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Show II if m sal IIGIIIH Prospect oi Lively Fall and AYinter Campaign Becomes More Evident. SNOW IN RANGE HAS RETARDED WORK THUS FAR Number of Important Discoveries Discov-eries nave Been Made Recently Re-cently in the District. Special to Tho Tribune. BASIN, La Sal Mountains, Aug. 6 Vhllo tho usual amount of activity In mining mi-ning operations is being shown throughout through-out the La Sal country, tho proapect of a lively fall and winter In becoming moro evident ovory day. A number of tho most promlnont mining companies aro now preparing pre-paring for that particular season of the year, when conditions aro morn favorable and work can bo moro stoadlly and profitably profit-ably executed. This has been an unusual season all around, most of the properties exceptlonallv wot from late snows, followed fol-lowed by a rainy season. Tho excess of now during tin pnst winter Is generally followed bv a winter that is open, and what llttlo snow falls Is no hindrance to surface operations. It was as Iato a3 tho nrat of July this year before neoplo could conveniently get to work on their annual assessments, and now that this work is about completed nil around, those who aro prepared for day s pay aro engaged In the prollmlnnry work of preparations for moro cxtenBlvo development devel-opment by companies that ore Intending to work all through the coming winter. Thero are verv fow Idlo miners In tho country, and it will not bo long beforo good miners will bo In demand. Important Discoveries. A number of Important discoveries havo boon mado recently that add new encouragement encour-agement to tho future of the dlstilct. The most attractive of thoso Is tho opening of a lino body of mineral In the Tornado property, on Gold Hill, now being developed devel-oped by M. I. l'owlor, the superintendent of that company. At a depth of eighty feet In the lower tunnel, started last year to cut tho Tornndo and Indiana" veins. Mr. Fowler has opened a now vein entirely distinct In ehnracter of oro from the original orig-inal gold roek found In the Tornado property. prop-erty. It Is a dark mineral, very much resembling re-sembling tellurium, with a decomposed material that pans free gold. Associated with this Is a porphyrltlc' quartz, heavily streaked with hematite Iron that pans freely and assays high. Samples of tho dark mineral havo been sent out for analysis, an-alysis, and If It compnres half as well as Is shown by pan tests It will pay to ship. Tho tunnel has been run through twonty feet of this class of mlnei-al and Is now going through a largo deposit of the poc-pliyrltlc poc-pliyrltlc quartz. Messrs. Largent and Nyo of Salt Lake are tho principal owners of tho Tornado group, and to all appearances have something to oncourngo them In winter operations, for which Superintendent Superintend-ent Fowler Is now preparing. On Mineral Mountain. Hayes & Co. are at work on Mineral mountain, whero they arc uncovorlng a vein of oro very much resembling tho famous Wilson mesa gold float, and. In a measure, seems to le one of tho scientific keys to tho origin of this unknown vein. It paiiH gold freely and carries tho copper carbonates and ribbon quartz Identical with tho mesa lloaL They havo tho Dou-blo Dou-blo Standard. M. I. F and Florence claims bonded from Hepburn and Fowler, and nrc Intending to work all winter. Harry and Charllo Hayes, soii3 of Col. William Hayes, aro among the fortunate ones ot Goldfleld. but havo not lost faith In tho future of this country. Strike in Beaver Basin. A report comes from Reaver basin to tho effect that Beanley nnd King have struck a lino body of gold and copper oro on the Dlrlgo-La Sal company's property, prop-erty, and that they are piling out tons of high-grade ore from a big vein on the cost slope of Pilot mountain near the old workings of tho International company's com-pany's property, which lo now formed into tho Bostoii& La Sal Mining company, Inclusive In-clusive of the possessions of tho Dlrlgo-La Dlrlgo-La Sal They will start up extensive operations op-erations on October 1. nnd continue all winter. This property Is In charge of John Beasley of Provo. Old Hifjh Ore Property. A deal Is being negollnted on tho Old High Ore property to an Eastern company, com-pany, tho representatives of which aro scheduled to be here tho first of next week. O. D Loutaenholser. tho owner of tho property. Is here now getting things ubout the mlno In shapo for tljelr Investigation. Inves-tigation. It Is generally believed that the Guggcnhclms are at the head of the transaction and that la case of a transfer this property will be extensively developed devel-oped tills winter. A number of other claims adjoining the High Ore are Included Includ-ed la the deal. Grouse Mountain Company The Grouso Mountain company Is now receiving bids for a contract on that property, and will bo prepared to start up work the first of next month. Tho contractors are to be limited to 100 feet, at tho termination of which another contract con-tract will bo made. Thoy will continue on -In the lower tunnel, which la In 3C-0 feet. It la expected that within 100 feet they will have crosscut tho McCoach vein at a vertical depth of 300 feet, and In the next 100 feet tap tho Muv Day Iron vein, a largo llssure cutting "tho entire country at right angles with tho contact fornuitlon, William It. Wheat, tho resident resi-dent manager, reports that if conditions will Justify this company will build Its . 100-ton cyanido plant as early us practicable practica-ble tho coming year. Large Body of lion Ore. C. A. Schunian, owner of tho Aspen group of mines In Shafcr gulch, on the south slope of Gold hill, has uncovered a largo body of Iron oro In the main tunnel The rock pans freely and tho discovery Id considered of vast Importance to owners of property on that side of the mountain, where no values have ever been found In the llmo and porphyry formation. Mr. Sehumun Is waiting upon tho arrival of ills brother before taking steps to futuro operations. Moab People Interested. J. N. Corbln of Moab has started work on the Mt. Tjimaskl property, continuing the tunnel Into thu mountain to cut Into a large body of cyanido oro that gives encouraging en-couraging returns on tho surface. The Mt, Tamuski company is a. local entor-piise, entor-piise, backed by a few Moab people, who aro showing tholr ncrvo by so strenuously staying with such an undertaking as tho Mt. Tamaski tunnel. Mr. Corbln Id now getting In his provisions and supplies for business. In Gold Basin. Tho Interstate Mining companv, operating operat-ing In Gold Basin, under tho supervision of John H. Clark, Is certainly an enterprise enter-prise deserving of much attention. During Dur-ing a recent visit to this property Tho Tribune correspondent was much surprised sur-prised to find tho amount of activity going go-ing on there and what Is being accomplished accom-plished by this worthy corporation. It Is composed solely of Contervllle, In., capitalists, capi-talists, who are putting up tholr good hard cash and leaving nothing undone In tho way of development work, building a largo mill and a tramway. Mr. W. G, Clark, president of the company, was thero and Is highly plcitsod with tho future fu-ture of tholr enterprise Tho mill was designed In every detail under tho por6onal supervision of Man ager Clark, and 1b ono of tho largest and best constructed cyanido plantu In Utah It Is equipped with the heaviest and best mnehlnery to be hud in the markot two CO-horsepower bollcra and nn cngino of tho Falrbanks-Morso pattern, and a 75-ton 75-ton roll crusher, with four separate tank rooms and a full complement of auxiliary auxil-iary rooms for tho convenlenco of winter operations in addition to this, extra compartment rooms havo been provided for tho addition of another crnshor nnd tubs to Incroaflo tho capacity double With a sawmill on tho ground and on abundnnco of heavy timber, no tlmo and oxpenoo hn3 been spared to mako It a substantially and conveniently built mill Tramway Built. A Leschum trnmway IftXi feot long from the mlno to the mill has been built, with an oro house cnpablo of holding -100 tons of ore, at the mouth of the main tunnel, where over 3000 tons of ore hns been placed upon tho dump ready for assortment. assort-ment. Mr. Clark expects to get the mill completed and ready for operation by tho first of October. Mr. R. C. Clark has charge of tho mining work and Thomas, tho mill and tramway construction About thirty-five mon aro constantly employed em-ployed by the company and as soon as proposed connections are mado In the mlno workings, doublo this amount of men will bo employed. Iuterstato Property Workings. Tho workings of tho Interstate company's com-pany's property consist of two cross-cut tunnels bpening to distinct veins at great vertical depth. Theso tunnels are connected con-nected by drifts on tho veins, expos ng over H00 feet of vein matter averaging from S lo 10 feot In width and hns a milling mill-ing valuo of from JO to U per ton. 1 he ore Is a soft oxidized porphyry and considered con-sidered the best class of cyanido oro In this country, having no buse substances to Interfere with Its profitable working Large and substantial framo buildings bonrdlng-houso. resldenro places nnd a complete laboratory building mako the surroundings of this enterprise look like nn embryo town. A postofflce. to be known nH Peiile. will soon be established there nnd every preparation made for continuous operations tho year around. Enough oro has been blocked out In the several drifts to keep tho mill In constant operation and every preparation made for convenience and economical efficiency that Insures them Inevitable success. Custom Mill Propositions. Several custom mill propositions are being be-ing considered for building In the Basin district, and so far as can he ascertained the cvnnldlng system offers tho best Inducements, In-ducements, and In all probability such a plant will be established here before snow files. A guarantee of 100 tons per day has been made by tho mine owners and a partv Is here now carefully Investigating the proposition with a view of utilizing tho old Basin stamp mill for this purpose. pur-pose. Placer Mining. The Wilson Mesa Mining and Development Develop-ment company Is now doing business In placer mining and milling operations on Wilson Mesn. Messrs. J. It. Kmmett and Frank Buttnrwood of Salt Lnkn have secured se-cured the Mill creek water right and will soon be at work building dlichps and reservoirs res-ervoirs to cover over two sections of land that promises big results In gold mining opcrn lions Tho wash gravel will pay from 2". to 3o cents per yard ana m no.it boulders all carry more or less values In copper nnd gold. This may be the mean ef solving the mysterious problem of the famous Wilson mesa vein, from which all this float and placer gold originated, nnd thereby scttlo a question that has been puzzling tho prospectors of this country for over five years. The necessary neces-sary capital has been raised for carrying out tho project and Mr. Buttorwood Is now In Salt Lake City completing the arrangements ar-rangements for supplies. Paradox-La Sal Mines. Roports are being received here from tho Paradox-La Sal mines that the new company has at last taken chargo of this property and are making extensive preparations prep-arations for winter operations. The smelter smel-ter Is to be started up. the Montrope Belle tunnel to bo continued and a force of sevenly-llvo men put to work on the llrst of September. Start for Uintah Reserve. Tho opening of the Uintah reservation has caused a considerable depopulation of this country, but as soon ns that subsides sub-sides wo nre looking for a reaction that will give this part of the country an ln-llux ln-llux of Investors and locators that will somewhat Increase business tho. coming winter. |