Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-18


lime, aggregated i2.57s tons. which Yield.
ed Gi4.ags ounces silver $50 ounces gold
aud Jag tons ~ lead. and sold Tor $685.
li.. These products were marketed
When silver ana lead were ut their love-
est HefldtH this ore contained an aver
axe " "a per cent copper. ~ which no
account was made. Under the present
aavnniagcpus treatment contract which
allows Tor copper. and the better prices
Tor silver and lead. the company would
have realised 10000.
Mining operations were resumed ON
March lot. 1850. after close down OF
Two years The months of March April
lnl May wore cpuflmCd in surface and
underground clearing up, getting ready
Tor energetic work. IN june shipments
were begun ana have varied from 900
TO- go tons % week. about evenly divld-
gu hgtWcHn crude urU and concentrates.
~ the time ~ the reorganization there
was no debt outstanding against the
property though the cumplny then
aErc,ded 20 pay $4,000 fur an undivided
ong-thirl interc1t IN ana 90 the Silver
Lake Water company. which assures a
continuous ana ample water supply
Later the property uf the Morgan sii-
VIZ Mining company. Joining Daily
West, consisting of 10 patented claims.
was acquired 90 q cost " 10000. In
Q months this tit5.r0u was paid and Sep
debt and probably $4,000 IN the treas
ury Tho earnings nre fully 100000 ner
month. From the ouintuft. % years nao
there has BEEN paid ont Ia purchase u
property and hcttcrmcnts little more
than $4,000. Development % what
was then known ns the Dlly-ChambcrB-
West ground, was first begun In 1881
ANA from the very beginning operations
have boon under ne management of Nj
John J. Only, nud tho superintendent
in immediate local charge has been Mr..
John McS1rlcy who has become me-
much re- part u the mine 90 the shaft
house or ita admirable machinery equip.
mcnt.
Surface improvements consists Of a
model shaft house. concentrating
mill assay Office. machine carpenter
ana blacksmith shops large water
tanks. boarding and lodging houses.
The engine o. capable oil sinking 10
5000 a., and the entire machinery
plant ln In good condition. The con.
cruahcr 2 Cornish rolls. revolving
rcrcena. elevators. q double Hnrtz ign.
Huntington mills and Whitley tables.
on startling up In March lart this mill
was put IN commission by Mr.. =. W.
sherman, formerly of Montana. who re-
mains Ia charge. Although the mill was
np-to-dntc when built. 0 years ago. H.
N"NN NM'NNANN AN'NNNNAANANu numerous
repairs and changes. Mr.. sherman la
making u give q good recovery account.
and. beginning with October. he anti
clpatcH handling 100 toms daily with a
saving ~ fully 90 per cent OF the metals
--loas zlnc-ln the milling rock Put
through. The assay Office il In charge
4 Mr.. q. G. swan.
AT the time ~ this vislt an innovation
vas arranged for that viii be- the means
M r. considerable saving In operating
costs. n consists Of converting the
1900 level ana the ontario drain tunnel
One being the continuation 81 the
othcr-into the mines main traffic ar
tory. The Union Pacific hna agreed
"a build % spur TO the mouth Of the
tunnel, the work on which L. begun,
ana This VIII rave the wagon haul. an
elevation of 1900 r., and u hard climb
az miles. Supplies viii be- taken
through the tunnel 10 the SHAFT and
hplstod 10 tho surfnce, and an ore and
concentrate producta Nill be- forwarded
from the tunnel During the montha
M snow and Zee IN the epring this will
ho both a saving aud convenience. for
the wagon road a. much 81 the time
almost impossible, The clc-uti0n %
the plly-Wost shaft house IN $3.50 n.
THE principal office % tho Daily.
West Mining company ~ IN salt Lake
city, Ito officers and directors arc
Mc"srl John y. DAILY president man
nrcr. Robert C., Chambers. vieo pre.i-
don't or. Allen Fowicr secretary; u.
y. Salisbury. treasurer and Charles
Read. an rosidoniH u Salt Lake city"