000 in the early days. and consists of
eight claims. 1t is developed by d series
of shafts of from 30 to 200 feet in depth
and Is said to show large bodies of ore
which will average in the neighborhood
of $50.
The revival brings back to the memory
OF oldtImers the interesting story of the
camps phenomenal production. II was
discovered and worked in the early sew
entles, the first work being done upon a
great vein carrying high silver values. as
sociated with an appTeciable value in gold.
a product which closely resembles that of
the COmstock lode.
At that time the mines could only be
worked for the very high-grade ores and
it is well-knOwn fact that nothing show
ing values under $35 could be prOfitably
extracted and that. owing to the isolated
position of the camp. it was impossible to
transport heavy machinery, with the re
suit that no work was attempted below
the 300 foot level.
In spite of this handicap the nine big
mines of the district produced approx
matey S60,0O0O00 in Comparatively few
years. and it is said that OF this amount
nearly $20.000Gl0 was distributed in divi-
dends. The most famous Of these pro-
ducers were the Navajo. which produced
about SGO'9,O00: the Grand Prize with a
record of s4,S00000; the Dexter. which pro
duced 100000: the Commonwealth and
Queen. with $4,000 to its credit: the In
dependence. with $4,000. and at least
five others with records exceeding the
million mark.
The main features of the formation of
the TuscarOra district are two great dikes
one carrying gOld-silveT and the Other
silver-gOld The two bikes are about 300
feet apart and connected by eighteen dis
tinct cross veins. uDOn each of which i'm
early DAYS was a paying mine There is
an abundance of wood and water in the
district and il has a climate somewhat
similar to that of Salt Lake II lays about
eighty miles from Golconda and about
half that distance from the new excite
ment at Gold Circle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
WYOMING OIL
FIELDS REPORT
Geological Survey Officials Is
sue Bulletins on Results of
Recent Investigations.

The occurrence of oil in southwestern
Wyoming has been known for nearly
three-fourths of a century. Many of the
early trappers and fur traders, who built
Fort Bonneville and the trading post at
Fort Bridgsr, knew the location of oil
springs in this region and visited them in
their annual trapping tours. The first
published account of oil in southwestern
Wyoming was the result of an examIna-
ton made by the MormOns IN 1871, on
their pioneer journey across the plains.
w. Clayton. who accompanied this expe-
diton, published in 1913 a little book
which was known for years as the Nor
mons Guide Book" containing the fol-
lowing account:
About mile from this place (the
crossing of the road over Sulphur creek)
In southwest course is a tar or 'oil
spring, covering a surface of several rods
OF ground wagon trail runs within a
short distance of Ii. When the Oil
can be obtained free from sand il is use
1ul to oil wagons. 1t gives nice polish
10 gunstocks, and has been proved to be
highly beneficial when applied to sores
on horses, cattle, etc"
1t is reported that Brigham Young
caused shallow well to be dug at this
point, and the locality is now known as
the Brigham Young oil well or spring The
oil was skinned off the surface of the
water in this well. sold to emigrants and
carried IN small quantities to Salt Lake
City.
A full discussion of the oil discovery In
the vicinity of Spring valley and of the
developments I'm southern Uinta county
from 1900 to 1905 appears in the report of
A q. Neatch of the United States geOlog-
zeal survey, soon to be issued as profess
sional paper No. &c of the survey. Since
1906 prospecting and development work
have continued in this region and the out
look is very promising for work the com
ing summer
North OF Kemmerer no prospecting for
oil was carried on during the oil excite
ment in sOut. ern Uinta county, although
oil discoveries had been reported at Vari-
GUS times from several localities along
the east front of Absaroka ridge and from
Green River basin east of Meridian ridge
md Thompson plateau.
The discovery of oil east of Labarge
ridge, in central Uinta county, in the sum
mer of 1897 however. caused considerable
excitement, numerous placer claims were
soon staked out over the country between
the ridge and Green River and plans
were outlined to prospect the region by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
MINES AND MINING

churn and diamond drill borings during
the season of 1908. In September, 1907, A.
r. Schultz, one of the biologists of the
survey, visited the locality, made a rather
hurried examination of the field and col
lected a sample of the oil from one of the
shallow prospect pits.
Mr. Schultz's report, which includes the
results of observations made by him dur
ing the field seasons of 1865 and 1906 while
examining the coal fields of central and
southern Uinta county, has just been pub
ished by the survey in an advance chap
ter from bulletin No. $40, which forms
part l of Contributions to Economic
Geology, 1907" The report, which may be
obtained by applying to the director of
the survey at Washington, d. c., dis
cusses briefly the topography and geology
of the region and the occurrence, origin
and quality of the oil, and includes the
results of tests of the oil from the well
one mile north of Spring valley and from
the shallow pit east of Labarge ridge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
ELY CAMP GOSSIP
ON THE BIG MERGER

Following the organization of the big
So. 90G 600 incorporation in Maine of the
Copper Mines company. organized for the
purpose of controlling the stock Of the
Utah Copper company, Nevada COnsOli-
dated. CumbeTland-Elv. Chairman Cousol-
idated. SteptOe Smelling. Boston Console
da ted and Mason VALLEY Copper. compan-
les, 1t Is reported i'm Ely that the lat
est move on the part of the new combina-
ton is to acquire control of the prop
erty of the Elv Central Conner company.
saws the Elv Mining EXpOSitOT
4 great deal of interest is being taken
locally on account Of the location Of the
mines of the Elv Central Conner COM
pany. in which a number OF Ely people
are stockholders The greater amount of
the mines and the most valuable ones of
the cOmpapv's holdings are located BE-
tween the Gopher Flat grnup Of the New
ada Consolidated aud. the Ruth erOUp. and
the Star Pointer shaft. the main working
shaft Of the Consolidated company.
1t has been known for some time past
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13

encountered by a crOsscut north from the
| tWenty-first floor Of No. ) stope into our
Inland claim. This vein is now being
opened by drifts and raises We hone To
record a good production from this vein
during the coming year. The discovery
was made IN another stratum of limestone
and Is IN no way connected with our main
workings. The upper levels are all being
driven westward into virgin ground and
several small ore bodies have been en-
countered The future looks promising
for this section Of the mine.
"A diamond drill was added to our eoIliD-
ment during the year. and has proved
valuable for the time operated Provision
has been made for electrical locomotives
and We hope to have them in operation
! curing the early part of the year. Flee
trlc power will be purchased from an in
dependent power company at cost COM
pairing favorably with steam. This equip
ment became necessary. as the horses en-
ployed for tramming are no longer able
to economically handle the OUTPUT of the
mines, owing TO increased distance and
larger production.
In 1907 we purchased 1850 acres for
a new smelter site, situated in and below
Pine canyon TOOele county, a distance of
81 miles nOrthward from our mines at
Bingham. This covers all rights to all
water rising in and flowing from Pine
canyon, and amounting to $50 gallons per
minute. The mine is at an elevation of
l,39iS feet higher than the new smelter
site.
THE new site calls for seven miles of
spur track railroad to connect with the
San Pedro railroad and an additional
seven miles to connect with the Western
Pacific railroad for Garfield If wouId rp-
quire five miles of railroad to connect the
site with Tooele city direct "a town Of
800 populatiOn). Plans I'd specifications
have been completed for new smelling
plant. providing for a daily treatment Of
LOO tons"
J. OBERNDORFER
Stock Broker.
IT. N5o;~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13

Who cleans carpets perfectly?
NATIONAL HOUSE CLEANING co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13

Sulph1de ore IN sight Is -1f2z,S3O tons,
against 100000 tons last year.
Profits per share in 1907 were 1888,
against 1915 in 1906.
President BrOughtOn in his report to
the stockholders, says:
Developments at the mine continue to
be satisfactory. The sulphide ore in sight
is 142 $50 tons, being 102 $50 tons more
than in sight in March, 1907. There were
mined 271,332 tons of sulphide ore, and
1,134 tons of lead ore, total of 1905
tons.
"The smeIter treated 2729Ss tons of sui
phide ore, and 1858 tons of custom ore an
average of 747.9 tons per day of sulphide
ore. The product of the ores was 1866 39
pounds of bullion, and the bullion. when
refined. yielded 13,SSI.55l pounds of fine
copper, 800, 1858 ounces of fine silver. 81
554. IS ounces of fine gold. OF the above
refined product the custom ore yielded
of fine silver and 444 ounces of fine gold.
1.-The year 1907 was an eventful one for
the company. During the months of June.
July and August, by reason of coal and
car shortage. the operations at the COM
pany's smelter were seriously interfered
with. and at the same time, the grade
of ore received from the mine was be-
low the average, which resulted in much
reduced production at a very high cost
Later, both the grade of the ore and the
cost of production became normal.
I'm December a decision of the circuit
court of appeals was rendered. which had
=
smelter. which went out of commission
on January !, 1908.
I'm January the company made con-
tract with the Garfield Smelling company
for the treatment of 500 tons of ore per
day, which is about Z DER cent Der year
more than the amount the company treat
ed at its own smelter during 1906 and 1907
The contract Is for period of one year.
and can. at the option of the company. be
extended for a second year. 1t is advan-
tageous to the company.
''The treasurer submits the audited
statement Of accounts made up to Deem
Der 81. 1907 which show net profit for
the year of s1179.412 1898 per sharel out
of which, and the accumulated surplus.
81 10000 (A.50 per share was declared in
dividends"
Manager J. 3. RisGue saws in part:
During the year 1O-12D feet of exploring
and development was done a large de-
DOsit of copper sulphide ore was encOun-
tered on the No. 6l2 level from which
56."9 tons have been produced and
shipped, leaving quite tonnage to he ex-
tr9cted. Another ore BODY was discov-
cred above No. 6 level and is now being
developed. This promises a good tonnage
and has the appearance of making into
a flat deposit. which is characteristic of
this section of the mine Tn addition to
the above. a deposit of lead ore was found
and developed on No. level near its
present beading. from which 734 tons
were produced and sold during the wear
There still remains at this point MANY
tons available for shipment A strong and
weil-filled vein Of cODDer-sUlphide ore was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
THE HERALD IN NEVADA.

The Herald can be bought at the fol-
lowing places in Nevada:
Lovelocks-Charles II. Baker
Iuscarora-Mrs. A. L. Clark.
Heno-Rosenthal e. Armanko
Iellngton-G. E. Leavitt.
Goidfield- Palace News Stand and Hun
Ter Adv. & Pub Co.
EIy-Harville Stat. Co. G. B. Faxor
ana Walden & Burnett.
Rhyohte-GOOdrich Book g. Stat. co.
Saiiente-John Shier.
Oelamar-J. NJ. Kelly.
Ploche-?ioehe Drug Co. and A. A. Car
than, P. M
Sobre- Richard Richards.
Rawhide-Louie Polin.
Las Negas-Wilson Drug Co.
Schurz-World News Co; Hal Crigler.
smelter-Arthur E. HeartwelL
Gold Circle-C. r Reed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
The Best PRINTING.

Is done by The Century, Salt Lakes
printers, 165-167 South West Temple.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
Review of War Fleet, San Francisco.

For the above. occasion the Oregon
Short Line will make very low rates.
Dates, rates, limits, etc, will be an
nounced later.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13

Why waste time and money planting
poor Roses, when you can get the very
best quality at 100, Tuesday, at
VOgeIer's?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13

that this particular portion of the Ely
Central holdings has been looked upon
with coVetous and envious eyes by the
New York contingent of the Nevada Con
solidated. who have put every possible
bear obstacle i'm the way of the stock Of
the Civ Central on the New York curb.
The Ely Central is practically a close
corporation. the majority of the stock be
ing held i'm a pool i'm Philadelphia by o.
A. Turner and associates. the organizers
of the company. But 1900 shares were
put on the market. and in the trading Of
these the bear movement of the COnsOli-
dated people has been practically without
result
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-13
FEATURES OF
UTAH CON. REPORT
Comparison of Production,
Earnings and Dividends
Review of Mine Work.

Following is a synopsis of the recent an
nuaI report of the Utah Consolidated conf
pany, together with comparative tables,
record of earnings, ETC., that give a good
idea of what the company accomplished
and what it is still doing. Production and
costs compare as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16

lost when the largest financial institu-
ton in Kansas City was compelled to
close icS doors According TO the story
within week after the arrival of the
Rideelys the wives of every member
of the board OF directors called upon
the two women whose husbands had
been placed in charge OF the bank Up
TO date the calls have not been re-
turned and the aforesaid wives OF the
directors began to make il interesting
for their men folks" The matter was
taken up by the wives of other BUSH
ness men of Kansas City. who consid-
cred that the Ridgelys were too stuck
up To mix with them. and as a result
accounts were Withdrawn from the
bank. Thus was the downfall OF the
Ridgelys accomplished.
What lost world and babe a hero fly?
The timid tear I'm Cleopatra's eye
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
MEsT NOT REPRESENTED.

In the shaping of the new tariff bill
the great mining states Of the west
will be without representation on
either committee which viii handle the
measure at the extra session of con-
gress. Bonynge of Colorado is a mem
Der of the ways and means committee
Of the house at the present time but
the people of the Centennial state have
dispensed with his services after the
4tb of Marfn. New members are not
usually appointed on this committee
and most OF the Republicans from this
section of the country who have had
several terms in congress are consid-
cred lightweights in the matter of inn
portant legislation.
There are three vacancies on the
finance committee of the senate. and
the new senators stand no earthly
show of securing appointment. 1t is
said that Senator Hepburn of Idaho
would fall heir TO one of the coveted
places had he not deliberately an
tagonized almost every man of in
fiuence in the august body of Iawmak-
ers. The Utah senators are not con-
sidered. we understand. . although
Smoot sholld be eligible owing TO the
fact that he will have entered upon
his second term before tariff legisla-
ton Will be taken up. Senator Carter
of Montana will probably get one of
the places.
Thus it appears that the great west
the Dingley bill is made over. but ow-
ing TO the fact that very little change
i'm the schedules is expected. it proba-
bly, won't make much difference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
FACTS ABOUT MOTORITE.
Seif-combustive Fuel Is Made of
High Explosives
metropolitan MagazineD


Motorite is a self conclusive fuel,
consisting of a compound of seventy
parts, by weight, of nitroglycerin 10
thirty parts, by weight, of guncotton'
me guncotton Is dissolved in the nj
lroslycerin, forming dense, tough
and rubbery material
IhIs material is made into bars about
seven inches in diameter and SIX feel
long for use in torpedoes the size of the
Io-mch Whitehead torpedo. For the
z-lnch torpedo the stick will be both
Digger and longer
The mOtOTite bars are forced INTO
and sealed in steel tubes for use. and
these steel tubes containing the mo-
torlte are inserted into the torpedo and
are surrounded by water jacket.
Inc motorite can be ignited and can
purn only at and from one END, and
the water to be evaporated is forced
along water jacket surrounding the
motorlte tube into the combustion
chamber. where it is evaporated into
steam by mingling with the products
OF combustion of the mOtorite-
one pound OF motorite eVapOrates d
little over two pounds of water 50
that one pound of InOtOrite produces
the equivalent of three pounds of steam
for the products of combustion of the
motorite mingle with the steam pro-
duced
The steam from the combustion
chamber is conducted to turbines. or
other engines or devices for propellfng
the torpedo through the water
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
To Clean cane.Seated Chairs.

When Cane-seated chairs become
shabby and the elasticity is gone
out of them, they may be restored
by turning up the seat and washing
the cane work with hot suds made
by dissolving a tablespoonful of
Gold Dust Washing powder in a
pail of water. Apply the suds with
a sponge until the cane is thor
oughly soaked and leave in the
fresh air until dry. Willow and
rush furniture may be cleaned in
the same way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
TAKING THE WATERS.
lNashington Starl

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, AT dinner
in Newport, talked OF the Grand Prix.
the famous French race that concludes
the Paris season.
They tell story about a New York
man who celebrated the Grand Prix too
well. He gave at the Cafe Americana a
large supper. and the next afternoon an
overseer saw a valet carrying 10 this
mans room a fresh water bath.
80 What are YOU doing with that BATH
the oVerseer asked
/ am taking it to No. - sir said
the waiter.
- But IL is nearly : o'clock
He Is still in bed. sir.
But / thought. said the puzzled over
seer that I saw you carrying g very
large fresh water bath 20 No. = cou-
pie of hours ago?'
e SO YOU did. sir said the waiter. He
drank that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
--e
A SOCIETY WAR.

a somewhat amusing story comes
from Kansas City regarding the fnan-
cial war within the directorate of the
National Bank of Commerce. by which
the Ridgelys win be ousted from con-
troll after the first Of the new year.
The bank pTospered under the man
agement OF the former comptroller OF
currency. but the financial struggle
was made hercer by social war
which has ragged ever since the advent
Of the Ridgelys on the banks of the
Haw and the natives appear TO have
routed the enemy.
This society squahble has enabled
Ire Moods faction to regain ground
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
SUPPER is SERVED.

The English spoken by the ''Pennsylva-
ma Dutch, the inhabitants OF certain
districts in the eastern part of the state
are popularity known. affords some rare
specimens of expression. A man who was
passing a small house on the outskirts
OF Sous Besselem that is the nearest
possible spelling of the local pronuncia
tion-heard the daughter of the family
calling her brother in TO supper.
George" said she. you come right III.
now: pas on the table. and mas half e.,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
HER BIRTHDAY GIFT.
youths Companion.


Little Miss Hamlin is grateful soul.
and her many relations find it a pleas
ure to do her kindnesses and present
her with appropriate gifts
You certainly were well remembered
on your birthday" said a friend. What
did your uncle, DR.. Grantham, give your
He hasn't given il to me. yet said
little Miss Hamin. but next month.
when ne isn't quite so busy, he's going
to give me my appendicitis operation.
Isn't that good of hm2"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
Jim" Was Going Some.
(SprinsvilIe independently

II was an interesting sight during
the beautiful days last week to see
Jim" HoutZ with his four-in-hand
driving down Main street at the rate
of six miles an hour or faster, his moth
er sitting upon the high seat like
Queen Semiramis upon her war chariot,
going down to the field to boss the Job
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
NO Room FOB OoUsT.
Philadelphia LedgerD


The elderly lady who was looking
through the shop of a dealer in knlck-
knacks picked up small handbag
Are you sure. she inquired, that this
is real crocodile skin -
Absolutely certain, madam, replied
the dealer. 81 shot that crocodile my
self"
1T looks rather sOlled. observed the
customer.
Naturally. madam explained the
salesman. THAT is where il struck the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16

Those Republican members Of con-
sresS who promised to vote against
Speaker Cannon and were elected viii
certainly be placed in a uncomfortable
position when they reach Washington
They can very readily make their
peace with Uncle Joe" by voting for
him. but there would remain the task
OF sauaring themselves with their con-
stituents. They certainly are between
the devil and the deep blue sea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.

q ne ShtICIl.J
The Powder Manufacturer-Fancy. old
Bill of all people, going into the gun
powder shed with a lighted candle
should have thought that that would be
the last thing he'd do.
The WOrlIman-WhiCh. properly speak
in IL We're sir
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
NO DISAPPOINTMENT.
lEverybody's Magazine.l

A man who had been convicted of steal
ing was brought before certain Down
East judge. well known for his tender
10 be sentenced.
Have you ever been sentenced to i'm
asked the judge, not un-
kindly.
Never" exclaimed the prisoner, sud
denly bursting into tears
Well. well. don't cry. my man." said
his honor. consolingly: you're going t.
10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16
A MEAN ADVANTAGE.

Philadelphia Inquirer.)
Thomson-How did ii happen that you
lost that 4S-hOuT continuous walking
match by such a big score?
Johnson-The other fellows entered a
isleep-walker against me.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-16

singIe-shot pistol in his shoe when
arrested. and the police did not dis
cover it. proves the inefficiency of San
Francisco officers.