Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-01-01 | Page 59 | Annie Laurie

ANNiE LAURIEQ Famous Mine of Kimbcrly CHARLES BA3DEB iJIANAGER I The manner In which the riches of the Annie Laurie ground In the Gold Mountain district have responded to the operations of the syndicate to which It was transferred d last year after af-ter its merits had been passed upon by Walter G Flier and FC Rutan affords af-fords splendid example of what the earth may be made to yield with money at its back Once the option was secured by them the gentlemen comprising the syndicate began ripping rip-ping the ledge open Every blast added add-ed to Its riches and when 32000 had been expended under the option there was posed and ready for treatment thrice thee sum Involved In Its purchase pur-chase The money dealt out to the venders work was continued as It had begun with every man for whom elbow el-bow room could be found mustered Into sei vice The growth of the proposition propo-sition was amazing Not only I did the I ore at times show a valuation o many thousands of dollars per ton but an average for the whole better than 14 per ton in gold with from six to twelve ounces silver This result Was derived from a sampling of the entire inline when the breast at Intervals is ocr thirty feet between walls Since that time there has been no Intermission Intermis-sion In the campaign of development underground and competent engineers now estimate the value of ores blocked out at no less than 3000000 The Annie Laurie is one of the rlch mines of Utah The past year Its output was 400000 The mill started March 11OOL The mill at present has shutdown shut-down for repairs but will start about January 1 1902 prepared to turn out 6000 tons per month The Dixie has produced 150000 the past year Tho nonprofit being 560000 and is now put ting in a new hoist and will be In good shape for heavy output about Febru arypst and expect to double the product prod-uct this year