Show Bright Outlook for Utah Metal Mines After a Most Prosperous rea I ea ear r NEW SHAFT TO BE SUNK AT PARK CITY Silver King Consolidated Plans prans Exploration of Deeper Ore Bodies VALUABLE DEPOSIT THERE One Orie Car of Forty Tons Ran 82 a Ton TOIl of Which 4 Was Gold and Much uch Lead An order was placed a a. few tev days daya ago for tor 2200 feet teet of at flat wiro cables a lot lotof lotof of at heavy timbers and other paraphernalia nalla nalia sufficient to equip a n largo large shaft for tor COO OO feet teet The outcome of oC this movement before belore the end of ot the new year car should be bo another stead steady producer producer producer pro pro- ducer for tor the famous old camp of Park CI City t This decision on tho the part of at tho the management man man- nt of at the Silver I King Consolidated Consoli dated Mining company was ono of at the several contemplated results from the recent financing of oC the Ore company When f the company Increased ita Its capital from shares to o par 1 an ample fund was raised for this big shaft undertaking and the acquisition n n 1 Arno ot if adjoin adjoin- S Ing g property e r This l s now o territory has boon taken In now giving the Silver SIl King Ing Consolidated ono one of at the biggest groups in tho entire camp all located In the heart of at a n district enormously productive In the tho past and holding within its lines potential possibilities ties unsurpassed Back of at this big undertaking stands Solon Spiro president and general manager with his broad shoulders to the wheel Through h hl lila his Indomitable courage and ana never falling nerve hohas hohas ho lie has secured a judgment nt for tor his company company com corn pany against ag an encroaching company compan of ot about 7 the size and tanco of at which few tev stockholders seem to fully appreciate Not ot content with sitting flitting back and placidly awaiting the tho slow stow action of ot the wheels of ot the courts to turn round and toss this snug nug sum Bum into tho the treasury ho is Js working out his plan of at developing developing- the mine on comprehensive lines This 1 IP If necessarily necessarily slow on account of Its size sire For years cars tho the company has been troubled with water in tho the shaH shaft A Adrift Adrift drift was sent out from the 1100 level to explore the then Andes n es claim From tills this a was Sa sunk to the level the water began hegan to recede cand c. c and now the 1300 level is in condition for sinking sinking- tho shaft feet Ceet deeper Soon after January Januar 1 this work will begin The sinking inkin of ot the main shaft will ill effect tho the development at tho proper horizon of at the largest oreb ore- ore b hearing bearing fissure in the vicinity as well as lesser r ores all alt of 01 which will be out cut at nt points very to tho shaft these theBe fissures failed to show on the tho theS surface but h have e been fully tuly determined determined determined deter deter- S mined at depth t. t A circumstance that must be viewed In connection with wih tho the disappearance of or tho water from the Silver SI er King ICing Consolidated Con Con- is that the Silver Siver King Coalition Coalton Coal Coal- Coall- Coall tion ton Is said to be at nl present directing strenuous energies towards the taking care of or an unprecedented flow of at water that is is' is coming comins Into Its It deeper work work- hI ings g Deep cel Vein Yen Opened Dp Vp The new In tho the Andes claim clam has opened up UI at greater reater depth a vein cut b by the Ule main maln lO 1650 drift The went down seventy feet teet on the tho oro ore where a a drift followed tho ore are to th the west wet A A. second has been put putdown putdown down lown in this ore 10 feet from the tho 1550 level wh where re connection has has' 1 been een made The ore are Is Ie pitching to the west- west and growing rowing stronger Assays of this product have hao been taken showing as high as ounces silver siver over 60 GO percent per percent cent lead 1 12 12 In gold golc and anc nearly 6 C per percent cent cooper n a tirl ad nf of over r forty tons was shipped from here It i sampled S a ton running running 1 l in gold ounces silver 47 per cent lead and 17 per cent copper This ore are Is apparently making into the beds with the appearance of developing devel devel- Into a large larg ore oro shoot of ot which that ground ground is famed famed famed-a a region regIon of ot bo bonanza bonanza ho- ho nanza nanza ore shoots However it will win take some somo time to determine the tho di dimensions dl- dl of ot this bod body of ore oro which is giving such Mich good prom Iso o of size an and richness It I I is Just possible 1 that It I w will connect up with wih either tho famous old Parsons or Jewel ore ote shoots In addition to President Solon Spiro the officers ar aro H. H l P P. Clark treasurer Henry Cohn D. D L. L Werth Wertheim hn Oscar OscRr I K Lewis F. F L L. and V. W. II U G G. W. W BrownIng Is secretary The Tho head offices are in the Atlas Atas block Park City's 1912 Ore Output Ou p t With Wih tho the exception of at the tho unusually large e production for the tho year ear 1911 tnt theore tho the ore are shipments from the camp of Park City for tor the twelve months just end enl ing Is the heaviest In several years With the last nfl week of ot the year ear cx- cx the total for 1912 r gw tons This hl estimated d at al atIO J IO a ton which Is conservative conser as a treat reat deal deJ of the Park product Is made mado up of ot high grade concentrates only high grade rado crude b being shipped as a n rule the eleven and three-quarters three months' months production amounts to Estl- Estl nat ner the last week at 1600 lOO tons Est Est- that makes the total for tho in year round Y n 0 In 1909 the total production from I Park City was waK tons In 1910 it was tons and in the big year of 1911 It ft footed eat 1911 i up to tons Compared CO with wih last year ear tho the 1912 total will m show a decrease of or approximately lv only 2 2 tons At the rate rato rat the thA mines are re at the close of or 1912 nn and from th the immense reserves blocked nut out e ally in tho the three ers the tho year 1913 starts out ont chAnces hicl of eclipsing th tin thc bumper year of ot 1911 t. t A lve of ot tb th tha individual of or k ic k City in 1911 and this year IH Is ps s follows fellows tS y in r h t Pl f 12 o Chris 30 10 71 ThaI e 0 7 Jp qI 1 r. r d. d 40 T Jav 2 R io T Dl P 2 22 n v Tu lle 7 25 47 v Puia m. m P. P 2 I p h h A tt t I 2 2 23 nn Co 35 3 6 72 TOS B J 20 11 n. n h 39 30 o Nw Naw Bonanza 70 rai 0 1 l no 1519 f C 91 42 50 S C sUtton 2981 Tine r nC on 12 2 Ore company 2 VJ c. c TI H. 0 40 for OT 11 lH 9 months 71 20 07 Decrease 19 1912 from 1911 I I I. I MINING PROPERTIES COVER WIE WIDE RANGE Gunn- Gunn Thompson Gunn-Thompson Company COlpany Has Workings in Many States and in in- Mexico BIG SMELTER INTERESTS Mason Valley VaHey Plant Proving Money maker and Is to toBe toBe toBe Be Enlarged There Thero arc aro probably loss 1039 th than n half hal a 3 dozen mining comp companies In the United States that will wl compare comparo in the tho scope scope or of countr country covered and the diversity and magnitude of or operations embraced c found today in tho the eminently successful successful success success- ful CuI lines of ot tho the Thompson Gunn-Thompson Mining company compan The head hoad offices aro in tho the building In Salt Sal Lake but of at extend tho the ramifications operations as far as ns Mexico whore a number of oC mine Doing profitably profitably profit profit- big propositions are abl ably handled under th the name namo of or the tho Mines Company of at America The They reach over Into Arizone where tho the great Inspiration Consolidated and the Magna lagna mints mines are rapidly being boing brought t tInto Into nto production on a mammoth scale The They push over Into Nevada No whore whole line has been ecu successfully launched the la Mason on Valley smelter at Thompson and associated AIHO Ahw to o EI Ely where the company coin coin- pany any pany promises to mako make good sool In the neaR car future The Thc company Interests also push pUh out Into nto Wyoming where tho Gunn Quealy coal oal mines near Rock flock Springs aro are full rul of f potential possibilities while the Interests Interests In- In In the zinc lead mines 8 around Joplin Mo ro the tho center scat of tho the zinc Industry of this count country are arc well wel known cnown as well as other Interests Inthis In Inthis this his and anI in other states state E Everybody knows of the remarkable success success that has attended every cry step forward orward made b by the Mason lason Valley Valoy smelter since sinco it began treating the compan company's s ores oies and custom ores oes for tor or thu the dO dozen ozon n or or so HO rich copper mines of the lie vicinity of oC Mason Iason and ton Yerington With one nc unit only of the smelter In ing ng a n total of SOO to tons of ot oros oro's oros oreS ore'S oro ore s 's s being handled dally daily aU an and th the lie pro production uc- uc ion tion ton of ot sixty ions tons ot of copner matte turned out out This in face of or the tho fact that hat each unit uni was designed ned for about 00 oo tons only I To Io 10 Double With th the tho in blowIng of oC the lie seton second 11 I II furnace furnace h la lu eUI early spring the capacity I of 01 f the plant will wl be bo doubled or brought I I up p to about 1800 tons Ions At that time tune t. t tin thin company compan mine will be called caled on for or ii I much inch heavier tonnage up to tho the pros pre I ent nt this mine having been beon required only to supply sufficient oreS to cover th the lie deficiency in the thc custom ores to toJ J keep cep the operating furnace at capacity The Mason Iason mine is ts said to have an al almost almost al- al most unlimited amount of or high class copper opper ore blocked 1 out and in ablo blo ablo reserve c the tho ores averaging a 4 to G 5 Gor per or cent and up At Al tho the company's properties equally marked progress has been boon shown dur- dur during ur- ur Ing ng ho tho year This has been especially the he caso case at nt tho big Inspiration mine near Miami Ariz Mis Atz The developments there hero for tor the month of at November for tor instance InstanCe were wore feet in tho the Inspiration lon tion ton prot r and ond OO feet teet in the Live Oak division Between oen the Scorpion and Joe Joo Bush shafts CIS US rIS feet teet remain romain to too bo be o drifted through h 1300 1200 feet of or ground round till sun remain to be cut through h before tho ho tho Scorpion and Colorado Colordo shafts ar are ard connected h by drifting The west est main shaf shaft haft Is virtually finished nn and the tho main east ast shaft shaf will be bo finished hd January 1 At the Joe Bush shaft shaf 1 tons of ore re are arc on the dump This ore will be tS ped from below betow and steam shoveled wi uto inLo the raise Several hundred thousand thou- thou sand and sanc tons of ore oro will wi viI await the new mill mm Tho The bI big hit concentrator awai should bo Le In n operation b by July 1914 Opening ves- ves Ore At the Magma aa mine two principal or oro ort shoots hoots are being opened up between the he and anc f 1500 00 00 levels le els In this dove devel- work tons of or copper 15 IG silver liver 9 t and allU 1 gold olt were extracted One Gnp l IL 00 i trio ino tons which veins sampled yielded sixty eight recent recently ounces silver nver S 20 O gold Sohl and 48 per cent ent It I Is la the Intention here horo to o put In a big three three-f three shaft with a crushing and concentrating plant to follow crushing These are only a few few- citations of or wn what Is being being done dona and Is contemplated b by y the Gunn company compan which Is 8 J IT In the hands of or such men ns as W W. IT 11 e. e Jann managing director I. I Georgo George E E. Gunn V. p B. B Thompson and a associates SOUTH HECLA MINE INE REPORTS GOOD PROGRESS AND BRIGHT PROSPECTS Development Uc Work orIc orl r Ont Out Good Goo Ore While Condition S Generally Improve Outside of or tho three leading mining camps camp of ot the state no property hits has ma made mado o more notable hut progress during the year than tho the South Hecla Mining company on Its Is immense Hecla and valuable Ining holdings at Alta Aita On Its Is Dw Dwyer er and Quincy levels the tho several se thousand feet of at drifts raises and have havo exposed a tonnage of ore are which would maintain a n large mill mi at at capacity for tor years With the thie advent of tho the contemplated contemplated con con- railroad to Wasatch or the proposed connection with the wIh new tramway much of at this mill will be available for market marlot mil in Its ore crudo crude wil state I The most encouraging encouragIng feature of or the years ears however howe has been the tho gratifyIng gratify gratify- 1 tho the Ing foot results In raise the toot foot from foot 3 and Here I oot HO-oot the vr vel vein f whir ii n the thc i. i i- i I. I Dwyer i t L folio followed wed several q hundred u JU J laD feet teel on its strike rn has been proven on Its Pitch for Is OO feet And It has been Is from this development dc alone that the during the company past pnat several months has be been n more mOlt than thap Clearing a thal with expenses M I In n fine tine cond condition I wilh for tOI nutting this level le ton larger production rod l J ened enod working out and shaft haf has haM been straight straight- enol thoroughly timbered and sinking resumed to greater depths a ping pin pin- a vein ore oro which is yielding reater excellent shipping ship ship- on l From rom the tho southerly to Dwyer level hovel Je el the drift get ct under tinder the old Wedge ed e shaft abaft haf which produced some of tho the ex cx- cx hl ex- ex high b grade ore are of ot the rae years ago has hs picked camp camp aJo up a vein row but narrow narrow nar nar- showing high values The year ear promises to show a roc roc- ord l or J of at achievements In this property which will c cause use all mining men interested In- In I In this old oM nl bonanza in sit I up and take notice camp to The South is I one of at the best equipped properties 1 in the state it has and anti comfortable I buildings for mon men and anti shop work the workings a 1 are arA electrically aly l hed and pow power r drills operations To To the tho nn and ll nce ence of ot Col George H. H tient and Watson pres pres- general t tn any other ether manager more than thAn factor IB Is due the of or rounding out this bl big the signal l and arid successes sUcco attained during Jeers the cers past and anti war directors or two Tho rho othor other are aro Herman Barn Bam herwer vice IT H T T Pratt 8 see s C- C who with H. H C. C Kd- Kd wards 1 Rin Ashton T TI T. P. P r and on oJ nn th tho tor- tor Th The ThA n v office office- nf or th thA are are at CIO 10 Walker Banle bul building Company lul I I UTAH CONSOLIDATE HAS HAD GOOD YEAR Tonnage Estimated at Figure Above the 1 Shipped During Season of 1911 1 1 MUCH ORE NOW IN SIGHT Mining Expert Points Out Reasons Reasons Rea Rea- ReaSons sons sons Why Company's Stock Is Valuable One of ot tho ho bl big mines of Utah about which little is heard locally because o practically all nl the stock Is held in the lie east cast Is the Utah Consolidated Mining company compan Tho Thu company compan owns an nn Im- Im domain near the tho head lead df dt Carr Fork ForIe i In Bingham lingham from which it has hns c extracted during tho the past few fei years a n tonnage of or ore which has justified tho the distribution among Its Is stockholders of oC oCI I tho the aggregate sum of or DurIn Durin During Dur Dur- In ing the tho past year car tho the dividends ends havo amounted to OOOO an of over those of or 1011 This Is proof positive that General Manager Frederick Cowans has haB rounded out |