Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-03-13 | Page 3 | Copper Replaces Zing in Columbus Extn North Drift

COPPER REPLACES z ZINt IN COLUMBUS COLUMBUS- NORTH DRIFT Managing Director John F. F Cowan Cown of ot the Columbus Exten Extension lon Mining cont- cont com pany returned late last night from an Inspection of ot tho the mine He sn says saya 8 that the thc facu of ot the tho drift on the fissure that was URH 1 recently encountered Is In a de decomposed decomposed decomposed de- de composed lime which is heavily min mm- That there thero Is IB less lees of tho the zinc ore than when It I was as first cut Into and arni tho the zinc is I being replaced b by copper and lead ore ore tho the copper values predomInatinG pro pre don domInatinG I na t ing This is not a a. n high grade Sade product for tor forthe the tho moment but Mr Ir Cowan Cown IH is II o of tho the opinion Unit that It will wi make into one ono on of tho bl big ore oro chambers which occurs In tho ho limo In that section Tho The present Indications arc are that it I will wi be a a copper ore and If It the he-a he heavy In the lime is an nn Indication it I should bo be boa bea bl a straight shipping ore oro of oC n a good grade Sade The tunnel Is Ie eln being sent ahead where It Is expected It I will vill 1 cut the Toledo ts fissure ur This work Is IB being done more rapidly as s now new crl drills and other equip equip- m ment nt have ha har r reached tho lie mine and are being used This fissure urn 1 Is still st about bout lOt feet fet ahead according to a survey that his hns been made macl and When hen found It will Mill wl doubtless be In the tho ground according to Mr Cowan But ho he thinks It will he e near nar enough the tho Columbus Exten Extension lon territory that a I short cut will wm put th the company In lt its 11 own ground and th there ro will wi bo 10 the tho double advantage nl of mining from the this Colum- Colum has hns ground gound and getting a toll tol from the Rexall for operations In Its Is territory Columbus Extension Is now In first class cass shape hap Tho The management has hal a lot of new rails rais and timber At tho the mine and with lh all al air all connections made to tho the face tace o of the long tunnel no further fur tur ther delays arc aro pro probable ablo The development development development devel devel- has reached a stage where it Is expect expected ell that tho the drift in the tho first fissure recently encountered will 1 t tell l something of ot interest In a few faw days daya daYI mid fwd the thc tunnel should no nose o Into the Toledo Toledo To To- ledo fissure within the next thirty days das and possibly sooner