Show AL ALTA TA BIG cottonwood the alta cottonwoods salt lake county utah have settled down to heavy work and development and reports from that section t are of a most encouraging nature in the high places the snow has about disappeared and the output of ore for the valley smelters shelters sm elters is constantly increasing at the big cottonwood consolidated A 0 jacobson manager the karns 12 inch tunnelling tun nelling machine is being put in place under the direction of J P karns the inventor and manufacturer who arrived in salt lake from the east several days ago with this drill in successful operation the company expects to make great headway in the driving of its long drain and transportation por tation tunnel the operation of the machine will be watched with a great deal of interest by mining men of this western country the cliff leasing company recently shipped four carloads of good ore from its lease on oil the michigan utah just above alta the tramway has been repaired ani and will facilitate shipments from the high altitudes tit udes the days fork mining company albert hagen superintendent operating near the alta divide is making excellent progress in the development of its property good as says are being obtained from ore from the companas comp anys property and the outlook is most encouraging the tar baby made a gain of over seven ty five feet in june in the driving of its long tunnel and the face of the bore is now considerable softer and is showing specks of galena accompanied by copper stains with occasional small copper occurrences the tunnel is now in a distance of over 1750 feet and manager C R greene is much pleased with present physical conditions the albion mining company whose extensive domain adjoins the alta townsite is making excellent headway in mine operation and development machine drills are being employed with air supplied by the wasatch power company and it is believed that the workings will soon intercept the kitty hays fissure the albion leasers leaders are breaking down ore and will soon have another shipment on the market the logger mining company has been incorporated for the purpose of developing property in big cottonwood canyon adjoining the famous old maxfield mine the capitalization has been placed at shares of I 1 cent each the officers and directors are J A maxfield president it D maxfield vice president james W mckinney secretary C S treasurer and mrs K F scott J A maxfield was the original locator it is stated of the maxfield mine which is now being and which it is believed will soon be on the producing list again it is reported that the cardiff company has twenty feet of ore in the raise between main tunnel level and the upper workings that averages 70 per ton this is a silver lead product and is the richest ore in bulk ever found in the property nie compaan al I 1 hs a aam I 1 fifty f five vo 1 1 g ore e to th the e valley the values of which run about 44 per cent ledd lead and 21 ounces silver to the SL ton the property ert at j depth i showing up bigger than ever under 9 the management of george watson is pushing development and results are of a most satisfactory nature the alta consolidated Is making a good showing as development work progresses and the company expects to increase its ore shipments in th the e near future I 1 the new ew find of high grade ore at the alta tunnel transportation is holding out well according to recent advices advises ad vices and good headway is being made in tunnel driving the kennebec mining company W J craig president and manager and ali whose ose property adjoins the cardiff in the south fork of big cottonwood is working two and it is expected the workings will soon connect with the ore expose exposed din in t the lie bottom of a shaft that was sunk many years ago conditi conditions on at the sells are reported as being most encouraging the reeds peak company is now ow W wording or two shifts A change in formation is reported the ground being softer all and ills Is expected that important disclosures willbe will be made at an early lay day |