The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

handled by men who were ignorant or
the rudiments of good mining and mis-
managed generally. During the pres
ent year the litigation has been set
tied and the mine put in good condi-
ton. Under the management of Mr..
Legg, exploration work was commenced
and has been continued with gratifying
success The company is well salts
fed with the progress made and it is
likely that the coming season will see
it in a condition to make better rec
ord than heretofore. Recently some
very extensive veins have been opened
up. which insure the continued success
of the property for some years to come.
WEST DIP.
The Kismet is one of the West Dip
properties in which the owners are
showing their faith by their works. A
large steam hoist has been put on the
ground and a number of houses erected
for offices, etc, and some residences
have also been erected. The incline is
down over 500 feet and drifts have been
run north and south on the vein at diff
ferent points. Cross-cuts show the
vein to be twenty-five feet thick at the
300-foot level and it increases with
depth. The ore is a good oxydized va
riety free from tale, and teaches well.
The management is in no hurry to put
in a mill, well knowing that it is bet
ter to do considerable development, and
when the time comes for building to
put in a plant of large capacity. The
company owns 5000 feet on the strike
of the vein, enough to make a very
large mine.
HELVETIA.
Some surprise and disappointment
was expressed when President Won
Kilch of the Helvetia left last summer,
after examining the property, without
letting contracts for the erection of a
mill. 1t was only in line with the adj
vice of the most experienced men to
wait until enough ore was uncovered to
justify the erection of large mill. The
work of development has been kept
going and today vast bodies are blocked
out For a depth of 200 feet, and dis
lance of 500 feet along the strike of
the vein at the north end the property
has been developed and a large force
of men is now at work on the south
part of the property. The ore carries
good values and the thickness of the
vein is astonishing. Work will be con-
tinued throughout the winter as eper-
geticaily as heretofore, and with the
coming of spring it is probable that ar
engagements for installing large plant
will be made.
DAISY.
The Daisy is an example of the effect
of bad management of a good mine.
The mill was erected before enough
development work had been done to
justify it. A small plant was put in,
thus making the cost of treatment
greater than if a larger tonnage had
been handled Sufficient experimental
work in the treatment and handling of
the ore had not been made, and it is
further charged that the extraction
was done in careless manner. To
keep the mill running the ore was
stopped in such a manner that it win
be difficult and require time to get the
ground in condition for economical
working. In the last few months a
change OF policy has been inaugurated
A large force of men is employed in
opening up the vein and extending the
area from which profitable extraction
can be made The capacity of the mill
has been increased to 300 tons per day
and a number of other improvements
made. OF course all of this has cost
money, and the company has been
handicapped by the fact that the stock
is worcestershire A large debt has
accumulated, which has caused con-
siderable trouble and given the prop
erty black eye. Present Indications
are that matters will soon be adjusted
to the satisfaction of everyone The
mine is in much better condition now
than il has ever been, large bodies of
ore have been blocked out and with
the commencement of the year the