The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-10

Green River RIFLES.
PARK CITY. Feb. 9.--Considerable
asperity is being shown by our TWO local
papers in their editorial comments as to
the cause that led to the withdrawal
of certain ore shipments last fall from
the Utah Central railway. On the 9th
ultimo, your correspondent sent in the
substance of the Park Records COM
ments in the above matter as
authentic. For the further enlightenment
Of Park City ore shippers and of the
public generally We now give some OF
the inside facts that leo TO and made
possible the discrimination against the
Utah Central While the Silver King
people had no written contract with the
Utah Central prior to 1895, yet there was
an implied contract between them and
the Rio Grande Western and Utah
Central which was mutually agreeable
and had the force of usage. The Utah
Central in connection with the Rio
Grande Western. made them q IA te OF 81
per ton in 1898, from Park City TO
Pueblo. Colo. The Union Pacific rate
had formerly been sS25 per ton, which
practically kept them out Of the market
for Park City ores, and it was the Utah
Central that nTSt made possible the s.
rate 10 Sail Lake shelters and of the 81
rate to Pueblo. Early last year James
McGregor, Is manager for the Crescent
Mining company, opposed the Silver
Kings efforts to pipe the water from
Shadow lake. Overtures not unreason-
able were made the Silver King people
by the parties directly interested in the
water right to amiCably adjust a COM
Uensation without resorting TO the courts,
which was refused. Then came the war
fare on Mr.. l1cGregOr, as receiver for
the Utah Central, and not as manager
for the Crescent mine, to coerce him TO
withdraw his opposition to the Silver
Kings effort to bring the water from
Shadow lake with the alternative OF
from this company withdrawn from the
Utah Central on the 18th day OF
August 1895, the following telegram came
from the New York Office Of the Utah
Central Receiver Clarence Carey TO
James AIcGregor, resident managing re-
ceiver at Salt Lake. as near as we can
remember:
Managers Of Pennsylvania Smelling
and Refining company here notify me
that at request of Silver King people
they will give their business TO Union
Pacific unless amicable adjustment of
water controversy can be arrived at be-
tween Silver King and Crescent COM
panies. The smelter managers decline to
wait TO consider merits of matter say
miners 1, of course, cannot intervene
OF make pressure on you. but merely
bring this threat to your attention.
&C. CAREY"
THE ANSWER.
In due course Mr.. AIcGregor as near
as we can remember answered the fore
going telegram:
I am standing on a matter of right
and principle and that l must adhere to
nv course. Your telegram is the only
intimation from any one that the Penn
sylvania Smelling and Refining company
sr7ro trfn r-fY in 11n "a
are in no way interested in the trouble
between the mining companies, and as
purchasers of the ore have the right to
dictate the routing. Their statement TO
YOU that they must act as requested by
the Silver King people is not true"
Later on. the Salt Lake agents Of the
PHILADELPHIA Smelling and Refining com
Danv went to New York with a view OF
Undressing on the mind of Mr.. Carey
the desirabilitS Of having Mr. Nc
Gregor as manager for the Crescent
mine stop the proceedings in the water
suit, or lose this ore traffic. On October
e. 1895 Mr.. Peabody, first Vice-preSident
of the Rio Grande Western called at
the New York Office of Mr.. Carey and
asked if arrangements could not be
made to obviate the necessity of losing
the Park City ore shipments Of seventy
five tons per day from the Silver King,
and possibly more The answer given
was the same, that Utah Central man
asement was standing on a matter of
right and principle.
AL
Omaha and consummated a deal with
THE UNION PACIFIC
temporarily whereby the Utah Central
would not be an active competitor in the
Park City ore traffic in consideration for
certain TeQuitdlS. Today the cost Of
hauling ore to Pueblo is 81 per ton, and
let me say the smelling companies while
entsrpTising and aggressive in their bust
ness relations with other corporations
are not losing any considerable amount
on their present or future dealings
while Salt Lake labor and capital are
the real losers under present arrange
ments. While it may be the privilege on
the part of certain companies, yet it is
against Utah capital and labor, when
the incentive ought TO be 10 patroniZe
home industries of Utah. The present
rate on ore per 100 pounds to Salt Lake
smelters is So cents. before the fight it
was 81 per ton
Mir. McGregor is being complmented
on every hand for his brilliant traffic
nnanaeeuent. and deServedly so since he
tons: vet on the chess board of business
diplomacy he has checkmated every
move his adversaries have made in their
losing game Such are the facts, enlight-
ened and impartial readers of The Her
AID. Z. r. D.
MINES.
The Morgan mine we learn from a re-
liable source is doing good work in the
good returns within the next nine
months Work on its new shaft house
is going ahead satisfactorily to its man
aEement.
The Ontario mine is sending to the mill
good ore in quantity in excess of the
= The fan ordered for the lower levels
Of the DAILY mine will be here and ad-
lusted by Mr. Murdoch this week. The
mine is looking well is the answer made
by James p. Quinn. its foreman TO the
writer yesterday.
Last week the Anchor sent its usual
quota Of ores 10 the sampler. Inquiry
develops the fact of the promising con-
dition of the mine. Its ore bins are COM
fortablY filled and the future of this
property is bound to show up well.
a The Lowell and Williamson group
situated in the Blue Ledge Mining dis
t-ict and where a shaft of 400 feet has
been sunk disclosing good ore and opera
lions on which were suspended on &C
count of wate the work though exDen-
sive- win it is believed be resumed this
spring.
The TTawkeye is another promising
property located in the McHenry gulch
d paving proposition. Like the Lowell
and Williamson large quantities of water
deferred any considerable work being
done on them Now that the great
Ontario drain tunnel has largely drained
the wafer from these claims the atten-
ton Of capital Will undoubtedly be d.
rooted in this quarter next spring.
We learn that good progress is being
made in the sinking Of the incline shaft
on the Putnam. and that some good ore
has been encountered. While the bond
for 100000 was deemed rather large, yet
conservative mining men inform the
writer that Colonel Ferry Will undoubt-
edly not regret the deal