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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-05
HIS ONE GRIEVANCE
Rich Treasure Found When
Young Husband Chopped
Down Old Apple Tree.
BY CECIllE lANGDON.

"I1l get even with him-if It takes
twenty years I'll have 1t out with
Mark Dawson!"
The owner of Hillside Farm spoke
the words vengefully. His fist was
clenched, his face distorted. and youth,
prosperity and the possession of broad
fruitful acres seemed to have no force
to subdue his angry mood.
"If I may make suggestion" OBJ.
served his insinuating companion
Lawyer Dole, Il don't think Id make
my life miserable over trife. Why
what more do you want than what
you've got, Tom Lacey? The favored
heir OF old Peter Babson married to
the handsomest girl in the district"
BAH" shouted the other ragefully
What is she or the money to me
against the only girl | ever loved? I
tell you. Dole. I was robbed OF Leila
Dallas When that handsome wife OF
mine. as you call her. gets in her tan.
trums. and ! realize what I've lost, It
about sets me wild. Here Dawson has
settled down right under my nose,
fairly haunting his success In winning
Leila"
Il reckon 1t was the only place he
had to settle down in, Lacey. The girl
liked him best and naturally married
him. They're poor as church mice.
That ought to be some satisfaction to
you. It was a fair deal, the love end
NJ It, As to the business end, you got
the bulk Of what your uncle left Be
happy over It and smother your spite"
'Tll drive the Dawsons out of the
n"ighborhood before I dol" muttered
! ,acey darkly.
For a young man with fairly grow
ing prospects in life. Tom Lacey was
In an unthankful and dangerous mood
He had nursed his one grievance till
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-05

aad put in mustard seed and that CT
4 tagly weed, that had choked out the
wheat, oats. buckwheat and rye.
THE whole lot isn't good even for
| bedding" said Mark. "Of course this
3 the work of Tom Lacey. | can hard
| y keep my hands off from him"
1--WE don't surely know that" re-
1onstrated Leila.
What! after his threats and boast
in-s' Well. III try and forget" de.
alared Mark quickly. as he noticed the
tears in his dear ones eyes. I've got
A chance to chop wood in the forest
half the winter That will keep the
rclf from the door till springtime.
anyhow"
Eyes, dear" said Leila soothingly.
'-rd can help out with some sewing.
Speaking Of chopping, 1t might not be
a bad idea to get the old apple tree
out Of the way"
II suppose 1t will topple over some
stormy night and hit the house, II we
don't" replied Mark THE tree is al
most as old as Uncle Peter was Do
you remember how he used to give 1t
IRON. as he called 1t. to make 1t bear
fruit? Look" and with a reminiscent
smile Mark pointed to great holes In
the tree. where his eccentric relative
had deposited old files. horse shoes
and broken bits Of iron.
Mark tried not to think hard of dead
Uncle Peter. Still, he had reason to
expect a better share In the estate
than he had received. More than
once that relative had shown him
small tin box filled with great heap
Of stored up banknotes. with his own
name scratched upon the box.
I'm thinking Of you, lad" the old
man had said. "My first duty Is to
Tom. according to a promise given.
but | shant neglect you"
Then, too. when the will was opened
It contained q slip Of paper, reading
Give this letter to Mark Dawson" but
no letter had been found.
THE snow is too deep to work In
the woods today" said Mark to Leila
enc bleak wintry morning. Il believe
I'll tackle the old apple tree"
YES. the fuel supply is somewhat
low" answered Leila.
She sang and smiled amid the real
comfort of the little home kitchen.
keeping time to the strong echoing
stroke of the axe in the hands of her
husband outside. Finally there was
crash.
Then a shout--such a shout! Al
most in alarm, fearing that something
dreadful had happened, Leila rushed
to the door just as Mark came tear
ing into the room.
"Oh, Leila" he sasped. See. The
box-the tin box. My name scratched
on the cover. Exactly the one Uncle
Peter showed me so many times!"
In suspense and wonder Leila stared
as the box VS. placed on the table.
Inside was a letter telling all about
1t. and-banknotes! banknotes, bank
notes.
Uncle Peter had selected a queer
hiding place for the little fortune he
had put by in ready cash for his
younger nephew. The enclosed letter
aetCed all question as to legal owner.
ship.
why, we are rich!" breathed Leila,
marvelingly.
II always was rich with such a
treasure as you; and now" said Mark
tenderly, with the money to give you
luxury as we'll as comfort, wouldn't
trade with multi-millionaire."
Copyright. 1918, by w. G. Chapman)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-05

restores the rosy bloom Of hea,,,
the cheek. Price Soc. Sold by R,,s'
Bros Drug Co. -Advertisement aver
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-05

Sallow complexion is due to a tor.
pid liver. Herbine purifies and
strengthens the liver and bowels and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
APEX LAW H|NDERS
MINE 0PMENT
Once the Vertical Planes
Practice Is Established the
Sky Will Be Clear.

Recently before the Nevada Bar asso-
citation. l.. q, Campbell delivered palms.
taking and extremely interesting address
on the extralateral right question, which
Is reproduced in the edition of March
S OF the Mining e. Scientific Press. The
concluding paragraph reflects the tenor
OF the entire article, which may appear
somewhat obiter dicta before any bar as
ISOLATION. and this follows:
1T Is said that BostoDan. travelling
In the west, wrote In me that the farther
west he, came the more he was CON
from the east. without admitting thai I
our eastern brothers estimate OF us Is
correct, IT nevertheless remains for us
who live In the west TO determine wheth-
er not the law OF the apex is or is not
right In principle. and we OF this gen
Grafton should feel the burden that Is
upon US to determine that question
Alright, for the mining laws OF this coun-
try, hardly yet one-half century old.
are but emerging from their infancy, and
the mctalliferous mining Industry In this
country doubtless but seeing It's sun
rise.
In the light of present knowledge of
vein formation, the intermlnable litiga-
ton growing out OF the extralateral sys-
tenn, and the recollection that In some
cases violence and bloodshed have re-
suited from contentious over II. am
convinced that We must change from our
present system to that OF vertical planes.
Such change can, OF course. only affect
lode mining claims located subsequent to
tho amendatory act, but IT, as we sus-
pcct, hundred claims will hereafter be
located for every one that has been To-
Gated thus far, those now loca ted which
give to their owners vested property
right In veins on the dip are negligible.
No one would contend that John Doe
should have property right in lot l In
block while the wind blows south and
the aurora boreals adorns the northern
heavens. Those phenomena OF nature are
Qpd NJ
resulting reflection from icefields by air
pressure and moisture and resulting re-
fraction, and yet we pretend with the
law Of the apex TO define property rights
beneath the surface, where the phe-
nomeua are much more diverse. and the
causes, while in some degree the same,
that drive the winds 10 the south and
set aglow the northern lights"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
INK WAR DECLARED
BY MINING JOURNALS

When the United States geological sur
vey several weeks ago called attention TO
mining journal utilizing the survey
statistics of 1912 metal production, with
out giving proper credit, the Mining q,
Scientific Press stated that the survey
officials meant the Engineering & Min
Ing Journal The latter nov comes back
with it's editorial columns OF March de-
voted 10 scrapng the cuticle from the
backs of both the survey and the Mining
& Scientific Press editors.
The shots fired back and forth are we'll
heated and penetrate nicely, and the
public doubtless will enjoy witnessing
this Ink war on the part OF the digniAed
technical authorities who seem perfectly
at home with weapons one seldom sees
used In their columns
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
Character of Ores.

There is on this property a surface
exposure OF iron, containing a small per-
centege OF copper. about 500 feet long by
500 feet wide. This is a very heavy IRON
oxidized, and containing from 40 per cent
to above so per cent tn this metal. In
two veins showing strong optcrops OF
iron and copper. one OF which is readily
traceable through the property for nearly
mile. These exposures OF ore are con-
sidered by authorities who have inspected
the sa me, an Indication OF extensive
copper deposits at depth. I will not go
into detail regarding the exposures OF
payable copper ore. but from recent ship
nents made and confirmed by our sam
contains about S.4 per cent copper s
ounces silver IS per cent iron and 35
per cent silica. This is a very desirab bile
smelling ore and will pay Il good profit.
I'm taking over this property on the
very favora BILE conditions given, we are
in position 10 thoroughly explore the ore
bodies before making the additional pay
ments other than those for which we have
ore in sight. Therefore before these
payments are made. II is our purpose to
have ore in sight more than necessary to
cover rhe amount OF same.
Work is already under wav at this
property, shipments OF ore will he com
menced at once, and energetic develop
mHnt will he pushed.
On account Of our ina b!lity to get sat
isfactoiy railroad rates on ore from Ely
TO the Salt Lake valley smelters, Il was
considered inadvisable TO continue the de-
velopment Of the ore bodies on our prop
erty In that district as under existing
condtttons the ores We have exposed are
of too low grade TO be marketed at a sat
Isfactory profit. Arrangements have been
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
SHORT COVERING IN
NEW YORK TUESDAY

James A. Pollock & Co, bankers and
brokers. furnish the following, received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
Paine. Webber s. Co.. Boston-The To-
cal market had decidedly better tone
today, The rally in the New York list
a little better demand for stocks. al
though the volume of transactions was
small. The local stocks seem to have
been grounding on bottom for the last
than they react.
Logan & Bryan. New York-Market ct
gave a somewhat better account OF IT.
self today. but demand for stocks was
principally in the nature of short cover
ing. Efforts were made on various oc-
casions to produce renewal OF outside
liquidation, but the list offered fair re-
could hardly be said that buoyancy was
quite as pronounced as could reason
ably have been expected after recent
sharp declines.
The foreign news was somewhat more
assuring. suggesting as IT did that the
Balkan situation is likely in a short time
to be eliminated as a disturbing factor,
was regarded In a somewhat more favor
able light. owing TO the fact that inter
national bankers arc now showing dis
position to dIscredit many OF the alarm
ing reports which have recently heen
circulated relative to conditions on the
other side. There is quite a little agi-
latlon al present Tor currency legislation
during the extra session of congress as
according to the advices emanating from
Washington. the tariff problems will
command close attention.
It Is thought, however. that current
flrmness in money and the gold exports
under conditions which ordinarily sus-
gest that imports rather than exports OF
yellow metal would be the order OF
things. will cause a change In the legis-
lative programme in order that our anti
quated currency. system might be altered
in keeping with progressive ideas A
rather favorable feature OF late has been
the scattered investment inquiry for odd
lots OF standard dividend paying issues.
but so far the same has hardly been OF
sufficient extent TO materially absorb the
increasing floating supply of stocks re-
quilting from foreign liquidation. Signs
are not lacking OF Il somewhat caImer
feeling on the part of many who OF la
have been disposed TO view things from
an extremely pessim!stic angle, though
admitted caution Is being exercised and
long commitments curtailed In keepIne
with a conservative course, and such
policy will probably prevail until events
are more in keeping with constructive
hopes and ideas.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
CON. MERCUR SOON IS
TO QUIT OPERATING
Another Month Likely VIII
Witness Final Hours of
Famous Producer.

According to reports current on Tues
day, the officials OF the Consolidated Mer-
cur company will close down the prop
erty within a months time. And should
this be true the state OF Utah and the
whole west will lose one of the most
famous Of their gold producing proposi-
tions. During the many years that the
Consolidated Mercur company has been
in operation, it has made a magnificent
record of production. handling such low
grade ores at profit as to graduate
from its mill some OF the most noted ot
the present day successful engineers ana
metallurgists, none OF Whom haye AZ AZ
good they have done the company than
the present general manager. George H.
Dern-
nual report OF 1911, President John Dern
foreca sted the early dissolution OF the
Consolidated Mercur company, statng
that unless conditions improved materially
the mine would OF necessity be aDandoneo:
Conditions as disclosed In the 1872 annual
report were but little altered, and the
shareholders last year were asked 10 au-
thorize the directors TO dispose OF any
they should see iii to do so. This author.
ity was granted by the stockholders, and
It is likely that the mil and mine ma ma,
chInery VIII be disposed OF to the best
advantage as quickly as possible after
operations are stopped.
1t has not been an easy matter to stop
Consolidated Mercur work. About the
property has heen built up n little town
wholly dependent upon the company for
It's prosperity, and for a, great many resi-
dents of the town OF Mercur there is no
other place known as home. Some min
ing and milling doubtless will be done in
this district for some time to come. but
with the Consolidated Mercur out OF busi-
ness. 1t will mean a practical abandon
ment of the place. The company has
given employment to several hundred
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
ELY CON. SECURES
NEW COPPER MINE
Shipping Grades Ore Now
Exposed and Will Be Sent
to SnelterS.
ELY MINE is CLOSED
President Levy Explains the
Whole Situation in Letter
to the Shareholders.

For the purpose OF explaining the ceas-
Ing OF opera tons temporarily at the ely
Consolidated property. and infcrmine al
shareholders OF the fact that the ofrciais
have rounded out an important deal Tor
additional territory, Presid en- 5. NJ. Levy.
under date OF March 10, nas prepared and
forward cd TO the'stockholders the follow
Ing statement:
Recently there was brought 10 US for
consideration the Copper queen group or
eighteen lode claims situated In the Mer-
r'pac mining district, Elk county. New,
about twenty-five miles northwesteriy
from Ellso Ney., situated on both the
Western Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads.
After an investigation OF Tho merits OF
this property. the proposition was sub
mitted To some of the largesc stockhoid-
ers. all of whom recommended that an
option to purchase with a right to work
and develop the property. be entered into.
We have accordingly taken an option TO
purchase these eighteen claims for a total
purchase price OF $4,000 In installments
as follows.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
Terms of the Deal.

Twenty-Five hundred dollars cash,
which was paid March 3. 1913; s25o0 to be
paid April /. 1913: $500 to be paid May
10. 1913: $4,000 to be paid July |. 1918;
SlS.I50 10 be paid January l. 1914. and
sls.150 to be paid July I. 1914. The max
ing. of any of these payments is optional
with us.
There is 2 royalty of Is per cent OF the
net returns of any ore shipped to be paid
to the owner OF the property. but to apply
on the purchase price The investigation
OF the property showed that there Is suf-
ficient ore on the dumps and exposed 10
return at least the amount that Will bs
necessary To advance for the first three
payments This Is based on the present
settling price OF copper and silver, these
being the principal metals contained IN
the ore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
VICTORIA IN GOODI
CONDITION FOR WORK

That the Victoria Consolidatedpropert
Is In the best condition OF its history for
production, is vouched for by a prominent
official OF the organization. Opea lions OF
late months were handicappd by the
lack OF adequate power, but Ihe recent
installation of the new electrical equip
ment gives the management ueal facili-
Ties, and the present equipmeit Is capa-
able OF handling the property the 5000
foot level The deepest level II the mine
at this time is the 1900. Orr shipments
are coming in regularly and will be In
creased steadily.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
CHINO MUST SECURE
MONEY ON IT'S METAL

Thompson, Towe & Co quote man
closely identified with the Chino com
pany as follows
THE failure OF the directors to take
action on the dividend payment at this
time is. OF course. disappointing to stock &
holders who have held the stock IN the
expectation OF receiving some return al
this time. The earnings OF the company
have been most satisfactory and would
amply Justify placing the property on a
S3 dividend basis. However, before this
is done Ii Will be necessary to obtain
money for the copper on hand, l be-
leve IL Will not be long before Chino
will make It's initial disbursement"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
RECEIPT OF COPPER
ORES AT THOMPSON

Following is the total ore receipts OF
Mason Valley Smeltery at Thompson for
the seven days ending Thursday, March
6. inclusive.
From the Nevada Douglas Cop
per Co. mine at Ludwig. 2270 tons
From the Mason Valley Mines
Co. mine at Mason. ....,....2 404 tons
From miscellaneous mines. 6l5 tons
Shipments OF copper matte
from Thompson for same
period 80 ..'..-,'.,.,,..... 10 carloads
Mason News.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
Mining Notes

Tony Jacobson will leave today for a
few weeks visit 10 the coast.
J. C. Lynch has returned from a two
months visit TO California points
James f. Beveridge leaves today on a
professional visit to the Rochester dis
trict.
Engineer Henry Krumb has returned
10 his local office after an extended pro-
fessional trip east
Good reports continue to come from the
No. level face showing an average OF 4
per cent copper.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
SILVER BULLION IS
SHIPPED BY TONS
Belmont Company Makes
Record With Nearly Six
Tons at One Time.

The Tonopah Miner gives descrip-
ton OF the largest and richest shipment
OF bullion ever forwarded from that dis
trict. the Tonopah Belmont company be-
Ing the consignor, The shipment con-
sisted OF ninety bars Weighing 163.2 220
ounces. equivalent to FIVE tons and 1895
pounds. the value OF the same being
$4,000. The bullion represented the
cleanup at the mill for the last half Of
the month of February. The total Feb
ruary bullion shipments from the Bel
mont consisted of ten tons and 1870
pounds, while there were the usual con-
centrates forwarded 10 the smelter also
February WAS very satisfactory
month with the Tonopah Extension com.
pany also. The mill during the brief
month handled 1863 tons OF ore. and
forty-fiVe bars OF bullion weighing 90, 07O
ounces, and valued at s69,G0o were for
warded to market. This company In
January produced s53,2oo gross. hence
February was of the most satisfac-
tory months In the recent history OF the
organization,
Last weeks production at Tonopah was
1886 tons of ore, valued at 1922. 6a4,
against II GIT tons with value OF Set0.
S62 the previous week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
BY WAITING CHEAPER
PRICE IS SECURED

That 1t never pays Il hurry into
rounding out mining dol is illustra,-
ed by reports from the est to the ef-
feet that the United Sites Smelling,
Refining & Mining compay has succeed
ed in bonding the Stovsl property, In
California for s75, 900. 1wo years ago
100000 was asked fol these claims.
They adioin the Balaklaa properties OF
the United States compaiy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
LITTLE CHANGE IN
LOCAL MINING ISSUES

There was only q slight change III
conditions Tuesday on the local mining
share market, a few issues being some
what firmer than the day before. but
with trading dull and without snap One
OF the unlisted issues, Thompson Quincy,
showed a flrmer attitude, selling for 2S
and 2Ss cents a share The other un-
listed stock TO enjoy a sale was Nc
Donald Ely at 20 cents n share.
The business done yesterday consist ed
OF sales for 1850 shares OF stock, the
market value OF which was sl,6s5 so.
The following were the closing trans
actions:
UNLISTED STOCKS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12

FORENOON SALES.
Gold Chain. 200 at 4oc
Iron Blossom. 200 at $145
May Day, 340o at lac: 100 at l4,c.
Ohio Copper. 200 at 75c
Shares sold, 400.
Selling value. $1010.50
OPEN BOARD.
Ohio Copper. 100 at 74c.
Shares sold. 900.
Selling value, STA.
AFTERNOON SALES.
May Day. 500 at 14c
Seven Trough. 1000 at 3sc
Victoria Consolidated, 100 at soc. buyer
sixty days; 80 at 60c.
Shares sold. 1850.
Selling value. s1e1.50
OPEN BOARD.
May Day 800 at 1ic.
Ohio Copper, 100 at Tic.
Shares sold. 1900.
Selling value. s309.5O.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12

made with neighooring company TO
keep our mine unWatered for the use Of
the water We are. therefore, in a posi-
ton to resume operations without any
delay or expense as soon as transporta-
ton rates and metal market conditions
are satisfactory.
Your board of directors and also the
stockholders who are familiar with the
circumstances and the merits OF the Cop
per Queen group, believe we have ac-
quired a very valuable asset In this prop
erty. Negotiations are pending for The
acquisition OF an option to purchase a1-
joining territory, which it is our purpose
to ultimately acquire " the development
OF this group justifles our expectations.
Assessment No. s. which was levied
November 13. has been coming in g. very
satisfactory manner. and the company Is
IN good financial condition, The expen
dltures in the future will not be great
as in the past, and we Will be able to do
much more work for less money. as this
new property is dry, and therefore the
high expenditure for pumping water will
be eliminated
Ore and Bullion
The ore and bullion report for Tuesday,
given by Mccormick & Co, was as FOL
lows: Ore received. SS6 900, bullion
-bir,,od eT6 400. total S111,000.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
New York Minig Stocks.

James A. Pollock & 60, bankers and
brokers. furnish the Glowing received
over their private wirf yesterday after
noon:
NEW YORK LIsED STOCKS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
UTAH'S HIGH STANDING
IN ASSESSMENT LIST

The Mining World contains a list OF
mining companies with assessments now
pending, and out OF the twenty-four com
per cent, are Utah corporations Iitab
peneVes In assessment propositions. as
such Instances clearly indicate.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
Metal Market.

The metal quotations for Tuesday,
posted by Mccormick & Co.. were as fol-
lows: Silver. 5slc; lead s435; copper,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-12
Nevadas in San Francisco.

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, 1913-03-12
Ore Shipments.

The Utah Ore Sampling company on
Tuesday released cars OF orc from Utah
mining camps.