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Show SUPT. M'DONALD OF CREOLE MINE VISITS LOGAN Directors Tutu Down Fluttering JPH Offer PH Superintendent Arthur McDonald of tho Creole Copper mines was In tho ffH city tho latter part of last week, hav- PH lug been called to Logan to attend a mooting of tho board of directors. fl In conversation with Mr. McDonald, fl we told him that inasmuch as a num- ffH ber of our patrons wero interested !H In tho propert), wo would liko to ,'H know Just what he thought of It. Ill H reply ho said. "I havo been a miner" H nil my life and havo seen all tho big 'inlnes of tho Btate and most of tho llttlo ones, but for the work that has 1 been done, this property beats any I jPpH over saw. I do not bcllevo thero is jJ another property any place that can L j H equal this ono In actual returns from H oi o shipments, for work dono and ' JH money expended. It is a first class 'jH property, full of opportunity, and, iH with reasonable development, will H make ono of tho big mines of tho M The meeting of tho directors was called to consider routine matters and to tako action on a proposition , submitted by two big mining inter- ests of Salt Lake City to leaso tho property. For some time theso peo- pie havo been ntter a lease. They recently mado a trip to tho mine, a nil, l--i learning that It had recently been tii taken over by Ogden and Cacho coun- Ll (y interests, they lost no time in sub- Fl milting a proposition to lease, offor- fH lug from 15 per cent to 40 per cent royalties, according to tbo grades of tho oro, on net smelter returns. After considering tho proposition tho H directors refused to leaso tho prop- H erty. , H Superintendent McDonald loavos for tho property today, where ho has threo cars of oro on the dump ready for Bhlpment. Ho will work a forco of a dozen men, taking out oro al- ready in sight and pushing develop- meiit work to low or levels. |