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Show FINE ORE TAKEN FhOM COPPER MOUNTAIN LEDGE Monster Boiler Stranded in Snow Specimens From Elkhorn District American Flag Samples. Special to Tho. Tribune PARK! CITY, March 2J, William H. Vc3t, manager of tho Park City Cooperative Co-operative Mining and Development company, com-pany, received a sack of ore today from Vicc-Presidont J. E. Hartmaa. who la conducting drifting operations nt tht copper Mountain In Morgan cr-unty. Tho Eamplcs constltuto a llai.u-.rln proof of tho exisienco of Important ore Undies lr the Copper Mountain ledgo. They aro a fin- looking giu or urovvn quartz llhed with the biacit anu green oxioos of cupper ano Uio blormluo or silver, 'lnoy are Uum a point thirty teet fiom the mourn of tno tunnel anu tweirty feet from tno Burfaeo una Mr. liarttnaa wrlte3 n.ii. tho soum is a iooi wiuo ai.o ilea ulon- ihe Hanging wall. This HOAtu was jiu;oumcr'.-l a j-.hi nUcr tho drill was otaried liv .Mr. Hart-man Hart-man and la strengthening and snowing a marked lncieaso In values with every foot of progress made. In view of tho showing nt the Copper Mountain which hati a remarkable Mwthco exposure of copper ore for more th.m a mile, tho young corporation is Incrtaning its treasury fund and laying plans to concentrate con-centrate lto resources upon the Copper Mountain, with the !cw of pushing tho tunnel along the strike of tho ore 3cam aa rapidly as possible for 1000 feet or more. Fear of Bnowshdes has for a second time resulted In tho closing of the Qulncy mine, a portion of the Daly West property, prop-erty, which employs more than a hundred hun-dred men. In view of the raging blizzard of yeHterday and tho phenomenal snowfall snow-fall which piled up enormous quantities of enow on tho hills above tho mine, and tho unpleasant recollections of last year's experience led to tho calling of all tho men out last night. Tho mine will resumo as uoon as the weather settles. Tho monster bol.er which Is to acsist In the operation of the Little Bell pump and machinery was stranded In the snow In the vicinity of the Qulncy yesterday and It may be several days before It will bo posslblo to get It to its destination. Tho big piece of machinery, which weighs moro titan eleven tons, left day beforo yesterday, drawn by sixteen horses under a $200 contract for Its delivery at tho Little Lit-tle Bell. It reached the Qulncy by night 1 and tho storm coming on, it may bo somo , time boforo It can be moved. Ore was displayed around town last I evening which, If It conies from tho Elk-I Elk-I horn district, indicates more than anything any-thing that has been brought to light yet tho riches of the now district, Tho samples, some of which are very large, aro pronounced by mining men here to bo unquestionably the richest samples yet brought over from the Elkhorn. They a o tho soft carbonates and chlorides, tho latter showing In good quantities Indicating Indi-cating high values In silver. No assays, havo yet been taken, but competent Judges aay Ihe ore speaks for Itself. Harvey Crllchlow and Victor Llchter, the discoverers, sny tho ore comes from a four-Inch scam which shows In tho outcropplngs of the ledge wMch runs through their group of four claims, tho Nabob Extension. As an evidence of the permanency of tho oro body recently discovered on th-s 1000-foot level of the American Flag, tho operating force continues to hoist ore in quantities and the assays which occasionally occasion-ally become public Information aro trucly sensational An assay shown not long since reveals the fact that at least somo of the American Flag rock Is worth $1000 per ton. Mr. Rhodln let slip the Information the other day that tho American .Flag would do no shinning until it waa ready for continuous con-tinuous shipments. S. D. Walker Is tho recipient of a fine gold watch from State Commnnder of the Maccibces W. F. Gray as a prize for labors la-bors In behalf of the organization. On March 6th Mr. Cray offered tho watch to the Maccabce who would bring In tho most new members within a specified tlmo. Mr. Walker oecurcd eloven members and tho nrlze, Edna, tho S-ycar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Peterson, died yestrdav morning of pneumonia, Tho funeral will be conducted from the family residence In Emnlre canyon tomorrow at 1 o'clock, with Rev. Mr. Olmqulst of Salt Lake officiating of-ficiating Tho band concert will occur April 2ist at Mmlf hall and tho strenuous bl-week-ly nractlco proinlss a pleasing variety of well-executed numbers. The L. D. S. aro making preparations for a farewell ball Mondav evening at the Opra House, to be tendered Frank Epperson, Ep-person, who leaves In a sort tlmo for a mlplon to the Southern States. Miss Co-a Snyder arrived from Salt Lake today. She will bo tho guest of IH Mrs. A. Rt Wcetcr while hero. 1 C. A. CalllH "paased through Park today 'H on his way from Coalville to tho capital. ) P. II. Necley Is over from Coalvlllo to- day. , H Ed Kidder was on tho Incoming train ; H todav. Prdf. W 1. Janncy visited camp today. H Henry Shields returned from Salt Lako I H this morning. ! IT. X. Pelllcr was back to camp today, H David Keith returned to Salt Lako last I I evening. 1 |