Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-28
ANNUAL REPORTOF
THE HORN SILVER
Expert Declares Mill Could Wiring
Million in Profits from
Low Grade.
WILL DECIDE ON TREATMENT.
small Profit Made on Account of Metal
Prices and Difficulties
" Smcltcr.

Tho Horn silver Mining company
which Us one of the famous old produc-
crs of the san Francisco mining dis
trct. Beaver county. has just issued
SIS annual report for 1905 which con-
tans some interesting statistics rcla-
tive to- the treatment Of the zinc ore
that is found in large quantities at the
mine President A. I Harrison de-
olarcs that tho low price of metals ma
tCrially impaired tho income OF the
company Tor the year 1903, and that in
addition the company walls thrown out
OF much time through delays in the
starting % the Tintic smelter and its
numerous shut downs before 10 was
placed lu running order.
10 is declared that within COM
paratiyclv short time a final test viii
Dc made in the mill treatment of the
zinc and black ores at the mine. He
asserts that 10 is gratifying To the CONF
p8uy to learn that the large accumu-
iation Of zinc and low grade lead and
silver bearing ore viii hereafter be
source Of profit instead of expense and
the added income Will facilitate an
intelligent and thorough examination
of the property and develop large
ore reserve from which 90 draw la
the future.
General Manager NJ G.. Morris in his
report shows that during the year
4.59O 90 tons OF ore were extracted
for shipment and that the estimated
tonnage on hand, Jan !, 1909. in bins
and broken down at the mine was
200 tons. The cost Of extraction OF
this ore, counting against II labor on
dead work. supplies and the Ike
places each ton az carrying cost or
S6.52 10 is only I'm the case OF zinc
Gal Ha4
below the cost. The average OF first
class ore was S9.44; first class zinc
ore 81: first class copper ore, S2l44;
first class lease ore S1S.13.
MUCH DEAD WORK.
During The year the company ala
1.41Iih feet Of dead work consisting or
upraises, drifts, winzes and air shaft
retimbering. During the year the air
SHAFT was retimbered from the surface
to the 100 foot level on the 500 level
and extending down 90 the 600 level
considerable lead silver ore has boon
developed that should produce a fair
tuuna &c. The zinc ores remain praCtlc
ally undisturbed. on account OF the
low price of spelter "a market could
not be found for this class of ore. Pros
pccting is now going on on the 100, 500
600 and 700 foot levels I'm new terri
tory.
The profits OF the company for the
year were s3,333.47 The average value
Of ore shipped was s944 a ton.
G.. O. Payne has attached 10 the re-
port his report on the concentration
of the ores Of the company, Throughout
the years a number OF tests were made
which demonstrated that the zinc and
low grade ores could be successfully
handled.
After discussing the trea tment OF ores
ana the success achieved I'm the various
tests. M. Payne says:
such an ore treatment las ro1stins)
viii save at least $4,000 TO $4,000 In
min equipment by emitting the electro
static apparatus otherwise required. "a
win also avoid any question Of royalty
for the use OF such apparatus, and
should reduce tho cost Of min treatment
10 at least $50 per ton Of crude orc,
with a MIL capacity Of 100 tons day.
In that event the added tonnage Of
material made available together with
the cost OF concentrating the Horn Sill
yer ores should show q net profit TO
you1 company of approximately $1,000
900 hy the treatment OF the total ma
terlnl now believed 10 b. available at
the mine"