Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-05 | Page 12 | American Flag Raises Tonnage

1EU FLAG iSESJOIAGE Company Has 600 Feet of Stoping Ground Opened on the 1100 Level. The output of the American Flag mind will he doubled, according to an announcement mndo bv Manager F. V. Bodfish. "Up to tho pro3ont time the company has been marketing ouly tho ore taken out in tho course of development. develop-ment. Tho company has 600 feet opened up along the rein to the north and south of tho shaft on the 3100-foot level. Tho high grade stroalt averages thirty inches in width and this shows vnluos of $50 to tho ton. Along with this ib nino to twclvo feet of good milling oro, aome of which can be shipped direct at a profit. Tho idea in starting regular regu-lar stoping -was explained by Manager Bodfisn this morning, who said that they had enough oro blocked out ( to warrant a rogular production being mado without encroaching on their oro reserves. In fact, ho expects to be able to got more oro In sight than ia miuod. All this production will come from tho 1100-foot levol as soon as tho connections con-nections aro mado with tho upper workings. work-ings. Those connections are to be made this weok, and two shifts of men will bo put on as soon as this work is completed. com-pleted. It is expected that earnings of from $10,000 to $15,000 a month can be shown on tho start off, and the management has no fear but that this can bo maintained for an indefinite period, whilo development along tho ore zono is continued to the far extremities extremi-ties of tho company 'r territory. A lot o oro is being Bottled for today, to-day, which shows high values in silver an'd better than $10 in gold. Tho management man-agement explains that as tho silver values havo increased, there has been a proportionate increase in tho old ore. All this oro is stoped and tho increased production will in nowise iucrcaso tho expenses which havo boon incurred in carrying on rogular development work.