Show current comment on utah 5 mines and prospects with the coming of cooler weather more activity is noticeable in mining operations throughout the mining camps of the state and the outlook for the industry looks more and more encouraging in nearly all of the leading mining camps production is being steadily increased and summer work in many instances has resulted in the opening up of new and valuable ore bodies many claim owners also have begun operations in the performance of annual assess ment work and this as usual adds to the activity in the various districts the stock market which has been so dull and almost featureless during the summer months has had a better tone of late and it begins to look as if there would be a healthy business in this line during t the coming fall and winter alta in the limelight As the mining review was going to press with its last issue a sensational strike was featured at alta at the head of little cottonwood canyon for many months the columbus lum bus extension mining company has been engaged in the running of a long crosscut cross cut tunnel the face during the closing days of august being in a distance of approximately feet at this point a large volume of water was encountered and for a time operations were practically suspended in a few days however the water subsided and when a few feet more of work had been accomplished a ten foot body of fine shipping ore was encountered the ore being a black sulphide carrying average values of 15 to 60 ounces silver 6 per 29 cent copper in gold and 32 percent iron the new find is proving up most satisfactorily with development and shipments have already been begun the new find has infused additional life into alta mining circles and mining men are beginning to realize and appreciate the wonderful possibilities bili ties of the district the columbus consolidated is reported to be in a most satisfactory condition and good ore faces are showing on the and levels the ore coming out for shipment assays essays in ane neighborhood of 7 per cent copper 30 per cent lead and 30 ounces silver to the ton A large number of teams are being employed in hauling the ore from the mine to the sampling works at murray in big cottonwood big cottonwood Cotton wod canyon continues to attract the attention of mining men and the south fork of the canyon seems to be particularly ticul arly attractive for some time past interest has been largely centered in the old baby mckee mine in this locality and this interest has been intensified of late by the fact that the mine has been taken over by congressman joseph howell and his son joseph M howell A new company company is to be formed for the operation of the property and sufficient capital will be raised to carry on operations upon an extensive scale the rexall another big cottonwood proposition is reported to be in excellent shape the carbonate has some big things up its sleeve and the cardiff is making regular shipments of ore going over 50 to the ton the bonnie brier another big cottonwood Cotton wod mine has recently been taken over by W M wagstaff and G S hayes who expect to be able to begin ore shipments within a period of sixty days usual grind G ind at bingham the usual conditions obtain at bingham and the regular output of the big mines of the camp are being well maintained notwithstanding the recent closing down of the yampa smelter and the copperton hopperton Cop concentrator the new aerial tramway built by the utah consolidated is delivering ore to the tooele thoele smelter at the rate of 1000 tons per eight hour shift at the smelter three furnaces are in commission on company ore and a fourth will be blown in at any time if not already in commission while twenty of the mcdougal roasters asters ro are in operation the yosemite mines company is meeting with much encouragement in the development of its property and it is stated that a fine of ore is exposed in the lower level of yosemite no 1 workings the company has an ore contract with the garfield smelting smelling Sm elting company the utah metal reports good progress in ill its tunnel work and is making excellent headway A party of boston officials and stockholders recently visited the property and are reported as having been well pleased with existing conditions the utah copper produced in the beig neighborhood h of pounds of copper in july but the output it is learned is being curtailed in accordance with the general plan outlined in these columns some time ago the production in july was about 16 tons daily at the present time according to reports the tonnage is but tons per day park city cit y mines the silver king coalition continues to furnish evidence of the greatness of park city district this mine seemingly never diminishes the ore supply in sight before other splendid bodies are uncovered on the 1300 level in this property the showing is said to be something wonderful while a new find has been reported between the 1200 and 1300 levels which has no connection with the ore bodies of the 1300 but which however shows three feet of solid galena ore with a fine grade of milling on each side of the rich zone at the daly west the ore body on the 1900 is reported to be looking good the company is doing some deep development work and hopes to make a great showing within the next few months the snake creek tunnel is progressing finely and will open up a great area of 0 virgin ground upon its completion the little bell has posted a dividend of 5 cents a share the mine is in good condition newhouse in tintic gintic for the first time in his mining career samuel newhouse has become interested in operations in tintic gintic district having become identified with the king william mining company whose financial obligations ar are e to be liquidated while a working fund is to be provided for extensive operation and development it is understood that the king william is to be fully prospected cLed through a crosscut cross cut from the 1000 foot level of the eagle blue bell shaft which will give a large extent of ground when the ore body is located the king william is admirably located having for neighbors such mines as the eagle blue bell cen tennial eureka grand central and mammoth 16 the iron blossom it is reported has encountered an ore body on the foot level of no 1 shaft this is a discovery of the utmost importance and adds greatly to the life and value of the mine work has been begun in the development of the governor through iron blossom workings and the showing is most satisfactory in the colorado new ore is being uncovered on the level this is fifty feet below the original ore bodies from which such large dividends were paid and this feature adds much to the confidence so long maintained in this splendid property the chief consolidated has made every preparation for the construction of its new hoisting works and the structural steel for the new fireproof fire proof shaft will soon be on the ground the colorado and iron blossom have both posted their regular dividends for september of six cents a share each around the state the emma and vulcan mines at fish springs tooele thoele county have been taken over under lease and bond by experienced mining operators the emma with a production record of something like will hereafter be managed by E J mccune while J P nelson has secured control of the vulcan both propositions are near nel neighbors 11 ebors of the utah mine one of the greatest little mines in the state the moscow mine of beaver county is shipping a very good grade of ore of late smelter returns showing values of about 45 to the ton the jennie mine at gold springs in iron county is making a great showing on the level and it is stated that a fifteen foot body of good milling ore is showing in this portion of the mine the mill is in operation and bullion shipments are the order of the day the cliff mining company of ophir is making regular shipments of first class smelting smelling sm elting ore the mine is in a most satisfactory condition the south utah mine at newhouse is shipping I 1 concentrates to the tooele thoele smelter the peacock copper company operating near newhouse is steadily improving with development and it is stated that a big syndicate may take over this promising proposition considerable excitement prevails at marydale marysvale Marys Mary vale over the sensational strike on webster ground made in the reuben dewitt lease A streak of the ore it is stated goes in gold to the ton |