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Show HAVE WE A REAL BIG MINE? P. A. Nielsen, of The Lucky Star Mining Company, Says Wc Have. i C 0NFIRM5AIL PREVIOUSGOOD REPORTS And Tells Of The Work That Is To Be Done In The Near Future. Good News. A talk with Mr. P. A. Nielsen, head or The Luck) Star Mining Co., con-films con-films all lecent lepoitsofa strike on the company's piopeity in Illaeksinlth Folk can) on and adds much to these lepoits that is glowing. Mi. Nielsen s;i)s "we've struck it sine. The main vein is oins and It's going to be a gieat pavei. I'm not telling )ou an)thlng but facts now. The people heie have for yeais been told things that sounded good but developments have pioved the falsity of tlie reports. Theie Is no m'stakc about It tins time." Buildings to be Erected. "We have Just employed foui or the best miners that could be picked up and the) arc going to push the mine night and day. The next move is to build an oie house and chute and in a row da) s carpenters will be sent up to the mine to do this vvoik. With an oie house we can keep our output until un-til sitlsfactoiy arrangements can be made w itli the smelters. Experience has taught me that this is tlie onlv satisfactorv and successful way or handling the oie." Expensive Machinery. "It's going to take consideiable monev to push this mine to the Trout lapldl)," said Mi. Nielsen, "but we aie going to spend what is necessaiy. No machinery has been ordeied vet, but fiom flO.OOO to l.r,-000 l.r,-000 will have to be spent Immediately and by next summer things will be booming In lllaeksmith Foik. "We have an unlimited amount of timber convenient and can easily develop de-velop all the water power that could poss'bly be used. Once we have be gun to ship oie there need be no stop. The load in the can) on, especial!) In the left foik, Is always good In the whole twenty )eais I have never seen more than eighteen Inches of snow and this Is Just light for sleds." Mi. Nielsen is In hopes that the Lccles load will build over to Ilyiinn and up to the mouth or tlie can) on as It would save a nine mile haul or the oie. The Development. In speaking or vvoik done on the Lucky Stai's piopeity, Mr. Nielsen said that ho had spent about twenty yeais digging aiound theie, having located the claim on April 1st, twent) yeais ago. All told he has spent about $1.5,000 and has practically ruined his health. lie shipped a cat load or oie three )eais ago but round the Salt Lake oie bu)cisaud lalhoads in a combination that made it impossible im-possible for him to handle Ills oie to any advantage. At the picsent time one tunnel is in :t(i."i feet and tills paiallels the oie body which is ill reet wide, containing copper, silver and steel galena. Mr. Nelson Is an o.xpoiieneed miner and insists that no mine in the countiy evei showed up bettei at the start. A tunnel is now being diiven in fiom the bottom or the hill and Is al-leady al-leady U."i feet to the good. This will not be stopped even when the main body Is tapped but will be continued in Older that as much oie as possible maybe uncoveied. The oie will be taken fiom above Mr. Nielsen says that tlie Silver King hasoie uncoveied calculated to last at least tvvelvc)eais. The Lucky Star Company. Many of Logan's business men aie Inteicsted llnanelally in tho Luck) Star and It Is to be slnccicly hoped that there will be no hitch that will lesohe the pleasant dieam Into a nlghtinaie. Mr. Nielsen sa)S that there Is not the slightest doubt of the the leasonable success of tho mine, and ccitalnly none will- begrudge any good fortune that may come to him. What Is good for Mr. Nielsen and the other Logan business men is good tor tho town and valley, and bote's to the tlie suicess or Tlie Luekv Stai A New Company. Mr. Nielsen sa)s that the vvoik or oigani.lng a new company toi the development of the extension is now going on. Mr. Leo Nielsen, ihe son. Is pushing this matter About tlnee jjeaisago Mr. P. A. Nielsen did about I I00 woitli or development vvoik on the extension and later piesented It 'to his son that he might devote his whole time to the Hist mine. On this extension . i three foot vein comes up to the glass loots It Is the Intention of Mi. Leo Nielsen to get his compan) com-pan) in working older as soon as possible pos-sible that men mav be stai ted in the development vvoik. |