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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
Deal Is Rounded Out.

The British Columbia smelling company
has just closed negotiations for the pur-
chase from Charles j, Heidenreich and
associates OF Spokane. of the Monitor and
Richmond mining oompanieS' properties,
also the Log Cabin group Of claims, all
located near Saltese. The transfer OF the
properties is said TO involve one Of the
largest deals ever made in that dis
trict
Tie Last Chance mine, near Saltese,
Is reported to now have a large body
Of gray copper ore developed. Shipping
OF this ore Is expected to be soon under
way, Npd II s said that the daily tom
mage az calculated now by the manage
ment. indicates dividends in the near fu-
ture,
The proposed merger OF the Surprise
and Highland Chief companies. OF the
Pine Creek district, was unanimously
agreed upon at stockholders meeting
hold at Wallace last week. 1t was pointed
out at the meeting that the Highland
Chief has water right with a supply
OF water sufficient to develop power for
the Surprise mill; while the main work
ings OF the Surprise mine make the ore
bodies Of the Highland Chief more easily
reached. and there is said to be a three
year supply OF orc in sight in the latter
property. calculations based on the pres
ent capacity OF the Surprise. mill. 1t Is
proposed TO incorporate the new company
under the name Of the Highland Surprise
Mining company.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
Snowstorm Extension,

IT has been announced that the Snow
storm Extension mining company. which
Is owned by Los Angeles people, has
made such good progress during the sum
mcr, and that the showing uncovered is OF
such A promising nature, operations will
be continued through the coming winter.
The property adjoins the Snowstorm and,
az In the latter. it's vein lies between the
Revette and ST. Regis gusrtzite. The
ledge matter Is exceptionally promising
and improves as depth Is attained. AS
soon as ore Is struck in paying quanti-
ties the company will build its own mill
having 4 mill site and ample water
Boise and Wallace capital will open
up the 160-acre track OF placer ground on
the st. Joe river, known az the Black
Hills placer. II 10 Intended to work the
ground on a large scale by the hydraulic
method. and there Is now about $1,000
worth Of machinery on the ground ready
to be installed. The ground has been
worked this summer with sluice boxes
and netted good returns In coarse gold
Another property that gives promise
of taking rank with tho big Wardener-
kellogg producers. Is the Blue Star prop
erty near Kellogg Extensive drifting has
been done on the main ledge which meas
ures fifteen feet between walls Eight
feet OF this Ledge carries high grade sill
YER and lead values. Arrangements are
now being made for the erection of q
concentrator. The Blue Star stock is con-
trolled by Calumet, Mich. capital.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
GOLD PRODUCTION OF,
AUSTRALIA IS LOWER

Advices fror4 Sydney. Australia, say:
In the first half Of tho year the produce
ton OF gold In Australia and New Zea-
land amounted approximately 70 i30t sci
me ounces. as against 1.427.27 fine ounces
for the first half Of 1911. or n decrease OF
uS,I55, OF which western Aus
'rsiis accounts for fd.5i2 ounces.
Victoria for 22.5s0 ounces New
Zeale nd for 2S.022 ounces and New South
Wales for 1858 ounces comparison
pf 6cilrce follows:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
Approximate.

The Issticy from the Sydney. Melbourne
and Perth mints in the half-year amount
"a 10 ci.So2."28 In gold coin and $780,
20 IN bullion, total OF E5.092. 80. Ex-
ports of gold coin. Including tho amount
shipped 10 New Zealand. amounted to
s5.1e5,oo0. or 100000 more than the
mint ISSUES. On the other hand. In the
first half cf 1911 mint Issues Of gold OK
.eeded shipments by about 2,250. 00.-Eos-
Ton Financial News.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
ORE RECEIPTS AT THE
MASON VALLEY PLANT

Following Is the total ore reccinls Of
Mason Valley smeltery ut Thompson for
the seven days ending Thursday. August
20. Inclusive:
Tons.
Nevada Douglas ...,.,..,,....2 200l
Mason Valley Mines ....s.....,..s... .220I
Miscellaneous mines -.....,....,...,.. Tit
Shipments OF copper matte from
Thompson for same period, ten cur
loads.-Mason Valley News.
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Mohawk Development.

y stope I'm the old Sheets-Tsh workings,
produced 2T9 tons OF average S2S 90 ore.
The 170-J stope on the 250-foot level or
the downward extension OF the old Sheets
ish stope produced 80 tons OF $500 ore.
The 202 stopc which is being car
ried through the old Frances Moha wk
workings, produced SIS tons OF $4,000 ore.
A new raise at the south end Of the
aiS s,ope between the $50 and 36O-foot
levels has encountered a. body OF ore
assayiug $4,000 per ton
An important development was made
an the intermediate level between the
$50 and o0-foot levels, about 700 feet
north of the shaft. The 1876 X-cuL pene-
irated a hody OF ore, and the 1901 sill
which is being cut in the ore produced
50 tons OF s40.SQ ore.
Clermont-The 57I drift on the down
ward extension OF the $40 ore body be-
tween the $50 and 900-foot levels, pro-
duced so tons of $4,000 ore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
Cost Details.
NIinlng. including stnping and
Net cost per tor

Combins tlon-The s0:-G stope, 800 feet
north OF the shaft between the fifth and
sixth levels. produced 999 tons OF $50 0C
ore. this being the deepest point in the
mine a which orc has been found
new stope on the second level SO
feet east OF the 1856 stope produced go
tons OF average s1f. 90 ore
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
JULY. REPORT OF
COLDF|ELD CON.
About Quarter Million Net Is
Earned During the Short
Month.
GOOD SAVING is MADE
Mohawk Mine Keeps Steady
Output Good Ore Going
to the Mill.
GOOD SAVING is MADE

The Mohawk mine OF the Consolidated
Mines company continues jts consistent
production OF pay ore and its ore Ere
newals" that have made Il the world s
foremost gold mine, The monthly re-
ports Of Superintendent Thorn deal only
with new orc exposures, a fact that is
not appreciated by many who read the
figures on gross production. 1t is a
notable fact that on only one occasion
have the preliminary estimates of net
profits exceeded the final returns and then
unusual and unexpected costs, coming
at the end OF the month, brought these
figures 10 point above normal. says the
c,odfield News.
Mr. Thorn's reports are now issued
later than formerly, owing to the delay
In obta ining final returns from the srnelt-
ing ore that is shipped to Tooe1e, Utah,
and mined on the 1300-foot level OF the
Grizzly Bear mine. The report covering
operations and the profits in July fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03

ONE GOOD JOB BRINGS TWO.
That s why the Century contin-ss to
crow. Century Printing Co.. 55.57 Post.
Office place.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
Report for July.

Gold6eid. New, Aug. 2s, 1912.
Mr.. George Wlngneld. President.
Goldheld Consolidation Mines Co..
Reno Neveda.
Dear Sir
During the NORTH OF July. 1912 the
total production of your company was
5l.o07 tons containing s474.s65.S4, or an
average OF sl+.S9 per ton, of which &c.
200 tons were milled with an average ex-
traction OF 91.05 per cent and 2007 tons
si6.4e per ton. the net recovery from
AL ore being s13,69 per ton, The total
net realization 10 your company was s25S,-
ESQ. or siS7 per ton.
Development Work-a923 feet OF devei-
opInent work was performed during the
month of July. 1912
Operating Costs-The total cost OF min
Ing, development transportation MILL
ing, office and general expense was $6.11
per ton, distributed as follows:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-03
Grizzly Bear Ores.

In the Grizzly Bear 25o tons Of ore
averaging $4,000 per ton was shipped
rom development work on the 1900 foot
level. Worl. on this level has been pros
ecuted rather slowly on account OF be-
ing carried on In conjunction with sink
ing the shaft. The 1400-foot level of the
shaft Will be reached during the com
ing month, and lateral work from both
levels can be carried on more rapidly.
Yours very truly.
j. 2. THORN,
General Superinte end ent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-14
r. c. PIERCE.

other than those designated. they
can be had by calling for hem on
army headquarters"
In his memoirs. Vol. 2. page 209,
Gen. Sheridan says:
ION receipt Of these instructions
| called at once on General Grant,
10 see if they were to be considered
50 pressing as to preclude my re-
naming in Washington till at er the
grand review, which was fixed for
the 23rd and oath Of May, for natur-
ally | had a strong desire to head my
command on that great occasion.
But the general told me hat it was
absolutely necessary to 60 at once to
force the surrender Of the COnfeder-
ates under Kirby Smith. He also
told me that the states lately in re-
bellion would be embraced in two or
three military department., the com
manders OF which would control
civil a/lirs until congress took ac-
ton about restoring them 10 the
Union, since that course would not
only be economical and simple, but
would give the Southern people con-
hdence and encourage them to 60 to
work, instead of distric ing them
with politics.
AT this same interview he in
formed me that there was an addi-
tional motive in sending me to the
new command, a motive not eX-
planned by the instructions them
selves, and went on to say that, as
a ms. ter of fact, he looked upon the
invasion Of Mexico by Macmillan as
a part OF the rebellion itself, be-
cause Of the encouragement that in
vasion had received from the Con-
fcderacy, and that our success in
putting down secession would never
be complete ill the French and Aus
train invaders were compelled to
quit the territory Of our sister re-
public. With regard to this matter,
Enough, he said it would be nee
essary for me to act with great cir
cumspection, since the secretary Of
state, Mr.. Seward, was much op-
posed to the use Of our rtoops along
the border in any active way that
would be likely to involve Us in a
wal with European powers.
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possible, with the idea that we in
tended no hostili.ies, and took along
, my chief Of scouti. Major Young,
and four Of his most trusty men,
whom | had had sent from Washing
ton. From Brownsville I despatched
all these men to important pOin.s in
northern Mexico, to gelan informa-
ton regarding the movements Of tho
Imperial forces, and also to gather
intelligence ab0u+ the eX-Confcder-
ates who had eros ed the Rio
Grande. On information furnished
BY these scouts. caused General
Steele to make demonstrations all
along the lower Rio Grande. and al
the smas line demanded the return
of certain munitions of war that had
been turned over by ey-Confeder2tes
to the Imperial General Meiia, COM
handing at Matam0r0s. These de-
mands, backed up as they We're hy
such a formidable show Of force.
created much agitation and demor-
~alization among the Imperial troops,
and Measures looking to the aban-
donment Of northern Mexico were
forthwith adopted by those in au-
thority-a policy that would have
resulted in the speedy evacuation Of
the entire country by Macmillan,
had not our government weakened;
contenting itself with a few piece
Of c%ontraband artillery vanished
over with the Imperial apologies. 4
golden opportunity was lost, for we
had ample excuse for crossing the
boundary. but Mr.. Seward. being, as
| have already state, unalterably op-
posed to any act likely to involve NJ
in war. insisted or his cOurs Of
negotiation with Napoleon.
LAS the summer wore away. Max
imilian, under Mr.. Stewards policy,
gained in strength till finally all
the accessible sections of Mexico
were in his possession, and the re-
public under President Juarez al
most succumbed. Growing i'm
patient at this, in the latter part OF
September | decided to try again
what virtue there might be in a
hostile demonstration. and selected
the upper Rio Grande for the scene
Of my attempt. Mcrritt's cavalry
and The Fourth corps still being at
San Antonio, l went to that place
and reviewed these troops, and hav-
ing prepared them with some osten-
tation for a campaign, Of cour.e, il
was bruited about that we were go
ing to invade Mexico. Then, es-
corted by a regiment Of horsemen /
proceeded hastily to Fort Duncan,
on the Rio Grande just opposite the
Mexican town OF Piedras Negras.
Here I opened communic2'i ion with
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President Juarez. through enc Of hA
staff, taking care not to DO this III
the dark. and the news. spreading
like wildfire. the greatest signiGi-
canoe was ascribed to my &C ion. id
eing reported most positively and
with many specific details that I
was only awaiting the arrival of the
troops. then marching under order
a San Antonio. to cross the Rio
Grande in behalf of the Liberal
cause.
Ample confederation OF the re-
ports then circulated was found in
my inquiries regarding the quantity
Of forage We could depend upon get
ting in Mexico. our arrangements
for its purchase, and my sending q
poH 0 train to Brownsville. to-
gether with which was cited the re-
newed activity OF the troops along
the lower Rio Grande. These rc-
ports and demonstrations resulted in
alarming The Imperialists % much
that they withdrew the French and
Austrian soldiers from Matamoros.
and practically abandoned the whole
of northern Mexico as far down as
Monterrey, with the exception Of
Matamoros. where General Meiia
continued to hang on with a garrison
Of renegade Mexicans.
"The abandonment Of w much
territory in northern Mcvico en-
c~ouraged General Escobedo and
other Liberal leaders to such a de-
gree hat they collected a consider
able army OF their followers at
CamargO, Mier and other points. AT
the came time that unknown guam
tity, COrtina, suspended his %freeboOt-
ing for the nonce. and stoutly
harassing Matamoros, succeed in
keeping its Imperial garri=on with
in the f|OrtltlcatiOns. TnuS unte
nanced and stimulated. and largely
supplied with arms and ammuni ion.
which we left at convenient places
on our side Of. the river TO fall into
their hands. the Liberals. under Cen
eral EscObedo-a man Of much force
and character-were enabled in
northern Mexico TO place the affairs
Of he republic on a substantial
basis.
But in the midst OF what babe
fair TO cause a final withdrawal Of
the foreigners, we were again
checked by Our government, as a re-
suit Of representations Of the French
minister a. Washington. IN October.
he wrote to Mr.. Seward that the
United States troops on the Rio
Grande were acting lin exact oppO-
sition to the repeated assurances
Your EXcellency has given me con-
corning the desire Of the cabinet at
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not having heard Of Kirby Smi his
surrender. A week Or two later |
received a letter from Early de-
scribing the affair, and the capture
Of the hprses, for which he claimed
pay. on the ground hat they were
private property. because he had
taken them in battle. The letter
also said that any further pursuit Of
Early would be useless. as En- 'ez-
pected to be on the deep blue sea- by
the time his communication reached
me. The unfortunate nan was
fleeing from Imaginary dangers,
however, for striking his trail was
purely accidental. and no effort
whatever was being made to arrest
him personally. Had this been spec
tally desired it might have been ac-
complished very readily just az er
Lees surrender, for it was an open
secret that Early was then not far
away, pretty badly disabled with
rheumatism.
"By the line the two columns were
ready to set out for San Antonio and
Houston, General Frank Heron,
with one division Of the Thirteenth
Corps, occupied Galveston, and an
other division under General Fred
Steele had gone to Brazos Santiago.
to hold Brownsville and the line Of
the Rio Grande, the object being 10
prevent, as far az possible, the
escaping C~Onfederates from joining
Macmillan. With this purpose in
view. and not forget ing Grants
conviction that the French invasion
Of Mexico was linked with the re-
bellion, asked for an lncrea Of
force to send troops into TeXas-in
fact, to concentrate at availablee
points in the state an army strong
enough to move against the invaders
Of Mexico if occasion demanded.
The Fourth and Twenty-ffth army
corps being ordered 10 report TO me
accordingly, | sent the Fourth corps
to Victoria and San Antonio, and
the bulk of the Twenty-fifth 70
Brownsville. Then came the feed
ing and caring for all those 'roops
"a difficult matter-for those at
Sar Antonio and Victoria had to be
provisioned overland from Indianola
across the hog-wallow prairie,
while the supplies for the forces at
Brownsville and along The Rio
Grande must come by the way Of
Brazos Santiago, from which point
| was obliged to con truct, with the
labor Of the men, a railroad to
GAINESVILLE, a distance Of about
cigh' cen miles.
"The latter part of June I re-
paired to Brownsville myself TO i'm
press the Imperialists, as much az
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Washington 10 preserve tie me-
Ntrict neutrality i'll the events now
liking place in Mexico and fol-
lowed this statement with an en-
PhatiS protest against u course.
Without any Investigation whatever
by Our sta department. this letter
of the French minister was transmit
ted to me. accompanied by directions
to preserve a strict neutrality; %.
Of course. we were again debarred
from anything like active sympathy
"After this, II required the pat
fence Of JOB to abide the slow and
poky methods Of our state dcpar-~
ment. and. i'm truth. ii was often
very difficult to restrain officers and
mon from crossing me Rio Grande
with hostile purpose. Within the
knowledge OF my troors, there had
gone on formerly the transfer of
organized bodies of cN-C0nfcderatc-
to Mexico. in aid Of the imperiali,ts.
and at this period IT was known that
there was in preparation an immi-
grafton scheme having in Wow hc
col1nizing, Mt Cordova and one or
two other places, Of all the discon-
tented elements Of the defunct Con
federacy-Gcnerals Price. Magrudcr.
Naury and other high personaEe7
being promoters Of the enternrise.
which Macmillan took 10 readily
Hc saw in il the possibilities Of 2
staunch support to his throne, and
therefore not only sanctioned the
project, but encouraged it-with LARGE
grants of land. inspirited the pro
motors with titles of nobility. and.
in addition. instituted a system ~
peonage. expecting that the silver
hook 'hus 5aited would bc largely
wallowed by tho Southern people.
"The announcement Of the scheme
was followed by the appointment IF
commissioners in each Of the south
ern states To send out emigranfs;
but before any were deluded into
starting. | made TO General Grant 2
rerort of what was going on. with
the recommendation hat measures be-
taken, through our state depart
ment, looking to the suppression NJ
the colony; but. a. usual, nothing
could be effected through that chan
mel: 50, as as alternative. ! publish
ed. in April. 1866, by authority Or
General Grant, an order prohibiting
the embarkation from ports I'm
lIoui lana and Texas. for ports I'm
| Mexico. Of any person withou. 2 per
| nit from my headquarters. This
dampened the ardor Of everybody "
the gulf states who had planned 10
20 to Mexico; and although the pro-
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IN The Herald Of Monday, August
., we published & photograph Of the
pontoon bri Sc which had been
thrown across the Rio Grande by
General Thomas Z. Scdgwick, and
also an excerpt from historical data
explaining. to a great extent, the
reason for the invasion Of Matamoros
by tho American troops under Cen
eral Thomas L. sedgwick.
II may be interesting to Herald
readers To know what were General
Phil shcridan's views and connec-
tions with the matter.
1t was General Sheridan's inten-
ton { 0 appear at Washington a. the
great military parade or grand re-
view, which had been fixed for May
23 and "a, 1865. However, a few
days before that he received a com
munication from General Z. s..
Grant, Of date Of May II, 1865, in
structing him in par, ITO restore
Texas, and that part Of Louisiana
held by the enemy, to the Union in
the shortest practible time, in a way
mos. eTectual for securing perman-
ent peace and he was likewise in
structed to "Place a strong force on
the Rio Grandc, holding it at least
to a point opposite Camargo, and
above thai if supplies cal be pro-
cured"
il his letter General Grant also
said:
'In case Of an active campaign Ga
hostile onc) ! think a heavy force
should be put on the Rio Grande as
a fir preliminary. Troops for this
might be started at once. The
Twcnty-nfth Corps is now available,
and to it should be added a force Of
white troops, say those under Major
General Steele.
1T o be clear on this last point, |
think he Rio Grande should be
strongly held, whether the forces in
Texas surrender or not, and that no
time should be lost in getting troops
there. If wal is 10 be made, they
will be i'm the right place; If Kirby
Smith surrenders, they will be on the
line which Is to be strongly gar
risOncd.
Should any force be necessary
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Under the circumstances. my dis
appointment at not being permitted
to participa e in the review had to
be submitted to. and | left Washing
ton without opportunity Of seeing
again in a body the men who, whilo
under my command, had gone
through so many trials and unremit-
tingly pursued and assailed the
enemy from the beginning Of the
campaign Of 1864 till the white flag
came into their hands at Appomat-
tox court house.
Il went first to st. Louis, and
there took the steamboat for New
Orleans, and when near the mouth
of Red River received word from
General Candy thai Kirby Smith
had surrendered under terms similar
to those accorded to Lee and John
ton. But the surrrnder was not
carried out in good faith, particular
ly by the Texas troops, though this
/ did not learn till ONE time after
ward, when | was informed that
they had marched off to the interior
Of the state in several organized
bodies, carrying with them their
camp equipage, arms, ammunition.
and even some artillery, with the
ultimate purpose of going to Mexico.
In consequence Of this, and also be-
cause Of The desire Of the govern
ment to make a strong showing Of
force in Texas, | decided to traverse
the state with two columns Of cav
airy, directing one to San Antonio
under Merritt, the other to Houston
under Custer.
Both commands were to start
from the Red river-Shreveport and
Alexandria being the respective
initial points-and in organizing
the columns, to the mounted force
already on the Red River were
added several regiments of cavalry
from the east bank Of the Missis-
sippi, and in a singular way II Of
these fell upon the trail Of my old
antagonist, General Early. While
Gro sing the river somewhere below
Vicksburg some Of The men noticed
a suspicious looking party being
ferried ov r in a rOwbOat, behind
which two horse were swimming in
tow. Chase was given, and the
horses, being abandoned by the par
ty, fell into the hands Of Il troop
ers, who, however, failed to capture
or identify The people in the boat
AS subsequently ascertained, the
men were companions Of Early, who
was already across the Mississippi,
hidden i'm the woods, on his way
with two or three Of his followers
to join the C~onfederates in Texas,
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