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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1893)
THE OMAHA DAILY BtiEdilONDAY , AL'JUL'iM , .1893. 5 of Summer Activity Prominent in Railroad Circles. I nECENT STRIKES IN THE PRECIOUS METALS Weather HeiuU n Currant of llluoil Into the Art rlo at ' Inilinlry Tlio Imperial North * I welt Muinplnc Ititlf , Ii I i Tlio nilvnnt of scason.iblo wuathor for out- ' i.oor operations Rives vitality to reports re garding railroad progress and plans. He- ports of important projectsnrorlfo in various cottons , and It Is fair to assume tliat whcro there Is much smoke some real lire may bo found , Work Is progressing on the Dakota , Wyo- tnltis ft Missouri railroad west of Hapld City and It U stated that It will bo pushed until trains will soon bo steaming Into the rich coal HtOds of Wyoming. It Is claimed by the Illnck Hills people that that division will . prove ouo of tuo best paying railroad proper ties In tliistate. . Hesldos traversing a coun try unknown to railroads and crossing dis tricts rich in mlncrals.it also passes through the great grazing plains of western Dakota and eastern Wyoming , thus affording now facilities fur shipping the herds on those ranges Accord uitr to the Pioneer , word was re- ceivc-d in Deadwood that the U. it M. hr.d let to IClIpatrlck llros. a contract for the bull'ling of l'J. % miles west from Sheridan. Wyo. This will bring that road very near the Ycllowssono National park , which has boon their dostlnod point for a number of years. The Kllpatrick army of ruitroiul builders is now finishing work on branch roads In the Hills. The preliminary survey of what appears to bo the Ogden extension of the Klkhorn Val ley road was commenced near ( Jasper , Wyo. , last wcok The CasperTnbimo says Charles S , lingers Is chief enirineor and A. M. Glbdon superintendent of the corps. They are at work for the Wyoming & Utah rail road and began their work about ono mlle from HIP end of the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley track In Casper , running straigl.t cluuu the center of that and on westward In a direct line , evidently intend ing when the road Is built that it shall bo a part of that system. This more than over conllnns the Tribune In the belief expressed long ago that the Wyoming & Utah com pany bad an understanding , if not an actual backing with the Northwestern people. Mr. Hogers lias taken rooms in Casper for the summer and lll probably erect an ofllce , as the city will bo. Ills headquarters for the summer The distance from Casper Is ILT ) miles The Uoep Crook Kallroad company , capital $1,000.000 , has been organi/.ed In Salt Lake. The purpose of the company Is to build a road from Halt I > ako City to the Deep orccic mining region on the western bonier of Utah , a distance of 100 miles. Salt Lake capitalists are backing the enterprise which has all the characteristics of a "go. " Tlio I'ri'cloiiH Mntuta. Reports from the Big Horn basin show that placer earth or cement there Is yielding $5 to the cubic yard. This gold-bearing earth covers a vast extent of territory , said to bo thousands of acres. The mining fu ture of this basin is most promising and al ready miners are heading In that direction This , In addition to the agricultural outlook in Sheridan county , will make things hum In that section of the state. The lands In ques tion nro only about twenty-live miles from the city of Sheridan. Work is going on in many of the mines at Shaw'fl Mountain , Idaho , and they are yield ing good oro. There are two mills In the dis trict that will start up In the course of two or three weeks. The ores of that district 1 are principally free gold and can bo reduced at very small expense. Superintendent Crook announces that the Clayton smelters In Ouster county , Idaho , will "blow In" about the first of June. These smelters have been Idle for over a year , and it was fun red that they would not resume i work unless silver went up to 'JO cents per i ounce. There are many rich silver mines In | that section , and the resumption of smelting j will cause a good deal of work to bo done 1 this year. \ The International Nickel company , which I owns the great nickel mine at liddles , Ore. , j lias sold out to an English syndicate capital- I izod for * S,000XX ( ) . ft A body of rich ere lias been struck in the B Ha.vward mine , southwest of Silver City , P N < n- I The Mush mine , on Mount Chapaca , Is dc- | , vcloplng wall. In the cross-cut on the 125- I foot level a seam of very rich ere was cn- [ countered last week. The ledge at the point ' of cross-out Is twelve feet wide , with over i eight feet of oro. The pay streak on the I hanging wall Is five feet in width. The ere t is as rich in free gold as anything yet found [ in that section. [ A rich strike has been made near Benton , I Mono county , Cal. The ledge Is one [ of the richest ever discovered in that section. The first assay went f'.i.OOO a ton , and it is I expected that oven better will bo found. The I ere Is wire gold , and is so rich that a piece I cracked with a hammer will bo hold together I by the gold. Li. L. Uailey of the firm of Gilder , Bailey I < b Co. , Denver , has bought the Ward gold placer property on Oregon Mountain , four miles west of Wcavervlllo , Trinity county , Cal. . for S'iW.OOO. I Mining In Hutto county , California , Is 1m v- l 'Ing a good-sized boom. Many prospectors [ and capitalists are visiting the quarts re- I' ' glontf. At Forbestown fifty stamps and largo I reduction works are running night and day I and are soon to bo enlarged. Othermincs at I this place and at Hurleton are to no opened I this spring. The Stow mine is yielding 815.- I UuU a month above expenses , and has enough I ore In sight to operate the present mill thirtj t years without running new levels. I Pike Bell has made n strike on the oh' ' I Brokaw place , four or five miles above Au I burn , Cal. , on the Clipper Gap road. Hi | found rock carrying free gold within a few I inches of the surface and in ono day took out $1,000 , [ The Taroma Smelting and Itcflning com [ pany during March shipped : ! , ! " > : H > bars of bullion , weighing ! S7IUM pounds to San 'Francisco. There were 1,247.20 ounces o ] KOld , valued at jr > ,770.G2 ; ! HJ-S.1W ! ! ounces 1 of sliver , worth jys.410. and ! H ,87l pounds 1 of lead , worth $ lt,8.'i'.U7 ! ' ) , making a total ol ftW.ttW.M ) . The company disbursed $ i,8l ) ) .7tl among employes. i Nrlirnnkn rronju'ctorx In Wyoming. Mr N. O. Calkins of Klmball , Neb. , ha : I arrived at Ixiokout Station , Wyo. , will I JM,000 ) pounds of freight , comprising every I thing that will bo needed to work in a mln I ing camp during the summer. I Mr Calkins has erected tents at Ixx > koul I and will remain there until the snow ha ; I disappeared sufllclently to allow him to gel I into Camp Herman , which ho visited am I prospected last fall , and which ho believes 1 ; I destined to bo n great camp. Mr. Calkins li I roKrtcd | to say that perhaps lf > 0 people wtl I visit Iltirnmn from Ktmball alone. He doe : I not oxpeet to be nblo to got into the cani | I before the first of June , as there is mud I more snow In that direction than on tin I range Immediately west of I-aramio. I It Is known that some of the last assay : I made from ere from the camp give wonder I fully rich returns. The miners of Ilcrmai 1 we.ro never a loud-talking lot of men , bu I they have been banking heavily on the ! claims. Mr Calkins pins his faith to assay : ho has had made during the winter. Ho Is i in ah of considerable wealth , and Is In sucl I easy circumstances that ho could retire wor < he BO disposed. I Itmhromt Trees Illsilppfnrlllf , I - The question us to whether a redwood for est that Is once cut away will renew llsell I is ono that has occasioned much discussloi I among lumbermen. So far , however , us th I ATtdonre supplied by the abandoned logginj K woods of this country U concerned , says thi I Humboldt ( Cal. ) Times , the question mils' ' I bo answered in the negative. There are ad I Jaeant to ICuroka tracts that wore "loggei off" more than thirty years ago , yet then is little or no new growth of timber upoi them. When redwood trees are out sprout sometimes spring out front the stump an grow quite rapidly for u time , but that the * opro'jU seldom or never develop iuto larg trees can be socn by examining almost any old logging claim , Another noticeable fea ture about our redwoods li that groves of young trees nro seldom found , and then only on the outer borders of the forest. Back In the primeval forests a young tree Is seldom seen. Ono explanation of this Is found In the fact that the redwood seldom or never propagates Itself by means of Its cones , as do pines , spruce , hemlock , etc. Practically speaking , all the young trees nro sprouts. Several years ago the writer , accompanied by Herbert Vlscher , an agent of the State Forestry commission , spent several day * In investigating this question of the reproduc tion of the redwoods , and the conclusion reached was that , practically speaking , the forests will never be reproduced. This con clusion Is also In accordance with the theory of Prof.Kellogg , the botanist , that our redwood forests nro-tho remnants of n for mer epoch , and are the results of geological and climatic conditions that have lung since passed away. If this theory bo true , In another generation all that will be left to Indicate the grandeur of the departed red woods will bo an occasional blackened and decaying stump , unless some provision bo made to soon preserve as a park some portion tion of the prlmatlvo forest as a heritage to future generations. High rrlcc ln r.nrly Mining Iay . Colonel H. V. May of Bozeman had a fruit stand In Helena In 1863. "Twenty-five cents would not go far toward buying fruit In those days , " ho said the other day to a Salt Lake Tribune man. "Ono man who was courting a young lady used to come to my place and buy four apples for $ . " > , $ I.S5 apiece , and then present them to his sweetheart. I always picked out four of the best apples t had and wrapped them up In tissue paper and placed them In a neat candy box for him. By and by they were married , after which I never sold him nny more apples. The first year's pineapples sold for $7 apiece , and there are still living in Helena men who paid mo that price for them. Oranges were $2.50 to S3 each , and Montana pioneers who are rich today did not buy them. The first shipment of sweet potatoes ever received in Montana was sent to me , and they cost mo $ l.i. : > a pound. The first man that came along on the street was a Chinese. 1 was opening them on the sidewalk. Ho bought two ( munds at ? l.f > 0 a pound. Bookkeepers were jlbou paid $12 u day. For u little stand on the street in front of a store I paid iO n month rent in advance. A very ordinary wooden building across the street , used as a saloon , rented for $100 a month. Newspapers sold for 50 cents each. Magazines cost $1.25each. Ono day I had an unusual stock of fruit , which I feared would spoil on my hands , and so I got 100 circulars printed. They were very small , but cost 10 cents apiece. I did not hire boys to distribute them , but took them around m.\solf. Much of the fruit I sold came 1,000 miles by stage , and this fact had a great deal to do with prices. As transportation facili ties increased prices gradually fell. The prices I have quoted are no higher than the average prices in those days ; everything was the same way. " UtiiU A plmlt I'.cMli. Just across the northwestern border of Col orado on the reservation of the Utes , there are several valuable deposits of asphalUnn. Since the material came into use for paving In Denver and In Salt Lake several attempts have been made to obtain possession of these claims which are said to bo on a line of town ships immediately adjoining the Colorado lino. As no legal possession of them could bo obtained , since they were on a reservation , leases were finally nindo with the Indians and as soon as that fact became known to the late Secretary Noble of the Interior depart ment , ho telegraphed a very sharp order to the agent to cancel them. An act to segre gate these townships from the reservation was also vetoed by President Harrison. The statement now come * from Washing ton that an effort is being made to have these townships sot off from the reservation by executive order , although the act , In view of existing tx-eatics with the Utes , would bo of doubtful legality. The persist ency of these efforts to open these lands would indicate that there was something ut stake , and that n large combine of some kind had its plans all matured for gobbling the lands. As the land department is aware of the grab scheme It is certain that the public Interest will bo protected and u monopoly prevented. Improved Smcltliii ; Process. In the smelting of gold ere the process of separating as practiced at Leadvlllo affords an example of the simplicity and thorough ness with which the precious metal is now handled In making ready for the market. Separate piles of ere and load are made , to supply the furnaces when needed , and ac count is kept of the different mixtures and the weight from each required to constitute the furnace charge. AboutSOO pounds of ere , 1 ! > 0 pounds of lime , 200 pounds of slag , and 150 pounds of coke , contribute to make up n charge , this , of course , varying in accord- nncoiwlth the character of the ere , and each furnace will treat from 150 to 200 tons of these charges in twenty-fouMiours. The lead in the mixture , when treated In the furnace , runs down Into the bottom , carryIng - Ing with it the precious metals ; the slag , being lighter , floats on top of the lead and Is taken off through n tap hole ; and the lead , or rather the bullion , is dipped out of a well In the side of the furnace and poured into moulds. After cooling the bars are taken out and sampled , a hollow punch being used that brings out a small core ; it Is usual , for convenience , to sample the bars In lots of not ) each , and the punchings of each lot are assayed. Idillio'H HlKli Crcillt. A carping eastern critic sneerlngly re marked recently that eastern money lenders would sharply rcbuko Idaho when the state attcmpte'd to sell the road Improvement bonds authorized by the last legislature. Ac cording to the critic the bonds were to con tain a clause providing for payment in silver. The latter assertion , if true , did not effect the sale of the bonds. The demand for the bonds exceeded the supply. The net result of the sale was a premium of 11 per cent. Anew now and novel plan was adopted for bidding , the bids being open and made verbally as at an auction. Representatives from ten firms were present and all stood up In line and the fun commenced. The first bid was for 2 per cent premium. When U per cent premium was bid nil the bidders slipped out but two , and then n hid of 10 was made by Holllns ft Co. , and Coftln & Stanton of Now York bid 11 and stated If any one wanted them for more than that they could have them. Their bid was accepted. The bonds bear 5 percent interest , and the premium amounts to $14- 8BO. which Is said to be the largest premium that has been paid for bonds of any kind west of the Missouri river. Coiil Near Cli y nn . One of the results of cheap fuel agitation in Wyoming is a determination among the Choycnneso to develop the coal measures In the vicinity of the city. The report of a pros pecting shows that a fair quality of lignite coal has been located at various points within twelve and eighteen miles of the city. Ono vein , four feet in thickness , was found near the surface. Very good indications have iK'en discovered near the tracks of both the Burlington and the Denver Pacific roads. A prospecting drill outfit Is to bo put In the Hold at once. A coal company with $ 100,00. ) capital is beIng - Ing organized. Stiirk-Orowinc in Wyoming. I.ow freight rates will undoubtedly induce a largo Influx of cattle upon the western ranges. The cut made by the Burlington r already Illustrates this. The I-nranilo Re publican says that prominent cattlemen es timate that over 200,000 head of cattle will be landed at Sheridan alone this year. Not all these wiH eo upon the Wyoming range , but a great number will be driven to Mon tana. The same paper understands that the Union Pacific will meet the cut of the Burl ington and "may posslblv go the road one better. " 11 An Oiimlm r.nlorpriio. The Omaha Gold and Silver Mining and Smelting company Is the title of a new pn- torprlso Incorporated In Doadwood. Share capital amounts to $1115,000. The Incorporators - tors am Arthur B , Smith and R C. Matthews of Omaha , and Frank S. Bryant of wood. Thu property of the company con. slats of twenty-six chiiins , on nil of which ores are found. There are three kinds ol ores , Ural-class fluxing ores of iron nnd man- tfaiicso , rumiluK from tfi tu f 16 gold per ton ; refractory golJ.ores or what are commonl } called dry or chlorinating otcs , that will run from $10 to 110 and average $ 14 tp $18 per ton , gold , and one shoot 'JO feet wide and HJ-j feet thick in sight and a number o f smaller ones , Concentrating : ores that Ho between the quartzlto and the dlurlto , that is six to nine feet thick and fifty to seventy feet wide , that will run from f ) to J10 per ton. A Vnlunlilo DUcovery. John Davis of Lar.imlo , Wyo , , lias ob tained a patent on an apparatus for precipi tating soda. It Is claimed the process will practically revolutionize the work of making merchantable soda from the deposits of the soda lakes near Laramlo. The principle is to precipitate the &oda crystals In a large Jacuet kettle , the water running off through a drain pine and the soda at the bottom being carried by buckets attached to an end less chain to n dryer. Everything will work automatically , even to the feeding of the crystals. It will make it possible to place the soda from the lakes near Laramle In the markets of the world. If put In operation there it will make the soda industry ono of great lnii > ortance. Western Note * . Butte 'proposes to annex several blooming suburbs. A valuable deposit of coal was discovered near Now Whatcom , Wash. A sixty-stamp mill Is to be erected in Strawberry gulch , Black Hills. South Dakota has forty national banks with ' . ' . ) . resources aggregating t'.l,00',12l5. There are 7,000 school children of school ago In Tacoma , and 00 per cent of them are enrolled In the public schools. Rattlesnake Pete Is In jail In Denmark. Ho lately rattled off with nu assortment of coin belonging to a resident of Carbon , Wyo. , and was chased across the deep and cap tured. Rainmaker Melbourne agrees to furnish ten Inches of rain in Laramle county , Wyo. , during May , Juno and July , for $10,0K ( ) . Chcyenno business men are considering the proposition. Montana is going to have a first-class col lector of Internal revenue in A. W. Lyman of the iHelena Independent , but at the same time wo are sorry to see so good an editor accept any kind of an ofllce. Southern Oregon will in titno produce her own salt. Lake county has two salt marshes , ono on Silver laito and ono \\arncr lake , and when the railroad pierces that country the salt Industry will be a sure thing , as the salt is equal in strength and purity to Turk's island salt. A paint mine has been discovered near PendletonOre. Two colors have bcicn found , one a deep blue and the otner a Venetian red. It is supposed that from this source wore drawn some of the paints with which the Indians along the Columbia used to adorn themselves before the advent of the white men. A co-operative company of fruit growers at San Jose , Cal. , has just made a statement of its first year's business , which is note worthy as showing the larger profits that may bo secured by union of small orchards. The company handled f > ! ! 'J tons , the French prunes yielding the largest returns , ranging from JKU to $75 a ton of green fruit. It Is expected that this year they will handle 2,000 tons. By this method commissions of middlemen are unknown , and the cost of drying and packing Is reduced to n minimum. Itlicuiimtlsin Is a symptom of dlseasoof the kidneys. It will certainly bo relieved by Parks' Sure Cure. That headache , backache and tired feeling comes from the same cause. Ask for Parks' Sure Cure for the liver and kidneys , price $1.00. AU druggists. A Thespian I'lenqniitry. The manager and treasurer of the barnstormers was sitting in Ills room at a country tavern in a town oil'of the rail road , wonder-ing how ho was going to trot to the next place , when a young man called , says the Detroit Free Pross. "Arc yon manager of the theatrical company : " ' ho asked. The manager nodded. "Is your company full ? " asked : the visitor. "It was last night , " he answered vaguely. "Is it today ? " inquired the innocent. "No , I giiesg not ? " "Well , sir , I am anxious to join it. " "What ? " "I want to go on the stage. 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