Show LAKE SKETCHES SALT M Musical Assayer I Says Millions ns of Dollars in Ore Are lAre Still j in ip Western Mountains 15 Millions at of 01 dollars worth worth of ot ores remain in the m mountains of the he west of the miner and reach the he within Max MaxS S. S Hanauer veteran prospector prospeCtO assayer ot of South West Temple contends street The earths earth's wealth in ores has Never been only nl scratched he said before has there been a better chance chancelor for lor prospectors and min miners rs to become wealthy The depression has sent hundreds of men into the mountains in search of ot ore and many have returned returned re re- turned with ver very rich finds Mr Hanauer who works to the music of at lively tunes as he carries out ut the most delicate delicate tests on n ore because it rests my mind and makes me mc th think k clearer came to Salt Lake City in 1886 establishing the first assay office oUke in U Utah on n Main street Twelve years later he moved to the present location and in 1904 J. J V V. Sadler and A. A C C. C Selby came into his empl employment ment In 1911 hey all became partners having 11 men working under under un un- un der them now Many changes have come into the assay business since he started Content Content Content Con Con- tent of or metal in ores for instance was guessed before the assay office was opened Mr Hanauer said Then speed b became came a paramount factor as asmore asmore asmore more and more mines were opened and began shipping valuable ores I There never was much money in assaying he observed d Little more than the fascination of taking ores and chewing out the metals keeps the men at work We see hundreds of ot fortunes made but seldom does an assayer become rich himself Mr Hanauer uses scales built to register even the slightest fraction of weight Readings on the scales s sare are marked in such small figures that strong magnifying glasses arc are used There are many young fellows coming into the game he said We F 7 I Ma Max MaxS Max'S S S. S U have tutored boys here who are now working in larger laboratories ories most any place from Canada to Mexico There is a larce larze field even ven now for really acc accomplished assayers aayers It If the mines should begin working normally normal normal- ly now there would be a decided shortage of men Mr Hanauer's interests are not limited to the four walls walk of his office He is also ako chairman of the Salt Lake City library board a position n to which he was recently appointed |