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Show POTASH COMPANY TO BEGIiJfffllS H- L. Parker, Mining Engineer, Engi-neer, Returns From Examination Ex-amination of Property. Returning from an examination of the extensive holdings of the Potash Company Com-pany of Utah, located just out of Marys-vale, Marys-vale, H. L. Parker, mining engineer, said yesterday that he understood the company com-pany was to begin active operations at once, while B. H. Payne, Jr., president and general manager of the company, said that it would be but a short time before active operations were undertaken. under-taken. The Utah Potash company's property lies adjacent to the ground of the Florence Flor-ence Mining & Milling company and the Mineral Products company, at present the only two producers of alunite In ihe district. Mr. Parker s-ald that the Florence Flor-ence company whs now" handling 100 tons of alunite per day, turning out about a car of potash daily, while the Mineral Products poeple are turning their product Into a high-grade fertilizer. i The Marysvale district, said Mr. Parker, contains about one-half the visible supply sup-ply of alunite in the country, with two of the biggest veins running directly through the property of the Utah Potash company. com-pany. The rock is of high grade, carrying carry-ing XI. 4 per rent alunite, with a minimum of silica that makes it easy of treatment. treat-ment. While having no time on this trip to Investigate personally the mineral activities activi-ties in the district, In so far as metal mining is concerned. Mr. Parker said that from all he hoard and saw in a general way there was an unusual amount of development work going on in a number num-ber of properties. |