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Show HOME OF THE WORLDS LARGEST SILVER. LEAD MINES DEVOTED TO THE GREAT TINTIC MINING DISTRICT H'l.Y in. El'KEKA, Jl'AH COl'NTY, ITA1I, THURSDAY. Volume XXIX Dividends of Mines Show Big Decline Thousand Utahns Visit Yellowstone EUREKA FACING WATER SHORTAGE; APPEAL TO CONSERVE SUPPLY IS MADE - Some 4 4. ti'.lt tjuri.t-- . e fm'iiii! a rall. r K.mvka iij i v!Tt:ii.,1. tint altny.i'tluT b",aiiM tlio failin' but fur tin iiaan that a imuli lal-is Ihmiii; coiiMiinrtl, nr wati-In 1,453 Utahns In 500 Yellowstone tlsltrd r up to Natiunul park tin- July 1. ai'curdliiK to a federal statement Saturday. The visitors from California were the moat numerous, with d about 5.000, Montana was with 4,961. Idaho third, with 2,861, Washington fourth, 1.703 and Wyoinlmr fifth with 1,541. Itah waa aeventh. la Increase The greatest shown In the number of automobile tourists to make the trip, with 11.620 cars carrying 34.973 persons visiting the park up to July 1. this year as compared with 9,345 cars and 28.20$ vialtora In 1929. r sutn-inubil- Tabulation of dividends of I'tah mining companies for the first lx months of 1930 slums total disbursements of 111, 142. Ull. us com-- : pared with the record hrraking to-- ! lal of $ 1 8,086,7 1 1 paid during 'he t'.rat six months of 1929. A review' of conditions exist ine in the mining Industry during the two periods show a wide margin of difference, which explains the reaIn the first son for this decrease half of 1929 copper sold for 13 cents and above. Today it Is quoted rents a pound. Silver around hue dropped from above 50 centa to below 35 cents, its lowest In history. I,ead has dropped from 7.25 centa a pound to 5.25 centa a pound, and zinc has dropped from 7 rents a pound to 4.10 rents a pound. These reactions have cut seriouIv into the net profits of Utah mining companies, until many of them are operating at a very small profit or1 -- rel-ae- .l im I I Dam to Commence The Utah Copper company, which had one of ilc most profitable years in 1929 haa cut its dividend from An-- 1 7. WASHINGTON. IS per share down to $2 a share for the last quarter. However, dnring nouncing the commencement Mondav tha first half year this company pild.diy of construction of the 1165,-- 1 out $9,746,940 in dividends most of.OOO.OOO Roulder canyon dam Secretary Wilbur characterized goes to the Kenne'-ot- t Copper as signalizing our nation-- ; work which the controls company, Uuhjihe al conquest over the Great American Copper. . Silver King Cotillion wis the only desert." The Interior secretary said company to maintain its regular dividend during the per er K.. Young, the engineer In charge,1 iod. Thia company Is the largtt was waiting on the ground for payer among the silver- - graphic instructions when President had group of the state and has pain; Hoover signed the deficiency till, out $305,116 during the first half ' containing an Item of $10,660,000 (or thia work. jtir, With dollars, men and englneer-ellmlnatTlntlc Standard waa forced to; the usual extra dividend ing brains, Secretary Wilbur said,1 of 10 centa a share for the second we will build a great natural thereby cutting It from 30 source. We will make new geograto 20 cents a share. The Tintlc;phy. and start a new era in the Standard has a half year total of south western part of the United States. $576,657. The North Lily was forced to' The commercial club of l,ai Vegan, eliminate Its dividends after the Nev.. the town nearest the proposed first quarter pt the year when the. dam, has sent broadcast a request rate waa reduced from 20 to 15 cents that people seeking employment stay uway from that section until there is a share. The 8ilver Wire Mining company something for them to do. enabled to pay a 6 cent dividend' Hon Is called to the fact that ;ij through the sale of the companys'- months will elapse before there crew of the for work die44 anyone except property in the American Fork trict to the American Smelting ft He- - engineers already employed, fining company. July : pro-whic- Jt. Walk-quarter- h ly tele-divide- I e ; j .f annuml r it is lli j , i Ivc.i . iii.in:i . i :iitil I, Oil tin"; of tin- n Mm-lin'.tl Film rpit-vi-n- i: i : i stati-- s o'er. Mt-ii- r itii'ii hi roe-i- l Uni wi'fk to ii'r pirliu-i- - St'llli; i llll-i- l ill Gl'uflOII. Kux KiIiii roiiip'uiv !;: ptrinri- 4 " riii - if ilii-- i "Millii will the, Will'lliinnli- ,i Hie ili- - - lni-rgM- - Im In-f- ii tfiliir i'll v .i. II- I- n uti-lt-- r . h-- itii 1 i I .... Hulllon Heck Empire Mines Gemini Gold Chain Victoria i dump Diamond Drilling at Sioux Cons. Mine Vh-lorl- 44 44 Governori of many atates, who were in Utah for a conference were present nnd assisted In the rtedlou- tlon of the new acenlc road which iwn on Jut has been cut through the solid rock,tiftn an mines the day which brings! of Zion Canyon and ftn1 em. more closely together the atlrarfonsj Thin j Puvoes chnre to partake of a real of the southern Utah road greatly shortens the distance! ,0f; hr.e dlatlngulah It from from Zion Canyon to the Grand Can-- i Cclebra- business yon of the Colorado and it la doubt- - tlona in the various day. towns at valley more la wonderful a ful If there tracted Tlntlc people in gr- -t n umhighway anywhere In The world. The ceremonies in connection with bers. The celebration for Eureka con- the dedication of the road, and its slated only of an entertainment for formal opening to travel, were held rhildreu. At sunrise there was within the cool recesses of the tun- the a salute of runs and at 10 In the nel, at the longest of the fivo galchildren's races were conleries and on Independence Day and morning ducted on Main street, for which with apeeches of several noted cash In th prizes were awarded. people including Governor Dern. was a free Afternoon children's there mni The St. George choir furnished at the par,i0n and each "It Is peculiarly appropriate.'! !"d 'JshmeDilJ Gov. Dern said, "that this 1, ft? highway should be dedicated to the use of the people of the United 'The day. actfT,,, attendlBre. States on our country's birthday. It were on by the officers of the also Is fitting that thia ceremony Elks put nnd officials nf the . Lodge should be held in the presence of the 44 .... governors of so many states. Theirpresence here is symbolic of the in- Bam, Considered Menace, terwt of all the states in this pro- wm Bg Removcd at Once i .... dev-lopm- ent In-e- - Eureka Lily 44 Well Known Eureka Man Died Suddenly on Tuesday -- A stroke of apoplexy, which sieved him oil Tuesday morning as he was .ut work, proved fatal lo Samuel F. rtannon former bunlm-sman of Eureka. For several days Mr. Hannon, who wus 60 yearn of ago. had been working on a pipe line iu the eastern eud of the city. Ho reported as' usiiiil on Tuesday morning and while s .... - W le-ln- J 'llthi J" LIly-Knlg- ht c'-ty- of all the Knight properties the warning and Ulg HIM seems to occupy the sirat-o- f point for new work. Years ago thia ground attracted the attennon of the large smelting co pantea ai.d last year, previous lo the slock exchange crash, a group of Utah mining men commenced a development campaign which they were forced lo discontinue when slock losses made It difficult for them (o rnrry out their contract with the Knight people. With the reorganisation of the North company we can expect a continuation of the work which waa taken up In the Big Kill shaft, now having a depth of about 900 feet and being well equipped for deep mining. No donbt other prop ertlea In the group Just acquired will come in for attention in the nenr future or just as soon an there In a revival of Interest In mining. Under the terms of the deal, which la reported to have been completed this week, the Knight people are to shares for receive North their Tlntlc holdings and a certain large sum of money must be spent In the deviflopnii nt of the ground. The control of the North company will lie In the hinds of the International Mining ft Smelting company officers. cj-lc- LIly-Knlg- ht LIly-Knlg- ht before . . . Totals 0,,d f,p About the nionl promising piece of probable that it will lie possible to many months lie did not complain, move a large amount of low grade either ut his home in the mining Information that has early mornthe ore while a systematic for passed out lit some months Is or after reschiiiK his work. . ing clo'-eilg been hua new deal is mines made, report that the Death came without for the transfer of all of the holdings, of the Knight Investment Company. 1rovo to the North a new organla-- ' Mining rnmpany. tion which has the hacking ot men! In the affalra of tha In-- ! ternatlonal Mining A Smelting Co. The definite announcement of the transfer haa not born made but there are many things that Indicate that all of the details have been worked out and that within a very thort time the new owners will commence a campaign of work on the Hlg Hill which la located near the North Lily mine In the eastern part of the district. Thia deal will take from the control of the Knight Investment Co. a dozen or more local mining companies, the more Important of which are the Dig Hill, Twentieth Century, Tlntlc Drain Tunnel, Empire Mines, the two Swanaeas. the Dragon and Tlntlc Central. Other groups of dalms Involved are scattered from one end of the Tlntlc Dlsirlrt to the other and the transfer also Includes the Knight Railroad and equipment, the Tlntlc Milling Company's ground and dumps, deposits of Iron, manganese and kaolin. With what la perhaps a subsidiary U" of a large smelting com piny In conAttorney trol of these properties it Is quite ... Iron King .WunuKcr F. K. of the Sioux Mountain View ('oiiiuilidated reports a new piece of Ut nil Consolidated work for thl-- t property. Siinlieum A contract for u large amount V. Jenkins of ( diuinoiid drilling, lo lie performed (manganese) on the 2000 level of the Sioux, has Centennial Eureka . . . awarded to Moyle nrothera. Dragon Salt Luke drillers, who are now busy Chapman with this prospect lug. They sturteil llert Swazy drilling about the first of July sud IMutua their operations mould give the Grand Central Sioux munuKement valuable informa- Chief Consolidated tion. No doubt thia Is the quickest Chief Cons, (mat and most economical way of getting and dump ore) the required geological data. The TlnMc Bullion . . drilling will hi- In addition to the Eureka Hill idump ore) other work which for some lime linn Eureka Hill (ore) under way at the Sioux. Eureka Bullion . ltli-cl- ls-e- n 44 ore).. (ore) Eh (Me X Blue Bell 44 Co. Deal Completed com-imie- with the name period for 1929, the depre mted rondlllona In ilsptio I lie metal market, Kor ih flr-t- t alx months Just end-ji-- il the iniiu-- of thia district are i rrcitlind with 3352 carloada of ore ami rales while for (he same iin-.Iiiwi inn of il ii'out Iik period of last year the 4 Dave ltii Hu rt lo romnl up :inn liisii-h-i'output waa 2999 carloa-la- . I It thi-u4 of i mul drive Tin- - table of Hhlpiucnta, compur- I In r.i mi in In- iihi-i- I in tint ,nK the first half of 1930 with the scenes. first sg mom ha of 1929, followa: Wni k will start ut onee. Fivn 4 Carloada. of iln- pit m l pul nIumiIiI 4 arrive mtoti in enmpmiy Willi 4 Tintlc Stiimlaril those taking minor parl-t- . 4 North Lily 4 Mammoth V tt. X It. i dump oral . -- Lily-Knig- ht I inn-ihe- r i r linn- - rr.oi-!i'iini- made wiih 4 lb- - City Kiii," in vt-u- number of hlipra, with a larger production of or ilniiip ore, reHiilteil In shipiiieut-- i from the Tlntlc Plxtrict d tor Hu- Mrst half of 1930 aa ii i ,i ..i'imiiis lhl-,- " 44 r lions fur tiiu ,ii-p.i- i lilnilit)1. ni" ill-- ei r I All Knight Mines Go To New Company Qniet Fourth or July Celebration for Eurekans j I tha! wil'i i fli.wint' many Eureka houses uuoeeiijiiei! nii'i 'vnlei in This tilin'. this at a mains than tin year .; through Rentes tin wasting nf water, which at a lim', when there is ihtujror of a famin, is almost criniiv il. nr it may he that t In1 tv am some had leaks in tin1 system. Efforts arc l.eimr mailc to tletenniuc the leason for the use of such a larjte amount of water. If there are leaks in the system they arc not showim? up on tic irfa'o. rports which have reached the 'vatenuaster and other citv officers indicate that dnrin- - the hot weather nf mid summer there is a tendency to waste water hut such a custom should slop. Every resident of Eureka of the presCity must he imule to realize the ent situation. The entire state is experiencing a series nf v i v dry years. The present is one of the worst and there is a scarcity of water in many locnliti"s in oriel icnllv evt rv city that deM'iuls on nearby springs and veils mi I water in the llomausville wells, from which Enrol as supply comes, is dautrerously lowr. It. will he lower lur in; late July and Anust and just at this time the supply should he conserved in every way pnssil. Taps should not In opened and the water allowed o run to waste through bathtub, sinks, oi other plmnhiii"; fixtures for the very (jontl reason that if this is done the supply will not last throughout the season. 1'nless water is allowed to accumulate in tin1 reservoir the city's fire hazard also will he greatly increased. I sc less water and discontinue all waste, is the re oucst of the city water department. North Many Governors Present at Dedicatioin nf Zion Highway 1 :tll. WatmuiatiT Dennis llamui'lnn 44444444 v.atir l r ec-on- . 444444444444444f south ut .h Town scene Increase is Made in of Big Motion Picture 44 : Vernon :!Tintics Shipments unit i - Iiulud-lut- Number 35 the slightest a physlciun could he culled. Bumui-F. iIuiihoii was born In Spanish Fork on January 27, 1970. Ills early life was spent In that section of Hie slate and In the Binpete Before coming lo Eureka, Valley. about twenty years igo, Mr. Hanson wus In business al Ml. I'leaaanl. lie d waa and honorable In Ills business deiillnga and possessed the attributes of good citizenship. Mrs. Hanson died a few years ago and surviving are four children: Mrs. I,eonu llunson of Eureka with whom he lived, Mrs. Delores of 1'lorhe, Nev., Mrs. Ardells Heott of Provo, and Lloyd Hanson who for the past few years has made his home al Balt Lake where lie lx attending the University of Utah Mr. Hanson also has a brother, WIIBuin Hauson, al Rpnnish Fork; a sister, Mrs. Nora Hutchings of SprlugvBe and another sister Bring in Canada. Funeral services were held this afternoon al the L. li. H. Church. Interment will he In the Fureka cemetery. I high-minde- er 44- City Will Make Saving of $1800 in Police Force 44 Mayor John Church states that an Important change. In the Interest of eeniiomy, haa been made In the police department of Eureka City. Hereafter, or until conditions 1m- prove, there will be but one night The rlty marahal will policeman. be on duly during the evening and bi'cnusH his hours of service have been made longer it Is requested Hint residents of Eureka refrain from calling the marshals realdonce in (he forenoon. All calls having to do with thn pollen department should be sent through the dty hall where someone will always he In readiness to answer and to take care nf emergency business. The water-mastand thn city truck driver both have been deputised and are acting in the capacity of special policemen. Mayor Church states that tha reduction in the police force will mean saving of at least $1800 a year. Perhaps it will be possible to make other savings In the operation of the city government. er 44 Jottest Day of Year For the Tintic District 44 Tlntlc District, like the remainder of the slate, has been experiencing hot weather. Sunday was perhaps the hottest day of the year for this section with the thermometer hovering quite near the century mark. It was almost as hot on Saturday and Monday. Salt Lake City reported the hottest westher since July 1925, being Try the Home Merchant First. slightly over 100. The Utah executive stressed the! lh Fortunately for the people of Tlnef!or,?.,of Importance of all states enjoying the' tlc the nights are always cool and recreational values of national parka,! on realizing ami knowing pleasant. Salt Lake and soma of the lke struggle ,h nMf ,h 1M.bil,rn' Zion and Bryce k!a,Idl,pl park adding 'While H 10 that hundreds of thousands, lit fact other Utah cities fall to get such reTnJ0,re' canyon happen to be situated within Tlt fei, millions, have less than we have and lief from the hot weather. building long unoccupied 1 1 . IT tne boundaries of Utah, we are more reasons for being discouraged .erio ny g of proud to .ham our ownership The Salt Lake Stock Exchange, and hard time lulk 10 'I ,frar"e h these national marvels with all our In was closed on Friday and Satit which does not will If anything help. 4j 0 1,,wr hu5ch H,rrfellow American.." II will keep capital urday reopened for bualness on Mona fire camp of the mining barn, by destruction a limited in have been minernls and Is, resaimism degree to He paid tribute the late producing development day. Most of the eastern exchanges away and dlacourage doubtless mean the low of Stephen T. Mather, who was dlrec- - wou,d thousands of dollars worth of helpful in the operation of business that when we cannot mine success-becau- work and that Is the one thing that were Inactive on the day following of fully we are all through and must II means anticipation tor of national parks when the pro-- ! needs. Without to prospecting the Fourth as well aa on that holi. . . and preparation to meet orjlook elsewhere for a place In which Tlntlc trouble Ject waa conceived and finally au- - PpoPfpty and It Is pleasing In.. I he day. ,0 reached been an ha. A l. agreement ,li to make a living. We have no otherl avoid such financial difficulties. , , B,,B,li thorlzed It was largely through! , , -44and! be hazard will removed, the J but the minus on w,,r often succeeds Mr. Mather, the governor declared,! whereby nothing quite pessimist industry inexar ora bodies mil bv the owned of Columbus The even barn, formerly an It on He1 to hut which ls:,,d his boat Knights certainly keel) depend that this project wa. approved. keeps m mines Ke n irseg are also praised Mr. Albright, direct; King brothers was some year, ago where an optimist goes railing along j wrong lo Judge an Industry hv Its, susttnl Install New Officers worked without " missioned th pom and finds hlmnelf in troubled waters, appearance during a time like the i"1 n,iare of national parks, for his part In n"J j 44 couaty quite willing to long before he has started to reef lit present. promotion of the new highway. him Kcrviceabla and the newly elected In Tuesday alive, (keep night, ilv ( with Eureka in condition I trust the people of the United ooperate his sail or put his craft 0f UH have seen strong men struc-e- l whila a mlna Is kept officers of Eureka Council 1135,, K. hay, he continued. as they trav- - " about the removal of the "lth phy",,Rl all ve'hV devVpnmnt work which 'ca'-- of C., were Installed, the ceremonial wblch If B0. lonc7 over this Mghwsy and help to. pessimism ls,many aU.k mell m.ovt.r. is; to being conducted by District Deputy wf plMVB w fIfU olhl,r ore hod, fire a Is lch trap will not fall make it take the place of those being ex- John Dwyer, of Salt lake City, asto give a thought to the men whose, ld. sisted by State Deputy John Fennell, hausted. . . vision, skill, ability, enterprise and' A mining district that Is almost as and Warden Quinn . , of Salt Lake , the matter serious thought knows Th Pr0hPrty f bBJ!B!L loyalty were responsible for Its ere- - Hop6 01 Finding GRul&ni old as our state, where prosperity Council. never our of troubles hapthat stlon. extent and on a nany mining io great been In order for more than Has Just About Faded There was a very good attendance, 44pen; that we quite often worry and nat on Is normally prosperous. Jh,has score members not three will Into 'J'! go years, being prosent from Provo 44 vet all ret to withstand a shock or realize that Just now It Is not , ie ov.r nut and Delta, and the Installation cere ft will night, Hope of finding Maury Graham. P?amity that passes us up reason Salesman Uses Plane for it perous and perhaps the be d11M.rieil lon monies were well handled. mva hav air mail pilot, has about pletely. Is overproduction but we must not dl.Hln, to A buffet luncheon was served, tllH ,,arllHt to Cut Time of Trip aHll,lnP been abandoned, acording to word Shakespeare in his writings made overlook the fact that overproduc several good talks made by the visit4 44 coming through from Odar Cl'y, ing officers, and the meeting disOwen Woodruff, Salt Lake 4 near which city the plane and it banded at the stroke of midnight, WM 4 Inverting salesman, is doing of mn-once. i ... ami prevenung minions .i.,, fp,n,un or ,,m8 our everyone voting the evening aa en4 som" pioneering along his own 4 since the plane was found there hai dies dui (rouble1 No rrm such most prominent operators new mines tire success. BHJ4 line. He has taken to rtie air 4 teen an organized search of the' There are people In hunk, wno '"B n long a few hundred died The newly Installed officers wera: already the for strings of them -- will be round In 4 to sell goods. mountains Utah 4 southern B hit h t s whine, Tlntlc. Some will be on the east Grand Knight, Dait S. Cronin; Dep"f ,h pv'""1 n 'n- ; 4 Up to recently. Mr. Wodruff 4 mlmdag pilot. ontlnue-. about t If we are Just afraid we aide of the district, which la now Gra- - ng depression and ir u uty Grand Knight, Herbert Mat4 made his trip to Nevada from It I thought probable that ot each .are going to get a blow In the receiving attention, but there U thews; Chancellor, ore ahead are deaths b W. R. Rita; Fifound 4 Lake In the will eventually ham's body Stomach why not postpone crying equally promising mineral ground to nancial Secretary. T. L. Sullivan; ,m-4 stay, but now he takes passage by sheepherdtrt or hunters hut mat the outlook for, for a lew weeks or months and the west as well as to the north am Treasurer, John J. Sullivan, RecordH 4 In the plane operated between 4. searchers have been unable to get) er, E. J. Duggan; Advocate. Jo 4 this city and Ely. cutting to 4 even a single trsce of the pilot, who .mining Is bad For the sake of trgu-- l above all why not meet the situation south, 4 two days a Journey that used 4 undoubtedly is dead, and for that j wont we will also admit that our j manfully even if we have to get j "by not have more confidence In Mlehllch; Trustee, Phil Sullivan; fulur of th -.- 11 or coon... .Mr t.M Tlnt,c District? Warden, John II. Donnelly; Inalda 4 I. mean li .,d ; Brauns. been accustomed to; lighten up our. Why not do a little more boosting Guard, Joe Penuell; Outside Guard, o whlcb bt! b.co carried on .1 4 travel. or two and and less knocking? Dennla Harrington. 9 expense LIly-Knlg- ht 1 T ' Needs Loniidence and Boosting j - ('rape-hangin- g -- se j . ! brlng-Statei- ," j "'V bl Nver7h.lehS world-famou- s, -- 4444444444444 com-misal- ius - lve I - -- t d, - th8r ( --- t Mlir l. .T. T re-S- alt |