Show THE PITTSBURG UTAH after spending some time with his people in pittsburg pa W B macsherry the old forty niner who was so prominently identified with the wonderful history of the great comstock mines in nevada returned to utah on the alt going at once to dry canyon above ophir where he has charge of the property of the pittsburg utah gold silver copper lead mining company of which he is the efficient superintendent in dry canyon and ophir old utah mining camps in ill their production of great mineral wealth stand out most prominently in the early aly history of mining in this intermountain region and today these camps are rat ed d as two of the most enticing portions of the state in their splendid deposits of the precious and baser metals at the head of dry canyon the holdings of the pittsburg utah company are extensive as well as most valuable the group embracing all of acres of patented ground and taking in the ilie finest timber and nearly all of the available le water in that locality in addition to which within its environments the group takes in the old mono mine which in the past has had an accredited production of over a million mr macsherry acquired title to the pittsburg utah group in july of last year since which time he has done a large amount of preliminary and other work in the development and operation of this fine property A great deal of dead work has been done included in which was the cleaning out and re timbering of the long mono tunnel which is now in first class shape for safe and economical operation one of the improvements noted in this long avenue being the relaying of the car track with T steel rails from this tunnel from the mono vein shipments are being made of ore going 40 net in its gold silver lead and copper contents while a very large tonnage of 25 and 30 ore is in sight in the mine workings in addition to which in the big lead lead no 2 and knickerbocker claims included in the group a twelve foot body of 25 and 30 silver lead ore is in sight which will be worked and marketed as soon as the season opens and the roads become settled the new upper tunnel which is now in a distance of feet and which is feet above the lower tunnel has cut some very rich stringers of silver gold and copper ore this tunnel is being run to tap the old mono vein on the northeast side of the dyke opposite from the point where the vein faulted on the other side and it is believed that within fifty feet more the desired connection will be made and that the extension of this mar vel busly rich ledge will be found and that it will be demonstrated that the break was caused by the huge dyke already referred to the company has one of the finest boarding and bunk houses to be found in the camp and since taking charge mr macsherry has built two model blacksmith shops and tool houses and a first class stable the gisborn postoffice post office is located at the boarding house and mail is now delivered there regularly the pittsburg utah group is but 2400 feet distant from senator W A darks clarks big mine and mill and it is surrounded by some of the greatest old time producers to be found in this western country the company expects to make an excellent record this season in mine development and ore production in the management of the pittsburg utah mr macsherry is assisted by his son robert an efficient and able mining man |