| Show i T 1 I 1 1 ALTA COTTONWOODS r S' S UNUSUAL 15 ACTIVITIES I tIt t I It h has hns se been several sc years since such U 11 mining revival nl has been witnessed as aR that which has taken place In the Alta Alta- Cottonwoods In the tho past six months One year ear ago ngo there thele W were re probably less than a n dozen active mines In tho the belt with hero and there a prospect receiving ing but a n. pick and a scratch to cover tho the required annual assessment work j while only three or four were ing Today there arc ue nearly n a dozen ozen mines and near near mines which are producing producing pro pro- I some steadily and others occasionally occa occa- occasionally with hero here and thero there some sending Bonding to tc- market only y occasional I loads londs But swarming tho the hills from one one end of the ten mile mlle belt from theold tho the old Maxfield mine on tho the north to tho South Hecla and Albion on the south with tho the Intervening Cardiff Wasatch Mines South Hecla Emma Cop Copper pel Alta Consolidated Utah Michigan all 0 of which have havo produced some seme ore this thiN season season sea sea- son are aro today found hundreds of oC men nearl little old working on nearly er c every property In the district There TheTO are aro scores of ot good prospects now working and the district Is IJ looked to to tc- make more than one strike of oC Importance before the frosts of oC winter trail trait along I Ithe the summits of oC the Wasatch The following are Arc a n few ew varied opinions expressed of late relative to various us properties found In this great mineral belt The Cardiff nine Mine After Arter making rv n. trip to South Fork ForIe canyon canon to Inspect the Reeds Reed's Peak and Cardiff properties S S. S L L. L Ra don editor of oC the he Park City Record writes as follows regarding the latter property property property prop prop- erty A A. drive o of about two miles up the I gulch from the tho Reeds Reed's Peak Peale and you rou are aro at tho the wonderful Cardiff property I Hero Here was found Supt And Andy Hurle Hurley In charge of or at least men The compressor compressor com com- building the tho ore are houses and other surface Improvements are lre allwell all allwell well under wa way and will be finished within two weeks The Tho new boarding boardinghouse boardinghouse house which was opened two weeks a ago o is a model of oC convenience and comfort It Is modern me-dern In er e every evey detail with hot and col cold water wafer bathrooms toilets etc with lAr large e air airy sleeping apartments for the workmen numerous private rooms drafting room office private dining room and a large larie light and airy ally dining room for fer r the em- em u. u urn 1 v H made Wednesday and tho the en entire lire plant will m be electrified even en to the heating and cooking It will be bo a model plant in ever every sense of ot the word Upon the tho invitation of or Superintendent Burley Hurley the mine workings w were we're were rc visited After a walk of or man many hundreds of oC feet through the tunnel which a c. c exemplifies the faith of oC the thc owners e In the final outcome of or the property the tho ore bodies were reached Ones One's breath Is almost taken awa away while contemplating the magnitude of ot the ore reserves One Onehundred Onehundred Onehundred hundred and fifty feet wide and feet high are arc tho the dimensions with the end erd not yet reached It is not to be wondered at that tons Is being being- shipped from rom this property daU dally This tonnage jud judging from the ore in sight sigh t can cnn be Increased to an any amount de desired desired de- de sired b by the management It is indeed a wonder and It can readily be understood understood understood under under- stood why there thero Is great activity in n that section Thero There Is no question but what there are other ore bodies in that neighborhood neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood besides the Cardiff Cardl and it Is 1 I worth tho the effort and tho the expenditure of or capital to find them South Sooth Dividend L. L G. G Schwalenberg says Prospects j I Tor dividends on shares o or of the South Hecla Mining company in the near future have ha Increased during the past week Tho The directors are to hold a meeting meeting- next week when it is confidently confidently confidently dently believed this will bo one ono of or the important questions to be acted on favorably Development De work worl In Ih tho the property continues to expose more ore and rapIdly rapidly rap- rap Idl Idly Increase the amount of or res reserves in sight The new ore oro bod body in the Wedge ed fissure has been explored to a a. height of oC about 85 feet above the level and for Cor a len length h of or 85 to 90 feet The width is found to be he as large largo asin as asIn asin in most places in the and the average n o of the whole ore bod body above 4 the O Is figured at 16 feet reet The Tho grade of oC tho ho ore continues the same and returns from Crom shipments are arc said to be very cn satisfactory though no exact ex exact ex- ex act figures have hn been made public h by bythe bythe the management One carload o of fort forty tons is Js s being shipped each da day though the company could easily produce enough noush In a day a or two to swamp the Salt Lake Alta railroad for a n week On the Dwyer tunnel or CiO level driving Jn along the tho o fissure for forthe the tho oro ore bod body opened above the O Is progressing more moie slowly on account of or orthe I the formation being found to bo ho ball badly 1 shattered and timbering Is required It Il Is expected however howe that the tho shattered shattered shat shat- shattered zone zono may soon be bo passed through The Tho fissure In the face co la is about three and a half haIr feet wide and while It does not show nn any oro ore at pr present lent it looks look good and the the the- theman management management management man man- believes tho the downward extension extension exten exten- sion slon of or the big ore body will be bc encountered en- en encountered encountered en en- countered Just where it Is expected South fiscal year ear year ended August August August Aug Aug- SI 81 and the annual report will soon noon be Issued it Is expected and should prove PIO moro more than usually Interesting Other Active Propertied WIlt Will C. C C Higgins says say's A At t a recent meeting of ot the directors of oC the tho Victor Victory Lode Mining company ft a contract waa let lct for the extension of oC the main tunnel The company owns a group roup of seven claims located In SouthFork South SouthFork SouthFork Fork and Days Day's Fork having for near such noted properties as the i Cardiff Kennebec Howell and Carbonate Carbonate Car Car- bonate and extending over toward the big enterprise being carried on by the thc AHa Alta Tunnel Transportation compan com com- pan pany The officers and directors of oC the tho company compau are Col B B. B B B. B Mann Iann president At M. M J. J McGill vice Ice president J. J l I M. M DemIn DemIng Dem- Dem In Ing secretary and treasurer William M. M McCrea and H. H T. T Haines HaineR In the tho ho development of or the Albion on company account two shifts shirts are workIng workIng working work- work Ing aid It Is believed that the Katy Hays lIlOS fissure so productive of or good oreIn oreIn ore orein in the South Hecla adjoining will soon be reached In tho prosecution of oC this work the favorable change chango taking place in tho the formation Is vor very promIsing promising promising promis promIs- ing and gratifying The Cottonwood Atlantis Mining company R R. O. O Dobbs vice president and manager and owning a group group of or claims on tho the Alta side of ot Bald Dahl Peak has begun tho the sinking of or a n. shaft in the de' de development of oC its Its Its- property This I property Is Js bounded by the Albion on the east and is in a good stretch o of countr country Good progress is being made In the development de of ot the property of ot the American Consolidated Mining dining company company com com- pany in the Big BIb Cottonwood section o of the district It Is stated that the working tunnel has already Intercepted Intercept Intercept- ed tho vein and that some soma high grade grade zinc silver and lead ore oro has been uncovered un- un un un- covered mm tela Mine JUnt The Wasatch Mining company Compan un under er erthe the management of C C. C H H. GIbbs is planning a campaign of active e development development development develop develop- ment and It Is the intention of or the company to begin work at an earl early date In the further exploitation of oC the Flagstaff portion of or its property and anda a lower tunnel will be started to get ct under th the ore bearing channels which gave jave up so 80 much wealth In tho early history of or the Flagstaff mine The Cottonwood King Mining company compan com com- pan pany L L. T. T akem manager owning a group of thirty-eight thirty claims near the the head o of Big Cottonwood canyon Is pushing development work and It it Is IE reported that results of or a most satisfactory nature are being obtained The Cottonwood King Mining company compan company com com- pany pan whose whoso lar large e group formerly known as the Giles Is located near the head of or Big Cottonwood canyon Is s pushing work through two tunnels and encouraging results are lre reported S S. S A A. A Parry is president of oC the company compan company com com- pan pany and George G G. Bywater Is consulting consulting con con- engineer It Is stated that the Secret Mining company compan operating near Alta AHa ma may put In electric power The company plans to continue the driving of or its main tunnel until the contact between quartzite and limestone Is reached The officers of ot the tho company compan are William M. M Minor president Homer Sherwood vice Iee president Harry Barry S. S Harper secretary secretary sec sec- Hiram PIngree tre treasurer surer and R. R W W. W Chuff Cluff Consolidated Con At the thc Alta Consolidated moro more machine machine ma mn chine drills have o been added to the equipment of oC the property and the company will begin at nt once the tho tho de development development de- de of at the tho big bedded veins for or which that property t j noted The company corn com pan pany Is steadily Increasing its ore shipments ship ship- ments ShiP I The Monte Cristo Mining compan operating near tho the Cardiff is Js Installing Installing Install Install- ing In- Inan an electric hoist and will soon re resume re- re sumo sume shaft clinking The Tho property of the company compan Js is 5 fa fa located and caused considerable excitement at the time of OC Its discovery discover a n number of or years cars ago o because of or the big outcrop of or chlorides of ot silver that attracted tho the attention of or its discoverer Tho The officers and directors of or tho the company are arc C. C A A. president George GeorgeM M Bacon vice Ico president I Lewis n B. B I McCormick McCornick treasurer George e N. N Law Law- rence secretary and Frank Harris The rho Maxfield Mining lUning company compan Fred H H. Vahrenkamp general manager r has about completed H its new electrical equipment and will soon be bc In position position position tion to begin mining operations In earnest arnest The Maxfield was a regular producer and dividend payer some twenty fix o years Jears ago deriving I its s revenue from crom somewhat shallow workIng work work- Ing ings ing With depth however a heavy water flow Interrupted operations and hen heavy cowls costs practically prohibited prohibited prohibited pro pro- further work ork Under Improved con conditions however it is believed belle the mine can now be operated II at a profit The Logger Mining company compan operating operating oper oper- near the Maxfield will probably let a new tunnel extension contract at nt an early date ate Work Vork is progressing continuously at the Alta AHn Tunnel Tran Transportation company's compans property and physical conditions con- con are reported as being favorable Ca At the Tar Baby in the 50 south th fork of or Big Cottonwood work In the tho tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel Is being pushed and a change In Information Information Information formation Is reported According to reports an upraise Is being driven to prospect the ground above the tunnel level |
