The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-01
THE ORE PRODUCERS
Erroneous Statements Concern
ing Ore Mines are Refuted.
SOME RINGING RESOLUTIONS.
The Mines of Utah are Now Producing Large
Quantities of the Best F1uxing Ores
Foreign Lead.

In pursuance of the call of the Utah Ore
Producers association, number of promi-
nent mining and smelling men of this city
met at the headquarters of the association
last evening to take action in regard to
the tariff on imported ores. Among those
present were r. G. Chambers, R. Mackin-
tosh, w. S. Mccormick, John Herman, L.
U. Goliath, Louis Martin, j. J. DAILY,
James McGregor, w. +. James, w. G.
Van Horne, M. M. Kaighn, M. Hanauer,
Ellsworth Daggett, J. r. Nichols, N. Ire
week, G. Lavagnino, J. M. Woodman, w.
G. M. Steward, w. G. Gallagher and many
others.
w. F. James called the meeting to order,
and Richard Macintosh was elected chair
man and Colonel Kaighn Secretary
Mr.. James stated that the arguments
had been made in Washington that the
mines of this country were not able to pro-
duce sufficient fiuxing ore to meet the de-
mandS OF the shelters. 70 meet this ar
gument and others, the association had
sent out blank forms which, when filled
out, would show the condition and charac-
ter of the mines of this country. He be-
lieved that Utah alone could produce suffi-
Gent fluxing ore to supply this territory
and Colorado, and that there were scores of
lead producing mines in Utah which could
not be worked owing to the low price of
lead. This information would be sent on
to Washington as soon as possible, but in
order to have an immediate expression, he
thought that committee on resolutions
should be appointed.
This was put in the form of motion and
the chair appointed the following gentle
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w. +. James, A. Hanauer, Ellsworth Dag
gett, j. j. DAILY, r. G. Chambers and G.
Lavagnino.
The committee at once retired, and after
being out some time, reported
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS,
which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted
Resolved, That the statement attributed
to Mr.. August Meyer alleging that Ameri-
can mines could not, even with protection,
produce sufficient fluxing ores to run exist
ing American smelling works, is unmiti-
gatedly false. For instance, one group of
mines, the Brooklyn and Lead mines,
which during the year past employed from
100 to $50 miners at wages from $3.50 to
50. so per day, produced "a, 900 tons of ore,
5000 tons of which went about so per cent
lead and 10 ounces silver. From second
class ore going from Is per cent to 20 per
cent. lead and from to ounces
silver, there was produced 1000 tons
going from 40 to so per cent. lead
and 10 ounces silver and 1000 tons going
from Is per cent to 20 per cent. lead, and
from to ounces silver. With protection
making price of AZ cents per pound for
lead, the production of these mines could
be doubled; with the price of lead perma-
nently below cents per pound they would
have to shut down. These mines are but
an example of the majority of the lead
mines of Utah.
Resolved, That the constituent elements
of all ores produced in the inter-mountain
region are largely gold, silver and lead, and
any cause tending to diminish our ore pro-
ducts or decrease the value of lead will. in
a corresponding ratio, diminish the product
of the precious metals.
Resolved, That the mines of Utah do now
produce large quantities of the best f1ux-
ing ores, and with fair protection can
more than double the quantity of fluxing
ores ever heretofore produced in the ter
ritorY. Besides reducing Utah dry ores,
the tiuxing ores of the territory are, to a
certain extent, exported to Colorado, Cali
fornia and Nebraska to reduce dry ores
there
Resolved, That the available fluxing ores
of this intermountain region are sufficient,
with adequate protection, to smelt not only
tne dry ores produced In the United States,
but also all dry ores that may be imported
from Mexico and Canada.
Resolved, That owing to the competition
of foreign lead ores mined by peon labor,
many Of the low grade mines of our terri
tory, containing fluxing ores, have long
been shut down, and other. are working in
hope Of relief from Congress.
Resolved, That by these mines being
shut down, at least two thousand miners
are thrown out of employment in Utah
alone.
Resolved, That, regardless of political
affiliations, the members of this meeting,
representing the whole mining industry Of
Utah, earnestly request Congress to re-
lieve our American miners of lead and
fiuxing ores from competition with the
peon labor of Mexico
Resolved, That copies of these resolu-
tions be sent to Hon. W. H. Mckinley,
chairman of the ways and means commit