Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-25 | Page 9 | Alta Mines in Good Shape for This Season

AL EXAMINES T A MINES I IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THIS SEASON Alta ta i Consolidated Developing Develop Develop- ing Excellent 0 Ore in inN New N c Raise All MI Alta Ala seems d due c for fol a good se sc sea season son on this year as the mines are arc report In l lag disclosures 0 of ore Off and nn the tIle transportation should bo far better than ever before accor according ing to Manoner Man Man- lann n inter oner r J. J D. D Lewis who has come down after two months spent at th the Alta AHa Consolidated where recent dO are arc even cn beyond be ond expectations In fact tact yesterday c t r n tho the foreman reported by LY phone from frol camp mp that thal the stopa on tho the f fissure s re Is showing lead lead- copper silver ore ere This Is I In iii a rise ris up about 50 so l feet above p the main Alta Ala Con tunnel level U It I is I under tinder un er the old ohl Ma Matilda Matilda Ma- Ma tilda mine nn find and the slope has been ceen hr- hr im- im pi-oving pi t daily it A sampling of ot sonic some of or the ore orA recently gave 11 0 returns pf pr 12 percent per por pOI cent cent l had ad 1 72 ounces silver Jer ansi and 5 to 6 pet per cent copper These hese were ere sand car car- The main ain or shaft shaf from tho ilic Copper Prince level lo el Is now down ICO llO feet reet It I has shown oro ore all the way a down Galena was showing sho all al through th the carbonate ore oro muck on Monday This work vork worl Is h on un the Drama Draine fissure To fo the cast east end end of or these workings a n drift was sent pent out SO SQ feet In carbonates carbonates The Theore Theore Theore ore varied Iron from 01 1 to 7 0 feet feet In width I In the tho west st there has been a 1 large disclosure die dis closure of or sulphide ore Samples ample taken from a pile pie of It a fe few days dM's a ago o save gave e a returns of ot 4 per her cent cent lead 13 ounces silver lver and 33 3 per cent copper Mixing MixIng Mix Mix- lx- lx In ing this with ore carrying 8 S per cent brin brings s the lea lead up Uj to a paying ropo- ropo During DurinG the winter the tho Alta AHa Con has haA succeeded In halt half a n dozen carloads carloads carloads car car- loads of or oro ore Tho rho last carried 6 65 per percent percent percent cent l lead ad 17 ounces ran rand 3 per percent percent percent cent copper Some Pome of or the cars brou brought ht as much as 1600 1600 gross At the mine there arc are now four carloads of or ore awaiting transportation All Al this ten tn carloads came entirely from d development develop ment mont work Sloping proper will wil hp he betaken taken up lp when the tho ore market and marketing marketing- facilities are Improved I