Show THE MINGO for years it has been known that rich gold and copper float existed in farmington canyon a few miles north of salt lake city for a number of years also desultory and not very efficient work has been done to prove up the ledges supposed to be responsible for the rich surface of that section of late however it has been arranged to do some systematic exploration in this promising region and most satisfactory results are looked for in the near future to carry on the work as above outlined the mingo mining and development company company has been formed and as soon as the snow leaves the hills active ope operation ratio n will begin the mingo is a farmington company of which W J huselton is general manager the company owns thirty one claims in the district which in time will be merged into seven even or eight groups which will form the basis odthe of the incorporation of a an i n equal number of companies it being the intention of the company to develop one group and then pass it on to a new incorporation until its entire holdings have thus been proved up and taken over by independent associations the company has good payable copper ore opened up in ten or twelve different places on its property and anticipates the uncovering of splendid deposits as work progresses in the same sama locality the southworth co consolidated n soli dated M M company is working and is piling up good ore on the dump 25 rock and it is the intention to make ore shipments this summer nearby is the property of the mckinley mining company which will resume operations in mine operation and exploitation as soon as the snow goes this company harthe has the best showing of ore to be found in the district including two feet of mineral going 26 per cent copper and about 26 in gold to the ton this pay streak is in a well defined ledge that is twenty feet in width and which aside from the two foot shoot assays essays 2 per cent copper and 4 in gold with the fine surface showings so apparent in farmington district it would seem as if systematic and intelligent development work should open up some good and paying mines in that locality the formation seems favorable for the existence of mineral in paying quantities and the values at the surface are more than encouraging it is the intention of the mingo corn COM pany to do some extensive work this summer and mr huselton who is an experienced mining man and who thoroughly understands der stands the district and its formations is confident that extensive operation will prove all that he claims for that section |