Show STATEMENT j jIRON ON IRON BLOSSOM Among the te visitors who have recently been allowed to Inspect the Iron Blossom Bios Bbs som properties in Tintic is J. J David Larson He Ia writes from Provo as follows fol fob lows Iron Blossom will wi yet YEt become one o one of the ne very greatest mines In tho the state o of Utah unfavorable reports and advices to o the contrary notwithstanding The Immense ore bodies and high quality o of the product cannot help but bring this property to the front Every ery visitor to the property who ho is fair cannot help but ut be impressed with the great reat value o of the he present developments de and also sustain sus sus- tam tain a reasonable conviction that th the mine Is yet ye in its infancy Every ery shot sho Is s revealing more ore oi-e of high value and the physical conditions are burdened with promises for future According to a a statement made mae yesterday yes yes- esterday es by Superintendent Roundy toe mines mine's output at this time will average a wi 00 tons of ore per da day Tim The output will wll wi be increased as fast as preparations are made in the mine for the handling o or of the ore are fv Thirty five men are employed I Ion on each shift shit These men are capable I of handling handing considerably more moro ore than thans Is s being bing shipped but much of the tue works work ork Is s preparatory to large consignments The ore which Is being shipped is o of good paying value It II II will wi average 15 iS iSper per cent lead bead thirty ounces In silver and 12 in gold The report that siver siverand has gone out dut ut stating that the ore oro is of low 10 grade grae Is not true While there Is always more or ss waste wate In ore oro bodies the theore theore ore located In the Iron Blossom has been as clean cean as u in any mine Every Ever car shipped brings a neat return and the theore theore theore ore Is exceptionally favorable to the smelting melting There Ther Is a great seat amount of ot this ore are oren In n sight In fact fart it Is authoritatively stated that Iron Blossom has bias as much ore oren In n sight as any mine in East Tintic has ever over had On the foot level I something over feet teel east of or the shaft shar this fine body of or ore was lo- lo At the present time the ore b bOdy dv is thirty five feet high and Is more mox-e than than han thirty five thirtY feet in width Idt The east boundaries of the ore have have not been 10 lo- cat d. d consequently the ore may yet i-ct et extend ex- ex tend end a considerable distance in this di- di It I has a a stop stop of or great magnitude and ad promises ore for an Indefinite pe pe- nod lod This stops Is h being worked from top topo to o bottom and chutes are being prepared so fO o that the ore may be handled handle to the best est advantage Some of or these chutes are re already in use A large largo station which has ms been cut In tho the drift on the toot foot rot level evel presents an Interesting sight Every wall wal Is faced with wih ore oro and the ceiling eiling fairly glistens with the pay stuff Vo No 0 estimate can be bc made of the ore which is contained in this portion porton of the he mine and the indications are that It t will 11 continue the length of the tho prop- prop erty Extensive development work I is being done one in th the thA south sh shaft t of th the property and nd a a- number numb r of or men a ed Some ome fin tine fn looking copper has been die die- covered ov-ered in the south workings of ot the th mine but at this time no ore is being shipped hipped t from this point O The Tho working expenses f 8 of the south t end ar are ht taken k rf from he the output of the north portion which r n yn accounts o for r a h heavy expense n Two o water systems have also been En placed d on the property In a a word ord who ho visits the workings of the Iron Blossom Bogom cannot help elp but be bp impressed with wih the favorable fa conditions There is an abundance of ot ore re in sight and the ore is I of splendid ld value alue |