The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-07
BUTTE CAMP VISITED
BY PROMINENT MEN

The Butte correspondent OF the Boston
Financial News says: , ,n
More prominent mining men naTe ty,, oeer ever
before in the history OF the district at
one time. Among them rn,,,rnt wergi bureau m
Holmes, head OF the goYps,rhrmtgta' p,nrntts general ou
manager Of the Greene Cananea; 49,, -. -.
JackIine president of the Utah copper
company: Charles NJ McNeill vice RTesdi Rrad
dent of the same company: George Bran-
charge Of the mill department Of the
Utah copper, compalnyin Sl The cfR.s,n sntte s1
peror, and Colonel a. p Peak; d,reeto1 d
Of the same company: Mr. Holmes ana r,a
Dr. Lewis Ricketts, happened mo sde ds
city on their way east after having maue
| some tests Of tho fumes from the Ana
conda company smelter and It's efteot VI nn
lvegetation, while the others were IN tha tha
| citl. for the purpose of looking over the
Butte C Superior property and wines
! ins the practical operation OF a new Pr
cess Installed AT the Basin conSsntfn,I .io,, i,
which means n very material reduetion ~, IN
| the cost OF treating the zinc ore OF INC
Butte &, Superior mine mo. ,,,o
There were some whisperings that .ne
nrcseuce I'm the city OF the utdn Cop-
ner company representatives was for 'ne
purpose OF taking a financial Interest IN IN :
The Butte e. Superior but wnen tnls WI, Viz
suggested to Mir. lacking he promptly
rePjled that the visit of himself and -, as
sociates had no more significance ,han Na,
an inspection tour for their Own oeneIr.' =
ling and the others accompanying nm;
we're called partly for the purpose ol u
giving advice as 10 the ereSe'9n snnerinr o1
company Mr. Wolvn desired before
taking final steps IN regard 10 tne Pro, TO-
posed mill to have Mr.. Jackling's opinion
on the kind Of a concentrator 10 ere
stall. This he secured after the mine
, had been thoroughly examined and me
| manner OF treatment az me Basn co"-
rentrator had been investigated.
ncar future the erection OF the proposed
! mill on the company,s grouna n tnC
WalksrytlIe district and II Will be 80
constructed that additions can be mac 1,''
Jybenever the occasion requires; In'
first unit will be Of 500 tons capacity. IN
I asnuch as tho lease on the Basin WORKS
has vet one year to run, the cotnPhIis
viii continue TO send ore TO tnat p,n, piace
| but after the new concentrator rs erecte.
: and in working order the capacity OF VI,
n mine will be considerably increased SO a.
n 10 supply both coDcontrators inc but. !.
IONS of orc blocked out. and 1t VIII be ~
noay matter to more than double IN
nTcsent output, which Is about iso ton
! a day. .,,,si,stic owe
,onnor conditions In Utah "Seven year
> ogn he remarked Utah was produc
ing less than 10000 900 pounds ot cop
pei but now e has Jumped TO rsnard snlTa pthh thS
+ nlIIp"s NH he approximately 100, 1000 pound
9 this year. The low price ot AL nnsuts nS,nt
q hos It's effect on the production IN othI
= but It's potential condition rs GooJ I, ar1 w3,e
W.i NJ emerket improves" During MI
V IncpItng's visis he and his assoclate
g were taken through some OF 'ne "',,s nis
!, t.'oG ~, General Superintendent Glliie OF IN
" Anaconda company