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Show INTER-MOUNTAI- MINING REVIEW. 3 Mining Law Reform. INTER-MOUNTA- IN MINING REVIEW. Devoted to the Mining and Smelting Interests of in West. the Inter-Mounta- by C. T. H ARTE, Room Published Weekly 223 Atlas Block. TERMS : (Payable in Advance.) .. N 82.00 One Year.: 1.00 Six Months 50 Three Months To England, Mexico and Canada, $3 per year, postage prepaid. incorporated are frauds. A syndicate will secure an unpatented Air. H. M. McCartney, one of Salt location, and the ground perhaps is Lake's mining engineers, who has had absolutely barren. Whether it contains opportunities to compare the American mineral or not cuts no figure. It is mining laws with those of other coun- capitalized at a couple of millions and tries, expressed to the Review his own that number of shares are sent East, views, which appear to coincide with to be floated at a few cents per share. those of many other mining men. In The Irresponsible promoters make a , urging the necessity for mining law re- pretense at development work until all form, he displayed utter disgust with the stock is sold, and that is the last the present system in the following vig- heard of the "mine." The result is orous language: "Our mining laws that the East is flooded with worthshould be destroyed, wiped out of ex- less mining stock and the mining inistence, and a new set framed. Our dustry receives a black eye. This wild-cattimining code is the greatest mass of is at present confined to Colononsense ever put together. It is with- rado. While a number of companies out adherence or cohesion, and the have been incorporated in Utah durbasic principle upon which it is sup- ing the past few months, not one of posed to rest does not exist in fact. them has been organized for g These laws appear to have been framed purposes. the of for set a by shyster lawyers of purpose making the greatest posThe Park City Record, one of the s. This sible trouble for the apex and dip business is an asurdity. best, if not the very best of the mining the Review, Why should a silver or a gold vein camp papers that reaches mine-owneand have an apex, any more than a coal complains that the vein or an iron vein? Why should the superintendents withhold information owners of gold and silver veins be per- concerning strikes and deals from the mitted to go prowling around through local papers in order to furnish each others claims and entangle them- "scoops" to the metropolitan press. Whether or not the complaint of the selves in a net work of litigation? "The best mining laws anywhere, Record is justified, it suggests the from Panama to Hudson's Bay, are thought that if those who are interestthose of British Columbia, framed by ed in the welfare of a mining district the provincial authorities. The locator realized to what extent the local paper Is given a maximum of 1500 feet square was a factor in its development, they with and is required to mark the boundaries would more heartily in his efforts to gather plainly, by setting stakes and cutting the publisher out all the brush along the boundary all the news. The mining camp paper more to advertise the mines and line, so that no one can make any mis- does take as to the location. The owner is to direct attention to the resources of not required to show mineral in place. the district than any other agency, and while crude facilities and meager paThe fact that it is a mineral-bearin- g often compel the editor to region is sufficient. He is given the tronage may an insignificant-lookin- g besheet, right to mine all minerals found and publish its mining items are copied far neath the surface of his location, outno more. There is no apex, no dip, and wide and reach thousands of and none of the perplexing and ridicu- side readers. The metropolitan press exlous complications that arise in the depends very largely upon its United States. The fact is that our changes for the news of the camps, are districts that would sellaws, in this respect, were framed to and there meet conditions that do not exist in dom be heard of were it not for the local paper. Of course there are rione mine out of a thousand. re"Another feature of the American diculous exceptions. The Review palaws that is utterly senseless is the re- ceives two or three mining campminthat never contain a line of quirement of so much assessment work pers news, or any other news, for that ing per annum, and terminating the year matter. Such papers would be worthy on January 1st, when the weather is but most inclement. But the whole code of no support in any community, are so forshould be wiped out and replaced by those mining camps that local as to possess live papers one based upon reason and a knowl- tunate should sustain and support them in edge of mining conditions." every way possible. Colorado "mines" are being capitalA report was current at Mercur yesized at the rate of twenty millions per isbody of ore terday that a twelve-foday. The amount of mining stock thousands had sued in two days equals the entire running up into the encountered in the Mercur mine, States production of precious metals been was for a year. It is questionable whether and that free gold in abundance this paper mining craze will result in visible to the naked eye. Statements as were conflicting, and the Alining Reany benefit to legitimate mining, who was many of these incorporations are rank views special correspondent, to obtain swindles. What the mining industry upon the scene, was unable needs is the expenditure of more an authoritative statement. money on shafts and less on gorgeousOf Commencing with the next issue the ly Illuminated certificates of stock. day of the Alining Review course, the more companies that are publication they will be changed from Tuesday to organized the better, so long asdevelThursday, and the stock market review are organized for the purpose of and quotations will be made to cover oping mines, but this is not the purThe the week ending Wednesday, instead pose of the Colorado promoters. the of being two days behind, as Cripple Creek papers admit that majority of the companies now being so-call- ed ng Entered at the Salt Lake City Postoffice as second-clas- matter. s Salt La.ke City, Februaby25, The New Party. It is a matter of considerable 1896 stock-jobbin- sig- nificance that the new Independent Silver party should have at its head in the State of Utah a gentleman of such high standing as Hon. Richard Mackintosh. It augers well for the movement that men of such strength and influence should rise above partisanship and refuse to extend further aid and comfort to the enemies of free coinage. Mr. Mackintosh has just returned from the East and, as National committeeman for Utah, announces that the party will be thoroughly organized throughout the State and delegates will be sent to the St. Louis convention. Strong assurances have been given that the Populists-wil- l endorse the silver candidate, and he thinks such a vote will be polled as will convince the old parties that they can no longer trifle with the people. The party .will develop a strength, he that will place it in a position to dictate legislation and force the passage of a bill providing for the free and unlimited coinage of silver. It might become necessary to concede something in the way of increased ratio, and Mr. Mackintosh stated that the wisdom of such concession was recognized. He firmly believed that the result, of. the new party movement would be the enactment of a free coinage law; at a ratio not exceeding 20 to 1, and that the Old World would be forced to fall in line with America. He urges the people of Utah, Idaho and the whole region to show their sincerity by their works, and believes that they will do it. Mr. Mackintosh spent some time at New York City and confirms the reports of. a general interest in mining investments. Mining, he found, was looked upon as being about the only industry ;now offering any returns. Many investments were being made in Colorado, but there was not; so much interest in. Utah. at-onc- e . be-liev-es, . inter-mounta- in . . Hailey man, visiting at Mercur, wrote back to his brother that the mud and slush was a foot deep, in the streets; that there were 400 or 500 workingmen and 2000 experts in the camp, and that there was not a foot of vacant ground within twenty miles of Mercur. He closed with. the statement that there were fifteen saloons, and it was probably while taking the whisky census that he became somewhat fuddled as to the other facts. A mine-owner- rs co-oper- ate ; ot |