Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-19
Boston Comment Which Is of Consid-
cradle Local Interest.

The Boston Commercial of last Sat
urday devotes considerable space 10
Utah Consolidated and the editor,
George l.. Walker, says some Interest
ing things about the story printed IN
The Boston News Bureau to the eff
feet that the Utah Con. ore bodies had
been cut off by a fault at the 500 Level
and thrown up the hill l,200 feet into
Yampa territory.
"The action OF the market
Indicated SAYS Mr.. walker
that careful preparation had been
made in advance for the effect tho
story would have on Utah Consolidat-
ed stock The affair recalled to the
minds OF brokers and others the SINH
lar story, published in the same news
service when Utah was selling around
Sal. II was then declared that the
same Wine had encountered the ore
and found il very lean. Lawson at
tackled Utah at the same time. through
the issue of tissues" etc, and some
believed that there was n secret un-
Outstanding between them. The form
er onslaught carried the price OF Utah
down 10 $50, and it afterwards adj
vanced to $40.
1T is interesting and suggestive
that the latest story, from the source
referred to. declares there is no ore at
all at the point where the former story
admitted its existence, but declared II
lean or low grade.
"A newspaper publisher Is eNcus-
able II he occasionally through un-
avoidable error, prints something that
is misleading; but when he disregards
well known facts. such conduct must
be regarded MS malicious. In Utah's
report for 1904. Manager r. II. Chan
ming gentleman whose integrity has
never been questioned, said:
can inclined Wine was sunk IN the
1 ot oil Of <
| TO No, sls level, 30 feet below, At this
! level n station has been cut, and a
crosscut north is now being driven
| with the intention of developing the
| ore OH this level before sinking to No.
! level Is resumed. This crosscut Is
1 az present 20 feet In ore. showing sat
! isfactory values
Here Is definite statement from
| Utah Consolldated's management that
/ the ore was not only found at the 500
! level but also so feet below, and also
! that 1t showed satisfactory values,
| This winze story was news three or
! four years ago. The wlnge was allow
ed to nh with water IN 1905. and ex-
| ploratory work was turned in other
| directions In his report for 1905
Manager Charming said:
Exploration work was confined to
the upper levels, for although the low
est workings In all the ore shoots are
!
reserves could be put In sight, Il was
considered better policy 10 first thor
| oughly explore the upper portion OF
the mine, both from the standpoint or
good mining and 10 aviod constant
pumping and hoisting expense
Here Is positive statement from
Manager Charming thar the ore re-
serves IN the mine do 20 10 depth,
and that additional reserves could be
created boy sinking. Nobody viii
doubt the accuracy OF his statement.
Yet two or three years after the de-
ycopments referred to We're made and
the facts concerning them given Of
nclally 10 stockholders. there comes
this specially prepared news story
/ which disrePards the facts and pre- .
SCENTS statements and rumors to M
the occasion.
Manager Risque has not advised
the directors not 20 build new
snelter The company has lust made
IA payment ON the purchase price OF
ne new smelter site. Former Man
ager Charming. who knew the mine
and the geology OF the district better
than any one clese, planned to etNenc
a tunnel through the mountains ant
cut utah Consolldated's ore bodice
1000 feet below present workings o
course he would have made such
recommendation unless he kenw TO
reasonable certainty that the or
went to depth,
THE existence Of fault between
the Titan Consolidated aud Yamp,
mines has been known for years. TN
claim IN which the Yampu II working
however. h only 200 feet wide ant
Utah Consolidated owns pr0pertle
completely surrounding II. II own
more OF the Ynmpn's vein than th
Yampa company itself.
The fault In question probably cut
the big limestone belt which carrie
It1h's orc. several hundred, and per
hupe thousands OF feet below us tan
mel level, The ore Is probably throw
mp the hll some distance, bat Iia
Consolidated owns the apex and AL
judicial presidents serve TO demon
strate that the company win have m
right 10 follow It's ore regardless q
faults