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Show RECEIVERSHIP OF THE LINCOLN' MINING COMPANY Upon motion of ll. a Edwards of this city, representing: David Kennedv, the active" suncrintenderft oi the conipanv, and hlK brother. Gilbert F. Kennedy of New York City, .i heavy stockholder, a receivership has been created In the District court of Canyon countv, Idaho, tor thc Lincoln Mining company, limited, limit-ed, operating tho Lincoln mine at Pearl, Ida. Thomas Weir and .r. YT. Kdmunde of thifl city wore appointed receivers. Mr. Edmunds will be tho representative on the ground, sottllnsr up accounts and carrying car-rying forward operations as extensively as heretofore. Although the recelvoinhip was necessary neces-sary by reason of advorso conditions, the outlook for this property Is hrlghl. It Is confidently belloved That under Mr. Ed-munds"? Ed-munds"? management activltv will he resumed re-sumed ac noon as equipment" that is badly bad-ly needed Is Installed ami additional power pow-er Is arranged for- Tn addition to thc pecuniary handicap for the laot vear the concern hns been held back by the lack of electric power. With the appointing of a receiver forty for-ty or Mfty men wero laid off, onlv a force sufficient to care, for the mine" In Idleness being retained. The ore taken from the mino layt winter ran ahout $12 a ton In gold, with a small percentngo of silver. By .imnl$rnmatlon from 15 to 2n per cent of the values were eaved and the rest by concentrators. The product was shipped to the American Smelling company of this city. It If thought that tho mino will resumn operations within a fow weeks, and with this end in vlow a force of mn Kiiffl-clent Kiiffl-clent to keep it In working order will be Kept on. |