Show new ore discovery stimulates thoele jocele area ii issy v AX w j w tv y tw 3 a r ZT N TA 1 y i J T as vi if 4 r n s 1 X x l j vf tt t S B jaw rt Z v N rv i 4 ac v sv vy y assi view of the dry canyon diac section tion of the ophir mining section in right corner at the top can be seen the hidden treasure which Is now producing the dry canyon section of the ophir mining district once agrin ag n is the scene of much mining activity as the result 0 of developments in that area in recent years approximately men are finding employment in vari ouss properties which were wera virtually idle tor for two decades prior to 19 4 rejuvenation of the area followed the discovery several years ago by two faasa 3 wor kii in the hidden Tr ensure property in the upper end of the district the leasers leaders lea sers lynch and glenny of salt lake city opened oie in the madison limestone of the hidden treasure and immediately stimulated a wave oi of prospecting to SOLI sound out the possibilities of this limestone bedding in other sections of 0 the district tr et the he united states smelting smelling Sm elting refining and mining company was attracted by the discovery 0 of the leasers leaders labuy j crul fal examination purchased the hidden treasure mine from its eastern owners at the present time approximately 50 men are employed at the property and a fleet ot of trucks is being kept busy plying between the district and the rail terminal at stockton to hauling production from the I 1 hidden adden treasure from stockton St it is shipped by rail to the midvale plant of the TJ S smelting smelling Sm elting company with the knowledge gained la in the hidden treasure lynch and glenny acquired a lease on the garber claims across the canyon believing that the madison limestone extended into this property in order to reach the garber property it was necessary to start their work from the wand wandering ering jew and drive through about abou t feet of the ophir queen mine in 1 driving an inclined through the ophir phar queen promising new ore showing were encountered from which several shipments ta of ore have already been made white while 1 sufficient work has not been done don e to determine the importance of this development it has added increased momentum to prospecting in the area altogether approximately men are finding employment in the district and indications are ard that it is returning to its former importance imp ort as a contributor to industry of the state of utah while some of the men are living in the district most ot of them return to their homes in the valley below and such towns as stockton dauer bauer and tooele thoele are feeling the stimulus provided by the new developments as well as the state in general |