Show IN AND AROUND staff correspondence milford utah july 7 considerable activity is in evidence in the mountains in the vicinity of this place yet there is some complaint heard now nov and then of dull times out in the hills many prospectors are busy and some of the larger companies operating in the camp are pushing ahead with development work some of them are not doino doing as aa much as many had bad hoped they would yet et after all conditions are satisfactory and there is every reason to believe that milford will in fact become the metropolis of one of the greatest copper regions 7 of the country at the majestic companas comp anys properties in the beaver lake district a small force of men is engaged in exploring the famous 0 K mine which produced the high grade ore for the sensational shipment made to the salt lake smelters shelters sm elters some time ago the return to camp of mr A B lewis a few days ago has had a stimulating effect upon the mining industry of this section everyone is hopeful too of learning something favorable regard ing the construction of the proposed smelter at milford and to know something definite regarding the rumor afloat to the effect that a merger has been effected between himself and samuel newhouse and that hereafter the latter will figure in some of the enterprises in which the former has been identified should this report turn out to be true the opinion is expressed that the effect would be beneficial in that some of the big things m planned by mr lewis will be speedily carried into execution nothing would inspire confidence more than to see these two strong men join their forces at this time if the smelter is built and custom ores are accepted many small properties could be worked profitably while now it is a struggle t for the owners to keep up their 3 early assessment work and live another large company consisting of well known utah men was recently formed to operate here and is to be known as the milford metal mines co mr P B mckeon the well known business man of this place will be the resident manager the company has territory covering an area of 25 claims together with a hot spring located some fourteen miles from milford where it is the in to erect a hotel and resort much is expected ol 01 this combination to do its share towards the development of the camp some of the property in the possession of the new concern concern is located in the star district adjoining the rebel group once quite a noted producer in the early history of the camp the ores carry copper values also lead silver and gold mr mckeon is working a good force of men on the talisman group also in the star district and will soon install thereon a powerful hoist it is the intention to do some deep sinking on this property to determine to what extent the ore bodies are contained below the talisman has produced some very high grade silver lead ores it too was quite an extensive producer in the palmy days of silver mining at the estella mine in the star district of which general W H penrose is manager sinking is in progress and a force of fourteen men is is employed the estella is one of the best equipped mines in the district the vicksburg group under bond to A B lewis and associates will soon be the scene of much activity plans are being made to do some extensive development work lumber is being delivered at the mine for a bo boarding beardino ardino house and otho other er improvements the vicksburg is one of the promising properties of the star district the same crowd has taken hold of the old hickory mine in the rocky district A new boarding house is also about to go up there the old hickory is known to contain ore carrying high values in copper besides satisfactory percentages in silver and gold the copper king owned by the franklin syndicate is showing up good results in its operations in the star district this property has the earmarks ear marks of a great copper mine and the company proposes to carry its explorations to the deep to determine its producing r capacities over on the east side of the valley a colorado ra do syndicate is operating n the famous cave mine with a force of thirty five men and is shipping r some very high grade ore in close proximity to the cave A W jr of milford owns a promising group of nine claims upon which he has extracted some good shipping ore the property has been idle for sometime but operations are about to be resumed also about to commence again upon the orphan boy in the star district the property is owned by milford and salt lake parties the group consists of five claims and has feet of workings including a six ty five foot sunk f from rom the tunnel le velin which is exposed a five foot vein of carbonate and galena ores carrying 7 high values A larger body of manganese ore has also been found which is known to be forty feet in width the president of the company is W C williams of milford another milford and salt lake syndicate is working the kittle kittie clough 0 property in the star district from this mine ore running L as high as 78 per cent lead and 90 ounces silver has been shipped gold values of 2375 have been found on the foot level the property adjoins the vicksburg and has been explored by a shaft feet in depth and drifts to the extent of feet E S sawyer well known in milford business circles looks after the management of the companas comp anys affairs on this end manager el A J mcmullen has returned from a trip of inspection to the 0 K exten sion mining reduction gos cos properties in in the beaver lake district and reports that the shaft is now down to a depth of feet the vein is about five feet in width and shows copper sulphides sulp hides all through before leavin hig g camp he let a contract to sink the shaft to a depth of feet mr mcmullen expects from the showing already made that with a little further development the mine will soon be on a producing basis he is very much encouraged over the outlook of the property he also reports that at the skylark mine in the same district the drift being run to cut the vein on the foot level is now in eighty feet and from the appearance of the rock feels certain that it is approaching close to the vein this he states will certainly make the skylark one of the producers of the district |