Deseret Evening News | 1901-07-11 | Page 8 | New Salt Works

NEW SAW SALT Weir Is n 1 IMp HI Plant X r It H developed last OMI evening that the work upon the Iho new salt sail works nt tit the point of the mountain mentioned In last nights News was WIlS heinie pushed nt the tho Instigation of er Thomas Weir the mining man Mr Ir WeIr proposes to 10 go gu into Inlo the tho salt Mil business Irrespective of oC trusts for he believes that there Ihre Is good money In the von ven venture ture With this end In view 1011 ho has put on a n loll force torce of oC men nt work und the ditch Is now nearly nearl completed ed od while teams are employed In Inu In and Ind leveling the salt AAlt pans which I wilt will be lie to acres neres In area IIren A pump of ot gallons collons per minute capacity Is 18 now on the grounds and will be 00 erected within a few days Us and It Is expected that work on ing will soon lOon commence Mr Weir that he expects to market over tons of ot salt this year ctr The location of ot thin new venture U III an nn Ideal one one The plant will be erect erected ed nd at al n point about two miles beyond leAch where a 11 refining plant will be he built The Tho Oregon Orol un Short Line IK IN now putting in a IL spur In this vicin ity and when completed the new fait works will bo Jo situated nt a L good oM dis point on the main Hue Ihlo I to 10 Los Angeles If t the tho cutoff llIto around tho lake IH built buill It II will be In direct touch al o with San Ann over mer the main Hue lIuo of ot the Southern Pacific It Is understood that Mr Ir Weir has haR gone gOlle Into the tho enterprise solus and that the project will not be Je operated by a arom company rom I III 11