Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-01
fypected That Branch of San
Pedro viii be Completed
September First.
SALT LAKE LOSING BUSINESS
Mine Manager Claims Ten Per Cent
Can he Saved by Trading at
Los Angeles or Frisco.


p,oche branch advance about 1000
feet. The weather has been quite hot
and desertions from the track-laying
force have been annoying and inn
NEEDED progress. 1t looks as if 1t
would be Aug. /, and possibly day or
two later before the cars reach Bull
llcnville. says a Denver correspondent
Of the Los Angeles Times.
Al least three grading camps are
now located this side of Bullionvilie
and rapid progress Is made. Recent
additions 20 the equipment have
brought UP the number of horses and
mules at work on the grade to over
100 and as these are among the larg-
est and finest in the state, their daily
acoOmplishment is considerably above
the average for that number of ami
mails
REACH PIOCHE SEPT 1.
About three miles this side of Bull
lIonyille the road grade enters what
is known as Condor canyon, which II
follows for four miles. In places this
canyon is narrow. barely aftording
passageway at present for the stream
at high water. In such places much
rock cutting is necessary for the
grade, A part of this rock work was
done in the early nineties when the
Union Pacific system was building
line to Phoebe. Much Of the embant-
ment then made through this cam
Won has been washed out and must be
replaced in such maner as to secure 1t
from erosion by water. Such condi-
tions make 1t more difficult than in
ordinary earthwork TO closely estimate
the time required to construct the
grade through this canyon. The work,
however, Is progressing so we'll at all
points so far attacked that the advent
of the road in Phoebe about Sep. l is
still confidently anticipated.
CHEAPER IN Los ANGELES.
The general manager of one of our
companies which is preparing for an
active campaign of production, has
lust returned from Los Angeles where
he went to purchase certain mining
supplies He speaks with great on
thusiasm of his experience and what
he learned. He found that he could
lay down in Phoebe material purchas-
ed in Los Angeles at saving of from
10 per cent up, over the cost If pur-
chased in San Francisco or Salt Lake.
AS he had had no previous affiliations
in Los Angeles, his conclusions may be
accepted as formed without prejudice.
Los Angeles has no adequate concep-
ton OF the enormous amount or mas
terial and supplies of all kinds which
Phoebe and its tributary camps are
going to require after the railroad Is
prepared to bring 1t In.
ENLARGING OPERATIONS.
The Nevada Utah Mines and Smell
ters corporation has recently built
separately new clearinghouse and
a bunkho use. 1t has been timbering
shafts. cleaning out drifts, running
cross-cuts, etc, ETC.. 30 to have as
much done before the railroad comes
as can be accomplished without the
excessive outlay involved in wagon
transportation. The mine is in shape
to begin stopping tomorrow. and it Is
putting 1T moderately to say that
larger tonnage will yet come out of
the mines of that company here. than
was produced in the early days.
After the advent of the railroad, the
Nevada Utah will construct plant
for large operations. The present hoist
at No. shaft will be replaced by
larger one, a pumping plant suitable
for handling all probable water down
to a depth of 1000 feet installed. the
railroad overhauled and put into shape
for extensive traffic, 600 horse power
light and power plant built on the
hill. a large tonnage concentrator ana
sampler built down near the depot
and number of buildings erected. At
Jack Rabbit, also, extensive equip
ment is planned. At the Jack Rab-
bit mine, which is one of their group,
careful estimate made by noted
mining engineer, disclosed half a mil
lion tons of ore already blocked out
above what T. known as the 3O0. or
adit level. Mr.. Swanton, the general
superintendent, tells me that he. by
the most conservative measurement,
fund over 100000 tons above that
.cyel while the nline look better at
the 700-foot level, than anywhere else,
and one has been disclosed at the LOO
foot level. This mine Will have hoist
Installed as soon as the railroad comes
The company proposes to put in
light and power plant at jack Rab-
bit of not less than 500 horse power,
and to add many features to their
equipment at that camp.
DEVELOPING ZINC.
The Ohio Kentucky Mining company,
Samuel Ncwhcuse, president, and the
Phoenix Reduction company owned
by the same interests, in different pro-
portions are crowding development ON
the Susan buster owned by the FOR
mer company, and the Prince property,
owned by the latter The Susan Dus-
ter has n 20 horse power gasoline
hoist, Its shaft is down over $50 feet,
and still sinking, From drift on the
second level they are going down ana
from the third level raising to con-
nection with this Wine. They are also
drifting both ways on the third level
and sinking winze. The ore is n CONF
pick sulphide of lead, zinc ana iron,
with important values In both gold
and silver. Both this company and
the Nevada Utah will require zinc con-
oentrator and separator so that with
the railroad Will be developed an en-
urely new industry for this region. so
FAR as known, not a pound of zinc
has ever been sold from the mines OF
this district. but zinc promises TO be
MS important an item here as II has
become at Leadvllle In recent years.
FORTY HORSE HOIST.
On the Prince property i0-horse-
power gasoline hoist has recently been
Installed over their new shaft when
Is already down 100 feet. 1t has a
three-drill compressor and proposes
To go down 1000 feet with this equip
ment AZ 100 feet In the shaft cross
cut mas been run IN 40 feet. There
Is also another old shaft ON the prop
erty. All these workings are In ore,
The manager OF this company tells me
mat he has traced this ore deposit for
1000 feet In length and that II shows
Tor width OF 100 to 200 feet. II Is q
low-grade silver ore, carrying 80 per
cent excess iron and both OF the great
smelling companies have been striv-
ing To secure a contract for large
daily tonnage OF II.