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Show An "Unseen Emoire'' i t I A . i I ' i .... M .m.., .fa. '.-to... ...V. 'A The Park VUi Cuiisolldutod Mines company could rightfully be called "an unseen empire". Pictured Pic-tured above Is the eastern end of the company's extensive properties in the Park City mining region, showing the portal ot tho Ontario drainage and transportation tun-uel. tun-uel. From this eight mllo tunnel has come millions ot dollar In metals and millions ot tons of waste material. ma-terial. It connects with a vast labyrinth of underground workings, aggregating more than 250 miles, mostly In the western end ot the property. This Is the reason Park Utah Consolidated might be culled an "unseen empire" as all that is Tlslblo Is concentrating plant on the western end of the property, four shafts and a surface plant on the eastern end of the properties. Few people realize the vase amount of unseen work In such a mine as the Park Utah. The 200 odd miles that were driven tieaenth the earth's crust at this property were driven with the object of finding ore bodies and for the purpose pur-pose of making their extraction profitable. The company has spent millions of dollars In tais work and much more will be spent in the future In developing Its holdings. Up to the present time contribution contrib-ution of the properties of the Park Utah Consolidated Mines company to industry of the state has been nearly two hundred million dollars of new wealth. The property embraces 4,400 acres and embraces such old producers pro-ducers as the Ontario Silver Mining Min-ing company. Park City Mining & Smelting company, Judge Mining & Smelting company, Daly West Mining Min-ing company, Daly Mining company and the Park Utah Mining company. com-pany. Production dates back over GO years. In the past the mtne has supported more than 1.000 families through direct employment. employ-ment. In addition to mining, the Park Utah has been Instrumental In agricultural development. Water developed In the Ontario tunnel has been of great benefit to fertile Heber valley. |