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

Everything considered 1899 will stand
out as the most remarkable year in the
history of the mines of Park City. The
full significance of the figures given
above is not made apparent in the quo
tations themselves. but a few words of
explanation and comparison will make
il plain. From the statement of the
camps production in 1898. compare
son shows that over 1000 tons more
ore was marketed during the year just
closed. and that in the face of the fact
that the Anchor was idle for two
months during the time the change was
made from its old to new mill; that
the Daly-West did not begin to ship
till June and that the Ontario did not
resume active production until July, to
say nothing of the several weeks re-
tarded shipments from the Daly-West
and Ontario on account of sampling
difficulties. The Valeo had contributed
only occasional lots of ore until Sep
TENDER. when it began to put out be-
tween 80 and 100 tons a month, and
other producers, such as the Apex, did
not come to the front till this fall With
these explanations, it can be seen that
Park City'S record, so far as the pro-
duction of her mines is concerned, has,
for the year 1899. being made during
about six months out of the twelve.
For December nearly all figures are
showing a years output being the
statement of the Macintosh sampler,
the figures in which cover the period
beginning Dec. l, 1898, and closing Nov.
80, 1899. However, the years total ore
production-crude and Concentrates
amounts to 55,561 tons, or over II 900
tons more than was produced in 1898
The value of this product, in round
numbers, was 81, los, 00O. The Marsac
mill reduced II, 72S tons of tailings from
the Ontario mill, which sold for ST. 800
But the Roadway the camp is max
ing is not reflected so much in the
amount of ore produced as in the great
amount of development work which has
been performed and other preparations
which have been made to make things
hum in 1900. Other evidences of the
camps material advancement during
the year just closed are seen in the
number of properties which have been
sold, leased and bonded, as we'll as in
the new companies which have been
formed to develop claims which have
lain dormant for greater or less lengths
of time. The record of the year
events along these lines has been such
that great strides must take place from
this time forward.
In opening this review of the years
work the production of the principal
mines is given in handy form for ref
erence. the production of leasers, etc,
being Jumped. To get at the meat of
what has been done, the reader is re-
ferred to the resume which follows:
THE ONTARIO.
On Jan. !, 1899, only fifty-three names
graced the payroll at the mine. On the
14th of December when the informa-
ton was given, liz men were employed
these being in addition to the men en-
ployed at the Marsac mill. electric light
plant, machine shops, etc, which would
swell the number to over 200. In the
mine 1851 feet of new work was per-
formed during the year, distributed
through the mine as follows: Adit
level cross-cut and raise, 240 feet; Como
tunnel. winze S5 feet; 200 level, raise
and drift, 200 feet; 600 level, raise to 500
level, 100 feet; 200 level, raise tc 500
level. 100 feet; 500 level, drift so feet;
1000 level. raise through the 900 level,
100 feet: 100 level extended west from
$50 to 21S2-foot mark, S02 feet. same
cross-cut, 70 feet; 1900 level cross-cut,
154 feet; 400 level extended west to
1900-foot mark 657 feet, cross-cut into
foot-waH 139 feet, same into hanging
wall 65 feet, and raise through to 1900
level, 100 feet; 1900 level, raise through
TO 400, drift extended west 702 feet to
1955-foot mark. with cross-cut into
hanging and foot-walls amounting to
20 feet.
Many ore chutes and manways have
been retimbered and a number of
caves in drifts have been caught up
and the ground retimbered. New guides
have been put in from the 600 to 1000
level in two compartments of No. 3
shaft and much other detailed work
performed
No new machinery. other than a 9
inch Zone MANI Burleigh drill was in
stalled at the mine during the year.
The companyS sixty-szamp mill I'M
derwent some repair work during the
fall and can be put in commission on
very short notice when the order is
given to start it up. Superintendent
Chambers says it may be started at
any time and ii may never be used
again From the above detailed re-
port on the amount of DEVELOPMENT
work done in the mine during the year.
it will De seen that nearly all of it was
performed below the 1000 level or in
the mines newest and least explored
territory, and the assurance is given
that so far as prospected the lower
levels of the mine fully warrant the
prediction that the great Ontario is
still in the infancy of its productive
life.
A $4,000 dividend was declared last
month, the first since 1897, but there is
no reason TO doubt that 1t will con-
tinue to pay the above amount or more
regularly from now on.
DALY-WEST.
This property adjoins the Ontario on