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

N trates the growth and Importance
of the mining industry to this
state than the wonderful advance made
in the smelling business during the
past two years. Up to that time all
the smelling plants in Utah combined
could scarcely handle 1900 tons of ore
per day, whereas the year 1903 is being
ushered in with four Of the best plants
in the world in operation in the Salt
Lake valley, the combined capacities
of which are not short of 1850 tons
per day, a notch which, if crowded,
might be raised another 800 tons.
Remarkable as is this exhibit, there
is every probability that before the
end of the next twelve months it can
be truthfully said that the smelters Of
Utah are capable of treating 1000 tons
daily-a tonnage that would require
fifteen railroad trains of twenty cars
each to handle. There is nothing ex-
travagant in these figures, and five
years from now, judging from the
steady growth of the mining industry,
they are very apt to seem insignificant.
Mathematician Works
The American Smelling & Refining
company's magnificent 81, 600 plant,
eight miles south of this city, was
completed late in the spring of 1902,
and early in the summer its first fur
mace was blown in. At the present
time six of its eight great furnaces are
| in operation and LOCO tons of ore are
daily being reduced TO bullion. When
| the remaining two furnaces are put
into commission the plant will be
/ treating not less than 1900 tons every
| twenty four hours. In addition 10 what
| this plant is capable of handling, the
| management is preparing for the III
/ ture by remodeling, rehtting and bring
! ing the old Germania works up to date,
and with that work completed II viii
| be prepared to handle an additional
500 tons per day. With dlscernment
made keen and searching by an lntrl-
cate knowledge of the business, and
backed by the reports which come
from the company's corps of experts
kept constantly in the field to note the
progress of events and growth in the
different mining districts. Manager
! Whitley has been able to read the
handwriting on the wall. He is. there
fore, preparing in advance for the
business which he knows his company
will soon be called upon to take care of
United States Plant.
On the 10th eay of November last q
little over one and One-half months
ago. the first furnace of the United
I
smelter at Bingham Junction went into
commission. 1t was designed and built
by George K. Fischer with view Il
its especial fitness for handling the 81
licious ores from the cOmpany's Cen
tennial-Eureka bonanza at Tintic
when blended with the copper-iron sui
phide ores from it's Bingham mines
Under the management of its builders
and the superintendency Of Harris X
Masters the great plant is now being
steadily warmed up to the task OF
handling the maximum tonnage fOl
which il was erected Three of ii:
furnaces have been tried out and the
converters have begun the turning on
of copper gold-silver bullion. An &C
cident to one of the monster blowing
engines. an accident which occurred
when it was first being tested by th'
representative of the company which
built it, has held back the blowing il
of the other furnaces, but it viii b.
only a short time now until the nam
: moth works will be running at ca
pacity.
over at the works Of the Highland
Boy company Utah Consoldated) al
average of something better than so
tons of ore per day from the com
pany's Bingham mines is daily goinl
through the furnaces and about go
tons of pig copper bullion, containing
nice values in gold and some silver a.
well. are being turned out monthly Al
an evidence that this plant is being
run at handsome profit. the an
nounceHnent was made a few days ag'
that the company would pay a divi
dend for the year of $450,0o0.
Bingham Consolidated Record.
With two furnaces in operation, TIT
Bingham Consolidated company's plan
began the year. During the summe
its splendid converter plant was com
pleted and placed in commission anS
later the third furnace was fired UP
II closes the year with a record o
$4,000 tons of ore treated, $4,000 tons o
which were supplied by the company
own mines, the balance being supplied
by outside producers. During. the yea
$500 tons of copper bullion, contain
ing good values in gold and silver, werl
marketed, while the coming twelv'
months are counted upon to witness
the doubling up of these figures, as on
furnace yet remains to be blown in.
The Bingham company's smelter
which was designed and constructed b.
w. H. Nutting. has been a perfec