Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18
PRESIDENT GIROUy TALKS
Tells What He saw During Rcccnt
Visit ut Ely Propcrilcs--Wotcr
H. Chief Item.

President j l.. Glroux of the Giroux
Consolidated mines, upon mis- return to
Los Angeles. after visiting the bis
ELY mines brought information Of
great interest to the many stockhoid-
ers.
He says that the wording force IL
now reduced to about sixty-fve, ana
that all efforts are concentrated UPON
the Alpha shaft, which Is down TO the
it45-foOt level II Is expected that
water viii be encountered at on about
the i200-foot level, and the operation
Of the big conccntrator, which mas
just been completed. with capncitA
Of 500 tons. al cost OF 100000, VIII
not be undertaken at the present time
Just now there Is enough water 10
run the plant at half capacity but 1t
is not considered economical To com
mence milling until II can he run iuli
time.
If the water level should be deeper
than is now supposed. the company
viii be forced to bring water from
the Stepton farm, twelve miles away,
but Il Is hoped that the expense viii
be avoided by the Alpha develop
ments II would be necessary to raise
the water from Strptoe $50 feet. and
the estimates of cost run UP to $3.50
600
The property Is developed for dis
lance OF nearly mile by four shafts
,.o, nm a., ~ ,,,.,t,, 1,,,artz-nornhvry
an. Xxx .,itiJ - totai dis
tanco ns t,,o a,,d rno -oiybtb miles on
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osta,os r,e ,t,, c,,,9,i,aria,,d. tsl,. and Ne
yada Consolidated. Already 3OOOOU0
tons have boon placed ia sight ana
I'm, clngo to 9it noe cont Concentrat.
in, ,csts st,o,,' ttat ION tous Of crud,
are o.uI rnste ono Ton og concentrates
r,,nnino fror, On IA o. ror cent
Tho Alma char i,snressed ,ipou the
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