The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-05
VIII Reopen Levels Below the
1,0OO-fOOt Station.
CLEANUP AT THE MARSAC
MANAGER E. C. CHAMBERS RE-
TURNS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Favors the Proposed Consolidation of
the Daly-Wsst Interests-opera-
tons at the Garnet-Property
Looking Weli-Increase of Bust
ness-Stock Market Strong.

R. c. Chambers. manager of the
great Ontario, at Park City, which has
paid over $1,000, 600 in dividends in the
past, under his supervision, returned
yesterday from a visit to California,
where ne has been since Christmas.
The Ontario company. which held its
annual meeting in December last, re-
elected its old board of directors, and
in speaking TO a Herald reporter of
the operations at the mine and mill,
Mr. Chambers, in answer to the in
quiry as to the probability of the start
ing up of the mine again to its full ca
pacity, said:
we win not start up with a full
force until there is a still further ad-
vance in silver quotations, nor until
the showing is such that the company
is assured that it viii make a little
something above expenses. We are
still working about fifty men in the
mine who are taking out base ores,
which are shipped to the smelters, and
we are also doing more or less eXpIoita-
ton work. In the near future we will
most likely reopen some of the Levels
below the 1,000-foOt station, and drive
them west, in order To catch the ore
chimneys of the west ground. We are
still doing some tracing on the vein
east of shaft No. J. and also taking out
some ore for the market from this To-
cality. Our tracings show cOnclusively
that the Grown Point has not one inch
of the Ontario lode.
AT the Marsac MILL" continued Mr.
Chambers, we are making a general
cleanup. The mill has been run on
Ontario mill tailingS since last June,
and the result of the cleanup viii de-
eide the question as 10 whether we will
continue working the tailings or not.
| think, however. that we have made q
small profit in the treatment of these
taiiings."
In speaking of the DaIy-West and
the proposition of the company to alb
sorb the undivided One-half interest of
the Daly-West ground. which would
involve, with the acquisition, an in
crease of the capitalization of the COM
pany, Mr.. Chambers said:
L met Mr.. Daiy at Ogden this morn
ing as he was on his way to New York
to confer with some of the principal
owners of the undivided interest in the
Daly-West group. and he stated that,
in behalf of the company, he had prac-
ticaliy accepted our terms and condi-
tons, and that the object of his visit
east was to settle the matter definitely,
and l have nc doubt but that this con-
solidation will be arranged to the
entire satisfaction of ali concerned.
Personally, l am in favor of the con-
solidation."
In referring TO his California visit,
Mr.. Chambers stated that he had had
most enjoyable time while away.
During my absence" Mr.. Chambers
went on 10 say, I took in the southern
portion of tie state. This section. for
months past, has been in a deplorable
condition, owing to the lack Of rain.
frr-fr +a1r
two inches falling in the neighborhood
of San Louis Obispo and Santa Barbara,
the arrival of the rainy season being
hailed with delight by the farmers and
residents of that section, who have
really been in want on account of the
long and continued drouth; and such
have been their necessities that the
people of the middle and northern por-
tons OF the state have contributed pro-
visions and supplies to the extent and
value Of 100000, which have been
shipped to the sufferers. 1t is also pro-
posed to send them seed for the spring
seeding. which the generous Califor-
mans viii undoubtedly do.
The orange crop in the citrus belt
north Of Marysvale has turned out
much better than was anticipated. In
fact, the orchards have yielded verv
fair crops, and the trees are looking
Well for the future. Of course. these
orchards had the benefit of plenty of
water for irrigation. Hay and grain is
SUI held at high figure in the middle
portion of the state, and many carloads
OF cattle are being shipped from there
into Nevada, where hay and grass is
TO be had
As to the political situation in Utah.
Mr. Chambers plead ignorance as to
recent events, and. therefore, was in
no position TO discuss local conditions
in this line