The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

Since It began paying dividends in
October 1899. the Daly-West mine at
Pork City. with holdings embracing
ever $50 acres of mineralized ground
has forged to the front, until it now
stands in the front rank of the proper
ties which each and every month con-
tribute TO the worldly possessions Of
its stockholders. During the period
Mentioned it has distributed to those
holding its stock sOmthing over four
millions of dollars.
tt is one of the most excellently
equipped and systematically worked
mines in America, and the working
force upon its payroll numbers about
400 men. while at times over 500 have
been euga ged. The labor Of this small
army has been reduced to almost exact
science and even the novice in mining
cannot be but favorably impressed with
the manner Of extracting the ores, their
condensation by the process known as
concentration and the practical saving
OF al the metallic values therein con-
tanned.
The plant. with its attendant ma
chinery. has always been regarded as
q model one. and during the past year
this has been increased in it's capacity
until at this writing it is capable Of
handling the enormous tonnage of 500
mine cars In each twenty-four hours.
This ore. as is usual in all great mines
OF this class. is taken care of autOInat-
ically- being conveyed from the ore
houses to the mill by means Of elevator
belts During the past year there was
added TO the plant a hugo gaIIows
frame. 81 feet in height and the taIIest
iu the great camp of Park City: new
ore house. with q capacity of 1000 tons
built above the mill. and other minor
accessories. Prior to this the plant was
n very complete one. comprising the
mill and its necessary equinment a
boarding house. repair shops. offices.
assay office, blacksmith shop and other
buildings needed for the conducting Of
operations on a scale of great magni-
tude- In the power house are three
large boilers with a capacity Of 100
go and 35O-hOrse power each, this en-
CINE capacity being used for operating
the nSerSOll-Sergeant cOmDressors and
drills and for keeping in motion the ma
chinery of the mill and the hoist The
mine was equipped about the beginning
OF the year 1904 with an electric plant
for lighting purposes. Up to the time
OF the installation of this feature lights
were obtained from outside sources.
ine shaft Is 1000 feet in depth at
which point sinking was discontinued
on account of the vast amount of water
encountered. The mana cement. how
ever. has such faith in the permanencv
of the ore bodies 1T and below tina.
level. that IN agreement has been en-
tered into Nh the Ontario and DAILY
companies, whereby the great Ontario
drain tunnel, constructed several years
ago, viii he driven under the main
shaft OF the Daly-West at a depth Of
100 feet. thus giving the mine abO11t
600 feet OF virgin ground which will be
free from water and ready for Stopping
as soon as the drainage feature is COM
pleted- This work is progressing at
this writing as fast as men and ma
Chinery in the shape Of power drills
can push IL. About 300 feet is already
completed and 1.5OO feet remain To be
done. When all Is finished the DAILY
West VIII be in a position to eCOnOmf-
cally develop ground and take out ore
at the greatest depth of any mine in
the Park City district
The Quincy mine. which was at one
time operated as an independent con-
Germ. and during that time paid 81 100
600 in dividends. but was purchased by
The Daily West. has been closed down
so FAR as surface workings are con-
cerned. ii having been .ascertsined that
il was cheaper to extract its ores
through the avenues and tunnels opened
from the workings Of the last named
property. In this connection il is stated
that while it is generally conceded that
The ores in the Quincy have been de-
pleted 70 considerable extent the
management OF the DaIy-West declines
10 make any concessions for leasing to
outsiders. preferring to continue the
work in it's own way. thus esta bIishIuer
the fact that the hidden wealth of the
quincy is by far too vast to permit OF
any profit-sharing with those not di-
rectly connected with the owners of
the Daly-West-
All the extensive exploration work
done by the great producers in the
camp have shown beyond any question
that 70 Is spotted with ore bodies. both
IN assures and 81 contacts. the devel-
cpment of which means immense
wealth to the fortunate possessors OF
the same, az" -" rpIe that has gov