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Show ALTA WILL BECOME ONE OFJREATEST Secretary Durant of Flagstaff Company Talks of Great Camp's Fnture. COLUMBUS CON. HAS SHOWN RARE FACTS Flagstaff Company Is Driving Long Tunnel Into Heart of Property. Paul D. Durant of Mllwuukoe, the socro-tary socro-tary of tho Consolidated Flagstaff, company, com-pany, loft thla city Monday afternoon for tho Ea.iL Mr. Durant hoa boon visiting tnc 1 property at Alta for sevoral days past, and Is now on routo East for tho purpose of attondlng tho annual ntockholders' ntoatlnff of tho company, which will bo hold In Mllwuukoo next Wednesday. Making of Great District. Mr. Durant stated boforo his departure that tho fow days apent In looking over tho Flagstaff proporty and tho Alta camp generally had oponod his cyoa to tho possibilities pos-sibilities of that dlatrlot n8 never before. In his opinion Alta will mnko ono of tho moat prosperous of Utah's mining camps, tho rocont developments on the Columbus Consolidated ground having demonstrated the permanoncy and values of the Alta ore bodies to a great extent Driving Long Tunnel. Tho Flagstaff company Is cxortlng all tho energy nt present at their command In driving tho great tunnel Into the geographical geo-graphical center of their possessions. Tho tunnel will bo extended to a total length of 2384 foot, tho length at present being 1200 foot. Mr. Durant stated that this tunnel, when completod, will give tho company all the way from llvo to 1500 feet of sloping ground along Its ontlro length, and that It was being driven at tho lowest possible lovel to admit of drainage. Tho company Is more than satisfied that this character of development work will opon up their resources In tho most satisfactory satisfac-tory manner, and all tho monoy necessary to tho thorough exploration of tho property prop-erty will be expended Pursuing Chosen Plans. "When tho company took hold of this proporty," said Mr. Durant on Monday, "thoy appreciated the fact that they had no mushroom proposition. Nor did tho company proceed upon any hastily chosen lino of action, all that has been done and all that will bo dono Is according to plans mapped out, carefully made and as carefully care-fully followed for tho nurposo of assuring assur-ing ultimate and positive, If slow, rewards "Tho oxponso of tho presont line of development de-velopment waa carefully computod by J. A. KJrby and R. N- Dlckman, both mining men and experts of the highest ability, yot exactly twlco the amount they estimated esti-mated would bo necessary has been laid nsldo by tho company to carry forward tho planned work. I would like to say hero that the company and Its stockholders stock-holders feel the greatest conildonco In the ability and Judgment of J. A. Klrby, and It Is a plensuro to add this word In his behalf. Annual Meeting "Wednesday. "I am moro than satisfied with tho manner In which the work Is going along. The company has started tho erection of a building which will bo used as a powdor-houso; we have purchased a compressor com-pressor and motor and all the necessnry maohlnory to handle tho same, and theso will all bo Installed and In operation within the next two weeks. Tho annual meeting of tho company will be held. In Milwaukee next Wednesday, and on the following day the board of directors will meet." Mr. Durant stated In addition that there was no mining State In the Union that was looked upon with such favor by tho East as Utah. It Is generally understood In the East that Utah mining properties arc on a firmer basis, and without the wildcat proclivities, than any other State, and the men o money havo confidence in the mines of tho Stato. Composed of Strong Men. Tho FlagBtaff company Is composed of men of recognized ability and standing In tho financial world, and tho stockholders stock-holders aro all men of high standing who arc capablo of standing by tho present project, whose, names stand for something, some-thing, and who are able to maintain their end of the proposition through thick and thin until success crowns their efforts. That bucccss should and will attend tho present offorts of tho company, nono doubt who havo acQualntcd themselves with what Is going forward In this Alta proporty, and Its record Is being watched with groat Interest by all. |