The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-23

to be OF more than twelve or fourteen
miles from that camp and about the same
distance from Silver City. Coal from the
NV foot vein now being opened has been
used by Mr.. Ireton in the sheriff's Office
at Caldwell and he declares that it gives
as much warmth and lasts longer that the
article on sale at the county seat. Analy-
sis OF the coal is now being made TO de-
termine its adaptabiIity as commercial
commodity and particularly its quality
and fitness for steam purposes.
Tests have already satisfied the coal To-
Gators on these points, but they want to
make sure that there can be no doubt
about the value OF the coal.
Silver City is equally concerned with
De Lamar in relation to these coal fields.
The Black Jack and Trade Dollar stamp
mills have been handicapped by lack of
adequate water supply for power pur-
poses, as we'll as scarcity and high prices
of fuel Both mills were closed down for
while last winter for these causes, and
1t has frequently happened that IN
summer, stamps have been idle for the
same cause.
There are other distric is near Silver
City where the ore is refractory and num-
erous smelling propositions presented
which, without coal, are impractical bic.
Local papers of Owyhee county have re-
garded the only salvation OF that rich
mineral section as based on the construc-
ton of railroad to closer proximity to
the mines, from which ore could be
hauled out to q convenient point where
fuel would be handy or over which line
fuel could be hauled to the mines.
With coal close at hand, that
a big impetus would be given in the de-
velopment of districts where gold pre-
dominates but the ore is not of sufficient
value to stand shipment.
After lying idle for years, projects are
being discussed for working the mines on
War Eagle mountain, from which mil
lions in gold were produced before their
abandonment, in consequence of the death
of Banker W. C. Ralston of San Fran
cisco in 1875. He had been the promoter
and ruling spirit in the enterprises, and
when he was gone there was no one to
take his place, Two companies were or
ganized in England to work the proper
ties on the Poorman vein, one of the two
mother lodes on the mountain. The
Poorman Consolidated Mines (limited)
and the South Poorman company were
consolidated last July, at the meet
ing OF the shareholders in London,
with the Idaho Milling company.
Stockholders in the milling company re-
ceiYed handsome bonus from those of
the other companies for the reason that
the company controlled the only avail
able water power. Valuable as this was
regarded, il was not sufficient to run the
mill constantly. The difficulty and ex
pense of procuring fuel for steam power
is as great as in the other cases to which
reference has been made. There is no
better way of explaining the situation
than to quote from the address of }. ID.
Brotherton, who presided at the meeting
Of the stockholders of the Poorman
mines, held on July last. The chair
c{.+ III
account of the mill, equal to G29, 1856, at
first sight may appear very large figure,
but it must be taken into consideration
| that when you are purchasing thing
which is absolutely indispensable for
your purpose, you often have to pay
more than it is actually worth
The position of the matter is
this: The mill and plant controls the
oldest water rights in the camp; in fact,
as you have heard from the managers
report, these water rights are absolutely
indispensable to our existence and work
ing. THE mill controls all the available
water rights, and controls our opera
tons, he says. 1t is thus to some extent
'Hobson's choice with u.s."
Even by celebrating the system of water
supply as proposed and at a considerable
cost, it is anticipated that the mill can
run constantly from that source. Chair
man Brotherfon admitted that much. In
stead of the old pan process, the concen-
tration method is to be adopted and the
capacity OF the mill increased to
forty tons day. This is expected to
make saving of more than IS ton on
the old methods of ore treatment. With
cheap fuel there would be less annoyance
and even greater saving in working the
ores.
Sheriff Ireton told me that he is now
ready to contract with the De Lamar or
any of the other companies to furnish
coal at $12 ton. He is confident that he
can supply big demand. The vein now
opened is two feet thick. AS that is only
six feet below the surface it is expected
that by sinking twenty to thirty feet two
other veins that have been found will
make it possible to take out large guam
tity of coal and it is anticipated that with
depth the veins will run together.
GEORGE f. CAMS.