The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-21
Park CITY Properties.

The Crescent shipped this week 256, GOO
| pounds Of concentrates.
The Union concentration was closed two
days this week for repairs.
The Mayflower aud Silver liking sent
their usual shipments to market lhis week.
The Alliance is working small force
again, and this week appears among the
shippers.
The Crescent company are shipping as
usual. Considerable development work Is
being done.
The O'Donovan property is being worked
now by lis owner, John O'Donovan, the
lessees having turned it over to him.
| Newell and Shields are at work develop
ing their Blue Ledge property. They have
large block OF ground there on the line of
the Ontario drain tunnel which they be-
! lieve TO De valuable, and they intend 10
back up their belief by judlcious prospect
/ ing.
The election of recorder for Uintah Min
| ing district which comprises most of the
mining country around the Park, resulted
in giving the Office for another year to Il.
c. Gum. Mr.. Gum has conducted the
Office in such an able manner that no one
desires to nave u change.
| The price of silver continues to cause
considerable anxiety not only among min :
owners but the workingmen also. kumo
has 1t that if silver should go down TO so
! the Ontario and Daily companies would
close down their properties. The shutting
down of these mines would cause financial
distress to many, from which 1T would take
a long time TO recover
The ore shipments from the Park City
sampler this week were as follows: On
larlo 545, 500 pounds; DAILY, 222, 100 pounds,
| May flower, So, $50 pounds; Anchor concen-
trates, 7lO, 40 pounds; Maytiower concen-
trates, 81, 45U pounds; Silver King ceDcen
trates, is $50 pounds, Silver King ore,
225, 740 pounds; Alliance, 80, $50 pounds
Total, 2.375,6l0 pounds.
A gas plant similsr to the one in use at
the Marsac mill is being put in at the
Ontario mill. Gas Will be manufactured.
conveyed to the rotary and Stedefeit fur
naces and used for roasting purposes. The
| Marsac plant has proved to be success
both in the saving in the cost of fuel and
labor. No WOOD is used at the mills, with
gas, which does away with the cord wood
! industry that has given employment TO Sc
many during the past.
The Anchor company has completed the
| ditch for their pipe line to Deep lake and
will soon commence laying pipe The line
is 5000 feet long and all on Anchor ground.
1t will convey water TO the Anchor miEe,
the reservoir being ON the old White Pine
company, this line will form part of water
system that is contemplated to furnish the
Ontario, DAILY and Anchor mines and also
Park City with water. The system will be
put in by the mining companies.
Work at the Anchor is going along in
the usual manner. The shaft is now down
l, 100 feet and sinking still continues, al
though retarded considerably by water
An ulrise is also being run from the tun-
mel level to connect with The bottom of the
shaft There are only few feet more tl
be run before the Connection will be made
AS soon as this is done the Anchor will be
in the condition that the company has
worked for during the past few years
The mine is making the usual heavy ship
ments to the concentration.
Mention was made in last Sundays
HERALD of tests being made with the
Anchor ore to extract the zinc which i,
contains. The inventor, Mr.. Bennett Is
still at work in Salt Lake, and his expert
ments have resulted thus far in giving him
confidence in ultimate success. He is sat.
istied that he can extract the zinc in the
form of a sulphate at cost that would
make the project very prof table one. The
Anchor people are pleased with the out
look and say that If q success can be made
plant will be erected to treat the zinc
ores that are found here so abundantly.
The total ore shipments from the Park
amounted this week TO 2. $50, 6l0 pounds, OF
i13lS tons. &. A. =.