Show IN SIERRA MADRE DISTRICT special correspondence ogden utah oct 25 A strike of the utmost importance has been made in the queen mine in sierra madre district a few miles north of ogden and the discovery has created a great deal of interest locally the queen is located about a mile and a half northeast of the santa maria the find was made in the face of a tunnel several hundred feet in length the ore assaying 20 to 70 per cent copper ounces silver and 8 in gold to the ton ogden and salt lake stockholders are jubilant charles is manager for the company don maguire reports that heavy work is about to begin in the development of the napoleon and maghera machera Ma ghera he also states that the deal involving the ahe acquisition of increased area of company holdings will probably boon soon be consummated it is learned that a big deal is pending in which a large property in sierra madre district is the basis the purchase price approximating the deal has been pending for several weeks the delay in its final conclusion being a difference as to the terms of payment the name of the property in question cannot now be disclosed for obvious reasons when the transfer is finally made it will mean much for the district the santa maria company is about to let another contract for feet of work in its two tw east drifts which will be carried on to the most important veins terminating at a point where these two veins join the main santa maria vein at which point an will be made to the surface by means of which the greater portion of the underground workings will be ventilated the company is also making preliminary arrangements range ments for the installation of an aerial tramway and will build a concentrator as soon as conditions condition condit lon will permit the sierra madre district is showing up better than ever before in its history and heavy capital is now being attracted by its many opportunities and possibilities the only mine in the district doing practically nothing at the present time is the aprile prince of india which has been idle for the past four years notwithstanding the excellent showing that has haa been made in its de the prince of india group of several claims has been patented the principal owners live east of the mississippi river and doubt elss look upon the property as an asset to be inherited by future generations the continuance and strength of the flow of water from the various mine workings of the district during the past summer has been something phenomenal and this promises well for the work of milling and ore treatment soon to commence in this section |