The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-23

The cost of general supplies, includin G
powcer, candles, fuse, caps, etc., will be
found in detailed statement Of receipts and
disbursements herewith.
A pipe line composed OF 6-inch, 5-inch
and finch pipe has been laid from the lake
known IS Deep lake. situated on the COM
pany's property connected with the COM
pauy's water tank at the White Pine shaft.
me cost OF the line completed is & ,455.
The supply of water is in excess of amount
required for all uses of the company.
The ore Slopes still show a considerable
amount of ore OF the Usual grade, but st
times is considerably mixed with waste.
We recently struck in the shaft incline a
body of ore of much better grade than
any before fonnd in the mins. Have taken
from this body eighty-one tons up to Oct.
l. The extent of this ore has SO far not
been determined. Am still going down on
the vein with this incline, and doubtless
further explorations witt confirm my opin-
ion that the ore bodies OF the anchor lie
below the tunnel level.
The small engine, which was doing the
hosting in the shaft incline being too
small TO do the hosting at great depth, l
purchased of the " oodsideMining company
a 51lx12 double geared engine at g cost Of
STU This engine is now doing all work
required and has sufficient power for a
good distance further.
The ore for the past year has been sold
under contract, the terms of which are
90 per cent of the lead, 50 per cent of the
silver at New York prices on day of sale,
SIS per ounce for the gold. Working
charges S24 80 per ton and deduction of
so cents per unit for zinc above a basis of
s per cent. Although this Is considered q
favorable contract the low price of silver
together with the high percentage of zinc
have combined to keep the price realized
very low, averaging S23.25 per ton for con-
centrates.
The concentrating expenses are all of the
expenses Of the mill. including all repairs
sDd quite number of needed improvements
1t also includes the entire expense of the
assay office. The larger portion of the
as ssyor's time being IN the testing Of mill
samples.
The concentrator has run steadily and is
doing good work. On the 25th Of April
last laid OF the night shift, since which
time the mill has run daytime only, con :
centrating an average OF SO tons per day.
We have in storage at the mine about
225 tons of Castle Gate coal, and shall add
to this about 200 tons more.
This is the only quality of coal that will
permit Of storing for any length of time
witNout a loss by stacking.
The Rand compressor has been moved
from the intermediate 10 the main hosting
works. This change dispenses with the
services of three men which were en-
ployed to run the machinery at the inter-
mediate shaft. Everything on the surface
about the works is in good condition for
the coming winter.
l would respectfully recommend that the
sinking of the shaft below the tunnel level
be continued until 1t shall intercept the
formation that we now have at face of the
shaft incline.
This will permit of working the vein By
overhead instead of underhand stopping IS
we are at present obliged to work. 1t will
also permit Of hosting to surface or tunnel
level by the main shaft. making great re-
duction in cost over orr present mode of
working. Very respectfully yours,
DAVID KEITH,
Supt and Acting Manager.
PARK CRY, Oct. 10. 1892.
THE UTAH CENTRAL TRACK.
The Utah Central railroad company have
a WORK train on the road ballasting and
fixing up the track so as TO have it in good
working condition for winter travel. The
management will use every endeavor to
keep the road open this winter and unless
there are very severe storms they expect
to te successful
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.
The Democrats have secured headouar-
ters over the postoffice and will be in at
tendance there from now till election day.
They viii have meeting there on Tues
day night to organize club. and all Demo-
Gratis are invited TO attend.
FOR STEALING SHEEP.
George F. Hicks was brought before
United States Commissioner Hayt on Tues
day, charged with stealing sheep. He
pleaded not guilty and waived examination
and was bound over in the sum OF 500 to
await the action Of the grand jury.
COLUMBUS DAY.
Columbus Day was appropriately cele-
brated here yesterday. The banks and
stores were closed and business generally
suspended. At ST. Mary's academy nu-
sicel aud literary entertainment was given
10 an immense audience, and the pro-
NE was well rendered.
DEMOCRATS GAINING GROUND.
poiitics here IL In q rather rnirad cfa<a