Show ALTA cottonwood DISTRICT 0 conditions continue to improve in the alta cottonwood district a few miles southeast of salt lake city at the cardiff mine in the south fork of big cottonwood development is showing this property to be bigger and greater than was believed to be possible and the company is sending out big shipments of high grade ore daily the company held its annual meeting on the at which the old board of directors was reelected elected re as follows ezra thompson president fred fred W price vice president james D murdock secretary and treasurer L H thompson and T A reamer the treasurers treasur ers report disclosed tile the fact that the con company had in its treasury at the kennebec a near neighbor ot of the cardiff work is being pushed and it is anticipated that ore will be uncovered almost any day the south columbus is greatly in the limelight at the present time because of the large body of high grade ore reported to have been uncovered in its workings and the further fact that the stock of the company has been in active demand at figures closely crowding the dollar mark in speaking of the strike general manager george H watson informed the mining review that the report was correct but that he preferred making a more definite exploitation of the new find before giving much publicity to the discovery the south columbus is now in position so that it could ship tons of ore daily with better transportation facilities the wasatch mines company has re returns from recent ore shipments the results showing values ranging from 2750 to 69 per ton the stock of tile the company is a favorite on oil the stock exchange and is being taken as a good investment the cardiff it is reported is now shipping at the rate of per day while the south hecla is consigning ore to the smelters shelters sm elters in carload lots going 80 ounces in silver to the ton both properties are good for a big output for an indefinite period it is stated that the old JI maxfield axfield in big cottonwood canyon has exposed six feet or of high grade silver lead ore in its workings the property has been by manager fred H vahrenkamp and will soon be on tile the list as a regular shipper the giles mine in big cottonwood has been taken over by samuel perry B T critchlow L L bagley and george webb the property it is reported has been taken over on a basis of 40 cents per share and as there are shares the valuation is A substantial payment is to be made this year and all payments are to be completed according to the contract within two years all stockholders are to receive their pro rata or 40 cents per share as payments are made it is the intention that operations on an extensive scale will be instituted within a few weeks the last chance mine west of the cardiff owned by F 0 horne home james hauerbach and others is to be rejuvenated and work is to be started in its development at an early date the last chance is one of the oldest locations on the big cottonwood side of the district and is looked upon as being a most promising and valuable property it is reported that a most gratifying showing is being made in the property of the sells mining company and considerable good ore is showing as development work progresses the emma copper company it is reported is showing up exceptionally well and the management is now taking out a heavy carbonate valued at 80 per ton the emma copper is being heavily dealt in on oil the stock exchange tile the secret mining company near alta 1 has resumed operations work is progressing satisfactorily in the development of the alta consolidated and the showing being made is most satisfactory to the management this company should be shipping quite heavily within a few months 1 the michigan mich igan utah consolidated has inaugurated augu rated a systematic campaign of development and it is reported that the property of the company is in excellent physical condition it is stated that the woodlawn mining company is preparing for the performance of extensive work in the development or of its property which is one of the old time producers of the district the alta tunnel transportation corn pany is making good progress in the daiv ing of its long tunnel it is expected that at the next strike in this proposition will be the uncovering of the great prince of wales fissure near which the face of the tunnel is now rapidly approaching work is progressing in the work being inaugurated by tile the alta big cottonwood company and the driving of the long drain and working tunnel will soon be under way at this property a 12 inch karns tunnelling tun nelling machine is being installed and it is believed that the operation of this machine will greatly facilitate mining progress 0 |