The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-23
Hill Closed Down and Miners Are
Unpaid.
DIRECTORS In HOT WATER
ANNOUNCED THAT MEN WILL
BE PAID TODAY.
Reported That the Indebtedness of
the Company Aggregates $24, 900
Eastern Stakeholder Comes to
the Rescue-Min Will Be Shut
Down Until Tunnel Is Completed.

The directors of the New Mammoth
Mining company spent an uncomfort-
able day yesterday Following the
statements made public a short time
ago by Local Manager George Moore
of the Consolidated Kansas City Srnelt-
ing & Refining company, that samples
selected at the mine by himself had
been "salted," the company was faced
yesterday by financial embarrassments
which made things particularly dis
tressing.
People passing down West Second
South street yesterday afternoon were
attracted by a crowd of over forty
miners in front of the d. IF. Walker
building. Upon investigation it was
learned that they had come down from
the New Mammoth mine, where they
had been employed up to Monday night,
when the edict went forth that the
mine and mill must shut down. Inc
2Oth of each month was the regular
pay day at the mine superintendent
BeVeridge came down for the pay
checks several days ago, but he did
not get out with them on time.
Herald man interviewed several OF
the miners in the afternoon, and their
version of the difficulty was that the
company was in arrears with its pay
rolls since Oct 1, about fifty days. Sew
trouble asserted that they were assured
their October wages would be paid on
the goth inst, that they waited for Su-
perintendent Beveridge all day Mon
day and he failed 10 put in an appear
ance, but in the evening of that day
telephone communication conveyed or
derS to shut down the entire works and
close up the boarding house.
Manager Lathrop and another official
of the company gave another story. 1t
was admitted that the regular pay day
was last Monday, but on account OF
temporary embarrassment. Mr.. BeVer-
idge was detained until Yesterday,
when, Mr.. Lathrop asserted last even
ing, the men would have been paid If
they had remained at the mine. Mr..
Lathrop said it was the intention TO
close the mill down for short time,
which was to be done after Mr.. Bever
idge's return to the property, but the
men became uneasy and came TO town
in a body.
Some of the men who came down
claimed they were broke" that the
boarding house was closed, and that
they were compelled to walk into Salt
Lake.
committee of the miners. consist
ing of Joe LunGine, Joe Newman.
Charles Johnson, Thomas Butterworth
and VIII Park, waited upon Treasurer
F0ulks and demanded their pay in full.
The men were put off until last even
ing when the directors met. together
with a number of the larger stockhold-
ers. to talk over the situation, and to
devise a plan to raise the necessary
funds. At the conclusion of the meet
ing it was announced that provision
had been made to pay the men off at
II o'clock today.
1t was learned last night from unof-
fetal sources that o. L. Wells of LIE
Roy. O., who has been in the city for
several days and who, it is stated, is
the largest stakeholder in the company.
himself and associates owning 100000
shares of the stock, had come to the
assistance of the company and would
see to it that the men were paid off.
1t is believed some understanding has
been made with him to clear off the
corporations liabilities and bring new
energy into the New Mammoth enter
prise.
1t was learned during the day that
the National Bank of the Republic
holds a claim for $500 for money
loaned to the company. for which Cash
Ter z. w. Duncan stated last evening
the bank holds a trust deed on the
property for the amount and has done
so for nearly a month.
1t was alleged. too, that the mine has
other debts. which aggregates about
$4,000. That amount includes the
claim of the bank. Mr.. Duncan says
the bank is well secured.
The New Mammoth is considered to
be a meritorious proposition, and Man
ager Moore of the local gold refinery
said. when the story of the Sailing"
leaked out. that it was not necessary to
resort to salt" as the mine had good
ores. The several clean-ups from the
mill since it was started some time ago
have been encouraging and what caused
the heavy indebtedness is a mystery to
more than one stockholder. who found
it out for the first time yesterday.
The company's officers say the mine
has been worked to a great disadvan-
tage. The ore treated at the mill has
been hoisted at great expense and
hauled by teams TO the plant. In the
meantime a tunnel 1,050 feet long has
been run to connect the mill with the
lower workings of the mine. Another
seventy feet will make the connection,
it is claimed, and then the ores can
be moved with comparatively little
cost to the mill for treatment. Man
ager Lathrop said yesterday it was the
intention TO close the mill until the con-
nection was made.
The New Mammoth is one of the
most thoroughly equipped mines in the
state, being modern in every respect.