Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-06
CONDITIONS IN
PARK CITY CAMP
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What the Record Has to Say
Since Closing Order Has
Become Effective.
THE AMERICAN FLAG MINE.
u VIII Continue Development as
UsunI--At the DAILY Judge
And Others.

The close down in Park City has
been taken in the most philosophical
manner Imaginable. says the Record OF
that camp. AT the present time all
the closing down that is scheduled
mas been accomplished and still thore
are 500 or 80 men employed in the
mines and mills OF the camp, and some
business Is being carried on and will
continue to be. too, in spite of the
belief of few that the world would
come TO an end IL the mines laid of
men. Happy to say though only a
few felt this way about the matter,
and the big majority realize that soon
er or later all work will be resumed
and until that time they viii live any
way and be as happy as possible un-
der the circumstances.
Not all of the mines have laid off
their men, or any part of them, At
the American Flag Supt Curtis in
forms us that work viii be carried on
as usual, and that development and
prospecting will continue. 1t was re-
ported on the street during the week
that the Flag would close with the
rest, but Manager Rathman came up
from the city and left tho matter in
the hands OF the local management.
Mr.. Curtis having no desire whatever
10 suspend operations, was happy to
he able to continue
Manager Lambourne of the DAILY
Judge property was up from the city
yesterday and informed the Record,
before his departure that there were
at present about 05 men at his prop
erty. since the shutdown. 1t is the
intention ut the Judge TO prospect
extensively during the time that the
reduced force is on, and in the course
OF this week some ore will be mined
hn NIL will 1n s4I.f
per day for the present. Mr.. Lam
bourne stated that he earnestly hoped
that the present crippled condition
OF Park City would not continue for
long, but he was unable to give any
Information as to when affairs would
become normal again. The mining COM
ranies he said, had no more desire
TO close down than the people gener-
ally had to see them do go, but they
could not afford to operate at a loss,
and 30 retrenchment was absolutely
necessary. The management OF the
Judge has made an effort to keep the
married men at work at their proper
ty. About 175 men are out at the
Judge.
Though tho big force OF worlsmen
usually employed at the great Silver
King Coalition company's mine. has
been materially trimmed down since
the first OF the year. there are still
mine and mill. 10 that the plant is
far from an idle one. With the pres
emf working force. efforts in the mine
will be expended in a large degree TO
prospecting. while at the mill and
sampler beside the one shift which win
be kept going regularly. some needed
repairing and altering will be done. 1t
is the intention to have the mill gang
take care also of the sampler and
tramway. and the output which will
come regularly from the King during
the "shut down" will be far better
than none. and more than a good
many people think for.
The management OF the DAILY West
has retained only enough men to keep
the mine In necessary repair. Those
remaining on the payroll includes the
engineers. and while very little work
will be done in the way of active min
ing steam will be kept up and there
will be men down the mine every day
with the other operators In common.
the Bambergers regret the necessity OF
abandoning for the present thxlr eN-
tensive operations but feel that such
action Is entirely necessary.
The work in the drain tunnel VIII
not be retarded in the least by the
other reductions and improvements
under wav and planned by the COM
panies will continue.
Conditions are bad enought all ri9ht,
but they might be so much worse that
there is reason for cheerfulness and
hone