Show THE HENRIETTA MINE examiner ogden utah one of the most promising mining dis tracts across the lake and one of which very little has been said is the promontory mining district this district has several very promising prospects within its borders one that has been brought to our especial notice is the henrietta mine some very rich copper ore has been taken from this mine assaying from 15 per cent to 35 per cent this was not picked ore but was taken up after a blast had been made showing that good ore is there in considerable quantity the company has a tunnel of about feet and are on the main lead besides this tunnel they have sunk a shaft feet deep and connecting with the tunnel there are several drifts with a total depth of about feet and good paying ore has been taken from them in quantities hard rock has all been passed and work is now being done in soft ledge rock ore can be taken from the mine at per foot at a profit the company have a track the full length of the tunnel and a dump car and are prepared to do business in true mining style I 1 the stockholders held a meeting on the and elected a board of directors consisting of dr H J powers president dr B E M conroy vice president H A sims secretary W B D porterfield treasurer and H R macmillan after a thorough discussion and investigation ti of the property it was decided by the company to push the work vigorously there is no question that thero there are some great deposits of copper ore within this mining district and it is the thorough belief of everyone who has visited this mine that this company has every indication of being near a rich ore deposit besides the copper these ores show as high as 20 in gold with a small per cent of silver |