Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-11 | Page 6 | Tiewaukee and Ophir Shut Down

II I TI W AUKEE AND ANDI I OPHIR SHUT DOWN The of BIngham and the Ophir of Stateline suspended operations today upon orders from Detroit Mich Mith based upon pon the failure there of the City Savings bank and involving the fortune of Frank C. C Andrews Mr 1 Andrews and his associates own the and New Mammoth 1 and he has a a. large interest in the Ophir but whether or not his holdings in the latter Satter latter lat lat- Sat lat ter property constitute the control is not divulged divulged- M. M L. L Effinger who was Mr 11 Andrewss Andrews's representative here Isnow is isnow isnow now in the East The shutdown will throw out In the neighborhood of sixty men thirty-five thirty of whom were employed In the Ophir mine in the development of water for forthe forthe forthe the mill there The mill tons capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca cost about and was preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to handle the ores of the Ophir In Ina ina ina a way which promised to speedily put that mine in th list of pay dividend ers ens It Is Js certain that the property is worth many times more than the sun put Into it by Mr 11 Andrews It has aCcess access ac aC- i ac-i cess to tons of ore which will wUl average av average average av- av av- av 12 and from it could be sorted a great quantity of rock The latest report from the mine minds is of two feet of o ore r e on the west west side de of the shaft at the h level l Former Manager Lathrop is confident I that the shutdown shutdown- will be brief and II only to permit an n adjustment st nent of Mr Andrewss Andrews's holdings Contrary to report Mr Andrews is not interested in the Wolverine at Park City Gity which is under the management of L. L W. W Jeffs and l In the control of Salt Lake capitalists It Is inno Way iVay ay affected by the failure and says Mr 11 Jeffs who is in town today work will be prosecuted prose prosecuted prosecuted prose prose- as heretofore The e. e since Its purchase purchaser from r aC Col l a y for has been a steady shipper