The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
LODI SHELTER IS
GLASS PLANT
viii Be Put in Regular Com
mission During Early
Spring Months.
SALT LAKE CAPITAL
INTERESTED In DISTRICT
Operating Company Has Pur-
chased Lead Mine for
FluXing.

The smcltcr which was erected Mt Lodi
last year by the Lodi Mines company,
owner of the old Illinois mine. a heavy
producer in the past. is pronounced by
experts as being one of the most per-
feet plants in the country according TO
j. \. George, a well-known operator OF
that camp.
This Will mean much to large num-
her OF Salt Lake people who are directly
interested in the district ana whose prop
critics a 5 a result OF the nearness OF the
new smelling facilities. viii greatly in
crease In value. The plant, however, Is
moi in operation at present. though faults
which were encountered In the ores treat
cd are being overcome by the manage
ment so that work viii very probably be
resumed In the near future.
Concerning the new plant and its tu-
ture, the Miner Tonopah. says: The
plant was operated SIX weeks, producing
bullion worth about 100000 when 1t
fault of the smelter, but for the reason
that the metallurgist who had made the
tests OF the ores upon which IT was
10 work made a slight miscalculation.
THE metalurglst reported as a result
of his tests that the ores Of the Illinois
and neighboring mines contained SUI
hcicnt lead To make them seli-fluXing.
This proved to be a mistake. Pig lead
had to be imported, To be used as a nux
and that expense: added to the high
cost Of coke rendered 1t impractieaa,ole
conditions
Salt Lake Interests.
"As soon as the situation became clear.
Or. c. /. Burt. the company's manager,
closed the smclter and went In quest OF
a supply of lead ore. Just across the
ter, he found a most promising lead pros
poet He purchased the prospect on his
own account and proceeded to develop, IL.
Results have been so satisfactory that
the lead mine has been turned over to
the Lodi Mines company, il is said. and
preparations are being made To reopen
the smelter in the spring.
so s5ngune of success rs the COM
pany that II has aDportioDed the sum
OF slo0. 600 for the further development OF
The Illinois mine. the Intention being to
construct a large vertical shaft TO super
sede the old inclined shaft In the prop
"That tho district will be able to pro-
vide very much larger tonnage of ore
than tho smelter at present capacity will
he capable of handling Mr. George de-
cjarcs there is no doubt In the Illinois
about 900 feet great bodies of relatively
nigh grade ore. while exploratory work
in the nelghOoring properties proves that
there is large district throughout where
Ike conditions prevail.
Bought Lead Mine.
In tho property OF the Lodi Gold and
Copper company, which is controlled by
salt Lake people. has been opened on
TIC TOO foot level nine feet of ore which
Nir. George says runs from 80 ounces TO
600 ounces I'm silver. tS per cent copper
> per cent Iced nD1 81 ton I'm gold, The
entire body as 81 is broken down will aV
"r6Sc. ne says. not less than So a ton
Or" Of It's character. so far from railroad.
Is not commercial orc. but wiki a smelter
In tho district II should prove bonanza.
"The orc boGy was ccncountered Ia
q great limestone hssurc, waich varies
from 50 feet 10 i2o feet in width. and
which is traccahle on the surface for
50oo feet. IL extends not only through
the Lodi Gold and Silver company,s
group. hut through the Lucky Girl group.
adjoining which is likewise owned by
the salt Lake crowd. and in which sim
liar ore showiags have been made. The
nssurc lies between porphyry and garnet
granite. Parallel veins OF ore, some OF
Il very high grade, arc found In the lime
5tone. The veins cross one another a;
frequent intervals. and the richest of the
ore is found at the intersections. Mr..
George regards IL as one OF the most
promising ore countries he has ever