The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

John L. Woods, of Cleveland. Quietly and
prudently Mr.. Ferry has. with advice and ap-
proval OF Mr.. Woods. purchased the additional
property at a cost of Sis 90, and not until the
stockholders meeting in January last, were the
stockholders aware of the amount and value of
the property owned by the company.
Steadily and methodieally development work
is being carried on, first. by shaft sunk to
depth of 600 feet, cutting at the 500 level what
Mr.. Ferry calls the White Pine vein, showing
ore in quantity and value sufficient to warrant
in the judgment of the management further ard |
more extended development.
The cost of pumping and freeing the shaft |
from water was such that the works were
shut down, and contract let to John J. DAILY for |
running tunnel, one and one-half (11a) miles in |
length, striking the point directly under the
shaft 100 feet deep. 1t took something like |
two years to do this work, and meanwhile |
hoisting plant at the shaft was destroyed by
fire. The tunnel disclosed large vein of ore
independent of vein opened while sinking the
shaft. The usual chapter of accidents and
delays was encountered, but all the develop
ment work was steadily pushed by Mr.. Ferry
with undiminished confidence in the future of
the mine.
January l, 1891, $685. 900 had been expended
by the company without any return. Then
was planned and determined by the company
the work of extracting ore from the tunnel
vein, raising of new hosting plant at the shaft
and as fast as needed, such other improve
ments as might be necessary and conduce to
the economical working of the property.
February /, 1891, David Keith was appointed
by the manager, superintendent of the mine.
Mr.. keth's experience upon the Comstock
lode, supplemented by his six years superin-
tendency of Ontario No. 3, eminently fitted him
for his position, and his work justihes the
choice made.
Sales of ore and concentrates from January
to November 80 1891, are 1881. 1894 Concur
rent with the appointment of Mr.. Keith as
superintendent, John Thompson was selected
as chief engineer of the company. 1t is SUI
f1cient to say of him, that his qualifications and
experience made him fitting assistant to Mr.
Keith.
April II, Mr.. E. A Shear in charge com
| menced the erection of the new hosting plant.
In just ninety days, August H. 1891, the build
Ing was completed so far as mill-wright and
carpenter work was concerned. So much of
the boilers and machinery as were uninjured by
the fire of 1890 were utilized by Mr. Ferry. New
duplicate Rand compressor, 1Sx3J inch cylinder
was purchased through George NJ Scott s. Co.,
! of the Rand Compressor and Drill company,
New York, and a new two-cylinder Corliss en-
CINE, 20x6O inch cylinders, was purchased
through the Utah and Montana Machinery COM
pany, of the NJ G. Bullock Manufacturing COM
pany, Chicago, Ill.
Ali the lumber was furnished by the Michi-
gan lumber company, of Vancouver, Wash.
All through, material was purchased, and work
done by day under immediate supervision Of
the manager and his able assistant, w. V. Rice.
| The total cost including old boilers and ma
chinery repaired and utilized, was about s75, 0OO
full description OF the new works would
occupy too much space in these columns, hence
we present to our readers faithful picture as
they now appear completed.
All is now nearly in readiness for the work
of sinking the main shaft to connect with the
tunnel at depth of 12oO feet.
Mr.. Keith informs US that it will be pushe d
to completion as fast as possible, and conf
IDENTIFY expects to use the shaft not later than
July l, 1892.
November 1, 1891, the Anchor company pur-
chased the Union concentration for $4,000 Mr.
w. V. Rice who has from its organization been
manager of the Union Concentrating company,
was at once appointed superintendent of the
Anchor concentration. He has continued James
T. Kescel as foreman in direct charge of the
work We are informed by both. that the plant
is the most complete and efficient tor It's size OF
any in the territory. 1t is now treating daily
l40 tons crude ore for the Anchor company,
producing about fifty tons of concentrates, OF
a ratio Of little less than three tons into one.
The management of the company are all pro-
gressive men. Hon. E. p. Ferry, resident of
Park City, has had fifteen years experience in
the management of mining companies and their
work and has, what is more, the absolute and
entire confidence of his directors and stock
holders of his company. The improvements
! ndd al
are large. and all made with a view to econ
omy in all the work of construction and pro-
duction. They are, briefly as follows: First
new boarding and lodging houses at Anchor
shaft; second, electro tramway and electric
light in the mine and works, to be driven by
Potion wheels, thus reducing to a servant the
water in the mine, which has been so long
source of trouble and anxiety to the manage
ment; third, construction of electric tramway
from mouth of tunnel to the concentration, to be
driven by another Potion wheel near the
. mouth of the tunnel; fourth, construction Of
pipe line from the lakes on Bonanza Flat two
large reservoirs near Anchor hosting works, tc
secure water for fire protection boiler use anC
domestic purposes.
We wish we could add to the above the cree
:. ton of adequate reduction plants, which seems
y to US necessary sequence to the Importance
of the property, but on this subject the man
agement are entirely reticent.
The Anchor shipped during the eleven month";
D ending November 3d. S,729, $40 pounds of con
centrates and "a, 42O pounds of first-class ore
y making total of 49, 793 $3.50 pounds or 1897 tons
= THE MAYFLowER
This property consists of Mayfiower Nos L.
and z, and is owned by David d. Erwin of Mus
kegon, Michigan and Messrs. Newell an
. Hirschman of Park City, Utah. 1t is beins
e worked under twelve months lease by Keith,
i Judge, Kearns, Emery and Rice. The propert
Immediately adjoins the Woodside company's
property and is continuation of the sam
r vein. Amid much tribulation and accompan
panied by contention and litigation caused by
claim on the part of the Northland- Nevad;
owners, the lelsers have been steadily extract
:. ing ore in large quantities and of high grade
They are very reticent as to the amount bu