| Show THE OLD VALENTINE PATENT the mining review is advised that a new company is soon to be formed to begin development work on one of the old properties at bingham J W cairnes so well known in salt lake has lately purchased a fraction end of the valentine patent in ane lower end of the canyon and soon this old property which was worked considerably in the past will be in active operation the property was originally or anally held under an agricultural patent but indications of minerals were found and work begun by a mining company this old company ran a tunnel feet long and other improvements were made sixty five feet of this tunnel was through a vein over three feet wide from which some very good ore was marketed mr cairnes has taken up this property and later intends to incorporate it under the name of the christian Christi ali copper a gold mining company the old tunnel which was waa caved in and nearly completely filled up has been cleared out mr cairnes left for bingham last week for the purpose of putting a force of men at work and to get things ready for a start A new track will be laid in the tunnel and new ore bins built it is the intention to begin the ore and for the present to store it in the bins arrangements are being made with the american salting smelting Sm elting refining company to handle this ore when the time comes for shipment the vein is fully three feet wide being copper and iron sulphides sulp hides and also carrying values in silver and gold mr cairnes believes he has secured a big producer in this property and will use every effort to make it so |
