Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-13
MINES AND MINING.
The Ontario Wages Reiuciiou.-M Mines
In the SOuth.-Other Items.

IL. &. Chambers returned last even.
ing from Park CITY to attend the mass
meeting AZ the Tboater. with re-.
gard to the proposed reduction Of wages
at the Ontario mine, as announced In
Tuesday evenings NEWS, the state
ments there made were confirmed. A
proposition was made to tho men TO
work Mt lower scale Of wages, with
the promise that when silver went up
to price that would allow OF
the advance, the present. rate OF
wages should re restored. The men
still have the offer under consideration.
They made counter proposals to Mr..
Chambers, but they were OF nature
that would involve the company In
debt, and he felt that he could not
entertain them.
From one OF the employees II has been
learned that the majority were In
iaVOr OF RCceding TO Temporary re-
duction. Some Of them think It might
he less sweeping than proposed, They
believe, however, that Il h he purpose
OF the company 10 treat them fairy,
aud that AN AmiCRblU understanding
will DO reached.
The rule adopted at the Outario mill
VIII befOllOwod nj the Dlly also. II is
even probable that both mines will be
closed down In the near future, except
~ tOtuch work M IA necessary TO keep
them In gOoI condition aud etisc. the
necessary development. The tunnel
In the Ontario IL yet 5000 feet from the
shalt.
INVESTIGATING MINES.
Rohlleld AiUOoatc: Henry Mont.
gomeTy, professor OF mineTalogy anu
geology anu curator Of the museum OF
tue university u Utah, stopped at the
Wright House on Monday night on
his way 10 MarysvAle, where he IN
going 10 investigate some OF the lend.
ing mines OF that camp, anu 10 gather
specimens tor use Ia his department.
IL viii DO remembered That Prof.
Montgomery ungarlhed prehistoric
village near PaTagoonah, lion county,
last winter, from when he obtained
some rare specimens, and he now
speaks Of continuing his iuvestigatous
there In a short time, Ia those mounts
aud In the w0nueTiui undeveloptd coal
fields ana IRON mines Of that county.
Mr. Montgomery has exalted ideas as
to the future OF Iron county.
NOTES.
Commencing tomorrow, the Union
Pacific train for Eureka aud 'rintic
lOints leaves this city nj 7;lb a. m. iu-
stead Of y. m. rs formerly.
Logan Journal Frank Crookslon
came down from mis- mine In Logan
canyon Monlay. lie rtpotts the
camp on Beaver Fork la iiyurishing
condition.
The committee 10 look Into the al. |
legged fraudulent count OF the number |
Of people nt Saltair Mt the Real Estate |
Exchange excursion reported us iOl- |
lows: 1--WE believe that the officials |
OF said road diI all In their power u
make the excursion HuCctss, uuu are
entitled TO our confluence, good Will |
ana support, aud We henitily recon. |
muud 5nilnr to all who desire 10 col
up eXcufsiOus 10 the beach anu extent |
our thanks for tnclr courteous treat.
mpnt u the Exchange" The Ex.
change adopted tine report
SALT LAKE cLEARISG HOUSE.
Tolay's clearing house exchange,
amounted to Slls,7l5.
TODAY's QUOTATIONS..
New York-Sllyor, 7lc; lea !, So. 90.
London-Sllvar, 3Sd.
ORE AND nULLtON.
Mccormick d Go. received today:
Hauauer bullion, $500.
VOLS, Fargo ~ 90. received today;
Aiingo bullion, Sl8. l26.
r. II. Jones 4 Co. received today:
Ores, $500, bullion; $1,000. Total,
s50OO.
w. A. Hodgoa had In for assay today
) tons Of Diamond orc and TWO
other controls.