Show FAMOUS SANDSTONE SILVER MINES OF SILVER REEF SOLD FOR revival of activity at one of utah s oldest and most famous mines is assured by the sale of the silver reef consolidated soli dated mines company forty miles southwest of st george near leeds to samuel I 1 silverman of new york city for in judge burtons bartons Bur tons court at st george according to information just received from A L woodhouse receiver who made a report to the court on december 23 says a special dispatch to the tribune the buyer contracted to proceed immediately with the development of the property in a businesslike business like way the international smelt ing in company corn pany of salt lake was the only other bidder mr silverman is a well known mining man and has been responsible for bringing in many producers he left for los angeles an eles immediately after the purchase and will return to the location early in january immediate operations are under the direction of alex colbath who has been in charge charae of the mine for some time and who was instrumental in ill forming forn ling the company activity of the camp and the mine was at its height fifty years ago the camp once boasted a population of during a bitter political poli struggle boundary lines of iron county were moved so that the town of harmony became a part of washington county and made it possible for st george to retain the county seat against the mining camp of leeds which also aspired to the honor the drop in the price of silver closed the camp and for years it has been idle discovery of the district one of the few examples of extensive and rich in sandstone is attributed to john kemple and the hambling Hamb lins who also aided in the discovery of pioche |