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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
MERCUR RESULTS
ON CREDIT SIDE
Company in September Was
We'll Upon Safe Side of
Ledger.
RECORD OF GREAT NINE
Property Has Earned Right to
Rest, but Fighting
Hard Still.
RECORD OF GREAT MINE

In view Of the rather pcsslmiStlc tone
of the recently Issued annual report "'
the Consolidated Morcur Gold MINNIE
company, and in view OF the vide hh-
preston that this organization Us CLOSELY
approsc ching the end of its usefulness ~
Is of interest 10 learn that the gross pro,
duction cf this company for the mont -,
September reaches the sum sum Uro,,isinr
equally as we'll Taking the hNe.as,,
monthly cost Of production thronsn,GSu. ,,Sne.
1910 as "A criterion. "hicn was e,nr,t,ons
over SIS 900 Septcmbers oper1lioHs
show a surplus which. while not laisS' 10
good compared With 1910. :, do.
little encouragement nEc TINS Ls -
cide1ly welcome among the ranks pi
shareholders. although conditions hrG suci,
that one cannot predict contnnau0n os
such results for long. STOCKHOLDERS N.Y.
ing its utmost TO reap the ocnent oi .,d ma
available reserves while carrying forwaro
The search for now ores. and the mine
and mill work is being conducted aoiis
lines OF the utmost care ana efficiency.
Value of Output.
The mines under the ownership nj the
Consolidated Mercur company througnonl
their life time have paid 70 sharenoldcrs
the handsome sum Of S5.SS'.3lZ.2' IN the
shape OF dividends. and since the orsani-
zatlon OF the existing company or for the
past ton or eleven years, the total gross
value of the gold produced rs 80 it6 .oi1.5h
properties prior TO the formation OF Inc
present organization paid out In diNt-
dends close To g. 600. 600. indicating gross
output of equal value 10 that OF the eX-
is;ing corporation. brin glng the total
gross production TO A very comfortable
level
A property or a group Of properties pro.
ducing this enormous value of gold, and
from ore averaging less than 90 gross
value ner ton, comes pretty near earn
ing the right 10 retire to an inactive old
age but the mines are making inaSnlN-
cent struggle 10 continue n degree of use
fulness sufficient to justify steady oper-
aIions. There are $40 men employed by
this ono company, and they make up
the little town Of Mercur, whose only sup
port Is this one proposition
What Closing Mine Means.
II Is easy enough 10 say that the peo-
pie can remove TO other camps and cities
10 live. but to a great Wany Of these
same Mercur inhabitants the little town
is the only home they have ever known.
Their children were born there, their
schools, churches and lodges are located
there In fact Mercur is their home and
that is sufficiently eloquent OF their In
terests.
For the sake OF these, and for the sake
Of stockholders as well, II IL TO be hoped
that the Consolidated Mercur will CON
tlnue To- operate at even a small profit
for President John Dern has promised
work Will be continued until operations
are entirely upon the debit side
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
WHERE COPPER WE
EXPORT DISAPPEARS
Europe Takes Care of the
Larger End of Worlds
Production.

The old saw that Europe always is the
buyer of copper when the metal is in the
dumps again is demonstrated by the re-
cent sales of metal for export, sales
made I'm the nick OF time TO keep tho
metal from barking ills shins against tn"
l2-Cent rail These sales largely were
made for export, and. regarding our cX-
ports and their importance. the follow
ing from Thompson. uowlc 6 Co will
prove interesting;
One OF Tho leading copper men I'm this
country. Just returned from Europe, tells
us that from the best obtainab'e infor-
nation abroad II is estimated that the
consumption of copper in Europe this
year will be over 10 per cent above 1910
consumption,
TIL" following figures. as giving the
approximate European consumption Of
copper i'm 1910. are cNtremely interest
IuG.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
STRONG BOARD Of
THOMPSON QUINCY
Shareholders Meet Wednesday
and Select Officials for
Coming Year.
CONDITIONS SPLENDID
Company Following a Fissure
TO Contact Where Results
Are Logical.

The annual stockholders mee'hS W
the Thompson Quincy Consolidated COM
pany was held in this city Wcones"aE
afternoon aud very strong poaru "
directors selected TO pilot TINS 'a'N
City organization through The co'iili's
years operations. There were over a'''
oo0 shares OF stock represented
The following directors and oih''' 70
were elected: Frank j. iiaeeh"'i w.
president: George w. Morgan. vice pres
dent: w. :, Mccormick treasurer; N',',"'
/. Thomas secretary, W. r liutciun
son. Il. T.. Miller and T.. G.. Rogers 'o'''
plctc the board OF directors -rhonas
After the session Secretary no'."
stated that President HaGenoar. Jnc
port showed that the company hes 1 uo',
zoo fcct Of drifting during tho past yea r.
having taken up this work aitcr III o,'e
DAILY West company had driven .'I oI,,nrr,
er workings 10 tho Thompson l,,,,,o -2u,,,o :!
property lines This working htraus
mcpt with the palv West company S'NGS
the Thompson Quincy company me m
vantage OF economical and ifhnledlai'nn ' 6,
trance la depth after it's ores VIII =,
absolutely frees the company from any
water troubles, ,,l
This drifting has brought good so9a
looking cross assure 10 view. ana , ,'.I
work is heinE continued 10 tl,e ,.,'.. GV'n ,,"i
which is estimated 10 be not over .ou'1
feet distant from the present lbye' M a,
which point results OF mulch lnSrl, a., g.
logical The Indications. continued Mr
Hagcnbarth, were more than tayoranlc
and he made il plain 10 the Stochn",dIerS
that he retains his strong conNl't'ot'E
mi the management will develop d mine
In this territory. -,,.,, cut
No financial statement was given "n'
for the press. but II was given ont nH
Secretary Thomas that there was srna"
rasI, balance on hand with the aSsui
sncc that no assessment Is planned to
keen the work going forward during the
coming wear.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02

West streets: on both sides .!
North street between Third WW.
Fourth West streets, on both ~;
Fourth North street between T6lm
and Fourth West streets; on 'n
side of Third West street '
Fourth North and Fifth Norm ~
on the west side OF Fourth M Ma;'
between Fourth North aud tum
streets. on both sides OF oirara y
between Fifth West and Snln
streets; on the west side OF GIsni ,
between Fourth North and snu
streets. on the east side oi GIas'
between Fourth North ana o'ay n.
streets, and on both sides y.
street, between Fourth Nortn aI
North streets, in Sidewalk dls.no.
20 II and ~ Of Salt LAKE Ill :
due and payable in five squS,
installments beginning octopeI -
Interest at the rate OF six -, .sii
aupum on the whole amount o.
shnlI be computed from the W.
approval OF the ordinance 81
the levy Of said tax. to Wiz
io11. and interest at said Fale
whole amount OF said tax uny'
he due and payable WIN 'a n
ment. If any ins,ellmen, aos
aforesaid is not paid on u'e ~,
same becomes due. then 4,
amount Of tho tax UNPAID ~ IN
said instailmeut and lnts.SI s-I
Will become due and payaois M
draw interest at the rate :" ~,
cent per annum until sale u ssI|
erty assessed. One or more INA
stallments In the order ID Trsss
are payable aforesaid. or lns
may be paid without ln.s ot,sT lAs|
time within thirty DAYS a,nHe,,mIr5 am,
proval of the ordinance v"r more 81
lew of the tax; and ono OF SsHA1
in the order !" ,sY q
arc PAYABLE, or the Wno.e In,lt<
may be paid on the day dan5ounI am5 tl<
is due by paying the "'''''
and interest 10 said nas acahls l|
Al special taxes are 1counr
office. room TO-, City ana o0
ing. Salt Lake City, cu,. ulsh
Dated at Salt Lake I'E
City Treasurer. and CoI'e''V'
Taxes. So le9.
rrbird martial estimate
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
.LEASER SHIPS ORE
OF SPLENDID GRADE
Buckley Lease on May Day
-Four Hundred Shows
Some Fine Rock.

From all over the state comes the worn
frequently that the leasing system 'p'
plied to Utah mining properties Is re-
warding Individual operators ernctouS'S :
A car of orc now being settled io' OH
the local market by the BUCKLEY iehSn S, 70"
the Nav Day property. OF Ilnuc i'us ,t'o
tratcs that leasing in Tintic VIII pay ~ wv
man who selects his ground WIN lat
and who understands The arr 0i 'n'I,'''a >
where company would iaIi lu'o
monthly deficit - 10,
This Buckley lease ore is tue post p
grade car-Iot sent from thr MAY I'd iif,
mine since September, l'lV. ~ VIZ
range very close 10 $50 Dcr ton in Nalue.
and there arc twenty-five tons IN ,IiS IN
Iol. The orc averages 8 gold n,S I
ounces silver and is per cent ,eaa, I'M a,,u
there is more or IL within the bounuaI!
lines OF this lease for future disposition,
The Buckley lease is on the 'oo-iool
siderable tonnage of pay rock 10 the To-
cal smeltcrs since taking hold.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
ASSESSMENT NJ

Cedar ralIsman cGnsol'Ssis cons. y "a
so%Dfn{ ny. e5i1eipT9lI cjt9' Clan G''oft ots.; " y
F walker building; louSr,'' H,v
Star district. Beaver cou,ht Nat att
Notice is hereby silver, GLl,oIs ,ns Of ils
tpc Of the board Of dlrecESvTt,1o EST,oes C.
Tailsmsn CONSOLIDATED oHiobe.. ny
held on the eth day Of SeWsSC, S.W al 81
sessment No. 2 OF one 'Is 1So csplpl
share was levied upon .s' and e.
of the corporation, issu,eo is,s 10 oM II, @
ing. PAYABLE Immediately, Of ~
he secretary, at the ofi,IIGI i.IIns5 -
TaIjsman Consolidated 0'''
salt Lake city. Utah, & ,nis asst
ANY stock upon when Thurst%s
nav remaiu unpaid on on1o,i wil n
9th dny OF November. i sar sals
iinouent and advertised iaUT,msn. 10, s,.1
lie auction, and unless TpSsessdsy, ,t
before viii be sold on l a, o|
Sav of November. 1911, lslI,,,,Sss 90 TO -
M at :he compsnys oi,ihereou.
aejipouent assessment s,tisjng
With the costs OF adVe'
pepse OF sale. .,NrrT. Ssqr3.
Rooms 4IT-41s .. u " Il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02

FORENOON SALES.
Beck Tunnel 1000 at 1Ic.
Colorado. 100 at csc.
Crown Point, 235 at 4o.
Iron Blossom. 400 at 99c.
May Day. 1000 at lie
New York. 100 at SIC.
Ohio Copper. $50 at Sl.05: so at s1OIS.
Prince Con. 800 at S9c; 500 at 90c.
Swansea. 1000 at &C.
Utah Con. 1000 at 23c
Victoria Con. 100 al 73c; 1000 at 74c.
Shares sold 1Q.525.
Selling value. SELLS.
OPEN BOARD.
Iron Blossom, 500 AT ooc.
Lower Mammoth, 5000 at SAC,
MAY Day 1000 at lie.
New York, 1000 at &c. buyer sixty DAYS
Ohio Copper. 100 al sl.O7s: 500 at 81 O5
Victoria Con. 900 at I4c, 100 at 73c.
Shares sold, $500.
Selling value, $3.50.
AFTERNOON SALES.
Columbus, zoo at 30c.
Gold Chain 100 at SIC. 100 at ssc.
Iron Blossom. 300 at 99c.
Lower Mammoth 1000 at 3ic.
New York 1000 at &c.
Ohio Copper. 200 at si073
Phoebe Metals 5000 al lc.
Sioux Consolidated. 1000 at 14sc
shares sold. lo:too.
Selling value, s12oi5o.
OPEN BOARD.
Iron Blossom. 500 al ST.
Ohio Copper, 100 at Sl,05; 200 at Sl.OIt.
Crown Point, 1000 at ic
New York 1000 at 4c.
Plutus. $500 at &c
King william, $500 at &c.
Union Chief. 500 at 2sc: 1900 at 25Ic
Victoria Consolidated 100 At 7ic.
Yerlnston Copper, 1000 at SIC.
Lower Mammoth. 1000 at Sc
Shares sold. 1900
Selling value. S1S06.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
1t Startled the World

when the astounding claims were first
made for Bucklen S Arnica Salve, but
forty years of wonderful cures have
proved them true. and everywhere il is
now known as the best salve on earth
for Burns. Boils. Scalds Sores, Cuts.
Bruises. Sprains. Swclings. Eczema
Chapped Hands Fever Sores and Piles.
Only pc at Schr5mm, johnson Drugs.
FIVE stores
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
WINDING UP UINTAH
TREASURE HILL co.

Stockholders or the Uintah TrcaSur.
llill company are receiving notifications
10 the effect that by ndorainE their
stock and sending tho samo 10 the Provo
Headquarters they will receive the iinaI
distribution OF profits. The court has
ordered the assets distributed among
The stockholders and tho corporation dis
solved. Stockholders viii receive 10 So
cents per share.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Backachc. Headache, Nervousness

and rheumatism. both in men and won.
en-, mean kidney trouble. Do not allow
il to progress beyond the reach of med
jcinc, but stop ii promptly with Foley
Kidney Pills. They regulate the ac-
tiou of tho urinary organs. Tonic in
action. quick in results Schramm- John
son Drugs five stores.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
NEW OFFICIALS OF
ARIZONA COM MERCIAL

What is considered one OF the first
important steps in tho reorganization
pany was the resignation yesterday OF
Mr.. Amster. who requested 10 be re-
neVed OF th" management, according TO
eastern advices
The Following directors OF the COM
pany. have been elected: Charles
smith. president OF the Old Dominion:
u. T. Mckeever vice preside nj OF the
copper han9e; G. T. Rice, Edward S.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Mining Notes.

Superintendent Dave Lemon OF the
Columbus Extension company. is salt
Lake visitor.
THE Offices Of tho Yamna Smelling
company are being removed from salt
Lake 10 Bingham.
At A meeting OF the directors OF tho
Utah Consolidated Mining & Milling
company lstc yesterday afternoon an
assessment uf une-unartcr OF cent a
allsre. WAS l"Hied This is ia yablc De-
ecmtsr Z, 1911. and salcs day is Dcccm-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
MARKET DRIFTS ON
EXCHANGE WEDNESDAY,

The local exchange experienced
drifting :narkc, Wednesday, there being
lit;Ic or nothing worthy Of especial COM
meut 10 record, a ia thcr unusual loa-
ture OF the DAY was the absence oi sales
among the unlisted Issues The sales
totaled a.. go shares Of stock, the market
value OF which was SIS9l.Go.
Tho closing unlisted and listed stock
were as follows:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Ore Shipments.

! The Utah Ore SamplinE company on
! Wednesday released three cars OF orc
| from Utah and fvc cars from Idaho
| camps.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Ore and Bullion.

The ore and bullion report for Wednes
day. given by Mccormick e Co. Was as
follows: Orc received, 100000 bullion
shipped. 800. 900: total. $4,000
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Boston Mining Stocks.

James \. Pollock * Co, bankers and
brokers. furnish tho following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
mon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
San francisco Oil stocks.

James \. Pollock & Co.. bankers and
brokers. Furnish the following received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Nayadas in San Francisco.

James A. Pollock e Co. bankers and
brokers furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02
Metal Market.

The metal quotations for Wedncsclav v
posted hv. Mccormick e Co.. were as fol-
lows: Silvcr Ji,c. lead. Si.25, copper
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02

New York Mining Stocks.
James A. Pollock e. Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-02

/ Bid ASKED
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
eelna Merely Human.

Being Merely Human.
Mamma. hasn't papa made enough
money TO retire from busincss1'
"Yes, der; that's why he doesn't
retire"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
ROBS AFFLICTED WOMAN

One of the most contemplate
acts ever practiced by a ghoul
garbed as a man, was that of a
miscreant on Friday night at
McGill. la the house of carnage
of the night before lone woman
remained with her babe in arms,
the dead body of her brother-in-
law in the Ely morgue, her
husband in the county jail awaiting
an Investigation into his Staying of
his brother. With the head of the
house detained the sole support of
the woman for the time was a
number of chickens which she had
been caring for. Some unknown
creature under cover of darkness,
and taking advantage of the condi
tion of the sorrowing AMI Ioi e
woman, stole all the chickens.
When the news was made known,
the feeling ran high in McGill,
and if the thief is caught he will
he given short sh lift in that town.
White Pine News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
NEVbDAS FUTURE

Hon. A. X. Merritt ii Churchill
county whO arrived from the East
yesterday gives us the following
Interesting ite rs abOIt tn
rrU rUckee.CirSOn dan and wonder.
full productivcness cf Nevada s
soil ahl the inducements the state
offers to pros )ective homeseekers
The Truckce Carson dam and
reservoir will be completed within
about fifteen months. When this
is completed the balance of the
project will be thrown on the
market. There are about 100, ,OOC
acres remaining unsold There
is being farmed at the present time
something over $4,000 acres.
Some of this has been intensely
cultivated with remarkable results.
For instance, scventy-one acres
of alfalfa produced last year seven
hundred tons in three cuttings.
The land and hay were measured
by government surveyors. Pc,
tatoes have produced better than
fifteen tons to the acre. Onion.
have produced over twenty tons tc
the are. Wheat, barley and oat.
have produced over one and hal
tons TO the acre. Mr.. Vannoy OF
FalIon is raising the best celery i.
the market of the Pacific Coast
Apples, pears, peaches. apricots ant
small fruit are being raised
successfully. Their quality il
excellent and by the use of smudg,
pots the crop is assured ever,
year. What is being done on tn,
Carson-Truckec project can be don,
In many other valleys Of the stat,
by the application of sufficient
water. The state of Nevada ha
at least three million acres Of rich
! land that can be irrigated cithe
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
JARBIDGE HAS
GOOD PROSPECTS

90
""e''" harris ana commissioner
O'e,S'''"n returhea las h'Hht from
"TRIP 10 'aro'oEe' iheY reached
r'' lamp u'soaS h'fh' ara Ief'
" d S''y "'@h' l"r nome "hiie
'"V, 'Hey E'Ss''ec 'he raNio'k
,n,'' a Q" u '''it' O 'Le hT'S'
"I ~ 'o'N ~ IRE shh'h says
- "oou' 10 [eauy reduce the ores ol
'''' '"'''p al j. 'le i'''' on the "ourhe
p'"P'' y VIII '' fe"'E 'hs'oe Of
s'N'y ''ES. 1h'S are no" "a'hhR
ioi '"' ''"h'e,''" 'l the coNhty
l'"" l." maui IN 'heir machinery
i'o.' Dr''n'
'''e''" n"r''S Is mueh pleased
Over 'De pr 'sp'ctS o1 the camp and
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
SAYS THAT GOLD CIRCLE
HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE


''S''S " we" known
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80" ''''' = !" "'n"e'lucca'
- e - -,'l,."s,"'''c over '"e -u'ufe
20 " %" ~'' '''' "'''''' mas ''G ore
al" .''' 'i"'''' '"p''"' ana 'he
''' u ''"'' u proper an"
.,, " '''' - : "''''',' i"''',''S 70
mani ~ '",'N WIN 'n' DIST ol
0'.,'' -. ''''',." p'"'"''''"'
,.I .'-,'",I.@ - III p'TSc"' opera
.;,,, ,'r,.' -, '''' ~''''' ~ = "'S''N sal" ,
~ '''' '''''' ,'' ''Ne"
'' W. ''Vr'' ''' '''"'''''u'
'''' a. " 'Su', '''' company Is
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
DISTRICT COURT

When our pcrort of the Dye case
closed Friday afternoon, Ben
Trnmbath was on the witness stand.
After him, came Buck Horn, Dan
McKcnna and John Phillips. Their
evidence went to connect Dye and
Roy PrimcnuX with the burning
Of the store. The two latter were
closely questioned about the hose
near PirmcauX's store being over
hauled the day before the fire by
Roy Primcaux. Dye and others
and the presence OF Dyes dogs
around the streets with him.
When Mr., Phillips was excused
the court took a recess until 10
O'Clock this morning
Jake Clark was the first witness
Mt the forenoon session. He
testified about putting the roDcs
on the bell in Confidence hose
house and being assisted 10y Roy
Primeaux.
John Phillips was then called.
He testified about a vulgar threat
Roy Primcaux had made against
Mr.. Sewcll. Before Mr.. Phillips
was questioned, Judge Avcri!l in
formed the ladies present that tho
evidence would he very vulgar ant
suggested that they retire 10 his
chambers. All the ladies. excep
the reporter. left the room.
Mike Spath one Of the old timer
in Tuscarora, was the next witness
He told about threats Roy Prime
aux had made against Mr.. SewGl
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
A STRONG DRAM

An old worthy who was in the
habit Of calling each evening at
the village inn for "drap o tho
best" found the landlord one night
putting a shine on the taps. After
few remarks about the weather
he received the nigtly dram.
After he had gone the land lord
discovered to his horror that he
had supplied Donald with half gill
of the bottle of sulphuric acrd
which he had been rsinR for
cleaning the traps. Every mo-
mcnt he expected to hear Of old
DOnald's death. and his relief was
great when the old worthy arrived
next evening. Donald. what did
you think o. that whusky so got
last night
D1nald--lt was n fine dram A..
good, warming dram, but It had
wan fault. Every time | coughed
. II set fire to my whdskers '- Ideas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
WA5H0E LAKE FISH
DYING BY THOUSANDS

Parties who visited Washor lake
yesterday report that thousands of
dead FISH are strcwn along the
shores of the lake, both catfish and
perch. The fish litter the shore on
all sides, showing that some
peculiar disease has set in which
is reducing the fish in the body Of
water. No one seems 70 hc able to
cXplain the cause Of the killing Of
the fish in such large numbers.
Some years ago n disease swept
through the fish in W ashoe aus the
dead lined the shores for several
months. The cause was never
explained. Washoe Lake had been
the fsherman's resort for this
section for years and il is a source
Of great pleasure to many who
enjoy this class If fishing. Tie
fact that the fish are being killed
IN some uuaccountablc manner is
worth investigation 10y the Fish
Commissioner Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-06-30
ALASKA IS JUNGLE SANS"
GREAT TREASURE CASKET

That Alaska is destined to be
the coal producing center of
America is relative safe areI;>
ton. Neither in its
its for seals, neither in
fGl salmon fisheries nor ID ca,
forests does the real woai ?ftfe
vast nOthern Territory chiefly lie,
bat in its macthless coal deposits.
A writer in Norman f. Mack's
National Monthly has good warrant
Of terming Alaska Uncle Sam s
treasure casket." .,
Forty years ago it was an object
of satire as Stewards Folly" be-
cause that statesman had paid
Rnssia 100000. for the pre-
rcsterous ice fields. The fur seal
alone have recouped the price four
times over. Leaving out of
account the gold Of the Klondike
AMI the enormous yield of salmon,
it is profitable to inquire what
Alaska is now known to mean as a
national ass t.
Great Britian's total wealth is
estimated at SIS, 725. .OCO, coo. or
$3.50 per capita. Thrifty France,
with much smaller population,
boasts $Sa. 800. 600. coo, or S2O75
per capita. The estimate for the
United States is Sl25, 900. OOOO, 90,
or $3.50 per capital. But when
Alaksan coal lands are included in
the calculation the figures are of a
kind to stagger the Imagination.
Geological experts of the United
States Government believes that
the coaI-bearing land will total
from $4,000 to $4,000 square
miles. OF this area but 1900
square miles have been surveyed
and their yield is estimated at over
5000, ,00C,OO0,00O tons At a
minimum rate of S4 a ton this
means $4,000. 900, 900, which,
multiplied forty times. in accor-
dance with the t-tdl coal area on
the smallest calulation of the