Show SALT LAKE MINING HEWS montgomery shoshone company will not consider any offers to buy it malcolm macdonald Is quoted as saying that his company has not con soldered seriously any offers that have been made for the famous Mont som ery shoshone mine because the cam pany Is not eager to sell as the mine Is gaining strength as it is going lowr er greater bodies ot ore are being uncovered and the ore is improving in quality we are satisfied that we have a permanent ledge and with several millions of dollars worth of the precious metal in sight we reserve the right to reap tho reward for our researches says mr macdonald most ot the work that has been done on tha property was without ano use of machinery and now that the new hoist and compressors will soon bo in place a great deal more territory will ba opened up in a short time and the forwarding ot the to the market will be resumed all consignments consign ments will be sent by way of goldfeld Gold neld as soon as the railroad la completed and a much better freight rate can be obtained la this manner which will have a tendency to put new life into all of tho nevada campa more in n country adjacent to goldfield and bull frog mr macdonald says that the mont gomory shoshone mine will be aquin ped with a mill during the fall and in addition to the concentrates there will be a big ifon nage of high grada ore that contains about one third sil ver values and two thirdy gold sacked and bent direct to the smelter some day mr macdonald added we may find it to our advantage io have a smelter down in our country but at present we will hare to set cheaper uel A railroad will reach us within a year for we have already been assured that the line rw tt field will be extended from gou just aa soon as enough romea hav V been opened up to guarantee the urn j nage several big mines are now T spending handsomely to the system atac development work that Is goi on and I 1 feel cure that there win M some big producers in the bullaro Bull fro section within a few months time A great many people lett our country during the summer because 0 the re tense heat but some are already r turning and during the tall and alaur months there will be an influx of people the like of which has nover beba known before in the history 0 K vada 1 I find a great deal of inquiry in th the east regarding the nevada country and especially is this true of sw cities as pittsburg philadelphia ami washington D C the coming ai will doubtless witness a great deal of money being sent out to our houi try tor investment in the mines mr macdonald will leave in a con pie of days for the bullfrog dustily and after inspecting some of the hold ings in that section he will reum to this city by september to is in attendance upon the annual leei ing of the shareholders of the moa tana when an interests scrap will be pulled off between ati warring factions ON THE EXCHANGE big properties were considered SK bously on th stock exchange yes day and some fair sized sales wen made they were shares valued at and at the cloa the demand was strong tor several c the favorites carasa came out strong selling at at 19 12 1 2 cent silver king reap feared on the board after a long rest selling 50 shares at 55 per shan sacramento sold shares at 9 1 cents ingot recorded a sale of bom shares at 1 58 5 8 cents and wabash sold at 12 1 2 on the open board considerable in terest was centered in a sale ot co lumbus consolidated 1500 shares coming out in all tor which the seller was allowed five days to make tie delivery at an even 2 with shares of century going at 15 cents while thompson parted with shares a 14 cents and victor accumulated a buyer tor 1300 shares at 4 cents NO FEAR OF FAMINE j but conditions are bad in russel volga provinces f st petersburg aug of agriculture the associated press that the that famine conditions were threatened in twenty two provinces were greatly exaggerated the he said was no worse than it was july when the told the ai socia ted press that conditions wen bad in six provinces of the volga basia and in central russia and though assistance si stance would be required to tide over the winter there wag no tear of i general famine at that alma also tha minister said that the harvest in other parts of russia was generally troal good and it was believed rai eaf would have surplus grain to export ft M Schwan ebach declared that alia relief measures undertaken by the government in the provinces affected were adequate and in addition tin government was starting irrigation works in the province of tula which it was the intention to extend to other provinces outside of six provinces where the situation was bad the crops bad tailed only to a small extent and the effect was entirely local t i MESSENGER FOR portsmouth washington aug 22 col V michael ahlet clerk of the depart meat ot state left here last night w portsmouth N H in response to telegram and took with him a cop ot the state department code ably for the use of secretary peirce in communicating with the president it s probable col michael will te turn to washington tomorrow or thi next day |