Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-02-02 | Page 4 | The January Mining Record

TilE JANUARY MINING RECORD A product from Utah mines approximating l approxi-mating three million dollars is the great record shown by tho returns r from the smelters of this valley These are now reducing a hundred thousand tons of ore a month The gain over the corresponding month of hist year merely In the dally settlements for ore nnd bullion Wag B7lrlGl but the figures fig-ures showing thin were not exhaustive either year the output of the Independent Indepen-dent smelters not being Included cither year The mines are responding easily to the great draft upon them for the needs of the ninolter and without doubt this need and response will Increase In-crease ns the season progresses The outlook certainly is for an unprecedented unprece-dented showing by Utah mines and smelters for the current year An announcement of more than ordinary ordi-nary Interest In this connection Is that the great United States smeller Is In the field for tho purchase of sillcious ores This materially widens1 the market and doubtless will make com potlton brisk and will assure to the ore producer the best prices A pleasant feature of this announcemont Is that old veteran Hon T R Tones Is the purchasing agent for the Unltoll States company Mr Jones wan for many years the manager for the American Smelting company the Germnnla plant Ills acquaintance among mining men Is wido and thorough thor-ough he has had dealings with moot of thorn and always on straightforward business principles consequently he Is trusted and liked his acquisition by 1 the United States company was a master mas-ter stroke by i Managing Director Hot den and the orti market will from now on have new vitality rind strength