Show I THE SURPRISE MINE I Heavy Capital Will Back Its Development Devel-opment A special from Springville this state to the Denver Republican says No mine in the Gold Mountain district dis-trict of Piute county has brighter prospects pros-pects than the plucky little Surprise ovned until lately by Mbore and Slyder not because its ore is known to be richer or more abundant than I that of its running mates but because there is now hack of it the money t sink deep after its hidden treasures In just a few days wealthy men of a New York syndicate will pass through Richfield en route to the Bonanza I With them will be Mining Engineer J G Logan superintendent of the Win namuck mine at Bingham who is at I once to employ a force of not fewer than 20 men who in three eighthour j I shifts will start the driving of three tunnels When the New York folk were negotiating for the Surprises purchase Mr Logan examined the I prospect and reported that they would i have to spend not less than 100000 to I prove the mines merits and there is no danger about their feeling squalish I about risking a few dollars in depth For 2000 feet along the surface the cropplngs on the Surprise lead show I the veins width to range from five to 25 feet Analytical tests made by Logan indicate various grades of ore going from 6 to 35000 a ton in gold and silver The average per ton however how-ever exclusive of the very rich streaks is SIS Of this 12 is gold and 6 silver I This ratio is found in all the Surprise ore from up to 35000 twothirds the bimetallic value is gold and the other third silver The explanation is that I very little silver is found in bromide or any other form than as alloy with I gold and in this character i thus comes invariably in the chemical proportion of onehalf The ore is all submissive I to amalgamation concentration and cyanide treatment by a combination of which processes 90 jler cent of the values can be saved at a total cost of I only 250 a ton leaving the handsome margin of 1550 on the average 18 I rock The Surprise ore will be reduced I on the ground this summer I gound |