davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25
THE DAILY.

THE DAILY.
The DAILY mine is the twin sister to the great
Ontario. 1t is on the same lode about 3. 700 feet
west from the Ontario No. shaft, and com
pr1ses twenty-four claims, each 2OOk15OO feet
1t Is operated by the Daily Mining company. of
which X. @. Chambers is president and superin-
tendent; X. Macintosh, vice-president. and T.
]. Almy, secretary. 1t has capital stock of
100000 divided into $1,000 shares of the par
value OF $40.
The company was organized in February
1885, ]. j. DAILY having bought I'D for himself
and others all the ground now owned by the com
pany. The ground was first prospected by tun-
nels with very discouraging results, but after
the company was organized, e shaft was sunk
to depth of 500 feet and connections made
with the Ontario drain tunnel to relieve the
mine of its water. This DONE and drifting for
the vein was commenced. 1t was soon found to
be what the owners thought, that it was the
Ontario vein. But up to this time
100000 had been spent in development
and not a cent received in return.
The mine commenced to yield at once the first
shipment being made about January 1, 1886
The ore is of the same character as the Ontario.
the vein the same and the description of one
applies to the other.
The shaft has been sunk to the 9OO-foot level
found to yield proftably, and at the bottom
gives every sign of permanency. The mine is
drained by the Ontario drain tunnel so that no
pumping is necessary, except from the 900 foot
level to the S0O-foot level, which is identical
with the Ontario 6OO-foot level The ore is
mtlled at the Marsac mill, reduction being by
the Russell lixiviation process. Mr.. W. A VIII
son is foreman of the mill. The Russell pro-
cess reduces the ore to sulphides which must
be treated by special process to extract the
silver. Heretofore the sUlphides have been
shipped to Omaha for treatment. To save e.-
pense in shipping the company this wear
erected a refinery at cost of $4,000, and here
after only the silver will be shipped The re-
fnery was erected by C. A. Stedefeldt, the en-
inent metallurgst which Is enough to say that
it is irst-class in every respect.
AT the mine also great Improvements have
been maze this year. Large hosting works. as
large as any in the camp have been erected at
what is known as the Daily No. shaft. Heavy
machinery, capable of sinking to depth of
1900 feet, has been put in and making the Daily
No. 2 plant equal to any other here The shaft
has been sunk to depth of 400 feet. On ac-
count of the erection of the new works nothing
has been done in the shaft since August last.
Work will soon be resumed and the 500 foot
level will be reached before cross-cut will be
run to the vein.
The new boarding house and Office is being
used and only an examination of it is necessary
to show one that for comfort and convenience it
cannot be excelled in the west.
The mine and mill employ 26O men. Mr. John
Judge is the able foreman of the DAILY and has
been since the first development work was
done.
The product of the Daily during the present
year has been as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

total would be swelled to 600 men.
The average pay per month is s9O giving an
average expenditure per month in wages of
$4,000. Its mine and mill plants have cost over
81 OOO,0OO. The ore averages so per ton and the
cost OF extrac ton, reduction and marketing is
S24. so. TIL e mining of ton of ore costs Sc. 49,
and the average cost per foot of underground
work has been about 80 The stock keeps at
about $40 per share, and upon this 30 cents per
month is pa l. which averages 10 per cent. per
annum.
The output and dividends of the mine to date
has been as follows, 1877 being the year of in
corporation:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

fact Herman Budden and a Missourian who
went by the name of Pike and another party
were prospecting in the vicinity. Budden was
coming down the hill carelessly striking the
rocks with his pick as he passed along to his
work further on. He struck what he supposed
to be loose rock and as piece flew down the
hill he thought it looked like chloride. He re-
traced his steps and struck the piece several
times, finding that it was rock in place and
really chloride ore He had found the cropping
of the ledge, q piece not larger than the
top of your hat and the only cropping
of the lode that was ever found
on the surface. oBudden commenced digging,
and was soon delighted with the sight of ore
With his partners he then located the ground,
calling it the Ontario, January 10. 1872, and
started to prospect it by sinking a hole and run
ming cut on the line Of the lode. At this time
| George Hearst (the late Senator of California; ,
and John Gashweiler, of San Francisco. were
here looking at the McHenry mne, upon which
San Francisco parties had bond. They were
returning disguised with the mine when they
met Marcus DAILY at what is Lake Flat
DAILY had seen the Ontario prospect with Robert
Walker, and at the time was returning to
Little Cottonwood. He told Hearst that it made
fine showing and urged him to go down the
hill and look at it. Hearst did look at it and
was pleased with it. He returned to Salt Lake
and meeting me called my attention to it and
asked me to watch it, At this time James f.
Berry, an old Salt Laker and AL Guiwitz had
thirty days bond on the prospect
for $4,000. During the life of this
bond, 1 came out and examined the
prospect and liked it very much. A few days
before the expiration of the bond 1 sent George
Munroe out from Salt Lake to get ten days
bond, commencing at the expiration of the for
mer one, and for the same amount
He succeeded in dong this and trans
ferred it to me- and he reported
also that the prospect continued to improve.
telegraphed to Hearst to come up at once from
San Francisco. After his arrival, August %,
came up and looked over the prospect, Sleep
ing that night under an old pine tree near the
discovery. was satisfied with the outlook
and the next morning told the boys to come
along with me to Salt Lake and they could get
their money. They went, and that day, August
"a, the sale was made. September 1 1 com.
menced building log cabins for the few men we
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

later properties but are rapidly moving to the
front and giving every promise of being as great
as the leaders. The work of these MINES of the
big undertakings, products etc.. will be given
under the sketches of the different properties.
MINING IN PARK CITY
is "sure thing when backed by good iudg-
ment, experience and capital. There have been
less failures in mining in Park City than in any
other camp on the coast. 1t is true that many
thousands of dollars have been spent and
nothing received in return, but yet every dollar
has only proved that the ore is there and
the value of the prospect has in
creased for every cent expended Min
ing has been remunerative here and
will be, when most of the readers of this article
are walking the streets of gold and silver -
where prospects are unknown. Park City's
permanency as great producer is assured and
this has been emphasized by the cutting of the
vein recently in the north drift on the 15OOlevel
on the Ontario No. 3. The men who are most
familiar with the underground workings of the
camp are most emphatic in their statements
that no other mines in the west have such pros
poets of permanency. Mr.. Chambers. himself.
in his annual report to the stockholders. de-
clared that the ore in sight in the Ontario guar
anteed the payment of dividends for years to
come. And when it is taken into consideration
that the Daily and Anchor are producing heavily
from the same mineral belt and as vet have
hundreds of feet of virgin ground before the
lowest levels of the Ontario are reached, and
that these hundreds of acres lying in this same
belt all showing mineral, no other conclusion
can be reached than that Park City is only en-
tering upon the forenoon of the day of its pros
perity.
THE MINERAL BELT
of this camp is from five to seven miles in
width and from nine to twelve in length, en-
bracing three districts, the Uintah, Snake
Greek and Blue Ledge 1t is generally con-
sidered as three separate belts, known as the
Ontario, Crescent and Snake Creek, but by
some as really only one, with number of diff
ferent VEINS the Ontario vein being the centre
and main one of the belt. The general strike
or trend of the belt is northeast and southwest,
with general dip to the northwest, which
varies much in different veins and often in one
vein, the range being from 90 degrees to As de-
grees. The tendency Of the veins is to become
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25
Park City, Eureka Silver City Bingham
Utah. Grandsh

the foremost camp in everything that partains
to mining. While other places have been up and
down with the price of lead and silver, Park
City has not only held her own, but has also
forged ahead, growing richer and richer. Such
effect has this camp had upon the prosperity OF
the territory, that when now this story of hills
and valleys is told, it has became second ma
ture to look first to see what it has done. The
year 1891 has been very prosperous one in
every way. The Park can render a good ac-
count of its talents better than in any pre-
vious year in its history. New properties have
been opened up, idle ones have resumed work.
more men are employed, the output is greater
than ever, and prospects brighter
Park City has been written about and talked
about, and on account of its great Ontario has
worldwide fame; but to many readers of
THE CHRISTMAS HERALD this account will be
new, and few words about it's mining history
Will not be out of place.
The first properties were opened up in Park
City in the early '7O's by prospectors who were
making their way over the hills from Alta.
eleven miles distant, viii h was then flour
lshlng camp. The McHenry, Central now the
JUPITER, Pioneer, Ontario, Pinyon, Walker &
webster and the Fagstaff, were among the
hrst claims staked Of. The McHenry and On
yon and Walker & Webster. The Flagstaff
was worked for time, and produced many tons
of ore. The Ontario fell into the hands of
Hearst, Haggin & Tevis, of California, R. c.
Chambers the present superintendent, pur-
chasing the property for them for $4,000.
What 1t has done will be given later on The
Plnyon and Walker & Webster are now part of
the Crescent mine Other discoveries fol-
lowed these, and in the early days the White
Pine, Utah, Bonanza and others were flourish
ing properties. The development on the Onta-
rio stimulated prospecting and the DAILY was
located by John j. DAILY, and by indefatigable
efforts he demonstrated that he had mine. R.
c. Chambers and others were interested Hoist
ing works were erected and development on a
large scale proceeded with The DAILY is the
twin sister of the Ontario, and since 1885 has
paid more than two millions in dividends The
development of the Anchor and Alliance fol-
iowed-hundreds of thousands of dollars being
spent before pound of ore was extracted. The
Woodside, Northland, Mayfiower, Silver King
DAILY West Meears, Lucky Bill, Glencoe, are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

I mines, show such statements? 1t is this great
product1veness and permanency that make it
famous, and its name synonym of wealth.
And 1t must DE remembered that these results
have been brought about only by tireless efforts
and the exercise of unusual skill and science
Ore has not been found just by digging at ran
dom for it in the Ontario At times it has been
doubtful question whether the vein would be
found or not and abandonment of certain por-
lions was almost decided upon, but
with a determination that knew no de-
feat its superintendent has overcome
every obstacle and made the mine
model of scientific mining That is the story
of the Ontario well as can be given in the
limited space of this issue-but its future?
Wen, it is as bright to-day as upon any other
christmas IN its history. The more it is de-
veloped the greater is the promise for stock
holders. The years will pass away as many as
have gone in its history, and it will be the same
wonderful Ontario mine the greatest silver
mine in the world.
The Nos. and shafts are triple compart-
ment, the two hosting shafts being 41sx5 feet
each in the clear and the pump shafts SKI feet
The mine is connected with the Daily mine, 200
feet distant on three different levels, and by the
drain tunnel connects the Daily mine with Park
City, via underground, distance of over 10000
feet
The mill is located in the southern portion of
Park City. 1t is forty-stamp MILL using the
amalgamation process. Its work has Deen
enormous, having turned out 24,SOS bars of bull
lion. 1t is in charge of Alex D. Moffat, who has
been connected with the milling of the MINES
ore since 1875. He, with Martin Correll, who has
been employed at the mine since 1872, are
among the Oldest employees.
The output of the mine during the year 1891 is
as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

had at work in the mine. The first work con-
sisted of sinking shaft about 100 feet east of
the discovery, and one about 250 feet west. The
former did not prospect we'll and was rather
dlscouraging, but the latter, down to q depth of
to feet, showed up we'll. Here we encountered
water in such quantities as TO prevent work
With windlass. This shaft was abandoned
and an open cut and tunnel was started in the
raVlne below. Preparations were made for an
active winter, sixteen men being employed, with
Mr.. Pat. keryin as foreman. The tunnel was
run to point underneath the discovery and
enough ore was taken out the value OF which
would about pay expenses In November and
December shipments of first-class ore were
made to Salt Lake, simply as an experiment,
to find the value of it. 1t was sold to Mr. r.
Macintosh for over $1,000, and averaged $3.50
per ton: which goes to show that the mine had
some rich ore near the surface,
SIN the fall of 1873 the No 1 shaft was com
menced and sunk down to water. The hosting
works were erected and the shaft continued
down to the 1C0:foot level. A cross cut was run
south to the lode and though ore was found
where the vein was cut, the outlook was not
fiattering as we ran ninety feet east in ground
that would not pay for STOPPING out. Next
spring we sank to The 20)-foot level which pros
pected much better than the one above. During
the summer 200 tons OF ore were sold at good
prices. In the fall of this year, 1874 we went
down to the 300-foot level, and there found our
prospects better than ever. Later on, the 400
and 5OO-foot levels were opened and the last
named proved to be the best yet opened as the
vein for the entire distance explored was VITA
out break and carried continuous cody of
high grade ere.
In March, 1875 we rented the McHenry mill
and placed James Anderson, now of Salt Lake,
in charge as superintendent. 1t being a wet
crushing mill, we worked our chloride ores
there and sold our base ore most OF it being
shipped to Liverpool for treatment. In the
spring of 1876, we also rented the Marsac mill,
having Mr.. LathroD Dunn, an expert
millman, as superintendent. We used this
mill until January, 1877, when our own 4)stamp
mill, the p esent Ontario mill, was ready for
operation, the erection having been commenced
in the August previous. The mill was erected
at a cost of S325, 900 and was started up January
20, 1877, since which time it has run steadily
with only occasional stops for repairs. In De-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

vertical at great depth. The different veins lie
between lime walls between lime and quartz
lite, the latter formation prevailing. The veins
on the surface usually carry low grade ore and
are often barren, their chief characteristic
being that they increase in size and the ore be-
comes richer as depth is attained. This is
proven in the deep workings of the Ontario and
IS sufficient proof alone of the permanency OF
the mineral deposits. The veins, as a
rule, carry water in abundance, which,
with the fact that the pay ore is deep,
make prospecting and the development of
properties expensive, but the game is worth
the powder, as is evidenced by the success of
the different mines here.
Below is given sketch of the different prop
critics and a review of their work during the
past year, with other items of interest con-
nected with the mining industry of this great
Utah camp;
THE ONTARIO
No mortal can fully tell the story of the On
tario mine. To write it would require the
hands OF angels and more space than is covered
byits claims 1t would be the story of the
wonderful patience, courage and perseverance
of a few men; it would tell OF the building of
a city; of vast mercantile transactions; of the
building OF railroads; it would be a story of
pair: Of love and hate, of poverty, wealth and
afduence; of the passions OF men; of life and
death; of ambition-a neverending story of all
that goes to make up life. 1t can never be
written, but the story of its discovery
and its development can, and it is
now given to the public through the col
umns of THE CHRISTMAS HERALD. 1t
is something of rare interest. 1t
shows how mine is made and
demonstrates that mining is a science which
requires one to possess unusual Skill and GER
tain traits of character to follow it success
fully Mr.. R. c. Chambers has been superin-
tsndent of the Ontario mine from its purchase
as prospect and he knows it better than a
fond mother knows her child, Under his man
agement it has grown to be the greatest silver
mine in the world. In his hands it has given to
the world S27 ,000 0O0-hard money. The mine
speaks his praises, beside which words are as
nothing. To the writer he gave recently the
following interesting story of the mine: SIT is
not generally known that the Ontario mine
was discovered accidentally, but such is the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

It IS YET TOO early TO give exact figures of the
value IN dollars of this years mineral outnnt
but from data collected by j. E. Dooly. cashier
OF Wells, Fargo & Co.'s bank in this CITY if
would seem sale to say that it will show
an increase Of at least ST. 100000 over $780, max
ing:
-------S12 34S, 523
With this good showing, under rather nm
favorable conditions, what may not be expected
coinage law? no llee
With this by way of preface, the attention
OF HERALD readers is directed to the sbou;n,r
made below: 0 Sno"ing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25
UTAH'S GREAT CAMP
An Exhaustive Article on Park
City Properties.
The Mines Which Have Done So Mucb in :.
Comparatively Short Time-A
Bright Future

80 EaES7 UST now the annual stories arc
eISIsQ TYH being told-the story of the farm
MyTSTy1sh of the mil, the range and the
LISlEK mine; all are rendering their
KM MgyEE accounts and telling of the
tE@N wonderful prosperity of the
Se%zzSTS year 1891. In this story Park
@ than any other place in I our rf fair tsr
~ ritory. For years she was the onlv
SG3 permanent silYer-producing camn in
Utah, and has been Justly considered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

*Partially estimated for both ore and sui
phides sold.
The price Of Daily stock does not vary much
from So and it is seldom to be found in the
market A regular monthly dividend of % cents
per share is paid. What effect the erection OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

Nearly twelve and half millions to stock
holders and fifteen millions for expenses Can
any other producing corpora ton in the United
States. other than the Lake Superior copper
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-18

A Singular Explosion Mat
tiers.


The residents in Murphy's Row in this
village. were somewhat start ed this
morning by loud noise and SCATTERING
of glass The house Is one in the row
occupied by Mrs Rost, who was going
about her daily labor, when she was
startled by loud noise similar to the
explosion Of torpedo or cannon Sew
eral Of the neighbors heard the unusual
sound and rushed out their front do rs
10 see what the cause was from. when
they met Mrs. Rost who informed then
that an explosion of some kind had tax
en- place in her house The neighbors
all ran in 10 see what was the damage.
Upon investigation il was found that the
house No. 5, occupied by Mrs. Rost and
family. was shattered in pieces. No cause
can be assigned for the strange and mys-
ierious shattering the OF glass, as the win
dow was down and the shutters closed
There was no marks on the outside, and
no marks about the furniture in the
room and the matter remains q mystery.
The neighbors have become somewhat
exercised over the affair, and attribute
1t TO some spontaneous combustion.
The pleasant weather has been favor
able for the tongers in this place, but the
PAA~N AN@NAfNA AOi buC BiNhlNSs uhtA4N
pay them for labor, and many have
gone to bedding them for future mar
ket.
The praying band from Annapolis,
have rented a room from Mr.. William
Heller, upon Severn avenue, and are
fitting 1t up TO hold their weekly ser
vice IN.
The Ship yard Of the Messrs. Heller
IL Co, are doing a good business in the
way of repairing vessels, etc.
The public school since its opening
has an increased attendance The re-
ligious services at the churches are also
well attended
We have had four additions to our
population recently who in the future
will claim Eastport as their birth place
Mothers and offsprings are doing well.
Several new Improvements have gone
up since my last. More anon.
RAMBLER
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-18

In the matter of curatives what you
want is something that will do its werk
while you continue to do yours-a rem
edy that will give you no inconvenience
nor interfere with your business. Such a
remedy is Allcock's Porous Plasters.
These plasters are not an experiment;
they have been in use for over thirty
years, and their value has been attested
by the highest medical authorities, as
well as by testimonials from those who
have used them. They require NO change
of diet and are not effected by wet or
cold. Their action does not interfere
with labor or business. you can toll and
vet be cured while hard at work. They
are 50 pure that the youngest, the old
est, the most delicate person of cit her
sex can use them with great benefit.
Beware of limitations, and do not be
deceived by Misrepresentation Ask
for Allcock's, and let no solicitation
or explanation induce you to accept
substitute.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-18
Better Postal Arrangements.

An order was issued at the Postofice
Department yesterday authorizing sew
eral changes In the star route service in
the lower part Of Anne Arundel county
The object is to insure closer and better
connections with Annapolis. A new
route will be established from Annapo.
lis to Millersville, and also to Friend
ship. Another change will be made so
as to improve the service TO Annapolis,
to South River, Obligation. West River,
and SudleY Another new route from
Bristol by Darnell, McKendree. Jewell,
to Friendship; also from Bristol to Green
ock. Lothian, Tracy's Landing to Nut
well, from Upper Marlborough. Ches-
terfield. Rutland and Davidsonyille will
be supplied from Milersville.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-09-18

Six years is the required age OF pupils
to have attained before they can claim
place in any OF the schools OF this
Commonwealth, and owing to the crowd.
ed condition OF our primary schools, the
law should be rigidly observed by our
teachers and school authorities. One
teacher among forty or fifty pupils has
certainly all she can do, and the law de-
fines clearly what constitutes the divid-
ing line between those who are eligible
and those who are not. Parents would
do well to bear this in mind, and not
send their children till they are six years
old 1t would relieve the teacher of
much trouble in notifying them.