Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

ure. The Crown Milling company put
up all The money necessary to erect
IA mill and install the machinery, ana
those Wiu We're back OF the proposition
felt certain that the dry process would
PROV" a successful means OF treating
The May Day ore. The process, hav-
ing failed to save the values, the mill
has been idle, the Crown Milling COM
panv not even going to the trouble TO
remove the machinery, some Of which
had been especially built for this plant
aud which had cost thousands OF dol
lars. Now Messrs. Keedey and keitz
are Of the opinion that they can reme-
dy the defects In the plant and put Il
in successful operation. The officials
of the May Day have confidence in the
plans OF these men, who are now hard
az work, and the May Day mill may yet
be- the means of placing a great deal OF
money in the treasury of the company
THE YANKEE CON,
The surface workings of the Yankee
Con mine were destroyed by fire dur
ing the early part Of the past summer
and this set the mine back consider
able with development work The
company, however, lost no time IN put
NlllH IVA - ll'N N'iAl NFNhl iieiliN Alf'il "a
water claim which II owned at Ham
onsvlle, about three miles below the
mine. a pipe line was then put in
connecting the mine and the new COM
pessor, and the company Is now bet
ten equipped than ever before. There
are several reasons why the Yankee
company decided to put this compressor
at Homansville instead of at the mine,
The compressor plant WAS located
where there was plenty OF water, and
being upon the railroad, there Will be
40 trouble IN getting coal, 1t Is a pref
ty expensive matter hauling coal To the
mines that are located quite a distance
from the railroad especially during the
winter and spring months when the
wagon roads are IN bad condition. The
Yankee still maintains It's heavy ship
ment of high grade ore and the COM
pany will likely take up the propo-
sition of building a mill early In the
new year. The Yankee mine, like most
Of the other properties upon Godiva
mountain, contains a great deal OF the
lower grade ores, and the company
should be equipped with a concentrate
Ing plant.
BECK TUNNEL SENSATION.
Tho Beck Tunnel is without doubt
the sensation of the year I'm local min
ing circles. A year, or perhaps a lit
Ne more than year ago, the Beck
Tunnel stock could have been pU .
chased at IA few cents a share, while
at the present time II Is selling be-
tween 81 and 81 per share. A little
over a year ago the company was levy
ing assessments to carry ON Develop
ment work. and today IL is a regular
,1itfilnul with ItVTl.ttle
eating over 100000 10 its credit. Jesse
Knight, the fortunate mining operator
who first struck il rich in the Uncle
Sam and Humbug mines, is the prin-
cipal owner in the Beck Tunnel. but
scores OF local people have made money
in this stock. The Beck Tunnel IS
now shipping over carload OF ore daily
and the ore body from which this ore
is being taken Is Of such large dimen-
sions that the company does not find
It necessary TO hoist more than
few carloads Of waste in an entire
week The Beck Tunnel has paid
eleven dividends to date The first
was n $4,000, while the November
dividend was $4,000, or four cents per
share, Mr.. Knight Is heavily interest
ed I'm the Black Jack, Colorado. ana
several other Tintic mines. as well as
a large string OF claims which have
not yet reached the productive stage
and according TO recent reports. he
intends TO erect smelter I'm Tintic,
The Tintic valley ~ an ideal place fQr
smeters, the only drawback being the
scarcity OF water. On account OF the
trouble which the shelters are having
with the farmers in the Salt Lake
valley. the new reduction plants which
are put up IN the future will no doubt
be located IN localities where there
Is no likelihood Of a continual war
with the agricultural interests.
AMERICAN, \ NEW ONE
Another company under the name
OF the American recently started In
TO develop some ground adjoining the
wonderful Beck Tunnel mine. August
and Fred Smith, who were the original
owners of the La Refine group, now a
part OF the Beck Tunnel. organized
the American Mining company few
months ago. taking IN some well known
Salt Lakers, among them O. W. Pow
ers, Thomas MarioneauN and Judge
W. IA. Dickson, The sinking of a
smart started, and M the present time
this shaft is down about 1875 feet. A
drift has also been started from IN.
III foot level. The showing I'm tho
American Is so good that the treasury
STOCK. which was recently offered for
sale az 10 cents per share. IL being
taken up very eagerly by local people.
who think that the Beck Tunnel ore
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