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

Since ii began paying dividends in
October 1899, the DaIy-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 il has distributed to those
holding its stock somthing over four
millions of dollars.
II is one Of the most excellentIy
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 engaged 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
or all the metallic values therein con-
taiEed.
The plant. with its attendant ma
ChiHery. has always been regarded as
model one, and during the past year
this has been increased in it's capacity
until at this writing it is caDable 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 takeD care of automat-
ically. being conveyed from the ore
houses 20 the mill by means of elevator
belts During the past year there was
added TO the plant = huge gallows
frame. 81 feet i'm height and the taIlest
In the great camp of Park City: a new
ore house with capacity of 1000 tons.
built above the mill, and other minor
accessories. Prior to this the plant was
a very complete one. comprising the
min and its necessary equipment a
boarding house. repair shops Offices
assay office blacksmith shop and other
buildings needed for the conducting Of
operations on d scale Of great magni-
tude. In the power house are three
large boilers with a capacity of 100
30 and 35O-hOrse power each. this en-
CINE capacity being used for operating
me acknowledgement COmpressOrs and
drills and for keeping in motion the ma
chineTy of the mill and the hoist The
mine was equipped about the beginning
or the year 1904 with an electric plant
Tor lighting purposes. Up to the time
or the installation of this feature lights
were obtained from outside sources
The smart rs 1900 feet i'm depth at
which point sinking was discontinued
on account OF the vast amount of water
encountered The management how
ever. has such faith in the permanencv
or the ore bodies at and below that
level. that an agreement has been en-
tered into with the Ontario and DAILY
companies. whereby the great Ontario
drain tunnel, constructed several wears
ago. VIII be driven under the main
shaft Of the Daly-Wsst at q depth of
200 feet, thus giving the mine abOut
600 feet Of virgin ground which will be
free from water and ready for stopine-
as soon as the drainage feature is com
pleted- This work is progressing at
this writing as fast as men and ma
chlnery Al the shape Of power drills
can push II. About 300 feet Is already
completed and 800 feet remain In he
done When all is finished the DAILY
West VIII be in a position to econoui-
cally develop ground and take out ore
at the greatest depth of any mine in
The Park City district
The Quincy mine. which was ar ono
time operated as an independent CON
Germ. and during that time paid 81 100
900 in dividends. but was purchased nv
The Daly-W est. has been closed down
50 FAR as surface workings arc cor,
cerned, ii having been ascertained that
10 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 to d considerable extent. the
management Of the DAILY West declines
To make any concessions for leasing to
outsiders. preferring to continue the
work in its own way, thus establishing
me AatL lildt me uiuuen wealth. or the
Quincy is by far too vast TO permit of
any profit-sharing with those not di-
Tectly 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 il is spotted with ore bodies. both
in assures and i'm contacts. the devel-
cpment of which means immense
weanh 20 the fortunate possessors of
the same. ak -" ruie that has gov