Show GRAND encampment NEWS J F ledbetter the veteran mining operator arrived in the city last week with hla his family from grand encampment wyoming where for some time past he ha has been acting as superintendent of the mine of the beulah copper mining company in which local and boston talent are interested work having been discontinued in the development of this promising property until next spring when the foot tunnel will be continued with the expectation that within feet more the main ledge will be cut for which it is being driven mr ledbetter talks very interestingly of the grand encampment country and of its future possibilities and was able to give the mining review some facts connected with the operations of the north american copper company ot this prosperous camp and of the immense amount of work and improvement pro being carried on under the direction of this association which has just completed its seventeen mm aerial tramway which connects the companas comp anys smelter at grand encampment with its noted ferris haggarty copper mine the tramway which was built by the A leschen sons rope company of st louis and which is a splendid piece of workman workmanship shig and machinery will hardly be placed in commission until some time next spring when the snow Is off but when it is in operation it is expected to handle tons of ore daily which is the capacity of the companas comp anys smelter A year ago the company company started its lower tunnel in the development of its mine this tunnel is now in a distance of 1000 feet and mr ledbetter states that he is advised that it has put cut a 32 foot body of high grade copper ore at a considerable depth from the upper levels several thousand tons of ore have been extracted and shipped which in carload lots assayed from 27 to 28 per cent in copper to the ton the history of the discovery of the fer ris haggarty mine is very interesting the find was made by ed haggarty a sheepherder in the employ of ferris he took ferris in with him quit sheep herding and devoted his time to the development of his prospect shortly after he disposed of his one fourth interest for to ferris who incorporated the ferris haggarty company which later on sold out to the north american can copper company for a round million this company is now putting in a four mile water pipe line for power and other purposes and is also putting in an electric power plant with which torun to run the machinery of the smelter and for the lighting of the town of grand encampment mr ledbetter is deeply impressed with tile the grand encampment country as to its mineral possibilities and is fully satisfied that in the beulah his company nas a prospective wealth wealth producer and dividend payer |