Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 33 | Close Lease for New Assay Office

CLOSE GLOSE lEASE fOR NEW ASSAY OFFICE Takes Quarters on Ground Floor of Salisbury Building in Postoffice Place ELDREDGE IS IN CHARGE Jack May Will Probably Be Made Cashier Nine Men Mento to Be Employed The propos proposed d new assay office to b bo be opened In this city will vili be ready to receive ro re- re gold January 1 I 1900 1909 In Its quarters quarters on tho ground floor of tho the Salisbury Sails Salis- bury building Postoffice place Yesterday Yes Yos- a lease for the quarters for on one j year tar ear with the option of ot a n renewal wa was signed and b bj by the first of ur next year yea tho the place will bo be ready roady to take oaro roro o othe or of orthe the business In this section The office will be In chargo charA of oC J. J U U. Eldredge Jr now county clerk wh who Jack May tIny will bo bl assayer In chargo charge d deputy put county recorder It Is expected will vilI bo be made cashier Nine men willbe willbo will wll bo be employed In tn tho the office They wilt wll draw salaries that thal will aggregate 13 yearly vearly Tho The new office will be one of tho the most complete In the United States The latest mechanical de devices deIces Ices for Cor takIng taking taking tak tak- tak- tak ing care of oC tho the precious metal will be bo Installed ant and the tho most modern balances bal bal- bal bal- ances will be used to wol weigh h the gold The local office likely lIkel will bo be better bolter equipped than any other In tho the country as many Improvements In apparatus have ha been made since the last offices were established d or Of to Mining Those Interested In OlIn mining In aro oro elated over tho the matter The office here hero will willbe willbe willbe be the tho means of en saving gold owners much money At present tho the nearest assay office Is In Denver Den In order to get et the metal there the they have vo to pay high express charges and ver very high Insurance rates By bringing gold to the local office owners will vIlI also aiso receive re- re coUe e their money for tor It without delay Salt SaIt Lake Is to have the best liest equipped assay office In the countr country declared I. I L. L S S. l chief clork clerk of the tho He Seattle assay office who Is In this city arranging for tho the Installation 0 of the apparatus It SIt will be a 0 great aid to tho smelters smellers mines and miners It will keep money hero here It seems seem to me that It Is 15 almost a mIracle that Salt Lake City secured the passage pass of or the bill that makes the office possible