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Show " C0TT0NW00DS ILL HAVE BUSY SUMMER Masses of Snow Yielding to Sun's Bays Make Travel Difficult. Manager Tony Jncob.ion of the Columbus Colum-bus Consolidated had no new developments develop-ments of Interest to report upon his return re-turn from a visit of Inspection to the mlno at Alta. Development work Is going go-ing along nlcoly, ho states, though the new oro bodies have not opened up as yot hs It was expected they would be. Tho mountain roads are In bad shape, as is usual nt this tlmo of tho yenr. Tho sunnhlne of tho past week has made the snow soft, and It Is difficult for man or beast to gil over the roads and trails without considerable exertion and danger dan-ger of sinking In neck high In snowdrifts. snow-drifts. Mr. Jacobson reporUi that there hnvo been numerous landslides in the district of late, which In not unusual for tho Alta and Cottonwood country, though to date no fatalities havo occurred. The worst of the winter weather has passed, however, and ere long opcrntnrs In Hint section will ontor upon their usual, campaigns cam-paigns of activo developments for the spring and summer months. Last f All Hovcnil discoveries of mora than passing Interest wero made at both Big and Little Cottonwood properties, and property owners havo thus something of encouragement to work on during tho coming open season. The Prince of Wales. Rexall, Utah Mines Coalition, Cardiff, Car-diff, Queen Bess. Reeds Peak, East Carbonate Car-bonate and many other properties, all in various stnges of development, will bo active for tho remainder of tho year. |