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Show WERE THEY TRIFLED WITH? Dalo brothers, on their return from Salt Lake, claimed to have been very badly used by the syndicate of mechanics, who have been working the Italian mine for the past four months. They say the syndicate has taken out over $15,0y0 in gold from the property, and now winter is starting in, think Salt Lake a more congenial clime among the subscribers. It is the general -opinion that the best place to build the stack : is at the Parrot smelter. Most of the offen- j sive 6moke comes from that point, and if the stack is built there the first damp day will decide whether or not the scheme is any good. The foundation could be built in a couple of weeks, and a telegram to the Minneapolis man will bring him oa at once with the stack which he guarantees to put up in sixty days. Co-Operate Mining. Several public meetings have been held recently in Laramie, Wyo., to formulate some plan for concerted action in the direction direc-tion of exploiting one or more of the best known or most promising claims in La Plata mining district, tributary to the Gem City. In consequence of the excitement over the election, nothing of a practical nature has been accomplished. A committee com-mittee of miners this week issued an address to citizens of Laramie. Among other things, they set forth the following: "We ask the citizens to join us by subscribing sub-scribing for a fund large enough to purchase machinery to sink a shaft 500 feet deep. The capital stock of the company has been fixed at $100,000, divided into shares of $1 each. The first assessment cannot exceed 5 per ceut of the par value of the said stock. After the completion of the incorporation of the company and the first assessment of 5 per cent having been paid in, the subsequent subse-quent assessments will be levied by the board of directors according to the expense incurred at the mines each month, which will be very small, for the reason that the miners agree to take large amounts of the stock and work it out in labor. "The expense of the mines cannot exceed (1150 per month, and of this amount the miners pay assessments in labor to the extent ex-tent of $860. This would leave a net cash expense of only $290 per month, and this would diminish the assessment of each share of stock to less than one-half of ona per cent per month." Miners Beat a Grant. The United States supreme court affirmed the decision of the supreme court of New Mexico, declaring fraudulent the survey of the San Pedro and Canon Del Agua grant. In effect, the court decides that the grant lines were stretched eastward by fraud so aa to include the town of San Pedro, the big Copper mine, the Lincoln-Lucky, and a number of valuable mining claims, the area so unlawfully taken in covering 3300 acres. The effect is to declare this area, which comprises com-prises a rich mining region, as public domain. do-main. Miners are greatly elated . over the decision. Wholesale "Sal tin." There is some reason to believe that the recent excitement over reputed rich gold discoveries in the Peud d'Oreillc country, Kootenai county, Idaho, was brought about through unscrupulous people with the intent in-tent to defraud somebody. The fabulously rich claims at QnarUville, not far from Sand point, are now believed to have been "salted." Tbi Sand Point Newt warns prospectors pros-pectors to keep away from that section and adds: "There is a screw loose somewhere, and we again caution any one from going-into going-into that section without further investigation." than the mountains around the Italian mine, so have quietly returned all deeds that were placed in escro, and informed the boys that maybe they would come out in the spring and have another turn at the mine. The boys propose to try their luck with a syndicate of mining men aud confine themselves them-selves to that clsss in the future. Salmon City (Idaho) Miner. Black Hills Tin Mill. The gigantic reduction works of the Harney Har-ney Peak Tin Milling company, at Hill City, forty miles south of Deadwood, were put In operation this week on half capacity and are -working smoothly without having had a break or accident. The ore will average about four per cent cassiterlte, which is far euperior to the famous Wales tin ore. The company owns 3000 mining claims, which are 300 by 150 feet in size, for which it paid upwards of $200,000. In addition to this, improvements to the value of $500,000 have been made. Edna Mine. Superintendent Henry of the Edna mine, Beaver canyon, Idaho, is shipping thirteen tons of ore to Denver for reduction, as a test of the product of the property. Idaho Placers. The Standard Oil company located 240 acres of placer ground near Long valley, the larger portion being on Gold Fork. The company's agent was out this fall and thoroughly prospected the ground, and declares de-clares that by systematic working it can be made to pay. Miners who have prospected the gravel express their doubts. This agent, however, is enthusiastic, and declares thst the ground can be worked at a profit with soma new method of handling the dirt. Idaho City World. California Miners' Convention. Tha California miners' convention met in an Francisco last Tuesday. It was called to order by President Neft of the miners' association. Among those present were ex-Con ex-Con ff res xn an Luttrell and United States Senator Stewart of Nevada. The latter was called npo. to deliver an address and responded re-sponded amid much applause, devoting his remarks largely to a review of tha history of mining and its importance to the country. Butte's smoke Nnisanoo. Citizens of Butte. Montana, held a public ineettag this week and appointed a com-tnittee com-tnittee to solicit subscriptions to a fund of 35,000 to be expended on some system for relieving the city of the offensive and depressing de-pressing effects from smoke from the smelters. The committee is meeting with good success in raising money. i ItiatbODcnt that $25,00U will cover the ' cost of putting up a monster smokestack BOO feet high. The stack will cost $12,500, and building the foundation and numerous Incidental expenses will amount to nearly as much more. If the effort to induce the Parrot company to bear half tha expense of mtting up the stack proves successful, as it s thought it will, thia money will be divided |