Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-12 | Page 11 | Syndicate to Mine Sapphires

Syndicate to UIO S The Thu new now sapphire mines mine syndicate will wi Ihl In n Ale 1 few lev days dllY at nt HH its 11 mines mine a near Yogo Ind the managers anticipate the mutt most they thoy ever Hor had although h there theme I Is some somo renton to four fear that the season Reason may marty IK he a short one as at 81 there la ts probability of a scarcity of water says sa s the Great Falls l Triune Tribune Last season woe was tIme thc longest the tire company user ever had there being n a good gOOl supply of at water ater early in the year ear and niril lul It not trot freezing until late In the tho fall Contrary 1 to tho thu usual custom tho Ire com coat company COl parry pany has isis hall hal Cule a n large largo force fru of men soon employed during tho tile winter whiter pro paring for lor the tho seasons seMon work worl and the tho most moat Important preparation made Is 10 tire the building of a line lne of galvanized Iron tilt tilting InK ing In which will whO be caught tire the water in aH it II pours from wl tho tire sluice boxes boxe It I nl may I then titers be h carried back used sev several the this gravel and eral times In washing clay cia clayA clayA A very large quantity of the clay and an antel gravel formation In which the tho sapphires are tel found has been heen exposed all ni winter lre It a Is a peculiar property of this forma forms formation lost Ion Unit that exposure to the tire aIr causes It I to Blake II ke rendering It easily pasly movable In this Uris condition It will wi GO co through the sluice boxes like Iko gravel The sluice whirls which wh leh cause boxes rite are cur fitted with cle which cause boxes h are Iro fitted with Whir the sapphires and gravel to become nep seir from tire the clay and be held In Inthe Inthis this the boxes and the sorters may then from easily sort ort tho precious stones the tire ones