Show IX DETROIT DISTRICT Uetined to Develop Into One of Utahs Greatest Gold Camps S F Mount of the Ibex mine in Detroit De-troit district is In with a twocarload Shipment from this property which will average about 4a in gold and copper cop-per to the ton A large body of ore was struck in the Ibex a short time ago and Mr Mount who has been working the property for some time on a lease Is now of the opinion that the showing made in the mine is sufficient to justify the incorporation incor-poration of a company for its future development and manipulation Allen G Campbell one of the other owners of the mine coincides with him in this decision and if the project meets with the approbation of L Holbrook of Proyo the third party who owns an inters in this property the articles of Incorporation will probably be filed this week The Ibex although it has been badly handled In the past by those who at t ne time had a bond and lease on the property has been a great producer frr a new mine and already has 5200 ooo to its credit It shows up great ore bodies and if an incorporation < is effected ef-fected It will continue 4o turn out its stream of wealth In Detroit district according to Mr Mount a greater interest is being taken in mining matters than ever before be-fore while several fine discoveries t have been made there of late Among the favored ones are A M Laird who recently opened up a forty foot body of ore that averages 20 in gold and copper to the ton and it is stated Chat Mr Laird could keep the copper smelter in constant operation 5f satisfactory terms could be arranged ar-ranged In the Copper Head mine owned by Hawkins Davis of Payson a body cr gold ore ranging from three to five f et thick has been uncovered that assays from 35 to 40 in gold and 23 < per cent copper to the ton The ore is very clean and free and the discov fry a most aluable one Frell and Pack also have a fine I showing in the Freil mine in which they have 0 sixtyfoot body of ore that shows free gold all through it The ledge has been crosscut and from the showing made there can be no doubt but that the Freil will de velfrp into a magnificent producer The Joe Busby mine is not being j worked at present but there is a fine showing of ore In the property The Rattler another of the promising properties of the district is also idle just now In the Morrefct and claims adjoining it on the south David Crafts Sons are taking out high grade gold and copper ore and the outlook for the property is good On the Pat Mayne group Overton Giles are working several men They have a great body of gold and copper oi a which they are piling on the dump as rapidly as possIble To those who can realize the importance im-portance of the new discoveries abovementioned I above-mentioned it will readily be seen that Detroit district is determined to come to the front as a great mineral producer pro-ducer and if the district makes as rapid strides In the future as It has in the past It will not be long now before it will rank second to none in I the west I |