The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-08-06
THE EMPIRE COPPER
PLANS OPERATIONS
TO UTAH CAPiTALiSTS-TO
OPTRATE ON BIG SCALE.

The Empire Copper company, with
mines, smelter ana railway located at
Mackay, is now being operated under
the direction of the Ogden and Salt
Lake City capitalists holding an option
for purchase of control of stock of the
has been made and negotiations to-
ward final sale Of the property are
well advanced, SO far, in fact, that the
purchasers are at the helm now. How
has made the mine paying PROPOSE
4 ton for the past eight years are con-
tinued in the active operation of at
fairs locally. Frank NJ Leland, presi-
dent and general manager, and Ralph
/ r. Osborn, general superintendent. be-
ing continued in their same capacities.
| On Wednesday a special car attach
ed to the regular train arrived in Mac
kay, bringing several of the parties
prominent in western finance and bus
mess circles, who figured in the nego-
tations with the Empire Copper COM
pany. The party consisted of j. A.
Pingree Of Salt Lake, A. B. Apperson,
general superintendent of the d. & r..
c. who was accompanied by his wife
and daughter, Guy Gibson and Fred G..
Ehman of Chicago L. r. Eccles, ac-
companied by his wife, W. A. Lock
wood, a mechanical engineer and En-
gineer Christensen, the man who de-
vised the teaching process for the
treatment of copper ores, Upon their
arrival here the entire party was TAX
en- to the Empire railway and all made
a trip to the mine. All of the party,
days train for ogden, Mr. Christian
sen remaining over to spend some
time on the property to determine the
exact system of treatment under the
teaching process necessary for the
successful treatment of the ores of
the big mines.
| Upon his report it is the intention
to at once begin work upon the con-
struction of suitable milling buildings
and equipment. There is an immense
tonnage of ore that has never been
treated either locally or by smeters,
that will be available for profitable
treatment under this system, and
these, together with the large tonnage
of ores Of higher grade, makes a com
bined output that will keep a very
large mill busy for years to come.
For the past six years the Empire
Copper company has operated its
mines here almost continuously, ship
ping the ore to Garfield, Utah, where
they have been very desirable on ac-
count of their fluXng properties,
about 100 tons a day having been the
output during this period. This gave
the system now proposed by the OPP
ton holders the tonnage will be i'm
mensey increased requiring more
miners, larger shops, etc, and also
men to operate the mills and handle
the product, greatly increasing the
number of men and swelling the pay
roll to proportions that will make
Mackay already one of the livest
towns in Idaho, one of the busiest and
best cities in the land.
The retention of Messrs. Leland and
Osborn is equally good news to the
people Of Mackay as is the announce
ment of the important changes that
are to take place in the big industry
that has put Mackay on the map. for
people here realize that it was through
their able management of affairs that
the property was brought out of the
kinks and made a success, which is
finally to terminate in increased oper-
atoms, production and profits by the
treatment of a product Of the mine
that has heretofore been impossible.
Until Mr.. christensen completes the
plans the mine will be operated under
the present system, with no material
increase in the working force.