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Show J. ROUTE OF PRESIDENT TAFTS JOURNEY. SERIAL difetln-fuijie- STORY THE SMUGGLER By ELLA MIDDLETON IAC16 'SZQPPJit Illustration and the entire day will be spent in that city. Two Days at Seattlo Exposition, President Taft will spend two days doSeptember 30 and" October 1 exposiing" the late In tbe evention, leavlng-Seatl- le ing of tbe second day and arriving at Portland, Ore., October 2 4t 7 a. m. Two days will be spent In Portland, tbe party leaving there at 6 p m. Sunday, October 3, for, a trip down the famous Shasta route, through the Siskiyou mountains and In view of Mount Shasta, to San Francisco. . ; The president will stop the evening of October 4 at Sacramento, reaching Oakland, Cal , early on the morning of October 5. He will spend four or five hours in and around Oakland and Berkeley before taking the ferry at oclock for San Francisco. After spending tbe afternoon and evening of the fifth in San Francisco the president will leave early the mowing of the sixth for tbe Yosemite valley. He will spend the seventh, eighth and ninth in the valley, and, coming outthe morning ofSunday, October TO. will proceed to Los Angeles, stopping for three hours at Fresno Sunday afternoon. The president will spend Monday and Tuesday, October 11 and 12, in Los Angeles visiting bis sister Will Meet President Diaz. He w ill arrive at the Grand Canyon the morning of October 14 and will leave again that night for Albuquerque. N. M , where he wilT spend the evening of the fifteenth, reaching El Paso early the following morning for the meeting with President Diaz of Mexico. President Diaz will arrive from Mexico City at Ciudad Juarez about the same time and be will then cross tbe frontier and meet President Taft at El Paso. An hour later the president of the United States will return the rislt to President Diaz at Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican side. ' The au thorities of the latter city have appropriated $20,000 tor decorations and a bull fight. The president will reach San Antonio Sunday night, October 17, and will spend the forenoon of tbe following day fnaninspection of Fort Sam Houston, with tbe upbuilding of which he .had much to do while secretary of war. Arriving at Corpus Christ! the evening of October 18, the president will go at once to bis brothers ranch, where he will spend Tuesday, by Ray Welter twenty-eight- 11FTS IP-BE- Gi PRESIDENT STARTS ON MILE TOUR THROUGH WEST AND SOUTH. LEAVES ON HIS BIRTHDAY President WllHanrHrTaft stepped into a motor car, waved a cheerful good-by- , and started for Boston, where this evening be boards a private car and begins a tour of the west and south that will be the most remarkable trip ever taken by a president of the United States. The route of about 13,000 miles has been carefully mapped out, and every arrangement Is perfected. -is Mr,Taft'a The faet that y birthday anniversary wra taken as a happy augury for the success of the long journey. Besides the president, the party Includes Capt. Archibald Butt, military aide; Wendell W. Mlschler, assistant secretary; Dr. J. J. Richardson of Washington, D. C.; James Sloan, Jr., and L. C. Wheeler of the secret serv-1ce, and Maj. Arthur Brooks, the presidents confidential messenger. Six newspaper men will accompany the president throughout the entire trip. the Shortly before noon In and will arrive Chicago president be the guest of the Commercial club at luncheon. Next the Hamilton club takes him in charge and will escort him, with a bodyguard of 1,400 members, to the West side ball park, to witness a game between Chicago and New Tort After that will come a din ner the congre88 hotel, and then a meeting in Orchestra hall, where Mr. Taft will make a speech. To wind up the day, the president will put in his appearance at a reception and ball given by the Chicago bankers In the to-da- 15. y te-da- fifty-seco- nd 1 w-i- - AudftorluraT" In Wisconsin and Minnesota. Leaving Chicago at 3 a. m. Friday morning, the presidential party will stop at Milwaukee, Madison and Port-agjoight-at-W- L jand JwBLjpend-lh- e nona, Minn., and will reach Minneapolis early on the morning of Satur- dayr Septamber ik, -- Ho will apend ail Saturday and Sunday in Minneapolis and St. Paul, leaving Sunday night at eight oclock In order to reach Dee Moines on the morning of September ' e. - 20. Five hours will be spent in the Iowa capital, where Mr. Taft will review 6,000 troops of the regular army and make a speech, and then the president moves on to Omaha, where he will spend the late afternoon and evening. Denver .will be reached the afternoon of September 21, and the president 111 go almost direct from his train to the state capitol for a reception to be tendered by state officials, -- by .the chamber of commerce add civic organizations. At 9 p. m. the president will make an address in the Den- - ver Auditorium, where Mr. Bryan last year was nominated for the presidency. - The president and his party will breakfast with Thomas F. Walsh, at Wolhurst, near Denver, the morning of Wednesday, September 22, andthen return to the city for the chamber of commerce banquet at noon. Leaving Denver at 5 p. m., September 22, the president and his party will stop for an hours visit at Colo- -' rado Springs, and then go on to Pueblo, where In the evening they will be guests at the state fair. In Wonder Region of Colorado. The morning of September 23 will -- the president, at Glen wood Springs for a brief visit and that he will visit Montrose, where he will formally open the great Gunnison river tunnel built by the govern- of the Uncom-ment for the Irrigation pahgre valley.Returning' to Grand Junction to resume the journey westward, the president will arrive at .Salt Lake find aft-erno- City, Utah, Friday afternoon. Septemuntil Sunday when" the afternoon, the twenty-sixtover Short the leaves Oregon party Line for Pocatello, Ida., and Butte, Mont., 4b e latter city being reached Monday, September 27, at 6:40 a. m. John Hays Hammond joins the party at Salt-LLCity. VAfler spending half a day la Butte, there will be a brief excursion Into Helena. Spokane. Wash., will be reached early Thursday morning, ths ber, 24.1o,remalnJher ke ritfisk. HAD , Up J 8a. L be-he- SYNOPSIS. c 13,000 Chicago to Be First Stop on Journey That Will Taka Kim as Far as Seattlo and to the Mexican Border Where He Will Meet Diaz. Beverly, Mass., Sept. (CVfclJ . 12-3- Taft has ranch. ' Trip P, had golf links built on the Down Mississippi River. Houston the, forenoon oi 23, the president will proceed to Dallas that afternoon to spend Saturday evening and all Sunday. From Dallas the presldentwlll proceed direct to St. Louis to begin bis four days trip down that historic waterway. He will reach St Louis at 7:27 a, m, 'the morning of Monday, October 25, and will leave at 4 p. m. on the steamer assigned to him by the Deep Waterways association, which Is to hold it convention In New Orledns on the president's arrival there. Following the president's host will be a spectacular flotilla of rivef craft One f the trailing boats will be assigned to make the trip down " th river and to attend tbe convention. Another boat will be assigned to the congressional delegation of more than 100 members. Yet another boat will carry members of the Illlnoie Manufacturers association. First Stop of Voyage at Cairo. The first long atop of the river trip wilt be at Cairo at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday, October 23. Tbe second atop will be at Hickman, Ky, at 2:30 p. m., the president making brief addresses at both places. .... Arriving off Memphis, Tenn., at 8 a. m. Wednesday, .October 27, the president will make an address at 9 o'clock and that afternoon at 5 oclock will apeak at Helena, Ark. On Thursday, October 28, at 2:80 will make a speech at p m Mr. New Orleans will be Vicksburg. reached about four o'clock Friday afternoon. The river journey also will include abort atopa at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Natchez, Miss. , remain .In., New The, president-wi- ll Orleans from Friday afternoon,1 tbe to Monday morning, Notwenty-ninth- , vember 1. He will address the Waterways convention on - October 80 at 2:30 p. m. From New Orleans the president will go to Jackson and Columbus, Miss., Birmingham, Ala.; Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Wilmington, and Richmond, 'reaching Washington November 10. Visiting Saturday, October tR t d -- TYB0UT HUflBEfta SHOW princess gown, and whose nose, entirely guiltless of sunburn, did bine. air-- of jollity which bad f our little Impromptu feasts isied to me lacking on this more 'Ll occasion, it was as though pt'kuests had put on another person HO will their evening clothes, and I fluid Tt unfamiliar and hard to lob n ' I lly Edith, to be sure, was a jov 61ihold, anT talked with unusual hfl&tncy. Her while shoulders and hair were strikingly acceniu-Stefbblack gown,and her low-cu- t fltesilor came and went In her cheeks Bketbe fitful spark of an opal. - Jfc Blake, tbe quiet, tbe self-coialnad, beside whom she was placed IK Is soup grow cold as he looked si ler.ttnd had evidently forgotten the prence of any, one else long before tie t p ea ranee of the salad. B) the fine coffee arrived I decided he was foKessly lost, and felt a Klnuere ei for him, for in the lace of her bode gleamed the little gold key, and it locked all men but one out ;kw f hr heart. 5lfolt very sorry for them both. In thefght of my recently acquired In fhitlon. There were shadows r eyes, and a repressed rest leswess of manner which 1 attributed IS eoi taxed' nerves, for I new st)e felt Jt incumbent upon her to make a ipcfial effort to- be aRieeable, since ftejinaer ws glven In her honor. reflected, the anniversary Mihht wlthltpalnful memories, of otbt days, and for her sake as well k ow n, I w ished it were over, JVIll, it was over, and our guests gone- - for m hour, though it tainow but 11 oclock, I imagined (Jort&n Bennett and bis friend arrlv-infi- it their island and discusslngriis evt their cigars, with doubtless a ets fcg and stimulating beverageto tefiwh them after their exertions, sail would have liked to hear what Three irlrls Elisabeth, Gabr'elle and CIlae started for I'uraua to ilia Htiii.iner tin re. On board steamer they aere frightened b an appart ntlv demented stranger, who, fin ling a bag to one of them, took enjoment in s retrio EIikW shared uniting a photo of the htr stateroom with a Mis Graham., also bound for Canada. The yoimg women on a sightseeing lour met Mrs Graham, ftnxlim.ly awaiting hep husband, veto, had d a mania for sailing They wire to laird Wilfrid and tjidy KdttS. rot Inge by ths ocean was rented Two men called. They proved to tie John C. Idaho and Gordon Jennett. one a friend of Elisabeth's fatlur A wisp of xellnwr hair from Mr Graham's pocket fell Into the hands of Ellee Mrs Grahams hair was black Fearing for- - the safety of some gems, Edith left them In a safe at the cottage Mr Gordon lien nett was properly Introduced, explained tils actions on board ship and returned the lost bag Exploring the i pilar, one of tba girls foand a sphinx cuff buton. the exact counterpart of which both Gordon Ben- fliejsald. nett and I.ady Edith were found to posjiilbrielle often remarks that she sess, also. Eilse, alone, explored the celtvt hears Ice clink In a glass and lar, oterliearlng a tonvcrsatlon there between Mary Anne and a man He proved souis a good cigar that she does not to be her son, charged with murder. fls$he were a mttnand secretly i Lady Edith told a story of & lost love In connection with the sphinx key. At a 9it)aih(ze with her, although I ro ks, supper, which waa held on the make a joint of disagreeing In a lost Elisabeth rather m sterlouely h .by. the entire tildtly her --ruig, causing s,.r. manner,. .though Gabrielle witnessed a atormy party o1 things were beneath contempt. scene Edith and I,ord Willaidy frid red roses being the cause of the lat"Iwas thinking of this now in a ter's anger Marv Anne brought back Elisabeth's ring. Ellse went sailing with dnwiy, half conscious way, when I He tried to persuade sst.fenly became aware that I actually Gordon Bennett. her to return the Jewels left tn the girl's care bv Lady Edith He told her he urged a cigar and a very good one. found the sphinx scarf pin, the counter- Voaover, tbe odor came from be-h part of whhl) Lady Edith owned. d Intro-dute- 1 CHAPTER XIU. well Lady Edith looks In remarked,, Elizabeth, evening dress! as we discussed the events of Tbe evening after the departure oi our 1, guests. Mr. Blake evidently thought so,1 He had eyes for returned Gabrielle. no one else. But she was stunning In that black gown.' And Lord Wilfrid looked awfully distinguished, - continued Elizabeth, "HU quiet, reserved manner is very impressive, dont you think to? The - Americana aim ply were not lit It with the English. "Blood will tel! said Gabrielle, who poses as being very democratic, but Is at heart a thorough aristocrat ? And Mary Annes entrees were perfection, resumed Elizabeth, with great She Is a treasure. To satisfaction. think of cooking and serving that dinner all herself!. What does matter to such a genius if she has a dozen i worthless sons? . W.b at indeed ?L aCqniesced,. yawning, and proposed bed, but the others objected, saying that ft was not late and they were very wide awake Let's have a prowl," suggested who loved to wander about tbe cottage and look nt the ocean from all t points of the compass thing before retiring, as though she expected It to vanish during the night and must make the most of her time. Not in thin slippers,1 I protested, and good clothes." There is no grass up here," she replied, "and we can hold up our skirts. Do come, Elizabeth, just for n little 3 . . while. 1 I was sorry bad not gone also as soon as they turned the corner, and, picking up- - my long skirt carefully, started in pursuit - I saw, however, that they were deep In one of the heart to heart conversations In which they sometimes indulged, and decided not to Interrupt them, but to wait until they came back to earth and remembered my existence. So, after moments hesitation, I sat down on the steps leading to the slip, knowing they would certainly visit It before they went la, as it was Ga bridle's favorite view. Even when there was no moon and the outlook was therefore limited, I was sure she would not desert It. i r,' Resting my chin m tty hand, I reviewed the evening, which, from my own private and particular standpoint, bad been a failure. , Elizabeth had mentioned - Lord Wilfrids -- reserved manner, but to me he had seemed distinctly sulky, and I bad more than ones seen his sister look at him appealingly, and nt last with an indignant sparkle in her brown eyes, after which he roused himself and conversed la a perfunctory mhnner with his neighbor who happened to be my unfortunate self. Now, I had fully Intended to impress Gordon Bennett with the fact that he was Btli under the ban of my dis pleasure, and in the privacy or my own room bad rehearsed a dignified bearing and certain Imaginary speeches I thought would be very effective. It was therefore somewhat disconcerting to be politely ignored by tbe gentleman In question, who, beyond clvll bow had appeared unaware of my existence and bad devoted himself exclusively to Elizabeth, who looked especially pretty in her pale How -- the-las- t, and-smi- le, of Them Knelt Before the Door, On T Evtdentty Trying to UnUJchrtt. the steps led directly to slip the conclusion was forced wen me that some one was down fee. Curiously enough, I was not tb, and as lightened,- - but decidedly indignant kfiie one was taking a great liberty tilh private property, I thought, and I fished i were brave enough to go 4on and order him or them away, Inthwlth. There was, as I said, no moon, and I Weld not positively distinguish anything as I peered down into the dark-rss- , but thought I saw a point of light )Re the end of a cigar, and certainly heard a subdued murmur of voices. In another Instant the slip and everything upon it stood out against the dgrk-ses- s with tbe --Clearness and accuracy ft a picture thrown upon a screen, its very detail distinct and visible. After n Incredulous moment. I understood, for 1 recognized tbe broad beam of fhlte light which fall across the water with dazzling brilliancy. Our friend the searchlight had paid us cany visits since that first night upon fte ellp, and we had come to regard It with an amused tolerance, and to vatch for It, especially on dark nights m In bad weather. We seldom watched hi vain, for It was a persistent and light and explored the Wand, or at least ournd of it, with painstaking thoroughness - and regug . larity. Sg I sat in the sheltering darkness en the top of tbe steps and looked town upon the Illuminated slip, whllo heart thumped audibly and I bad never ven- Biy wished most ardently 1 tured out. ' For there were two men upon nd an unlighted steam launch waited beside it One of them knelt before the door of the boathouie, evidently it frying to unlock it, while tbe other jn my. ears and my progress sadly hampered brlhe long trailing skirt over which I tripped and' stumbled, and which, I wilt remark la passing, was irrevocably ruined. I do nor know why I ran. nor why I stopped up since 1 had not heard a word ot any kind, and was certainly in no personal danger; but I rushed w ildly on and finally cast nt) self breathless upon my bed, my pulses throbbing pulnfully and my whole being quivering with a sense of shame. For 1 had so nearly loved him. T knew 'It now, even as 1 knew his Had he not lied to me that afternoon? Lied about so simple a matter that I should then have understood he had something to conceal something of which to be ashamed. And now he was trjlng to force an entrance to the boathouse. But why? Was he a common thief? Oh. no, 1 cried, aloud; no, not my-ear- -- ' that! Then I sat suddenly upright, for I remembered the safe in the diningroom, with the jewels locked .In it the pearls which belonged to Lady Edith's mother and I remembered also my Indiscreet disclosures regarding it, and 'the questions he bad asked even while professing his disapproval-keen, searching questions as to the exact location of the safe and the form of lock upon 1L And 1 had told him everything he wanted to know willingly. Oh! I cried Im a fool, again. and he kuew It, and used me for m tool. Therein lay the chief sling. lie had used me as a tool, and my womans vanity was wounded to tbe quick. Going Into the next room, I leaned out of the open window, looking t ward the ocean and watching for something. I was not sure what The searchlight was at work again, and by lti light I saw a little dark boat steal away from our slip and make Its way toward the point of the island. I could see two flguree In Itt stern, so I knew the key had not been successful and our boathouse was still closed. I supposed also that the presence of tbe searchlight had frightened them away, and felt grateful for IL I heard the voices of the girls, and returned to my own room, hastily my dress and sltppltig lnto I would tell them; but bed. I could not talk not I could not even think. "Shes sound asleep, whispered O brielle, after an inquiring peep over the bed. It must be later than we thought Its awful the way we forget the flight of time when we get to talking, returned Elizabeth remorsefully, and they lowered their light and moved softly. In order not to disturb me. But I lay with widely opened eyee, staring into the darkness, long after their quiet breathing told me they nad gone peacefully to sleep. How hot the pillow was! 1 turned It restlessly, hoping the other side might contain a soporific influence and I could get away from the tormenting, UL he...F80Uln there? So far as we knew, tbe place wae empty; why, then, should any man want to force an entrance? Perhaps, after all, it was nothing that could not be explained. I would write him In the morning and tell him Quite frankly, wbatlhad seen, and ask for an explanation. And be, of course, would answer promptly. Then I remembered tbe scarf pin of the Sphinxs head, and knew that any explanation no matter bow plausible, would al wayr be accompanied by a doubt In my own mind. I remembered something else also Mr. Bundy's emeralds, and the supposition that the ope who took thqpi had departed without waiting tor breakfast Had he not by hie own showing left the hotel very early in deed the morning after the storm T I tried to put this .thought away from me, but It returned again and Again Tvlth hideous pertinacity," until, after a long time, my senses became dulled and I fell into an uneasy dose, where 1 beard Lady Edlthilemandlng her mothers pearls of Gordon Ben nett, while be Insisted he was having them set Into sldgcombs for me, and could not, therefore comply with he request". ' (TO BE CONTINUED.') YOUTHFUL FI8HERS IN ALASKA. Boys Boat Towed by a Big Halibut-H- ow the Dogs Help. About tbe moutba of the streams on which salmon camps are situated tbe Indian dog and children amuse themselves catching the fish. 8ome of the youngsters are eo small that after they have succeeded in cornering a fish tbe combined efforts of tbe party are often required to dispatch it and carry R to camp. I have watched dogs running about In a rift snapping at tbe salmon and apparently having be time of their lives. One of the most amusing sights that I saw during my stay in Alaska was two Indian boys being towed about tbe harbor at Kadiak by a huge halibut they bad just- - hooked. Utterly unable to land the fish, they had fastened the line to the stern of tbe boat, and while they pulled with all their might, each one atidan oar, they rallied each other for not .exerting more strength and shouted loudly for help. Finally an Indian put out in boat and tbe fish was landed. Forest and StreamT" Watched with interest and finally produced a bunch of keys from his own Pleasant for Archibald. pocket and selected one as he banded them to his companion, with apparent Mamma, may I please go baredirections how to apply It And I saw footed like the other little boys? plainly that the man who supplied tbe feel so uncomfortable In thesd new key was Gordon Bennett, who, with tboee. No, Archibald; no. .Your dlecom hjt friend Mr' Blake, was trying to force an entrance fnto our boathouse. tert should b outweighed by the satAnother Instant, and I sprang to my isfaction of knowing that you are the d child on the street feet and fled incontinently, mr finaers , best-dresse- 1 ,4 J. MINES AND MINING mine Conditions af the are fast tleveloplng into at lat what promises to be tbe largest ore body yet found in the old bonanza. September promises to be the ban In theJilstory of the Utah Copper company and It Is expected that the output will be the heaviest In Its history. Another property was added to the shipping list of White Pine county, Nevada, last week, wnen the teano ster started hauling from the 8im cess mines on Duck creek. An unlooked-fo- r inrush 'of water , has. from acrounts brought from the property of the Nevada Hills company at Falrvlew, Nevada, opened up a other ore body of considerable extent ittrbe workings of thal mine. It is announced that tbe conatruo tion work at the power plant which Jesse Knight Is installing in Santa, quin canjon Is going along In nice shape and tbe stringing of the poles and wires will commence within the-nefew days. The water level has been encountered In the Joe Bush shaft at tbe Respiration property, and the company has decided to drill from tbe 400-folevel, says Henry Crumb, consulting engineer for the property, who has just returned from Arizona. Judge Kohlsaat at Chicago appoint- ed a receiver for the Frances-MohawMining afid Leasing. company of Gold field and enjoined D. Mackenzie and company from wltndrawlng any xr-lion of the $125,000 of The company's funds deposited In a'bank tn that city.' The famous Jiegras gold mine in the Carmen mountains of Mexico, opposite Douqufilas, Texas, has been rediscovered, after being lost for nearly two centuries. John Young of Alpine, Texas, found the mine recently. of the ore show that It runs $10,-oo- o Daly-Judg- e lier-inont- h f. - ot k 1 JJ. Aa-sa- js to the ton. A new development at the Muldoon " Mining companys property at Halley, Idaho, is adding enormously to the . already extensive ore showing In thal property. The ore is nearly pur metal, as It carries 70 to 80 per cent f lead, besides the usual ounce- - of yer to the.uulL "Information from Park City leads to the belief that the New York Bonanza company la finding a natural remedy and relief for what has la the past been its greatest handicap, too milch water,-- a quartzite formation water havin which carries off-t' been encountered. 7 Never before waa there such ectlF v It y shown In the East Tlntic district as at the present time. Holsts are put ting at alt the 'propertle and the with ore aner are all going companies an energy that look like there will be. district If It la something found in the ' to be found. P. Chester Thompson, of New York and Salt Lake, with associates, has purchased of the Ame estates, Boev ion. the old Union Copper mines of ' ' -- ' - 1.. he -- t the Calaveras Copper company nndef the laws of Delaware, with 1,000,009 t ihares, par value $6. The Lob Angeles Mining Review la . making a great fight for mlnera, scoring banks for the niggardly support b$ very industry that is producing so much of the real standard ot wealth. The Miners bank will yet come, like all other good things, through necessity, says the Review. - Reoprt from the properties of the Silver Island Mining company In Tooele county is to the effect that ore Is'bcing mined "there In four differ-ent places, development being carried on by means of a series ot tun- -' nels. About 300 sack! of or will be shipped during the week, Not a new district, but an old dls- , trict which has received a hew, lease ' on life, Is the manner In which the Tecoma, Nev,, section la described. To- coma, Elko county, Nev., Is just over state line, about 113 the miles west of Ogden, and It is creating considerable talk at present. From tbe Indications of ore that are now making In the face of the tunnel at the Rexall Silver A Copper Mining companys property, between AJta and South Fork, the management believe that It will soon find the ore body which It Is searching for. The tunnel is. no w in. distance of 700 feet, At the regular monthly meeting of the Uncle Bam Mining company In Salt Lake, the usual dividend, to be expected from now on, was posted. The directors, on looking over the financial standing of the company, decided that IV was amply able to hand out $10,000, or 2 cents a share in velvet io Its stockholders. ' a conference was held In Salt Lake recently at which the chief Interests In the production of antimony of the United States were involved. The meeting Is declared to have been fop the mine owners to get closer together and endeavor to Increase tbe antimony business. Articles of Incorporation will be filed In a few days for the Picayune operate Mining company, which In the north Santaquin mining district. The tunnel at the Spring Lake proH erty is m a distance of C50 feet and is just leaving the quartzite. The New York stock exchange can continue to enforce a rule of it board of3 governors, prohibiting Its member members -- of .the' front ealing-with Consolidated Stock exchange, under a decision rendered by Justice Crane of the' New York state supreme court In Brooklyn. ' Samuel Newhouse has dropped hla option on tbe Rainbow gold mine at Mormon Basin. Oregon, according to report from .that place. The property waa taken up under an option early In the year, the price to be paid being ,$850,000. Utah-Nevad- " a ' to -d- - - |