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Show MINES OF BEAVER COUNTY ARE SWINGING INTO A LONG AND STEADY PERIOD OF INTENSE AND PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT NEWS PRODUCES STORIES OF MINING PUBLICATIONS WHICH GIVE REASONS FOR PUBLIC ACCLAIM OF LOCAL FIELD That the Star Mining District of Beaver county is again coming to the fore as one of the greatest mineral fields of Utah is evidenced by news items carried in the leading journals of the state which are devoted mainly main-ly to mining news. Beaver county held a position in the mining world th;t wns once second to none in Utah and is rapidly coming to the front in a resumption of activities. In the olden days, mining here was merely "hitting the high spots" and in these days of better shipping facilities fa-cilities and cheaper costs of smelting and refining, the local field has received re-ceived great stimulus of production. Chief among the local mines now getting much attention of the public are the Horn Silver at Frisco, with its several leasings; the Moscow; Beaver Copper; and Beaver Crown. Chief among the Utah publications which are showing no hesitancy in lauding the Milford mining field are the Western Mineral Survey and the Salt Lake Mining and Legal News. The ores mined mostly in quantity here are. lead and silver. Copper is found here at the Beaver Copper, which is, as far as we know, the only copper producing field in this section. Gold is also found in some quantities at the Moscow mine. The most famous fa-mous mine locally for lead and silver is the Horn Silver, from whose depths have been taken over fifty millions of dollars of mineral, netting its operators op-erators and stockholders a net profit of over seven million. The Tintic Lead, owners of the Horn Silver property, are confident that new and more scientific methods will again bring the famous mine to the front as a great producer. iFor some two months, the Tintic Lead has been clearing away the old workings at the Horn Silver. About seventy men are now employed there. Work has progressed to where shafts are cleared and everything put in working order to the seven hundred foot level. As frst as stones are re-- re-- leased for. mineral output, the levels are leased,, and the various sites are being snapped up by independent op- erators as fast as the Tintic Lead cares to lease them. Five faces of ore are now being worked. Lew Williams, Wil-liams, of Milford, has been mining his lease all winter and has been sending out his regular ore shipments without interruption. F. L. Osbom is another who has been mining at a profit in the Silver Horn workings. A bunkhouse has been built in Frisco Fris-co which gives sleeping quarters for 33 of the miners. Mrs. James conducts con-ducts a boarding house which is doing a good business. The Union Pacific has co-operated in running extra trains to Frisco from its Milford terminal and many carloads of timbers have been unloaded un-loaded for use in development. Phillip P. Clark is in charge of leasing assignments of the Horn Silver. Sil-ver. .Fresh water has always been a problem at Frisco, but now the company com-pany has a pipe line running from David SpringB. Also, new water pipe installed in the mine is taking care of underground seepage. Complete re-timbering of the mine will shortly be accomplished down to the 900-foot level, according to Supt A. E. Kipps. Early in March, headings head-ings will be cut into virgin limestone from which many new ore leads are expected to be exposed. |
