Show 0 IN THE cottonwoods COTTON WOODS the record of park city utah in commenting upon the mining activities in the cottonwoods Cotton woods says news received from the mineral flat ex tension property in american fork mining district by secretary F E brown is very pleasant to the stockholders the report says that the ore vein in which the men are working is opening up in size and at the present time the ore is eight feet in width the grade seems to get better as they get down in it and shows more gold and silver the last assay shows nearly 50 per cent copper already an abundance of pay stuff has been taken out and arrangements range ments will be made to ship as soon as the extent of the ore is learned prospects are promising for a good mine tom bell formerly at the uintah treas sure hill hia in this city and jack kearns both operating in the cottonwoods Cotton woods now were down from the diggings the first of the week and were just as enthusiastic as ever over conditions up that way A new railroad a long drain tunnel to tap the whole country several trams and electrically equipped plants are a few of the many en prices promised for that section in the near future while some of these big deals are rounding out the fact remains that there is undoubtedly more interest being taken in mining in that part at present than has been since the early days and no doubt some of the promising prospects there are going to make good beyond the shadow of a doubt samples of ore from the reeds peak cottonwoods Cotton woods property shown in this city this week show much class practically the pure thing in lead has been found in a streak of ore uncovered on the dip of the vein by the leasers leaders lea sers and some two feet of high grade second class has been found also in the main workings company interests are now at work in the east in an effort to raise capital for development purposes and jt it is likely that before winter sets in some extensive campaign of work will have been decided on it is the intention of the company to install machinery as soon as possible and to go after the ore in earnest |