Show the 1 he utah ama amalgamated iga mated copper C opper company edito editorial ria 1 co correspondence den ce the property of the utah amalgamated copper company is located on the west slope of the needle range of mountains in beaver county utah about thirty miles north of modena on the san pedro railroad eighteen miles northeast of stateline Stat eline and eight miles south of indian pear peak the lofty landmark of the range which in a sense stands as a sentinel over the mineral wealth of this particular section width which is covered with quite a heavy growth of large cedar trees interspersed with pinon pines the country through the cedars is gently rolling and the scenery is very picturesque at intervals charming streams course through this forest forest on the mountains slope and the impression taking it all in all is most pleasing after crossing the desert wastes of hamlin valley the utah amalgamated copper company aa r ae 4 A N sill MR the company boarding house in going to camp tremont as the camp of the utah amalgamated is now designated signa ted the traveler leaves modena and follows the stateline Stat eline road for a distance of about eleven miles when a turn is made to the northeast and in about a mile the summit of the range is reached from which a descent is made into hamlin valley from this summit to the cedars the distance is about eleven miles the cedars consists of a stretch of country seven miles in owns jhb blue bell group of eight claims at camp tremont upon which extensive development work is now in progress in addition it owns the manhattan group of four claims near the summit of the mountain which covers a forest of fine pine timber and several splendid springs the group embracing a number of strong ledges which carry well in their copper contents five miles north of the manhattan is the thomas W lawson group of ten claims productive of silver lead and copper on the lawson group considerable surface work has been performed and a shaft has been sunk to a depth of sixty feet this ground is equipped with a log house and other surface improvements at stateline Stat eline the company owns acres of gold placer diggings which will be worked this summer Besic besides tes these extensive and valuable holdings the company has a fine water right in cholor hj by arvill if c higgin Hig sin Q ore dump at shaft near boarding house the shape of a beautiful mountain sufficient in volume and flow for all mining culinary and other purposes geology and formation the country rock generally is a birdseye porphyry and an altered granite the veins are fissures the north and south ledges cutting through h the country at intervals of from to feet apart these wide and are fissures are very strong and easily traceable on the surface by such dis |