Show Paul H. H Hunt Given Deserved Recognition In Mining Write Write-Up U UThe The fifteenth of ot a series of ot thumbnail sketches but the first of a Park City CI y mining man mm of men behind the gun gunIn In irs mining milling and smelting by Old timer in Sundays Sunday's Salt Lake Tri Tri- Tribune bune contained a II short sketch of or Paul H. H Hunt which we gladly reproduce Few Pew mining engineers or mine operating operating ing managers have a bent or or the time Soc lox much consideration of ot fiscal and political factors as they the for Ion fortunes tunes runes of the Industry as a whole This sketch concerns a n mine official who has h s rendered valuable service in tax and legislative matters in addition to the finding and extraction of ore Paul H. H Hunt blunt was born bonn near Cleve Clove Cleveland Cleveland land Ohio in 1884 His parents moved to California in 1887 and he studied mining at the University of California taking advantage of his Ins summer vaca vaca- vacations vacation tion Bonol to work in the gold mines of ot the mother loae bee and in mo tao copper mines at Bisbee Arizona Alter graduation irom rom the tho university in In 1907 1007 he went to Valdez Alaska where he he was affiliated with an engineering firm At that thaI time despite the gold rush of 98 there was wasI not much large scale mining in Alas Alas- Alaska Alaska Alaska I ka except the Treadwell Alasa gold mines on Douglas Island across the I Gastineau channel from the town of juneau The rho AlasKa Copper and nd Coal Coat company destined to become the Ken- Ken I I Copper corporation had its Us Alaskan Alas Alas- han kan office at Valdez and the Copper River and Northwestern railroad had not been built from Cordova to to transport the fabulously rich ore oro from the Bonanza and Jumbo mines to Cordova on Its way to the Tacoma smelter There was some scattered lode gold mining in and about Valdez and early development of copper at Ellamar and Latouche Goes To From Valdez Hunt proceeded to where he worked under under- underground underground underground ground and In the stamp and cyanide mills of or the Alaska Gold Min Mm- Mining Mining ing company where the low-grade low ores of ot oi the Central Mexican and Ready Bullion Bul Bul- Bullion Bullion lion mines had been mined and milled for many years Ine Tue original Alaska Alaska- Tread Treadwell well Gold Mining company formed I In 1890 had taken over the original Paris laniS mine where mining started in 1882 The Alaska United Gold Mining l company under the tho same management I was incorporated in 1895 and the Alaska Mexican company in 1892 The Bradleys I of or l B tiU and n nc J. J Sullivan yan fame op- op opI the th Treadwell properties when I with the exception of ot the Ready Bul- Bul BulI Bullion lion illon mine which had been headed bulk-headed I were wera flooded by the waters of ot i i channel in 1917 That Paul Hunt had hadI the opportunity to observe economical I I production of low grade hard rock from underground may be gleaned i iby by noting that at atthe the time timo the mines I were were flooded il ode the three companies bad had 1 I paid dividends as follows Alaska Mexican I Alaska Treadwell Ready Bullion I These dividends had come out of or earnings from ores of ot which the values and cost of or mining had averaged as fol fol- follows lows 1 Ave I I I I I I I I I Cost CostI I Ave Per Mine Years Grade Ton 1917 1894 Treadwell 1917 1882 Bullion 1917 1895 1898 1917 05 Shifts Shirts To Idaho Hunts Hunt's next stop In quest of experience ence eno en o was at the Bunker Hill and Sulli Sulli- Sullivan Sullivan Sullivan van properties at nt Kellogg Idaho a n de definite de- de definite definite finite contrast to Treadwell because the grade of ot ore at Kellogg was and Is many times tunes that at Treadwell with reserves for many years to come even today Next he worked in the Leonard mine of ot the Anaconda Copper Mining com com- company company pany at Butte user of enormous quan quail quantities of ot square-set square timbers and bulk- bulk heading because of Its wide In those days the Leonard Leon rd surface equip equip- meat ment was the show plant of the Butte district 1 In the tho summer of 1910 Hunt went to Mexico where until 1914 he worked for II various companies as engineer and cyan cyan- cyanide cyanide ide Ido chemist but chiefly as an under under- underground underground underground ground mine boss and superintendent tho the latter Jobs affording contact with varied kinds of ot labor Returning to tho United States In 1914 ho put in a short time in In Inthe the Ely Nevada district before going to the Judge mine mino of ot the then Daly Judge Mining company Park Pork City Utah At that time the Snake creek tunnel completed In 1916 was being driven under the direction of Oscar N. N Friendly engineer in charge and general superintendent of the mining company After the formation of ot the Park Utah Mining company in 1917 to explore the east end of the Park City district Ketley y from the tho th Ontario drain tunnel Hunt blunt who had much to do along with Harry R. R Wallace in locating the Park Utah ore bodies was made general of the company In 1922 the company opened up a silver lead ore body more than 1300 feet long Between 1921 and 1929 the company paid in dividends In 1925 when the present Park Utah Consolidated Mines company was formed through the con con- consolidation which Involved the ownership or control of the Judge Daly West Park Pork Utah Ontario and other properties Paul Hunt was made manager of ot mines and Oscar Friendly now vice president and general manager was appointed assis assIs- assistant assIstant assistant tant general manager and chief engineer of the new corporation Besides his close chose association with tho late lote R R. P. P Lam- Lam Lambourne Lambourne bourne and Oscar Friendly during his long connection with Park City opera opera- operations Hunt has had the cooperation of ot the quietly effective e Harry Wallace the tho modest getting result George Georgo Krueger W. W S. S Mac Mac MacFarlane for many years down no no bre down k mechanical superintendent J. J W. W V. V Stoner geologist now secretary of thc thc- th company Leonard Wilson consulting engineer E E. A. A Hew Hew- Hewitt HewItt itt geologist and William Bill In charge of the Park Par City office Ralph j at Keetley Kee ley and others space apace does not permit listing l I Hunts Hunt's advice and consultation n are aTe j sought by more more than a few companies companies' tes whoso whose officers oc rs understand what when he ho says My Interest has hafl always been In the finding and getting out of ot ore oro its it's not an easy life lIro and ond there are many dis- dis on rago AgO lour Four v Paul H. H Hunt Given Recognition TOm Imm Pa Dann 01 fl but appointments It has Its thrills and satisfactions I dont don't think I would be contented with anything else i I Serves Senes But ho bo has bas found time to act ns as county commissioner as a 0 member ot of both houses ot of the Utah legislature where as In all quarters his clear con con- ot of tax details and the danger tram from too legislative con con- control or taxation has been een and Is re- re Paul Hunt c can m never be ac accused used or of offering lt d eB C upon I mining tails or or ob but it upon proper request or occasion what what he be has t i to ito to o ray Eay receives s respectful an attention Q it Is not easily forgotten The Hunt live Do a happy and quiet lifee H close to the job A daughter Doris DO Ys 5 to Dr Keen F F. Westphal and they live IIvo in St. St Paul Minnesota ta A son I crt Js is n a lieutenant lu in the Virginia The writer of this has hn known and watched many minIng men their careers anti and first sa 1 Paul hunt In 1917 1017 nt at things Were not I going too ry fy well It ll 11 h he v vas l the tho tunnel But i oui uil i Folic ro s ri 00 o important mater pc ter to our 11 visit That was 26 26 Y 3 rl So and he has hns not changed to to |