Show new ore gre discovery stimulates to goosle 0 ale area 1 vf 4 fa 1 1 11 r 5 7 w 4 Z ak 0 oi N ill A A IV q 1 I 1 41 X ai P va h z ps Z p 3 gm a 4 41 N ami view of the ory canyon of the ophir mining section in r leht corner at the top can be seen the bidd n treasure which Is now producing steadily the dry canyon section s e ebion of the ophir mining district once again ai ln la Is the scene ot of much mining ic activity as the result of developments in that area in recent years ap proximately men are finding employment in var vari lousa ouss properties which wore were virtually idle fr two decades prior to 1933 rejuvenation of the area followed the discovery several years ago by two leafers leasers working in the hidden treasure property lit in the upper end of the the leasers leaders lea sers lynch and glenny of salt lake city opened ore tit h the madison limestone of the hidden treasure and aad immediately stimulated a wave ot of prospecting to sound out the possibilities of this limestone bed ding in other sections of the district the united states smelting smelling Sm elting refining and mining company was attracted by the discovery of the leaders leasers alij after careful examination purchased the hidden treasure mine from its ita eastern owners at the present time approximately 60 50 men icen tire are employed at the property ind a fleet of trucks Is being kept basy plying between the district and the rail terminal at stockton hauling production from the hidden treasure from stockton St it la Is li shipped hipped by rail to the plant of the hie U S smelting smelling Sm elting company with tile the knowledge gained in the hidden treasure lynch and blenny acquired a deaso on oil tit ali barbor claims across tho alio canyon believing that the tha madison limestone extended into tills lila property in order to reach the garber property it was necessary to start atari their wok wo k from the Vand crIng jew and doivo through abbat feet of the ophir queen mine in driving an inclined through the ophir queen promising now ore ora showing were encountered from which several shipments of ore have already been made while sufficient clent work has not been done to determine the tha importance of this development it has added increased momentum to prospecting in ili the tha area altogether approximately men inen aro are finding employment in the district and indications tire that it 1 Is returning to its former importance as a contributor to industry of the state of utah while some of the mea me are living in the district most of them return to their homes lit in the tha valley below and such towns as stockton bauer and tooele are feeling the stimulus provided by the now naw developments as well as the state lit in gener general hl |