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

commanded a high price. For the past
few months the enlargement OF the
smelter has been in progress, and dur
ing this year the expectation is that an
average of not less than 500 tons of ore
per day viii be treated. while a com
Portable tonnage of first-class ore will
also be sent 10 market. An electric
locomotive is to be installed in the mine
and then Superintendent w. J. Craig
viii be in readiness to meet any demand
that may be made upon him for ton
mage. The smelter enlargennents are
practically completed. and the wear
opens most auspiciousIy for the COM
pany-
At the New England.
Under the management of Henry NJ.
Atkinson, the New England Gold &
Copper company is rapidly bringing
to the front again the old Mast mines,
which in the early days, We're prolific
producers Much development work has
been done during the year and cOnsid-
cradle ore has been shipped. 4 small
milling plant was placed on The prop
erty during the year and with 1t con-
siderable experimenting has been done
on the second-grade ores. It is under
stood that first-class results have been
obtained, and when the mine has been
further opened il is more than likely
that arrangements Will be made to mill
a large tonnage
Butler-Liberal.
campaign of systematic develop
ment and betterment of the equipment
has characterized operations at this
property, and while ore has been ship.
ped from time TO time, work has been
chiefly confined to the driving of a
long tunnel designed TO drain the mine
and open new territory at depth At
the same time the development and ex-
ploration of the copper ledge running
through the cOmpany'S ground has
been in progress until now, Manager
a. L. Jacobs says, he is prepared to
market a nice tonnage from this por-
ton of the mine. There is every reason
to expect that the Butler-LiberaI will
be back in the dividend coTumn this
year
There are a number of other proper
ties in and around Markham gulch
which have been doing we'll during the
year, including the Red Wing, Red
Wing Extension, Mystic Shrine and
others Nothing has been doing at the
Shawmut, but there seems TO be a move
on foot looking TO the reclamation OF
this ground and its further develop
ment- 1t will likely be heard from dur
ing the coming season
Fortuna and Cluster.
The Fortuna comPany's property,
which adjOins that of the Ohio, has been
operated during the year under the
general management of Simon Bamber-
ger with most substantial results An
average of a carload of ore per day has
been coming from the workings for
many months past, and developments
have been of nature TO give great en-
Couragement. Good buildings have
been erected at the mine and that the
present year will make a big change
for the better in underground condi-
tons, good though they are now, IS
quite certain.
The Cluster company has been stead
lily developing me old FalcO group, and
while no particular splUrge has been
made il is known that some very large
bodies of fine milling ore. interspersed
with not a little of a shipping grade,
has been opened up
Work has been resumed at the old
ButterfieId property in a modest way,
and Manager 2. LaVignino has been
able to keep the Queen mill in operation
a portion of the season. One or these
days the BUtteTfield viii rank With the
big mines of Bingham.
Silver Shield Operations.
The Silver Shield and United Bing-
ham should be mentioned together, as
the properties adjoin and are controlled
by much the same men. The former
proposition has been energeucally
operated during the year. and the heart
of the porphyry is now being pene-