The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-20
COPPER OUTPUT
Is CLIMBING UP
All Previous Records Smashed
During Past Week.
HONERINE HITS IT AGAIN
NEW GOLD CAMP NEAR NOUN
TAIN HOME, IDA.

an previous records for a weeks
production of copper were smashed to
srnithereens by the individual company
plants Of the state. as shown by the
figures compiled yesterday. And the
end is not yet, for, while the Utah Con-
sOlidated, which now heads the list
must be crowding the limit pretty close
on its present equipment, il is quite
certain that both the Bingham and
United States companies will be climb
ing higher during the next few weeks.
Shipments for the week ending Friday
night. four shelters contributing, were
1,04S,5S7 pounds, or 1898 pounds
more than during the week before. The
shippers and the number Of pounds
contributed by each were as follows:
Bingham Consolidated .......... 305,619
united states -..... ......- Z0y,4o0
Utah Consolidated ....... 4.45S
Utah & Eastern, ....... ..... $4,000
Total pounds....... ,.....1, 049, 537
These figures Indicate that, without
counting the production of Utah mines.
the ores Of which find treatment at the
American company's plant, copper is
now being turned out in Utah at the
rate OF nearly $4,000 900 pounds per an
num- Last year the American COM
pany made between 5000, 600 and 7,000.-
600 pounds of copper and the entire
production of the state was a little shy
OF 3S,000,000 pounds. There is yet six
weeks to round out the present year
and they are counted upon to make
such a showing that when the totals
are compiled it will be found that the
states production of the red metal for
1904 will crowd the so, 600, O0O-pound
mark.
The Bingham Consolidated company
placed it's fifth furnace in operation
only few days ago, but its participa-
ton is already noticeable, and barring
accident, the present weeks produc-
ton will be maintained If not exceeded
between now and the end of the year.
The United States company's smelter
has been doing much better work of
late and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the production there viii be
raised somewhat from what it is now.
At the plant of the Utah Consolidated
company a magnificent record is being
made and, while il is understood that
the smelter could chew up more ore
than it is now doing, the tramway be-
tween the mine and loading station at
Lower Bingham is being run at close
To its maximum capacity, safety con-
sidered- However, Il is no secret that
the mine is showing greater values as
depth is attained in the mountains of
copper ore and the increased produc-
ton at its smelter is probably due as
much to that fact as to the greater ton
mage being treated.
The Herald has been reporting the
production of the Utah & Eastern
company. which is operating the old
Dixie mines below st. George, all the
time and, while it has been small as
compared with some of the other pro-
ducers, the statement is offered that
the day is coming when, and that very
soon. it will cut more of a figure in
the states copper production than
those who delight in ignoring it now
VIII care to admit. No other mine in
Utah can boast sucn ere as the Dixie
contains. In an ordinary water-jack-
eted furnace 1t meits down like butter
Ten per cent ore I'm that property is
counted as low grade and the mine is
known 10 contain great quantities of
il. The only trouble has been that the
mine was not properly opened for
. heavy extraction. However a regula-
ton triple-cOmpartment shaft is now
being constructed 10y raising out from
the various levels above the 500 and,
with that work completed few months
hence, the company will be in shape to
handle a large tonnage and increase
its bullion output several fold.
By the time that happens Samuel
NewhOuse's Cactus properties will be
in full blast, the Utah Copper com
pany will be doubling its production,
the Yampa will be doing the same and
the shelter of the Majestic company
viii also, most likely, be in blast again.
Utah is making some noise in the cop
-f1N frao ravlH
have increased to roar one year
hence.