Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02
GREAT ANXIETY
ON ACCOUNT or the PRICE or
SILVER.
""h'or, Of tiosins Dawn the Mines
AZ" Throwing People out Of Work.

"""or. Of Closing Dawn the Mines
M" Throwing People OUT Of Work.
AsrEN, Colo, April l.-Conaider.
hpln anxiety has beer. caused 20 miners.
business men aud In fact all Glasses OF
men IN Aspcn who arc dependent
solely on the production OF our mines,
on account of the price OF silver. Ru.
mora were rife regarding the closing
Town 81 several properties, whereby
huhdreds OF men would be thrown out
OF employment. In view OF these facts
an Associated Press representative
called upon tho various mine mana.
ger anu ELECTED from them expressions
upon this vital subject.
Nlr. Fred huxley, manager Of tho
NHpen Mining anu smelling company,
Was inst tccb, aud he said.
mo, We viii not close down for tho
present. at any rate. a few men were
Iilu ON, nut not many. Our chief pro.
auction nj present IA n high.gradc lead
ore carrying from ten 10 twenty
ounces ui silver. or course, 70 loL.t nu
lvah keeps up We can ship this ore, he
cause II carries but little silver, being m
ueslrablc smelling ore. The treatment
charge u light ,and therefore makes IL
=" "NfI va Nhh NAlAt
tivel" that there IL no intention AT
present Of closing down"
Dr.. Henry Paul, manager Of the
Aspen mine, says: "rhe owners, or,
rather, those representing the owners
Of The Aspen mine, held a meeting in
We city very recently, and, after care
iully looking over the situation, aud
taking Into consideration the fact that
u close down meant idle men and the
causing NJ want In a great many fsml-
lies, decided TO operate tho mine and
meet a loss rather than lay OIL several
hundred men. n majority Of whom are
supporting families. would say, how
ever, that Ia case silver continues at
the present price for any great length
OF Time, We would be compelled to cease
orciations.D
ManagerC. Il. Palmer Of the Mollie
Gibson said; "Yts, work will 10 ahead
On the MOllio rs usual. We realize
fully Ia. great loss which will be In.
cutfed 10y continuing our production,
nut We prefer chipping ore aud keep.
ing the men employed to closing
down. sun we are sure, In case silver
does not advance In the near future,
TO reduce the working force, This do
not think, and certainly trust will not
be necessary, rs am confident that
silver will soon be considerably
higher"
Frank Buckley, general manager OF
the Bushwhacker and Park Regent,
said: "rhe Rcgent's working force
has been slightly decreased on Sc
count OF bad roads and tho low price OF
silver. We will, OF course, continue \
steady production, hut only n auiilci
amount of ore will be shipped 10 carry
the necessary expense. when silver
advances 10 n reasonable price, our
production will be 30 to 70 tons per
day. The Bushwhaoker, you know,
OF course, ia only showing small lots OF
ore, which isprinclpslly averaging 80
per ceut."
Manager Novberry OF the Aspen
Contact, Mr.. Ray OF the Argentine
and Durant Compromise, and several
other managers were seen, who made
practically the same statement regard
Ing the future action as those already
given. He said II was 10 the everlast-
ing credit OF the mine.owncrs that,
when an emergency did arise whereby
10 discontinue operations would be y
mOney-making scheme, they possessed
sufficient manhood TO rlse above these
mercenary temptations, and decided
to go ahead, aud II possible avert y
calamity which would have affected
all olasses OF business, aside from tho
immediate effect a closing down would
have had upon tho miners.