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

soldatcd Mining and Smelling COM
pany, which passed into the control of
f. Augustus Heinze during the pres
ent year. has been undergoing u sys-
tematlc overhauling under the dlrec-
tion Of II. l.. Charles. who came from
Butte few months ago to become
general manager of the company, sue
coeding Capt. Duncan MacVichie, who
was elevated to the position Of manag-
ing director, but as stated elsewhere,
all new construction has ceased for
the time being and perhaps, perman-
entity The plant is handling close to
1000 tons of ore per day at the pres
ent time and in addition to smelling
ore from its own system of mines, is
an active competitor of the American
and United States companies for Gus
tom ores.
The Bingham Consolidated smelter
Is equipped with four blast furnaces
one reverberatory furnace two roast
ers Of the Edwards type, three convert
er stands, the Vezan type of sampler,
two 50-ton cranes used to handle matte
and Stag from the conyerters, two 10
ton electric motors with which the
matte and Stag is removed from the
smelling furnaces. The blowers and
practically all other equipment about
the plant where power Is needed Is,
electrically driven, however, the con-
yerters are operated by 600 horse
power Rarig type of compressor. In
fact, the plant is very complete and
up-to-date in every respect, and no
smelter in the salt Lake valley Is ac-
complishing better results From the
Bingham Consolidateds system of
properties is being supplied ut the pres
ent time about $50 tons Of ore daily
from the Commercial mine in Bingham,
go tons from the Dalton & Lark of
Bingham and $50 tons from the Eagle &
Blue Bell In the Tintic mining district.
The balance to make UP the 1000 tons
daily capacity, comes from custom ores
Now that control of the Ohio Copper
company's mine IN Bingham has been
taken over by Mr. Henze, ores from
that property will come to the Bingham
smelter. The local operating stan Of
the Bingham Consolidated are: Capt.
Duncan MacViehIe, managing director;
H. l.. Charles, general manager; Frank
p. Swindler, general superintendent;
b. r. Putnam, smelter superintendent;
James Creighton, superintendent OF
Dalton & Lark mine; Felix Mcdonald,
superintendent OF Commercial mine;
William owens. superintendent of
Eagle Il Blue Bell mine, John T. Murta,
In charge OF the company's office forces
and liner PETIT, purchasing agent.
L. s. AND OTHER PLANTS.
The United states Smelling, REIN
ing and Mining company has also
been making many changes In the
equipment Of both its lead ana copper
smelters; new furnaces have been add
cd ana the capacity Of both have been
so greatly increased that It's opefa-
tons In this valley have become az
extensive as any other competition In
this state. In fact until the Gar
field plant OF the American went into
commission, the United statss plants
handled a larger daily tonnage OF ore.
The American smelling and Rein
Ing company has treated about 1900
tons Of lead, silver and gold ores
al its big Murray plant, while the
lampa Smelling company operating
a plant at the mouth ~ Bingham can
yam, has provided enough additional
al aaW a.a.N
treatment UP 10 about 500 tons per
day The Yampa II a close corpora
ton and smells only ore coming from
its own mina