The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-01
RAY CON, MAKES
RECORD IN WORK
Enormous Amount of Detail Be-
ing Handled in Very Good
Manner.
ZINE IN CONDITION
FOR BIG OUTPUT
Almost Any Tonnage Can Be
Provided for Mill and
Smelter.

The following interesting review of the
Ray Consolidated affairs is given by HAY
den. Stone 81 Co, in their recent market
letter:
The Ray has developed into such a
large proposition that Its ore body VIII
warrant the shipment OF almost any ton
mage, and while the main SHAFT could
easily furnish up to 5000 tons a day, the
management, planning broadly for the fu-
ture, has decided on the sinking OF a sec
ond main shaft. This VIII be located
near the creek. about 1000 feet north
west OF the FIRST main shaft. This Will
tap more quickly the western ore bodies
which are desirable for mixing with the
eastern; IL Will increase the mines ca
pacity, and make it. in every way,
more elastic proposition.
The shaft itself and the hoisting ma
chinery will be of the same design as
that at No. ], but the ore bins and crush
ers will be OF somewhat smaller capacity
Besides these two main shafts. four NIL
nor shafts have been sunk, from which
drifts arc being driven to open up the
body as expeditiously as possible. A stock
pile of $4,000 tons has already been ac-
cumulated, TO which considerable daily
additions are being made. though, OF
course. this extraction is merely incl
dental to the opening up of the mine
BY the time the mill Is ready to start,
the mine will be prepared TO furnish its
maximum economical output and increase
II as rapidly as the mill can be got In
shape TO receive il The surface equip
ment at the mine is very we'll along, The
machine shop and warehouse are COM
pleted and in operation. The founda-
tions for the ore bin, crushing plant, gal
lows frame and compressor building are
ready for the steel supeTstructure. The
foundations for the compressor are also
completed
The company is laying out the town
sites for its employees on a broad scale,
and things in this connection are moving
very smoothly. There VIII be no MN,
Cling OF nationalities, and IL is believed
that trouble this score will be, as 1t
has been up TO the present time, reduced
TO a minimum.
experiencing at the mining end is
shortage OF water. This restricts some
what its drilling operations. This. OF
course. has nothing TO do with the water
supply for its milling operations at Hay
den which Is abundant.
The railroad has now been broad
gauged for several months and lis giving
excellent service. Plans have been com.
pleted for extending the line up Mineral
creek to the location of the new shaft.
There Is daily service between the mines
at Ray and the mill site at Hayden. The
company has ordered 100 steel cars OF
gin in December. The cost Of operating
tho road is exceedingly low. Equally
good progress is being made at the min
site at Hayden. The erection of the steel
on the entire concentrating department is
completed. with the exception OF some
minor details. II Is now estimated that
the steel erection OF the entire mill
building will he completed by September
TO- while the LIST OF October ls the date |
for the completion OF the power house. |
Orders have been placed for all the con-
centrating machinery. deliveries to be- |
gin October !.
Final designs for the smelling plant |
are almost completed. and the grading |
for this is practically finished but the |
company will hardly have this ready by |
The time that the mill will commence |
producing concentrates, and for the first |
lew months these will be sent TO custom |
plants. The large water supply neces- |
gary for milling operations on such n |
scale Is developing most satisfactorily. |
Three power pumps have been purchased, |
each of a capacity OF $500 tons per min |
ute. two OF these will supply the ordi- |
nary requirements.
While some delay in such tremendous |
undertaking is almost inevitable. there
is every reason to believe that one or two
sections of the mill will be ready to start
by February !. and by April three sec
tions should be in operating, treating |
from 1000 TO $500 tons a day. After the |
western part OF the mine Is in shape to
supply ore, there will be another large |
Increase. and in about a years time the
company should be treating 5000 tons a
day. The entire plant of eight sections.
when In thorough running order, will |
handle nearly 5000 tons daily. This will |
give the company an annual production
OF upward Of 100000 pounds.