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Show MICHIGAN-UTAH 15 GRDW1NGEAGH fill Norman W. Haire, president of the Michigan-Utah Consolidated Mines company, com-pany, operating in the Alta Cotton woods, yesterday gave out the following official statement: The development on company account ac-count in the Copper Prince tunnel, Xo. 2 crosscut, Is showing up line. This body of ore has held good In quality and has constantly increased in size since its first discovery a few weeks ago. The contents are made up of silver-lead, with considerable iron, and the last reports say that copper is1 coming in also. The railroiid activity was suspended suspend-ed by the storm of last week, but has been resumed again between "Wasatch and Mid vale. The company com-pany settled jFYiuay for five cars of high-grade ore. The tonnage at tho Michigan-Utah is increasing daily. In the Solitude tunnel there is mined and ready for shipment 100 tons that will go bet ter than $100 per ton, and a second luO tons that will go better than $."n a ton. This is another unexpected source of revenue for the Michigan-Utah. The mine has been especially fortunate for-tunate during the winter. in" spite of the severity of the weather, there has been no serious loss of property. proper-ty. There have been several delays' owing to heavy snowfall, but these delays have been temporary merely. From this time on there should he a pretty steady outgo f ore for the rest of the year. The danger of slides is now over. |