The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-05
MAMMOTH MINE PLANS
Owner of Property Tells of Intended
improvements.
MORE MEN EMPLOYED
UNDERGROUND FORCE TO BE
INCREASED IMMEDIATELY.
Mr.. Mcintyre Discusses Some Fiction
About Mine Recently Published
Mill and Boarding House Fabrica-
lions Exploded-Work Or Alaska
Group-Other Tintic Properties.
Special Correspondence

Robinson, July 3.-The writer was re-
quested to call on Mr.. Mcintyre yester-
day, at the company's store at Mann
moth. for the purpose of obtaining
some facts in order to make an accu-
rate statement concerning the Mann
moth mine, mill. boarding house and
store. Mr.. Mcintyre said: I am quite
anxious to have the facts go before the
public now, particularly since a Salt
Lake morning paper has seen fit to use
= lot of stuff from the Eureka cores
pendent. The gentleman who sent the
matter in, for some reason unknown 70
us, has shown a very unfriendly spirit
towards the new management and has
furnished information for the paper he
represents in Salt Lake not warranted
by any foundation of facts. His friend
ship for Mr.. Earle, late superintendent
of the Mammoth mine, has led him 10
make unfair reflections on the methods
of this company and some of its indi-
vidual members. Other than the fact
that Mr.. Earle has resigned and his
resignation been promptly accepted,
there is little, if any, truth in the arti-
Gle published on Sunday. The facts in
the case are that Mr.. Earle simply an
ticipated the action of the directory.
Touching on that part of the article
wherein the statement is made that il
is anticipated that Mr.. Mcintyre will
reinstate the old rule regarding patron
age of the company store and boarding
house. l wish to say that there never
has been any rule governing the action
of the men in either instance, but
whatever may have been the custom
or practice under the former manage
ment, it will have no bearing on affairs
now or in the future. The men en-
ployed in the company's service Will
use their pleasure in boarding where
they wish, and their judgment as TO
where they trade, and l say positively
that no influence. request or order to
do otherwise will go out from the COM
pany, con the men infer or construe
the situation differently.
The mill may be idle possibly for
ten days, but l do not think 1t Will re-
quire more than a week for us to per-
form some needful work about the ore
houses at the mine. AT present the
conditions are inconvenient. l wish TO
make many changes. so that there will
be less handling of the ore. Shortly af
ter the 4th 1 will put three shifts in
many places in the mine, which will
necessitate the employment of forty Or
forty-five men additional to the present
force. The condition of the mine will
permit of more men being
prudently used, and the ore showing
juStifies it.
Contrary to the predictions of many
wiseacres, the mill will start again in a
few days and will continue operations
unless some unforeseen ac-
cident or cause arises.
so far as the matter of Mr..
O'Rourke having intimated his inten-
ton of severing his connection with the
mill is concerned. l do not believe there
is ANYTHING in it, Mr. O'Rourke is
good man. We esteem his services. are
well satisfied with him and think he is
satisfied with his position as foreman,
l trust The Herald will see fit to use
this statement of facts"