Show POWER PLANT FOR MODENA one of the new projects which means much for the mining V industry in utah and which will be the means of bringing many new properties into the producing ca class ass is the enterprise of the short elliott company in sout southern fiern utah these parties propose to establish a large electric power plant at modena an and d to furnish power to the many companies operating within a radius of many miles that the enterprise will be a big success is C ertain certain as every one recognizes the importance of cheap power in mining and especially in new sections removed from transportation facilities the companies that have already signified that they would take power as soon as it could be provided are the jennie wild irish utah state line independence uvada jennie extension deer lodge all of gold springs in addition to these i it ft is known that the desert wonder at modena and several state line companies coi could ild be counted upon the desire has been expressed by a sufficient number of big operators of pioche to assure the practicability of extending the power line the additional forty miles to that camp and to build the plant large enough to provide the additional power that would be required not only is there no difficulty in inducing operators to sign up for the proposed power service but they are anxious that the plant be built which is altogether natural when the situation is known the matter of providing power for mining operations in those camps has been a serious problem the initial cost of installing machinery for steam or gasoline power upon the individual plan is at least per cent greater it is said than is that of preparing to power while it is figured that the proposed new plant will be able to furnish the power itself at one half the cost by the average individual plant and then make a good profit on the investment the company formed to take up the power proposition is the snowflake gold mining power company it is organized upon new lines for this country it is capitalized zed for shares par value 1 a share with shares in the treasury the treasury stock is preferred stock drawing 7 per cent cumulative interest As the name indicates the company will engage in mining as well as in the power business the barisof basis basi of the incorporation is the snowflake group of five claims lying between the jennie property and the buck mountain property in gold springs district A ledge from four to twenty feet wide giving average values of 12 a ton has been opened for 1000 feet in tho the ground two shafts and numerous open cuts on the ledge afford evidence that it is one of the best prospects in the camp A tunnel is also in feet which will cutche cut the ledge at about feet |