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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Government HAS
FOUND POTASH
is in Partly Dried Up Lake
in the Mojave
Desert.
DEPOSIT is LARGE
Prospecting Is Being Carried
on in Several Nevada
localities.

WASHINGTON. March 2i.-A Valus-
BILE discovery OF soluble potash salts has
been made In the Mojave desert soutn-
ern California. by field representatives
!. Of the bureau OF soils and the geological
u,r,rev. The potash was found in q
partly dried up lake.
The government experts who found IT
declare there are indications OF millions
OF tons Of potasn
Director Smith OF the geological sur
: veg and Chief whitney of the bureau
OF soils today Received word Of the dis
ooyeryk and imn ediately wired for de-
tails.
The government bureaus for some
tiuse had sought throughout the coun-
frv for potash. feeling certain a sup
ply would be found At present the
United States and other nations are al
most entirely dependent on Germany Tor
r,ofaefi. Disagreement between the Ger.
. man sspotRsa trust" became the sup1ect
Of diplomatic exchanges WHICH occupied
Several years and at one time threat
'Sincst efforts have been made by tne
'Ss Tinted States. Interest, has been
fadaf the general opinion being that
1potash salt< would he discovered In some
81 the old lake deposits that are known
.iffr several IocafitieS- ~ Inc Ect6Inldcul Ut
this time fs drilling near Fallon for
potash under the direction OF Hoyt 8.
Gale. who was recently In Salt IAke
City The dog OF this well has been pub
llshed! from time 10 time and 1t has
been considered that chances were good
fap the discovery of potash.
~ Experts likewise have been examining
I, the soiI<7cf nearly all of the old lake
feds auNs Of many of the saliuc deposits
In tile hope of being able TO locate. Il
cofnmsfnfaI deposit. Some prospecting
dsf being done IN southern Utah. At
Nfarysvate large deposit of alunite
.si3asS been taken tn and report on this
u.as recently issued BY the government.
Further to tie. south private parties
are examining Tic country for potash
numerals.
There has been some activity at Ely
tR- regnrd 10 Investigating the surround
ing country for potash and a COMPANY
was recently formed TO operate sec
ton sad To be promising. An Ely dis
ratch ire Gardins this saws:
Actual drilling in search for COM
,ucrcIal deposits of potash in the pre-
historic lake bed In Railroad VALLEY
was begun last Saturday by the Rail-
road Valley Saline company. Now that
the actual drilling has begun II is un
derstood the company will push things
as actively as possible in order TO de-
terminc the value OF the bed as a
source Of potash either as concen-
tratcd solidified deposit or as brine that
can he pumped TO the surface and
treated in works that VIII have TO be
erected for the purpose,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
PUBLIC LANDS WILL
Be LEADING SUBJECT
Question Is to Form Keynote
of Next American Mill
ing Congress.

Special TO The Tribune.
SPOKANE. March 21.-FrsnlS r. Gull
bertson, chairman of the mining commit
lee OF the Spokane chamber Of commerce.
announces that the public land question
WIN be the keynote of the annual meet
ing OF the American Mining congress In
Spokane the last week in November
Governors or Washington, Oregon, Cali
forna. Nevada. Arizona, New Mexico
Texas. Oklahoma Utah. Colorado, Wyo-
ming Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota
and other states VIII be invited to par
tcipate In the discussions. j, f. Cali
hraith, secretary OF the congress. VIII
open offices in Spokane next summer,
In a letter to l. *. Armstrong. president
of the Spokane Mining Mems CLUB; he
says he Is planning TO spend at least
three months In Spokane TO direct ar
rAngements for the convention.
Announcement is made In Spokane that
W. A. Clark, formerly United States SEN
ator from Montana, will eNpend 100000
In the development of group Of claims
on Sunset peak, north OF Wallace, Ida.
A large force OF men is employed on
the property and additional workmen VII:
be put on the job as soon as weather
permits. A. WlnZe is now being sunk
on the main lead and when this has been
completed. drift will be run with the
eXpacta ton Of encountering g. large body
of rich ore. Mr.. Clark has owned the
property twenty years. but UP TO the
present time there has been nothing more
than exploration work.
Spokane Mining Mems club, Of which
l. X. Armstrong Is president adopted
resolution at Its last meeting that when
ever its members have occasion TO cash
check at any bank, will demand pay
ment In gold and silver coins. and will
refuse 10 accept paper currency for any
part of the money that they are draw
Ing. The club will also request business
and manuia acturinS houses to adopt the
plan Of paying their employees in gold
and silver coins whenever at all feasi-
BILE. |'.G' TF
w Fl Graham or San Francisco has
taken n bond on a group of mining claims
al the head of Silver Butte creek, near
the Idaho line. between Sanders and
Lincoln counties. Montana, for $4,000,
and plans to begin work with sixty days
The property contains gold silver and
lead values. and is known as the Noun
tain View group of claims. II is owned
by W. f.. Williams and A. j. Williams.
Ore assaylng $50 TO the ton is reported
IN quantity on the Homebuilder property,
fourteen milos southeast of Occur d. AL
enc, Ida. Development work is showing
the ledge highly mineraliSed The COM
pany is planning the installation of a
large milling plant to handle the ore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
WORK STARTED
ON OPH|R BRANCH
Construction Should Be Com
pleted Within Ninety
Days.
CLIFF MAKES STRIKE
Ophir Hill Mine Is Adding to
Capacity of Con-
CentratOr.
CLIFF MAKES STRIKE

Word has reached Salt Lake that
actual construction OF the new branch
OF the Salt Lake Route from ST, John
TO Ophir has been started and should be
completed within ninety days. The
branch Will be about ten miles long and
viii he used TO transport ore and con-
centrates from Ophir to the main line,
II will primarily handle the output from
the Ophir Fill mine owned by Senator
Clark and will In addition take care Of
the output from other mines that are are
crease he transportation costs OF the
Cliff, Lion Hill and other properties.
The work OF constructing the line is be-
ing pushed from both ends so that there
will be no delay in getting the road
built on schedule Tina.
Shipments from the Qphir Hill mine,
which is controlled by Senator Clark,
have been discontinued for some time.
but at the concentration about 10000 tons
of concentrates have been piled UP
awaiting, the completion of this branch
before shipment. A large part of the
ore was formerly shipped via Mercur on
account Of The roads. but as soon as
the ores from the district will be sent
out over the main line OF the San
Pedro
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
HOME RUN READY
FOR development
Will Drift From Bottom of
Shaft to Tap the
Vein.

Articles of Incorporation have been
fled for the Home Run Copper company
which comprises eight claims In the
Bristol mining district. Lincoln county
Nevada. The incorporation is for 1900
600 shares and the property Is pro-
ducer OF copper ore> Considerable work
has been done on the property and the
reports say that an excellent showing
OF orc is found on the s0-foot level In
a drift that has been run out to tap
the vein.
heavy copper stain was found and in
sinking the shaft the vein was intersect-
ed as II dipped away from the surface
groupings AL a depth OF forty feet a
DRIFT was sent out TO the ore and at a
distance of about twenty feet cut the
per This drift has been continued TWEEN
ty-five feet since that time
Tho campaign of development for the
property is to drift from the ninety foot
level OF the shaft to the vein. which OF
course Will be further away from the
to also continue drifting from the face
on the forty foot level. From this latter
working ore will be taken out for ship
ment One car has already been market
ed. The ore is high grade. carrying about
twenty per cent copper Occurring along
side this vein Is lead ore and when the
lead Is found. II is sorted and separate
shipments are made.
The incorporators OF the company are
NJ c. Godbe, E. S. Woodward III. r
Earle. William H Pitts. Alexander Lloyd
and william Lloyd Mr.. Godbe Is presi-
dent Mr.. Woodward Is vice presidenI,
and Mr.. Earle is the secretary and treas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Production Will Increase.

With the completion OF this road the
output from the mines will be consider
ably increased, The present milling ca
pacity OF the Ophr Hill is such that
about loo tons OF crude orc can be han
died daily. This is concentrated into
from 30 to Is tons. but men arc now
engaged in increasing the capacity OF
the plant so that II Will treat about go
tons OF crude ore This ore carries cop
per and lead and silver. but a. concen-
trate Is made that carries more copper
than lead. The ore has a heavy iron
base.
Estimates place the annual output of
the Ophlr Fill mine at about 30, 900 tons
and it is said by those who are more or
less familiar with the property that ore
enough has been demonstrated to last
for about thirty years on the old rate
of production. There are five veins in
the property which are persistent AT
depth and have been opened about 1900
feet on the dip OF the veins, She 1000
foot tunnel which was completed some
time ago gives excellent drainage and
taps the workings about 100 feet above
the bottom OF the shaft.
The Cliff mine Will likewise be able 70
send out bigger tonnage, and 1t Is
understood that this is under contem-
plation. The mine is now shipping about
30 tons Of crude ore per day, but the
new road will pass by the ore bins OF
the company and this decrease trans
portaton costs. 1t is probable that the
forces at the mine will De increased from
forty to about seventy-flve men and con-
siderable development work will be prose
cuted
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22

Swansea, 1000 at TIC.
Tintic Central, 1000 at 4ac; 1000 at 4ac,
,uyer sixty DAYS.
United Tintic. 5000 at 1sc.
Victor Con. 1000 at 43c.
Victoria Con. 1900 at Sc
Shares sold. 1900.
Selling value, s2IS2
OPEN BOARD.
Black Jack, 500 at Tic.
Cedar Tai, 1000 al &c.
Beck Tunnel. 1000 at l65c.
Colorado, 500 at a2c.
Crown Point 900 at &c.
Ohio Copper. 90 at 81 40.
Tintic Central, 1000 at 4sc. 5000 at 4ic.
United Tintic, 1000 at 12c; 500 at lac.
Victoria Con-, 500 at Csc.
Shares sold, 1850.
Selling value, S1S9Ty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
TINTlC STOCKS ARE
BIGGEST TRADERS

Prices on the local stock exchange yes
terday were generally at about the same
level. with the Tintics enjoying the great
cr part of the trading. Buying onders sent
Crown Point up to 6ac, but generally there
were no advances In the stock levels.
Ohio Copper continued It's rise and sold
at higher prices. The unlisted stocks were
not extensively dealt in. buying and sell
ing quotations being somewhat at vari-
anco.
During the day G0.45O shares sold at
S611.28 The closing unlisted and listed
stock quotations follow:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Strike in Cliff Mine.

Wine below fhn ,mnneI level from xix
to $50 feet. in ore all the way, accord
ing TO Superintendent a. II. Williams
giving A total depth OF from 1900 to
1900 feet in the mine. a new strike
Of importance has Just been made in the
Ralph winze about 200 feet below the
tunnel level, the ore showing in a graft
fving manner The lower tunnel level
OF the Cliff is at a depth OF about 1000
feet.
The Lion Hill has a large tonnage Of
low grade ores developed and by short
haul will be enabled to take advantage
of cheaper transportation. The company
is now sinking in the vein.
Jeasers on the Buffalo have an ex-
cellent showing. shipping about two ca rs
per month of a good grade OF ore. This
lease is operated by George Clark and
the ground adioins the Lion Hill.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice is hereby given that, under
district court OF Salt Lake county. 1
of Utah. made and entered on the
day OF March, 1912, all creditors OF
Elk Baking Powder Company. corr
tion, are hereby ordered and requiYd
file their claims with the underslgne<
receiver of the said Elk Baking Po'
Company. on or before the LIST da'
April, 1911. ISAAC HANCOCK
ReceiV
GUSTIN, GILLETTE & BRAYTON
Attys. for Rsoetv
s02 -ooS Boston building.
Dated at Salt Lake City. Utah. d
t4th, 1912.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
GOLDFIELD CON. MAY
TAKE OVER ATLANTA

Atlanta advanced on Thursday to &c
cents per share in San Francisco. De
tails Of the proposed system oi working
the property were outlined in The Trib-
une last week. Advices from Goldfield
say that in connection with the policy
nj C.oldheld Consolidated To absorb other
properties. buying Of the Atlanta Is under
consjderstion, hence tho demand for the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Ore and Bullion,

The ore and bullion report for Thurs
day given by Mccormick & Co. was as
Ore received, 100000; bullion
shipped, $50, 600; total, $4,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Ore SHIPMENTS.

The Utah Ore Sampllng company. on
Thursday released five cars OF ore from
Utah mining camps and ono from Nevada.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Metal Market.

The metal quotations for Thursday,
posted by Mccormick & Co, were as fol-
lows: Silver. 5slc; lead, S41o; copper,
S14.30
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
San Francisco Oil Stocks.

James a 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, 1912-03-22
New York Mining Stocks.

James A. Pollock e. Co. bankers and
brokers' furnish the following. received
over their sprvatc wire yesterday after
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22

FORENOON SALES.
Beck Tunnel, 200 at 1sc
Black Jack, 1000 at lie; 1000 at 17ac-
Crown Point. 2Oo0 at &C.. 100 at sic;
1000 at sac buyer sixty days.
Indian Queen, 1000 at 12c
Iron Blossom, 100 at s1.271.
Lower Mammoth. 500 at 45c.
New York, 2000 at sac
Opohongo, 1000 at 174c.
Swansea, 500 at Tic; SIS at 1lc; 115
at &c
1intic Central, 1000 at 41c.
Utah Consolidated, 1000 at 39c.
Shares sold. 1900
Selling value, 91455.7s.
OPEN BOARD.
Cedar -Taiisman. 1000 at &C.
Lehi Tintic, 1000 at 13c
Wilbert, 500 at &c,
Shares sold, 1t.400
Selling value. S675.5o.
AFTERNOON SALES.
Colorado 200 at 31c
Iron Blossom. 200 at 81 27a 100 at s1.3o.
keystone, 1000 at lac.
Lehi TIntic 1000 at 1ac.
Lower Mammoth. 1000 al ilc.
New York, 1000 at 5ac-
Plutus, $500 at &c.
Prince Con. 500 at $50.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Boston Mining Stocks.

James A 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, 1912-03-22

Van Camp Pork and Beans, now 1oc,
15c. zoe.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
Nevadas 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, 1912-03-22
BOSTON COPPER RANGE.

Sales Fl. L. ICIse
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22

James A. Pollock &c Co, bankers and
brokers, furnish the following, received
over their private wire yesterday after
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
Points in Petition.

Pointing out that an attempt was made
IN 1909 to bring about consolidation OF
these interests. the government petition
says:
the great power thus acquired IN dissem-
mating information, the united property
could be disposed OF at great profit to
those interested In instilliug certain eco
nomic ideas In the minds Of the public
and that II was the design that such a
disposition Of It should be made.
''If ell plate and ready print were sup
then the news thus distributed and the
discussion Of economies and other i'm
portant questions thus supplied, would
all be designed to mold the sentiments OF
the readers 10 one particular view"
William T, Chantland special assistant
developed the governments case. James
A Fowler, assistant TO the attorney gen
eral, conducted the negotiations which
brought about friendly settlement The
petition In equity also Is signed by At
torney General WlckershaIn and James
II. wilkerson. United States attorney al
Chicago.
Mr.. wnkerson explained the defendants
had agreed TO the decree on being shown
copies OF the governments petition before
the appearance in court.
The government did not seek the disso-
luton Of either corporation.
While Il is charged that the Central
In Maine with capital OF $500. 900. ac-
quired from 1905 TO 1909 at a cost Of 81.
800, 900 the businesses OF competitors fol-
the purpose Of monopoiZ!nE trade the
government holds that the absorbed
plants have become 30 identified with the
that a separation would be a legal irnpos
sibilfty.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
THIRD TICKET IS
PUT UP IN ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, Aug 3.-lllinois Progress
ives In state convention today selected
state Senator Frank II. Funk OF Bloom
ington as their nominee for governor,
named a complete state ticket and
pledged fealty to Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt their choice to make the presi-
Dental race.
Orators haiinG from California to New
England. veterans of the civil war and
young men experiencing their first polit
ical campaign, Joined in pledGing their
faith and efforts TO the advancement OF
the progressive cause. Former Demo-
Gratis and Republicans were prominent In
the deliberations OF the convention.
Among those who addressed the con-
vention were Governor Hiram w. John
SON OF California, Clifford Pinchot Of
Pennsylvania. James r, Garfield of Ohio,
former secretary OF the interior. and Ray
mond Robbins, Chicago settlement
worker
The delegates adopted platform said
TO represent the most advanced OF pro-
gressive ideas, In addition to the intia-
tive, referendum and recall. the platform
advocated Improved social and labor con-
ditloDs, abolshment OF railroad passes
authorized city planning, urged publicity
OF legislative committee sessions and
equal suffrage, and discussed the trusts
tariff and railroad valuations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
REPUBLICAN VOTE
LIGHT IN KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE. KY. Aug. s.-Ken-
tucky's new compulsory primary law was
tried out today for the first time, voters
in both Democratic and Republican
parties naming candidates for congress
sional honors In each of the eleven dis
tricts Of the state. Various minor sta te
and county officers also were nominated
Congressman Robert Y, Thomas, Jr..
Democrat, representative from the Third
district, has been defeated for renomina-
tion by John s. Reah by about 100 votes.
according to unofficial returns.
In tho First district, Judge A w.
Barkley has been nominated by the
Democrats for the office which Senator
elect James will vacate.
In the Eighth district, Congressman
Harvey Helm, Democrat, has won the
nomination against j. A, Sullivan who
was supported by Governor McCreary, by
over seven thousand.
In the remaining districts In the state,
tion.
The Republican vote was light
throughout the state, especially in the
Fifth district, including Louisville, where
$50 out of 2442 votes cast were Repub-
lican. In the Thirty-ninth precinct OF
the Eleventh ward. Louisville. a strong
negro Republican precinct heretofore,
not single Republican vote was polled,
even the Republican election officers not
voting.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
SENATE POSTPONES
TRIAL Of ARCHIBALD
December 3rd the Date Sc
lected for Beginning of Inn
parchment Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 3.-The trial
of Judge Robert w Archibald of the
United States commerce court. on I'M
parchment proceedings brought by the
house of representatives was today set
by the senate to open Tuesday, Decem-
Der 8, the second day of the next
regular session of congress. The post
ponement Of the case came after long
fight by a number of senators to have
an immediate trial, as desired by the
house.
The house managers demanded that
the trial open next Wednesday, August
Z. Judge Archibald through his attor-
ney. A. S. Worthington, presented to
the senate today formal request that
it be deferred until October 10, de-
clarine his case could not be prepared
before that time. After two hours
spent in secret session, the senate, by
vote of "A 70 10, determined upon
the postponement.
Proposals were made in the fight
behind closed doors to take the case
up August I. August Is, or November
Is, and the friends of all three of
these proposals joined in voting against
the longer postponement. Those who
opposed the postponement until Dccem'
Der were.
emocrats-Ashurst, Bacon. Bailey
Chamberlain MARITIME, Myers, Pomerene
Reed, Shively. Simmons, Smith of Geor-
gia, Stone, Thornton and Tillman.
Republicsns-Bristow, Clapp, Jones
La Toilette and Works.
The influence postponement might
have upon the arguments for the IRE
call OF Judges iu the approaching cam.
paign figured prominently in the argu'
ment in the senate Chairman Clayton
of the house managers, IN advancing
mis- demand for an immediate hearing
declared the "remedv Of Impeachment
itself is now on trial
"Shnll we acceptuate the charge that
is often made he said. "that the
remedy of impeachment is slow and
Inefficient
Attorney Worthington told the SEN
ate that the accused iurist would not
participate in any work of the com'
merce court until the charges against
him have been disposed of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04
Grandmother Expires; Pretty
Nurse Murdered, Her Rela-
tiVeS Believe.
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service
ATEW YORK, Aug. 3.-That Miss
nj Dorcas Snodgrass, the beautiful
nurse who disappeared almost
on tho eve of the day she was
to be married. was murdered is the
conviction Of her relatives, The cor
oner's jury returned a cautious yer.
dict today, when it declared that the
girl had come to her death by drown
ing. The body was found few days
ago in Catskill creek, and was identi.
fled by the relatives of Miss Snod-
grass.
The theory Of those who insist that
Miss Snodgrass was murderd is that
she was drugged, attacked and then
bludgeoned and her body thrown into
the water. F. Edgar Schmidt, the
girls fiance, is one Of those who
clings to the theory of foul play.
Another tragic event in the history
of the case was recorded today when
Mrs. Arabella Snodgrass, IS years of
age, the girls grandmother, died in a
hospital at Martinsburg, N. Y. Mrs.
Snodgrass was taken to the hospital a
week ago after having been Frustrated
with grief for several days through
grief at her granddaughter disap-
pearance.