The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02

Continuing his report. which is con
fined 10 the company 5 financial affair:
and does not deal with mine develop
ment, the secretary says:
'on the night OF April an explosion
OF distillatc in the refinery at the mil
caused fire which destroyed the refinery
building and other adjacent outbuildings
Including the convevor its approach tc
the mill and two stamp batteries The
property loss is relatively small. proba-
bly, not In excess Of Sl25.0O0. AT the
present date 20 per cent OF the mill is
In operation. The damage to the mill
Will have been completely repaired and
the entire mill operating within ninety
days. Pending the restoration OF full ef-
ficiency, sufficient ore will be shipped 10
Offset the loss of 30 per cent of the mill
capacity and the cempany's normal pro-
duction and net earnings Of approx
mately 100000 per mouth will he main
tn lned.
Owing TO the fact that large portion
OF the mining force Of the Consolidated
which was formerly employed In produc-
ton was retained after the fire and put
to work on development. it is expected
that the amount Of new work during
April Will establish a new record in this
direction II is reported that the work
during April has been attended by re-
suits equally as satisfactory as those of
any prior month In the compsnys his-
tory and that the deeper levels psrtic-
ularly the 1000 foot level of the Clermont
end the $50 OF the Mohawk. are making a
showing unsurpassed III former WoTh. III
The monthly reports OF Manager J. II.
Finlay. wherein are included estimates o.
the amount OF new ore reserves placed
in signt as result OF the months de-
velopment. only that ore is taken into
account which is actually exposed and
rendered available for extraction on the
regular levels Of the mines. Raises
WiuZes and Intermediate levels are con-
stanty establishing the continuity OF
these orc bodies and proving the poten
tlal stopping areas throughout the mines
TO be OF colossal proportions
The tonnage OF high grade orc already
blocked out in these mines. particularly
above the 500 level in the Mohawk and
on the T50-foot level of the Cermont, is
recent shipments upon these reserves are
almost imperceptible The ore body eX
posed on the $50 Clermout is pronounced
by experts to be the greatest continuous
biologists 10 exist in any minc In the
world. and the reserves of rich ore in
the Mohawk arc OF almost equal proper
tions. II has been the policy of the man
agcment 10 hold in reserve as much a"
possible OF this rich ore for purposes OF
blending with material OF lower grade in
order to permit Of extracting every ton
of rock from which profit can be re-
covered by the most approved scientific
processes OF reduction. Deposits of this
character are also a valuable asset in
by the recent fire in the mill and their
possession Will enable tho company tc
the over successfully what would other
wise be period Of greatly reduced pro-
duction and The suspension OF profit earn
ing.
The rehabilitation OF the mill is Tci-
forward rapidly and IL is now certain
that the entire plant will be opera ting
Its full capacity OF over $50 tons daily
within q period considerably shorter than
anticipated AT first by the management
The chief obstacle 10 an early resump-
ton at full capacity Is the fact that II
Will be necessary TO manufacture belt
copveyor to replace the one partially
destroyed by the fire and which had =
carrying cauacity OF over 1000 tons OF
ore daily. Fortunately the crusller into
which the ore is first dumDed from the
railroad cars and the building inclosing
II. cscaped damage by tho flames. which
also failed TO reach or damage any of the
costly concrete foundations of the mill
ma chinery or the woodwork portion nj
the main plant The refinery has al
ready been repaired 10 the point where
IL is in condition TO resume the trca tmcnt
Of amalaCam. cyanide prcciptate and
other products OF The mill.