Show COPPER AT LA PLATA revival of Inte interest rost in the properties Pro of this rich eich camp the camp of la plata about twenty or twenty five live miles northeast ol 01 ot f Ogden which is one of the promising ising undeveloped dis tracts it IP the state is is attracting considerable attention just now in wining mining circles and it is the opinion ot esperie experienced I 1 iced mining m i n ing men I 1 a en that in this loci locality lity some of the riche richet t mines in utah will yet be found la plata is one of the most I 1 rom ising k grass root camps ever found in the west and at any time lime iua ini mediately after its ils discovery was waa in ill a hobt flourishing flouri liing conation I 1 1 but the greed of a railto d corporation soon coon after ca caused u ed the closing down of the producing mines and a cessation of the thai development of prospects throughout the district several i 3 ears of litigation did not help to boom the cam camp p in the least and althou although ii tho the suits were decided in lavor favor of the mineral claimants soine time ago ago it was not until this summer thal that active work in the mines there was resumed the ogden oden press in speaking s of la plata says the last mention of the la plata country in these columns thin things have been pushing pus liing right along the thare re until at present nearly every mine and prospect is being worked and new lOCati locations are being in made beatly every day and the district is last fast taking on the air of a lively mining camp mr miles has taken a lease on the sundown and la plata and soon after getting things in shape for in working the la plata he be struck a big vein of rich copper oxide on the sundown As a consequence be dropped the la plata and has been putting in all his time on the latter ile he is now sacking the sundown copper ore which averages 48 percent per cent for shipment ile he expects to increase the force as fast its as the development will allow and there is no question b lie he has a mighty fine proposition the sundown Sundo sundown wu is the original or first location of the district NEW STATE GROUP on the same side of the gulch as the he sundown a fine copper oxide was made last week on the primrose south of the sundown on the game lide of the gulch and ti this is property was at once bought by tl the ie new state people get agn the isael isabelle le which is also included in the ne new w state stale group 0 vein rein of copper oxide d e has been uncovered which rivals that ou on the sundown and the primroe and that is also also being developed tor or all ail it is ia worth the new state group now comprises the reno mt rosa kosa portland isabelle nevada romeo and virginia all of which ars are located on the copper copner belt which seems to underlie the south couth side of the gulch THE the sunrise lies north of the on the la plata side of the gulch and like the latter latler and all the properties on that side is a lead proposition carpenter weber and al rich have secured control of this mine and are working it for the velvet they expect to be hipping ore within a week an and d believe bc lieve they have a mighty mi clity good thin thing LITIa ATIN ENDED the Een senseless seless litigation between the owna owners rs of the L la a plata and the sunrise properties which first brought woe to the camp has been amicably settled and there is now no reason why it should not pus push steadily ahead t to 0 the front row cf f winners in the mining industry of utah the red jacket property which lies east of the sundown and across the gulch consists of four claims and is one of the best and big biggest gest lead propositions in the la plata district or in the state for that matter the owners areg are getting together on a proposition to start operations again 1 and it is ia expected that a force will wil be set to work next weel week herald |