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Show This Mine Was Not Just Found I X '''- t .. 0 ! n Completion of a spur railroad track to its workings, recalls what one of Utah's newest mines went through in order to take its place as one of the steady metal producers pro-ducers of the state. This is the New Park mine, where the Union Pacific recently completed a four-mile four-mile spur from Keetley to the mine ore bins. Prospecting on the ground which now comprises New Park was begun as early 83 1900. Early operations were small, but encouraging en-couraging showings were encountered encoun-tered in this work. Near the surface sur-face the Park Galena and Glenallen companies found ore and both companies produced small amounts from comparatively shallow workings. work-ings. Then the Mayflower company com-pany took a hand and started a deep development tunnel In an effort ef-fort to determine It the ore con tinued downward. All these companies were unable to see the project through and as a result in the late 1920's the ground of these companies was consolidated into what is now the New Park Mining company. The New Park had its ups and downs, but the present management finally succeeded In pushing the Mayflower May-flower tunnel to its objective. A new producer has been found, a new mineral area opened up and the resources of the state expanded. ex-panded. The history of New Park goes to prove that mines are not just found they are made. They are made through years of search and sacrifice and the expenditure of large sums of money. Prospecting in Utah needs to be encouraged as the number of new mines has been too few In recent years. |
