Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-01
LITTLE BELLS
100 TON MILL
VIII be Completed Ia August-1o
Handle $4,000 Tons ore ON Dump
Worth S30O,0OO.

Work is progressing satisfactorily on
the lOO-ton concentrating mill now In
course OF construction at the Little
Bell Consolidated Mining company
property at Park city, according to
SCION spiro, general manager Of the
company who came down from tho
Park Thursday evening.
We hopo 10 have a. completed and
m actual operation some time in Aug
ust said Mr.. Spiro to The News,
friday At present we are work. Ing
q iorco Of about 40 men at the mine.
We are doing some developing and
some shipping. but right now our Of
forts are conferred on hurrying the
lnill along, as We need IL badly to
handle tho loW grades. which have been
accumulatug so fact AS 10 get In our
way. We now possibly have 5000 tons
OF this ore on the dumps which crudo
material VII run about $3.50 to the
ton, and 10 handle this class OF ore We
are erecting the mill. We have a ver-
ucdl depth OF about 700 feet with q
continued Incline Of 100 feot Under
inc present conditions the Little BeIi
Is shipping from 400 TO 500 tons first
class ore "A month, This ore runs on
an average GO ounces silver. 20 per cent
lead ana "a little gold, the ore muk-
ihg In the contact between tho quartzite
and lime ana in requirements in the
lime.
The mill We are putting up was pur-
chased from Bingham at n very rea,
Sonable figure, but when we add TO II
ana modcrnl2e II we shall have one OF
try"
The following Is from the statement
issued June %; sent out To stockhold-
ers with the quarterly dividend pay
able that date:
The earnings during the quarter end
Ing May 81, 1910. as compared with
NOSE or the two preceding quarters.
are nghter' owing to the impossibillty
Or getting the ore to the market by
reason OF the impossible condition Of
the wagon roads during that period.
however operations at the mine
nave been carried on uniuterruptedy,
resulting In the development OF large
quantities OF orc. While a great por-
ZION of this Is milling ore, 1t Is Of a
decidedly profitable grade. but has nor
heretofore Deen considered. owing to
the lack OF facilities for Its Treatment.
WIN the large tonnage or this class
or ore that Is already mined. together
win still greater quantities In the
mine. all OF which Is Of excellent mill
ing grade, and its requirements as TO
treatment having been demonstrated
w. w comparatively inexpensive. the
board OF directors In order that the
company may derive the values con
tanned by means u concentration. has
decided upon the installation Of a con-
centrating min. A plant meeting our
requirements has already been pur-
chased at figure decidedly advantage
Gus 20 us. This Is now being shippod
70 our mine where all provisions for
us installation are now being made and
VIII be carried to completion without
delay. with the mill IN operation, we
confidently expect to be able to add
greatly to the earnings OF the mine.
ORE STATEMENT.
Dry tons, 4oi: pounds lead. ii4.sis:
ounces silver, 25.605. ounces gold. 1E.O4:
pounds copper. 1851; sold for. Si4,675S3.
AVERAGE VALUE PER TON.
Per cent lead. 17S5: ounces silver.
63.S; ounces gold, .o37; per cent copper,
1888; sold for. Sa6.3S
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Receipts and disbursements from
March I, 1910 to May 81, 1910.
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