| Show ik the e mason valley a ibey copper another P property that is rapidly passing g the pro prospective spec tive stage and which is Js howing signs of becoming a great copper mason valley better known producer P producer ro ducer is the sprague mine m ine this company was las s the o organized ga nihed about two years ago before the 1 0 present era of activity began and considerable 1 erable progress ma made de in development nel which intercepted the ore zone at a depth of about feet vertically below the top of the hill in this tunnel a large body of sulphide ore was struck that averages 7 per cent copper the ore body is forty feet wide and is composed of iron and nearly a solid sulphide A large number of men are at work at 4 7 Z I 1 let li il aki v JEW Q N N mason valley copper co main tunnel and compressor building fred flindt the organizer of the company afterward interested geo gunn of salt lake in the property to whom he sold a majority of the stock the ore on this property occurs in fissures in the lime A large outcrop of rich carbonate ore can be traced 1000 feet this is being developed by a crosscut cross cut tun the mine where preparations are being made to commence the shipment of the high grade ores the group of claims owned by this company are to the south of the famous bluestone and are known as the excelsior excelsior nos 2 3 4 and 5 and the north excelsior cel |
