The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-01
TWO MINES.
Comparative Statement of the
Crescent and Anchor,
Showing Difference In Favor Of the
Anchor of Over Fifty Thousand
in One Year.

To the Editor Of THE HERALD:
am responsible to the companies which
respectively represent for the selection of good
and competent men to I'LL the POSITIONS To
| which appoint them.
In simple Justice to David Keith, superinten-
dent of the Anchor mine, and w. V. Rice, man
ager of the Union concentration, | submit the
comparative statement below without COM
ment, only stating that the figures are taken
| from the annual reports Of each OF the com.
p''---'>'' EDWARD P. FERRY,
Vice-president and manager of the Anchor
| Mining company.
PARK CITY, Utah, Oct. 81, 1891.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
Crescent Mining company, 1885, Stuart Ste
Anchor Mining company, 1891. Edward P.
Ferry, manager.
Crescent Conce trator-15o ton mill in twenty
four hours actually runs IA tons; cost, S44,-
| 6i1,6l.
Union Concentrator-100-ton mill In twenty
| four hours: cost, S35, 81. Improvement made
by Rice s3,563 49, Total, S3S, 57l.65, One hun
| bred and thirty tons are now run in twenty four
hours.
| Cost Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES handled 1920
tons second-grade ore, 1888 30, or Sl65 per
ton; Union handled $3.50 tons second-grade
ore, s2l, 97.el. or Sc per ton. Ratio, Crescent,
| S. 10 to /: Anchor, $40 to ].
Mining OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mined lie, $50
|
concentration, Sl42 967. o5, or 1888 per ton; An.
Choir mined &c 800 tons of ore, delivered on cars,
cost including concentration, $40 SS524 or 81 ca
| per ton; Crescent averaged sixty men per day,
81 go days labor produced IL, $50 tons, or per
day per man. 7.l0 tons; Anchor averaged
ninety-four men per day, 34,Sl0 days labor
produced $500 tons, or per day per man. $40
| ton; Crescent employed 2l,e00 days labor at
cost of 2,;9O4 average wages per day, 1885;
Anchor employed 34.3l0 days labor at cost of
SIS, 742. average wages per day, 1851.
| Hauling Ore-Crescent hauled over tramway
with locomotive and cars 1890 tons, cost
! SO, 20.43, or 74c per ton.
Anchor hauled over roadway with teams and
W agons-26, $50 tons crude ore on contract at 81
! per tom This included loading at concentrator,
| hauling to and unloading at sampler distance
| of y. miles 1855 tons concentrates Total ton
age-34 $40 tons, cost s26 $685. Sc or rs cents per
| ton.
BOARDING HOUSE.
! Crescent, $1,000 days board, at profit of
s7,l30.66, or 80 per man.
Anchor, 1880 days board. at profit OF
| S. so, or Ia per man.
| SALARIES.
Crescent paid for 12 months, s9.04O5O
Anchor paid for months, s2,Ss7.50.
| COMPARATIVE NET GAINS.
| Crescent
In 12 months did no prospecting and made no
| improvements
Paid overdraft October ]. 1885,. -S .965 a8
Paid new machinery 3,i91 SO
In hands of treasurer at close Of year.
| September 80, 1885, 44,44 Oh
net gain- $50, 7o1 s.
Anchor
| In months made large improvements as be-
| low:
| Paid overdraft, January 1, 1S9l----..S 3.346 90
| Paid notes Chambers & Daly----. 10000 90
| Paid new Rad compressor 1862 II
Paid new sting plant NO. - 45, $50 35
Paid prospecting and dead work.. 1889 06
In hands of treasurer at close OF 8
months. September 80, 1891 ---------- 12 265 "a
Total gain in months. -. = 1865 Ca
Less assessment No. d. 1850 90
Net gain o. 2S5 on
Difference IN favor Anchor, 9 months 1877 5S3 GO
Add u, or months at same average ~, 527 SO
Difference In favor Anchor, 12months $50, III 80
EYE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Drs. Freeman g. Tibbits. 1854 Main St.s