Show APE UTAH APEX RECENTLY MADE TWO IMPORTANT AT When hen the mill l i at the Utah Apex was I closed down last week Manager Oliver Olver explained that they would do somo sorno general senera gen sen- I era eral repair work on tho tIm plant During the thc close down he hc saId that more extensive extensive extensive exten exten- cose sive development would woul bo ho carried on underground in In the In-the the property but hal had nothing nothing to say ay in addition to this All Al Althe the reports relative to development work are sent out by bya a way of the Boston of offices oC- oC and the latest statement from that I source is to the effect that two Important important Import import- ant ant strikes es have been made in th the thc prop prop- 1 een ert city erty The rhe report report in Iii detail Is a as follows I two important im Ira- I Utah Apex x has recently made strikes es of ot copper and sU cr silver lead I ore In tho the south branch of ot tho the Parvenu about thirty feet a afine afine atine I tunnel after drifting fine tine body of silver lead ore was found Latest advices lead siver-lead state that the last ui- ui ff- ff teen or twenty feet has been in solid ore oro and the management believes that this is the most Important er discover of lead ore I ever made in 1 the mine l lIn In ln the raise from the Xo No o. o 7 level a good showing tle of copper oro ore has also alzi I been encountered Both strikes are much belo below the present pres pres- I ent cut workings that in In the tho Parvenu being being feet lower and Inthe No Xo 7 level feet lower Influenced by bv these strikes Consulting Engineer E. E P. P Jennings has recommend recommend- recommended ed that development work worl should be prosecuted on 01 a larger scale than hereto hereto- fore C Consequently the mining of oC mill mi 01 ore 0 will be discontinued for the next three wI or four months and the mill mi shut down Only first firt class ore will ViI be shipped in order that all al available compressor compressor com corn comI I capacity may be used for devel devel- I B By following g this program output output output out out- put can later be increased at ut reduced cost cost- cost The decision to close the mill mi has given iven rise to rumors cose at Salt Lake Cl City that it was on account of the claim of the Copper company that Utah Apex Apex was mining ore are In Bingham ground ground Officials of Utah Apex state that the Bingham Copper company compan has made such Bingham claim and asked cd that a survey surey be he made to determine the facts which wil wi probably be done The Bingham Copper company had previously made a request that they y th be bo allowed to use some of the old oid tunnels tunnels tun tim nels of Utah Apex but the request was refused The present contention of the Bingham people Is thought to reflect disappointment disappointment disappointment dis dis- dis- dis appointment at the failure to get permIssion permission permission sion to use the tunnel 4 |