Show RPRfSfNTATWIIINING WN + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + f + 4 + + + iI 4 v rg ± I 1LI1 tra t fp < I t tt fcJ t Ik + + f0 f t 05 4 + + c 4 4 fee 4 4 4 GILL S PEYTON 4 V r r r y y r r v r r r The subject of this sketch Gill S Peytomu i one of time most successful umminirmg immen Imi Utah He was born lit Ohio in 1857 Mr Peyton followed time drug business busi-ness before engagln in mumming He is a trraduate of time Chicago college of Pharmacy amid for ten years he followed fol-lowed that profession at Hooper Neb In 1189 Mi leytoa came to Utah and being favorably inupressed with time mineral resources of time country lie decided to enter into time busiumess of nmlning ills first efforts in that diree thin were iii tIme great Meretir mine and hue was one of the Nebraska crowd which niade the mine a famous producer Mr Peyton being a chemist made numerous tests of oie from the Mercur ground and it was lie who first demonstrated the fact that time ores could be treated successfully by the cyanide process Up to that time little was known of the ynnide process of working ores In time United States and time Mercur is really the first mine In the country 00 treat crude ores in that mammnei Another property launched to success is the Chloride Point on Lion hill 35cr cmir which was done through the energies ener-gies of Mr Peyton The property was ii mere prospect when it fell into imis hands The Overland is another dern castration of his successful manage merit Both these properties lmave mills which are runnirg constantly Time Pie mmic at Silver City was promOted by Mr Peyton as well as a ulimmbtr of other properties Time copper deposits of time Rocky and Beaver Lake districts near Milford Utah have latelycome to his attention atten-tion and lie Is expending a large amount of money In the Copper Rammch group In pusiming the various enterprises he has hind iii hand he lies been the means of drawing a gmeat deal of Evanston capital Into the state for investment Mr Peyton Ia considered to be one o the most conservative and careful mining nmen In the state He lies never taken up a mining proposition nltlmout making it a success |