Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-03 | Page 51 | Big Cottonwood

Big Cottonwood During 1908 the South Fork of tho Big Cottonwood district of Utah haB boon pounding out somo very flno ro-sults. ro-sults. This district extends up to tho divide and meets tho Alta district coming com-ing up tho other Bido of the range, and tho oro systoms of both canipa are practically prac-tically ono and tho samo. During tho past twelve months a groat deal of money has beon spont in opening up this South Fork Boction, numerous companies com-panies working steadily ou long tunnols, which will sorvo both to open up tho ores at good dopth and to drnin thorn afterward. 4 Among tho active properties mention men-tion should bo mado of tho Branborg, Cardiff, Roxall, Baby McKco and Cnr-bonato Cnr-bonato properties, for all havo boon oponod at dopth and all during 1909 should bo entoring tho market with their ores. Tramway Installed. Tho Carbonate owners during tho year instullod a. tramway which allows their oros to bo brought down to tho wagon road cheaply and quickly. Tho owners havo boon steady shippers during dur-ing tho last few months and from tho largo tonnngo now awaiting stoping It is apparent that this proporty will allow a very goncrous earning this new season. Tho Branborg group has boon actively dovelopod by eastern capital, and no doubt longer romainR of tho success suc-cess of tho propert-. Sovoral largo oro bodies containing a shipping grado of rock are now exposed, much of which will find its way to tho Salt Lako smolt-ers smolt-ers this year. In sending in a long tunnol to tap the resources doveloped earlier by shaft tho Cardiff management, somo distance from tho logical point, has run into splendid load and silver oro of n shin-ping shin-ping grade, which makes it logical lo expect big returns as soon as tho main rosources aro gained. This is a Salt Lako proposition and deserves success for tho liberal expenditure of dcvolop-mont dcvolop-mont capital. But the ores aro known to exist, bo it now is merely a question of driving less than 100 foot furthor to bring daylight to tho samo and to bring the goal in sight. Tho "Roxall proporty contains the extension ex-tension of tho main oro systom of the Alta mining proportics, and the long tunnel now boing driven soon is due to tap the samo nt a splendid vertical depth. Tho proporty is blessed with magnificent surfaco showings, which, with tho depth to bo gainod, aro bound to open up into largo and rich oro bodies. This also is a Salt Lako organization. organ-ization. -Tho Baby MeKoo is ono o? tho most likoly groups up that way, boing bo-ing in tho heart of tho mineral zono, ns demonstrated by tho snrfaco Rhowings, nnd during 1909 will bo ono of the at tractive groups there.