The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28


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THE record of production of the
Park City mines during 1902, as
illustrated in the figures given
above, viii prove TO be very close TO
the mark set by the government Stats
tician when the official record is COM
piled, though portion of it necessarily
had to be estimated. The number of
tons Of ore produced and carrying these
metallic contents was 15S.1S7. an in
crease over the previous year of APP
proximately 4s,1S7 tons.
As compared with the previous years
product. ali the metals show substan-
tiaI increase with the exception of cop
per, which appears to have fallen on
over 240, 600 pounds. In estimating the
product of the properties falling to ac-
count for this metal the estimate was
probably placed too low, but taking all
the metals in the estimated list, it Is
thought justice has been done The
greatest Increase is shown in the
amount Of lead produced. 1t is almost
startling, but undoubtedly approx
mately correct. 1t amounts to 35,5l4,S9l
pounds. The silver increase reached l.
567, 306 ounces, while that of gold
amounted TO 2,316 ounces
notwithstanding the lower price al
which the metals have ruled during the
past year, the mines of the camp were
never so prosperous, and it is safe tc
say that with their better equipment
more economical methods of mining
and extraction, coupled with better
freight rates and treatment charges
the profits have been equally as great
as they have been at any time during
the past few years. 1t is a matter OF
congratulation to the camps producers
that the advance in these lines has
been keeping pace with the decline II
the price of metals, as It means thal
the industry will thrive and grow
through the years to come without q
setback.
Mines Well Equipped.
The big mines of the district are 81
we'll equipped that their outputs, in
both crude ore and concentrates
reaches the railroad cars at a very low
cost per ton. The ores from the On
tario. DAILY and DAILY West find an out
let through the workings of the former
property and are loaded on the cars al
the mouth of a tunnel just below the
Ontario mill. Next spring this railroad
spur will be extended to the mouth OF
the Anchor tunnel where is located the
big Daly-Judge mill. The ores and
concentrates from that property. and
the product of the American Flag as
well, can then also be loaded direc'
into the cars The Silver Kings prod
uct is carried on an aerial tramwaS
from the mine and mill TO the monster
receiving station at the Rio GrandC
Western depot.
The other mines in the camp are yet
compelled to haul by wagon and sled
as the season allows. to the sampler
but in all cases the hauls are compare
lively short and in every instance dOwI
hill, so their difficulties in this respec
are slight and far from costly.
Camps General Boom.
At no previous time in it's history ha!
the wonderful mineral producing re-
gion around Park City enjoyed such Z
boom as ii has experienced during th'
twelve months now drawn to a close
1t has been declared by some of thu
old residents of the camp that nothing
approaching a boom has been wit
messed, but il is doubtful if such dim
visiOned individuals would recognize
one If they were to see it rolling dOwI
hill toward them. That the camp hal
experienced a boom of magnificent pro
portions is, however, proven by TIT
record of what has transpired, and /
requires o picture painting to prove i
"a plain statement Of facts being al
that is necessary.
As a result of the wonderful produc
tiOn of the principal mines of the dis
trict, dividends amounting to thu
princely sum of S3,524,0O0 have beel
distributed. By the nearly forty new
mining companies that have 1eel
launched in the district during tn,
year nearly. if not quite. S1.00O.090 il
good. hard gold coin has been spent il
the development and equipment Of tn
properties. This does not include tn
heavy sums which have been laid on
for the requirement of claims and OLE
company holdings. and neither does i
include the expenditures for surveyin,
and the patenting of locations. Shoul'
these be added. there is no doubt tina
the sum would approach very close t.
the $2.0O0.000 mark.
Great Boom in Progress.
But these are not all the features O
the years record in the camp that ar,
entitled to mention as further estab
fishing the fact that a genuine, full
blown boom has been in progress. Thi
old companies and those doing bust
ness in the district before the year be
gan must be considered also. 1t will
not be denieh that the Daily West
Daly-Judge. Ontario, ComstOck, Cali
fornia, Steamboat, American Flag anC
other companies which might be men
toned have expended liberal sums il
new equipment and the lettering O
their plants, as we'll as the building O
new mills by the Park City Zinc Elk.
traction company and the Mackintosl
sampling works. 1t win not be con
sidered extravagant 20 say that il
these lines at least $500. 600 more ha,
been spent. Neither will il be extrava
CANT to say that the year closes witt
fully one-third more men employed
than the payrOlls carried twelv,
months ago. II this exhibit does no
convince the pessimist that a boom ha,
been in progress, there is nc use I,
argue the question.
All that is here related. and mucl
that must Of necessity be passed by il
this limited resume of the camps do
ings during the year has been accom-
plished in the face of the fact that sill
yer has gradually been on the declin.
and the investor reticent in takinl
hold of new enterprises.
The record made by the mines hal
been a wonderful one, everything con
sidered. and the performances of som,
OF the younger properties has, in
large measure, been responsible for tn,
branching out and determination o
operators 10 bring the more remote AMI
less understood portions of the cam
to the front.
Old Theories Swept Aside.
1t is pretty generally understood nov
that the Park City districts embrace
very complex system of contact an,
true fissure veins; that they travers
an area at least six miles wide an,
over fifteen miles long is also general,
aaknnuvIodcpd the opolOVfSf an,