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Show PiHHHHflHHIVRIH VMMWMWnMMMMMMW'MMM'iWMmv -THE COPPER-URANIUM. Photo showing rugged mountains at location of prospect. Copper-Uranium a Hummer Something About that Idaho Prospect in which Loganites are Interested. Having come into possession of a photo of the mountains in which the Copper-Uranium prospect pros-pect is located, it gives THE REPUBLICAN RE-PUBLICAN pleasure to present a cut of same, together with such information as was Igleancd by Mr. Fred Turner in a week's stay at the Copper-Uranium, from which he returned but a few days ago. Quite a number have taken up Copper-Uranium stock recently and to theso Mr. Turner's findings will certainly be of considerable interest, for he went a skeptic and returned an enthusiast such an enthusiast; in fact, that he has put all his loose and some of his tight coin into the proposition. The Copper-Uranium is located about 103 miles northwest of Blaekfoot, Idaho, in the Lost River country, and of this distance dis-tance 60 miles is cover id by rail. Specifically, the prospect is on the west side of Badger Crceic canyon about three miles from the mouth and six hundred feet up on the 'mountain. On an air line, it is about twelve miles from, the famous Weimer properties, and a short distance from that property recently bonded by one of the Knights. As Mr. Turner saw.it, the whole country is very heavily mineralized, and the Copper-Uranium is in what appears ap-pears to be the best section. Big Ore Body.. Of development work on the prospect, Mr. Turner found n shaft and incline following the ore 300 feet in depth. In this is to bo found streaks of good looking ore. Ono hundred and fifty feet below the opening of the shaft a tunnel was started and at the 'time of the recent investigation in-vestigation this tunnel was into the mountain 145 feet, connecting with the upper workings and exposing ex-posing an, ore body of red oxide and grey copper easily ten feet in width and twelve feet high. The appearance of tho vein indicates in-dicates that it widens as it goes into the mountain, and it is clearly clear-ly in place between limestone and quartzito walls. Of ore from these workings thero was on the dump a good car load,' five tons of which was sacked ready for Hhipmcnt. 23 Pcr,Cenb Ore. - Of tho ore itself Mr. Turner of-ferq of-ferq tho opinion that the whole I vein will easily average 15 per cent copper. As shown him by certificates, no assay yctjias fallen fal-len below 18 per cent,, and mos.t of them have shown above 20 per cent. . Mr. Alf Cole, ono of those in iho party who visited tho property recently, secured at the mine samples of ore for his own private inspection. A portion of this he sent to a well-known as-sayer as-sayer at one of the smelters, a personal friend, and asked for i report. TJie certificate shown at this office the, other day showed 23 per cent copper and certain other small values in silver and gold. A letter accompanying the certificate advised Mr. Cole that such ore is worth $102 a ton and that becauso of a limited amount of silica, therein is easily smelted. The assnyer said that any property prop-erty not too far from a railroad, and containing any quantity of the ore is indeed a bonanza. This information was offered without knowledge of 'whore the. ore came from. " Perfect Conditions. The nearest railroad station to 'the Copper-Uranium is but 45 miles distant and this is over a grade and road-making material that is wellnigh perfect. Even this road i.s soon to be shortened by ten miles. This fact, with the quality and quantity of ore in sight, the stated fact, that the raihoad will carry thoorc to Suit Lake at $2.25 a ton, and that in the vicinity of the prospect is unlimited water and timber gives practically evory favorable condition desired, so it is hardJy 'peculiar in hny sense that tho promoters and interested visitors to the property hnve become so enthusiastic, over tho future of the prospect. An added proof of tho genuino worth of tho claim comes in tho statement of miners at work on the property These gentlemen have mined most of their lives, are experts in fact and have been working in tho Copper-Uranium tho past two years. During the past year they have been taking half their wages in stock. This indicates their faith and gives tho assurance of intelligent work and energetic effort. Bright nuore. That the Copper-Uranium is destined to a magnificent success in the not far distant future seems reasonable certain to oven caieful and conservative men, and the gentlenion who compose the incorporated company, Messrs. Henry Flnuun and sons, James Shail, Alfred James and M. II. Farnos, are receiving many hearty congratulations. The company com-pany is capitalized at $000,000, par value' of shares $1.00, and each of the gentlemen named owns 100,000 shares of the stock, the remaining 100,000 being retained re-tained as treasury stock. Onjy n very small portion of this lias been sold, the development work thus far having been dono largely large-ly by "tho original owners. A short time ago a block of 15,000 shares at 25 cents 'per was put on the market, but practically all of this is gone. Quito reconjly a very charming, and what appears to bo the only really avnilable townsito has been added to the company's holdings. During recent weeks many prospectors have gono into tho Lost River country and tho prospects pros-pects of a big boom thoro in n year or two is a foregpno conclusion. con-clusion. v |
