Show CANYON ROADS ARE BAD as mining men returning from alta in little cottonwood canyon report that the storms and heavy rains which have been of such frequent occurrence since october 1st ast have so disturbed good road conditions that it has almost been impossible to haul ore from the mines of the district to the salt lake smelters shelters sm elters As a matter of fact according to col geo H watson manager of the south hecla mine the roads are in worse condition than has been the case for years and to such an extent that the south hecla has been unable to make any showing in the way of shipments during the month the south hecla according to the colonel is continuing active operation notwithstanding the blockade and has more than tons of direct smelting smelling sm elting ore broken down and stored in various workings of the mine this condition leads to the belief that the company will not post its regular dividend unless there is a decided change for the better in the immediate future it is difficult to get teams for ore hauling also as the progress being made in the construction of the railroad up the cany canyon on confronts the teamsters with the probable fact that it will not be so very long t before steam and steel will combine to force freighting outfits out of the district the south hecla mine according to manager watson never before was in such splendid physical condition |