Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23


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1897 was "A, 99S tons. and last year saw
an increase Of 10,46O tons. This year
the gain was equally marked, the total
tonnage being estimated at 56,54f tons.
The camp itself has felt the Influence
OF the revival-of the incoming OF new
blood and new capital-and the i'm
proyements in the town have been quite
extensive.
The Highland Boy company has OPP
Grated in a very extensive scale this
year. and the sOundness Of the theories
held by Samuel Newhouse has been
thoroughly demonstrated. The ores
now 90 to the Highland smelter which
is supplied practically 20 It's capacity
The FIVE great tunnels have been driy-
en- ahead and body after body OF fine
ore opened up. The company now
owns an area Of nearly $50 acres This
years operations have by no means
been confined TO getting out ore. In
deed, much more has been done In the
way OF exploration TO get everything In
readiness for keeping the output up to
a high volume. 50 that there will be an
ample supply for the mill with its ca
pacity doubled. The old mill can be
converted into a concentrater, of 200
tons capacity daily at any time, The
tramway runs from tunnel No. s, to the
bins. q distance of 1900 feet
The Boston Consolidated which Is
practically one with the Highland Boy.
although they are separate corpora
tons, under different managements has
vigorously prosecuted development
work during the entire year. 1t now en-
braces 70 claims, most OF them patented.
with an areaof nearly $50 acres. EX-
cellent results have been obtained in
drvr- the long tunnel and In all of
the workings expectations have bee
fully realized. The scheme Of develop
ment IS being rapidly matured and the
present status Of affairs assures q great
future for the property.
THE UNITED STATES MINES.
Tie properties Of the United States
c, mpGny are in excellent shape and
WCrk has progressed so far that Man
ager NELL reports that he can take out
at any time now all the ore necessary
10 keep Il mill OF 800 tons daily capacity
running night and day. Operating on
this scale, SAYS Mr.. Neil. the property
would pay the stockholders 100000 a
year,
00C has been expended In surface i'm
provements Of all kinds, while the UNI
dclgrolnd work has been Of very ex-
tenslye character and has resulted in
the diScOS cry Of good ore bodies in yir-
Gin ground. Last month upwards Of g.
600 feet of developing was done OF this
1900 feet was in the Old Jordan and
Galena group, zoo feet In the Old Tele-
graph sroup and 200 feet In the Nlagra
group. Gre ASA wing 9 ounces in gold
q ounces in silver and 2.G per cent cop
per was found In the 400-level OF the
cid Jordan. In the Old Telegraph
ground ore showing an average Of SO In
gold, 3 ounces silver and 3 per cent
copper with q heavy percentage In
iron, Vas encountered. A body OF ore
uncovered In Old Telegraph ground
east from the Grecian Bend level shows
values of l0.l per cent copper q ounces
silver and $l.GO In gold. A detailed des-
cription of the miles of workings In
United States ground would fll a page,
but these facts are sufficient to show
that Mr.. Neill's estimate Is really a
conservative one. When this property
enters tic list Of regular shippers It's
output wall be a potent factor In bring
Ing about the construction Of another
smelter even though the company does
not before that time build one itself.
THE DALTON & LARK.
This property has been a regular
shipper through the year. ore from be-
low the Se0-foot level showing as high
as Is Der cent copper and 374 ounces
silver. The plant has been added to
lately. and with increased facilities for
handling the ore, shipments Will be
much heavier. This installation OF the