Show SOUTH SEC HECLA I A IS SPLENDID ID P PROPERTY Large Quantities of Ore Ready for Shipment as Spring Opens South Hecla which has bin b n one Olie of the most popular mines In Utah with the investing public Is destined to be even more popular According to George 11 Watson the president and general manager who has never lost his faith in the mining Industry of Utah and knowing the condition of the property has ever been highly optimistic over the success success suc- suc cess of South Hecla today made the prediction that the company would reenter the dividend paying class before before be- be fore the close of the first six months ot of the present year Watson Vatson said that the company undoubtedly undoubtedly un- un would have paid a dividend the first of the year had It been possible tp transport even a part ot of the ore now in the bins and blocked out Up to the the present time this winter It has been impossible to ha haul l lore ore by sled owing to the the- absence of snow or by wagon because ot of the Icy condition of a portion of the highway PROBLEM FACED The transportation problem however how inow- ever has been solved by the construction con con- of the Little Cottonwood railroad which be operated as asMan soon Man as it is completely pee which It is expected will be early thIs spring In anticipation ot of tine the increased f facilities for transportation an enormous enormous enor- enor amount of development work has been under winter with Joe result that large quantities of ore will be ready for shipment to the smelter with the opening ot of spring ANNUAL REPORT That the mine was the scene of great reat activity last year ear Is shown by the statement in the annual report recently Issued that the combined metal content ot of the ore produced during 1918 on company account and leasers leasers' account was ounces of goold ounces ot of sliver nr pounds of lead pounds of corner coooer pounds of zinc and pounds ot of iron As an evidence ot of the extent of the under underground round development Operations it is stated that at the close of 1918 the figures were feet of tunnels tunnels tun- tun nels feet of drifts and crosscuts ross cross cuts 2780 feet of raises and feet ot of shafts All reports IndIcate that thE company com om- pan pany Is In a splendid condition financially and the property In fine shape physically |