Show SANTAQUIN MINING DISTRICT by L A martin utah has been looking forward to the time when a new mining district would be brought in that would rejuvenate the industry in the state today it is apparent that the santaquin nebo district will prove to be the territory for which utah mining interests have been seeking this district is located twenty miles south of provo a distance of seventy miles southeast of salt lake city the mineral zone is about fourteen miles in length beginning at payson on the north and extending beyond mono to the south there are about sixty properties in the district being operated to a more or less degree the union chief located directly east of santaquin San has probably done the most development work of any in the district having over two miles of wor workings kinks and having shipped something like worth of ore the efforts of this company are now being directed towards opening an in the lower tunnel level which will give it from 1500 to feet of sloping the santaquin San king is one of the lat 1 est to lead into prominence in the dis j brict the company has prospected a ft fissure 8 on the surface for a distance of about feet and has run a tunnel to intersect the fissure this was accomplished a few days ago and the fissure cut at a depth of feet an excellent tonnage of medium grade ore is being blocked out and the fissure followed into the mountain depth is being gained to the extent of about eighty inches to the foot there is every indication that this property will make history in utah mining the santaquin San chief joins the santaquin San king on the north and has feet of workings it now has some or tons of ore on the dump which will range rane from 8 to 30 a ton the fissure is being followed into the mountain and excellent results are being obtained the eva which lies south of the santaquin San chief shipped about worth of ore in twelve months most of it being a good grade of galena the deposit in this property is considered one of the most important in the district with the possible exception of santaquin San king other properties especially active are the spring lake consolidated santaquin San central the syndicate the eagle copper united metals black balsom the wasatch the santaquin San mining company king hoke nebo national big nebo nebo highland eureka leasing company lowland tunnel company jesse nebo nebo excelsior mineral home nebo central nebo summit bald eagle nebo starr and mountain nebo A great deal of attention is being attracted to the district at this time and indications are that the coming summer will see it one of the most important mining district in the state |