Show I 1 prominent mining operators of gintic tintic e zt 0 4 1 0 eagle a aws be ka faor tt TWE epoff j ctol A MAD N earma EARm 9 OF AW 10 S 60 wo 1 10 OWN aearl 4 two AD L ON ue or ott OF UTAH imp of THE M WE AND IHS edg 6 atad V A M imel pett manager of the bingham minos mines co which con the eagle blue bell and the victoria mines of the tintic gintic district occupies an important place among the mining opera tois of the state he is the president of the utah chapter ot the alican american mining congress Oon Con giess and while his home is at salt lake lah he is exceptionally well known throughout the gintic district mr pett has been in the mining game for many years it was in 1904 that he became associated with captain duncan and through that association gained a wide know ledge of mining PreN previous lous to that time mr pett was connected with the dent dom ei rio grande by ry company holding a number of responsible positions among which was that of private secretary to one of the officials the bingham mines co is an eastern corporation with its main offices at boston and when mr pett was placed in charge of its affairs the outlook was none too favorable in fact there was borne some talk of closing the properties the new nen manager asked for a little time in which to work out certain plans which he had made and this was granted in a verv short time mr pett had the mines paying their way and it was but a short step to the point where they commenced piling up profits the eagle blue bell is now knoof one of the largest mines in the gintic tintic district well equipped and with an abundance of ore on almost en every ery level that has been opened while the victoria has been improving so rapidly that there is a chance of it outrivaling some of the districts greatest bonanzas the same success has attended mr potts efforts in the bingham district where his company also has valuable holdings last year the eagle blue bell and victoria mines had earnings of almost while the total amount which the properties have paid to then thell shareholders is close to two mil lion dollars the work which mr pett has performed in behalf of the bingham mines co entities entitles him to a place well toward the top among the successful mining operators of the west and as he is young and aggressive it is safe to say that his work is but fairly under way his untiring efforts will make the eagle blue bell a much larger mine than it is today and recent d developments e in the Vic victalia tolia indicate that it will become one of utah Is big bonanzas in the operation of these mines he has been ably assisted by william owens serving a as 8 superintendent mr pett is a native of our state he has won his way to the top because of his splendid executive ability in every position in which he has been placed he has made good and in his make makeup tip is that spirit of progressiveness nem nes that has been the dominant factor in the up building of the west his di are hunting and fishing |