Show current comment on utah s aw mines ines and prospects if anything an improvement is noticeable in the tone of the mining industry throughout the state in almost every district a feeling of optimism prevails and very largely because of the very encouraging showing in a large number of mines and prospects in all of the leading camps and districts splendid headway has been made in operation and development and it seems as if nothing short of a national calamity could prevent 1911 from being the banner season in all branches of the industry in tintic gintic district where most of the producing mines have paid out nearly half of their production in dividends much is expected during the coming twelve months at bingham results can be safely predicted park city with the recent big strike in ground owned in common by the silver king coalition and the silver king consolidated with the excellent showing in the daly west the daly judge the little bell the american flag and numerous other properties is looking forward to great activity when the weather settles in other camps a good feeling prevails including ophir alta big and little cottonwoods Cotton woods marysvale Marys vale american fork canyon in the sierra madre mountains gold mountain beaver county silver island stockton and in west and mt nebo in tintic gintic district the mines of tintic gintic district are maintaining their ore shipments in a most pleasing manner while new ore bodies are being constantly uncovered the grand central for instance is reported to have disclosed ore in new ground west and south of the shaft on the 2000 and 2100 levels and the property is said to be in the best of physical condition in the eagle blue bell also new ore reserves have been encountered of late this was on the 1000 foot level east of the new shaft the ore avera averaging 40 per cent lead and ounces in silver to the ton the chief consolidated now that its fine new hoist is in commiss commis sion is showing improved conditions and is establishing an excellent record in the way of ore shipments the iron blossom is reported to be greater and bigger than ever before the colorado still maintains its Cs own in a most satisfactory manner while the sioux con will in all probability remain in the dividend paying list for a long time to come operations at the uncle sam and beck tunnel are being watched with much interest by mining men and investors ve and it looks as if a number of nearby properties might get a slice of the noted humbug ore body now being contended for by these two companies the centennial is doing things at depth and its near neighbor the emerald is patting itself on the back in anticipation of soon catching the extension of the great centennial eu reka ore body park city in bonanza what is reported to be the most important ore discovery to be made in park city for years has recently been made in ground owned jointly by the silver king coalition and the silver king consolidated companies the find being made in work being pushed by the latter company the discovery was made in the spiro raise on the andes vein about 1800 feet southwest from the main shaft of the king consolidated company the ore body measures five and a half feet in width and a fair average of the ore is placed at 50 to 60 per cent lead and from 75 to ounces in silver per ton the vein is a true fissure and the breast of the workings presents a solid face of ore this discovery it is believed ushers in a new and prosperous era for the mining industry of the park the lower workings of the daly judge are now being effectively drained and it is believed that in the near future the company will greatly increase its production from portions of its domain which have been flooded for several years past at the american flag ore is showing in several levels and the company is making regular shipments to the valley smelters shelters sm elters marysvale Marys vale looks good marysvale Marys vale is to be heard from in no uncertain manner during the year 1911 the successes which have crowned endeavor in bullion canyon and immediate vicinity have inspired new life and confidence in mine and claim holders in that locality at the dewitt lease on the webster ore running from 50 to to the ton is being taken out for shipment in the near future work will be begun in the installation of reduction works for the webster mine A rich strike has been reported of late in the shamrock in a being sunk from the main tunnel level the values range about to the ton another shipment of shamrock high grade will be made in the near future in the cascade according to all accounts an eighteen inch vein of rich ore has been encountered in the mine workings at the wedge in horse heaven above the webster a large amount of development will be done this season and much is expected from this most promising property in other portions of the district much of which is now practically snowbound great activity will prevail within the next few months the outlook for the marysvale Marys vale region is much better at the present time than it has been for many years north tintic gintic district quietly and without any effort being made to attract attention to what is being done work is progressing in a most satisfactory manner in the operation and development of mining properties in north tintic gintic district the most prominent of which is the scranton the scranton is a very close corporation which has been steadily shipping for a number of years and it is believed at a handsome profit the scranton at the present time it is stated is steadily increasing its shipments and 13 now sending out about tons of zinc and zinc lead ores monthly the intention being to increase this output to 1000 tons as soon as possible at the scranton it is reported new ore bodies in new ground have recently been encountered which add greatly to the worth and value of this really great mine in the near vicinity of the scranton is the property of the new bullion mining company of salt lake now under lease to A F nelson of murray utah mr nelson who is a thorough and successful mining man after carefully examining the old workings of this property has discovered marketable ore in several places and is now making regular shipments of a fine grade of ore to the valley smelters shelters sm elters mr nelson expects to make a stake out of his lease and it looks as if his anticipations will be fully realized in the course ot of the next year or so 4 american fork canyon american fork canyon seems destined to cause a flurry in mining circles in the course of the next six months this is a grand old district and one that is not half appreciated by mining men and investors fortunes have been taken from its mines in the past and these old time producers have by no means been exhausted it is the prospects of the camp however which are in course of transformation into profit makers that are now in the lead in the district included in the number being tho the eudora bell and the pacific both are now taking out ore for shipment at the eu dorabell dora bell a four foot body of ore has been uncovered and shipments from this should be heavy as soon as the roads become passable in the spring the ore goes better than 65 per cent lead and 50 ounces silver to the ton at a recent meeting of the directors of the company philip S was appointed manager to fill the vacancy caused by the death of walter D recently deceased the pacific company but recently received settlement for a carload shipment of ore which called for a check amounting to 1500 the ore averaging 46 to the ton other mines and prospects in the district are in excel lent physical condition and will be heard from at an early date here and there the columbus extension at alta continues to improve with development the recent strike of sulphide ore in the main tunnel of shipping class has greatly encouraged cou raged the officials of the company this ore goes about 10 per cent copper and 10 in silver and gold to the ton at the columbus consolidated leasers leaders are taking out a fine grade of ore running from 30 to 50 per ton the company is doing a consider able amount of new work the south utah at newhouse deaver beaver county produced pounds of copper in december the concentrates shipped during that month averaged 1046 per cent copper to the ton at the present time the company is treating from to tons of crude ore daily in addition to its copper content the ore carries quite a byproduct in gold and silver values the december yield in these metals being ounces gold and 2296 ounces silver the white rock mining company of salt lake operating in beaver county is much pleased with the physical condition of its property in which there is a most satisfactory ore showing quite recently the company made two carload shipments of ore which averaged per cent lead and 26 ounces in silver to the ton in the same district the red warrior is keeping two teams busily engaged in hauling ore to the railroad the moscow is employing four or five teams the hub is maintaining its regular regula r production and the cedar talis man will soon resume shipments |