The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-02
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camp, Bingham is under pail of blue
haze. Over two-thirds of the mines in
the district and contiguous have closed
down, but many of them may resume,
now that silver has taken an upward
turn. Except prospects being worked by
individuals and few leases on developed
properties, every mine in the vicinity of
Bingham has either closed down entirely
or reduced their operating force to nom
mai representation, except the Stewart
ana South Galena. Three hundred and
nifty men are out CT work in Bingham
alone. What the men will do TO keep
their families from want-for most
OF the miners here are mar
ried men-is poser, as few have
worked steadily for months past, and
many have their wages unpaid and with
little prospects of getting what is due
them now that the mine owners are tied
up on every hand, with no market for
their product
Should the Old Jordan & Galena close
down there will be less than 100 men at
work in Bingham and vicinity week
from this day, and majority of those
VIII be individual owners OF small prop
critics, who will have no market for their
product, hence no income.
Beginning in Car Fork, the Petro have
reduced their force OF fifteen men 10 three
men and foreman. The West, working
under lease, have reduced their force
from sixteen to three men. The Last
Chance will lay off twenty of their thirty
men tomorrow, it would seem, from a
telephone message received here today
from superintendent Tom Buzzo, who Is
IN Salt Lake city, as he instructed his
treasurer, s. Hays, to Hbe ready to pay
off in the morning. Mr.. Hays says it Is
possible that the mine may close down
entirely.
The Stewart is gold property and cuts
little figure in the camp, as it employs
few men, as the vein is worked practically
from an open quarry. The Stewart has
been turning out and treating in its
combination method thirty five to forty
tons PSF day, which yielded S. per ton.
The Spanish is working one man in
stead OF forty. The Live Pine closed
down today, with its twenty men. The
sampson, across the divide, is paying OFF
today, discharging all but four or five
of their thirty-tive men. The Yosemite,
with thirty-tive men, closed down Tues
day. The Dalton and Lark, with thirty
i've men, has reduced to twelve. The
Brooklyn is paving off all its men today.
The people realize that they are not
worse off than other silver camps and
hope for change in affairs soon.
EXPENSES MUST BE REDUCED.
While it has been decided to continue
operations in the Anchor, Silver King
and other properties for a few days
longer, the managers are yet undecided
as to their future course. They are now
formulating plans, however, to determine
on what basis they will be able to con-
tinue. These plans, it is given out, in
volve cut in wages, in freight rates and
IN the general expenses of the mines.
ONTARIO AND DAILY.
1t is stated that the Ontario and DAILY
management is undetermined what
course will be pursued, but it is given
out that the operating expenses will be
materially reduced. IL is said that the
mine was run at heavy loss last month,
and the manager has been notified that
the expenses must be kept within the
revenues.