Show MINING CONDITIONS Summary of Happenings in Month of May Mayas as Seen by Mining Reporter The production of pounds of gold and silver bearing copper r bullion bul bul- lion from Crom the smelters smellers in the Salt Sail Lake Lal vallo valley during the 1 month of or May Mays Is as fair air an Index of or the progress progress-of the tho mining Industry In the thc state as any single Item which could be cited 1 says the he Mining Reporter The rhe output is the largest ever re recorded recorded re- re corded corell in the tho history of copper production production pro pro- in Utah To ro what hat extent this this' will Ill hil be augmented when hezi all of the Im- Im J Vein ts and co construction t iou work worl now under way b by barlous various arlous smelting smelling and railway companies are completed C can UI only be he surmised ed but bul It II Is apparent apparent allar- allar ent that thai when several million nIllion dollars dollars' worth of or equipment is in operation the tho Increase In iii production must ho bo enor enor- mona Ore and bullion settlements made mad during the month mouth aggregated al almost almost almost al- al most OOOO O Several large Inre contracts for or machinery machin er cry ery were ere let last month following the completion of or exhaustive tests The Boston Consolidated decided to pur pur- chase the Issem stamp and placed an order for tor of that type This stamp has ma made o an excellent record In the thc mill which experImental has 1138 been in operation for nearly six months and It II was upon Ullon the thc showing shoving made there thero that the decision was reached to lo purchase this machine The work for which the Ow company's experimental experimental experimental mental mill was as erected Is now practically practically cally completed and it Is expected that within another thirty days lays the tho data data- accumulated will have made matlo It possible lios- lios pos vos- sible to let Jet contracts for the for Iho balance balanco of the tho equipment In the the meantime work vork at the tho plant llant at Garfield Beach Is being pushed forward an and foundations foundations ions will shortly be ready reay for or structural lal ral material Activity ity at ut Beach Is the tho scene of or continued continued continued con con- activity at nt the thc plants plant of or the several companies which have commenced com corn operations there It wa wn re reported reported re- re ported last month that the tho American Smelting Refining company's compans new COli copper per plant would be Le handling oro ore b bythe by bythe the end of June The Utah Ulah Copper company commenced raising structural ral rai steel in the latter laller part of May Ia ant and it is 18 expected that thai the milling of oreal ore tUe at al this plant will commence In tho the latter part of or this year oar Arguments In tho the smoke suits continued continued con con- last month and a n vast amount of testimony has haM been received The he sm smelting companies contend that tho the evidence thus far Introduced will not Justify the court In granting the Injunction lu- lu junction asked for or II by the tho farmers which If granted would tho the closing ing of the valley smelters Tho The findings of or tho the master mastel In chancery in inthis inthis this case will be he awaited with great interest t. t Silver Kings King's The Silver J King Mining company filed answer early eaily in Mn May to the thu charges of the SL St Loul Magnolia Louis company com corn pany alleging trespass and damage on tho the ground of the tho latter The Tho set ct forth a general denial to lo the tho n lon Lion Insisting that the ownership of ot he tIll ores was vested In the Silver King company through h the tho law of nIH X Since that thai time some somo underground work has been heen started on the tho ground of ot Jr the Silver Sliver King company to lo ll Ish hish h the truth of the claim as mi I sol ct t forth I In n tho thio answer It Is n reported that n no compromise will be he considered and that thai the thc matter mailer will be settled in the thit co COUlt u i is It II Is probable from reports that thai Morgan county will vill be able aLle to lo cOntribute cOntrib cOntrib- ute largely to tho the lead ead output of the state Ono One company the Carbonate lull Hill IO located In this county tM Is sending out about 3 O tons Ions of ore ewe monthly averaging 40 10 per lIeI c cent cul ul lo to GO 50 per cent lead leall The 1110 discovery and and- of new lead ores would bu hu of great a assist assist- aiice to the smelling companies in Utah Utah- as it Is larJ largely ly a lack of or that I clot class S of or ore which h. h I Is preventing the I handling o of a al argo rg quantity of the N Nevada Ne No- vada ores r- r I I f |