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Show TRUTH. 12 flIMntng Matters, The shrinkage in value of mining stocks dealt in on the Salt Lake Mining Exchange has, during the past month, amounted to $3,500,000. There seems to be no adequate reason for this depreciation, which primarily was due to the fall in silver, but the percentage of the drop in the white metal was a mere bagatelle compared with the fall in mining stocks. Take, for stock, which fell instance, from $54 to $30 a share.- The mine is earning a net amount of $200,000 a month, and the fall in silver would not reduce its net monthly income by more than $15,000. The mine never was in so good condition as it is now, and the prospects for Increased earnings in the future were never so bright as at present. There is no good reason why the stock should have fallen at all. It is simply an instance of the foolishness of spectators who, it appears, tumble over each other in their eagerness, apparently, to lose their Daly-We- st - money. Wabash is another stock which has suffered an enormous depreciation The without any reason whatever. mine is better than it ever was before, better than when the stock, which is now selling at 75c was eagerly sought for at $3 a share. copper, 45 per cent lead, 17 City. The ore, which runs 100 ounces per centsilver and $1.60 In gold. ounces in silver, was encountered by the 4 .4 graders while excavating for the founhouse. for the boarding dations The Tintic Mining and Development company will build a smelter of large The Tintic Mining & Development capacity at Bingham. J company has added the Honest Abe All Is activity and bustle at the and the May mining claims to the Comstock at Park City, where the Yampa group which the company owns new said is machinery Is being erected as at Bingham. The consideration quickly as possible. to be $50,000. The annual meeting of the Gemini and Godiva stockholders was held on Monday, and resulted in the election of the old officers as follows: Hon. John Q. Packard, president; E. W. Packard, vice president; and L. S. Hills, treasurer; with Jackson C. McChrys-ta- l as general superintendent, while these, with Robert Harkness, constitute the board of directors. J. E. Berkley continues at the secretarys desk. The corporation is a close one, but it' is said the dividends paid during the year amoupt to $300,000. 4 4 W. H. Linney has resigned from the of Bamberger s superintendency De Lamar mines at De Lamar, Nev. He has been succeeded by Frank P. Janney. .4 An Important strike is reported in the April Fool at De Lamar. .4 The Sparks Mining company filed A strike of carbonate ore was made articles of Incorporation on Monday a few days ago in an unexpected place with a capital stock of $1,000,000 in $1 in the Naildriver property at Park shares. The directors of the new com pany are John Sparks, president; L D. Carpenter D. O M McDowell. D. Ol Nancy E. Sparks, treasurer; Judge O. & W. Powers, secretary; Maud' McKenmcdowell carpenter, zie and C. Ira Tuttle. The mining ....osrcoMrNa..., PlNenMfa of Women a Specialty. Graduate-ooroperties which will be developed by tho Dr. S. S. Still College of Osteopathy. the Sparks company are the Reno. Des Moluea, la. Examination Free. and Eagle lode claims 4n Rwmiii 204. 205 and 204 SALT LAKE CITY, the Wideking mining district, In NeD. F. Walker Bid f Safe-Guar- 4 4 4 d vada. Manager Madsen of the Century had on exhibition at his office on Tuesday a bar of gold weighing 179 ounces valued at $3,200 It Is the third bar from the Century during the month of November. The mine is looking better and better every day. ,4 .4 The second furnace of the United States smelter is now In operation. 4 i.4 The new hoist boiler and other machinery has reached the Creole mine and is being put in place. 4 4 The winze In the Martha Washington is in ore running 16 to 20 ounces silver to the ton. o CONSISTENCY NEEDED. that they are too few; that the service is all too slow, hut what does that concern them? The street lighting system ought to be made to give the city a better ser- vice, and in any other place than this, would be compelled so to do. But what matters it if two or three lights do not burn in this place of that place tonight? They will doubtless be all right tomorrow night. Suppose, for one or two nights a month, all the lights are out on a dozen blocks; what good will it do to say anything, so long, as the remedy Is cured next day? dont care. They pay their money and that is all there is to it. But some day the city may elect a man mayor and the city may elect a city council which will have an to the good of the people, and when that time comes there will be 3uch a rattling among the dry bones that these fellows who now ride rampant over every one will be conStfelled to do something. May the day Speed faster, for we need some strong tt'eas-ure- s here in Salt Lake. The-taxpayer- eye-3ingl- o The large addition to the Z. C. M. I. which has been in course of construction for over six months, was formally opened this week. The addition is very extensive and the building Itself is quite an Improvement to that part if Main street, besides greatly increasing the business facilities of the highest mercantile establishment in the state. The opening of the new wing was attended by large crowds, who were delighted with the surroundings and the immense display of dry goods and ladies wearing apparel. Christensens band was in attendances While the franchise for the Home Telephone company was before the mayor for his disapproval, the executive held several informal conferences with friends and enemies of the meas ure, who called to see him for the purpose of advancing arguments, pre and con. It was at one of these conferences that Ilis Honor declared without apparent reservation, that the poles and wires which now infest the city, are a menace to public safety and a nuisance generally. It will no doubt please a large number of the citizens of tiiis city to learn that the head oL i the city government Is alie to the A Delightful Place to Visit fact that the poles and wires are a nuisance and a menace to public A Profitable Place to Live safety, fer that has been the opinior of the public for a long time. But after congratulating the mayor on his i3 there not just a possibility Greatest Play Ground on Earth of the citizens alluded to asking themselves the question: If these things are such, why are they permitted to Famous Places which everyone exist? If the mayor knows them to wants to see. be such, why does he not take steps to have the danger abolished; the nuisance abated? mere will oe no need of any one Invest in a ticket to CALIFORhimself In making a rur NIA and secure rich divi to the mayors office for the purpose dends in HEALTH, of telling him to notify the council oi PLEASURE and existing conditions, that it may take action against the iole and wire nuis WEALTH. ance. Neither should the citizens wcrli themselves into a frenzy circulating petitions to the council asking it tc pass ordinances against it. Because il would not do any good. The city gov Mountain, Valley, Rivers, ernment, along with so many of the people, does not want conditions bet Lakes a.nd Ocean Readied by tered. It is willing to take chances under hundreds of wires every day Knowing that these wires prevent ef fleient work at fires, it had rather thej would stand as they are, because il isnt every day that a fireman gets s chance to cut wires. It is the same way as Company's Lines. regards the street car system. The council knows the Consolidated Is taking privileges eery day which its franchise does nol For descriptive and illustrative entitle it to; that it is literature call at the violating provisions of the document right along n the service it is giving the people, No. 201 Main SU Salt Ltke City. but what do they care. It knows the cars are dirty; that they qre that P. B. GRAY, Quail Ap cold; . i The Elkhorn Mining company yesterday. Its capital stock shares. George E. is $150,000 in Airis is president; Frank R. Ball, A. E. Beveridge, secretary; R. J. Decker, treasurer; and they, with Julius Goldberg, make up the hoard of directors. The mines owned by the Elkliorn company are the J. S. Cahoon Nos. 1. 2 and 3, in the Uintah mining district of Summit county. . .4 Very encouraging reports come from e of Park City. Some of the the ore being mined runs as high as 00 per cent lead, and over 50 ounces in silver to the ton. 50-ce- nt vice-resident- TIME TABLE. IN EFFECT APR. 1, 1902. DEPART. Cache Valley, Omaha, For Ogdon, Chlcugo, Denver, Kansas City, St. ' 7.00 a Louis and intermediate points For Ogden, Butte, Helena, Portland, San Francisco and intermediate 0:45 a points For Ogden, Omaha, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis and Sau 18.50 p Francisco For Ogden, Denver, Kansas City, 6.00 p Omaha, St. Louis and Chicago Far Ogden, llutte, Helena. Portland, San Francisco and intermediate 10:50 p points F r Ttntio, Mercur, Provo, Nehpl and Mantl.. Provo, Nephl, Milford, and intermediate points For Garfield Beach, Tooele and Terminus.... For Daly-Judg- m m m a m 7.05 p m 7.45 a m ARRIVE. From Ogden, Portland, Spokane, Butte. Helena and Saa Francisco.. 8.85 a m From Ogden M0 From Ogden. Chicago. St. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, .Denver and San I ranclsco ....... 8. 06 p m From Preston, Logan, Brigham, San Francisco, Ogden and intermediate 6:50 p m points From Ogden. Butte, Portland and 8.10 p m San Franolsco From Callentes, Milford, Nephl.Provo 0.85 a m and Intermediate points I mm 6.55 p m Tlntic, Mercur and Nephl Prom Garfield Beach, Tooele and 5.00 p m Terminus Dally except Sundays. D. E. BURLEY T. M. SCHUMACHER, G. P. & T. A. Act. Trar. Mgr. D. S. SPENCER. A. Q. P. A T. A. an Telephone No. 50. 4 m 7.55 City Ticket Office 201 Main St. ; The reconstructed mill at the May Day was started up last Monday, and is said to be working satisfactorily. Development work in the mine Is progressing satisfactorily. At a sockliolders' meeting of the Illinois Mining & Milling company, held at Eureka, the following directors and officers were elected: J. D. Wood, president; C. V. Wheeler, vice president; rrge Adams, L. E. Riter and W. J. Adams. The offices of the company have been removed to the office of J. where the secD. Wood in Salt retary and treasurer will he located. After the first of the year plans for a resumption of work will he considered. 4 Very encouraging reports come from the Dugway Copper Mining companys properties in the Deep Creek country. Assays of the ore run as high as 36 , sa-pienc- y, over-exertin- g the outhem Pacific s |