Show cut off the market for j sale of stolen fittings in the last issue of the salt lake mining ning review there la Is an article pertain ing to the thievery of brass and copper fittings and the destrie tion of mining mad macl anery in the levent bent the property is left idle for or a few weeks from time to time this aper paper has published articles along tl tl e 49 same hue ille and urged the officers to get at the seat of the trouble by cuttic g off tl e market for the sale of stolen tol fittings tt ings the ille sale lake publication makes practically the same suggestions and states that this Is s the one effective means of pro protecting the property of mining companies com there is perhaps no district in the state where such wholesale damage jas as has been done to mining machin ery aa as here in untie compressor Compres soro engines and other machines bortl up into the thousands of dolla a have been rendered useless in orce ore e that boys might secure a few dollar worth of brasa brass and copper and this metal can only be sold to junk deal ers A couple of junk men were recent ly given a stilt stift sentence bior buying stolen metal from tintic gintic boys and it is to be hoped that the punishment meted out to them will be the means of keeping other junk dealers iway tway from this district |